August 3, 2025 • 27 mins
The Importance of Words
Planting Seeds
Repent and Forgiveness
Planting Seeds
Repent and Forgiveness
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to KFI AM sixty on demand. There's no
doubt that the importance of words can be seen in
everyday life and all throughout history. Anniversary of the Apollo
eleven moon landing. Of course, this was the big one, right,
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the famed mission where Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldron who later
changed his name to Buzz, and Michael Collins traveled to
the Earth, to the Earth's nearest neighbor. And of course
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the really historical part, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldren
actually did what no other human being had done, walked
on the surface of the Moon. And you could probably
still see the historical landing in your head, the now
famous image of Commander Neil Armstrong disembarking from the Lunar
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Excursion module, hopping off, meeting the Moon's surface and uttering
that phrase, that now world renown phrase, that's one small
step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Or was
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it that's one small step for a man, one giant
leap for mankind. You see that the literal meaning changes
quite a bit actually, with the missing article there and
the profe notion that all of mankind can be thrust
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forward by seemingly a small action of just one man
gets lost in controversy all because of one little, tiny
missing A. Battling about this has gone on for for
(02:30):
a long time now. I would argue that regardless of
the absent article here, Commander Armstrong did an amazing world
changing thing that evening, and people knew then and people
know now exactly what he meant when he stepped foot
on the moon and made that statement. He meant exactly
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that that this is one little movement for me, just guy,
but a huge movement for all of us. But one
little missing A, one little missing article changes the meaning
because of course man in mankind are synonymous in this
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context without that A, so how could it be one
small step for all of mankind and one giant leap
for all of mankind at the same time. So people
hear that, I wonder what was being said, but really,
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are you confused just to what was being said? It's
even without that A in the context of what's going
on that's communicated, right, So, even in the absence of
that little article, the amazingness of what was going on
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at the time, the world changing impact of what was
taking place was known, felt and understood. But there was controversy.
It did go back and forth for a long time,
even with Commander Armstrong saying that's not what he said.
He said that A was in there. That's one small
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step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. He's
been quoted of saying things like, that's the way I
wrote it, that's the way I rehearsed it, that's the
way I said it. Later there are some records of
him giving in and saying, oh my goodness, I thought
I said it. But they've listened back to the tapes.
I mean, it's it's ten amount to the scrutiny of
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the Zabruder film, just going back and forth Kennedy assassination film,
and just looking back and forth, and they tried and
tried and tried to find it. No one ever found it.
They first came out and said that it was static.
All of these things. And why do I tell you
about that? Because words are important, but above just the words,
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the importance is the meaning. And as I said, I
believe that in context people knew exactly what he was saying,
so I no one really caught it the same way
they reporters did. And things like that, but the general
public knew what was meant and continues to know what's
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meant by what Commander Neil Armstrong said. And isn't that
really the goal and the purpose of words and language
to begin with. It's to communicate a thought, an idea,
a feeling, a belief, all of the things to others.
That's the purpose, that's your desire. So what you say
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it does matter. But I don't want you to get
confused here as to why. It's not because there's a
ruler wielding word fascist waiting to correct you, but because
what comes out of your mouth conveys things about you
and what you believe. And that's what's important, is getting
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those things out. This overwhelming sentiment of people just really
wanting to trounce on people that make mistakes, no matter
what it might be. Also this attitude about following the rules.
It's interesting how people who don't like to abide by
any of God's rules get uptight about general rules in life.
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You'd be surprised how many people in a big, horrible
situation will see an infraction that has nothing to do
with the loss of life or anything like that. Just
some big news story happens and they'll be focused on
the way it was told to the world, or something
twisted like that. Some of the minutia will stand out
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to them. So it's not just about oh, spelling and
grammar and all of these things, it's about the message
being conveyed. Now, spelling and grammar get down tight into
the meaning and help convey a meaning that is important
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and intricate. But my point is that if you can
understand what's being said in context, that is the most
important part. Because as you convey these things, as you
talk about what's going on in your life, as you
talk talk about your faith, you go over any of this,
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you end up showing people essentially what's inside you, those
things which you believe, that which you're going through, your dreams,
your desires, whatever it might be. And that's where words
become important. Now you can say poor Neil Armstrong, but
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poor Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
He got the opportunity to even say such words, words
that are probably some of the most quoted words in
the world. Now that's a pretty amazing moment if you
think about it. You're many miles from home, in a
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very very small apparatus, but all those things going on,
and the weight of the moment and making this statement
that was heard that was really watched by so many
people around the world live, and that's that's pretty powerful
to have all that on your shoulders. Personally, I think
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he did a rather rather wonderful job. Words. Words, words, words, words, words, words.
