Remember Jesus Christ - [2 Timothy 2:8-13]

Well, you know Pastor Mike likes to talk about TED Talks. How a lot of churches have gone to TED Talks. Have you ever watched a TED Talk by the way? How many of you ever watched a TED Talk? Okay, the rest of you can hang your head in shame.

No, it's it's fine. I wonder who Ted is. But anyway so many churches have done that and It's because Ultimately, here's the here's the philosophy of ministry. In other words, this is why they do what they do.

Because in their minds, they're thinking people don't want to come to church and hear the Bible. They want to hear something that's practical something they can use in their daily lives. So why would we give them that?

Why would we give them Scripture? Why would we do what the Bible calls us to do? So instead they give the people kind of self affirmations or Little things to do little encouragements to help them get through the week.

And so I looked up some mantras. You know what a mantra is? Mantra is something you repeat. It's kind of like I I don't even want to call it this. So I won't it's kind of like your catchphrase. I was gonna say your lucky phrase I I don't like you know to say that but it's kind of a Something that just makes you feel good and get your mind, right?

Okay, that's your mantra. So I got some of the top mantras off the internet here. Imagine telling this to yourself to encourage yourself. You didn't come this far only to come this far. Keep going you can do it.

You can find an excuse or you can find a way. Sounds like something parents should say to their kids, right? How about this one action conquers fear. One year equals 365. Possibilities, there's a challenge.

There's something really course unless it's a leap year then it's 366, right? How about this one our intentions create our reality? I've heard some preachers say that a little more on that one believe it or not.

This man says we get exactly what we want in life and we get exactly what we intend to get. Is that true? No. The problem however is our thoughts are so negative. That that's what we bring into our life negativity.

So deploy this effective mantra for success. Start thinking positive and have the intentions of being great and before you know it you will be again. That sounds like some TV preachers. How about this one last one?

Know your limitations and defy them. That's kind of the anti Josie Wales thing, which is you know, a man's got to know his limitations this this. This guy goes on to say he says one of the most important aspects of success is knowing your limitations when you know what you Are weak at you are able to come up with a plan to overcome those weaknesses.

Don't shy away from your weaknesses, but instead overcome them that you may struggle or they Overcome all that you struggle with. So if you come to church every week and you're looking for affirmations I just gave you some be warm be filled on the other hand.

Remember Jesus Christ Instead of Mantras

If you came here to hear about Christ and him crucified, then please open your Bibles to 2nd Timothy chapter 2. 2nd Timothy chapter 2. And our theme this morning is going to be the opening words of this Section which is remember Jesus Christ.

And I'm going to suggest you that instead of a mantra. That this is a good way a good filter a good lens through which to view life. You want to be encouraged when you're discouraged? You want to be even?

Thankful when you're not feeling so thankful. Remember the Lord Jesus Christ. Let me read 2nd Timothy chapter 2 verses 8 to 13. Remember Jesus Christ risen from the dead the offspring of David as Preached in my gospel for which I am suffering bound with chains as a criminal.

But the Word of God is not bound. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect that they may also obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. The saying is trustworthy for if we have died with him We will also live with him.

If we endure we will also reign with him if We deny him. He also will deny us if we are faithless He remains faithful for he cannot deny himself. Now to just kind of set up the context a little bit. This is the last letter that Paul writes and obviously he's in prison and He writes to Timothy who's struggling with various issues of the church at Ephesus.

He's disregarded by many of the opponents he has in the church, and there's there's some real struggles there. But he's trying to encourage Timothy and he uses in chapter 2 different examples to do that with he talks about soldiers and athletes and farmers and how they have to endure challenges in order to exceed.

Could call them mantras you know. I Won't but it then tells Timothy in 2nd Timothy chapter 2 verse 7. Think over what I say for the Lord will give you understanding and everything in other words pay attention to what I've just said.

Use it when you need to because you're going to need it. And this morning. When we consider how to remember Jesus Christ there are five aspects of Christ is. Well there are five aspects of Christ that I want to look at this morning first his person second his work.

Third his word fourth his people and fifth his faithfulness. Person work word people and faithfulness. First the person of Christ. Remember Jesus Christ and again if the context is encouragement and it is Paul knows that he is soon to be well.

