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a</c><00:26:29.390><c> Sabbath</c><00:26:29.730><c> to</c><00:26:30.769><c> the</c><00:26:30.970><c> people</c><00:26:31.250><c> of</c><00:26:31.369><c> God.</c> 00:26:32.029 --> 00:26:36.269 A<00:26:32.349><c> rest,</c><00:26:33.130><c> the</c><00:26:33.250><c> word</c><00:26:33.569><c> Sabbath,</c><00:26:35.130><c> to</c><00:26:35.269><c> the</c><00:26:35.569><c> people</c><00:26:35.829><c> of</c><00:26:36.049><c> God.</c> 00:26:36.470 --> 00:26:40.289 For<00:26:36.470><c> he</c><00:26:36.710><c> that</c><00:26:36.829><c> is</c><00:26:37.150><c> entered</c><00:26:37.430><c> into</c><00:26:37.809><c> his</c><00:26:38.210><c> rest,</c><00:26:39.150><c> his</c><00:26:39.470><c> Sabbath,</c><00:26:40.049><c> he</c> 00:26:40.289 --> 00:26:43.130 also<00:26:40.670><c> hath</c><00:26:41.069><c> ceased</c><00:26:41.549><c> from</c><00:26:41.970><c> his</c><00:26:42.329><c> own</c><00:26:42.789><c> works.</c> 00:26:43.210 --> 00:26:45.670 There's<00:26:43.630><c> the</c><00:26:43.869><c> 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the</c><00:27:19.430><c> Eccleses</c><00:27:19.890><c> of</c><00:27:20.109><c> Galatia,</c><00:27:21.109><c> even</c><00:27:21.450><c> so</c> 00:27:22.049 --> 00:27:23.329 do<00:27:22.369><c> ye.</c> 00:27:23.690 --> 00:27:28.210 Upon<00:27:23.990><c> the</c><00:27:24.289><c> first</c><00:27:24.890><c> day</c><00:27:25.190><c> of</c><00:27:25.369><c> the</c><00:27:25.490><c> week,</c><00:27:26.869><c> that</c><00:27:26.990><c> every</c><00:27:27.349><c> one</c><00:27:27.529><c> of</c><00:27:27.710><c> you</c> 00:27:28.210 --> 00:27:30.829 lay<00:27:28.670><c> by</c><00:27:29.289><c> him</c><00:27:29.549><c> in</c><00:27:30.009><c> store.</c> 00:27:31.490 --> 00:27:35.269 That<00:27:31.869><c> does</c><00:27:32.390><c> obviously</c><00:27:33.130><c> mean</c><00:27:33.490><c> that</c><00:27:33.670><c> that's</c><00:27:33.930><c> the</c><00:27:34.049><c> day</c><00:27:34.210><c> they</c><00:27:34.410><c> came</c><00:27:34.670><c> together</c><00:27:35.069><c> in</c> 00:27:35.269 --> 00:27:36.509 meeting,<00:27:35.750><c> doesn't</c><00:27:35.910><c> it?</c> 00:27:36.789 --> 00:27:41.549 The<00:27:37.410><c> first</c><00:27:37.410><c> day</c><00:27:37.990><c> of</c><00:27:38.109><c> the</c><00:27:38.230><c> week,</c><00:27:38.569><c> the</c><00:27:38.650><c> day</c><00:27:38.890><c> which</c><00:27:39.089><c> the</c><00:27:39.289><c> Lord</c><00:27:39.829><c> rose</c><00:27:40.289><c> from</c><00:27:40.529><c> the</c><00:27:40.690><c> dead.</c> 00:27:43.349 --> 00:27:46.970 Nevertheless,<00:27:44.529><c> in</c><00:27:44.650><c> Rome,</c><00:27:44.789><c> as</c><00:27:45.089><c> in</c><00:27:45.410><c> everywhere</c><00:27:45.769><c> else,</c><00:27:46.890><c> there</c> 00:27:46.970 --> 00:27:51.450 were<00:27:47.170><c> those</c><00:27:47.670><c> of</c><00:27:48.269><c> long</c><00:27:48.789><c>-standing</c><00:27:49.190><c> tradition</c><00:27:49.789><c> that</c><00:27:50.529><c> had</c><00:27:50.809><c> kept</c> 00:27:51.450 --> 00:27:54.869 the<00:27:52.730><c> seventh</c><00:27:53.230><c> day,</c><00:27:53.670><c> not</c><00:27:53.890><c> the</c><00:27:54.089><c> first</c><00:27:54.470><c> day.