Words are important and in the way you use them
on just your everyday usage, but they're also important throughout history.
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And the thing that makes words so important is that
they're the main tool that you use to communicate how
you feel, your thoughts, your ideas, your dreams, all of
these things, and it kind of tells people what's inside you, truly,
what's deep down inside you. The Apollo eleven moon landing
and that famed quote that's one small step from one
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giant leap for mankind. Well, the moment that was said,
reporters went, you know, scuttle butting all over the place
trying to figure out if there was something missing, because
really that if it stays as is, that means one
small step for mankind, one giant leap for mankind, and
that doesn't make sense so much. So those that were
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incredibly anal about the words that were used went around,
and there's been hubbub ever since, much of which is
cleared up, but there's a missing article A that's one
small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
So I thought that's a nice point to move from
that historical one, to look at the importance of words
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as they stand in your everyday usage. And it's not
about that, as my producer Neil had called them, and
I quoted that ruler wielding word fascists. It's not about
that they exist, those people that just wanted, you know,
every job, every tittle exactly the same bump, bump, bump,
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And it's not about that. Really, it's about being able
to articulate. And I think that most people would agree
that Commander or I'm strong articulated what he meant and
people got it and understood. But the wrestling with you know,
the importance of words is to know that that communication
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really is about things that are deep inside you. And
this brings up this whole concept has been brought up
in Matthew when some of the Pharisees came to me
and they want a debate about tradition, for instance, this
one particular time, as if they didn't come and want
debate about things all the time. But they were upset
that my disciples didn't do a ceremonial washing of the
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hands when they ate bread. And this isn't just about
cleanliness here. This was ceremonial in many ways. And I
responded specifically in Matthew fifteen eleven with it is not
what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but
what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.
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Really focusing on the fact that what you say and
how you act verbally to somebody really confays the things
that are deep down inside you. I go on to
articulate what that means, and I'll tell you that in
just a second. A little talk here on words and
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the importance of words. The hubbub surrounding Neil Armstrong and
the reporters at the time, of course, was the Apollo
eleven moon landing, and those famous words that were uttered
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one small, one small step for man, one giantly for mankind.
The missing a one small step for a man became
big hubbub, and you can read more about that. I
just thought it would be a nice, uh, how's this
launching point to get the discussion about words and the
importance of words, and they throughout Scripture it says that
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words are important conveying who you are, learning about who
you are. It tells you where your heart is. And
in Matthew, the pharisees always following me, trying looking for
something to dig in, start getting bent out of shape
about tradition. They want to start a debate with me.
They're upset that my disciples didn't do a ceremony of
washing before they of their hands before they eat bread.
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Matthew fifteen eleven chronicles this as I say, it's not
what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but
what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.
I went on in verses seventeen through twenty to further
explain what I meant. Don't you see that whatever enters
the mouth goes in the stomach and out the body.
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But the things that come out of a person's mouth
come from the heart, and these defile them. For out
of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft,
false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person. But
eating with unwashed hands does not defile them. The words
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that flow from your mouth tells the world what's inside you,
what's in your heart. You should also use words wisely,
not talk too much. If you think about all those
times that you've made things worse by opening up your
mouth and going on and on about something, and you
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kind of dig the hole deeper, rather than being wise
and spending your words wisely. Proverbs ten nineteen says, when
there are many words, transgression is unavoi, but he who
restrains his lips is wise. You kind of stir things
up or make things worse. And it doesn't mean that
talking is a bad thing, of course not Communication is wonderful,
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but sometimes you can cause sin in your life or
others if you get too wordy. Maybe you're heated in
the circumstance and you're angry and you just start talking
too much rather than just taking a break. He who
restrains his lips is wise. Likewise, you should always use
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your words for those things that are good, not to
cause harm, or cause evil or hurt somebody. Proverbs sixteen,
twenty four and twenty seven. Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones. Twenty
seven says a worthless man digs up evil, while his
words are like scorching fire. Yeah, let your words not
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be like scorching fire. And remember, even more important than
godly words are godly actions. One Corinthians four twenty says,
for the Kingdom of God does not consist in words,
but in power. And remember that as you talk, as
you go out and you engage somebody, that you're telling
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them a little bit about who you are and what's
in your heart, and you're going to want to learn
about them as well. And be cautious of the words
you choose. Yeah, I'm talking to you pretty soer Neil.
Anybody needs to be more cautious about the words he chooses.
