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he</c><00:16:05.299><c> starts</c><00:16:05.480><c> off</c><00:16:05.759><c> his</c><00:16:06.039><c> letter</c><00:16:06.399><c> as</c><00:16:07.259><c> a</c><00:16:07.519><c> servant.</c> 00:16:09.500 --> 00:16:11.840 x And<00:16:09.620><c> it's</c><00:16:10.759><c> a</c><00:16:10.860><c> little</c><00:16:11.000><c> different</c><00:16:11.340><c> than</c> 00:16:11.840 --> 00:16:16.019 x 1<00:16:12.039><c> Peter</c><00:16:12.340><c> chapter</c><00:16:13.799><c> one</c><00:16:14.039><c> because</c><00:16:14.259><c> in</c><00:16:14.399><c> 1</c><00:16:14.580><c> Peter</c><00:16:14.799><c> chapter</c><00:16:15.220><c> one</c><00:16:15.659><c> he</c> 00:16:16.019 --> 00:16:18.279 x says,<00:16:16.799><c> Peter</c><00:16:17.080><c> an</c><00:16:17.259><c> apostle</c><00:16:17.600><c> of</c><00:16:17.720><c> Jesus</c><00:16:18.019><c> Christ</c> 00:16:18.279 --> 00:16:24.320 x to<00:16:18.480><c> the</c><00:16:18.740><c> strangers</c><00:16:19.100><c> scattered</c><00:16:19.519><c> throughout</c><00:16:20.860><c> Pontius</c><00:16:22.000><c> and</c><00:16:22.240><c> Galatia,</c><00:16:22.820><c> Cappadocia,</c><00:16:23.360><c> Asia</c><00:16:23.620><c> and</c><00:16:23.779><c> Bithynia.</c> 00:16:24.799 --> 00:16:29.940 x And<00:16:24.980><c> he</c><00:16:25.159><c> says</c><00:16:25.419><c> elect</c><00:16:26.159><c> according</c><00:16:27.299><c> to</c><00:16:27.480><c> the</c><00:16:27.639><c> foreknowledge</c><00:16:28.120><c> of</c><00:16:28.340><c> God.</c><00:16:29.000><c> And</c><00:16:29.259><c> what</c><00:16:29.360><c> he</c><00:16:29.480><c> does</c><00:16:29.600><c> in</c><00:16:29.740><c> 1</c> 00:16:29.940 --> 00:16:30.600 x Peter<00:16:30.159><c> is</c><00:16:30.379><c> he</c> 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:35.539 x teaches<00:16:30.840><c> you</c><00:16:31.139><c> how</c><00:16:31.360><c> to</c><00:16:31.620><c> have</c><00:16:31.860><c> faith.</c><00:16:33.980><c> He</c><00:16:34.039><c> calls</c><00:16:34.279><c> them</c><00:16:34.539><c> elect.</c> 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Christ.</c><00:16:48.580><c> And</c> 00:16:48.879 --> 00:16:50.059 x so<00:16:49.080><c> it's</c><00:16:49.379><c> a</c><00:16:49.519><c> progression</c> 00:16:50.059 --> 00:16:54.820 x from<00:16:50.740><c> 1</c><00:16:51.059><c> Peter</c><00:16:51.279><c> to</c><00:16:51.480><c> 2</c><00:16:51.799><c> Peter.</c><00:16:52.700><c> In</c><00:16:52.860><c> 1</c><00:16:53.139><c> Peter</c><00:16:53.460><c> he</c><00:16:53.679><c> says</c><00:16:54.080><c> you</c><00:16:54.519><c> need</c> 00:16:54.820 --> 00:16:56.059 x to<00:16:55.000><c> grow</c><00:16:55.120><c> in</c><00:16:55.360><c> faith</c><00:16:55.559><c> and</c><00:16:55.720><c> here's</c><00:16:55.919><c> what</c> 00:16:56.059 --> 00:17:00.679 x you<00:16:56.159><c> need</c><00:16:56.320><c> to</c><00:16:56.559><c> know.</c><00:16:58.179><c> And</c><00:16:58.340><c> he</c><00:16:58.419><c> gives</c><00:16:58.600><c> us</c><00:16:58.820><c> a</c><00:16:58.879><c> whole</c><00:16:59.120><c> list</c><00:16:59.379><c> 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were</c><00:19:55.000><c> eye</c><00:19:55.519><c> witnesses</c><00:19:56.079><c> of</c><00:19:57.180><c> his</c><00:19:57.420><c> majesty.</c><00:19:58.640><c> For</c><00:19:58.740><c> he</c><00:19:58.920><c> received</c><00:19:59.339><c> from</c> 00:19:59.519 --> 00:20:00.480 x God<00:19:59.759><c> the</c><00:19:59.920><c> Father</c><00:20:00.160><c> honor</c> 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:04.599 x and<00:20:00.660><c> glory</c><00:20:00.900><c> when</c><00:20:01.099><c> there</c><00:20:01.319><c> came</c><00:20:01.599><c> such</c><00:20:01.900><c> a</c><00:20:02.140><c> voice</c><00:20:02.460><c> to</c><00:20:03.039><c> him</c><00:20:03.299><c> from</c><00:20:03.519><c> the</c><00:20:03.740><c> excellent</c><00:20:03.960><c> glory,</c><00:20:04.259><c> this</c><00:20:04.420><c> is</c> 00:20:04.599 --> 00:20:05.039 x my<00:20:04.720><c> beloved</c> 00:20:05.039 --> 00:20:07.440 x son<00:20:05.240><c> in</c><00:20:05.400><c> whom</c><00:20:05.539><c> I</c><00:20:05.680><c> 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virtuous</c><00:28:30.940><c> in</c><00:28:31.160><c> our</c><00:28:31.339><c> lives?</c><00:28:33.180><c> Or</c><00:28:33.599><c> do</c> 00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:38.359 x we<00:28:33.960><c> sometimes</c><00:28:34.279><c> put</c><00:28:34.420><c> on</c><00:28:34.579><c> the</c><00:28:34.799><c> hardness</c><00:28:35.039><c> of</c><00:28:35.400><c> knowledge?</c><00:28:35.759><c> Because</c><00:28:36.059><c> knowledge</c><00:28:36.400><c> is</c><00:28:36.559><c> what</c><00:28:36.700><c> comes</c><00:28:37.000><c> next.</c><00:28:38.099><c> And</c> 00:28:38.359 --> 00:28:41.339 x this<00:28:38.539><c> knowledge</c><00:28:38.819><c> by</c><00:28:39.039><c> the</c><00:28:39.140><c> way</c><00:28:39.220><c> that</c><00:28:39.400><c> comes</c><00:28:39.599><c> next</c><00:28:40.099><c> after</c><00:28:40.559><c> virtue</c><00:28:40.960><c> is</c> 00:28:41.339 --> 00:28:43.339 x gnosis.