100:00:00,000 –> 00:00:08,640The hardest people in the world to reach are not those who have200:00:08,640 –> 00:00:14,520never heard the gospel and they are not those who are living in flagrant, open300:00:14,520 –> 00:00:22,719rebellion against God either. The hardest people in the world to reach are those400:00:22,719 –> 00:00:28,200who have tasted the truth and then have turned away and become defiant.500:00:28,200 –> 00:00:29,580Welcome to Open the Bible600:00:29,600 –> 00:00:33,980with Pastor Colin Smith. I’m David Pick. Glad you could be with us today.700:00:33,980 –> 00:00:38,459And Colin, why do you think it is that the very hardest people to reach are800:00:38,459 –> 00:00:41,360the ones who have already had a taste of the gospel?900:00:41,360 –> 00:00:43,040Oh well, for example,1000:00:43,040 –> 00:00:45,619people who’ve grown up with the Christian faith and they’re quite sure1100:00:45,619 –> 00:00:48,880that they know what it is and they’ve nothing more for to receive and1200:00:48,880 –> 00:00:53,759then they decide this is not for me. Usually that person becomes very, very1300:00:53,759 –> 00:00:58,360resistant indeed even defiant. I mean they may not be openly angry but they’re1400:00:58,400 –> 00:01:02,459determined that they’re never going to go back to something that they’ve left.1500:01:02,459 –> 00:01:08,540And I had the opportunity of speaking about this at Taylor University and I’ll1600:01:08,540 –> 00:01:11,959tell you it was an unforgettable experience in speaking about the1700:01:11,959 –> 00:01:17,320dangers of becoming defiant towards God. Being brought up with the faith and then1800:01:17,320 –> 00:01:21,040deciding this is not for me, and going off and rejecting it. There were moments1900:01:21,040 –> 00:01:24,580where you could have heard a pindrop in the chapel and we were looking at one of2000:01:24,660 –> 00:01:30,180the most serious and sobering passages in all of the Scriptures Hebrews chapter2100:01:30,180 –> 00:01:36,120six that speaks to us about crucifying again the Son of God. That’s what a2200:01:36,120 –> 00:01:40,860person does when they have had some knowledge of the truth and then become2300:01:40,860 –> 00:01:45,860defiant towards the truth that at one time they may even have professed. So2400:01:45,860 –> 00:01:49,300we’re going to look at something really important. We’re in our series Faith that2500:01:50,220 –> 00:01:55,080last and to anyone who’s being defiant towards God I want to say from the heart2600:01:55,080 –> 00:01:59,699today stop doing that, it can’t take you anyplace good. There is an opportunity2700:01:59,699 –> 00:02:04,879for you to come back and to find Christ and you need to find it today so as you2800:02:04,879 –> 00:02:10,240heard we’re in Hebrews chapter six. As we begin the message defiance. Here’s Colin2900:02:10,240 –> 00:02:15,479now the theme of these four sessions that I’m privileged to have with you3000:02:15,559 –> 00:02:21,880this week is faith that lasts and I’m introducing you to four characters who3100:02:21,880 –> 00:02:27,580are really addressed in these verses from Hebrews. This morning we met3200:02:27,580 –> 00:02:32,100drifting the first of the four characters, thinks of himself as a good3300:02:32,100 –> 00:02:36,539person but lacks clear conviction is searching for more but still has not3400:02:36,860 –> 00:02:46,199found it and drifting we saw needs to grasp why he needs Jesus. Needs to grasp3500:02:46,199 –> 00:02:52,899the most basic principle of the Word of God. Needs to get the road that leads to3600:02:52,899 –> 00:03:00,100faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. And this is really really important because I’m3700:03:00,160 –> 00:03:06,440sure you don’t need me to say, you will have seen this, that too often the3800:03:06,440 –> 00:03:13,660gospel has been replaced in our time with a message that basically says3900:03:13,660 –> 00:03:19,479either that Jesus offers you a better life or that Jesus invites you to sign4000:03:19,479 –> 00:03:24,740up for his cause. And here’s the problem, that if you come to some form of4100:03:24,740 –> 00:03:29,720profession of faith on that basis then there will come a time when drift sets4200:03:29,960 –> 00:03:33,919in and you will find yourself saying you know what I can have a good life without4300:03:33,919 –> 00:03:41,979Jesus and I can sign up for a better cause than Jesus. And the drift will set4400:03:41,979 –> 00:03:52,360in. A faith that lasts begins with grasping deeply why we need Jesus. Now4500:03:52,360 –> 00:03:58,360tonight I want to introduce you to a second friend of mine who I’m going to4600:03:58,419 –> 00:04:06,000call Defiant. And I expect that you know someone like her maybe you will see4700:04:06,000 –> 00:04:12,600something of yourself in her. Let me describe Defiant to you. Defiant grew up4800:04:12,600 –> 00:04:18,500in the Church. Over the years she often went to camps, she played in concerts, she4900:04:18,500 –> 00:04:25,399served on teams, she engaged in Bible studies. Her parents were relentless5000:04:25,519 –> 00:04:29,959in trying to encourage her to get involved. And she felt the pressure to5100:04:29,959 –> 00:04:36,880conform. And she really did try and fit in, but somehow she always felt that she5200:04:36,880 –> 00:04:45,220was on the outside and that she was looking in. Defiant can remember times5300:04:45,220 –> 00:04:50,760when she might have come to faith. That time at the camp when she felt that God5400:04:50,880 –> 00:04:57,359was speaking to her. And she wanted to respond, but then she held back. There5500:04:57,359 –> 00:05:01,700was that trip when she was serving the poor. And she felt like ah! This is what5600:05:01,700 –> 00:05:07,920I meant to be doing. But then it passed. And then there was the time when her5700:05:07,920 –> 00:05:13,799friend was diagnosed with cancer. Everybody prayed. And the friend was5800:05:13,799 –> 00:05:20,220wonderfully healed. On each of these occasions, defiant came5900:05:20,339 –> 00:05:29,279very very close to faith. But she helped back. Because she knew deep in her heart6000:05:29,279 –> 00:05:37,899that in many ways, following Jesus Christ would be costly for her. And over time6100:05:37,899 –> 00:05:41,500she realized that somewhere down the line, she was going to have to make a6200:05:41,500 –> 00:05:47,019clear-cut choice between either going with Jesus or walking away from him6300:05:47,040 –> 00:05:51,959altogether. Being close to faith without being committed to Christ was6400:05:51,959 –> 00:05:58,420ultimately unsustainable. She knew that sooner or later she’d have to6500:05:58,420 –> 00:06:02,440give herself completely to Christ or else she would walk away from Christ6600:06:02,440 –> 00:06:10,619altogether. And today she avoids talking about faith. If the subject comes up, she6700:06:10,619 –> 00:06:16,299has already defense. From time to time people from the church she grew up in6800:06:16,700 –> 00:06:24,040try and reach out to her, try and draw her back. But, she really has no interest at6900:06:24,040 –> 00:06:28,940all. And that’s why I’m calling her defiant.7000:06:28,940 –> 00:06:34,160So here’s a summary of defiant. She had some experience of Christianity but7100:06:34,160 –> 00:06:39,079found it costly. She has decided to leave it behind. She7200:06:39,239 –> 00:06:45,399has no interest in following Jesus Christ.7300:06:45,399 –> 00:06:48,660Now let me say to you candidly, and I’ve observed this over many years as a7400:06:48,660 –> 00:06:54,820pastor, that the hardest people in the world to reach are not those who have7500:06:54,820 –> 00:07:01,299never heard the gospel. And they are not those who are living in flagrant open7600:07:01,299 –> 00:07:07,839rebellion against God either. The hardest people in the