100:00:00,000 –> 00:00:09,900Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.200:00:09,900 –> 00:00:14,940So not only is everlasting life yours by believing,300:00:14,940 –> 00:00:20,799but to be saved from the final judgment of Almighty God,400:00:20,799 –> 00:00:23,500that also is yours by believing.500:00:23,500 –> 00:00:28,280So, to know what is meant by believing is, therefore, of supreme importance.600:00:28,559 –> 00:00:31,959Welcome to Open the Bible with Pastor Colin Smith, I’m David Peake.700:00:31,959 –> 00:00:33,660I’m glad you could be with us today.800:00:33,660 –> 00:00:37,340Colin what a crucial thing that is for us to understand900:00:37,340 –> 00:00:39,500when we talk about believing in Jesus.1000:00:39,500 –> 00:00:41,939We need to know really what that is.1100:00:41,939 –> 00:00:43,240Yes, that’s exactly right.1200:00:43,240 –> 00:00:45,540I mean, everyone believes in something1300:00:45,540 –> 00:00:51,439and the question is who or what are you believing in?1400:00:51,439 –> 00:00:55,439We live in a culture, of course, that really encourages us always to believe in ourselves,1500:00:55,520 –> 00:00:57,020you know, you can be anything you want to be,1600:00:57,020 –> 00:00:58,919you can do anything that you want to do,1700:00:58,919 –> 00:01:00,919believe in yourself.1800:01:00,919 –> 00:01:04,059Well, the Bible does not say believe in yourself and you will be saved.1900:01:04,059 –> 00:01:08,419It says, believe in the Lord Jesus Christ,2000:01:08,419 –> 00:01:10,400and you shall be saved.2100:01:10,400 –> 00:01:12,760And, you know, there may be someone listening and saying,2200:01:12,760 –> 00:01:14,639well, you know my faith is very weak.2300:01:14,639 –> 00:01:17,139Well, here’s the good news for you today.2400:01:17,139 –> 00:01:20,400We’re not saved by having faith in our own faith.2500:01:20,400 –> 00:01:23,940You don’t trust your own faith, you trust the Lord Jesus Christ.2600:01:24,180 –> 00:01:27,980Get your eyes off looking at how weak your own faith is2700:01:27,980 –> 00:01:30,980and just start looking at how strong he is.2800:01:30,980 –> 00:01:32,820He’s the one who saves you.2900:01:32,820 –> 00:01:37,559And faith is simply coming to him and trusting him to save you.3000:01:37,559 –> 00:01:42,959So, at the heart of believing is to give up trusting yourself3100:01:42,959 –> 00:01:48,639and to trust Jesus and what God has done in and through the Lord Jesus3200:01:48,639 –> 00:01:52,300and to look to him to bring you safely home.3300:01:52,360 –> 00:01:56,379That’s the heart of biblical faith we’re going to get at in the Bible together today.3400:01:56,379 –> 00:01:58,099Well it’s great to hear you say that Colin,3500:01:58,099 –> 00:02:03,040because I think sometimes we may question if our faith is strong enough3600:02:03,040 –> 00:02:06,400and if my faith today feels weak, what then?3700:02:06,400 –> 00:02:08,600But you’re saying that’s not important.3800:02:08,600 –> 00:02:11,220Well you think about someone standing on the ice,3900:02:11,220 –> 00:02:15,479what makes you safe is not how confident you are when you’re standing,4000:02:15,479 –> 00:02:18,479but how strong is the ice that you are standing on.4100:02:18,479 –> 00:02:21,179You could be very confident on thin ice and go down.4200:02:21,199 –> 00:02:26,559But you could be very shaky on thick ice and you will stand firm.4300:02:26,559 –> 00:02:29,520You’re not saved by the strength of your faith,4400:02:30,020 –> 00:02:32,339you’re saved by the strength of your Saviour.4500:02:32,339 –> 00:02:33,979What a great truth that is.4600:02:33,979 –> 00:02:37,740And today’s message in 1Timothy chapter 3 addresses that.4700:02:37,740 –> 00:02:41,940It’s called Believed and Glorified so join us if you can.4800:02:41,940 –> 00:02:43,100Here’s Colin.4900:02:43,100 –> 00:02:46,820Well good morning everyone and Merry Christmas to you all.5000:02:46,820 –> 00:02:50,740Would you open your Bible please at 1Timothy chapter 35100:02:50,880 –> 00:02:52,539and verse 16.5200:02:53,039 –> 00:02:55,580We are looking for the fourth and last time5300:02:55,580 –> 00:02:59,520at this marvelous description of the Lord Jesus Christ5400:02:59,520 –> 00:03:02,460who was born on that first Christmas morning.5500:03:03,080 –> 00:03:07,5001Timothy chapter 3 and verse 16, we read these words.5600:03:07,500 –> 00:03:12,119Great indeed we