</c> 00:27:55.289 --> 00:27:59.490 And<00:27:55.410><c> it</c><00:27:55.450><c> was</c><00:27:55.670><c> going</c><00:27:55.789><c> to</c><00:27:55.930><c> be</c><00:27:56.029><c> very</c><00:27:56.390><c> difficult</c><00:27:56.809><c> for</c><00:27:56.990><c> them</c><00:27:57.650><c> to</c><00:27:58.069><c> adjust</c><00:27:58.809><c> and</c> 00:27:59.490 --> 00:28:01.069 not<00:27:59.750><c> to</c><00:27:59.970><c> keep</c><00:28:00.109><c> the</c><00:28:00.329><c> Sabbath</c><00:28:00.609><c> day.</c> 00:28:01.289 --> 00:28:04.769 Which<00:28:01.529><c> again,</c><00:28:01.970><c> from</c><00:28:02.190><c> little</c><00:28:02.470><c> boys,</c><00:28:03.950><c> they</c><00:28:04.130><c> had</c><00:28:04.289><c> been</c><00:28:04.609><c> taught</c> 00:28:04.769 --> 00:28:07.630 that<00:28:04.930><c> if</c><00:28:05.069><c> they</c><00:28:05.250><c> should</c><00:28:05.490><c> not</c><00:28:05.710><c> keep</c><00:28:05.930><c> that</c><00:28:06.150><c> day,</c><00:28:06.829><c> they</c><00:28:07.069><c> should</c><00:28:07.329><c> be</c> 00:28:07.630 --> 00:28:10.589 cut<00:28:07.829><c> off</c><00:28:08.210><c> from</c><00:28:08.589><c> among</c><00:28:08.990><c> God's</c><00:28:09.730><c> people.</c> 00:28:11.750 --> 00:28:17.289 What<00:28:12.130><c> does</c><00:28:12.410><c> Paul</c><00:28:12.670><c> say?</c><00:28:14.509><c> Let's</c><00:28:14.710><c> have</c><00:28:14.930><c> a</c><00:28:14.990><c> look</c><00:28:15.109><c> at</c><00:28:15.230><c> it</c><00:28:15.650><c> very</c><00:28:16.029><c> clearly.</c> 00:28:17.390 --> 00:28:21.109 Romans<00:28:17.750><c> chapter</c><00:28:18.150><c> 14,</c><00:28:20.150><c> verse</c><00:28:20.369><c> 5.</c> 00:28:21.490 --> 00:28:23.549 What<00:28:21.609><c> should</c><00:28:21.769><c> we</c><00:28:21.890><c> do</c><00:28:22.049><c> in</c><00:28:22.210><c> that</c><00:28:22.490><c> circumstance?</c> 00:28:25.490 --> 00:28:29.609 One<00:28:25.670><c> man</c><00:28:25.970><c> esteemeth</c><00:28:26.509><c> one</c><00:28:26.849><c> day</c><00:28:27.069><c> above</c><00:28:27.369><c> another,</c><00:28:27.869><c> another</c><00:28:28.250><c> esteemeth</c><00:28:28.809><c> every</c><00:28:29.089><c> day</c><00:28:29.309><c> alike.</c> 00:28:30.109 --> 00:28:35.710 Let<00:28:30.430><c> every</c><00:28:31.250><c> man</c><00:28:31.569><c> be</c><00:28:32.029><c> fully</c><00:28:32.470><c> persuaded</c><00:28:33.289><c> in</c><00:28:33.809><c> his</c><00:28:34.289><c> own</c><00:28:34.750><c> mind.</c> 00:28:38.390 --> 00:28:42.970 Don't<00:28:38.990><c> get</c><00:28:39.250><c> in</c><00:28:39.369><c> there</c><00:28:39.650><c> and</c><00:28:39.849><c> start</c><00:28:40.009><c> to</c><00:28:40.369><c> agitate</c><00:28:40.930><c> and</c><00:28:41.269><c> cause</c><00:28:41.529><c> strife</c><00:28:42.029><c> about</c><00:28:42.410><c> it.</c> 00:28:43.109 --> 00:28:44.829 Leave<00:28:43.569><c> them</c><00:28:43.829><c> alone.</c> 00:28:45.849 --> 00:28:48.769 He<00:28:46.049><c> wasn't</c><00:28:46.349><c> going</c><00:28:46.609><c> to</c><00:28:46.809><c> have</c><00:28:46.910><c> the</c><00:28:47.150><c> meeting</c><00:28:47.390><c> in</c><00:28:47.829><c> turmoil</c><00:28:48.329><c> over</c> 00:28:48.769 --> 00:28:50.089 this<00:28:49.089><c> issue.</c> 00:28:50.750 --> 00:28:52.829 And<00:28:50.930><c> as</c><00:28:51.130><c> far</c><00:28:51.289><c> as</c><00:28:51.430><c> the</c><00:28:51.589><c> individual</c><00:28:51.930><c> was</c><00:28:52.190><c> concerned,</c><00:28:52.710><c> let</c><00:28:52.710><c> him</c> 00:28:52.829 --> 00:28:56.069 be<00:28:53.150><c> fully</c><00:28:53.470><c> persuaded</c><00:28:54.170><c> in</c><00:28:54.470><c> his</c><00:28:54.829><c> own</c><00:28:55.170><c> mind.