Onward Part 2

So in our series today, we're gonna go to part two. Now let me put off a disclaimer. I'll just put it out there. I feel like this was a difficult sermon. I wrestled with this, and so it is my prayer that this is not what pastor Sam wants to say. My prayer is that this is what God wants to say. I am open for us to continue the dialogue as we dive into this message. In fact, that would be my wish. My wish is that we would continue this dialogue. Here's where we are today. [00:42:24] (38 seconds)  #OpenForDialogue

Within the context of the movie actually James Bond is given the legal authority by a higher power which is the British crown to do whatever is necessary to eliminate the threats that would otherwise destroy humanity. When you hear license to kill and when you ascribe that to the fictional character James Bond, you allow for this license to kill to take place because he's not a murderer, he's protector. When Bond uses his license, we don't look away in horror, we lean in because we know that for the mission to succeed, the enemy has to go. [00:46:11] (43 seconds)  #LicensedProtector

Paul's not saying that in 2026 you get to manage your old self. He's not trying to say that you get to budget your sins. He's saying put to death for the sake of the mission, the sake of your soul. You're moving from surviving the bridge crossing to clearing it. [00:50:37] (19 seconds)  #ClearTheBridge

But there is a fifth one right at the end. Now the way that Paul talks about this greed at the end is very different to the way he talks about the top four. In fact, if Paul could could have bolded this, he would have bolded this because he emphasizes something very particular about greed. He qualifies it with a label and here's the label. He says that greed is idolatry. He doesn't give it to give this label to any of the other four. He says greed is idolatry. That's that's the word that he uses. [00:53:34] (34 seconds)  #GreedIsIdolatry

Because greed is the inside man. It's a belief that that a swaying plank on the high trek adventures, this swaying plank that that causes you to worry about whether you are stable or not. Now it could be money or status, could be comfort. It's it's the belief that this swaying plank is more secure than the guide's hand. I noticed the reason why we struggle to move onwards is that we've been taught to manage our targets. [00:54:08] (29 seconds)  #TrustTheGuide

This wrath of God is essentially God saying a holy no to the things that are trying to kill his children and here's here's why I think Paul uses such harsh language. If a strike team is coming to eliminate a terrorist cell that has taken hostages, you don't want to be found hugging the terrorist when the door gets kicked in. [00:56:55] (23 seconds)  #GodsHolyNo

to outfit change. That's that's what this phrase here is all about. But now you must, now means get rid of all. In other translation it says put off. The actual language that is used in the Greek is to describe specifically a cloak that is on you that you take off. It means to get rid of, to strip off, to lay aside, or taking a set of clothes that have been contaminated and putting it to the side. That's the language that Paul is talking about. So we're moving from SWAT team to now we're moving to a change of uniform. I want you to think back to the safety inspection of the ropes. [00:57:52] (39 seconds)  #StripOffTheOldCloak

But Paul has good news for you today folks. Paul says that in Christ, we've clothed ourselves with a new self which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. Here's the good news, Jesus didn't come to fix the old road, he came to clear a brand new one. [01:07:00] (25 seconds)  #ClothedInNewSelf