confess is the mystery of godliness.5700:03:12,660 –> 00:03:15,320He was manifested in the flesh,5800:03:15,839 –> 00:03:20,399vindicated by the Spirit seen by angels,5900:03:20,399 –> 00:03:22,639proclaimed among the nations,6000:03:22,639 –> 00:03:27,820believed all in the world, taken up in glory.6100:03:28,740 –> 00:03:32,259Now this verse very obviously is about godliness.6200:03:32,860 –> 00:03:37,440God made you for himself and to be godly very simply6300:03:37,440 –> 00:03:42,279as we saw means to be God’s man or to be God’s woman.6400:03:42,279 –> 00:03:44,679Godliness in other words is the life6500:03:44,679 –> 00:03:48,080for which God made you and the life to which God calls you.6600:03:48,899 –> 00:03:50,619And here we’re told in this verse6700:03:50,619 –> 00:03:54,679that how we become godly is a mystery.6800:03:54,679 –> 00:03:57,880And we saw that in the Bible, that word mystery means6900:03:57,880 –> 00:04:00,460a secret that God has revealed7000:04:00,460 –> 00:04:04,419though it’s full wonder is still to be made known.7100:04:04,419 –> 00:04:07,559And what God has revealed is that godliness,7200:04:07,559 –> 00:04:08,600the life for which you were made,7300:04:08,600 –> 00:04:09,660the life to which you are called,7400:04:09,660 –> 00:04:13,559is possible through Jesus Christ.7500:04:13,559 –> 00:04:16,720Great is the mystery of godliness!7600:04:17,700 –> 00:04:20,920He was manifested in the flesh7700:04:20,920 –> 00:04:23,160and vindicated by the spirit.7800:04:23,160 –> 00:04:25,880And so we have these six marvelous statements7900:04:25,880 –> 00:04:27,459about the Lord Jesus Christ.8000:04:27,459 –> 00:04:29,920He is the mystery of godliness.8100:04:29,920 –> 00:04:32,200He is the secret that God has revealed,8200:04:32,200 –> 00:04:34,480though it’s full wonder is still to be made known8300:04:34,480 –> 00:04:36,140of how you can come to live8400:04:36,140 –> 00:04:37,820the life for which God made you,8500:04:37,820 –> 00:04:40,700the life to which God calls you.8600:04:40,700 –> 00:04:44,179We’re told here that he was seen by angels.8700:04:44,179 –> 00:04:47,420We saw last time that angels are messengers.8800:04:47,420 –> 00:04:50,839They announced the meaning of the baby in the manger8900:04:50,839 –> 00:04:54,820and they announced the meaning of the empty tomb.9000:04:54,820 –> 00:04:57,459In other words, they announced the incarnation9100:04:57,459 –> 00:05:00,320and they announced the resurrection.9200:05:00,320 –> 00:05:05,299The one who was born in the manger is Christ the Lord.9300:05:05,299 –> 00:05:09,500The one who lay in the tomb is risen from the dead9400:05:09,500 –> 00:05:12,320and is alive forevermore.9500:05:13,320 –> 00:05:16,279Therefore, we saw that Christian faith9600:05:16,279 –> 00:05:21,279is not a matter of personal opinion or interpretation.9700:05:22,079 –> 00:05:27,079Christian faith is not based on personal feelings9800:05:27,299 –> 00:05:30,880or impulses or even experiences.9900:05:30,880 –> 00:05:33,279Christian faith at its heart10000:05:33,279 –> 00:05:37,839is believing what God has revealed regarding Jesus10100:05:37,839 –> 00:05:41,519which is that he was manifested in the flesh10200:05:41,519 –> 00:05:45,640and that he was vindicated by the spirit.10300:05:45,640 –> 00:05:47,880And this good news revealed by God10400:05:47,880 –> 00:05:51,920concerning Jesus seen by angels and denounced by them10500:05:51,920 –> 00:05:54,940was proclaimed among the nations by the apostles10600:05:54,940 –> 00:05:58,040and of course this is still our calling today.10700:05:58,040 –> 00:06:01,640You can say to any person, at any time,10800:06:01,640 –> 00:06:04,119any culture, any place,10900:06:04,119 –> 00:06:05,100you can say,11000:06:05,100 –> 00:06:07,839there is a life for which God made you,11100:06:08,720 –> 00:06:11,420there is a life to which God calls you,11200:06:11,920 –> 00:06:14,839and that life which is a life of godliness11300:06:14,839 –> 00:06:18,239to be God’s man God’s woman is made possible for you11400:06:18,239 –> 00:06:20,640in and through Jesus Christ.11500:06:20,640 –> 00:06:25,019Great is the mystery of godliness.11600:06:25,019 –> 00:06:27,320Now today, we’re going to look at11700:06:27,320 –> 00:06:30,140how this life for which God made you11800:06:30,140 –> 00:06:31,480and to which God calls you,11900:06:31,480 –> 00:06:34,320how this