Probably a good place to start. Glenn, Welcome to the
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Jesus Christ Show.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
Hey, how you doing?
Speaker 1 (16:47):
I'm well, how can I help you? Glenn?
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Okay, I got a question about planting seeds. Yes, sir,
solicitation in the male. You know, asking me to plant seeds,
and you know, start out there for a small amount
and you send that amount, and then the longer you continue,
they're saying that I wanted you to go up on
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your donation.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
Oh boy, this is this is your church?
Speaker 2 (17:13):
Well, it's not my church, but a church a church,
and then they'll start putting you know, figures in there.
You know, let's say, for instance, they'll say, you know,
Jesus gonna bless you if you send us forty, but
if you send it, if you double it and send
us eighty, then Jesus will give you a double blessing.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Oh boy, that's that's quite a promise. Yeah, that is
quite a promise. Yeah. I know that there's people that
twist the you know, the tenfold principle and God will
bless you this much for that. No, it's all twisted.
Tithing is twisted out of proportion and understanding. Really to
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the New Testament Christian when it talks about giving, it's
it's essentially giving till it hurts. I mean, you don't
want to give well your comfortable. You want to you
really want to give in places like your church and
like and that you should set aside charities. The rule
that we say here is a good one for those
that aren't really sure, is that you pick a you know,
give to your church because they're feeding you and you're
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taking from them and spiritually and you know, they got
to keep the lights on and pay the pastor and
have to have some in the you know, in their
coffers so that they can, you know, help people in
times need things like that, and you're being a part
of that community, and you should you should help out.
So you should do that. And if it's ten percent, great,
If it's less than ten percent, fine, Just make sure
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that it's consistent. And then you should have maybe a
local charity, a national charity, and an international charity that
you give to and then keep it at that and
give the certain amount. Decide what you're going to give,
and keep it at that. And unless you're moved otherwise.
But this whole prayer cloth, Jesus is gonna bless you
if you give. No, you give because it's a right
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thing to do and you feel moved to do it.
If you don't, I don't.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
I send little trinkets in the mail and tay you
to put it in your bible or put it under
your pillow, and I think the handkerchief or something you
know a little you.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
Know, Okay, Well, I'll give you my my theological response.
And I hope this isn't you know, it doesn't go
over the head of too many people. But I think
my theological response to that is it's ridiculous. I mean
they could save money by not giving those trinkets. Those
trinkets are marketing tools that people use. I think that
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it's more reasonable to UH to save the money on
those things and just genuinely say these are the needs
and be accountable. If you give money to places, especially
your church, once a year, you should be able to
look at the books of the church and know what
they're spending it on and know where it goes. It's
not about being blind and stupid with your money. It's
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about being productive with your money.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
I got another question.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
Quickly, because we're up against the clock.
Speaker 2 (20:04):
Okay, we're in the Bible. Does it speak against gambling?
Speaker 1 (20:09):
It doesn't specifically speak against gambling in that sense. There
are some verses that talk about the misuse or not
being a good steward or your money. And I'll tell
you what the problem is very quickly, is if you're gaming.
There's a difference between gaming and gambling. If you're gaming
because you enjoy it and you just want to you're
saying I've got one hundred dollars, I'm gonna spend it.
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I won't spend more than that, and I just enjoy
sitting at the table or playing the game. Fine, if
you're truly gambling where you're you know, you know, you
get the beads of sweat and you're tapping your foot
and you're going, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, my gosh,
I have to win, or I just lost my car
payment or it just lost my there's a problem that
needs to stop, period. But the concept of gambling. Every
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time you go see a movie nowadays, you could be gambling,
whether it's a piece of garbage or legitimate. You do
that if you go out to eat, So it's a
matter of being a good steward of your money. I
don't care if you're gambling at a table for fun
that you're going to play, not going to win, going
to play because the odds are not in your favor.
And if you think you're going to win, it's a
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silly notion, and you really go to play and to
enjoy the game. Gambling when your life is spiraling out
of control, there's a problem. Terry, Welcome to the Jesus
Christ Show.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
Hello, how are you?
Speaker 2 (21:28):
I am?
Speaker 1 (21:29):
Well? How can I help you?
Speaker 3 (21:30):
Well? I run into this pretty regularly in that and
I'm always just looking for the quote, and I can't
find it in the Bible that says if you repent,
God will take you to heaven. But then I run
into atheists, I mean, and who get pretty angry and
say there is no heaven. I mean, there is no hell.
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Everyone is forgiven except not atheists say that, but other
people have said that that no matter what happens, God
forgives you go to heaven no matter what. So I
guess my question you is, do you not have to repent?