He's in prison and soon to be put to death and He's no longer going to Timothy is no longer going to be able to look to him for guidance. This is kind of like last words of a spiritual father to a spiritual son.

How do I encourage him how do I get him to run the race that the Lord has set before him. I Think these are very encouraging and vital words for every Christian. I Mean for just for a moment. You love the Lord Jesus Christ.

Imagine what your life. Do you ever do this you ever think what would my life be apart from Christ. I? Do. Why do I do that. You might think why would you ever do that. Steve because I know. How pointless how fruitless how empty how vain life is.

I don't even have to read through Ecclesiastes to know this. I've lived it. I know what I deserved. I Know the trajectory of my life, and I think but God but God had other plans for me. But God set me on the right path.

But God took me from death and gave me life. So what specifically should bolster Timothy, what should kind of put some steel in his backbone as it were. What about Jesus is going to propel him forward keep him steady and focused on his ministry.

What about the person of Jesus should encourage us? Who believe every single day of our lives and there are two things about his person that should encourage us very much. First of all he's raised from the dead.

Look at verse 8 Risen from the dead well, what does that mean? What's the significance of that? It demonstrates that he is truly God. No mere mortal has ever come back from the grave. It can't be done.

I mean you go what about Lazarus. Okay? Well he died again. For mortals that is to say mere human beings the death rate is 100 But as Paul wrote in 1st Corinthians 15 if Jesus was not raised from the dead we have bad news.

Because then he did not die for our sins. How do we know that because the fact that he was raised shows that he paid for our sins. We also know that all who believe all who trust in Christ will be raised from the dead.

Just as he was because he was a firstfruits. Paul wrote in 1st Corinthians 15 of those who will Be raised from the grave. We also know via Romans that Christ's death propitiated that is to say satisfied the wrath of God.

God does not. I Almost said he doesn't like sin. He hates in right. There's a there's a wrath that's kindled a settled wrath. That's going to be poured out on all who have sinned and are not in Christ.

And the fact that our sins are paid for is a great motivation as It says in 1st Corinthians 15. Where's where's the sting of death? Paul writes that why should we fear death? Because our sins are paid for when we die we enter straight into the presence of Christ.

We don't have to fear God. He's waiting for us. He's there to embrace us. If death has lost its sting for the believer. We have nothing to fear in this life. So remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead secondly second aspect of his person.

He's descended from David verse 8 the offspring of David. I'm going to read from 2nd Samuel Chapter 7 verses 12 and 13. 2nd Samuel 7 12 and 13. Suitable to what we heard this morning we heard about how Saul was going to be replaced, right?

For those of you who don't know the man who replaces him is David now listen to this is David towards the end of his life. He gets this promise. When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your father's in other words when you die I will raise up your offspring after you who shall come from your body.

And I will establish his kingdom. He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom. Listen. Here's the key forever. This isn't about Solomon. This is about the Lord Jesus Christ when you hear forever.

Well who can reign forever? Only Jesus. But also notice had to be an offspring of David. This is why as I said, I think last week. This is why Matthew Works mightily to build that lineage. From David to Christ why so that we would understand he's an offspring of David.

That means two things first of all he's fully he's truly human, right? But also he is worthy of the office of King. He is a descendant of David. Now Jesus was not always a man. Right, but it's important that we don't say this Jesus became a man.

Why is that important? Because he didn't change into a man. He wasn't eternally God and then said you know I'm going to Become a man. He remains 100 God and he takes on a second nature as 100 man 100 God 100 man.

Don't try to do the math. He had to be a man in order to be our substitute our perfect substitutes. Your heart as Voss said this his human nature was an altar. His life was an altar from which the incense of perfect consecration perfect obedience perfect sacrifice Rose ceaselessly day and night he submitted to the cross and endured the show of the cross.

He was a man of great shame not merely on our behalf. But first of all that not one jot or tittle of the divine justice should fall to the ground. In other words He drank the full Cup of wrath right to the dregs.

He consumed it all paid the price Lived the perfect life and then died a complete and thorough satisfaction for sin. And as I said, he had to be descended from David to be the king of Israel, but he's not just the king of Israel.

He is the king of kings and the Lord of lords. So whatever Nero was doing in those days, however, he was persecuting the church. Whatever any ruler on the earth is doing these days who's in control? Jesus Christ is in control.