</c> 00:28:58.069 --> 00:29:00.950 If<00:28:58.390><c> it's</c><00:28:58.589><c> a</c><00:28:58.710><c> good</c><00:28:58.930><c> thought</c><00:28:59.170><c> to</c><00:28:59.349><c> him</c><00:28:59.450><c> to</c><00:28:59.609><c> keep</c><00:28:59.829><c> that</c><00:29:00.150><c> day,</c><00:29:00.710><c> then</c> 00:29:00.950 --> 00:29:04.569 let<00:29:01.269><c> him</c><00:29:01.609><c> do</c><00:29:01.910><c> what</c><00:29:02.109><c> his</c><00:29:02.450><c> conscience</c><00:29:02.750><c> demands</c><00:29:03.150><c> of</c><00:29:03.369><c> him.</c> 00:29:07.990 --> 00:29:16.829 What<00:29:08.589><c> each</c><00:29:08.990><c> person</c><00:29:09.509><c> saw</c><00:29:09.890><c> as</c><00:29:10.970><c> what</c><00:29:11.289><c> they</c><00:29:11.690><c> should</c><00:29:11.950><c> do,</c><00:29:13.609><c> then</c><00:29:13.710><c> they</c><00:29:13.849><c> should</c><00:29:14.109><c> follow</c><00:29:14.490><c> their</c><00:29:14.869><c> faith,</c><00:29:15.349><c> their</c><00:29:15.589><c> understanding</c><00:29:16.150><c> and</c> 00:29:16.829 --> 00:29:18.109 do<00:29:17.089><c> it.</c> 00:29:19.210 --> 00:29:22.869 But<00:29:19.670><c> they</c><00:29:19.829><c> were</c><00:29:20.089><c> not</c><00:29:20.710><c> to</c><00:29:21.289><c> prosecute</c><00:29:21.829><c> that</c><00:29:22.130><c> upon</c><00:29:22.410><c> us.</c> 00:29:23.150 --> 00:29:24.750 And<00:29:23.289><c> that's</c><00:29:23.529><c> the</c><00:29:23.650><c> next</c><00:29:23.930><c> point.</c> 00:29:25.369 --> 00:29:28.869 See,<00:29:25.630><c> the</c><00:29:25.710><c> apostle</c><00:29:26.049><c> is</c><00:29:26.329><c> allowing</c><00:29:26.569><c> an</c><00:29:27.009><c> individual</c><00:29:27.390><c> to</c><00:29:27.569><c> be</c><00:29:27.690><c> a</c><00:29:27.829><c> vegetarian.</c> 00:29:28.890 --> 00:29:31.650 He's<00:29:29.230><c> allowing</c><00:29:29.509><c> him</c><00:29:29.690><c> to</c><00:29:29.890><c> keep</c><00:29:30.049><c> a</c><00:29:30.289><c> certain</c><00:29:30.509><c> day</c><00:29:30.809><c> if</c><00:29:31.029><c> he</c><00:29:31.269><c> wishes.</c> 00:29:31.650 --> 00:29:38.329 But<00:29:32.490><c> he</c><00:29:32.769><c> cannot</c><00:29:33.490><c> prosecute</c><00:29:34.329><c> that</c><00:29:34.589><c> to</c><00:29:34.809><c> others</c><00:29:35.109><c> or</c><00:29:35.789><c> seek</c><00:29:36.230><c> to</c><00:29:36.650><c> bring</c><00:29:36.950><c> some</c><00:29:37.470><c> discounting</c><00:29:38.150><c> of</c> 00:29:38.329 --> 00:29:40.069 the<00:29:38.410><c> standing</c><00:29:38.630><c> of</c><00:29:38.809><c> others</c><00:29:38.990><c> because</c><00:29:39.230><c> they</c><00:29:39.450><c> don't</c><00:29:39.589><c> do</c><00:29:39.710><c> the</c><00:29:39.890><c> same</c> 00:29:40.069 --> 00:29:41.170 as<00:29:40.170><c> him.</c> 00:29:42.089 --> 00:29:45.769 There's<00:29:42.410><c> a</c><00:29:42.829><c> tremendous</c><00:29:43.329><c> importance</c><00:29:43.890><c> in</c><00:29:44.089><c> observing</c><00:29:44.490><c> that.</c> 00:29:47.509 --> 00:29:52.390 Otherwise<00:29:47.930><c> we're</c><00:29:48.210><c> going</c><00:29:48.349><c> to</c><00:29:48.490><c> get</c><00:29:48.750><c> involved</c><00:29:49.269><c> into</c><00:29:49.710><c> internalized</c><00:29:50.549><c> strife</c><00:29:51.150><c> over</c><00:29:51.609><c> things</c><00:29:51.970><c> that</c><00:29:52.150><c> are</c> 00:29:52.390 --> 00:29:55.569 not<00:29:52.670><c> essential</c><00:29:53.410><c> moral</c><00:29:54.349><c> questions.