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be</c><00:24:17.640><c> walking</c><00:24:17.880><c> together.</c> 00:24:18.259 --> 00:24:20.460 They're<00:24:18.420><c> on</c><00:24:18.579><c> the</c><00:24:18.779><c> same</c><00:24:19.019><c> path,</c><00:24:19.400><c> aren't</c><00:24:19.519><c> they?</c> 00:24:21.019 --> 00:24:23.859 They're<00:24:21.380><c> facing</c><00:24:21.779><c> the</c><00:24:22.059><c> same</c><00:24:22.339><c> way,</c><00:24:22.740><c> sort</c><00:24:22.859><c> of,</c><00:24:23.180><c> aren't</c><00:24:23.359><c> they?</c> 00:24:24.339 --> 00:24:27.519 You<00:24:24.859><c> could</c><00:24:25.119><c> say,</c><00:24:25.640><c> generally</c><00:24:26.039><c> speaking,</c><00:24:26.579><c> they're</c><00:24:26.859><c> going</c><00:24:27.079><c> in</c> 00:24:27.519 --> 00:24:30.420 the<00:24:27.700><c> same</c><00:24:27.900><c> direction</c><00:24:28.339><c> but</c><00:24:29.140><c> if</c><00:24:30.119><c> you</c><00:24:30.259><c> look</c> 00:24:30.420 --> 00:24:35.119 at<00:24:30.619><c> 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point</c><00:24:50.299><c> out</c><00:24:50.579><c> about</c><00:24:50.839><c> ambiguity</c><00:24:51.400><c> of</c><00:24:51.680><c> direction</c><00:24:52.119><c> is</c><00:24:53.099><c> they</c><00:24:54.299><c> are</c> 00:24:54.619 --> 00:24:56.160 both<00:24:54.960><c> still</c><00:24:55.539><c> on</c><00:24:55.920><c> the</c> 00:24:56.160 --> 00:24:57.559 same<00:24:56.420><c> path.</c> 00:24:57.859 --> 00:25:02.220 They<00:24:58.099><c> are</c><00:24:58.400><c> both</c><00:24:58.799><c> still</c><00:24:59.299><c> facing,</c><00:25:00.440><c> generally</c><00:25:01.039><c> speaking,</c><00:25:02.000><c> the</c> 00:25:02.220 --> 00:25:04.599 same<00:25:02.559><c> way</c><00:25:02.880><c> and</c><00:25:03.180><c> they</c><00:25:03.480><c> both</c><00:25:03.779><c> appear</c><00:25:04.180><c> by</c><00:25:04.500><c> proper</c> 00:25:04.599 --> 00:25:09.119 proximity<00:25:05.380><c> to</c><00:25:06.400><c> be</c><00:25:06.599><c> near</c><00:25:06.920><c> enough</c><00:25:07.220><c> 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philosopher</c><00:26:05.039><c> who</c><00:26:05.299><c> said,</c><00:26:05.640><c> a</c><00:26:05.700><c> journey</c><00:26:05.920><c> of</c><00:26:06.119><c> a</c> 00:26:06.200 --> 00:26:08.500 thousand<00:26:06.519><c> miles</c><00:26:06.920><c> begins</c><00:26:07.519><c> with</c> 00:26:08.500 --> 00:26:08.880 a<00:26:08.740><c> step.</c> 00:26:08.960 --> 00:26:12.819 That's<00:26:09.339><c> been</c><00:26:09.900><c> rephrased</c><00:26:10.480><c> in</c><00:26:10.740><c> many</c><00:26:11.079><c> quarters</c><00:26:11.440><c> to</c><00:26:11.720><c> say</c><00:26:11.980><c> a</c><00:26:12.359><c> journey</c><00:26:12.559><c> of</c><00:26:12.740><c> a</c> 00:26:12.819 --> 00:26:13.980 thousand<00:26:13.079><c> miles</c><00:26:13.359><c> begins</c><00:26:13.700><c> with</c> 00:26:13.980 --> 00:26:17.660 a<00:26:14.119><c> single</c><00:26:14.480><c> step,</c><00:26:14.819><c> but</c><00:26:15.019><c> really</c><00:26:15.259><c> the</c><00:26:15.640><c> original</c><00:26:16.000><c> 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terms</c><00:29:19.000><c> now.