 Hey man, so Matthew chapter 27 is the story of Jesus' trial and crucifixion. Of course this is the Wednesday before Easter Sunday. So we're going to talk through this story this evening, see what we can take from it and focusing on a very specific idea or a very specific philosophy this evening. I want to look specifically at the betrayal of Christ, the betrayal of Jesus Christ and see what we can learn from that. So we just read Matthew chapter 27. Let's look back at Matthew chapter 26. So I want to show you this evening all the different ways that Jesus was forsaken and betrayed in this last moment, these last moments of his life on earth, or this life before his crucifixion. Look down at Matthew chapter 26 and the first area that I want to focus on is this betrayal by Judas Iscariot. His betrayal by Judas Iscariot. Look down at Matthew 26 verse 21 where Jesus points out to everyone that he is going to be betrayed by one of his varied disciples. Look at verse 21 of Matthew 26 where the Bible reads, and as they did eat he said, Verily I say unto you that one of you shall betray me. And they were exceedingly sorrowful and began every one of them to say unto him, Lord is it I? And he answered and said, He that dipeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me. The son of man goeth as it is written of him, but woe unto that man by whom the son of man is betrayed. It had been good for that man if he had not been born. Then Judas which betrayed him answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. So Judas Iscariot, Judas of course, is one of the disciples here, he was one of the twelve, he was with them the entire time, and he literally sold Jesus out. I mean he literally sold Jesus out for money. The Bible says that he held the bag, you know he was the treasurer of the group. You know he could say he was greedy or whatever, but go back to verse 14 of chapter 26 where the Bible points out and lists this betrayal. In verse 14 of chapter 26 it says, Then one of the twelve called Judas Iscariot went unto the chief priests and said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver him unto you. He goes to the chief priests, he went to them, he sought them out, he's looking for an opportunity to make some money here, to make a deal, to enrich himself. And they covenant it with him for thirty pieces of silver. And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him. Now Judas Iscariot is an interesting character especially to me because coming from my background, the Lutheran, or even the Catholic background, you know backgrounds that don't teach eternal security. They teach that you can lose your salvation. Judas Iscariot is the example that these false religions will use for someone who loses their salvation. Okay, now I'm going to prove to you this evening in this short Bible study before we get back into the sermon about how the Bible is very clear that Judas was never saved, Jesus knew Judas was never saved. As a matter of fact, this was one of my kind of epiphany moments that you know turned me to believe the gospel. Was proving wrong this one example that Lutherans in my case use all the time. They use Judas, there's books written on it, there's theological books that use Judas as an example against eternal security. But when you start reading the Bible it's very clear the situation with Judas. Turn to John chapter six. In John chapter six real quickly here we see a story where Jesus is talking to a multitude of disciples. He's talking to a lot of disciples not just the twelve and he's telling the story of these telling the idea that he is the living bread and that whoever eats of this bread will never need bread again and people are like thinking he's speaking literally and they're like we're supposed to eat this guy and they get all weirded out and some of them actually leave Jesus. Look at verse 60 of John chapter six. The Bible says many therefore of his disciples when they had heard this said this isn't hard saying who can hear it. Jesus are the guys that are you know like we're supposed to eat him. When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it he said unto them doth this offend you and what if he shall see the Son of Man ascend up where he was before. It is the spirit that quickeneth the flesh profited nothing the words that I speak unto you they are spirit they are life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believe not and who should betray him. So this is a reference clearly to Judas verse 65 and he said therefore I said unto you that no man can come unto me except it were given unto him of my father. Look down at verse number 70. Now you say well maybe he wasn't talking about Judas well look at verse 70. Jesus answered them have I not chosen you twelve and one of you is a devil. Clearly and he's fake of Judas is scary it the Son of Simon for it was he who should betray him being one of the twelve. So look he knew Judas was a devil he knew Judas was going to betray him he knew that one of his twelve disciples was not saved was not believing in him. Okay the Bible is I mean can you be any more clear than that he knew that some believe not then a few verses down it's like it's one of the twelve is the devil then he just names him it's Judas Iscariot the Bible just names it. So look here's another thing turn to you know here's another thing Judas Judas ends up killing himself in Matthew chapter twenty-seven go back to Matthew chapter