Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast where pastor and bestselling author Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

It's one of the darkest and most dangerous delusions a person can believe. I can do what's wrong, and it won't make a difference.

While the confessional theology of the Christian rejects this lie, our everyday choices often tell a different story. In today's

episode, we'll conclude our sermon series from the archives, Living with Eternity in View. In this message,

Paul Tripp teaches on the clear and unavoidable principles of consequence and judgment.

To hear more sermons from Paul, visit paultrip.com slash sermons.

Now here's Paul, teaching from Matthew 25.

Our youngest son, our oldest son, Justin, walked at nine months. It just didn't seem possible that this

little male human being would be mobile at that age. And we knew that when Justin was upright and

mobile, there was a new world of danger available

to him. So in an act which seemed like parental futility, I titled little Justin over to the electric

wall outlet and lect lecture to him about the danger there while he inserted his

finger up his nose with great concentration. The next day, I was sitting in the living room, reading the newspaper, and I heard the

tattle of pitter-patter of little feet coming down the hallway.

Justin didn't know that I could see him with my peripheral vision,

and I saw his little head peek around the corner,

convinced that I wasn't seeing him.

He made a beeline for the electric outlet. And just before he put his hand toward it,

he did this. Nine months old, he knew exactly what he was doing.

The look back at dad was a dead giveaway.

It was an informative but sad moment for me as a father.

Because I knew this little boy, not yet able to communicate, having not yet had many human

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