</c> 00:29:57.329 --> 00:30:00.750 I<00:29:57.549><c> wonder</c><00:29:57.789><c> how</c><00:29:57.970><c> the</c><00:29:58.190><c> seventh</c><00:29:58.450><c> Adventist</c><00:29:59.109><c> reads</c><00:29:59.390><c> Romans</c><00:29:59.829><c> chapter</c><00:30:00.269><c> 14.</c> 00:30:00.750 --> 00:30:03.549 Can<00:30:01.029><c> you</c><00:30:01.349><c> possibly</c><00:30:01.809><c> imagine</c><00:30:02.210><c> how</c><00:30:02.390><c> they</c><00:30:02.589><c> do</c><00:30:02.670><c> it?</c> 00:30:03.609 --> 00:30:07.250 There<00:30:03.809><c> is</c><00:30:03.950><c> a</c><00:30:04.190><c> church</c><00:30:04.910><c> in</c><00:30:06.049><c> its</c><00:30:06.450><c> name.</c> 00:30:07.369 --> 00:30:11.150 It<00:30:07.849><c> bears</c><00:30:08.130><c> the</c><00:30:08.569><c> importance</c><00:30:08.950><c> of</c><00:30:09.210><c> the</c><00:30:09.589><c> seventh</c><00:30:10.009><c> day.</c> 00:30:12.009 --> 00:30:16.269 In<00:30:12.190><c> its</c><00:30:12.849><c> living,</c><00:30:14.089><c> it</c><00:30:14.309><c> preaches</c><00:30:14.750><c> and</c><00:30:15.109><c> advocates</c><00:30:15.509><c> and</c><00:30:15.710><c> provides</c> 00:30:16.269 --> 00:30:17.950 for<00:30:16.869><c> vegetarianism.</c> 00:30:18.190 --> 00:30:20.809 You<00:30:18.210><c> wouldn't</c><00:30:18.450><c> be</c><00:30:18.609><c> a</c><00:30:18.750><c> seventh</c><00:30:18.930><c> day</c><00:30:19.210><c> Adventist</c><00:30:19.470><c> if</c><00:30:19.690><c> you</c><00:30:19.809><c> weren't.</c> 00:30:21.009 --> 00:30:22.789 Look<00:30:21.190><c> at</c><00:30:21.289><c> 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have</c><00:31:56.809><c> trees</c> 00:31:58.250 --> 00:32:01.349 and<00:31:58.769><c> all</c><00:31:58.950><c> the</c><00:31:59.089><c> rest</c><00:31:59.269><c> of</c><00:31:59.450><c> the</c><00:31:59.549><c> things</c><00:31:59.650><c> that</c><00:31:59.890><c> go</c><00:32:00.069><c> with</c><00:32:00.630><c> Father</c> 00:32:01.349 --> 00:32:02.849 Christmas<00:32:01.829><c> and</c><00:32:02.009><c> what</c><00:32:02.170><c> have</c><00:32:02.410><c> you,</c> 00:32:03.150 --> 00:32:05.170 obviously<00:32:03.490><c> that's</c><00:32:03.789><c> got</c><00:32:03.970><c> nothing</c><00:32:04.230><c> to</c><00:32:04.490><c> do</c><00:32:04.569><c> with</c><00:32:04.809><c> the</c><00:32:04.910><c> Bible,</c> 00:32:05.369 --> 00:32:06.069 nothing<00:32:05.670><c> whatsoever.</c> 00:32:06.269 --> 00:32:08.509 It's<00:32:06.490><c> pagan.</c><00:32:06.930><c> We</c><00:32:07.049><c> know</c><00:32:07.289><c> that's</c><00:32:07.609><c> pagan.</c> 00:32:08.970 --> 00:32:12.609 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own</c><00:32:37.849><c> mind.</c> 00:32:40.589 --> 00:32:43.990 So<00:32:40.789><c> there</c><00:32:41.430><c> are</c><00:32:41.869><c> some</c><00:32:42.150><c> applications,</c><00:32:42.710><c> perhaps</c><00:32:43.049><c> not</c><00:32:43.329><c> so</c><00:32:43.490><c> much</c><00:32:43.670><c> today,</c> 00:32:44.190 --> 00:32:48.109 because<00:32:44.269><c> there's</c><00:32:44.450><c> very</c><00:32:44.710><c> little</c><00:32:44.930><c> left</c><00:32:45.230><c> of</c><00:32:47.009><c> conservative</c> 00:32:48.109 --> 00:32:50.009 religious<00:32:48.970><c> thought.