He is sovereign and everything. He is working all things together for our good and for his glory. When we think of the person of Christ It ought to stun us that Jesus Christ would leave his throne Temporarily set aside the full exercise of his power as deity take on a second nature that of a person of a human being and Live in his own creation.

So that's our first aspect of Christ the person of Christ secondly the work of Christ and you see it just kind of implied here in chapter in verse 8 as preached in my gospel as Preached in my gospel. What what is Paul's gospel?

You ever think about that? What is the difference between Paul's gospel that he mentions here in some other gospel? Is there a difference and the answer is no? Listen as I read first Corinthians 15 verses 3 4 for I delivered to you in other words the church at Corinth.

What I received. What I also received that Christ died For our sins in accordance with the scripture that he was buried that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. Paul received it.

Whom did he receive it from? From Jesus. Jesus himself gave this gospel to Paul. Some people like to set Paul Against Jesus just as they like to set Paul against James. I mean scoffers love to try to.

You know set the scripture against itself. Some people say that Paul invented Christianity as we know it. What about that? Is it true or false? False, okay. Think about it in first Corinthians 15 Paul said this Christ died for our sins.

Did Jesus ever say anything like that? Jesus said that he would lay down his life for whom? For the sheep, that's us. Christ died for our and then he also Jesus also said that anyone who did not believe would do.

What die in their sins? Jesus laid down his life for the sheep. He paid the price for their sins. Just as Paul said Paul said Jesus was buried and was raised from the dead. Did Jesus ever said that say that?

Yes. He said that he would be killed and on the third day he would raise himself up from the grave. Same gospel. Paul's gospel is Jesus's gospel. It's Isaiah's gospel. It's the entire Bible's gospel. Now, how does the work of Christ encourage us.

Again, I think there's no greater encouragement than as we consider our helplessness. The fact that we were dead in our sins and trespasses the fact that we had no hope apart from Jesus. This is the greatest encouragement there could be.

He not only died for the sins of all who would ever believe but he also lived so that we might live. Romans 5 19 says this for as by the one man's that is to say Adams disobedience. The many were made sinners right.

Adam by falling plunges all into sin. Listen, so by the one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. Think about your life in this concept that by believing in Jesus Christ. You are made righteous.

Now. Do you feel righteous? I just spent the whole well most of the week in Atlanta listening to gospel preaching. Interacting with men and women who loved the Lord Jesus Christ singing glorious music all week long.

Listening to what I called, you know, like the Beatles for me. It was a sovereign grace music. I was like. And guess what. I Was not perfectly righteous this week. I know I know you guys are disappointed.

We don't do that, right? We don't live perfectly. We need that righteousness. I Heard James Coates the Pastor-canadian pastor was jailed for holding church services in Canada. I wasn't righteous this week and I guarantee if I talked to James he wasn't righteous either.

We Christians need to be covered by the righteousness of Christ, and that's the good news. It's because of his work that we are covered by the righteousness of Christ. So first Aspect the person of Christ.

Second the work of Christ. Third the word of Christ. And he says just after he talks about the his gospel. He says this he says in verse 9. For which I am suffering so he's suffering for the cause of the gospel.

Bound with chains as a criminal, but the Word of God is not bound. Paul's in prison. He is literally in chains and treated as a criminal. I could just see him because I've done this a few times. You know marching around like this with his feet bound and you know, just kind of Doing that whole thing.

That's the picture he presents to us. That word criminal is like evil doer. Malefactor this is he's considered a bad guy. Maximum security. Why. Because he dares to defy those in power. By preaching the gospel.

What are they trying to do? They're trying to stop the gospel from going forward. That's what Nero is trying to do. But Paul says the Word of God can't be stopped. They can lock Paul up they can lock pastor coats up.

They can lock a lot of people up, but the gospel cannot be put in chains. Paul exhibits kind of a calm confidence. Look I'm facing death. I'm sitting here in chains. I should feel miserable, but I don't.

I have great confidence actually why? Because my life is meaningless. Ultimately, here's what I care about the gospel going forward and that's the idea here when it says the Word of God. It really is its focus really is on the gospel but if we back up a little bit and we just think about how the Bible Big picture has been treated Throughout the entire world Western world anyway before the Reformation.