<00:28:42.339><c> That's</c><00:28:42.619><c> not</c><00:28:42.779><c> epinosis.</c> 00:28:43.339 --> 00:28:48.500 x That's<00:28:43.700><c> not...</c><00:28:44.920><c> You</c><00:28:45.279><c> wouldn't</c><00:28:45.700><c> have</c><00:28:46.740><c> learning</c><00:28:47.240><c> from</c><00:28:47.440><c> your</c><00:28:47.759><c> experiences</c><00:28:48.220><c> to</c> 00:28:48.500 --> 00:28:49.039 x teach<00:28:48.680><c> the</c><00:28:48.839><c> lesson</c> 00:28:49.039 --> 00:28:52.259 x of<00:28:49.140><c> learning</c><00:28:49.359><c> from</c><00:28:49.539><c> your</c><00:28:49.839><c> experiences.</c><00:28:51.700><c> It's</c><00:28:51.779><c> talking</c><00:28:51.900><c> about</c> 00:28:52.259 --> 00:28:54.720 x knowledge.<00:28:53.720><c> It's</c><00:28:54.000><c> talking</c><00:28:54.240><c> about</c><00:28:54.480><c> going</c> 00:28:54.720 --> 00:28:58.480 x to<00:28:54.880><c> the</c><00:28:55.000><c> word</c><00:28:55.119><c> of</c><00:28:55.299><c> God</c><00:28:55.579><c> and</c><00:28:56.319><c> growing</c><00:28:56.799><c> and</c><00:28:57.180><c> understanding</c><00:28:57.839><c> of</c> 00:28:58.480 --> 00:29:01.539 x God's<00:28:58.880><c> plan</c><00:28:59.059><c> and</c><00:28:59.240><c> purpose.</c><00:29:00.599><c> Outside</c><00:29:01.099><c> of</c><00:29:01.319><c> how</c> 00:29:01.539 --> 00:29:06.420 x you<00:29:01.819><c> experience</c><00:29:02.400><c> it.</c><00:29:04.500><c> Keep</c><00:29:04.740><c> the</c><00:29:04.940><c> word</c><00:29:05.079><c> of</c><00:29:05.220><c> God</c><00:29:05.420><c> in</c><00:29:05.559><c> your</c><00:29:05.779><c> hearts.</c><00:29:05.980><c> That's</c><00:29:06.259><c> why</c> 00:29:06.420 --> 00:29:08.519 x we<00:29:07.200><c> read</c><00:29:07.420><c> the</c><00:29:07.619><c> word</c><00:29:07.759><c> of</c> 00:29:08.380 --> 00:29:13.160 x we<00:29:08.680><c> understand</c><00:29:09.299><c> the</c><00:29:09.420><c> power</c><00:29:09.680><c> of</c><00:29:09.960><c> knowledge.</c><00:29:10.680><c> But</c><00:29:10.880><c> if</c><00:29:11.240><c> it's</c><00:29:11.539><c> just</c><00:29:11.900><c> about</c><00:29:12.200><c> knowledge,</c><00:29:13.019><c> if</c> 00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:13.720 x it's<00:29:13.400><c> just</c> 00:29:13.720 --> 00:29:16.380 x about<00:29:14.039><c> that,</c><00:29:14.980><c> well</c><00:29:15.140><c> then</c><00:29:15.240><c> you</c><00:29:15.339><c> can</c><00:29:15.539><c> take</c><00:29:15.720><c> virtue</c><00:29:16.039><c> and</c><00:29:16.200><c> throw</c> 00:29:16.380 --> 00:29:17.500 x it<00:29:16.480><c> out</c><00:29:16.619><c> the</c><00:29:16.700><c> window.</c><00:29:16.940><c> You</c><00:29:17.079><c> don't</c><00:29:17.259><c> need</c> 00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:21.359 x it.<00:29:18.500><c> You</c><00:29:18.640><c> don't</c><00:29:18.859><c> need</c><00:29:19.099><c> virtue</c><00:29:19.619><c> to</c><00:29:19.980><c> gain</c><00:29:20.460><c> greater</c><00:29:20.880><c> and</c><00:29:21.079><c> greater</c> 00:29:21.359 --> 00:29:22.839 x and<00:29:21.359><c> greater</c><00:29:21.700><c> understanding</c><00:29:22.180><c> about</c> 00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:26.720 x the<00:29:23.240><c> intricacies</c><00:29:23.819><c> of</c><00:29:24.119><c> the</c><00:29:24.339><c> law</c><00:29:24.779><c> or</c><00:29:25.539><c> about</c><00:29:25.779><c> the</c><00:29:26.019><c> intricacies</c> 00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:30.880 x of<00:29:27.859><c> major</c><00:29:28.339><c> aspects</c><00:29:28.960><c> of</c><00:29:29.740><c> prophecy.</c><00:29:30.279><c> You</c><00:29:30.380><c> don't</c><00:29:30.559><c> need</c> 00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:35.140 x virtue.<00:29:32.660><c> You're</c><00:29:33.140><c> a</c><00:29:33.299><c> smart</c><00:29:33.480><c> person.</c><00:29:33.880><c> You</c><00:29:34.039><c> can</c><00:29:34.299><c> understand</c><00:29:34.740><c> it.</c> 00:29:35.640 --> 00:29:38.500 x Anybody<00:29:36.000><c> can</c><00:29:36.240><c> understand</c><00:29:36.660><c> it.</c><00:29:37.519><c> Anybody</c><00:29:37.960><c> with</c> 00:29:38.619 --> 00:29:40.960 x even<00:29:38.839><c> the</c><00:29:39.119><c> slightest</c><00:29:39.380><c> bit</c><00:29:39.579><c> of</c><00:29:39.779><c> ability</c><00:29:40.099><c> to</c><00:29:40.299><c> allow</c><00:29:40.599><c> the</c><00:29:40.819><c> word</c> 00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:42.619 x to<00:29:41.200><c> speak</c><00:29:41.319><c> to</c><00:29:41.440><c> them</c><00:29:41.559><c> can</c><00:29:41.740><c> understand</c><00:29:42.279><c> it.</c> 00:29:42.880 --> 00:29:46.380 x You<00:29:43.079><c> don't</c><00:29:43.220><c> need</c><00:29:43.380><c> virtue.</c><00:29:45.420><c> But</c><00:29:45.460><c> Peter</c><00:29:45.599><c> says,</c><00:29:46.000><c> no,</c><00:29:46.000><c> first</c><00:29:46.240><c> you</c> 00:29:46.380 --> 00:29:48.359 x need<00:29:46.539><c> virtue.</c><00:29:47.359><c> If</c><00:29:47.559><c> you</c><00:29:47.759><c> want</c><00:29:47.880><c> to</c><00:29:48.119><c> learn</c> 00:29:48.359 --> 00:29:51.779 x from<00:29:48.619><c> the</c><00:29:48.940><c> experiences</c><00:29:49.299><c> in</c><00:29:49.500><c> your</c><00:29:49.680><c> life,</c><00:29:50.319><c> you</c><00:29:50.559><c> need</c><00:29:50.799><c> virtue.