Speaker 1 (22:03):
You got a Well, of course you have to repent.
It's any type of you're dealing with. You're dealing with
forgiveness on one side, but you're also dealing with reconciliation.
And God forgives everyone, but only reconciles with those that
reconcile with him, So there's a there's Repentance means to
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turn around. So imagine your back is turned towards the sun. Uh,
and you're asking me the question, can you ever see
the sun if you don't turn around. No, you're back
to the sun. You'll never see the sun if you
don't turn around. So likewise, when you're dealing with when
you're dealing with God in this sense, you're saying, will
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anybody go to heaven that that doesn't want to go
to heaven?
Speaker 3 (22:49):
No, well, they do want to go to heaven and
think they will go to heaven and God forgives in
any event, there is no hell? Is there a hell?
Speaker 1 (22:57):
Of course there's a hell.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
So these people people, where would they go? And they're
not particularly bad, but because everyone does that.
Speaker 1 (23:05):
People that don't repent, well, if you don't repent, you're
in a state of rebellion. You're not turning from those things.
That's like somebody on a murder spree is in repent,
is unrepentant, They're not turning away from murdering, So you
can't if you're in that state of rebellion. That's not somebody.
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Imagine a child that all they do is hurt their parents.
That's all they do. And I'm not just talking about
your average teenager. I'm talking about somebody who just really
all they he hurts them, steals from them, lies to them,
and then says, well, you know, I'll be able to
come back anytime because they're my parents. That's not the case.
There may be some stupid parents who are foolish and
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and think, oh well, they've changed, but they have to
really change to be accepted again. Otherwise there is no
relationship there. Just because they're blood, just because all of
creation comes at the hand of God doesn't mean there's
a relationship there. Inherently, there has to be one that grows.
With any relationship, and if people reject God, God rejects
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them back out of love. Really, because all heaven is
is eternity with God. Everybody thinks of it as oh, man,
we get overtime. Sure, yeah, overtime, we get to live
all alone. That's not what it's about. Oh, we're gonna
hang out with our family, We're gonna hang out. Listen,
It's not about that. And if you're thinking that that's
what it's about, you're missing the point. It's about spending
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time with the Maker. That's it. Well you see family there, yes, Well,
you see people you know there, Yes, all those things,
but it's not about that. And if you think it's
about that, you've missed the point. So really it's about
spending time with God. And if people don't want to
do that here on earth for am easily eighty ninety years,
God's not going to force him to do it. For eternity,
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so he allows them to go to a place of
their choosing where he is not, so his salvation power
is not in in the place of Helly Well, this
is a that's a doctrinal question dealing with different the
difference between Catholics and Protestants. Protestants believe. No Catholics have changed. Actually,
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there are those that believe in purgatory and there's there
are those that do not. But that really is depending
on whether you're Catholic. The Protestants don't believe, so it
is appointed for man wants to die and then the judgment,
so says Scripture. So really it's it's the equivalent of saying,
can a man who doesn't walk into that restaurant be
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fed by that restaurant? And that's just not the way
it works. They have to participate. If they don't, then
it's they are casting their vote against being with God,
and God is respecting that. It's not people think of
God as sending people to hell, always sending them down
to hell, like it's that kind of judgment, and judgment
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is involved, but it's the accept the allowance of people
to make their decision. People saying I don't want to
be with God for eternity, and he says, okay. Now,
being absent from the power of the salvation of God
for eternity is hell, and it's unquenchable because people forget
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how much God is sustaining their lives today. Even if
you're an atheist, your life is blessed today because God
is in your life, even if you reject him. Because
that's the way this world works, you're kind of getting
the benefit of someone else. You know, you can even
do that in the United States. My goodness, you hear
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all the talk going back and forth about those that
there are those that try and beat the system because
of the kindness of the system of the United States,
and they cannot work, can not do anything. And there's
some that need it, and there's some that don't abuse it.