life can be yours.12000:06:34,320 –> 00:06:35,839And it’s in the last lines12100:06:35,839 –> 00:06:38,799of this marvelous statement about Jesus12200:06:38,839 –> 00:06:42,279that he was believed on in the world12300:06:42,279 –> 00:06:45,940and taken up into glory.12400:06:45,940 –> 00:06:50,119I want today that we should see clearly12500:06:50,119 –> 00:06:55,119what believing means and where believing leads.12600:06:57,119 –> 00:06:58,299Now let’s start here.12700:06:58,299 –> 00:07:00,380What believing means?12800:07:00,380 –> 00:07:05,380He was believed on in the world.12900:07:05,660 –> 00:07:10,660Now the Bible says a very great deal about believing.13000:07:11,700 –> 00:07:16,559For God so loved the world that he gave13100:07:17,779 –> 00:07:22,779his one and only son, that whoever believes13200:07:23,320 –> 00:07:28,320in him should not perish but have everlasting life.13300:07:28,359 –> 00:07:30,839But have everlasting life.13400:07:31,839 –> 00:07:36,839So everlasting life can be yours by believing13500:07:39,260 –> 00:07:42,660by believing, in the Bible we also read13600:07:42,660 –> 00:07:47,660these marvelous words, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ13700:07:48,019 –> 00:07:50,100and you will be saved.13800:07:51,059 –> 00:07:56,059So not only is everlasting life yours by believing13900:07:56,059 –> 00:08:01,059but to be saved from the final judgment of almighty God14000:08:01,640 –> 00:08:04,000that also is yours by believing.14100:08:04,000 –> 00:08:06,239So to know what is meant by believing14200:08:06,239 –> 00:08:08,959is therefore of supreme importance14300:08:08,959 –> 00:08:12,299and that is what is before us today.14400:08:12,299 –> 00:08:15,220I want to suggest to you from these verses14500:08:15,220 –> 00:08:17,940that believing in the Lord Jesus Christ14600:08:17,940 –> 00:08:21,160involves three steps and I hope that each14700:08:21,160 –> 00:08:23,540and every one of us in this service today14800:08:23,540 –> 00:08:28,540will take these steps and believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.14900:08:30,540 –> 00:08:35,359Number one, believing means that you confess15000:08:35,359 –> 00:08:38,179what God has revealed about Jesus.15100:08:38,179 –> 00:08:41,000That’s the first step if you like in believing15200:08:41,000 –> 00:08:46,000that you confess what God has revealed about Jesus.15300:08:46,080 –> 00:08:51,080Great indeed we confess is the mystery of godliness.15400:08:51,159 –> 00:08:55,239He was manifested in the flesh and vindicated by the spirit.15500:08:55,239 –> 00:08:58,539These words are a confession of faith15600:08:58,539 –> 00:09:00,320that is what it is to believe.15700:09:00,320 –> 00:09:04,840It is to confess what God has revealed concerning Jesus.15800:09:04,840 –> 00:09:07,760We confess the mystery that is we confess15900:09:07,760 –> 00:09:09,580the secret that God has revealed16000:09:09,580 –> 00:09:12,039though it’s full wonder is still to be made known16100:09:12,039 –> 00:09:14,239and what does God revealed regarding Jesus?16200:09:14,239 –> 00:09:16,320He was manifested in the flesh.16300:09:16,320 –> 00:09:19,440He was vindicated by the spirit,16400:09:19,460 –> 00:09:23,539so very simply to believe in Jesus16500:09:23,539 –> 00:09:28,539means that you confess what God has revealed about Him.16600:09:29,159 –> 00:09:34,159Yes, I believe that God became man in Jesus Christ.16700:09:37,020 –> 00:09:42,020That the baby who lay in the manger, is God with us.16800:09:43,239 –> 00:09:46,119That he is indeed Lord of all16900:09:46,119 –> 00:09:51,119and therefore by definition must be Lord of me.17000:09:52,260 –> 00:09:57,000Yes, I believe that he lived that perfect life17100:09:57,000 –> 00:09:58,700that no one else has ever lived17200:09:58,700 –> 00:10:02,059and that he laid that perfect life down17300:10:02,059 –> 00:10:06,159as a sacrifice for my sins.17400:10:06,159 –> 00:10:08,580I believe that he rose from the dead17500:10:08,580 –> 00:10:10,679and he ascended into heaven17600:10:10,679 –> 00:10:13,799and I believe that one day he will come again17700:10:13,799 –> 00:10:16,039in power and in glory.17800:10:17,039 –> 00:10:19,359Now the Bible says very clearly,17900:10:19,359 –> 00:10:23,760if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord18000:10:23,760 –> 00:10:28,000and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead18100:10:28,000 –> 00:10:29,359you will be saved.18200:10:29,359 –> 00:10:30,440Notice the connection.18300:10:30,440 –> 00:10:33,239You confess with your mouth, you believe in your heart.18400:10:33,239 –> 00:10:36,260Confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord.18500:10:36,260 –> 00:10:38,679Believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead.18600:10:38,679 –> 00:10:39,559You will be saved.18700:10:39,559 –> 00:10:41,719Do you notice the connection between confessing18800:10:41,719 –> 00:10:44,099and believing because in the first instance18900:10:44,960 –> 00:10:47,979believing is a matter of confessing19000:10:47,979 –> 00:10:51,479what God has revealed about Jesus.19100:10:51,479 –> 00:10:53,520So I want to ask you very simply this morning,19200:10:53,520 –> 00:10:56,780are you ready to take the first step in believing?19300:10:57,739 –> 00:11:01,640I confess what God has revealed about Jesus,19400:11:01,640 –> 00:11:03,679that he was manifested in the flesh,19500:11:03,679 –> 00:11:06,219vindicated by the spirit,19600:11:06,219 –> 00:11:09,679that Jesus is the sovereign Lord and the savior19700:11:09,679 –> 00:11:11,299who was born into the world,19800:11:11,320 –> 00:11:15,380died on the cross, and rose again from the dead.19900:11:15,380 –> 00:11:17,760Believing means that you confess20000:11:17,760 –> 00:11:21,619what God has revealed about Jesus.20100:11:22,559 –> 00:11:24,099And we’ll continue to look at20200:11:24,099 –> 00:11:26,880what believing means in just a moment.20300:11:26,880 –> 00:11:28,419You’re listening to Open the Bible20400:11:28,419 –> 00:11:29,799with Pastor Colin Smith20500:11:29,799 –> 00:11:33,099and a message called Believed and Glorified.20600:11:33,099 –> 00:11:35,820It’s part of our series, Simply Called Jesus,20700:11:35,820 –> 00:11:37,940and if you’ve missed any of the series to date20800:11:37,940 –> 00:11:39,900or if you want to go back and listen again,20900:11:39,900 –> 00:11:42,679you can always do that by coming online to our website21000:11:42,679 –> 00:11:45,140openthebible.org.uk.21100:11:45,140 –> 00:11:46,979There you’ll find all the messages21200:11:46,979 –> 00:11:49,059which have already gone out on air.21300:11:49,059 –> 00:11:52,739And you can also find Pastor Colin’s messages as podcasts,21400:11:52,739 –> 00:11:55,960and those are on every main podcast site,21500:11:55,960 –> 00:11:57,799and you can find them by simply searching21600:11:57,799 –> 00:12:00,380for Open the Bible UK.21700:12:00,380 –> 00:12:03,219Back to the message now, here’s Colin.21800:12:03,219 –> 00:12:08,140Believing means that you stop trusting21900:12:08,299 –> 00:12:12,619in your own attempts to be godly.22000:12:12,619 –> 00:12:17,619Now remember, godliness is the life for which God made you,22100:12:17,960 –> 00:12:20,400and it is the life to which God calls you.22200:12:21,599 –> 00:12:25,299But what does this godly life look like?22300:12:26,080 –> 00:12:30,159Well, God lays it out in the 10 commandments,22400:12:30,159 –> 00:12:31,599and here’s the first of them.22500:12:32,619 –> 00:12:37,619You shall have no other gods before God.22600:12:38,280 –> 00:12:40,179May, now you see,22700:12:40,179 –> 00:12:42,979that’s the essence of godliness, isn’t it?22800:12:42,979 –> 00:12:47,979To be godly is to be God’s man, it is to be God’s woman,22900:12:48,640 –> 00:12:51,599God made you for himself,23000:12:51,599 –> 00:12:56,020to be godly means that you are wholly devoted to him.23100:12:56,960 –> 00:13:00,460Or as Jesus put it, that you love the lord your God23200:13:00,460 –> 00:13:05,359with all your heart, with all your soul,23300:13:05,359 –> 00:13:10,359with all your mind and with all your strength.23400:13:12,340 –> 00:13:16,780Now here’s how you get to believing in Jesus.23500:13:18,179 –> 00:13:22,460You take an honest look at your own life23600:13:22,460 –> 00:13:26,179in the light of the life for which God made you23700:13:26,179 –> 00:13:27,960and the life to which he calls you.23800:13:28,940 –> 00:13:31,979Love the lord your God with all your heart,23900:13:31,979 –> 00:13:34,880with all your soul, with all your mind24000:13:34,880 –> 00:13:37,219and with all your strength.24100:13:38,520 –> 00:13:41,280And when you take an honest look at your own life24200:13:41,280 –> 00:13:43,559in the light of the life to