</c> 00:29:51.900 --> 00:29:53.819 x You<00:29:52.059><c> need</c><00:29:52.200><c> it</c><00:29:52.380><c> there</c><00:29:52.519><c> right</c><00:29:52.700><c> at</c><00:29:52.839><c> the</c><00:29:52.980><c> beginning.</c> 00:29:53.859 --> 00:29:57.279 x You<00:29:54.000><c> need</c><00:29:54.220><c> humility.</c><00:29:55.880><c> Right</c><00:29:56.119><c> from</c><00:29:56.299><c> the</c><00:29:56.380><c> very</c><00:29:56.579><c> beginning</c><00:29:56.980><c> you</c> 00:29:57.279 --> 00:29:59.380 x have<00:29:57.480><c> to</c><00:29:57.640><c> have</c><00:29:57.779><c> it.</c><00:29:57.900><c> Otherwise</c><00:29:58.339><c> it's</c><00:29:59.140><c> a</c><00:29:59.220><c> waste</c> 00:29:59.380 --> 00:30:02.619 x of<00:29:59.619><c> time.</c><00:29:59.859><c> And</c><00:30:00.059><c> that's</c><00:30:00.220><c> what</c><00:30:00.380><c> Paul</c><00:30:00.619><c> says.</c><00:30:01.579><c> Right?</c><00:30:02.160><c> Paul</c><00:30:02.400><c> says</c> 00:30:02.619 --> 00:30:04.920 x you<00:30:02.759><c> can</c><00:30:02.980><c> have</c><00:30:03.200><c> all</c><00:30:03.599><c> these</c><00:30:03.940><c> things</c><00:30:04.440><c> but</c> 00:30:04.920 --> 00:30:08.160 x without<00:30:05.240><c> love,</c><00:30:05.759><c> which</c><00:30:05.920><c> is</c><00:30:06.099><c> the</c><00:30:06.259><c> final</c><00:30:06.519><c> one</c><00:30:06.700><c> of</c><00:30:06.880><c> these,</c><00:30:07.440><c> without</c><00:30:07.700><c> love</c> 00:30:08.160 --> 00:30:11.180 x it's<00:30:09.000><c> just</c><00:30:09.359><c> noise.</c><00:30:10.500><c> That's</c><00:30:10.839><c> all</c><00:30:11.000><c> it</c> 00:30:11.180 --> 00:30:16.839 x is.<00:30:11.640><c> It's</c><00:30:11.980><c> just</c><00:30:12.259><c> noise.</c><00:30:13.920><c> And</c><00:30:14.099><c> without</c><00:30:14.279><c> virtue</c><00:30:14.539><c> that's</c><00:30:14.819><c> what</c><00:30:14.940><c> you</c><00:30:15.200><c> have.</c><00:30:16.420><c> You</c><00:30:16.519><c> just</c><00:30:16.680><c> have</c><00:30:16.819><c> a</c> 00:30:16.839 --> 00:30:17.660 x bunch<00:30:17.059><c> of</c><00:30:17.259><c> just</c> 00:30:17.660 --> 00:30:22.839 x loud<00:30:18.019><c> noises.</c><00:30:19.339><c> We</c><00:30:19.839><c> could</c><00:30:20.000><c> easily</c><00:30:20.400><c> stand</c><00:30:20.619><c> up</c><00:30:20.799><c> here</c><00:30:20.920><c> all</c><00:30:21.140><c> day</c><00:30:21.500><c> and</c><00:30:22.099><c> put</c><00:30:22.640><c> a</c> 00:30:22.839 --> 00:30:23.900 x study<00:30:23.000><c> together</c><00:30:23.400><c> that</c><00:30:23.640><c> just</c> 00:30:23.900 --> 00:30:29.779 x talks<00:30:24.160><c> about</c><00:30:24.700><c> if</c><00:30:26.000><c> this</c><00:30:26.500><c> sign</c><00:30:26.839><c> means</c><00:30:27.160><c> this</c><00:30:27.519><c> and</c><00:30:27.700><c> this</c><00:30:27.920><c> means</c><00:30:28.200><c> that</c><00:30:28.599><c> and</c><00:30:29.500><c> so</c> 00:30:29.779 --> 00:30:31.539 x therefore<00:30:30.160><c> God</c><00:30:30.440><c> is</c><00:30:30.700><c> coming.</c> 00:30:32.039 --> 00:30:36.500 x But<00:30:32.539><c> that's</c><00:30:32.940><c> not</c><00:30:33.140><c> the</c><00:30:33.359><c> experience</c><00:30:33.859><c> of</c><00:30:34.180><c> faith.</c><00:30:35.660><c> The</c><00:30:35.880><c> experience</c><00:30:36.140><c> of</c><00:30:36.319><c> faith</c> 00:30:36.500 --> 00:30:37.519 x is<00:30:36.700><c> the</c><00:30:36.920><c> transformation</c> 00:30:37.519 --> 00:30:41.519 x that<00:30:37.759><c> each</c><00:30:37.940><c> of</c><00:30:38.079><c> us</c><00:30:38.200><c> goes</c><00:30:38.519><c> through,</c><00:30:39.599><c> where</c><00:30:39.740><c> we</c><00:30:39.980><c> grow</c><00:30:40.220><c> in</c><00:30:40.480><c> humility</c><00:30:40.920><c> and</c><00:30:41.259><c> in</c> 00:30:41.519 --> 00:30:42.819 x love.<00:30:41.759><c> So</c><00:30:42.000><c> look</c><00:30:42.160><c> at</c><00:30:42.299><c> the</c><00:30:42.539><c> different</c> 00:30:42.819 --> 00:30:46.740 x aspects<00:30:43.359><c> of</c><00:30:43.599><c> what</c><00:30:43.720><c> he</c><00:30:43.940><c> talks</c><00:30:44.240><c> about.</c><00:30:45.460><c> Again,</c><00:30:45.779><c> knowledge</c><00:30:46.339><c> is</c> 00:30:46.740 --> 00:30:50.160 x just<00:30:47.039><c> greater</c><00:30:47.380><c> understanding.</c><00:30:49.160><c> Temperance,</c> 00:30:50.660 --> 00:30:56.700 x or<00:30:50.799><c> as</c><00:30:50.900><c> it</c><00:30:51.019><c> put</c><00:30:51.140><c> elsewhere,</c><00:30:51.779><c> self</c><00:30:51.880><c>-control,</c><00:30:52.740><c> doesn't</c><00:30:53.079><c> come</c><00:30:53.319><c> naturally.</c><00:30:55.579><c> Our</c><00:30:55.779><c> natural</c><00:30:56.019><c> inclination</c><00:30:56.519><c> is</c> 00:30:56.700 --> 00:31:00.500 x to<00:30:56.720><c> be</c><00:30:56.920><c> absolutely</c><00:30:57.359><c> sure</c><00:30:57.660><c> that</c><00:30:57.819><c> we</c><00:30:57.980><c> are</c><00:30:58.140><c> right.