twenty-seven and look at verse number five of Matthew chapter twenty-seven. So we see that Judas Iscariot was never saved Jesus knew it this was not a surprise to Jesus. Okay we'll get to the to to why that was in a little bit but look at verse five of Matthew twenty-seven the Bible says and he cast down well look at verse three then Judas who had betrayed him when he saw that he was condemned repented himself and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders so he was never saved this is super interesting verse right here by the way he saw why did he go there why did he go there because he felt bad why did he go back to the to the chief priests because he suddenly believed on Jesus now no because he saw that he was what he saw that he was condemned this is proof by the way that I mean and this is something if you're a soul winner and you go out soul winning not the point of the sermon I'm not going to rabbit trail it but look reprobates know they're going to hell and this guy knew that he was condemned he knew he was done so what did he do he tried to go make it better through what his what his works he repented of this sin proof again that you can't get saved by repenting of any sin especially even this one but he saw that he was condemned he saw that he was condemned you know what that means he saw that he was damned he saw that he was going to go to hell he saw that he was done and he goes to the chief priests and he cast down the chief the pieces of silver in the temple and departed and went and hanged himself okay so he saved he just got saved for the people that think Judas the opposite people right they don't think he lost his salvation the people that think he got saved right at the end like yeah because that's what people do you get him saved and they go kill themselves that's what they do right I mean that happens all the time we're out soul winning get somebody saved they kill themselves no that's not what happens right it's the opposite look here's the thing I mean I know they're saved people in the Bible that have committed suicide let's look at it go to 1st Samuel chapter 31 but look I'm telling you that Judas is Judas's suicide is is evidence again that he was not saved okay because he killed himself over guilt he killed himself because he knew that he was what he knew that he was condemned okay now look not too many people who are saved killed themselves over being condemned I mean what in the world that doesn't even make sense the sentence I just said okay but look at 1st Samuel chapter 31 King Saul killed himself right he committed suicide look at verse 3 so here the Philistines you know they're they're sent against him they're sent again and this is chastisement from God that Saul is under here and the Philistine army is sent against him verse 3 in the battle went sore against Saul and the archers hit him and he was sore wounded of the archer so let me first of all say this he was dying already here he was sore wounded that means this guy's been hit with arrows he's going to die he's mortally wounded is another way of looking at this verse 4 then Saul said unto his armor bear draw thy sword and thrust me through there with because I feel guilty that I've lived such a horrible life no must these uncircumcised come and thrust me through and abuse me but his armor bearer would not for he was so afraid so his armor bearer wouldn't kill him he wouldn't lay his hand on God's anointed therefore Saul took a sword and fell upon it so I'll kill themself so I'll kill themself he killed himself so he wouldn't be tortured and abused by the enemy and he looked he was dead anyway he was dead anyway look at judges 16 Samson committed suicide Samson committed suicide and look we know for a fact that in Hebrews chapter 11 Samson I mean he's a judge he's saved he's in heaven so Samson committed suicide look at verse 28 and Samson called unto the Lord and said oh Lord God remember me I pray thee and strengthen me I pray thee only this once oh God that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes and Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood and on it which was born up one with his right hand and the other with his left and Samson said let me die with the Philistines and he bowed himself with all his might and the house fell upon the Lord's and upon all the people that were there in so the dead which he slewed his death were more than they which slewed his life we just did a Bible study on this but basically his his suicide his death was to avenge himself and kill his enemies and do something with one you know last moment of a wasted life basically because look Samson was pretty much dead as well he was captured by the Philistines they put out his eyes he was chained up he was in a prison you know grinding away look this guy was dead he was just like God let me do something great to avenge my enemies with this last moment of my life this is hardly the suicide of Judas in both cases so look not too many I'm not saying it could never happen or somebody couldn't be depressed and killed himself that is that is saved okay that's not what I'm saying what I'm saying is is that the way that Judas went out is just more evidence that he was not saved plus he knew he was condemned I mean hello right so anyway it's not there's not an example in the Bible of anybody other than a condemned man who went out like Judas it's not in the Bible anyway all right so look Judas was