which God calls you,24300:13:43,559 –> 00:13:45,440you will come to this conclusion.24400:13:46,659 –> 00:13:49,739I am nowhere close to being godly.24500:13:51,559 –> 00:13:54,780I have even don’t the first thing that God calls me to do.24600:13:56,320 –> 00:14:00,419My life is stretched out between competing loves.24700:14:01,260 –> 00:14:04,940I love myself too much.24800:14:05,979 –> 00:14:09,200I love this world too much.24900:14:09,200 –> 00:14:12,400I love this life too much.25000:14:14,099 –> 00:14:17,780And when you become convinced25100:14:17,780 –> 00:14:19,859that you are not godly,25200:14:21,140 –> 00:14:23,979you will say, well, this is no use,25300:14:24,859 –> 00:14:27,659I cannot continue to put confidence25400:14:27,700 –> 00:14:31,460in my own feeble attempts to live a godly life25500:14:31,460 –> 00:14:33,900because these attempts at their best25600:14:33,900 –> 00:14:37,780fall pitifully short of the life for which God made me25700:14:37,780 –> 00:14:39,719and the life to which God calls me.25800:14:41,619 –> 00:14:44,280That’s how you will come to believe in Jesus.25900:14:44,280 –> 00:14:46,039You won’t put your trust in Jesus26000:14:46,039 –> 00:14:48,460until you’ve given up trusting in yourself.26100:14:50,719 –> 00:14:52,400Now all over the world, friends,26200:14:52,400 –> 00:14:54,780people are pursuing different paths26300:14:54,780 –> 00:14:57,619in an attempt to be godly.26400:14:57,619 –> 00:15:01,260Each of the world’s religions offers a different path.26500:15:01,260 –> 00:15:03,900They all tell you what you must do.26600:15:05,080 –> 00:15:06,900There are rights to be observed.26700:15:06,900 –> 00:15:08,739There are pilgrimages to be made.26800:15:08,739 –> 00:15:10,640There are sacrifices to be offered.26900:15:10,640 –> 00:15:13,099There are evils to be opposed.27000:15:13,979 –> 00:15:18,520The Gospel says something completely different.27100:15:18,520 –> 00:15:20,359What God says to us in Scripture27200:15:20,359 –> 00:15:22,619is you’re not godly.27300:15:23,619 –> 00:15:28,659And what’s more, you don’t have it in you to become godly27400:15:30,179 –> 00:15:33,059and that of course goes against the grain27500:15:33,059 –> 00:15:35,859of all that we are taught in our culture.27600:15:35,859 –> 00:15:37,700Our culture is always saying to us,27700:15:37,700 –> 00:15:39,700now you’re a good person27800:15:39,700 –> 00:15:43,900and you can do whatever you set your mind to do27900:15:43,900 –> 00:15:46,099and we like that message so we believe it28000:15:46,099 –> 00:15:49,140and we say yes, no, I have integrity.28100:15:49,140 –> 00:15:50,940I tell the truth.28200:15:50,940 –> 00:15:52,419I’m a good person.28300:15:53,619 –> 00:15:57,320And you know, the more ethical you are28400:15:58,820 –> 00:16:01,580the harder it is to believe that you are not godly28500:16:04,460 –> 00:16:09,460but if you confess that Jesus really is God with us,28600:16:09,580 –> 00:16:12,059manifested in the flesh and vindicated by the Spirit,28700:16:12,059 –> 00:16:14,760at some point you are going to say to yourself28800:16:14,760 –> 00:16:17,780if you confess that Jesus is who he says he is.28900:16:17,780 –> 00:16:19,400And Jesus says,29000:16:19,400 –> 00:16:22,619if I confess Jesus,29100:16:22,619 –> 00:16:27,000I can no longer hold on to a view of myself29200:16:27,000 –> 00:16:28,500that is a direct contradiction29300:16:28,500 –> 00:16:30,340to why he came into the world.29400:16:32,179 –> 00:16:34,479You shall call his name Jesus29500:16:34,479 –> 00:16:38,119for he shall save his people from their sins.29600:16:40,640 –> 00:16:42,000So here’s my question.29700:16:43,140 –> 00:16:47,059If you confess what God has revealed about Jesus,29800:16:47,059 –> 00:16:48,219that’s the first step.29900:16:49,460 –> 00:16:53,539Are you ready today to take the second step,30000:16:53,539 –> 00:16:56,179which is to stop trusting30100:16:56,179 –> 00:16:59,000your own attempts to be godly?30200:17:00,020 –> 00:17:02,200And I will tell you when you stop trusting30300:17:02,200 –> 00:17:03,119what’s not working30400:17:03,119 –> 00:17:05,180you will know the most enormous relief.30500:17:06,459 –> 00:17:08,739Believing means first that you confess30600:17:08,739 –> 00:17:10,280what God has revealed about Jesus.30700:17:10,280 –> 00:17:12,859Second, that you stop trusting30800:17:12,859 –> 00:17:15,140your