</c><00:31:00.119><c> That's</c><00:31:00.359><c> not</c> 00:31:00.500 --> 00:31:04.039 x what<00:31:00.700><c> temperance</c><00:31:01.079><c> teaches.</c><00:31:03.259><c> Temperance</c><00:31:03.680><c> teaches</c> 00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:07.259 x that<00:31:04.440><c> this</c><00:31:04.720><c> body</c><00:31:05.059><c> needs</c><00:31:05.339><c> to</c><00:31:05.519><c> be</c><00:31:05.700><c> controlled.</c><00:31:06.140><c> This</c><00:31:06.420><c> mind</c><00:31:06.839><c> needs</c><00:31:07.119><c> to</c> 00:31:07.259 --> 00:31:08.619 x be<00:31:07.539><c> controlled.</c><00:31:08.319><c> And</c><00:31:08.339><c> Peter</c><00:31:08.460><c> says</c> 00:31:08.619 --> 00:31:13.700 x you<00:31:08.740><c> need</c><00:31:09.000><c> that.</c><00:31:10.619><c> You</c><00:31:10.619><c> need</c><00:31:10.859><c> to,</c><00:31:11.279><c> Paul</c><00:31:11.579><c> talks</c><00:31:11.960><c> about</c><00:31:12.819><c> battling</c> 00:31:13.700 --> 00:31:15.220 x every<00:31:14.099><c> single</c><00:31:14.420><c> day.</c><00:31:14.759><c> Paul</c><00:31:14.880><c> says</c><00:31:15.039><c> yeah</c> 00:31:15.220 --> 00:31:20.019 x you<00:31:15.279><c> need</c><00:31:15.460><c> that.</c><00:31:16.720><c> You</c><00:31:16.880><c> need</c><00:31:17.000><c> to</c><00:31:17.119><c> battle</c><00:31:17.319><c> self</c><00:31:17.619><c>-control.</c><00:31:19.720><c> And</c> 00:31:20.019 --> 00:31:22.299 x then<00:31:20.119><c> he</c><00:31:20.220><c> says</c><00:31:20.380><c> on</c><00:31:20.599><c> self</c><00:31:20.839><c>-control,</c><00:31:21.539><c> patience.</c> 00:31:23.680 --> 00:31:30.339 x And<00:31:24.200><c> the</c><00:31:24.559><c> thing</c><00:31:24.720><c> about</c><00:31:25.099><c> patience</c><00:31:25.460><c> is</c><00:31:26.140><c> there</c><00:31:27.240><c> really</c><00:31:27.559><c> is</c><00:31:27.819><c> no</c><00:31:28.000><c> rope</c><00:31:28.519><c> when</c><00:31:30.259><c> it</c> 00:31:30.339 --> 00:31:32.180 x comes<00:31:30.559><c> to</c><00:31:30.819><c> spiritual</c><00:31:31.160><c> patience.</c> 00:31:32.200 --> 00:31:36.019 x You<00:31:32.279><c> know</c><00:31:32.380><c> how</c><00:31:32.519><c> you</c><00:31:32.720><c> say</c><00:31:32.980><c> I'm</c><00:31:33.460><c> at</c><00:31:33.599><c> the</c><00:31:33.740><c> end</c><00:31:33.859><c> of</c><00:31:34.039><c> my</c><00:31:34.220><c> rope.</c><00:31:35.759><c> There</c> 00:31:36.019 --> 00:31:40.000 x is<00:31:36.160><c> no</c><00:31:36.319><c> rope.</c><00:31:38.759><c> You</c><00:31:39.079><c> imagine</c><00:31:39.500><c> the</c><00:31:39.740><c> rope</c> 00:31:40.000 --> 00:31:43.420 x because<00:31:40.519><c> that's</c><00:31:41.420><c> the</c><00:31:41.519><c> way</c><00:31:41.700><c> life</c><00:31:41.960><c> is.</c><00:31:42.119><c> We</c><00:31:42.279><c> talked</c><00:31:42.559><c> about</c> 00:31:43.420 --> 00:31:44.900 x measuring<00:31:43.859><c> ourselves</c><00:31:44.319><c> against</c><00:31:44.680><c> others.</c> 00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:48.599 x That's<00:31:45.180><c> what</c><00:31:45.319><c> the</c><00:31:45.460><c> rope</c><00:31:45.619><c> is.</c><00:31:46.799><c> Right?</c><00:31:47.000><c> My</c><00:31:47.380><c> string</c><00:31:47.599><c> is</c><00:31:47.819><c> this</c><00:31:48.099><c> long.</c><00:31:48.319><c> I'm</c> 00:31:48.599 --> 00:31:50.640 x this<00:31:48.880><c> patient.</c><00:31:50.259><c> Jimbo,</c><00:31:50.440><c> by</c> 00:31:50.640 --> 00:31:57.440 x the<00:31:50.640><c> way,</c><00:31:50.940><c> is</c><00:31:50.940><c> this</c><00:31:51.220><c> patient.</c><00:31:53.299><c> There</c><00:31:53.779><c> is</c><00:31:53.940><c> no</c><00:31:54.119><c> rope.</c><00:31:55.359><c> Not</c><00:31:55.559><c> in</c><00:31:55.819><c> Christ.</c><00:31:57.259><c> In</c> 00:31:57.440 --> 00:31:58.359 x Christ<00:31:57.660><c> we</c><00:31:57.779><c> are</c><00:31:57.960><c> as</c><00:31:58.160><c> patient</c> 00:31:58.359 --> 00:32:02.059 x as<00:31:58.599><c> patience</c><00:31:59.019><c> needs</c><00:31:59.440><c> to</c><00:31:59.700><c> be.</c><00:31:59.940><c> It's</c><00:32:00.380><c> a</c><00:32:00.519><c> hard</c><00:32:00.700><c> lesson</c><00:32:00.940><c> to</c><00:32:01.200><c> learn.</c> 00:32:02.579 --> 00:32:04.200 x But<00:32:02.700><c> Peter</c><00:32:02.839><c> says</c><00:32:03.059><c> you</c><00:32:03.660><c> need</c><00:32:03.839><c> to</c><00:32:04.019><c> learn</c> 00:32:04.200 --> 00:32:06.799 x that.<00:32:04.519><c> And</c><00:32:04.700><c> Peter</c><00:32:04.920><c> needed</c><00:32:05.200><c> to</c><00:32:05.460><c> learn</c><00:32:05.779><c> patience.</c><00:32:06.180><c> He</c><00:32:06.339><c> was</c><00:32:06.599><c> an</c> 00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:09.460 x impetuous<00:32:07.440><c> person.</c><00:32:08.940><c> And</c><00:32:09.160><c> he</c><00:32:09.279><c> needed</c> 00:32:09.460 --> 00:32:13.099 x to<00:32:09.680><c> learn</c><00:32:09.859><c> patience.</c><00:32:10.279><c> And</c><00:32:10.440><c> he</c><00:32:10.759><c> recognized</c><00:32:11.180><c> the</c><00:32:11.480><c> power</c><00:32:11.759><c> of</c><00:32:12.059><c> patience</c><00:32:12.440><c> to</c> 00:32:13.099 --> 00:32:16.039 x grow<00:32:13.680><c> in</c><00:32:14.619><c> faith</c><00:32:15.000><c> and</c><00:32:15.519><c> in</c><00:32:15.720><c> love.