world7700:07:08,739 –> 00:07:15,119to reach are those who have tasted the truth and then have turned away and7800:07:15,119 –> 00:07:20,440become defiant. And Hebrews, in the verses that were read, speaks7900:07:20,440 –> 00:07:24,540particularly about those who have fallen away from faith in Jesus.8000:07:24,540 –> 00:07:32,220That is, people who have walked away from a faith that they may once have professed.8100:07:32,799 –> 00:07:43,880Now, as we saw this morning, Jesus said my sheep will never perish.8200:07:43,880 –> 00:07:49,619So, how is it possible for people who once made a profession of faith to fall away, if they8300:07:49,619 –> 00:07:55,940abandoned the faith, were they ever Christ’s sheep? Now, you will know that8400:07:55,940 –> 00:08:01,380some Christians believe that a person who truly belongs to Jesus Christ can8500:08:01,619 –> 00:08:07,480lose their salvation. And these words in Hebrews in chapter 6 are often pointed8600:08:07,480 –> 00:08:12,179to, the words about falling away are often pointed to in support of that8700:08:12,179 –> 00:08:21,320belief. But here’s the problem as I see it. The words of Hebrews about falling8800:08:21,320 –> 00:08:30,000away need to be put alongside the words of Jesus when he says my sheep never8900:08:30,000 –> 00:08:36,820perish. All Scripture is breathed out by God, and God never contradicts himself so9000:08:36,820 –> 00:08:45,440all Scripture must be read in the light of Scripture and cannot be understood in9100:08:45,440 –> 00:08:52,619such a way as to create open contradiction. So Jesus said, my sheep9200:08:52,619 –> 00:08:59,520will never perish. Hebrews 6 then cannot possibly mean that some of them will.9300:09:00,479 –> 00:09:05,140Scripture tells us that nothing can separate us from the love of God which9400:09:05,140 –> 00:09:08,260is in Christ Jesus our Lord. That’s the end of Romans chapter 8.9500:09:08,260 –> 00:09:12,179So Hebrews 6 cannot mean that there will be some things that will separate us9600:09:12,179 –> 00:09:17,739from the love of Christ. Scripture says that when God begins a good work in us9700:09:17,739 –> 00:09:22,119he does bring it to completion. That’s Philippians and chapter 1, so Hebrews 69800:09:22,119 –> 00:09:26,260cannot therefore mean that in some cases God will start a work and then9900:09:26,320 –> 00:09:32,359abandon it and leave off what He has begun. So we must understand Hebrews10000:09:32,359 –> 00:09:36,820chapter 6 as those who believe that the whole Bible is the Word of God we must10100:09:36,820 –> 00:09:41,159understand the warnings of Hebrews 6 in a way that is consistent with the10200:09:41,159 –> 00:09:44,280promise of Jesus when He says,10300:09:52,200 –> 00:09:53,919Now putting these together then10400:09:54,039 –> 00:10:01,039we can say two things. The first is that we can say with confidence that a person10500:10:01,039 –> 00:10:11,400who was truly one of Christ’s sheep and turned away will come back. If she is one10600:10:11,400 –> 00:10:17,619of Christ’s sheep if he is one of Christ’s sheep he will come back, must, must. May be10700:10:17,700 –> 00:10:26,340gone for a long time, may wander very, very far away but if they are among Christ’s10800:10:26,340 –> 00:10:32,020sheep they will come back. They must come back it is inevitable because Jesus Christ10900:10:32,020 –> 00:10:41,059never loses one of his own. Take Peter as an example. I mean he denied that he ever11000:10:41,280 –> 00:10:48,280knew Jesus and he did it with cursing! And if you had stood there on that night when11100:10:48,599 –> 00:10:54,760this explosion came out of it you would have thought, I would have thought, oh he is gone!11200:10:54,760 –> 00:11:01,000There is no coming back from this. But Peter repented and he was wonderfully, wonderfully11300:11:01,000 –> 00:11:06,080restored showing that he was indeed truly one of Christ’s sheep. The evidence