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Marvin, Welcome to the Jesus Christ Show.

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Yes, Jesus, we know that
you was born. Um. The

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courtion I have is that he did
it said that before you came into this

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reality, that you was in a
place called heaven. Okay. Also in

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this place called heaven was one that
called Satan was there. Um. At

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this point, I'm saying that when
you came to this uh reality, this

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this world, and you came to
the Jewish people okay, and the Jewish

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people they did not accept you as
the truth da and the true prophet that

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you was, that that you were
from actually from God, from a different

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realm. Now, my courtion is
this most of the Jews, they know

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Jews, and they as said Jews. And the only reason I see the

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word I mean this is money.
I don't know yours. He just said

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is that they did not accept you. Um, because what color of a

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man that you was when when when
you lived on Deserve two thousand years ago?

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That's what I of course I'm asked. And because we know that the

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same Headrin counsel did not plot against
you until you threw them out of the

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temple. You interrupted their money source. And then that's what they said.

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But let's get let's le's let's get
in killed. Let's you know, let's

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kill them because they they tried you
for sedition. Um, But that's my

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question, is the one why did
they plot your murder? And not the

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one called Satan? He was one
called on his problems. Well we're talking

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about yes, yeah, No,
there's a lot of stuff in what was

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stated Marvin, and it's not when
you talk about the Jews. It was

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the reality was that the Jews were
the people of the day, in the

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place of the day. To say
that they didn't accept me as not completely

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true, because if they didn't accept
there be no Christianity doesn't mean that all

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of them did so. And as
far as the devil, the devil had

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already been cast out of heaven.
So when I was in heaven, yes,

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there was a point in time where
Lucifer was there and then was cast

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out of heaven. And I'm trying
to roll through some of your logic there.

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It wasn't just the color of my
skin was the same as the people

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around me. I was dark like
them, I had hair like them,

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I was dark complected, and all
of the attributes I had, they had.

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As a matter of fact, Scripture
said that there wasn't anything special about

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my outward appearance. So going through
why it was me that went through the

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process of dying and why didn't they
go after Satan is because the manifestation is

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two different things. I came as
a man. I came as a man

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to live and die and be resurrected
to pay for all mankind and those who

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choose to receive that salvation. It's
not what the devil came to do.

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And putting that on the people of
the time. The Jews, yes,

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had intense power, the Pharisees,
the Sadducees. There was power there,

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but there was also a relationship with
the actual power, which was the governing

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body, which was Rome. So
Jews didn't arrest me, nor could they.

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The Romans could. The Romans didn't
care at all about the religion,

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the religion of the matter of the
day, because it didn't play into them.

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They're polytheists. They have many gods
and it didn't matter to them if

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there was one more, one less, or any of those things. They

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had to find a different kind of
legality to arrest me. So that came

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in the form of referencing the King
of the Jews. He says he's the

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King of the Jews. Now king
means something different. At that time,

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that was a point of power,
a seat of power, and in that

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situation came the fear that it was
treason. So Rome didn't arrest me for

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religious issues, nor would they nor
would they arrest the devil himself. It

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wasn't about that focus. They had
to find a legal focus, which would

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be treason. And even the Romans
of the time, punchous pilot and the

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leaders thought that was weak, and
that's why Poncha's pilot set up to allow

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the possibility of me not having to
go to the cross by saying I will

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give the choice to the people.
They didn't want to deal with it,

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but they did make a case that
if he claims to be the King of

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the Jews, what are you going
to you got what are you guys going

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to do about it? Because the
religious leaders of the day did not have

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the power to do anything to me, so they put it on the Romans

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and made it affect of treason,
and in that point it allowed the Romans

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go, Okay, it's kind of
a silly technicality because he's not trying to

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overthrow Rome. Another thing tied into
what we spoke about earlier about the politics

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creeping into the church. Even Rome
at the time said, this guy's not

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that's not treason. He's not trying
to overthrow anything. He's not trying to

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get into the body politic at all. He wants to focus on the things

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of God. So even though it
was a technicality, they weren't down with

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it, and they were like,
oh, we really don't want to have

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to do this. But once it
comes out and that they're using the word

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treason, they kind of have to
react and do something. So they did,

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and they tried to give outs,
and the outs didn't come to fruition.