</c> 00:32:50.569 --> 00:32:55.970 People<00:32:50.809><c> have</c><00:32:51.130><c> strong</c><00:32:51.589><c> scruples</c><00:32:52.329><c> on</c><00:32:54.029><c> the</c><00:32:54.130><c> matter</c><00:32:54.349><c> of</c><00:32:54.569><c> days</c><00:32:54.829><c> anyway.</c> 00:32:56.769 --> 00:33:01.589 But<00:32:56.970><c> if</c><00:32:57.190><c> that</c><00:32:57.369><c> was</c><00:32:57.650><c> the</c><00:32:57.829><c> case,</c><00:32:58.430><c> let</c><00:32:58.549><c> every</c><00:32:58.829><c> man</c><00:32:59.329><c> be</c><00:33:00.269><c> fully</c><00:33:00.549><c> persuaded</c><00:33:01.230><c> in</c> 00:33:01.589 --> 00:33:02.650 his<00:33:01.910><c> own</c><00:33:02.210><c> mind.</c> 00:33:02.650 --> 00:33:07.049 Now<00:33:03.630><c> the</c><00:33:03.930><c> balance</c><00:33:04.329><c> of</c><00:33:04.569><c> it</c><00:33:04.730><c> that</c><00:33:04.869><c> I</c><00:33:05.130><c> mentioned</c><00:33:05.450><c> to</c><00:33:05.869><c> you</c><00:33:06.170><c> before</c> 00:33:07.049 --> 00:33:10.470 as<00:33:07.509><c> in</c><00:33:07.690><c> chapter</c><00:33:07.890><c> 13,</c><00:33:08.490><c> verse</c><00:33:08.569><c> 14.</c> 00:33:10.509 --> 00:33:17.150 Verses<00:33:10.690><c> 6</c><00:33:11.109><c> to</c><00:33:11.230><c> 9</c><00:33:12.490><c> have</c><00:33:13.069><c> a</c><00:33:13.490><c> repeated</c><00:33:14.289><c> phrase.</c><00:33:15.230><c> Can</c><00:33:15.369><c> you</c><00:33:15.589><c> find</c><00:33:15.910><c> it?</c> 00:33:21.769 --> 00:33:29.170 Unto<00:33:22.549><c> the</c><00:33:22.690><c> Lord.</c><00:33:25.069><c> That's</c><00:33:25.849><c> why</c><00:33:26.250><c> we</c><00:33:26.670><c> headed</c><00:33:26.849><c> up</c><00:33:27.130><c> this</c><00:33:27.369><c> study</c><00:33:27.750><c> Unto</c><00:33:28.529><c> the</c><00:33:28.630><c> Lord,</c> 00:33:29.170 --> 00:33:33.029 because<00:33:30.490><c> that's</c><00:33:30.930><c> very</c><00:33:31.390><c> important.</c> 00:33:33.809 --> 00:33:40.670 Six<00:33:34.470><c> times</c><00:33:35.130><c> in</c><00:33:35.609><c> verses</c><00:33:35.950><c> 6</c><00:33:36.890><c> to</c><00:33:37.670><c> 8,</c><00:33:39.049><c> that</c><00:33:39.490><c> phrase</c><00:33:39.950><c> is</c><00:33:40.309><c> repeated.</c> 00:33:40.829 --> 00:33:42.930 Remember<00:33:40.990><c> when</c><00:33:41.130><c> I</c><00:33:41.269><c> said</c><00:33:41.430><c> 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the</c><00:34:07.710><c> day,</c><00:34:08.590><c> regardeth</c><00:34:08.969><c> it</c> 00:34:09.610 --> 00:34:12.010 unto<00:34:10.489><c> the</c><00:34:10.929><c> Lord,</c> 00:34:12.309 --> 00:34:15.230 fully<00:34:12.670><c> persuaded</c><00:34:13.389><c> in</c><00:34:13.610><c> his</c><00:34:13.849><c> own</c><00:34:14.190><c> mind.</c> 00:34:16.690 --> 00:34:19.690 He<00:34:16.889><c> that</c><00:34:17.130><c> regardeth</c><00:34:17.650><c> not</c><00:34:17.949><c> the</c><00:34:18.130><c> day,</c><00:34:18.389><c> to</c><00:34:18.530><c> the</c><00:34:18.869><c> Lord</c><00:34:19.210><c> he</c><00:34:19.489><c> doth</c> 00:34:19.690 --> 00:34:21.750 not<00:34:20.150><c> regard</c><00:34:20.530><c> it.</c><00:34:20.690><c> Why?