of11400:11:06,140 –> 00:11:12,080it was that he became back. On the other hand, surely putting these two truths together,11500:11:12,080 –> 00:11:19,080we can conclude this, that a person who turns away from Jesus Christ and never comes back11600:11:19,820 –> 00:11:25,179to the end of their life, never comes back, thereby gives demonstration that they never11700:11:25,200 –> 00:11:31,919were among Christ’s sheep. And of course we have an example of this in Judas Iscariot11800:11:32,039 –> 00:11:39,039who walked away from Jesus and never returned. Now what makes this confusing and difficult11900:11:40,799 –> 00:11:47,799for all of us is of course that Peter and Judas look pretty much the same. Both professed12000:11:48,419 –> 00:11:55,419faith, both followed Jesus, both served in ministry, how could one have belonged to Christ’s12100:11:56,359 –> 00:12:03,359have belonged to Christ’s flock and the other not? Hebrews chapter 6 really helps us here12200:12:03,840 –> 00:12:09,479by making it clear, and this is the fundamental point to grasp about Hebrews 6 tonight, that12300:12:09,479 –> 00:12:16,340it is possible to have spiritual experience that is not saving experience.12400:12:16,340 –> 00:12:21,260You’re listening to Open The Bible with Pastor Colin Smith, and a message called Defiance.12500:12:21,260 –> 00:12:26,419We’ve been learning how it’s possible to have a spiritual experience which is not in12600:12:26,419 –> 00:12:31,119the end the saving spiritual experience. So I hope you’ll stay with us for the rest of12700:12:31,119 –> 00:12:35,840the broadcast. If you’re not able to do that, you can easily catch up or go back and listen12800:12:35,840 –> 00:12:41,960again by coming online to our website, openthebible.org.uk.12900:12:41,960 –> 00:12:47,080Many of us love reading, but our busy lives don’t allow much time for that. So we often13000:12:47,119 –> 00:12:53,479listen to audiobooks and podcasts. Maybe when we’re driving or out for a walk. So we have13100:12:53,479 –> 00:12:58,000a new podcast starting this month, and it’s called Hike Through The Bible.13200:12:58,000 –> 00:13:02,880Yeah. And the Hike Through The Bible podcast will take you on a journey through the entire13300:13:02,880 –> 00:13:08,859Bible story, giving you the option of listening or watching rather than reading. And in each13400:13:08,859 –> 00:13:13,479episode I’ll read a chapter of my book, Hike Through The Bible, and then I’ll discuss it13500:13:13,739 –> 00:13:21,140friends. I hope you’ll join me in hiking through the Bible. You’ll grow in your faith, you’ll13600:13:21,140 –> 00:13:25,559deepen your grasp of scripture, and you’ll come to love Jesus more.13700:13:25,559 –> 00:13:30,659So that’s the Hike Through The Bible podcast. And it’s not too late to get started. You’ll13800:13:30,659 –> 00:13:36,599find the Hike Through The Bible podcast wherever you get your podcasts and there’s a link on13900:13:36,599 –> 00:13:43,359our website at openthebible.org.uk. You’ll also find more information about the podcast.14000:13:43,979 –> 00:13:46,500Back to the message now. Here again is Colin.14100:13:46,500 –> 00:13:51,219Now notice what is said in verses 4-6 in which various spiritual experiences that do not14200:13:51,219 –> 00:13:57,919save are described. It is impossible in the case of those who have once been enlightened,14300:13:57,919 –> 00:14:02,840who have tasted the heavenly gift, have shared in the Holy Spirit, have tasted the goodness14400:14:02,840 –> 00:14:08,500of the Word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, it’s impossible14500:14:08,700 –> 00:14:15,700restore them again to repentance. Now Hebrews here lists five kinds of spiritual experience14600:14:17,880 –> 00:14:24,880that a person can have without being saved. They have been enlightened, that’s number14700:14:26,159 –> 00:14:33,159one, in other words it is possible to