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work<00:25:58.900><c> against</c><00:25:59.299><c> this</c><00:25:59.839><c> spirit.</c>

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doesn't<00:26:44.279><c> matter</c><00:26:44.599><c> what</c><00:26:44.839><c> you</c><00:26:45.039><c> believe.</c>

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but<00:26:57.619><c> also</c><00:26:57.900><c> to</c><00:26:58.039><c> see</c><00:26:58.119><c> those</c><00:26:58.539><c> reflected</c><00:26:58.960><c> in</c><00:26:59.160><c> how</c><00:26:59.359><c> you</c><00:26:59.599><c> live.</c><00:27:01.140><c> So,</c>

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10<00:27:03.539><c> are</c><00:27:03.920><c> empty</c><00:27:04.339><c> talkers.</c><00:27:04.920><c> They're</c><00:27:05.259><c> rebellious.</c><00:27:05.819><c> They're</c><00:27:06.019><c> deceivers.</c><00:27:08.940><c> You</c>

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often<00:27:13.920><c> get</c><00:27:14.119><c> lost</c><00:27:14.480><c> in</c><00:27:14.740><c> words.</c><00:27:14.960><c> They</c><00:27:15.200><c> deceive</c><00:27:15.680><c> one</c>

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other.<00:27:16.680><c> They</c><00:27:16.880><c> offer</c><00:27:17.119><c> empty</c><00:27:17.400><c> promises.</c><00:27:19.400><c> I</c><00:27:19.759><c> like</c><00:27:19.960><c> the</c><00:27:20.059><c> way</c><00:27:20.240><c> Jude</c>

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describes<00:27:20.740><c> it</c><00:27:20.839><c> because</c><00:27:20.980><c> I</c><00:27:21.000><c> think</c><00:27:21.180><c> Jude's</c><00:27:21.559><c> talking</c>

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lot<00:27:23.160><c> of</c><00:27:23.400><c> parallels</c><00:27:23.640><c> between</c><00:27:24.380><c> these</c><00:27:24.779><c> late</c><00:27:24.900><c> letters.</c>

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good<00:27:36.960><c> works.</c><00:27:38.000><c> And</c><00:27:38.119><c> they</c><00:27:38.180><c> may</c><00:27:38.579><c> look</c><00:27:38.819><c> good</c><00:27:38.920><c> on</c><00:27:39.039><c> the</c><00:27:39.180><c> outside.</c>

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dispensation.<00:32:14.799><c> They</c><00:32:15.259><c> should</c><00:32:15.400><c> not</c><00:32:15.480><c> be</c>

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people<00:32:35.400><c> who</c><00:32:35.579><c> are</c><00:32:35.720><c> not</c><00:32:36.039><c> fond</c><00:32:36.299><c> of</c><00:32:36.519><c> sordid</c><00:32:36.799><c> gain.</c><00:32:37.180><c> They're</c><00:32:37.259><c> not</c>

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people<00:32:37.500><c> who</c><00:32:37.619><c> are</c><00:32:37.759><c> looking</c><00:32:38.059><c> to</c><00:32:39.200><c> make</c><00:32:39.480><c> money</c><00:32:40.059><c> in</c><00:32:44.480><c> an</c>

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men.<00:32:46.339><c> But</c><00:32:46.700><c> in</c><00:32:46.880><c> Titus</c><00:32:47.079><c> 1</c><00:32:47.259><c> verse</c><00:32:47.400><c> 7,</c><00:32:47.720><c> he</c><00:32:47.720><c> says</c><00:32:47.819><c> that</c><00:32:48.019><c> the</c><00:32:48.160><c> leaders</c>

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should<00:32:48.539><c> not</c><00:32:48.799><c> be,</c><00:32:49.359><c> the</c><00:32:49.740><c> NASB</c><00:32:50.140><c> says</c><00:32:50.319><c> pugnacious,</c>

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which<00:32:51.980><c> just</c><00:32:52.220><c> means</c><00:32:52.440><c> they</c><00:32:52.700><c> shouldn't</c><00:32:52.900><c> be</c><00:32:53.200><c> violent</c><00:32:53.480><c> or</c><00:32:53.700><c> contentious.</c><00:32:54.900><c> I</c><00:32:54.960><c> think</c>