never saved Judas never got saved there was no salvation to lose he was never saved and Jesus knew it the whole time you say even when Jesus you know chose him to be a disciple he knew it yes he knew it why so why I mean why would Jesus choose a traitor why would he choose a devil think of that look I mean Jesus knew it's not like Jesus was fooled he wasn't fooled by Judas but look folks this plan was set in motion from the beginning this plan Jesus look and this is this is a big problem with with churches this was the problem with the Jews this is a problem with churches today that teach that you know Jesus is to be our great example and all this and which you know Jesus is to be an example but look Jesus did not come here to rule and reign Jesus did not come to rule and reign not on this trip anyway not on the one that we're reading about he came here to die he came here to die to be that perfect sacrifice and Judas was a tool Judas was a tool you say well you know what about free will isn't it free will yeah it's free will it's free will it's both it's both Judas was not believing Judas was you know a reprobate that couldn't believe that wouldn't believe that was condemned on his own free will but he was used by God to carry out God's plan that's how brilliant God is just like think about this just like how God can judge his own people using a heathen Empire like Babylon he can take a heathen Empire like Babylon and use it to judge his own nation and you say well and then God goes and judges Babylon later on and then God anybody who took advantage of Israel during that time of judgment because God's like hey I'm punishing them I'm judging them any of these other nations that took advantage he judges them later too so God uses you know wicked people wicked empires to carry out his plan all the time it was Judas was a tool and that's why you know we know those are the reasons that we know Judas was an unsaved devil go back to Matthew 26 oh here's another one let me give you just one more go to Matthew 26 24 as if that's not enough right because because you say this I just thought of this you say this about you know people who are saved all the time right you say this statement right Jesus says in verse 24 of Matthew 26 the Son of man goeth as it is written of him but woe unto the man by whom the Son of man is betrayed it had been good for that man if he had not been born because you say that you say that about same people all the time right look I don't care what kind of life that you have on this earth you can't say that about anybody that's that's gotten saved okay I mean I gave you know I was out soul-winning and we gave the gospel to a lady just three weeks ago two weeks ago and I remember I mean I'll never forget this because I knew I knew this lady first of all she believed everything she got saved it was a huge moment for her she was I mean she was emotional about it she couldn't believe it I mean she did believe it but I mean my point is it was this woman got saved but you look at this woman and she was in a bad place she was in a bad place with bad people and you know what I just kept thinking to myself you know this lady and you just kind of know then in a situation like this I just knew that this lady's life was not going to be good this lady's life was was likely not going to change this lady's life was not going to be good she's not living a good life she certainly didn't have a good past and you know what her life on this earth maybe it's kind of like you feel like you get to some people just in the nick of time just in the nick of time not so they can turn their lives around but just so you know they're still with it enough to even to actually believe and that's what this lady was and she gets saved and I'm just like I walked away and I'm just like at least you saved you know I mean I can't say about that lady no matter how terrible her life is or how terrible it turns out or what happens to her or whatever I certainly can't say it's better than she had not been born because she's going to heaven you can't say that about somebody that's been saved but but Jesus said it about Judas because look if you're gonna if you're gonna live a life if you're gonna live a life on this earth and you're gonna be an unbeliever and you're gonna grow up to be an adult and you're gonna live a wicked life and you're not gonna get saved look it would be better if you were never born it would be better if you were never born than to grow up and to live a life where you don't end up believing on Jesus Christ and you know no man no man coming to the father but by me I mean everybody thinks oh nice people and all this what about the nice people never heard of Jesus it doesn't matter no man no man we just had to explain this today no man will come to the father but look if you're gonna you're gonna live a whole life I don't care how good of a life you live your upper middle class whatever you don't get saved it would be better if you were never born because we're talking about an eternity in hell I mean can you can I mean we I think maybe sometimes we we go out and we give the gospel so much that maybe we we take for granted the seriousness of that I mean we're talking about an eternity in hell okay how much fun you have on this earth it's not worth it so that's what Jesus is talking about here that's what Jesus is talking about look Judas was not saved he'd never got saved he never lost his salvation there