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Everybody yelled for Barabbas. Barabbas is
believed to have been a very political

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rebellious, politically rebellious individual, and
it ended up that they let a guy

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who was truly rebellious towards Rome off
and I ended up going to the Cross.

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So I know that there was a
lot of things wrapped up in their

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Marvin, but that's the reality as
to what was going on, and it's

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just that I took the attention away
religiously I took the attention away from the

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politicians. I took the attention away
from just about everything in that circumstance,

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and in doing that, ruffled a
lot of feathers, and a lot of

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people just wanted me to go away. Elaine, Welcome to the Jesus Christ

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Show. Hello Jesus, how are
you? I am well, thank you

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for your patience. Oh, no
problem. I have a question, and

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my question is in Matthew twenty four, verse forty is human will be working

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in the fields, and one will
be taken and the other one left behind.

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I'm just wondering where where the one
is being taken to and how come

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the other one got left behind?
Well, this is an interesting passage,

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so good eye, and there's different
beliefs. You're like, I got one.

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There are different interpretations here, and
the landing on the widest belief would

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be this is suggesting the rapture and
that different people are taken for different reasons,

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different people are left for different reasons. Those who believe in and I'm

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not going to get into the complications
of the pre or mid tribulation that would

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they would understand that those taken in
this passage would be taken in judgment by

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Christ. Okay, so they're taking
any judgment, but the judgment part seems

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to be throughout the entirety of it, in that its seeded in that context

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that there is a judgment here and
some are taken and then some would be

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left, but they're also there,
survived, continue to live on earth,

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and this would be done under the
protection of God as it talks about in

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Revelation twenty one through six. But
there are some that and this is a

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possibility as well that goes back to
Me sending out my angels together his elect

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in this case, my elect from
Earth, and this would tie into Matthew

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twenty four thirty one. So there's
a couple different ways to interpret it,

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but the whole of it does seem
to be that it is about judgment.

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It might be the very act or
description of what is often referred to as

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the rapture as well. So that
is one of those things that is contested

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and talked about, find out,
you know, what's what's going on into

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what end, of course scripture itself
is at that time there will be two

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men in the field. One will
be taken and one will be left.

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And so why has one taken and
why has one left? Obviously becomes the

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concern as to who's you know,
who's doing what, But it most certainly

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ties into judgment, getting into the
tribulation and the rapture and the different beliefs

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as to PrePost in mid gets into
a lot of a lot of other things.

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We've talked about it on the program. But it is also one of

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those things that there's evidence for kind
of all beliefs, and at that point

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you kind of have to be as
open as possible as to what God is

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going to conclude. End time stuff
is or eschatology is. It can be

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very difficult one. Yeah, you
can study it, but it is about

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last things. It is about the
things that come in the end times.

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And it also says in scripture the
Nomaan shall know the day nor the hour,

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but maybe the season. You're basically
focusing on the season there, and

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it gets quite complicated as to why
people land where they land. But most

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certainly what's going on in Matthew twenty
forty is that one is leaving by way

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of God and one is staying under
the protection of God. The most likely

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belief there is that it deals with
the rapture or the judgment of the one

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that is being taken away. Margaret. Welcome to the Jesus Christ Show.

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Good morning Jesus, Hi Margaret.
My question is that my son is at

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the age to commence Catholic confirmation class
and he does not want to do it.

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So my question is should I force
him? Make him go? Of

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course as a strong word, but
just make him go to these classes?

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Okay? So what's he around?
Thirteen or so? It's actually fifteen,

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okay, Well, it varies depending
on the church. Sometimes, you know,

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if an adult is baptized then and
converts, they would do it immediately.

