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   mistaking activity for faithfulness. Yet the Spirit calls the church to   
   holiness and truth, to reflect Christ’s glory and resist the world’s   
   idols. The true church lives under His kingship and depends upon His   
   grace for purity, power, and unity.   
      
   LAST THINGS   
      
   The corruption that begins in Judges 18 foreshadows the final rebellion   
   before Christ’s return. Scripture warns that in the last days many will   
   not endure sound doctrine but will turn aside to myths (2 Timothy   
   4:3–4). Just as Dan established a counterfeit religion, so the world   
   will one day follow a counterfeit Christ. But the true King will return   
   to destroy every idol and establish His everlasting kingdom of   
   righteousness (Revelation 19:11–16). All who trust in Him will reign   
   with Him forever, serving in pure worship before His throne (Revelation   
   22:3–4). The Lord who was rejected in Judges 18 will finally be exalted   
   as King of kings and Lord of lords.   
      
   Conclusion   
      
   Judges 18 exposes the emptiness of man-made religion and the ruin that   
   follows when Christ’s kingship is rejected. The passage calls every   
   heart to renounce self-rule and submit to the true King who alone brings   
   peace, purity, and life. Through the Spirit, the Father now calls   
   sinners to forsake idols and find in Christ the fullness of salvation   
   and eternal inheritance. What began as moral chaos in Israel finds its   
   answer in the reign of Jesus Christ, who restores order, truth, and   
   worship that endures forever.   
      
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   Have you heard the good news Christ died for our sins (†), and God   
   raised Him from the dead?   
      
   That Christ died for our sins shows we're sinners who deserve the death   
   penalty. That God raised Him from the dead shows Christ's death   
   satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John   
   2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your   
   sins, and saving you from eternal damnation.   
      
   On the basis of Christ's death and resurrection for our sins, call on   
   the name of the Lord to save you: "For 'everyone who calls on the name   
   of the Lord will be saved'" (Romans 10:13, ESV).   
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)