If we think about the Roman Church some people were like, you know, you won't call it any other word, but Roman Church. Well, there's a reason for that. Because the the other name that's given to it is not it's not worthy of that name the Roman Church chained The Bible so that nobody could take it so that nobody could read it for themselves and I looked it up the other night and I was stunned because Roman Catholic apologists when you google it, they're all the top hits right and they deny that this is the case.

You know why they say they chained it up. That's funny. So that wouldn't get stolen because they were very expensive now, is it true? The books were very expensive back then. This is before the Gutenberg printing press.

So absolutely true. But is that why they chained it up. When you know that most of the people couldn't read the Bible. Anyway, is that why they chained it up? No, I mean, can you imagine they were really worried about being stolen because you know.

Like you'd see a guy in a street corner. You go. Hey, buddy want a Bible. I'll give it to you cheap. They were afraid that if people read the Bible they would understand that the Roman system was false.

They would understand that it contradicted the scriptures. They would understand that salvation was available not via a system of works. But by grace and grace alone through Christ. So Rome did everything in her power to keep people in bondage to the system to be comfortable with the idea.

You just go in, you know, the priest will do all the hard work. You just go in and do your thing and you're fine. They claim it was to prevent doctrinal division. I say it was to keep people from the truth.

If we did again just thinking about history. John Wycliffe translated the Bible into English and really amazing story. Because it Rome declares him to be a heretic for his teaching and for the fact that he did what you're not allowed to do.

Which is translate the Bible into another Language he did that he put it in English. So they declare him to be a heretic and if they'd captured him, they would have burned him at the stake. Since they didn't and he actually died a natural death.

They dug up his body after he died and burned his body. We'll show you. What do you think the message there is you dig up a corpse and you burn it. Why I Think it's to you know, just show as a warning to everybody else.

Don't do what he did because if we catch you that's what we're gonna do to you. But Wycliffe's teaching didn't die right. After him other men would come and keep the work going. Jesus Christ promised to build his church and not even Rome as powerful as it was could stop it.

Rome or any ruler cannot stop the sovereign of the universe his word his gospel will do its ordained work. Nero persecuted the church the Roman Church sought to silence the Word of God the gospel. They couldn't stop it.

The gospel is not and cannot be in prison whether it's Paul Timothy Wycliffe hus Luther or brave Christians today in areas hostile to the Word God will see to it that the gospel goes forth. Also note that the Word of God the gospel of God must be preached even today.

There are godless nations North Korea, Saudi Arabia, China, United States. Other places where they seek to suppress or eliminate gospel preaching. I Wonder sometimes, you know just on a practical level if we've thought through what some of these lockdowns mean.

I don't know if you've paid any attention what's going on in Australia, but they've got ministers of the government actually telling people they may not listen. Speak to their neighbors. You can't speak to you it's too dangerous to speak to your neighbors.

If we take that seriously, what does that say about the Great Commission. Go and make disciples, but don't talk to your neighbors. Don't interact with other people is too dangerous. What about when the government decides that church's meeting is too dangerous?

Gathering together is to be forsaken. For how long? Obeying the one another's Of the Bible love one another bear one another's burdens pray with one another all these kind of things worship together all these things have to be preempted by the government's why.

Out of fear at the conference. I was at story was told about One man one American who was in Afghanistan and was to be evacuated. And he said, you know what? I these people need the gospel. I'm old I've lived my life and if I'm going to die, I would just assume die here giving people the gospel as Going and living some life and comfort and dying in the United States.

The Lord is going to raise up faithful men and women to do the work of gospel ministry. You can count on that. He will build his church. The word must be preached. The gospel must go forth. And also notice that the gospel will bring persecution.

Truth will always be challenged. Why is that? I mean we could go into the Philosophical reasons there's truth and error there's a Dominion of darkness that is seeking to Suppress the truth, but just listen to the words of Jesus.

I'm gonna go slightly out of order here in John 15. Remember the word that I said to you a servant is not greater than his master. Listen if they persecuted me Jesus, they will also persecute you right disciples followers.

Verses 18 and 19 just before that. He said this if the world hates you Christians disciples followers know that it has hated me before it hated you. This whole idea that somehow if we do the right thing quote and unquote the world is going to change its opinion about Christians.

This is false. They hate the truth they hate Christ and yet we expect them to like us. Jesus said in verse 19 if you were of the world the world would love you as its own. But because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world.