They can sit there and feed off of the kindness
of the United States. So they're getting benefits even if
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they reject the very principle of the government. And this
happens with God as well. You can reject God, but
just by being on a planet created by God with
other of God's children, you will reap benefits. But after that,
when you pass, there is none. Those benefits are gone,
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and then the reality of that sets in and that's
for eternity. But people, everyone gets the same amount of
information to decide or to use, to choose or not
to choose. KFI six on Demand
You're listening to KFI AM sixty on demand. There's no
doubt that the importance of words can be seen in
everyday life and all throughout history. Anniversary of the Apollo
eleven moon landing. Of course, this was the big one, right,
(00:27):
the famed mission where Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldron who later
changed his name to Buzz, and Michael Collins traveled to
the Earth, to the Earth's nearest neighbor. And of course
(00:48):
the really historical part, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Buzz Aldren
actually did what no other human being had done, walked
on the surface of the Moon. And you could probably
still see the historical landing in your head, the now
famous image of Commander Neil Armstrong disembarking from the Lunar
(01:12):
Excursion module, hopping off, meeting the Moon's surface and uttering
that phrase, that now world renown phrase, that's one small
step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Or was
(01:42):
it that's one small step for a man, one giant
leap for mankind. You see that the literal meaning changes
quite a bit actually, with the missing article there and
the profe notion that all of mankind can be thrust
(02:04):
forward by seemingly a small action of just one man
gets lost in controversy all because of one little, tiny
missing A. Battling about this has gone on for for
(02:30):
a long time now. I would argue that regardless of
the absent article here, Commander Armstrong did an amazing world
changing thing that evening, and people knew then and people
know now exactly what he meant when he stepped foot
on the moon and made that statement. He meant exactly
(02:55):
that that this is one little movement for me, just guy,
but a huge movement for all of us. But one
little missing A, one little missing article changes the meaning
because of course man in mankind are synonymous in this
(03:18):
context without that A, so how could it be one
small step for all of mankind and one giant leap
for all of mankind at the same time. So people
hear that, I wonder what was being said, but really,
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are you confused just to what was being said? It's
even without that A in the context of what's going
on that's communicated, right, So, even in the absence of
that little article, the amazingness of what was going on
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at the time, the world changing impact of what was
taking place was known, felt and understood. But there was controversy.
It did go back and forth for a long time,
even with Commander Armstrong saying that's not what he said.
He said that A was in there. That's one small
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step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. He's
been quoted of saying things like, that's the way I
wrote it, that's the way I rehearsed it, that's the
way I said it. Later there are some records of
him giving in and saying, oh my goodness, I thought
I said it. But they've listened back to the tapes.
I mean, it's it's ten amount to the scrutiny of
(04:56):
the Zabruder film, just going back and forth Kennedy assassination film,
and just looking back and forth, and they tried and
tried and tried to find it. No one ever found it.
They first came out and said that it was static.
All of these things. And why do I tell you
about that? Because words are important, but above just the words,
(05:22):
the importance is the meaning. And as I said, I
believe that in context people knew exactly what he was saying,
so I no one really caught it the same way
they reporters did. And things like that, but the general
public knew what was meant and continues to know what's
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meant by what Commander Neil Armstrong said. And isn't that
really the goal and the purpose of words and language
to begin with. It's to communicate a thought, an idea,
a feeling, a belief, all of the things to others.
That's the purpose, that's your desire. So what you say
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it does matter. But I don't want you to get
confused here as to why. It's not because there's a
ruler wielding word fascist waiting to correct you, but because
what comes out of your mouth conveys things about you
and what you believe. And that's what's important, is getting
(06:33):
those things out. This overwhelming sentiment of people just really
wanting to trounce on people that make mistakes, no matter
what it might be. Also this attitude about following the rules.
It's interesting how people who don't like to abide by
any of God's rules get uptight about general rules in life.
(06:59):
You'd be surprised how many people in a big, horrible
situation will see an infraction that has nothing to do
with the loss of life or anything like that. Just
some big news story happens and they'll be focused on
the way it was told to the world, or something
twisted like that. Some of the minutia will stand out
(07:20):
to them. So it's not just about oh, spelling and
grammar and all of these things, it's about the message
being conveyed. Now, spelling and grammar get down tight into
the meaning and help convey a meaning that is important
(07:41):
and intricate. But my point is that if you can
understand what's being said in context, that is the most
important part. Because as you convey these things, as you
talk about what's going on in your life, as you
talk talk about your faith, you go over any of this,
(08:04):
you end up showing people essentially what's inside you, those
things which you believe, that which you're going through, your dreams,
your desires, whatever it might be. And that's where words
become important. Now you can say poor Neil Armstrong, but
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poor Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon.
He got the opportunity to even say such words, words
that are probably some of the most quoted words in
the world. Now that's a pretty amazing moment if you
think about it. You're many miles from home, in a
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very very small apparatus, but all those things going on,
and the weight of the moment and making this statement
that was heard that was really watched by so many
people around the world live, and that's that's pretty powerful
to have all that on your shoulders. Personally, I think
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he did a rather rather wonderful job. Words. Words, words, words, words, words, words.
Words are important and in the way you use them
on just your everyday usage, but they're also important throughout history.
