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[3548.98 --> 3550.48] The spirit himself
[3550.48 --> 3552.24] testifies with our spirits
[3552.24 --> 3553.54] that we are children
[3553.54 --> 3554.12] of God
[3554.12 --> 3555.56] and now if we are children
[3555.56 --> 3556.74] then we are heirs.
[3556.90 --> 3557.74] Heirs of God
[3557.74 --> 3558.58] and co-heirs
[3558.58 --> 3559.56] with Christ.
[3560.02 --> 3560.66] Now that is one
[3560.66 --> 3561.84] of my favorite lines
[3561.84 --> 3562.94] in all of scripture.
[3563.30 --> 3564.12] We are children.
[3564.36 --> 3565.06] If we are children
[3565.06 --> 3565.88] then we are heirs.
[3566.08 --> 3566.86] Heirs of God
[3566.86 --> 3568.16] and co-heirs with Christ.
[3568.16 --> 3569.26] But even I
[3569.26 --> 3571.22] forget the second part
[3571.22 --> 3571.72] of that line.
[3573.16 --> 3573.92] If indeed
[3573.92 --> 3576.50] we share in his sufferings
[3576.50 --> 3579.10] in order that we may also
[3579.10 --> 3580.04] share in his glory.
[3582.04 --> 3582.72] Children
[3582.72 --> 3585.40] who share in the cross
[3585.40 --> 3587.06] will share in the crown.
[3587.06 --> 3591.60] But beloved
[3591.60 --> 3593.56] be wary
[3593.56 --> 3594.76] of so-called
[3594.76 --> 3595.54] Bible teachers
[3595.54 --> 3597.30] who will tell you
[3597.30 --> 3598.28] that you can have
[3598.28 --> 3598.96] the crown
[3598.96 --> 3600.92] without the cross.
[3602.40 --> 3604.16] Do not be surprised
[3604.16 --> 3605.70] that this test
[3605.70 --> 3607.02] has come upon you.
[3608.62 --> 3609.64] Jesus lived
[3609.64 --> 3610.06] the life
[3610.06 --> 3610.76] I should have lived
[3610.76 --> 3611.66] and died the death
[3611.66 --> 3612.60] that I deserved
[3612.60 --> 3613.32] and by grace
[3613.32 --> 3614.12] through faith
[3614.12 --> 3615.60] as the free gift
[3615.60 --> 3616.14] of God
[3616.14 --> 3617.22] he grants me
[3617.22 --> 3618.42] the righteousness
[3618.42 --> 3619.36] of Jesus
[3619.36 --> 3621.78] and by the free gift
[3621.78 --> 3622.40] of grace
[3622.40 --> 3623.78] he declares you
[3623.78 --> 3624.72] a righteous
[3624.72 --> 3626.52] child of God.
[3626.86 --> 3627.72] He names you
[3627.72 --> 3628.40] a son
[3628.40 --> 3629.46] and a daughter.
[3630.38 --> 3631.06] He calls you
[3631.06 --> 3631.78] his own
[3631.78 --> 3634.40] and that grace
[3634.40 --> 3637.12] oh that amazing
[3637.12 --> 3638.16] grace
[3638.16 --> 3639.40] is free
[3639.40 --> 3640.50] to you.
[3642.24 --> 3643.60] But make no mistake
[3643.60 --> 3644.44] it's not cheap.
[3645.60 --> 3646.64] That grace
[3646.64 --> 3647.48] cost Jesus
[3647.48 --> 3648.28] everything.
[3650.54 --> 3651.58] That grace
[3651.58 --> 3653.90] is what led
[3653.90 --> 3654.90] Jesus to the cross.
[3655.98 --> 3656.90] And now
[3656.90 --> 3657.42] you
[3657.42 --> 3659.12] don't
[3659.12 --> 3659.96] cheapen
[3659.96 --> 3661.08] the cross
[3661.08 --> 3662.22] because you
[3662.22 --> 3663.00] aren't willing
[3663.00 --> 3663.84] as a disciple
[3663.84 --> 3665.06] to count the cost.
[3666.02 --> 3666.62] The grace
[3666.62 --> 3667.10] of God
[3667.10 --> 3667.94] is absolutely
[3667.94 --> 3668.74] and utterly
[3668.74 --> 3669.60] free.
[3671.14 --> 3672.80] But being a Christian
[3672.80 --> 3674.06] may cost you
[3674.06 --> 3674.62] your life.
[3676.10 --> 3676.56] Now that's not
[3676.56 --> 3677.10] a reality
[3677.10 --> 3678.04] that many of us
[3678.04 --> 3678.96] are familiar with.
[3680.38 --> 3681.34] But being a Christian
[3681.34 --> 3681.94] may cost you
[3681.94 --> 3682.42] your job.
[3683.94 --> 3684.96] I know some of you
[3684.96 --> 3685.36] are familiar
[3685.36 --> 3686.08] with that reality.