was nothing to lose there was nothing to lose Judas was damned but not because look you know so Judas betrayed Christ let's get back to the sermon Judas betrayed Christ that's obvious he was never saved he was put there to betray Christ Jesus knew it it was part of the plan the whole time who else turned back to Matthew chapter 26 who else actually go to John 18 Peter Peter started out this event of Jesus's arrest and all this you know Peter started out pretty strong actually in this event he didn't end well but he started out pretty strong look at John 18 you know basically you have the arrest of of Jesus you know listed in in Matthew but look at John 18 identifies the person that actually struck the ear off of the soldier as Peter look at verse 10 the Bible says then Simon Peter this is when they come on him in the garden to arrest him then Simon Peter having a sword drew it and smote the high priest servant and cut off his right ear the servant's name was Malchus now go back to Matthew chapter 26 verse 51 the Bible says and behold one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword and struck a servant of the high priest and smote off his ear so we see you know putting you know especially with the story by the way especially with the story of you know the arrest the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus when you could you really got to like put in all the Gospel stories and figure out what happened when and who did what but that's why we're given the four Gospels by the way so we can piece all these things together but look at verse 51 or 52 then Jesus said unto him this was Peter we know from John 18 put up again thy sword into its place for they all that take the sword shall perish with the sword thinkest thou that I cannot pray to my father and he shall presently give me more than 12 legions of angels he's saying to Peter he's like look man this is the plan he's like if I wanted to get out of this and fight I don't need you and your sword like I've got you know God but how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled that thus it might be he saying this is it right here this is why I'm here in that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes are you coming out against me with thief against the thief with swords and stays for to take me I sat daily with you teaching in the temple and you laid no hold on me so he kind of gives a jab to them there about how sneaky they're being about all this and then verse 56 we see that it wasn't just Peter that betrayed Jesus that turned on Jesus but all this was done at the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled then all the disciples for so Kim and fled they all ran away they all ran away it wasn't just Peter now look at verse 69 of of Matthew 26 this is now Jesus has been arrested he's in front of the high priest now Peter sat without in the palace and a damsel came unto him Jesus has already told Peter you're gonna deny me three times you're gonna deny me this is when it actually happens now Peter sat without in the palace and a damsel came unto him saying thou also was with Jesus of Galilee but he denied before them all saying I know not what thou sayest so she comes up to him she says you know Jesus you've been with him and he says no I don't know what you're talking about and when and when he was gone out into the porch another maid saw him and said unto them that were there this fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth and again he denied with an oath this time he did it with an oath you know how we know important those are right he's like no I swear by whatever he said that I don't know him he just keeps getting more and more adamant that he doesn't know Jesus and again he denied with an oath I do not know the man and after a while came unto him they that stood by and said unto Peter surely thou are also art one of them for by thy speech bereith thee then he began to curse and swear saying I know not the man and immediately the cock crew and Peter remembered the word of Jesus which said unto him before the cock crow thou shall deny me thrice three times and he went out and he wept bitterly so look in general in general this was a tough time in Peter's life you know in general Jesus told him he was gonna deny him he he did it like hours later and you know he didn't really shine until later in his life but Jesus already had shown himself you know look he ran to the you know he did go to the tomb go to John chapter 21 so Peter denied him and then you know Jesus Jesus rises from the dead and Peter he kind of messes up even again you know he's denied Jesus and then you know Mary to cut to the story Mary Magdalene goes out first in the morning and she sees the empty tomb she runs back and she tells Peter and John and then you know they run there and they see he's gone and they leave they leave and then you know the women go and then they see the angels and the angels talk to them and then they actually see Jesus but look Peter go to John 21 are you there Peter after he went to the tomb just think about where this man must have been think about where this man must have been personally he goes to the tomb Jesus is gone granted there was no angel there or anything at that time they just saw the tomb was gone it says they they didn't know they didn't know what to think of it and they went home that's what the Bible says but Peter in John 21 look at verse number one the Bible