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And the thing that makes words so important is that
they're the main tool that you use to communicate how
you feel, your thoughts, your ideas, your dreams, all of
these things, and it kind of tells people what's inside you, truly,
what's deep down inside you. The Apollo eleven moon landing
and that famed quote that's one small step from one
(10:00):
giant leap for mankind. Well, the moment that was said,
reporters went, you know, scuttle butting all over the place
trying to figure out if there was something missing, because
really that if it stays as is, that means one
small step for mankind, one giant leap for mankind, and
that doesn't make sense so much. So those that were
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incredibly anal about the words that were used went around,
and there's been hubbub ever since, much of which is
cleared up, but there's a missing article A that's one
small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
So I thought that's a nice point to move from
that historical one, to look at the importance of words
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as they stand in your everyday usage. And it's not
about that, as my producer Neil had called them, and
I quoted that ruler wielding word fascists. It's not about
that they exist, those people that just wanted, you know,
every job, every tittle exactly the same bump, bump, bump,
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And it's not about that. Really, it's about being able
to articulate. And I think that most people would agree
that Commander or I'm strong articulated what he meant and
people got it and understood. But the wrestling with you know,
the importance of words is to know that that communication
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really is about things that are deep inside you. And
this brings up this whole concept has been brought up
in Matthew when some of the Pharisees came to me
and they want a debate about tradition, for instance, this
one particular time, as if they didn't come and want
debate about things all the time. But they were upset
that my disciples didn't do a ceremonial washing of the
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hands when they ate bread. And this isn't just about
cleanliness here. This was ceremonial in many ways. And I
responded specifically in Matthew fifteen eleven with it is not
what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but
what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.
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Really focusing on the fact that what you say and
how you act verbally to somebody really confays the things
that are deep down inside you. I go on to
articulate what that means, and I'll tell you that in
just a second. A little talk here on words and
(12:33):
the importance of words. The hubbub surrounding Neil Armstrong and
the reporters at the time, of course, was the Apollo
eleven moon landing, and those famous words that were uttered
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one small, one small step for man, one giantly for mankind.
The missing a one small step for a man became
big hubbub, and you can read more about that. I
just thought it would be a nice, uh, how's this
launching point to get the discussion about words and the
importance of words, and they throughout Scripture it says that
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words are important conveying who you are, learning about who
you are. It tells you where your heart is. And
in Matthew, the pharisees always following me, trying looking for
something to dig in, start getting bent out of shape
about tradition. They want to start a debate with me.
They're upset that my disciples didn't do a ceremony of
washing before they of their hands before they eat bread.
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Matthew fifteen eleven chronicles this as I say, it's not
what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but
what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person.
I went on in verses seventeen through twenty to further
explain what I meant. Don't you see that whatever enters
the mouth goes in the stomach and out the body.
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But the things that come out of a person's mouth
come from the heart, and these defile them. For out
of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft,
false testimony, slander. These are what defile a person. But
eating with unwashed hands does not defile them. The words
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that flow from your mouth tells the world what's inside you,
what's in your heart. You should also use words wisely,
not talk too much. If you think about all those
times that you've made things worse by opening up your
mouth and going on and on about something, and you
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kind of dig the hole deeper, rather than being wise
and spending your words wisely. Proverbs ten nineteen says, when
there are many words, transgression is unavoi, but he who
restrains his lips is wise. You kind of stir things
up or make things worse. And it doesn't mean that
talking is a bad thing, of course not Communication is wonderful,
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but sometimes you can cause sin in your life or
others if you get too wordy. Maybe you're heated in
the circumstance and you're angry and you just start talking
too much rather than just taking a break. He who
restrains his lips is wise. Likewise, you should always use
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your words for those things that are good, not to
cause harm, or cause evil or hurt somebody. Proverbs sixteen,
twenty four and twenty seven. Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones. Twenty
seven says a worthless man digs up evil, while his
words are like scorching fire. Yeah, let your words not
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be like scorching fire. And remember, even more important than
godly words are godly actions. One Corinthians four twenty says,
for the Kingdom of God does not consist in words,
but in power. And remember that as you talk, as
you go out and you engage somebody, that you're telling
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them a little bit about who you are and what's
in your heart, and you're going to want to learn
about them as well. And be cautious of the words
you choose. Yeah, I'm talking to you pretty soer Neil.
Anybody needs to be more cautious about the words he chooses.
Probably a good place to start. Glenn, Welcome to the
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Jesus Christ Show.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
Hey, how you doing?
Speaker 1 (16:47):
I'm well, how can I help you? Glenn?