have the light of truth. To be brought up in a14800:14:33,559 –> 00:14:38,880faithful biblical church to come to a faithful biblical place like Taylor University and14900:14:38,880 –> 00:14:45,880to know the truth and for you to understand it and even as in the case of Judas to teach15000:14:47,500 –> 00:14:54,500it because he did that and yet not to be saved. Notice secondly they have tasted the heavenly15100:14:56,159 –> 00:15:01,780gift. What’s the heavenly gift? The heavenly gift clearly is Jesus himself, God so loved15200:15:01,780 –> 00:15:07,080the the world that he gave his one and only Son. Jesus is the heavenly gift. And what15300:15:07,080 –> 00:15:14,080we’re being told here is that it is possible for someone who is not one of Christ’s sheep15400:15:14,159 –> 00:15:21,159to have at least some taste of the love of God. Remember that tasting is not the same15500:15:21,539 –> 00:15:27,039as eating. Before Jesus was nailed to the cross Matthew tells us that they offered to15600:15:27,080 –> 00:15:34,080him wine to drink, mixed with gall, and when he tasted it he would not drink it. The wine15700:15:35,780 –> 00:15:41,159mixed with gall actually had mild anesthetic properties. It was the one little piece of15800:15:41,159 –> 00:15:45,099compassion that was offered to someone when they were nailed to a cross. But, of course,15900:15:45,099 –> 00:15:52,080Jesus had to be fully conscious throughout all of his suffering. And when he tastes it16000:15:52,080 –> 00:15:56,659and realizes what it is, he refuses and he will not take it. Now, in the same way, it16100:15:56,659 –> 00:16:03,659is possible to taste the heavenly gift, to have some knowledge of Jesus, and yet not16200:16:04,340 –> 00:16:11,340to have any appetite for more. Third, they have shared in the Holy Spirit.16300:16:12,320 –> 00:16:18,700Now, when I have the opportunity as a pastor of speaking to someone who has turned away16400:16:18,739 –> 00:16:25,739from faith, the question that I sometimes ask is this. What was the nearest you ever16500:16:26,039 –> 00:16:33,039came to being a Christian? And I often get an answer like this, well, you know, I remember16600:16:33,140 –> 00:16:39,419one night at camp and I did feel that God was speaking to me then and I wanted to respond,16700:16:39,419 –> 00:16:43,520but I didn’t. And when I hear a story like this, there’s16800:16:43,659 –> 00:16:50,659absolutely no question in my mind that the Holy Spirit touched this person’s life. They16900:16:51,719 –> 00:16:56,239shared in the Holy Spirit, though of course sharing in the Holy Spirit is not the same17000:16:56,239 –> 00:17:03,039as being indwelt by the Holy Spirit. What happened was that this person had a spiritual17100:17:03,039 –> 00:17:10,040experience, but it was not a seething experience and it is possible to see and experience the17200:17:10,920 –> 00:17:17,920spirit of God at work without being truly saved. And then number four, they have tasted17300:17:21,280 –> 00:17:26,439the goodness of the Word of God. Notice again the word tasted, and remember that tasting17400:17:26,439 –> 00:17:32,640is not the same as eating. It is possible to be well-taught in the word of God over17500:17:32,640 –> 00:17:38,800many, many years to have that as a spiritual experience, but for it not to be a saving17600:17:39,239 –> 00:17:44,640experience and still not to be one of Christ’s sheep. And then fifthly and17700:17:44,640 –> 00:17:51,640finally they have tasted the powers of the age to come. In other words it is possible17800:17:52,000 –> 00:17:59,000for a person to experience real answers to prayer, even to experience a miracle, to be17900:17:59,859 –> 00:18:05,140used in a remarkable way by God, even to bring someone else to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ18000:18:05,160 –> 00:18:12,160and still not to be saved yourself. Now it would be easy when you go through