</c> 00:32:16.039 --> 00:32:22.900 x And<00:32:16.259><c> then</c><00:32:16.640><c> on</c><00:32:16.859><c> to</c><00:32:17.079><c> patience,</c><00:32:18.160><c> godliness.</c><00:32:21.200><c> Godliness</c><00:32:21.599><c> is</c><00:32:21.920><c> a</c><00:32:22.019><c> self,</c><00:32:22.759><c> a</c> 00:32:22.900 --> 00:32:26.420 x God<00:32:23.220><c>-centered</c><00:32:23.819><c> perspective</c><00:32:24.720><c> as</c><00:32:26.160><c> opposed</c> 00:32:26.420 --> 00:32:30.119 x 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create.</c><00:32:39.380><c> And</c><00:32:39.880><c> then</c><00:32:40.200><c> we</c><00:32:40.440><c> are</c><00:32:40.619><c> to</c><00:32:40.799><c> be</c><00:32:40.960><c> a</c><00:32:41.119><c> reflection</c><00:32:41.599><c> of</c><00:32:41.920><c> that</c> 00:32:42.660 --> 00:32:46.019 x to<00:32:43.380><c> others</c><00:32:43.779><c> in</c><00:32:44.339><c> our</c><00:32:44.619><c> lives.</c><00:32:45.380><c> That's</c><00:32:45.960><c> what</c> 00:32:46.039 --> 00:32:49.240 x our<00:32:46.259><c> lives</c><00:32:46.740><c> are</c><00:32:46.980><c> supposed</c><00:32:47.200><c> to</c><00:32:47.359><c> be</c><00:32:47.559><c> about.</c><00:32:48.299><c> And</c><00:32:48.380><c> so</c><00:32:48.539><c> Peter</c><00:32:48.759><c> says</c> 00:32:49.240 --> 00:32:52.180 x add<00:32:50.039><c> to</c><00:32:50.180><c> your</c><00:32:50.440><c> patience</c><00:32:50.779><c> godliness.</c> 00:32:52.779 --> 00:32:56.220 x Put<00:32:53.079><c> God</c><00:32:53.420><c> at</c><00:32:53.640><c> the</c><00:32:53.819><c> center.</c><00:32:54.920><c> Live</c><00:32:55.140><c> a</c><00:32:55.339><c> life</c><00:32:55.460><c> with</c><00:32:55.680><c> God</c><00:32:55.900><c> at</c><00:32:56.079><c> the</c> 00:32:56.220 --> 00:32:58.099 x center.<00:32:56.500><c> And</c><00:32:56.619><c> people</c><00:32:56.819><c> will</c><00:32:57.140><c> see</c><00:32:57.359><c> it.</c><00:32:57.859><c> And</c> 00:32:58.099 --> 00:33:02.079 x they<00:32:58.200><c> will</c><00:32:58.400><c> ask</c><00:32:58.759><c> you</c><00:32:58.960><c> about</c><00:32:59.160><c> the</c><00:32:59.480><c> hope</c><00:32:59.880><c> that</c><00:33:00.339><c> lies</c><00:33:00.500><c> in</c><00:33:00.680><c> your</c><00:33:00.880><c> hearts.</c><00:33:01.099><c> How</c><00:33:01.480><c> can</c><00:33:01.700><c> you</c><00:33:01.859><c> be</c> 00:33:02.079 --> 00:33:02.920 x positive<00:33:02.660><c> at</c> 00:33:02.920 --> 00:33:08.000 x a<00:33:03.079><c> time</c><00:33:03.259><c> like</c><00:33:03.559><c> this?</c><00:33:05.680><c> I</c><00:33:05.980><c> have</c><00:33:06.160><c> hope</c><00:33:06.359><c> in</c><00:33:06.539><c> my</c><00:33:06.819><c> heart</c><00:33:07.079><c> because</c><00:33:07.460><c> I</c> 00:33:08.000 --> 00:33:11.339 x know<00:33:08.559><c> that</c><00:33:09.480><c> God</c><00:33:09.759><c> is</c><00:33:10.059><c> sending</c><00:33:10.200><c> his</c><00:33:10.480><c> son.</c> 00:33:12.159 --> 00:33:16.700 x Do<00:33:12.599><c> you</c><00:33:12.779><c> know</c><00:33:12.960><c> it?</c><00:33:14.279><c> Sure</c><00:33:14.500><c> you</c><00:33:14.680><c> do.</c><00:33:15.859><c> We're</c><00:33:15.960><c> all</c><00:33:16.160><c> watching</c><00:33:16.420><c> the</c> 00:33:16.700 --> 00:33:18.380 x signs<00:33:16.920><c> of</c><00:33:17.099><c> the</c><00:33:17.240><c> times.</c><00:33:17.539><c> We're</c><00:33:17.680><c> all</c><00:33:17.880><c> paying</c><00:33:18.019><c> attention</c> 00:33:18.380 --> 00:33:20.539 x 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We</c><00:33:28.859><c> know</c><00:33:29.079><c> it.</c><00:33:30.720><c> We've</c><00:33:31.160><c> been</c><00:33:31.599><c> blessed</c><00:33:32.140><c> to</c><00:33:32.900><c> understand</c><00:33:33.359><c> it.</c> 00:33:35.279 --> 00:33:36.539 x So<00:33:35.579><c> then</c><00:33:35.720><c> what</c><00:33:35.839><c> do</c><00:33:35.940><c> we</c><00:33:36.019><c> do</c><00:33:36.220><c> about</c> 00:33:36.539 --> 00:33:43.920 x that?<00:33:37.420><c> And</c><00:33:38.099><c> Peter</c><00:33:38.259><c> says</c><00:33:38.619><c> add</c><00:33:39.079><c> to</c><00:33:39.299><c> godliness</c><00:33:40.039><c> brotherly</c><00:33:41.359><c> kindness.</c><00:33:43.720><c> What</c> 00:33:43.920 --> 00:33:48.900 x a<00:33:44.380><c> powerful</c><00:33:45.119><c> thing</c><00:33:45.900><c> that</c><00:33:46.319><c> is.</c><00:33:48.240><c> Brotherly</c> 00:33:48.900 --> 00:33:54.339 x kindness.<00:33:50.759><c> I</c><00:33:50.980><c> went</c><00:33:51.140><c> to</c><00:33:51.359><c> Cranston</c><00:33:51.579><c> last</c><00:33:51.880><c> week</c><00:33:52.119><c> and</c><00:33:52.299><c> I've</c><00:33:52.500><c> got</c><00:33:52.559><c> to</c><00:33:52.740><c> tell</c><00:33:52.900><c> you,</c><00:33:54.160><c> I</c> 00:33:54.339 --> 00:33:55.339 x felt<00:33:54.500><c> brotherly</c><00:33:55.000><c> kindness</c> 00:33:55.339 --> 00:34:02.019 x like<00:33:55.559><c> I've</c><00:33:55.920><c> never</c><00:33:56.259><c> felt</c><00:33:56.559><c> it</c><00:33:57.559><c> anywhere</c><00:33:58.240><c> else</c><00:33:58.680><c> but</c><00:33:58.940><c> here.