Speaker 2 (16:49):
Okay, I got a question about planting seeds. Yes, sir,
solicitation in the male. You know, asking me to plant seeds,
and you know, start out there for a small amount
and you send that amount, and then the longer you continue,
they're saying that I wanted you to go up on
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your donation.
Speaker 1 (17:11):
Oh boy, this is this is your church?
Speaker 2 (17:13):
Well, it's not my church, but a church a church,
and then they'll start putting you know, figures in there.
You know, let's say, for instance, they'll say, you know,
Jesus gonna bless you if you send us forty, but
if you send it, if you double it and send
us eighty, then Jesus will give you a double blessing.
Speaker 1 (17:31):
Oh boy, that's that's quite a promise. Yeah, that is
quite a promise. Yeah. I know that there's people that
twist the you know, the tenfold principle and God will
bless you this much for that. No, it's all twisted.
Tithing is twisted out of proportion and understanding. Really to
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the New Testament Christian when it talks about giving, it's
it's essentially giving till it hurts. I mean, you don't
want to give well your comfortable. You want to you
really want to give in places like your church and
like and that you should set aside charities. The rule
that we say here is a good one for those
that aren't really sure, is that you pick a you know,
give to your church because they're feeding you and you're
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taking from them and spiritually and you know, they got
to keep the lights on and pay the pastor and
have to have some in the you know, in their
coffers so that they can, you know, help people in
times need things like that, and you're being a part
of that community, and you should you should help out.
So you should do that. And if it's ten percent, great,
If it's less than ten percent, fine, Just make sure
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that it's consistent. And then you should have maybe a
local charity, a national charity, and an international charity that
you give to and then keep it at that and
give the certain amount. Decide what you're going to give,
and keep it at that. And unless you're moved otherwise.
But this whole prayer cloth, Jesus is gonna bless you
if you give. No, you give because it's a right
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thing to do and you feel moved to do it.
If you don't, I don't.
Speaker 2 (19:04):
I send little trinkets in the mail and tay you
to put it in your bible or put it under
your pillow, and I think the handkerchief or something you
know a little you.
Speaker 1 (19:15):
Know, Okay, Well, I'll give you my my theological response.
And I hope this isn't you know, it doesn't go
over the head of too many people. But I think
my theological response to that is it's ridiculous. I mean
they could save money by not giving those trinkets. Those
trinkets are marketing tools that people use. I think that
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it's more reasonable to UH to save the money on
those things and just genuinely say these are the needs
and be accountable. If you give money to places, especially
your church, once a year, you should be able to
look at the books of the church and know what
they're spending it on and know where it goes. It's
not about being blind and stupid with your money. It's
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about being productive with your money.
Speaker 2 (20:00):
I got another question.
Speaker 1 (20:01):
Quickly, because we're up against the clock.
Speaker 2 (20:04):
Okay, we're in the Bible. Does it speak against gambling?
Speaker 1 (20:09):
It doesn't specifically speak against gambling in that sense. There
are some verses that talk about the misuse or not
being a good steward or your money. And I'll tell
you what the problem is very quickly, is if you're gaming.
There's a difference between gaming and gambling. If you're gaming
because you enjoy it and you just want to you're
saying I've got one hundred dollars, I'm gonna spend it.
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I won't spend more than that, and I just enjoy
sitting at the table or playing the game. Fine, if
you're truly gambling where you're you know, you know, you
get the beads of sweat and you're tapping your foot
and you're going, oh my gosh, oh my gosh, my gosh,
I have to win, or I just lost my car
payment or it just lost my there's a problem that
needs to stop, period. But the concept of gambling. Every
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time you go see a movie nowadays, you could be gambling,
whether it's a piece of garbage or legitimate. You do
that if you go out to eat, So it's a
matter of being a good steward of your money. I
don't care if you're gambling at a table for fun
that you're going to play, not going to win, going
to play because the odds are not in your favor.
And if you think you're going to win, it's a
(21:13):
silly notion, and you really go to play and to
enjoy the game. Gambling when your life is spiraling out
of control, there's a problem. Terry, Welcome to the Jesus
Christ Show.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
Hello, how are you?
Speaker 2 (21:28):
I am?
Speaker 1 (21:29):
Well? How can I help you?
Speaker 3 (21:30):
Well? I run into this pretty regularly in that and
I'm always just looking for the quote, and I can't
find it in the Bible that says if you repent,
God will take you to heaven. But then I run
into atheists, I mean, and who get pretty angry and
say there is no heaven. I mean, there is no hell.