this list18100:18:12,500 –> 00:18:19,500to simply assume that someone who has, let’s put them together, been enlightened, tasted18200:18:19,839 –> 00:18:25,380the heavenly gift, shared in the holy spirit, tasted in the goodness of the Word of God18300:18:25,380 –> 00:18:32,140and the powers of the age to come, that such a person must belong to Jesus Christ. And18400:18:32,280 –> 00:18:39,020Hebrews chapter six is quite clearly telling us that that would be a false assumption.18500:18:39,020 –> 00:18:46,260Now at this point you might very reasonably be asking and wondering, well are there any18600:18:46,260 –> 00:18:53,260examples, real examples, in the Bible of people who experienced these five things and were18700:18:53,260 –> 00:19:02,300it not Christ’s sheep? And the answer to that is yes, plenty of examples. I don’t18800:19:02,300 –> 00:19:07,079want to keep you here all night on this. So let me just give you three, the first would18900:19:07,079 –> 00:19:14,739be the people of Bethsaida. Listen to what Jesus says in regards to them, then Matthew19000:19:14,739 –> 00:19:24,140says Matthew 11 20, he began to denounce the cities, where most of his mighty works had19100:19:24,140 –> 00:19:30,739been done, because they did not repent, now notice that we’ve being told quite clearly19200:19:30,739 –> 00:19:37,020here in the Gospels that Bethsaida was the place, one of the places, where most, most19300:19:37,020 –> 00:19:46,959of Jesus miracles were done, the light of Christ came to this town, the people of Bethsaida19400:19:46,959 –> 00:19:54,920they tasted the miraculous powers of the age to come, they heard the word of God from the19500:19:54,920 –> 00:20:01,319lips of Jesus himself, you can’t get better than that, they saw the Holy Spirit working19600:20:01,319 –> 00:20:08,819in power, the people of Bethsaida enjoyed remarkable spiritual experiences but in the19700:20:08,819 –> 00:20:17,800end they rejected Jesus and they did not repent. Second example, John chapter 6 speaks about19800:20:17,800 –> 00:20:24,160disciples who turned back, after this many of His, that’s Jesus disciples, turned back19900:20:24,160 –> 00:20:31,060and no longer walked with Him, that’s John 6, and verse 66. Now the story here begins20000:20:31,060 –> 00:20:35,579at the beginning of John 6 where Jesus feeds 5,000 people with the loaves and the fish20100:20:35,579 –> 00:20:42,819that are given to Him by a little boy and the people were fed, miraculously fed on that20200:20:42,819 –> 00:20:48,180day, they heard the Word of God from the lips of the Son of God and they literally tasted20300:20:48,180 –> 00:20:54,280a miracle, tasted a miracle. So it’s not surprising that on the next day when they20400:20:54,280 –> 00:20:58,260find that Jesus isn’t in that place they come to the other side of the lake, they follow20500:20:58,260 –> 00:21:03,119Him all the way round there because they want something more and Jesus teaches them the20600:21:03,119 –> 00:21:10,359significance of the multiplying of the loaves and the fish. I am the bread of life, He says,20700:21:10,359 –> 00:21:17,760whoever comes to Me shall not hunger and whoever believes in Me shall never thirst, whoever20800:21:18,280 –> 00:21:24,400feeds upon Me will live because of Me. He teaches them throughout John and chapter 620900:21:24,400 –> 00:21:31,339but this teaching of Jesus made them uncomfortable and John chapter 6 and verse 60 says, when21000:21:31,339 –> 00:21:38,339many of His disciples many of them heard it, they said this is a hard saying. Don’t like21100:21:39,119 –> 00:21:46,619what Jesus is saying here, who can listen to it? And eventually John 6, 66 many of His21200:21:46,800 –> 00:21:53,680disciples turned back and no longer walked with Him. Now here again are people who have21300:21:53,680 –> 00:22:00,680heard the Word of God from the Son of God, they have experienced a miracle and