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Some kids can do it as early
as seven or so, but it

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really is dependent upon the church's practices. At fifteen, it's a tough sell.

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I get it. But the confirmation
is of the individual, not of

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the family. So if he's the
one going to confirm his faith and doesn't

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want to go, then to force
him doesn't change anything. If he goes

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and still doesn't want to confirm his
faith, it's not like anything changes.

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He just goes. So have you
talked to him? Does he believe?

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You know? He's gone, He's
attended Catholic school his whole you know life,

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and he has some doubts he This
class is at the church, um,

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you know, associated with the school
he went to, and so it's

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filled with friends. Okay, And
I guess my thought is if he I

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guess my thought is if he doesn't
do it now with his friends. And

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I know I can tell he is
happy and excited to see his friends and

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do this, you know, get
together with his friends, even if it's

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just for his class. But Mike
concern is that he just won't. He

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will never do it if he doesn't
do it now. So I mean,

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I understand what you're saying. Um, I feel I feel like in a

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way, I guess I'm I feel
like I'm exchanging, Like I know that

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he's not really mature enough, but
it won't. But if he doesn't now,

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he'll be grateful later that he that
I did make him do it.

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Maybe so, but it's it's you
got to think of it another way.

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It's like a forced marriage. I
mean, if he if he if God

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is a huge part of his life
and he feels it's important to do,

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he'll do it. If he doesn't
want to go right now, then going

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is not really going to change that. It's going to be based on,

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you know, his feelings about the
whole thing. So I'm more curious as

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to why he doesn't want to go
as he said just other than he has

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said that he has some doubts about
his face, and I've just kind of

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said, you know, that's natural. Yeah, I have doubts, and

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I I think he doesn't, like
you said, it's a tough age.

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I think he just doesn't kind of
want anybody to tell him what to you

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know, where to be at a
certain time. And it's it's a two

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year commitment, so that's almost like
I feel like that's more his his concern,

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But maybe I should have a deeper
conversation with him about it. I

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think that's important because on one hand, if he says he has doubts,

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well, you know, welcome to
the club. And secondly, well,

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then all the more reason to study
more ask those questions. Now's the time.

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It's not only about confirmation. I
mean it is, but it's also

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about if he went through it and
at the end of it says I don't

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want to be confirmed. I have
major issues. You might have to deal

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with that on the other side as
well, because that's fair too. But

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to have. There's two different types
of doubts, Margaret, and people always

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ask if doubting is bad. No, Doubting can be productive as long as

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it pushes and propels you rather to
find answers. Now, if doubt just

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gives you an excuse to sit and
not ask questions, that's problematic. So

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if he has doubt, now is
the time to ask, to ask questions,

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and to use it for that.
But if you know, if if

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he's just going to use it as
an excuse not to explore, that's not

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a good thing. I think it's
as a parent to say I understand and

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your confirmation is going to be up
to you as far as where you take

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that. But I would like you
to at least start to be in there

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to ask the questions of doubt.
If you don't get the answers you're looking

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for, then we will talk about
it. I don't want to force you,

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because it, you know, defeats
the purpose of you going towards God

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on your own to know God and
to understand God and why it's important to

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you and your fears. You know, my fear is at fifteen. Of

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course you're going to be wishy washy
about it. But there may be a

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day that you were happy that you
did it and that you got questions answered.

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And so I don't want to push
you into it, but I don't

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want, you know, laziness to
keep you from an opportunity to learn more

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about your faith, the faith of
our family, the faith of our extended

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family, and and and so I'm
doing my parental duty to make sure that

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it's open to you and you understand
what will take place. And um,

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you know, find maybe in your
in your parish there's somebody who knows an

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apologist if the if the questions are
really deep dealing with you know, concepts

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of the church, concepts of God
itself. You know, so if God

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himself rather that if if he comes
up with questions, he has the right

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to have those questions answered. But
hopefully this is a place where he can

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do that as well. But communication, I think is going to be key.