(21:50):
Everyone is forgiven except not atheists say that, but other
people have said that that no matter what happens, God
forgives you go to heaven no matter what. So I
guess my question you is, do you not have to repent?
Speaker 1 (22:03):
You got a Well, of course you have to repent.
It's any type of you're dealing with. You're dealing with
forgiveness on one side, but you're also dealing with reconciliation.
And God forgives everyone, but only reconciles with those that
reconcile with him, So there's a there's Repentance means to
(22:23):
turn around. So imagine your back is turned towards the sun. Uh,
and you're asking me the question, can you ever see
the sun if you don't turn around. No, you're back
to the sun. You'll never see the sun if you
don't turn around. So likewise, when you're dealing with when
you're dealing with God in this sense, you're saying, will
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anybody go to heaven that that doesn't want to go
to heaven?
Speaker 3 (22:49):
No, well, they do want to go to heaven and
think they will go to heaven and God forgives in
any event, there is no hell? Is there a hell?
Speaker 1 (22:57):
Of course there's a hell.
Speaker 3 (22:58):
So these people people, where would they go? And they're
not particularly bad, but because everyone does that.
Speaker 1 (23:05):
People that don't repent, well, if you don't repent, you're
in a state of rebellion. You're not turning from those things.
That's like somebody on a murder spree is in repent,
is unrepentant, They're not turning away from murdering, So you
can't if you're in that state of rebellion. That's not somebody.
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Imagine a child that all they do is hurt their parents.
That's all they do. And I'm not just talking about
your average teenager. I'm talking about somebody who just really
all they he hurts them, steals from them, lies to them,
and then says, well, you know, I'll be able to
come back anytime because they're my parents. That's not the case.
There may be some stupid parents who are foolish and
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and think, oh well, they've changed, but they have to
really change to be accepted again. Otherwise there is no
relationship there. Just because they're blood, just because all of
creation comes at the hand of God doesn't mean there's
a relationship there. Inherently, there has to be one that grows.
With any relationship, and if people reject God, God rejects
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them back out of love. Really, because all heaven is
is eternity with God. Everybody thinks of it as oh, man,
we get overtime. Sure, yeah, overtime, we get to live
all alone. That's not what it's about. Oh, we're gonna
hang out with our family, We're gonna hang out. Listen,
It's not about that. And if you're thinking that that's
what it's about, you're missing the point. It's about spending
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time with the Maker. That's it. Well you see family there, yes, Well,
you see people you know there, Yes, all those things,
but it's not about that. And if you think it's
about that, you've missed the point. So really it's about
spending time with God. And if people don't want to
do that here on earth for am easily eighty ninety years,
God's not going to force him to do it. For eternity,
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so he allows them to go to a place of
their choosing where he is not, so his salvation power
is not in in the place of Helly Well, this
is a that's a doctrinal question dealing with different the
difference between Catholics and Protestants. Protestants believe. No Catholics have changed. Actually,
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there are those that believe in purgatory and there's there
are those that do not. But that really is depending
on whether you're Catholic. The Protestants don't believe, so it
is appointed for man wants to die and then the judgment,
so says Scripture. So really it's it's the equivalent of saying,
can a man who doesn't walk into that restaurant be
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fed by that restaurant? And that's just not the way
it works. They have to participate. If they don't, then
it's they are casting their vote against being with God,
and God is respecting that. It's not people think of
God as sending people to hell, always sending them down
to hell, like it's that kind of judgment, and judgment
(26:04):
is involved, but it's the accept the allowance of people
to make their decision. People saying I don't want to
be with God for eternity, and he says, okay. Now,
being absent from the power of the salvation of God
for eternity is hell, and it's unquenchable because people forget
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how much God is sustaining their lives today. Even if
you're an atheist, your life is blessed today because God
is in your life, even if you reject him. Because
that's the way this world works, you're kind of getting
the benefit of someone else. You know, you can even
do that in the United States. My goodness, you hear
(26:48):
all the talk going back and forth about those that
there are those that try and beat the system because
of the kindness of the system of the United States,
and they cannot work, can not do anything. And there's
some that need it, and there's some that don't abuse it.
They can sit there and feed off of the kindness
of the United States. So they're getting benefits even if
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they reject the very principle of the government. And this
happens with God as well. You can reject God, but
just by being on a planet created by God with
other of God's children, you will reap benefits. But after that,
when you pass, there is none. Those benefits are gone,
(27:34):
and then the reality of that sets in and that's
for eternity. But people, everyone gets the same amount of
information to decide or to use, to choose or not
to choose. KFI six on Demand
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