</c><00:34:00.319><c> Oh</c><00:34:00.539><c> that's</c><00:34:00.759><c> not</c><00:34:00.980><c> true.</c><00:34:01.779><c> I</c> 00:34:02.019 --> 00:34:02.359 x want<00:34:02.140><c> to</c><00:34:02.200><c> take</c> 00:34:02.359 --> 00:34:07.019 x that<00:34:02.619><c> back</c><00:34:02.880><c> because</c><00:34:03.539><c> I</c><00:34:03.660><c> felt</c><00:34:03.859><c> it</c><00:34:03.980><c> up</c><00:34:04.099><c> in</c><00:34:04.359><c> Sussex</c><00:34:04.660><c> as</c><00:34:04.940><c> well.</c><00:34:06.700><c> It's</c><00:34:06.799><c> a</c> 00:34:07.019 --> 00:34:08.840 x marvelous<00:34:07.380><c> feeling</c><00:34:07.940><c> to</c><00:34:08.599><c> walk</c> 00:34:08.840 --> 00:34:11.480 x into<00:34:09.099><c> an</c><00:34:09.300><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:34:09.980><c> to</c><00:34:10.119><c> know</c><00:34:10.320><c> the</c><00:34:10.500><c> people</c><00:34:10.739><c> that</c><00:34:11.019><c> are</c><00:34:11.219><c> there,</c> 00:34:11.559 --> 00:34:12.940 x and<00:34:11.679><c> to</c><00:34:11.760><c> know</c><00:34:11.920><c> exactly</c><00:34:12.460><c> what</c><00:34:12.699><c> their</c> 00:34:12.940 --> 00:34:17.440 x priorities<00:34:13.420><c> are.</c><00:34:15.000><c> And</c><00:34:15.159><c> they're</c><00:34:15.460><c> all</c><00:34:15.980><c> weak</c><00:34:16.519><c> and</c><00:34:17.019><c> struggling</c> 00:34:17.440 --> 00:34:20.920 x 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a</c><00:35:56.820><c> reflection</c><00:35:57.039><c> of</c><00:35:57.280><c> me?</c><00:35:58.960><c> No.</c><00:36:00.559><c> No.</c><00:36:01.260><c> They</c><00:36:01.500><c> said</c> 00:36:01.639 --> 00:36:04.599 x nobody<00:36:02.239><c> came</c><00:36:02.699><c> to</c><00:36:02.940><c> visit</c><00:36:03.119><c> us</c><00:36:03.940><c> like</c><00:36:04.320><c> you</c> 00:36:04.599 --> 00:36:08.800 x did.<00:36:05.219><c> And</c><00:36:05.360><c> they</c><00:36:05.440><c> don't</c><00:36:05.559><c> mean</c><00:36:05.719><c> that</c><00:36:05.880><c> they</c><00:36:05.980><c> didn't</c><00:36:06.099><c> come</c><00:36:06.320><c> down</c><00:36:06.639><c> there.</c><00:36:07.920><c> They</c><00:36:08.059><c> meant</c><00:36:08.119><c> there</c><00:36:08.239><c> was</c><00:36:08.440><c> a</c><00:36:08.639><c> different</c> 00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:11.380 x person<00:36:09.159><c> that</c><00:36:09.380><c> came</c><00:36:09.539><c> down</c><00:36:09.900><c> there.</c><00:36:10.579><c> Somebody</c><00:36:10.800><c> that</c><00:36:11.000><c> asked</c><00:36:11.219><c> us</c> 00:36:11.380 --> 00:36:12.780 x if<00:36:11.460><c> we</c><00:36:11.639><c> had</c><00:36:11.780><c> any</c><00:36:12.019><c> needs</c><00:36:12.280><c> and</c><00:36:12.460><c> then</c><00:36:12.639><c> walked</c> 00:36:12.780 --> 00:36:18.599 x out<00:36:12.960><c> the</c><00:36:13.159><c> door.</c><00:36:15.619><c> There</c><00:36:15.760><c> was</c><00:36:16.000><c> connection</c><00:36:16.699><c> not</c><00:36:17.179><c> because</c><00:36:17.800><c> I</c><00:36:18.460><c> have</c> 00:36:18.599 --> 00:36:20.320 x some<00:36:18.860><c> abilities</c><00:36:19.300><c> but</c><00:36:19.559><c> because</c><00:36:19.940><c> the</c><00:36:20.179><c> love</c> 00:36:20.320 --> 00:36:24.099 x of<00:36:20.460><c> God</c><00:36:20.719><c> lies</c><00:36:21.019><c> in</c><00:36:21.219><c> my</c><00:36:21.440><c> heart.</c><00:36:21.880><c> I</c><00:36:21.920><c> 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that</c><00:36:58.800><c> person</c><00:36:59.159><c> in</c><00:36:59.420><c> an</c><00:36:59.559><c> instant.</c><00:37:00.219><c> No</c><00:37:00.420><c> you</c><00:37:00.519><c> wouldn't.</c><00:37:01.900><c> Because</c><00:37:02.260><c> that</c><00:37:02.480><c> person</c><00:37:02.719><c> is</c><00:37:03.000><c> eating</c> 00:37:03.219 --> 00:37:07.719 x with<00:37:03.480><c> you</c><00:37:03.639><c> as</c><00:37:03.780><c> he</c><00:37:04.019><c> says</c><00:37:04.139><c> in</c><00:37:04.320><c> that</c><00:37:04.480><c> verse.</c><00:37:05.039><c> If</c><00:37:05.179><c> you</c><00:37:05.280><c> look</c><00:37:05.440><c> in</c><00:37:06.239><c> chapter</c><00:37:06.619><c> two</c> 00:37:07.719 --> 00:37:11.400 x verse<00:37:08.619><c> 20</c><00:37:09.380><c> he</c><00:37:10.659><c> says</c><00:37:11.079><c> for</c><00:37:11.400><c> if</c> 00:37:11.420 --> 00:37:13.880 x they<00:37:11.659><c> had</c><00:37:11.880><c> escaped</c><00:37:12.199><c> he's</c><00:37:12.420><c> talking</c><00:37:12.659><c> about</c><00:37:12.900><c> these</c><00:37:13.260><c> difficult</c> 00:37:13.880 --> 00:37:15.079 x people<00:37:14.219><c> that</c><00:37:14.360><c> he</c><00:37:14.460><c> writes</c><00:37:14.679><c> about</c><00:37:14.920><c> that</c> 00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:17.840 x come<00:37:15.219><c> into</c><00:37:15.440><c> the</c><00:37:15.619><c> Ecclesia</c><00:37:15.940><c> and</c><00:37:16.059><c> try</c><00:37:16.219><c> to</c><00:37:16.360><c> pull</c><00:37:16.500><c> it</c><00:37:16.659><c> apart.