</c> 00:29:19.859 --> 00:29:22.980 Jesus<00:29:20.140><c> said</c><00:29:20.460><c> straight</c><00:29:21.019><c> is</c><00:29:21.279><c> the</c><00:29:21.500><c> gate</c><00:29:21.660><c> and</c><00:29:22.019><c> narrow</c><00:29:22.359><c> is</c><00:29:22.599><c> the</c><00:29:22.779><c> way</c> 00:29:22.980 --> 00:29:24.960 which<00:29:23.279><c> leads</c><00:29:23.579><c> to</c><00:29:23.859><c> life</c><00:29:24.099><c> and</c><00:29:24.440><c> few</c><00:29:24.640><c> there</c> 00:29:24.960 --> 00:29:26.079 be<00:29:25.220><c> that</c><00:29:25.559><c> find</c><00:29:25.759><c> it.</c> 00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:27.460 So<00:29:26.740><c> what</c><00:29:26.940><c> is</c><00:29:27.240><c> straight?</c> 00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:30.440 And<00:29:27.640><c> as</c><00:29:27.799><c> my</c><00:29:27.980><c> son</c><00:29:28.140><c> pointed</c><00:29:28.440><c> out</c><00:29:28.700><c> to</c><00:29:28.859><c> me,</c><00:29:29.000><c> why</c><00:29:29.220><c> did</c><00:29:29.880><c> I</c><00:29:30.019><c> misspell</c> 00:29:30.440 --> 00:29:31.119 that<00:29:30.759><c> word?</c> 00:29:31.539 --> 00:29:32.640 And<00:29:31.720><c> what</c><00:29:31.859><c> does</c><00:29:32.059><c> narrow</c><00:29:32.339><c> mean?</c> 00:29:32.700 --> 00:29:33.500 And<00:29:32.900><c> what's</c><00:29:33.099><c> the</c><00:29:33.299><c> gate?</c> 00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:34.259 And<00:29:33.720><c> what's</c><00:29:34.019><c> the</c><00:29:34.140><c> way?</c> 00:29:34.299 --> 00:29:35.160 Let's<00:29:34.559><c> have</c><00:29:34.700><c> a</c><00:29:34.819><c> look.</c> 00:29:35.160 --> 00:29:37.940 There<00:29:35.640><c> are</c><00:29:36.559><c> four</c><00:29:36.819><c> terms</c><00:29:37.099><c> we're</c><00:29:37.259><c> going</c><00:29:37.359><c> to</c><00:29:37.400><c> be</c><00:29:37.519><c> working</c><00:29:37.740><c> with</c> 00:29:37.940 --> 00:29:39.319 through<00:29:38.119><c> the</c><00:29:38.259><c> whole</c><00:29:38.420><c> series.</c> 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the</c><00:29:58.200><c> gate</c><00:29:58.420><c> has</c><00:29:58.759><c> been</c><00:29:59.220><c> traversed,</c><00:30:01.019><c> bearing</c> 00:30:01.160 --> 00:30:03.299 trials<00:30:01.819><c> and</c><00:30:02.420><c> persecutions</c> 00:30:03.299 --> 00:30:08.299 and<00:30:03.740><c> afflictions</c><00:30:04.240><c> not</c><00:30:04.500><c> just</c><00:30:05.079><c> close</c><00:30:05.819><c> or</c><00:30:06.980><c> straight</c><00:30:07.180><c> and</c><00:30:07.720><c> narrow</c> 00:30:08.299 --> 00:30:10.880 but<00:30:09.380><c> full</c><00:30:09.619><c> of</c><00:30:09.880><c> trials</c><00:30:10.079><c> and</c><00:30:10.339><c> persecutions</c> 00:30:10.880 --> 00:30:11.619 and<00:30:11.099><c> afflictions.</c> 00:30:12.000 --> 00:30:14.140 We<00:30:12.140><c> will</c><00:30:12.339><c> also</c><00:30:12.559><c> be</c><00:30:12.779><c> looking</c><00:30:12.940><c> at</c><00:30:13.140><c> the</c><00:30:13.440><c> difference,</c><00:30:13.799><c> specific</c> 00:30:14.140 --> 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rich</c><00:31:28.819><c> man</c><00:31:29.240><c> it's</c><00:31:29.519><c> harder</c><00:31:29.680><c> for</c><00:31:30.400><c> the</c><00:31:30.779><c> camel</c><00:31:31.039><c> to</c> 00:31:31.160 --> 00:31:31.859 go<00:31:31.339><c> through</c><00:31:31.539><c> an</c><00:31:31.700><c> eye</c> 00:31:31.859 --> 00:31:32.140 of<00:31:31.980><c> a</c><00:31:32.039><c> needle.