says after these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias so Jesus had already shown himself on the road to the two disciples at this point he had already showed himself that evening to the disciples in the room and then later after these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples at the Sea of Tiberias this is the third time that Jesus has shown himself to the disciples there were together Simon Peter and Thomas called Didymus and Nathaniel of Cana and Galilee and the son and the sons of Zebedee and the two other and two other of his disciples Peter say sayeth unto them I go a fishing they said unto him we also go with thee they went forth and entered into a ship immediately and that night they caught nothing but when the morning was now come Jesus stood on the shore but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus later you know they soon realize it is Jesus and you know Peter goes to him but look Peter basically quit the whole thing Peter even after he saw the empty tomb he was so down for what he had done he basically he quit the whole thing and he went fishing and look he took some people with him he took some people with him so look he abandoned Jesus he felt bad about it he quit and look let me tell you something I mean I don't know if you if you've noticed this throughout your life maybe the longer you've seen man of God in the Christian life look some of the best have quit some of the best have quit you know one thing but the ministry is tough I will tell you that and look I guarantee you if you're not in the ministry you take it for granted I did it's something that I took for granted I mean Peter quit for a while here it's something that you take for granted you know so look let's go back to Jesus being abandoned Jesus being abandoned by everybody look so Peter Peter abandoned Jesus the disciples they fled you know from the soldiers so Jesus was abandoned he went to the cross and look I mean think about just think about this for a second I mean the worst thing I mean the best thing for me the best thing about going through hard times just think about a hard time in your life men women you know kids you probably haven't had too many hard times compared to maybe some of the older people but look it hit a hard time has always made better when you have someone there to support you I mean that's one of the nicest things one of the nice things about being married is that no matter what hard time I'm going through I know my wife is always there to support me I know that you know if my wife is going through a hard time she knows that I'm always there to support her and I mean that look that's a great comfort we know what we know here no matter what kind of times we're going through think about the last year the last year actually you know aside from the news and all that the last year has been pretty normal for me because of you because of you all I mean look it's been it's been difficult because of just different challenges in my life and maybe your lives with getting plugged in to a new church but here's the thing as far as all this you know coronavirus stuff going on look we're all here to support each other and we never stop supporting each other so it's made the whole thing pretty normal who can say that who can say that turn to Ecclesiastes chapter 4 so we see that you know hard times hard times in your life can be made much better by your brothers and sisters in Christ your spouse your children people that are around you that are surrounding you to love and support you it's a big deal it's a big deal look at Ecclesiastes 4 in verse 9 the Bible says I mean the Bible tells us this it says two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor and here's the big one right here for if they fall the one will lift up his fellow but low to him that is alone when he falleth free at not another to help him up look you shouldn't go hiking by yourself I mean people go hiking by themselves and no one ever sees them again there's no one to help them when they fell I mean that's the literal sense but I mean look I mean the whole thing just the application is spiritual it's physical it's like look if two are better than one we're stronger together folks we're stronger look if two lie together than they have heat but who can be how can be one be warm alone and if one prevail against him to show a stand-in somebody's coming up against you hey they got a deal with me too you know the two show a stand-in and a three fold court okay three is even better the more the better I read some stupid article today unlike the ideal number of friends I got like three sentences in and I'm like this is dumb some secular study on the ideal number of friends and then they go list off you know like what kind of friends like Facebook friends workbook friend work friends I mean none of those are friends by the way but look the look a 50-fold cord a 30-fold cord is not gonna be easily broken that's why if you look at people that have had such a hard time this last year and you haven't had that hard time it's because you know you got a lot of cords supporting you here but look look here's the thing Jesus had no cords Jesus had no cords Jesus had no support turn to Hebrews chapter 13 we see at the end of the day here's the thing at the end of the day with you turn to Hebrews chapter 13 and look at verse well I'll tell you what verse to go there just get to the chapter here's the thing