</c><00:37:17.840><c> And</c> 00:37:17.840 --> 00:37:20.000 x he<00:37:17.880><c> says</c><00:37:18.500><c> if</c><00:37:18.900><c> they</c><00:37:19.199><c> had</c><00:37:19.360><c> escaped</c><00:37:19.719><c> the</c> 00:37:20.000 --> 00:37:21.880 x pollutions<00:37:20.280><c> of</c><00:37:20.480><c> the</c><00:37:20.639><c> world</c><00:37:20.820><c> through</c><00:37:21.000><c> the</c><00:37:21.179><c> knowledge</c><00:37:21.480><c> of</c><00:37:21.739><c> the</c> 00:37:21.880 --> 00:37:25.659 x Lord<00:37:22.119><c> and</c><00:37:22.340><c> Savior</c><00:37:22.500><c> Jesus</c><00:37:22.900><c> Christ</c><00:37:23.440><c> they</c><00:37:25.239><c> are</c> 00:37:25.659 --> 00:37:28.599 x again<00:37:26.079><c> entangled</c><00:37:26.639><c> therein</c><00:37:27.039><c> and</c><00:37:27.239><c> overcome</c><00:37:27.599><c> the</c><00:37:27.920><c> latter</c><00:37:28.159><c> and</c> 00:37:28.599 --> 00:37:31.539 x is<00:37:29.039><c> worse</c><00:37:29.599><c> with</c><00:37:30.519><c> them</c><00:37:30.800><c> than</c><00:37:30.980><c> the</c><00:37:31.179><c> beginning.</c> 00:37:31.860 --> 00:37:36.980 x And<00:37:32.099><c> this</c><00:37:32.320><c> word</c><00:37:32.519><c> here</c><00:37:32.739><c> for</c><00:37:32.960><c> knowledge</c><00:37:33.639><c> for</c><00:37:34.719><c> if</c><00:37:35.079><c> after</c><00:37:35.460><c> they</c><00:37:35.860><c> have</c><00:37:36.019><c> escaped</c><00:37:36.340><c> the</c><00:37:36.599><c> pollution</c><00:37:36.820><c> of</c> 00:37:36.980 --> 00:37:37.500 x the<00:37:37.119><c> world</c> 00:37:37.500 --> 00:37:39.539 x through<00:37:37.980><c> the</c><00:37:38.179><c> knowledge</c><00:37:38.380><c> of</c><00:37:38.579><c> the</c><00:37:38.619><c> Lord</c><00:37:38.840><c> and</c><00:37:38.980><c> Savior</c><00:37:39.079><c> Jesus</c> 00:37:39.539 --> 00:37:41.000 x Christ<00:37:39.920><c> and</c><00:37:40.199><c> then</c><00:37:40.340><c> are</c><00:37:40.460><c> entangled</c><00:37:40.719><c> again</c> 00:37:41.000 --> 00:37:49.119 x that<00:37:41.139><c> word</c><00:37:41.400><c> is</c><00:37:41.820><c> epinosis.</c><00:37:45.079><c> These</c><00:37:45.360><c> people</c><00:37:46.119><c> understood</c><00:37:47.139><c> the</c><00:37:48.739><c> way</c><00:37:48.880><c> of</c> 00:37:49.119 --> 00:37:52.900 x God.<00:37:50.380><c> It</c><00:37:50.579><c> had</c><00:37:51.000><c> touched</c><00:37:51.460><c> their</c><00:37:51.880><c> hearts.</c> 00:37:53.039 --> 00:37:56.800 x They<00:37:53.179><c> had</c><00:37:53.519><c> learned</c><00:37:53.960><c> the</c><00:37:54.340><c> lessons</c><00:37:54.760><c> you</c><00:37:55.099><c> need</c><00:37:55.380><c> to</c><00:37:55.699><c> learn</c><00:37:56.159><c> to</c> 00:37:56.800 --> 00:37:59.440 x follow<00:37:57.139><c> Christ.</c><00:37:57.579><c> This</c><00:37:57.800><c> isn't</c><00:37:58.039><c> about</c><00:37:58.340><c> information.</c> 00:38:00.559 --> 00:38:05.480 x This<00:38:00.739><c> is</c><00:38:00.880><c> about</c><00:38:01.059><c> transformation.</c><00:38:03.980><c> And</c><00:38:04.139><c> Peter</c><00:38:04.300><c> says</c><00:38:04.559><c> if</c><00:38:04.780><c> they've</c><00:38:05.239><c> been</c> 00:38:05.480 --> 00:38:08.559 x transformed<00:38:06.400><c> and</c><00:38:07.420><c> then</c><00:38:07.780><c> turned</c> 00:38:08.739 --> 00:38:12.820 x back,<00:38:09.659><c> shame</c><00:38:10.119><c> on</c><00:38:10.360><c> them</c><00:38:10.780><c> for</c><00:38:11.019><c> doing</c><00:38:11.199><c> that.</c><00:38:12.099><c> And</c><00:38:12.300><c> shame</c><00:38:12.480><c> on</c><00:38:12.639><c> them</c> 00:38:12.820 --> 00:38:15.019 x for<00:38:13.000><c> walking</c><00:38:13.300><c> into</c><00:38:13.619><c> the</c><00:38:13.800><c> Ecclesia</c><00:38:14.300><c> and</c> 00:38:15.019 --> 00:38:18.579 x saying<00:38:15.420><c> oh</c><00:38:15.960><c> I'm</c><00:38:16.300><c> here.</c><00:38:16.579><c> I'm</c><00:38:16.760><c> a</c><00:38:16.900><c> brother</c><00:38:17.079><c> in</c><00:38:17.360><c> Christ.</c><00:38:18.300><c> But</c><00:38:18.480><c> you</c> 00:38:18.579 --> 00:38:19.900 x know<00:38:18.699><c> you've</c><00:38:18.920><c> got</c><00:38:18.980><c> some</c><00:38:19.219><c> problems</c><00:38:19.619><c> here</c> 00:38:19.900 --> 00:38:27.179 x and<00:38:20.099><c> we</c><00:38:20.300><c> need</c><00:38:20.500><c> to</c><00:38:20.719><c> discuss</c><00:38:20.920><c> what</c><00:38:21.119><c> your</c><00:38:21.320><c> problems</c><00:38:21.699><c> are.</c><00:38:25.719><c> And</c><00:38:25.920><c> they</c><00:38:26.079><c> create</c><00:38:26.320><c> contention</c><00:38:26.960><c> in</c> 00:38:27.179 --> 00:38:28.340 x the<00:38:27.340><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:38:28.500 --> 00:38:34.199 x By<00:38:28.739><c> your</c><00:38:29.139><c> fruits</c><00:38:29.559><c> you</c><00:38:30.039><c> shall</c><00:38:30.280><c> know</c><00:38:30.599><c> them</c><00:38:30.900><c> says</c><00:38:31.260><c> the</c><00:38:31.420><c> Lord</c><00:38:31.579><c> Jesus</c><00:38:31.940><c> Christ.</c><00:38:33.940><c> And</c> 00:38:34.199 --> 00:38:35.159 x they<00:38:34.460><c> create</c><00:38:34.659><c> a</c><00:38:34.920><c> hardness</c> 00:38:35.159 --> 00:38:38.400 x and<00:38:35.340><c> they</c><00:38:35.559><c> sound</c><00:38:36.019><c> so</c><00:38:36.480><c> intelligent.