Therefore the world hates you. The world system is under the control of Satan and you think it's not going to oppose the gospel. Satan is going to oppose the truth the furtherance of the kingdom of God by any means at his disposal.

The Elect, the Gospel, and the Word That Cannot Be Chained

So we've seen the person of Christ the work of Christ the Word of Christ and forth the people of Christ. Verse 10. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect. Because the gospel can't be chained because the gospel will go forth.

He's able to endure everything for the sake of the elect. Hendrickson says to endure means more than not to complain right. Sometimes we think well, I've endured it at least I didn't bellyache. I didn't complain.

I didn't whine. I didn't snivel. That's not what it means it means going right ahead believing. Testifying exhorting through or even though the load on us becomes very heavy. That's the idea. No matter how bad it gets we keep pressing on.

And if we think about it this way in light of the fact that our sins have been paid for by the work of Christ. Because of the penalty that he paid we don't have to fear. And when fear is removed from the equation.

Then we are left to face one question. What's more important than gospel preaching? What's more important than the truth going forward? Is it my life my safety my health? Hmm, I Have a friend of mine at the conference one that you know, well, he goes by the name something like e D burns.

We like him here. And he was saying that his burden his passion Is to go back to the country where he serves even though it's difficult and there are all sorts of difficulties over there. Why he goes because nobody else can do this.

Nobody else knows the language the culture and all this. This is I'm compelled to go there for the cause of Christ and for the elect of God. Paul says he endures everything I could go through the list the beatings the shipwrecks running for his life all these things.

Why for the sake of the elect not for himself, right? He could go retire somewhere and notice it's not for the sake of the saved for the sake of Christians. But for the sake of the elect the ones that God chose God's chosen are out there.

And when I say out there, I mean, they're outside the walls of this church. We gather together to be equipped for the work of ministry, right? We gather to just focus on worshiping the Lord Jesus Christ thinking about these things learning about these things so that we can then go out and Evangelize.

That's the point. That's what Romans 10 is all about when it says this how will how then will they call on him? Christ in whom they have not believed and how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard.

And How are they to hear without someone preaching? Somebody has to give them the good news. And Preaching the word is God's way his ordained means of bringing the elect. Those chosen before the foundation of the world to faith in Christ.

Election in Christ think about this election in Christ to be chosen before the foundation of the world. Election in Christ is salvation in Christ, but it must take place in time. Again, look at verse 10.

Talking about the elect that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. Now, is it true that every single one of the elect will be saved? Yes Jesus said so in John 6 37 all that the Father gives me will come to me.

So what's the difference between? Being elect and being saved well elect just means chosen before the foundation of the world. But to be saved means that has to happen in time. What's the difference between the elect and the non elect?

And the answer is God, right? We're no different from anybody else. Our triune God his will. Before time existed before there was anything the Father chose some for salvation and then at the right time in time Jesus the second person the Trinity took on a second nature that of a man to redeem.

Those same some the Father chose some. Jesus comes to earth to die to live and to die for those same some. And then in his own time the Holy Spirit Causes those same some that same group to be born again.

Then guarantees their salvation. In other words, he preserves them for the day of judgment. None of those who are elect will be lost. They will all come to faith in Christ. And you say well Why do we have to worry.

Because God has also ordained the means he's told us what to do. He's told us how he's going to save people. How did you come to salvation. Somebody told you the good news of Jesus Christ. Paul knew that his efforts Timothy's efforts and in fact every Christians efforts to spread the gospel are never a waste of time.

Because the elect are out there. They're waiting for the Holy Spirit. They're waiting for the word to be preached to them. So the Holy Spirit will act. They don't even know who they are. But they're out there.

Sometimes they're very unlikely people. They're like me people that you would never expect God to save. I wouldn't expect that but so the person of Christ the work of Christ the Word of Christ the people of Christ and Finally the faithfulness of Christ the faithfulness of Christ, you know, it's easy when Christians exhibits Christ like lives right look at verse 11.

The saying is trustworthy for if we have died with him We will also live with him. If we endure we will also reign with him. Firstly notice that when commentators typically agree that this idea that the saying is trustworthy probably means that this was either a Common saying or poem or article of faith or maybe even a first century.