at the end of the day if all your friends go away if you never got married and you have no spouse to support you and nobody likes you because you're a jerk or whatever and you have no friends say you're saved you're just a jerk you don't go to church you know you don't have any brothers and sisters in Christ that are really your friends you're not plugged in anywhere you're not married you know and you know just I mean think about maybe you're a prisoner of war or something and you're saying you just get thrown in a cell by yourself for years and you have nobody to support you I mean you're like that's terrible look at Hebrews 13 verse 5 the Bible says let your conversation be without covetousness and be content with such things as you have for he has said I will never leave thee nor forsake thee look no matter what situation you're in you have this you have this promise from God that he will never forsake us ever now go to Matthew chapter 27 Matthew chapter 27 now Peter fled the disciples fled everybody fled and yes there was some people a far off you know watching him die on the cross but then but then this look at verse 46 of Matthew chapter 27 and about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice saying Eli Eli Lama subactin that is to say my God my God why has thou forsaken me Jesus had been betrayed by everyone and here at the end he is forsaken by God himself God himself forsakes him turns his wrath upon him you say what he was completely alone at that moment you ever felt completely alone you ever felt like you're just completely alone let me tell you something not like this you haven't and look you never will God looked at Jesus felt forsake by God the Father because God looked at him as the sin of the entire world at that moment the wrath of God abided on him and it will never abide on you thus you will never feel this you will never you can read it but you will never understand this we can read it and I can expound it to you but you will never understand it you will never feel anything close to it he was completely alone he was completely forsaken Peter the disciples and Judas that was the easy part he was forsaken by God but look that was the plan so you never have to go through it so you never have to be forsaken by God now look you say it's terrible you read these stories every year you read the story of Jesus as a rest and his crucifixion and you say it's terrible for these people to leave Jesus you say I would have stood by him say I just stood by him and I am super brave and I just would have died with Jesus and you know turn to Hebrews chapter 10 let's see let's put you to the test tonight go to Hebrews chapter 10 and look at verse 26 same thing when you read the Old Testament you're like this stupid nation again they keep doing this again and again go to Hebrews chapter 10 and look at this look what the Bible says here look at verse 26 the Bible says for if we sin willfully first of all you ever done that you ever sin willfully what does that mean you ever know you're doing something you're about you ever know like you ever stand in there five minutes before you do something be like I know this is wrong and they do it anyway saved person you ever do that you're like I'm saved I would never do that you're a liar is what you are when you sin willfully this is what you do after that we have received the knowledge of the truth the remaineth no more sacrifice for sins look at Hebrews chapter 9 what does this mean first of all what does this mean if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth the remaining no more sacrifice for sins go to Hebrews chapter 9 and look at verse 11 the Bible says but Christ look Hebrews is modeling is showing you the whole model of Christ it's showing you how everything in the Old Testament that was done that was done for a reason it was a perfect picture of what was really to happen with Christ it was like it was like the mock-up you know what a mock-up is or it's like a rehearsal for the real thing and the real thing was Christ look at Hebrews chapter 9 and verse 11 but Christ it talks about you know the priests and doing the sacrifices and all these things and what are they they're nothing but a picture they were a picture of what was to come but Christ being coming high priest of good things to come by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands that is to say not of this building look it's the temple also was a picture it was a picture neither by the blood of goats and calves but by his own blood he entered in what underline this what's into the holy place having obtained eternal redemption for us all eternal by the way now look at verse 28 so Christ was what once offered Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation look he was offered once when you got saved your sins were washed away look every time you get saved it doesn't require Christ to be crucified again that's what Hebrews chapter 10 and verse 26 means there is no more sacrifice it's done it's done you say well what about sinning willfully well keep reading let's look at verse number 27 Hebrews chapter 10 but look there remain is no more sacrifice for sins God saying I'm not gonna sacrifice my son again for you you disobedient child is what he's saying he's like I'm not gonna put my son through that again you arrogant disobedient child you say why are you being so mean let's keep reading but a certain fearful looking of judgment and fiery