</c> 00:34:21.989 --> 00:34:26.269 He<00:34:22.349><c> says,</c><00:34:22.769><c> look,</c><00:34:23.510><c> if</c><00:34:23.690><c> we</c><00:34:23.909><c> start</c><00:34:24.130><c> keeping</c><00:34:24.650><c> days,</c><00:34:25.869><c> we're</c><00:34:26.170><c> going</c> 00:34:26.269 --> 00:34:28.429 to<00:34:26.449><c> think</c><00:34:26.550><c> that</c><00:34:26.710><c> we</c><00:34:26.809><c> can</c><00:34:26.989><c> lock</c><00:34:27.210><c> God</c><00:34:27.429><c> up</c><00:34:27.610><c> into</c><00:34:27.829><c> certain</c><00:34:28.130><c> days,</c> 00:34:28.469 --> 00:34:30.949 and<00:34:28.610><c> the</c><00:34:28.690><c> other</c><00:34:28.889><c> days</c><00:34:29.130><c> are</c><00:34:29.289><c> something</c><00:34:29.670><c> different.</c><00:34:30.409><c> Every</c><00:34:30.769><c> day</c> 00:34:30.949 --> 00:34:31.610 is<00:34:31.110><c> the</c><00:34:31.269><c> same.</c> 00:34:31.730 --> 00:34:34.610 We<00:34:31.909><c> are</c><00:34:32.010><c> totally</c><00:34:32.449><c> committed</c><00:34:32.809><c> to</c><00:34:32.989><c> the</c><00:34:33.210><c> service</c><00:34:33.449><c> of</c><00:34:33.630><c> the</c><00:34:33.769><c> Lord.</c> 00:34:34.869 --> 00:34:36.809 Why<00:34:35.150><c> does</c><00:34:35.289><c> the</c><00:34:35.429><c> other</c><00:34:35.550><c> man</c><00:34:35.710><c> keep</c><00:34:35.909><c> the</c><00:34:36.090><c> Sabbath?</c><00:34:36.329><c> How</c><00:34:36.510><c> can</c><00:34:36.630><c> he</c> 00:34:36.809 --> 00:34:37.690 keep<00:34:36.969><c> it</c><00:34:37.110><c> unto</c><00:34:37.289><c> the</c><00:34:37.530><c> Lord?</c> 00:34:37.690 --> 00:34:40.190 He<00:34:37.829><c> says,</c><00:34:37.989><c> look,</c><00:34:38.610><c> I</c><00:34:38.889><c> just</c><00:34:39.150><c> feel</c><00:34:39.269><c> different</c><00:34:39.590><c> about</c><00:34:39.909><c> that</c><00:34:40.110><c> day.</c> 00:34:40.269 --> 00:34:41.730 My<00:34:40.510><c> mother</c><00:34:40.750><c> used</c><00:34:41.010><c> to</c><00:34:41.190><c> feel</c><00:34:41.289><c> that</c><00:34:41.570><c> way.</c> 00:34:41.750 --> 00:34:43.650 She<00:34:41.909><c> never</c><00:34:42.070><c> used</c><00:34:42.269><c> to</c><00:34:42.289><c> let</c><00:34:42.389><c> us</c><00:34:42.550><c> go</c><00:34:42.710><c> down</c><00:34:42.869><c> the</c><00:34:43.030><c> shop</c><00:34:43.190><c> to</c><00:34:43.369><c> buy</c><00:34:43.530><c> her</c> 00:34:43.650 --> 00:34:45.829 an<00:34:43.809><c> ice</c><00:34:43.989><c> cream,</c><00:34:44.190><c> or</c><00:34:44.309><c> a</c><00:34:44.329><c> packet</c><00:34:44.449><c> of</c><00:34:44.650><c> sweets,</c><00:34:45.269><c> or</c><00:34:45.429><c> even</c><00:34:45.610><c> a</c><00:34:45.690><c> loaf</c> 00:34:45.829 --> 00:34:46.349 of<00:34:46.050><c> bread.</c> 00:34:46.349 --> 00:34:49.710 That's<00:34:46.929><c> just</c><00:34:47.110><c> how</c><00:34:47.250><c> she</c><00:34:47.429><c> felt</c><00:34:47.690><c> about</c><00:34:48.170><c> Sunday.</c><00:34:48.909><c> It</c><00:34:48.909><c> was</c><00:34:49.090><c> a</c><00:34:49.090><c> different</c><00:34:49.409><c> day.</c> 00:34:49.769 --> 00:34:52.309 That's<00:34:49.929><c> how</c><00:34:50.070><c> she</c><00:34:50.210><c> was</c><00:34:50.409><c> brought</c><00:34:50.590><c> up.</c> 00:34:52.769 --> 00:34:54.750 Well,<00:34:53.449><c> leave</c><00:34:53.690><c> her</c><00:34:53.929><c> alone.</c> 00:34:55.769 --> 00:34:58.789 There's<00:34:55.869><c> lots</c><00:34:56.110><c> of</c><00:34:56.289><c> Christendelf</c><00:34:56.690><c> things</c><00:34:56.849><c> used</c><00:34:57.010><c> to</c><00:34:57.170><c> feel</c><00:34:57.289><c> like</c><00:34:57.570><c> that.</c> 00:34:58.929 --> 00:35:00.590 Probably<00:34:59.170><c> won't</c><00:34:59.409><c> hurt</c><00:34:59.550><c> at</c><00:34:59.769><c> all.