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one<00:32:55.740><c> translation</c><00:32:56.180><c> says</c><00:32:56.319><c> they</c>

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shouldn't<00:32:56.700><c> strike.</c><00:32:58.880><c> Another</c><00:32:59.099><c> translation</c><00:32:59.440><c> I</c><00:32:59.619><c> saw</c><00:32:59.680><c> talked</c><00:32:59.880><c> about,</c><00:33:00.039><c> they</c><00:33:00.119><c> shouldn't</c><00:33:00.319><c> be</c>

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bullies.<00:33:01.400><c> These</c><00:33:01.640><c> are</c><00:33:01.799><c> not</c>

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people<00:33:02.119><c> who</c><00:33:02.380><c> are</c><00:33:02.759><c> out</c><00:33:02.940><c> here</c><00:33:03.039><c> trying</c><00:33:03.200><c> to</c><00:33:03.400><c> bully</c><00:33:03.759><c> or</c><00:33:05.200><c> push</c><00:33:06.140><c> around</c><00:33:06.440><c> other</c>

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people.<00:33:09.019><c> Paul</c><00:33:09.160><c> says</c><00:33:09.299><c> that</c><00:33:09.480><c> the</c><00:33:09.640><c> leaders</c>

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should<00:33:11.160><c> not</c><00:33:11.400><c> be</c><00:33:11.619><c> rebellious,</c><00:33:13.019><c> but</c><00:33:13.240><c> the</c><00:33:13.339><c> people</c><00:33:13.480><c> from</c><00:33:13.680><c> Titus</c><00:33:13.960><c> 1</c>

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verse<00:33:14.319><c> 10,</c><00:33:14.980><c> he</c><00:33:15.140><c> says,</c><00:33:15.460><c> are</c><00:33:15.799><c> rebellious.</c>

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So<00:33:20.140><c> we</c><00:33:20.240><c> see</c><00:33:20.339><c> this</c><00:33:20.519><c> contrast</c><00:33:20.759><c> that</c><00:33:20.920><c> he's</c><00:33:21.099><c> drawing</c><00:33:21.220><c> out</c><00:33:21.400><c> here,</c>

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right?<00:33:22.259><c> There's,</c><00:33:22.700><c> again,</c>

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God's<00:33:23.680><c> way</c><00:33:24.000><c> versus</c><00:33:24.539><c> the</c><00:33:24.900><c> way</c><00:33:25.039><c> man</c><00:33:25.279><c> often</c><00:33:25.599><c> goes,</c><00:33:25.900><c> and</c><00:33:26.119><c> we</c><00:33:26.259><c> need</c>

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to<00:33:26.440><c> be</c><00:33:26.619><c> actively</c><00:33:26.940><c> working</c><00:33:27.599><c> against</c><00:33:28.420><c> that</c><00:33:28.740><c> spirit.</c>

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elders<00:33:40.099><c> must</c><00:33:40.400><c> hold</c><00:33:40.940><c> fast</c><00:33:41.420><c> the</c><00:33:41.799><c> faithful</c><00:33:42.099><c> word,</c>

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which<00:33:43.279><c> is</c><00:33:43.460><c> in</c><00:33:43.579><c> accordance</c><00:33:43.819><c> with</c><00:33:44.039><c> the</c><00:33:44.220><c> teaching,</c><00:33:45.339><c> so</c><00:33:45.759><c> that</c><00:33:45.980><c> he</c>

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that<00:38:14.099><c> young</c><00:38:14.219><c> women</c><00:38:14.460><c> should</c><00:38:14.619><c> love</c><00:38:14.840><c> their</c><00:38:15.039><c> children,</c>

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doesn't<00:38:18.099><c> say</c><00:38:18.260><c> like,</c><00:38:18.460><c> oh,</c>

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you<00:38:18.719><c> can</c><00:38:18.900><c> just</c><00:38:19.059><c> go</c><00:38:19.159><c> do</c><00:38:19.260><c> whatever</c><00:38:19.400><c> you</c><00:38:19.659><c> want</c><00:38:19.780><c> with</c><00:38:19.940><c> your</c><00:38:20.119><c> children.</c><00:38:20.900><c> No,</c>