own attempts to be godly.30900:17:15,199 –> 00:17:17,579And we say, where do you go from there?31000:17:17,579 –> 00:17:20,300What are you going to put in the place31100:17:20,300 –> 00:17:21,500of trusting in yourself?31200:17:21,500 –> 00:17:22,859That’s the third step31300:17:22,859 –> 00:17:24,819in what it means to believe.31400:17:24,819 –> 00:17:28,160Believing means that you trust Jesus31500:17:28,160 –> 00:17:30,020for godliness.31600:17:30,020 –> 00:17:31,760And isn’t that the whole point of this verse?31700:17:31,760 –> 00:17:34,180Great indeed we confess31800:17:34,180 –> 00:17:36,180is the mystery of godliness,31900:17:36,180 –> 00:17:37,579the secret that God has revealed32000:17:37,579 –> 00:17:38,819of how you can become32100:17:38,819 –> 00:17:40,439the person God calls you to be.32200:17:40,439 –> 00:17:42,060And the answer is it in Jesus.32300:17:42,060 –> 00:17:44,420He was manifested in the flesh32400:17:44,859 –> 00:17:49,260and vindicated by the spirit.32500:17:49,260 –> 00:17:50,819When you believe,32600:17:51,760 –> 00:17:54,280Jesus becomes yours32700:17:55,239 –> 00:17:56,979and you become His.32800:17:59,020 –> 00:18:04,020Faith unites you to Jesus Christ32900:18:04,020 –> 00:18:08,500so that when He is yours33000:18:08,500 –> 00:18:10,819all that is in Him33100:18:10,819 –> 00:18:14,359becomes yours as well.33200:18:15,380 –> 00:18:17,060Now we’re looking at the question,33300:18:17,060 –> 00:18:18,660how can you be godly?33400:18:19,540 –> 00:18:21,459The answer is Jesus Christ33500:18:21,459 –> 00:18:25,140and Jesus Christ alone is godly in Himself.33600:18:26,900 –> 00:18:28,339We become godly33700:18:29,780 –> 00:18:30,439in Him33800:18:31,300 –> 00:18:32,020through Him33900:18:32,660 –> 00:18:35,380and by virtue of union with Him.34000:18:36,260 –> 00:18:38,339You would not and could not34100:18:38,339 –> 00:18:40,739be godly without Jesus34200:18:40,739 –> 00:18:43,060but when you become one with Him34300:18:43,140 –> 00:18:44,660what is true of HIm34400:18:44,660 –> 00:18:47,619becomes true of you as well.34500:18:49,140 –> 00:18:50,260So here’s my question,34600:18:51,540 –> 00:18:54,660if you confess what God has revealed about Jesus34700:18:55,699 –> 00:18:57,380and if in the light of that34800:18:57,380 –> 00:18:59,300you have stopped trusting34900:18:59,300 –> 00:19:02,339in your own attempts to be godly35000:19:02,339 –> 00:19:03,619are you ready then35100:19:03,619 –> 00:19:07,380to take the third step of believing today35200:19:07,380 –> 00:19:09,699which is to trust Jesus35300:19:09,699 –> 00:19:10,900for what you do not have35400:19:10,900 –> 00:19:13,300and to find in him the godliness35500:19:13,300 –> 00:19:15,060that is in him alone?35600:19:16,180 –> 00:19:19,219Actually this analogy of marriage35700:19:19,219 –> 00:19:21,619that the bible uses many, many times35800:19:21,619 –> 00:19:24,020to help us understand union35900:19:24,020 –> 00:19:25,780with the Lord Jesus Christ36000:19:25,780 –> 00:19:27,619it is such a helpful picture.36100:19:28,260 –> 00:19:30,739Every marriage involves consent.36200:19:32,099 –> 00:19:33,300Will you take this man36300:19:33,300 –> 00:19:35,380to be your lawful wedded husband?36400:19:35,380 –> 00:19:35,939I will.36500:19:35,939 –> 00:19:37,060Will you take this woman36600:19:37,060 –> 00:19:39,060to be your lawful wedding wife?36700:19:39,060 –> 00:19:39,699I will.36800:19:40,420 –> 00:19:41,540Involves consent.36900:19:42,979 –> 00:19:44,819Let me put it to you this way37000:19:44,819 –> 00:19:46,660that by coming into the world37100:19:48,180 –> 00:19:49,619living that perfect life37200:19:49,619 –> 00:19:52,099and then by going to that cross37300:19:52,099 –> 00:19:54,500where he laid down his life for us37400:19:55,140 –> 00:19:57,140Jesus was consenting37500:19:58,500 –> 00:20:00,500to be your saviour37600:20:00,500 –> 00:20:02,099and to be your Lord37700:20:02,099 –> 00:20:04,260and to be made one with you.37800:20:06,020 –> 00:20:07,459And when you believe37900:20:07,459 –> 00:20:08,979you are consenting38000:20:08,979 –> 00:20:11,060to be made one with him38100:20:11,060 –> 00:20:12,260to be in him38200:20:12,260 –> 00:20:15,060so that, that which is true of him alone38300:20:15,060 –> 00:20:17,380becomes true of you in him38400:20:17,380 –> 00:20:20,979by virtue of your union with him.38500:20:22,420 –> 