</c> 00:35:00.670 --> 00:35:04.250 They're<00:35:00.869><c> not</c><00:35:01.530><c> proselytizing</c><00:35:02.650><c> their</c><00:35:03.449><c> point</c><00:35:03.730><c> of</c><00:35:03.869><c> view</c><00:35:04.010><c> through</c> 00:35:04.250 --> 00:35:05.429 the<00:35:04.449><c> meeting.</c> 00:35:06.349 --> 00:35:08.530 They're<00:35:06.489><c> not</c><00:35:06.710><c> carrying</c><00:35:06.889><c> it</c><00:35:07.110><c> to</c><00:35:07.429><c> extremes.</c> 00:35:09.489 --> 00:35:12.789 They<00:35:09.690><c> regard</c><00:35:10.010><c> the</c><00:35:10.250><c> day</c><00:35:10.570><c> somewhat</c><00:35:11.150><c> different.</c><00:35:12.030><c> Well,</c><00:35:12.230><c> if</c><00:35:12.429><c> it's</c> 00:35:12.789 --> 00:35:14.269 done<00:35:12.949><c> unto</c><00:35:13.170><c> the</c><00:35:13.389><c> Lord,</c><00:35:13.650><c> that's</c><00:35:14.010><c> all</c><00:35:14.150><c> right.</c> 00:35:14.269 --> 00:35:18.570 They<00:35:14.550><c> see</c><00:35:14.730><c> good.</c><00:35:15.869><c> They</c><00:35:15.969><c> see</c><00:35:16.170><c> quite</c><00:35:16.349><c> a</c><00:35:16.429><c> lot</c><00:35:16.650><c> of</c><00:35:16.809><c> virtue</c><00:35:17.230><c> in</c><00:35:17.989><c> keeping</c><00:35:18.289><c> that</c> 00:35:18.570 --> 00:35:20.469 day<00:35:19.349><c> separate.</c> 00:35:20.650 --> 00:35:24.090 Seriously,<00:35:20.869><c> the</c><00:35:20.969><c> apostle?</c><00:35:21.949><c> Well,</c><00:35:22.650><c> leave</c><00:35:22.869><c> them</c><00:35:23.050><c> alone.</c> 00:35:26.989 --> 00:35:31.889 He<00:35:27.190><c> that</c><00:35:27.449><c> eateth,</c><00:35:28.550><c> halfway</c><00:35:28.829><c> through</c><00:35:29.110><c> verse</c><00:35:29.369><c> 6,</c><00:35:30.590><c> eateth</c><00:35:31.130><c> to</c> 00:35:31.889 --> 00:35:33.389 the<00:35:32.329><c> Lord.</c> 00:35:34.110 --> 00:35:36.409 Why<00:35:34.349><c> does</c><00:35:34.550><c> he</c><00:35:34.670><c> eat</c><00:35:34.949><c> to</c><00:35:35.130><c> the</c><00:35:35.230><c> Lord?</c><00:35:35.510><c> When</c><00:35:35.630><c> he</c><00:35:35.829><c> says</c><00:35:35.949><c> he</c><00:35:36.130><c> eateth,</c> 00:35:36.449 --> 00:35:39.230 what<00:35:37.170><c> he's</c><00:35:37.409><c> talking</c><00:35:37.610><c> about</c><00:35:37.849><c> is</c><00:35:38.449><c> eating</c><00:35:38.750><c> meats.</c> 00:35:39.730 --> 00:35:42.889 He's<00:35:39.989><c> got</c><00:35:40.170><c> this</c><00:35:41.050><c> broader</c><00:35:41.309><c> view</c><00:35:41.590><c> of</c><00:35:41.769><c> the</c><00:35:41.949><c> thing.</c><00:35:42.190><c> He</c><00:35:42.329><c> says,</c><00:35:42.789><c> he</c> 00:35:42.889 --> 00:35:44.010 eats<00:35:43.230><c> to</c><00:35:43.510><c> the</c><00:35:43.730><c> Lord.</c> 00:35:44.010 --> 00:35:48.170 In<00:35:44.170><c> what</c><00:35:44.369><c> way?</c><00:35:46.070><c> Well,</c><00:35:46.329><c> he</c><00:35:46.349><c> says</c><00:35:46.630><c> that</c><00:35:47.030><c> the</c><00:35:47.070><c> earth</c><00:35:47.349><c> is</c><00:35:47.570><c> the</c><00:35:47.769><c> Lord's</c><00:35:48.050><c> and</c> 00:35:48.170 --> 00:35:49.070 the<00:35:48.369><c> fullness</c><00:35:48.610><c> thereof.</c> 00:35:49.130 --> 00:35:51.590 All<00:35:49.329><c> things</c><00:35:49.570><c> have</c><00:35:49.769><c> been</c><00:35:49.889><c> given</c><00:35:50.110><c> of</c><00:35:50.289><c> God,</c><00:35:50.949><c> therefore</c><00:35:51.110><c> I</c><00:35:51.389><c> eat</c> 00:35:51.590 --> 00:35:52.650 and<00:35:51.690><c> give</c><00:35:51.889><c> God</c><00:35:52.170><c> thanks.