indignation which shall devour the adversaries look there's a fearful look there's there's judgment for you in this life folks it's gonna devour people that are unsaved it's gonna send them to hell but there's judgment for you too if you despise Moses's law he that despise Moses's law died without mercy under two or three witnesses of how much sore punishment suppose that he that he be thought worthy who had trodden underfoot the son of God just draw an arrow arrow from if you sin willfully you trodden underfoot the son of God you're like I wouldn't have abandoned Jesus I wouldn't have abandoned Jesus I just stood by him Peter every time you sin willfully you're trodding the sacrifice of Jesus under your feet and have counted the blood of the Covenant where with he was sanctified an unholy thing whoa you're saying you sit there and you think five minutes before you go do something look I'm not talking about getting in the flesh and hitting your hand with a hammer and you know cursing or something I'm talking about thinking about something I'm gonna do this and I know it's wrong and then you go do it as a saved person that you're counting the sacrifice of Christ as an unholy thing and half done it gets worse it gets worse and half done despite unto the spirit of grace for we know him that says vengeance belong it to me I will recompense say it the Lord and again the Lord shall judge the wicked unsaved reprobates is that what it says the Lord shall judge all these people in this world that don't believe on him no it says a Lord shall judge his people it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God look folks if you are sinning willfully you are trodding Christ underfoot you are calling his sacrifice that we celebrate this week an unholy thing you said that's not what I mean that's what you're doing who cares what you mean that's what the Bible says you were and you know what you know what you're doing you're just you're you're despising the grace you're taking the grace you're like I'm saved I'm saved I can do whatever I want you're taking that first of all you're trodding Christ underfoot you're despising you're you're spitting in the face of the grace that God has given you you are calling the sacrifice of his only son an unholy thing and you know it it's a fearful thing for you if you do that because you're gonna fall into the hands of the living God it's not gonna send you to hell but he's gonna judge his people do you understand what this says now so you're hard on Peter you're hard on the disciples hard on the nation of Israel but look you know this is why this is why you must come to a church that preaches against sin this is why if I decided or anybody decided to go into the ministry and and have a a church where they're just gonna tell people like you know you guys are great and you're awesome and and just be worldly it's fine just be like the world public schools awesome I mean just you know teach your kids the Ten Commandments and everything will be fine you know if but that's isn't that these churches isn't that these churches even look even the churches even the churches with the right gospel in Fresno I'm thinking of one in particular in my mind right now I've met the pastor I've met the pastor's wife several times out soul winning they're saved but you know they're running a fun club there and and you say why because look I don't want to I don't want to bring people I mean what in the world let's get a bunch of people saved and then you know not teach them what the Bible says so they can just face nothing but fiery judgment and then and then you know I'll be held accountable for that you know I don't I don't think so you know let's let's teach let's teach people to get saved with the right gospel and then and then let's let's you know let's despise God's grace let's teach the right gospel let's let's just get right up to that point of salvation got it and then let's just let's just run grace crazy I mean what in the world what kind I mean what kind of character is that what kind of character is that to take the best thing you could ever be given and then just trodden the person that gave it to you under your feet and then just just use them just use the deal you said hey you said I could have this car and you know and it's nothing you just use wreckage just do whatever and just you know you just take advantage of that person for the rest of their life I mean look first of all you're just gonna put all those people under judgment and second of all it's just you know you're just turning the sacrifice of Christ which is the best thing that's ever happened in the history of the world into like you just into an unholy thing and I mean that encourages people to have a church that preaches the right gospel look most of them don't even preach the right gospel I'm not even going there but look have a church that preaches the right gospel and then it encourages people to basically be worldly and live like the world is just just encouraging people to trodden Christ encouraging people to take advantage of grace it's it's horrible to even think about especially as we think about the great sacrifice of Jesus look we will never be in a position like Jesus was in completely forsaken by everybody including God ever completely forsaken by all the least we can do especially this week as we remember the least we can do is not take it for granted let's bow our heads and have a word of prayer