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he's<00:38:21.300><c> saying</c><00:38:21.400><c> like,</c><00:38:21.699><c> that's</c><00:38:21.719><c> just,</c>

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you<00:38:22.420><c> know,</c><00:38:22.559><c> the</c><00:38:22.659><c> issue</c><00:38:22.820><c> that</c><00:38:23.019><c> the</c><00:38:23.079><c> Christians</c><00:38:23.260><c> were</c><00:38:23.440><c> dealing</c>

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this<00:38:27.039><c> is</c><00:38:27.219><c> the</c><00:38:27.380><c> spirit</c><00:38:27.559><c> of</c><00:38:27.719><c> Christ</c><00:38:27.880><c> that</c><00:38:27.980><c> you</c><00:38:28.019><c> should</c>

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have<00:38:28.639><c> the</c><00:38:29.320><c> same</c><00:38:29.500><c> way</c><00:38:29.639><c> that</c><00:38:29.760><c> an</c><00:38:29.960><c> older</c><00:38:30.119><c> mother</c><00:38:30.380><c> should</c><00:38:30.659><c> still</c><00:38:30.880><c> have</c><00:38:31.000><c> that</c><00:38:31.199><c> same</c><00:38:31.380><c> spirit</c><00:38:31.719><c> or</c><00:38:32.280><c> a</c>

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ourselves<00:38:43.300><c> in.</c><00:38:43.420><c> These</c><00:38:43.559><c> are</c><00:38:43.719><c> all</c><00:38:43.860><c> the</c><00:38:44.039><c> same</c><00:38:44.260><c> spirit</c>

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influencing<00:38:54.460><c> our</c><00:38:54.760><c> deeds,</c><00:38:55.159><c> but</c><00:38:55.360><c> I</c><00:38:55.460><c> want</c><00:38:55.559><c> to</c><00:38:55.739><c> do</c>

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can.<00:45:53.179><c> And</c><00:45:53.460><c> that</c><00:45:53.719><c> then</c><00:45:54.239><c> produces</c><00:45:54.739><c> these</c><00:45:55.019><c> good</c><00:45:55.159><c> deeds</c><00:45:55.320><c> for</c><00:45:55.559><c> us.</c>

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the<00:46:10.199><c> character</c><00:46:10.480><c> of</c><00:46:10.679><c> God.</c>

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show<00:46:14.900><c> consideration</c><00:46:15.619><c> for</c><00:46:15.960><c> all</c><00:46:16.199><c> men.</c>

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bringing<00:46:23.259><c> salvation</c><00:46:23.659><c> to</c><00:46:23.880><c> all</c><00:46:24.079><c> men,</c><00:46:24.619><c> which</c><00:46:24.800><c> Paul</c><00:46:24.980><c> says</c><00:46:25.119><c> in</c><00:46:25.320><c> Titus</c><00:46:25.500><c> 2</c><00:46:25.679><c> verse</c><00:46:25.860><c> 11.</c><00:46:27.320><c> So</c><00:46:27.500><c> in</c><00:46:27.679><c> Titus</c><00:46:27.880><c> 3</c>

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all<00:46:32.679><c> mankind,</c><00:46:34.179><c> it's</c><00:46:34.320><c> because</c><00:46:34.960><c> as</c><00:46:35.599><c> Titus</c><00:46:35.820><c> 3</c><00:46:35.980><c> verse</c><00:46:36.119><c> 4</c><00:46:36.360><c> says,</c><00:46:36.940><c> jumping</c><00:46:37.179><c> around</c><00:46:37.420><c> here</c><00:46:37.559><c> a</c>

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love<00:46:42.480><c> for</c><00:46:42.659><c> mankind</c><00:46:42.900><c> has</c><00:46:43.219><c> already</c><00:46:43.219><c> appeared.</c>

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his<00:46:49.280><c> love</c><00:46:49.460><c> for</c><00:46:49.699><c> mankind,</c><00:46:50.860><c> the</c><00:46:51.039><c> word</c><00:46:51.260><c> there,</c><00:46:51.719><c> love</c><00:46:51.900><c> for</c><00:46:52.099><c> mankind,</c><00:46:52.619><c> is</c><00:46:52.780><c> philanthropy.</c><00:46:54.239><c> It's</c><00:46:54.679><c> the</c>

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