they have21400:22:00,719 –> 00:22:06,739followed Jesus around the lake, they’ve seen enough of Jesus to want to follow Him up to21500:22:06,739 –> 00:22:13,739a certain point, but when they are faced with the full implications of His sovereign claim21600:22:14,560 –> 00:22:20,839upon their lives, what do they do? They’re off. They turn back.21700:22:20,839 –> 00:22:24,359And the third example I’ll give to you this evening, of course is the one that is best21800:22:24,359 –> 00:22:29,920known and that is the example of Judas Iscariot. Everything that is said in Hebrews in chapter21900:22:29,920 –> 00:22:35,839six was true of Judas Iscariate, but despite all of this spiritual experience that was22000:22:35,839 –> 00:22:42,839not saving experience, Judas Iscariot walks away. Now I’m saying to you, from Judas Iscariot22100:22:43,839 –> 00:22:49,420in this passage of scripture and from these very clear examples that it is therefore possible22200:22:49,420 –> 00:22:56,420to have spiritual experience that is not saving experience. It is possible to enjoy spiritual22300:22:56,939 –> 00:23:03,939privilege, opportunity without actually becoming one of Christ’s sheep. And that puts a person22400:23:04,000 –> 00:23:11,000in the most dangerous spiritual position of all.22500:23:13,099 –> 00:23:18,560What a sobering place to leave today’s program, thinking about that dangerous position to22600:23:18,560 –> 00:23:23,680be in. We’ll continue to look at that in Hebrews chapter 6 in our next program, so22700:23:23,680 –> 00:23:28,880I hope you’ll join us for that. You’ve been listening to Open The Bible With Pastor Colin22800:23:28,880 –> 00:23:31,920Smith and A Message Called Different Teacher.22900:23:32,640 –> 00:23:35,479It’s part of our series Faith That Lasts, and don’t forget,23000:23:35,479 –> 00:23:40,900if you ever miss one of the programs in the series, or if you want to go back and listen23100:23:40,900 –> 00:23:47,939again, you can do that by coming online to our website openthebible.org.uk or join us23200:23:47,939 –> 00:23:54,079as a podcast on all the main podcast sites, by searching for Open The Bible UK, or follow23300:23:54,079 –> 00:23:56,479the link from our website.23400:23:57,400 –> 00:24:02,859What if you could go on a hike with pastor Colin through The Bible story? See how it23500:24:02,859 –> 00:24:09,699all fits together, and how it all points to Jesus. Well, now you can with the new podcast23600:24:09,699 –> 00:24:11,260Hike Through The Bible.23700:24:11,260 –> 00:24:16,719Yeah, and this is for everyone who wants to understand the Bible better and for everyone23800:24:16,719 –> 00:24:22,300who wants to love Jesus more. In each episode, I’ll read a chapter from my book Hike Through23900:24:22,560 –> 00:24:28,000the Bible and then I’ll discuss it with some friends. A new episode releases every week,24000:24:28,219 –> 00:24:33,420and so you can take this hike at a gentle pace. In a year, you’ll have covered the24100:24:33,420 –> 00:24:35,099entire Bible story.24200:24:35,099 –> 00:24:40,219I really hope that you’ll join me on this journey, and it’s not too late to get started24300:24:40,219 –> 00:24:41,219now.24400:24:41,219 –> 00:24:46,199Well, you can subscribe to Hike Through the Bible Podcast wherever you get your podcasts,24500:24:46,199 –> 00:24:51,420and you can find out more information on our website openthebible.org.uk24600:24:52,359 –> 00:24:57,459You’ve been listening to Open The Bible, with Pastor Colin Smiff, I’m David Pick,24700:24:57,459 –> 00:25:02,839and I very much hope you’ll join us again next time.24800:25:08,719 –> 00:25:14,339It would be natural to assume that someone who had experienced miracles, tasted the Word24900:25:14,339 –> 00:25:20,400of God, and been used in ministry must belong to Jesus. Find out why that would be a false25000:25:20,400 –> 00:25:23,199assumption next time on Open The Bible.