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He's got to give you a little
better understanding, and likewise, you

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need to give them better understanding.
Why you think it's important that he should

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at least start and ask the questions
about his doubts. Are they about the

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church or are they about the existence
of God? Because you know, let's

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face it, there's a lot of
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as well, and you need to
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right right. That is very helpful, Thank you very much, I

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hope. So let me know how
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very deep questions that you think are
just you know, a little little deeper,

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you can get a hold of me
at our flagship station KFI in Los

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Angeles, and I'm happy to talk
with him if if there's any deep questions

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that he might have. Oh,
thank you very much. It's a hard

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thing to deal with young people in
God right now, harder than probably ever

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before. So just be fair and
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I will all right up. God, bless you Margaret and a what

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a good mommy focused on her boy
and not wanting to force him because we

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all know, let's face it,
if you force good food down someone's throat,

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they'll vomit it up, and unfortunately
that comes with a great price.

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And a lot of people reject faith. This show is a place as a

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home for that. A lot of
people that have rejected God or feel that

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God has rejected them, have rejected
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has rejected them, people that have
tough questions and demand reasonable answers. This

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show is not church, so that
many times before, Church is a community.

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And although we have a community of
listeners you know that call in and

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connect on the program, the reality
is you need to have what is referred

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to as coin and ea that that
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However, this place has always been
a safe haven for people with tough questions

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that want good, strong answers,
and for your as focused and on scripture

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as this program is and always will
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out, oh, is this got
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doesn't have any bent. It focuses
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focuses on what's important to God,
not just what is important to man or

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what is important to Democrats or Republicans. God is not a god of America.

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God is a God of the entirety
of the universe, and to focus

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on those things often make people hear
and see things differently. That's what we

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want to be. You get those
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want to be a place where you're
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seated in even if it's seated in
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Mary. Welcome to the Jesus Christ
Show. Hello Jesus, how are

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you? I am well married,
what's going on? Thank you for getting

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my call. I have a question. It's important for me, very important.

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Okay, I actually converted to Christianity. I am originally from Iran,

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and I converted to Christianity about twenty
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you. My family for the past
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Okay, But however, when I
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about my interests in conversion, and
when I went through it, they were

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very supportive. And when I came
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I didn't find anything much different from
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with regard to ethicality or morality or
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reason I'm saying that is I want
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a toward life is very much Bible
like. And so now my question is

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the only difference is that I appreciate
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Oh where does that put us?
If? Morality wise and ethicality wise,

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they are up there there Christianity teach
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the concept of salvation. That's a
great question, a great question. We're

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up against the clock, so I
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And what it comes down to is
that humans often understand morality and the

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golden rule, right. They understand
do one to others as you wish them

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to do to you. Don't hurt
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Don't steal from anybody because you don't
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these things are basic and societal in
understanding. For the most part. What's

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different to the Christian the believer about
salvation is that is a comparison from person

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to person. People say, well, I don't murder, so I'm better

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than that person, or I don't
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But God says that is not my
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and you cannot live up to that. Ever, to try and say that

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you are compared to a person is
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which is the ultimate standard is where
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you're being good is going to get
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you close to God is like saying
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against God. So this the analogy
often given is it's the equivalent of every

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human being standing on the southernmost part
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and measuring who got the closest.
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So salvation is needed in the fact
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So God so loved the world that
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to fulfill the areas that humans can't, so that humans will have a way

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back to God in eternity in union
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what it comes down to be perfect, as your Father in heaven is perfect,

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you can't. So what you need
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sacrifice of a perfect sacrificial lamb,
which is Jesus Christ. And in that

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you are taken to that area you
can't get to on your own, which

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is salvation, and to be with
the Maker for eternity. Remember, more

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importantly than everything going on in the
world today are these simple words. I

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Am with you always, kf II
on demand,