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Men hurl themselves into perdition, and their destruction

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is willful.

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Man's amnesty against God is great, and his

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rebellion strong and fortified, because of his rune

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nature, for in Job we read, how much

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more abominable and filthy is man, which drinketh

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iniquity like water.

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But give man a little religion, and he

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is content to remain in his sins, with

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a hope of heaven.

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Yet every step he takes draws him closer

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to hell.

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Hell groans beneath him, and the weight of

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his sins press down upon him, and God's

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wrath hovers above him, and the very ground

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he walks upon is like ice, as the

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prophet Jeremiah's sermon against lying prophets declares.

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Wherefore, their way should be unto them as

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slippery ways in the darkness.

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They should be driven on and fall therein,

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for I will bring evil upon them, even

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the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

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Some think they can attain heaven, but good

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works and a good opinion of themselves.

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But a sinner in heaven will stand out

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like a bluebird in a lemon tree.

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Every saint and angel will gawk at you

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and demand your immediate removal.

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But you can hide behind the doorway of

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a church and blend in with real believers,

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with a smile on your face and a

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long track record of service.

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Your swagger and your boasting about all you've

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done for God may impress man, but it

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won't sway God, friend.

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God is angry with the wicked every day,

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and his anger boils against the hypocrite.

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Christ had harsh words for hypocrites in his

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day.

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He denounced the scribes and Pharisees in Matthew

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23, 27.

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Oh, woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites,

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for ye are like unto whited sepultures, which

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indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full

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of dead man's bones and all uncleanness.

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A religious person, full of themselves, is an

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ugly sight to behold as they go about

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seeking self-recognition under the guise of serving

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God.

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Some sing solos in the choir because they

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like applause.

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Some serve on deacon boards because they love

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power.

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But the hypocrite travels a broad path to

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destruction as he jostles others out of his

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way for a place of prominence at the

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front of the line.

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But every step he takes draws him closer

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and closer to hell.

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And when his time comes to die, his

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body is laid softly in a velvet coffin

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and put in the ground while his soul

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enters eternity and busts hell wide open.

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And then he is seized with terror and

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alarm, for the prophet Isaiah declares, The sinners

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in Zion are afraid.

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Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites.

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Who among us shall dwell with the devouring

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fire?

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Who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

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Listen, dear friend, you do not know that

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when you lie down tonight, death will visit

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you and soon you'll make your bed in

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hell.

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Religion won't help you then.

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Your good reputation won't help you then.

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Your good opinion of yourself won't help you

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then.

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Your tears of regret and remorse will only

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sting and burn your face as a reminder

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that you scorned the love of God while

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you were in the world and you made

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a mockery of God by your hypocritical, empty,

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religious life.

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And then outer darkness will engulf you as

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the internal chains of the damned will be

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fastened hard upon you.

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And there you will wiggle and squirm like

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a worm held up in the flame as

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the wrath of God is outpoured upon you

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like a smoking furnace.

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Listen, friend, yet you are still in a

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day of grace.

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If God's spirit has been dealing with your

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heart in conviction of sin, then God has

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not yet given you over to reprobation.

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Your only hope is to seek him now

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as God still offers mercy.

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If you don't take Christ now, friend, as

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your savior, you will one day meet him

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as your judge.

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Seek ye the Lord while he may be

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found.

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Call ye upon him while he is near.

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Let the wicked forsake his way and the

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unrighteous man his thoughts.

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And let him return unto the Lord and

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he will have mercy upon him.

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And to our God, for he will abundantly

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pardon.

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There on a bloody cross was a bloodstained

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savior from sin who can wash away all

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sin.

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The person is the Lord Jesus Christ.

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And there is a fountain filled with blood

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drawn from Emmanuel's veins.

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And sinners plunge beneath that flood, lose all

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their guilty stains.

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Come to Christ, friend, in repentance, confessing you

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are sinner and own him as your savior

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and Lord.

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Surrender all you are to all he is,

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for he is Lord.

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Let us pray.