First I speak for a living a first century Contemporary Christian hymn. You know, it was on Caleb back in the day and it was about martyrdom. Now that really might strike us as odd, right? Would we come in, you know, and here's Charlie playing a song about you know, we're all being slaughtered, you know.

I mean that would be that would be rather unusual, but we have to Let's not do that one. We have to understand though the time right back then this is this was life. How did the church spread it spread by the blood of the martyrs?

We preached the gospel we The Christians preached the gospel they died. That that phrase there if we have died with him whether it is literal or figurative in other words. In a sense like when we did baptisms We it's a picture of death to self right and then being raised in newness of life with Christ.

So whether we have died with him in that sense or whether we have literally died We will also live with him. Now. What does it mean to live with him? Well, that's obvious. We're talking about in heaven and It's not our sacrifice that qualifies us for heaven these outward actions right living For him.

Isn't You know, it's not a matter of I have sufficient works of my own to kind of show that I am in fact a Christian. It's a spirit wrought change. We could call it the fruits of the Spirit. It's Christ at work in us.

It's the triune God at work in us. In fact, Paul wrote this in Galatians 2 verse 20. He said I have been crucified with Christ. Was he literally crucified with Christ? No. Again, it's this figurative death to self and he says it is no longer.

I who live he still lived he's again figurative language, but Christ who lives in me and The life that I now live in the flesh. I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me. Our faithfulness.

Paul would say his faithfulness was what because I I understand and now I'm smarter and wiser and I make better choices. No. Because Christ empowers him because Christ is at work in him. The Holy Spirit is at work in him.

Any faithfulness that we have that we exhibit is due to the work of God in us. So, how do we? Endure, how do we continue? You know when we see that not every Professor is a possessor as we say right not everybody who says that they're a Christian actually turns out to be a Christian.

Some walk away from the faith as we say they drift away. Well, why is that as our pastor likes to say, you know, you believe even young children you believe great. Keep believing. How do we do that by remembering Jesus Christ?

By counting our blessings by recounting again and again all the things that he has done for us. It's that Heartfelt gratitude that keeps us tethered to him. Now. There are those who become Consumed by the cares of the world that get drawn by other things and they walk away.

Maybe they've accepted the standards of the world as being compatible with the Word of God. I mean we see it today. We see Christians who think that fornication Homosexuality Pornography adultery all manner of sins particularly sexual sins are somehow not as bad as they were 2 ,000 years ago or 5 ,000 years ago or whenever and If you stand in awe of the grace of God stunned that Jesus Christ would die for you.

You will endure even thinking about Romans 724. Paul writes Oh wretched man that I am who will deliver me from this body of death and then what does he say a few verses later at the beginning of Romans chapter 8.

That there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus right. Apart from Christ Jesus. We are wretched condemned sinners in Christ. There's no condemnation. Now what about that's for Christians who?

Exhibit the work of God in their lives. How about those who don't? If we deny him by our words by our actions verse 12 second half of it He also will deny us. I Mean if we think about the greatest denial and all of Scripture, who was that I?

Think the greatest denial is probably Peter because he goes on and does it three times. Jesus even warns him ahead of time. I mean, I think we all like to have that kind of you know verbal warning by the way Steve.

You're about to do this did it. Really, you know, I'll go chain myself somewhere or something. Peter knew it and still denied him three times and in a sense this Verse here this portion of it if we deny him, he will also deny us if we are faithless.

He would he remains faithful kind of sounds like you know, if you could I'm gonna get my southern on here. You might could lose your salvation right, I Mean if you're faithless. You could lose your salvation.

Well, is that right if that means if I don't obey I could lose my salvation well if our Faithfulness if our obedience of our fruit of the Spirit is a fruit of the Spirit. It's a work of God in us. Then where does our faithlessness come from?

Suggest to me and I think the right understanding of this is that there's been no God wrought change in us. It's easier to be a cultural Christian these days than to be a real a genuine Christian. What do I mean by a culture of Christian Christian?

It's okay to say that, you know, you follow Jesus as long as you don't get crazy and actually try to do what he said. Right. Yeah. Okay. Well, that's fine. You don't actually believe the Bible do you?

When the rubber hits the road when push comes to shove all these other cliches. I even wrote that on my notes cliches because I just wanted to say it. When the going gets tough. When the wheat's separated from the chaff, you know, etc, etc.