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man</c><00:24:57.819><c> who</c><00:24:57.940><c> was</c><00:24:58.099><c> a</c><00:24:58.259><c> thief</c><00:24:58.359><c> was</c><00:24:58.599><c> dead</c> 00:24:58.779 --> 00:25:00.180 according<00:24:59.079><c> to</c><00:24:59.279><c> the</c><00:24:59.440><c> law.</c> 00:25:00.480 --> 00:25:02.420 Of<00:25:00.680><c> course</c><00:25:00.759><c> the</c><00:25:00.920><c> weakness</c><00:25:01.140><c> of</c><00:25:01.339><c> man</c><00:25:01.579><c> overtook</c><00:25:01.960><c> the</c><00:25:02.140><c> law</c> 00:25:02.420 --> 00:25:04.680 and<00:25:03.380><c> a</c><00:25:03.480><c> bill</c><00:25:03.539><c> of</c><00:25:03.740><c> divorcement</c><00:25:04.220><c> was</c><00:25:04.380><c> written</c> 00:25:04.680 --> 00:25:06.960 because<00:25:05.099><c> of</c><00:25:05.240><c> the</c><00:25:05.359><c> weakness</c><00:25:05.599><c> of</c><00:25:05.740><c> man's</c><00:25:06.099><c> flesh.</c> 00:25:08.380 --> 00:25:10.059 But<00:25:08.480><c> the</c><00:25:08.660><c> principle</c><00:25:09.059><c> always</c><00:25:09.460><c> was</c><00:25:09.740><c> this</c> 00:25:10.059 --> 00:25:11.619 sinners<00:25:10.579><c> will</c><00:25:10.900><c> die</c> 00:25:11.619 --> 00:25:14.059 and<00:25:12.339><c> therefore</c><00:25:12.700><c> God's</c><00:25:13.180><c> people</c><00:25:13.380><c> will</c><00:25:13.619><c> be</c><00:25:13.799><c> holy</c> 00:25:14.059 --> 00:25:15.180 separate. 00:25:18.359 --> 00:25:20.019 The<00:25:18.880><c> law</c><00:25:19.079><c> you</c><00:25:19.339><c> see</c> 00:25:20.259 --> 00:25:21.819 couldn't<00:25:20.519><c> offer</c><00:25:20.839><c> forgiveness</c> 00:25:22.160 --> 00:25:23.680 it<00:25:22.680><c> couldn't</c><00:25:22.940><c> offer</c><00:25:23.259><c> redemption</c> 00:25:23.680 --> 00:25:26.339 it<00:25:24.079><c> couldn't</c><00:25:24.380><c> redeem</c><00:25:24.759><c> us</c><00:25:24.960><c> from</c><00:25:25.140><c> the</c><00:25:25.359><c> curse.</c> 00:25:26.740 --> 00:25:27.920 All<00:25:26.920><c> he</c><00:25:27.079><c> did</c><00:25:27.220><c> was</c><00:25:27.440><c> condemn</c><00:25:27.720><c> us</c> 00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:30.220 he<00:25:28.180><c> kept</c><00:25:28.339><c> pointing</c><00:25:28.680><c> at</c><00:25:28.920><c> us</c><00:25:29.059><c> and</c><00:25:29.180><c> saying</c><00:25:29.279><c> you're</c><00:25:29.500><c> a</c><00:25:29.619><c> dead</c><00:25:29.740><c> man</c> 00:25:30.220 --> 00:25:32.720 you<00:25:30.940><c> did</c><00:25:31.119><c> that</c><00:25:31.440><c> you're</c><00:25:31.920><c> dead.</c> 00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.960 Anybody<00:25:35.000><c> living</c><00:25:35.339><c> under</c><00:25:35.599><c> the</c><00:25:35.779><c> law</c> 00:25:35.960 --> 00:25:38.819 there's<00:25:36.319><c> nobody.</c><00:25:37.200><c> Condemned</c><00:25:37.720><c> everybody.</c> 00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:41.940 Until<00:25:40.220><c> Jesus</c><00:25:40.579><c> Christ</c><00:25:40.900><c> came</c><00:25:41.160><c> along</c> 00:25:42.099 --> 00:25:44.859 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consider</c><00:25:54.079><c> them.