</c> 00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:34.539 He's<00:31:32.319><c> going</c><00:31:32.400><c> to</c><00:31:32.400><c> have</c><00:31:32.559><c> to</c><00:31:32.559><c> take</c><00:31:32.660><c> all</c><00:31:32.799><c> his</c><00:31:32.980><c> baggage</c><00:31:33.240><c> off,</c><00:31:34.099><c> depending</c><00:31:34.359><c> on</c> 00:31:34.539 --> 00:31:35.599 how<00:31:34.740><c> you</c><00:31:34.960><c> interpret</c><00:31:35.319><c> that.</c> 00:31:35.720 --> 00:31:38.880 If<00:31:35.799><c> it's</c><00:31:36.079><c> a</c><00:31:36.279><c> real</c><00:31:36.480><c> needle</c><00:31:36.720><c> 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brethren</c><00:46:57.000><c> to</c> 00:46:57.179 --> 00:47:00.300 publicly<00:46:57.659><c> quote</c><00:46:58.079><c> from</c><00:46:58.619><c> paraphrased</c><00:46:59.260><c> bibles?</c> 00:47:00.679 --> 00:47:05.920 Is<00:47:00.980><c> it</c><00:47:01.179><c> lawful</c><00:47:01.619><c> or</c><00:47:01.760><c> unlawful</c><00:47:02.440><c> for</c><00:47:02.920><c> to</c><00:47:03.179><c> publicize</c><00:47:03.679><c> mutually</c><00:47:04.099><c> exclusive</c><00:47:04.599><c> interpretations</c><00:47:05.199><c> of</c><00:47:05.539><c> prophecy</c> 00:47:05.920 --> 00:47:08.039 in<00:47:06.340><c> the</c><00:47:06.599><c> context</c><00:47:07.039><c> of</c><00:47:07.280><c> preaching?</c> 00:47:08.820 --> 00:47:13.800 Is<00:47:09.139><c> it</c><00:47:09.300><c> lawful</c><00:47:09.619><c> or</c><00:47:09.820><c> unlawful</c><00:47:10.360><c> to</c><00:47:10.579><c> dismiss</c><00:47:10.840><c> prophecy</c><00:47:11.340><c> from</c><00:47:11.559><c> preaching</c><00:47:11.920><c> 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them?</c> 00:48:05.280 --> 00:48:08.239 In<00:48:05.480><c> other</c><00:48:05.760><c> words,</c><00:48:06.619><c> is</c><00:48:06.760><c> there</c><00:48:07.019><c> anything</c><00:48:07.260><c> wrong</c><00:48:07.659><c> with</c><00:48:07.940><c> doing</c> 00:48:08.239 --> 00:48:11.679 things<00:48:08.579><c> that</c><00:48:08.739><c> are</c><00:48:09.039><c> not</c><00:48:09.440><c> necessarily</c><00:48:10.420><c> wrong?</c> 00:48:11.519 --> 00:48:15.679 And<00:48:11.800><c> the</c><00:48:11.940><c> answer</c><00:48:12.260><c> is</c><00:48:12.559><c> yes,</c><00:48:13.380><c> if</c><00:48:13.599><c> inexpediencies</c><00:48:14.519><c> lead</c><00:48:14.840><c> to</c><00:48:15.119><c> disparity,</c> 00:48:16.079 --> 00:48:19.920 and<00:48:16.280><c> disparity</c><00:48:16.860><c> confuses</c><00:48:17.900><c> the</c><00:48:18.559><c> work</c><00:48:18.699><c> of</c><00:48:18.920><c> Christ.</c> 00:48:20.539 --> 00:48:25.199 Paul<00:48:20.780><c> said,</c><00:48:21.219><c> 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comes</c><00:48:36.900><c> from</c><00:48:37.159><c> the</c><00:48:37.440><c> principles</c><00:48:37.760><c> that</c><00:48:37.960><c> we</c><00:48:38.139><c> will</c><00:48:38.239><c> look</c><00:48:38.460><c> at</c> 00:48:38.619 --> 00:48:39.199 this<00:48:38.880><c> week,</c> 00:48:39.199 --> 00:48:46.539 leading<00:48:39.980><c> the</c><00:48:40.239><c> way</c><00:48:40.440><c> in</c><00:48:40.820><c> small</c><00:48:41.199><c> steps</c><00:48:41.780><c> that</c><00:48:42.579><c> help</c><00:48:42.780><c> us</c><00:48:43.380><c> gather</c><00:48:43.860><c> instead</c><00:48:44.920><c> of</c><00:48:45.440><c> scatter,</c> 00:48:46.940 --> 00:48:49.960 meaning<00:48:47.039><c> following</c><00:48:47.500><c> in</c><00:48:47.820><c> the</c><00:48:48.000><c> steps</c><00:48:48.159><c> of</c><00:48:48.400><c> our</c><00:48:48.519><c> Lord</c><00:48:48.659><c> Jesus</c><00:48:49.019><c> Christ.</c>