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You will help them see with open eyes so they will no longer walk in darkness, but the light. You will help them turn from Satan and ride for God. Then they will be forgiven for their sorry ways and have a spot on God's outfit. And the only way you get there is through me.'

I preached first to those in the Damascus area. Then I preached in Jerusalem and all of Judea. Then I went to the mavericks, or Gentiles, so all would turn from their sorry ways and ride for God. And the proof of this change was the good things they did.

but God has protected me. He protected me so all might hear the truth. Folks from the greatest to the least have heard it. And the crazy thing is I only preach what Moses and the other great prophets said would happen.

Festus then hollered out, "Give us a break, Paul. You've had your nose in a book so long you will believe anything. You've driven yourself mad, sir!"

King Agrippa is familiar with everything I've said. Why would I be so bold as to risk my life for a fable? These things didn't take place in a dark alley, but right out in the open for everyone to see.

The ship couldn't be turned in such a strong wind and so the sailors just shucked the reins and let her run.

So take courage, men! God will do what he says he will do.

The people from Malta saw what happened and some of them said, "He must be guilty. The sea didn't take him so the land will. Justice will be served."

I invited y'all here today so I could explain myself. And also explain that I believe the hope of all our ancestors—the Top Hand—has already come to save us all."

He taught about God's outfit and showed people how to ride for Jesus. He did so boldly and wouldn't let anyone stop him . . . as a real man should.

I've been called to ride with real hands and city slickers, smart people and not so smart people.

And so God has let them throw their souls into the pig pen of their nasty desires. The wallow around on each other like flies on crap.

So when you, a human cowpuncher, judge another fella, but do the same things he does, what makes you think God sees his sin, but not yours?

What's so great about bein' a Jew and having your pickle clipped?

So do we have any bragging rights about being made right with God? Shoot no, we were made right because of what Jesus did, not because we followed the Code.

So is David saying these gifts only belong to those who've had their pickles clipped? Absolutely not! It belongs to anyone with faith and pickles don't have nothing to do with it. We've already said, "Abraham trusted God, and because of this faith, God saw him as righteous."

The promise of God is a free gift we get for having faith. We know this gift is guaranteed through faith, regardless of whether we follow the code of Moses or not. It's about having faith, not following rules. Abraham had this kind of faith and so can we. That's why he is the sire of God's people.

He took our place in the firing line and died. Then his daddy raised him from the dead so we could be raised too.

What's up, then? Should we keep on sinning so God's goodness can shine brighter?

Our old self is being put to death on the cross so the power of sin can be destroyed. We no longer ride in sin, but in salvation.