</c> 00:25:54.400 --> 00:25:56.299 For<00:25:54.599><c> instance</c> 00:25:56.980 --> 00:25:59.200 why<00:25:57.500><c> then</c><00:25:57.720><c> was</c><00:25:57.900><c> David</c><00:25:58.220><c> forgiven?</c> 00:25:59.420 --> 00:26:01.900 He<00:25:59.839><c> was</c><00:26:00.119><c> a</c><00:26:00.940><c> murderer</c> 00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:03.329 and<00:26:02.420><c> an</c><00:26:02.619><c> adulterer.</c> 00:26:03.660 --> 00:26:04.779 Now<00:26:03.759><c> you</c><00:26:03.839><c> can</c><00:26:04.079><c> read</c><00:26:04.240><c> the</c><00:26:04.420><c> Pentateuch</c> 00:26:04.779 --> 00:26:06.759 from<00:26:05.039><c> beginning</c><00:26:05.279><c> to</c><00:26:05.460><c> end</c><00:26:05.619><c> and</c><00:26:05.740><c> you'll</c><00:26:06.019><c> find</c><00:26:06.099><c> no</c><00:26:06.359><c> sacrifice</c> 00:26:06.759 --> 00:26:09.380 that<00:26:06.920><c> he</c><00:26:07.059><c> could</c><00:26:07.220><c> bring</c><00:26:07.400><c> to</c><00:26:07.640><c> apologize</c><00:26:08.019><c> for</c><00:26:08.200><c> his</c><00:26:08.440><c> sin.</c> 00:26:10.259 --> 00:26:11.119 You<00:26:10.380><c> committed</c><00:26:10.700><c> adultery</c> 00:26:11.119 --> 00:26:12.519 you<00:26:11.220><c> didn't</c><00:26:11.400><c> have</c><00:26:11.539><c> to</c><00:26:11.640><c> bring</c><00:26:11.759><c> a</c><00:26:11.859><c> bullock</c> 00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:14.779 you<00:26:12.779><c> just</c><00:26:13.000><c> had</c><00:26:13.160><c> to</c><00:26:13.279><c> submit</c><00:26:13.539><c> to</c><00:26:13.700><c> the</c><00:26:13.880><c> stones.</c> 00:26:15.660 --> 00:26:16.940 You<00:26:15.799><c> were</c><00:26:15.960><c> dead.</c> 00:26:18.799 --> 00:26:20.700 I<00:26:19.220><c> tell</c><00:26:19.420><c> you</c><00:26:19.539><c> what</c><00:26:19.940><c> brethren</c><00:26:20.299><c> and</c><00:26:20.480><c> sisters</c> 00:26:20.700 --> 00:26:23.039 you<00:26:20.900><c> kill</c><00:26:21.119><c> a</c><00:26:21.259><c> 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murder</c><00:26:48.940><c> what</c><00:26:49.079><c> would</c> 00:26:49.220 --> 00:26:50.700 have<00:26:49.359><c> happened</c><00:26:49.559><c> to</c><00:26:49.740><c> him?</c> 00:26:50.720 --> 00:26:51.660 Would<00:26:50.859><c> the</c><00:26:51.019><c> prophet</c><00:26:51.160><c> have</c><00:26:51.299><c> come</c><00:26:51.440><c> to</c><00:26:51.539><c> him</c> 00:26:51.660 --> 00:26:53.819 and<00:26:51.799><c> said</c><00:26:51.900><c> the</c><00:26:52.019><c> Lord</c><00:26:52.180><c> has</c><00:26:52.359><c> put</c><00:26:52.519><c> away</c><00:26:52.740><c> thy</c><00:26:52.960><c> sin?</c> 00:26:55.079 --> 00:26:57.839 Why<00:26:55.599><c> was</c><00:26:55.819><c> David</c><00:26:56.160><c> singled</c><00:26:56.480><c> out</c><00:26:56.619><c> to</c><00:26:56.720><c> be</c><00:26:56.859><c> special?</c> 00:27:01.140 --> 00:27:02.480 They<00:27:01.400><c> know</c><00:27:01.640><c> the</c><00:27:01.740><c> answer</c><00:27:01.940><c> brother</c><00:27:02.200><c> chairman</c> 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