00:20:24,900Here’s what believing means.38600:20:25,780 –> 00:20:27,219It means that you confess38700:20:27,939 –> 00:20:30,180what God has revealed about Jesus38800:20:30,900 –> 00:20:32,420it means that in the light of that38900:20:32,420 –> 00:20:33,540you stop trusting39000:20:33,540 –> 00:20:35,380your own attempts to be godly39100:20:35,380 –> 00:20:37,060and in the light of that39200:20:37,140 –> 00:20:38,739you start trusting39300:20:38,739 –> 00:20:41,459Jesus for godliness.39400:20:42,420 –> 00:20:43,380You’ve been listening to39500:20:43,380 –> 00:20:44,180Open the Bible39600:20:44,180 –> 00:20:45,619with pastor Colin Smith39700:20:45,619 –> 00:20:46,660and a message called39800:20:46,660 –> 00:20:48,500Believed and Glorified39900:20:48,500 –> 00:20:49,459and we’ve been looking at40000:20:49,459 –> 00:20:51,300what believing means today40100:20:51,300 –> 00:20:52,979and next time we’ll look at40200:20:52,979 –> 00:20:54,260where believing leads40300:20:54,260 –> 00:20:55,540so I do hope you’ll be able40400:20:55,540 –> 00:20:56,579to join us for that.40500:20:57,619 –> 00:20:59,780Our series is called Jesus40600:20:59,780 –> 00:21:00,660and if you’ve missed40700:21:00,660 –> 00:21:01,780any of the series40800:21:01,780 –> 00:21:02,819or if you want to go back40900:21:02,819 –> 00:21:03,699and listen again41000:21:03,699 –> 00:21:04,660you can do that41100:21:04,660 –> 00:21:05,699in a number of ways41200:21:05,699 –> 00:21:06,660you can come online41300:21:06,660 –> 00:21:07,979to our website41400:21:07,979 –> 00:21:09,579openthebible.org.uk41500:21:10,300 –> 00:21:11,099and there you’ll find41600:21:11,099 –> 00:21:11,819all the messages41700:21:11,819 –> 00:21:12,500which have already41800:21:12,500 –> 00:21:13,500gone out41900:21:13,500 –> 00:21:15,099then you can also find42000:21:15,099 –> 00:21:16,459Pastor Colin’s Teaching42100:21:16,459 –> 00:21:17,339as a podcast42200:21:17,339 –> 00:21:18,540and those podcasts42300:21:18,540 –> 00:21:19,099are available42400:21:19,099 –> 00:21:21,180on all the main podcast sites42500:21:21,180 –> 00:21:23,180search for Open the Bible UK42600:21:23,180 –> 00:21:24,540or indeed follow the link42700:21:24,540 –> 00:21:25,579from our website42800:21:26,219 –> 00:21:27,099On our website42900:21:27,099 –> 00:21:28,219and also available43000:21:28,219 –> 00:21:29,339as a podcast43100:21:29,339 –> 00:21:30,780is our daily reflection43200:21:30,780 –> 00:21:31,739and that’s called43300:21:31,739 –> 00:21:33,420Open the Bible Daily43400:21:33,420 –> 00:21:34,219you’ll find that43500:21:34,219 –> 00:21:35,119on our website43600:21:35,119 –> 00:21:36,459and as a podcast43700:21:36,579 –> 00:21:37,640and there’s a fresh one43800:21:37,640 –> 00:21:38,380every day43900:21:38,380 –> 00:21:39,079It’s based on44000:21:39,079 –> 00:21:40,400Pastor Colin’s Teaching44100:21:40,400 –> 00:21:41,560and read in the UK44200:21:41,560 –> 00:21:42,420by Su McCleach44300:21:42,420 –> 00:21:43,959each episode lasts44400:21:43,959 –> 00:21:45,959about two to three minutes44500:21:46,400 –> 00:21:47,319Also on our website44600:21:47,319 –> 00:21:48,020you can find44700:21:48,020 –> 00:21:49,540many of Pastor Colin Smith’s44800:21:49,540 –> 00:21:50,339sermons44900:21:50,339 –> 00:21:52,199organised in four ways45000:21:52,400 –> 00:21:53,719by series45100:21:53,719 –> 00:21:54,839Colin preaches45200:21:54,839 –> 00:21:55,619a whole series45300:21:55,619 –> 00:21:56,920on a particular subject45400:21:57,160 –> 00:21:58,199by topic45500:21:58,640 –> 00:21:59,260with reference45600:21:59,260 –> 00:22:00,640to individual scripture45700:22:00,640 –> 00:22:02,000and 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00:22:29,300the peaks of the glory of Jesus47900:22:29,300 –> 00:22:30,560and the ups and downs48000:22:30,560 –> 00:22:31,760of the christian life48100:22:31,760 –> 00:22:32,939Again that’s48200:22:32,939 –> 00:22:33,780The Drive48300:22:33,780 –> 00:22:34,739and you can find it48400:22:34,739 –> 00:22:35,699under the menu item48500:22:35,819 –> 00:22:36,660resources48600:22:36,660 –> 00:22:38,339on the Open The Bible website48700:22:38,339 –> 00:22:38,859that’s48800:22:38,859 –> 00:22:41,900www.openthebible.org.uk48900:22:42,900 –> 00:22:43,800Open the Bible is49000:22:43,800 –> 00:22:44,739supported entirely49100:22:44,739 –> 00:22:45,560by our listeners49200:22:45,560 –> 