</c><00:38:37.480><c> And</c><00:38:37.719><c> they</c><00:38:37.860><c> can</c><00:38:38.099><c> tell</c><00:38:38.219><c> you</c> 00:38:38.400 --> 00:38:40.559 x the<00:38:38.619><c> breakdown</c><00:38:39.059><c> of</c><00:38:39.420><c> this</c><00:38:39.699><c> sacrifice</c><00:38:40.380><c> and</c> 00:38:40.559 --> 00:38:44.500 x why<00:38:40.840><c> this</c><00:38:41.159><c> prophecy</c><00:38:41.500><c> says</c><00:38:42.159><c> skin</c><00:38:42.900><c> and</c><00:38:43.159><c> bones</c><00:38:43.519><c> and</c><00:38:43.780><c> all</c><00:38:44.079><c> these</c> 00:38:44.500 --> 00:38:46.099 x things.<00:38:44.940><c> All</c><00:38:45.159><c> these</c><00:38:45.400><c> powerful</c><00:38:45.820><c> things</c> 00:38:46.099 --> 00:38:50.800 x that<00:38:46.239><c> you</c><00:38:46.320><c> think</c><00:38:46.519><c> wow</c><00:38:47.000><c> how</c><00:38:47.199><c> could</c><00:38:47.519><c> anybody</c><00:38:47.960><c> be</c><00:38:48.239><c> so</c><00:38:48.639><c> intelligent?</c><00:38:50.420><c> And</c><00:38:50.639><c> then</c> 00:38:50.800 --> 00:38:53.559 x they<00:38:51.039><c> say</c><00:38:51.380><c> you</c><00:38:52.840><c> don't</c><00:38:53.079><c> understand</c> 00:38:53.559 --> 00:38:56.360 x these<00:38:53.860><c> things.</c><00:38:54.179><c> If</c><00:38:54.340><c> you</c><00:38:54.519><c> did</c><00:38:54.719><c> you</c><00:38:54.840><c> would</c><00:38:55.039><c> know</c><00:38:55.139><c> where</c><00:38:55.300><c> I'm</c><00:38:55.440><c> coming</c><00:38:55.679><c> from.</c><00:38:56.239><c> Or</c> 00:38:56.360 --> 00:38:59.199 x they<00:38:56.559><c> say</c><00:38:56.900><c> I</c><00:38:58.360><c> don't</c><00:38:58.559><c> know</c> 00:38:59.199 --> 00:39:06.059 x if<00:38:59.639><c> anybody</c><00:39:00.380><c> really</c><00:39:00.699><c> understands</c><00:39:01.000><c> it</c><00:39:01.199><c> the</c><00:39:01.260><c> way</c><00:39:01.400><c> I</c><00:39:01.639><c> do.</c><00:39:04.820><c> Or</c><00:39:05.099><c> they</c><00:39:05.380><c> say</c> 00:39:06.059 --> 00:39:09.719 x the<00:39:08.579><c> sisters</c><00:39:08.920><c> in</c><00:39:09.179><c> your</c><00:39:09.340><c> Ecclesia</c> 00:39:09.719 --> 00:39:16.440 x should<00:39:09.980><c> all</c><00:39:10.219><c> wear</c><00:39:10.460><c> hats.</c><00:39:13.099><c> Or</c><00:39:13.500><c> they</c><00:39:13.880><c> say</c><00:39:14.820><c> no</c><00:39:15.840><c> brother</c><00:39:16.119><c> in</c><00:39:16.280><c> your</c> 00:39:16.440 --> 00:39:19.599 x Ecclesia<00:39:16.820><c> should</c><00:39:17.079><c> do</c><00:39:17.320><c> this</c><00:39:17.719><c> because</c><00:39:18.960><c> they</c> 00:39:19.599 --> 00:39:24.900 x were<00:39:19.840><c> divorced.</c><00:39:21.719><c> Or</c><00:39:22.139><c> they</c><00:39:22.480><c> say</c><00:39:23.199><c> do</c><00:39:23.860><c> you</c><00:39:24.039><c> know</c><00:39:24.280><c> what's</c><00:39:24.480><c> in</c><00:39:24.639><c> that</c> 00:39:24.900 --> 00:39:26.659 x person's<00:39:25.400><c> heart?</c><00:39:25.539><c> If</c><00:39:25.719><c> you</c><00:39:25.940><c> did</c><00:39:26.099><c> you'd</c><00:39:26.420><c> never</c> 00:39:26.659 --> 00:39:31.179 x break<00:39:26.900><c> bread</c><00:39:27.179><c> with</c><00:39:27.420><c> them.</c><00:39:29.039><c> And</c><00:39:29.340><c> there's</c><00:39:29.539><c> no</c><00:39:29.900><c> virtue</c><00:39:30.380><c> in</c><00:39:30.920><c> their</c> 00:39:31.179 --> 00:39:37.900 x heart.<00:39:33.980><c> And</c><00:39:34.179><c> Peter</c><00:39:34.360><c> says</c><00:39:35.099><c> despise</c><00:39:36.679><c> that</c> 00:39:38.240 --> 00:39:40.699 x because<00:39:38.760><c> virtue</c><00:39:39.119><c> has</c><00:39:39.360><c> to</c><00:39:39.519><c> come</c><00:39:39.719><c> first.</c><00:39:40.079><c> And</c><00:39:40.219><c> if</c><00:39:40.280><c> it</c><00:39:40.500><c> doesn't</c> 00:39:40.699 --> 00:39:43.780 x come<00:39:40.960><c> first</c><00:39:41.219><c> they</c><00:39:41.579><c> don't</c><00:39:41.860><c> get</c><00:39:42.099><c> it.</c><00:39:43.480><c> And</c> 00:39:43.780 --> 00:39:46.760 x don't<00:39:43.960><c> let</c><00:39:44.159><c> these</c><00:39:44.460><c> people</c><00:39:44.719><c> pull</c><00:39:45.000><c> down</c><00:39:45.239><c> your</c><00:39:45.460><c> virtue.</c><00:39:46.579><c> Don't</c> 00:39:46.760 --> 00:39:48.940 x let<00:39:46.900><c> these</c><00:39:47.139><c> people</c><00:39:47.360><c> pull</c><00:39:47.639><c> down</c><00:39:47.880><c> your</c><00:39:48.159><c> faith.</c> 00:39:49.059 --> 00:39:51.840 x Don't<00:39:49.300><c> let</c><00:39:49.460><c> these</c><00:39:49.699><c> people</c><00:39:49.900><c> make</c><00:39:50.179><c> you</c><00:39:50.500><c> hard</c><00:39:50.860><c> because</c><00:39:51.340><c> this</c><00:39:51.599><c> is</c> 00:39:51.840 --> 00:39:56.239 x a<00:39:52.039><c> loving</c><00:39:52.280><c> God.</c><00:39:54.840><c> And</c><00:39:55.360><c> that's</c><00:39:55.579><c> why</c><00:39:55.739><c> we</c><00:39:55.940><c> partake</c> 00:39:56.239 --> 00:39:59.840 x of<00:39:56.239><c> this</c><00:39:56.480><c> bread.</c><00:39:58.639><c> And</c><00:39:58.820><c> have</c><00:39:58.880><c> this</c><00:39:59.099><c> cup.</c>