00:22:47,060that’s people just like you49300:22:47,060 –> 00:22:48,180and if that’s something49400:22:48,180 –> 00:22:49,300you’re considering doing49500:22:49,300 –> 00:22:50,099in the future49600:22:50,099 –> 00:22:51,280why not set up49700:22:51,280 –> 00:22:52,459a new direct debit49800:22:52,459 –> 00:22:53,380this month49900:22:53,579 –> 00:22:54,319in the amount of50000:22:54,319 –> 00:22:55,939£5 per month or more50100:22:55,939 –> 00:22:57,380or a one-off gift50200:22:57,380 –> 00:22:58,640of £50 or more50300:22:58,640 –> 00:22:59,900In return50400:22:59,900 –> 00:23:01,140we’d love to say thank you50500:23:01,140 –> 00:23:01,979by sending you50600:23:01,979 –> 00:23:02,880three copies50700:23:02,900 –> 00:23:04,199of the Gospel of John50800:23:04,339 –> 00:23:05,099That’s obviously50900:23:05,099 –> 00:23:06,239so you can give copies51000:23:06,239 –> 00:23:07,280away to your friends51100:23:07,280 –> 00:23:07,880and family51200:23:07,880 –> 00:23:09,300and maybe even sit down51300:23:09,300 –> 00:23:10,719and read it with them51400:23:10,800 –> 00:23:11,380But Colin51500:23:11,380 –> 00:23:13,140Why John’s Gospel?51600:23:13,459 –> 00:23:13,859Well, you know51700:23:13,859 –> 00:23:14,819surveys tell us that51800:23:14,819 –> 00:23:16,979two out of three people51900:23:16,979 –> 00:23:18,699are interested in The Bible52000:23:18,699 –> 00:23:20,199I find that a wonderfully52100:23:20,199 –> 00:23:22,060encouraging statistic52200:23:22,300 –> 00:23:24,020Two out of every three people52300:23:24,020 –> 00:23:24,680that I know52400:23:24,680 –> 00:23:25,599and you know52500:23:25,599 –> 00:23:26,599express that they have52600:23:26,599 –> 00:23:27,760some interest52700:23:27,760 –> 00:23:29,219some curiosity52800:23:29,420 –> 00:23:30,140in knowing52900:23:30,140 –> 00:23:31,660more about The Bible53000:23:31,979 –> 00:23:32,359Well53100:23:32,359 –> 00:23:33,800what if you were the person53200:23:33,800 –> 00:23:34,780to introduce53300:23:34,880 –> 00:23:36,280a friend of yours53400:23:36,280 –> 00:23:37,660to the Word of God?53500:23:37,939 –> 00:23:39,079Here’s an opportunity53600:23:39,079 –> 00:23:40,920for you to invite a friend53700:23:40,920 –> 00:23:42,520to read through John’s Gospel53800:23:42,520 –> 00:23:43,800and more than that53900:23:43,800 –> 00:23:45,680to read through it with you54000:23:45,680 –> 00:23:46,979Let me encourage you54100:23:47,319 –> 00:23:48,199why not give54200:23:48,199 –> 00:23:49,599a copy of John’s Gospel54300:23:49,599 –> 00:23:49,979to someone you know54400:23:49,979 –> 00:23:50,920to someone you know54500:23:50,920 –> 00:23:51,719who needs to know54600:23:51,719 –> 00:23:52,619The God of the Bible54700:23:52,619 –> 00:23:53,439And then offer54800:23:53,439 –> 00:23:54,800just to read it through with them54900:23:54,800 –> 00:23:55,260You know55000:23:55,260 –> 00:23:56,359read a chapter at a time55100:23:56,359 –> 00:23:57,239Talk about it55200:23:57,239 –> 00:23:58,380either in person55300:23:58,380 –> 00:23:59,119or over the phone55400:23:59,119 –> 00:24:00,319or even by text55500:24:00,319 –> 00:24:01,040or whatever55600:24:01,040 –> 00:24:02,579But get a conversation55700:24:02,579 –> 00:24:04,260going around the Word of God55800:24:04,479 –> 00:24:06,000If you get the living seed55900:24:06,000 –> 00:24:07,040of the Word of God56000:24:07,040 –> 00:24:09,060dropped into a person’s life56100:24:09,060 –> 00:24:10,239you can look with hope56200:24:10,239 –> 00:24:11,800and expectation56300:24:11,800 –> 00:24:12,839at what God may do56400:24:12,839 –> 00:24:13,640as a result56500:24:13,819 –> 00:24:15,119Well we want to help you56600:24:15,119 –> 00:24:15,520to get that56700:24:15,520 –> 00:24:16,579living seed of the56800:24:16,579 –> 00:24:17,400Word of God56900:24:17,400 –> 00:24:18,439into your life57000:24:18,439 –> 00:24:19,359and into the lives57100:24:19,359 –> 00:24:19,859of those57200:24:19,859 –> 00:24:20,760you give a copy57300:24:20,760 –> 00:24:22,359of John’s Gospel to57400:24:22,540 –> 00:24:23,5603 copies of57500:24:23,560 –> 00:24:24,619John’s Gospel57600:24:24,619 –> 00:24:25,660is our gift to you57700:24:25,660 –> 00:24:27,199if you’re able to set-up57800:24:27,199 –> 00:24:28,339a new direct debit57900:24:28,339 –> 00:24:30,099of 5 pounds per month58000:24:30,099 –> 00:24:30,939or more58100:24:30,979 –> 00:24:31,819or a one off gift