</c> 00:35:52.869 --> 00:35:57.650 In<00:35:52.869><c> 1</c><00:35:53.170><c> Timothy,</c><00:35:54.449><c> chapter</c><00:35:54.789><c> 4,</c><00:35:56.650><c> the</c><00:35:56.650><c> apostle</c><00:35:56.949><c> speaks</c><00:35:57.289><c> in</c><00:35:57.530><c> a</c> 00:35:57.650 --> 00:35:59.150 similar<00:35:57.889><c> vein.</c> 00:36:02.230 --> 00:36:07.469 The<00:36:02.329><c> old</c><00:36:02.650><c> Roman</c><00:36:02.969><c> Catholic</c><00:36:03.369><c> idea</c><00:36:03.869><c> that</c><00:36:04.170><c> limited</c><00:36:04.590><c> certain</c><00:36:04.989><c> meats</c><00:36:05.630><c> is</c> 00:36:07.469 --> 00:36:09.369 quite<00:36:07.730><c> contrary</c><00:36:08.150><c> to</c><00:36:08.329><c> the</c><00:36:08.469><c> teaching</c><00:36:08.690><c> of</c><00:36:08.929><c> Scripture.</c> 00:36:09.369 --> 00:36:15.150 In<00:36:10.349><c> fact,</c><00:36:10.550><c> it</c><00:36:10.550><c> was</c><00:36:10.849><c> seen</c><00:36:11.210><c> here</c><00:36:11.570><c> in</c><00:36:11.650><c> 1</c><00:36:11.829><c> Timothy</c><00:36:12.150><c> 4</c><00:36:13.210><c> as</c><00:36:13.750><c> one</c><00:36:13.949><c> of</c><00:36:14.090><c> the</c><00:36:14.389><c> articles</c><00:36:14.909><c> of</c> 00:36:15.150 --> 00:36:16.550 the<00:36:15.349><c> apostasy.</c> 00:36:16.750 --> 00:36:22.889 Verse<00:36:16.989><c> 3,</c><00:36:17.510><c> forbidding</c><00:36:17.989><c> to</c><00:36:18.190><c> marry</c><00:36:18.670><c> and</c><00:36:19.550><c> commanding</c><00:36:20.349><c> to</c><00:36:20.670><c> abstain</c><00:36:21.269><c> from</c><00:36:21.550><c> meats,</c> 00:36:23.690 --> 00:36:28.469 which<00:36:23.889><c> God</c><00:36:24.349><c> hath</c><00:36:24.690><c> created</c><00:36:25.269><c> to</c><00:36:25.550><c> be</c><00:36:25.769><c> received</c><00:36:26.250><c> with</c><00:36:26.510><c> thanksgiving</c><00:36:27.429><c> of</c><00:36:28.250><c> them</c> 00:36:28.469 --> 00:36:29.809 which<00:36:28.730><c> believe</c><00:36:29.070><c> and</c><00:36:29.230><c> know</c><00:36:29.409><c> the</c><00:36:29.630><c> truth.</c> 00:36:29.949 --> 00:36:33.909 For<00:36:30.329><c> every</c><00:36:30.889><c> creature</c><00:36:31.289><c> of</c><00:36:31.489><c> God</c><00:36:31.710><c> is</c><00:36:31.969><c> good</c><00:36:32.429><c> and</c><00:36:33.170><c> nothing</c><00:36:33.489><c> to</c><00:36:33.710><c> be</c> 00:36:33.909 --> 00:36:38.730 refused<00:36:34.690><c> if</c><00:36:35.949><c> it</c><00:36:36.130><c> be</c><00:36:36.429><c> received</c><00:36:37.329><c> with</c><00:36:37.849><c> thanksgiving.</c> 00:36:38.730 --> 00:36:43.650 Therefore<00:36:39.610><c> unto</c><00:36:40.110><c> the</c><00:36:40.409><c> Lord</c><00:36:40.670><c> he</c><00:36:40.909><c> doth</c><00:36:41.110><c> eat.</c><00:36:42.469><c> He</c><00:36:42.690><c> chops</c><00:36:42.929><c> up</c><00:36:43.190><c> his</c> 00:36:43.650 --> 00:36:44.690 beef<00:36:43.889><c> on</c><00:36:44.110><c> his</c><00:36:44.409><c> plate.</c> 00:36:45.110 --> 00:36:47.889 He's<00:36:45.130><c> given</c><00:36:45.469><c> thanks</c><00:36:45.829><c> to</c><00:36:45.949><c> God</c><00:36:46.230><c> for</c><00:36:46.469><c> it</c><00:36:46.630><c> and</c><00:36:46.869><c> he</c><00:36:47.469><c> hopes</c><00:36:47.610><c> that</c><00:36:47.829><c> he</c> 00:36:47.889 --> 00:36:50.030 can<00:36:48.110><c> use</c><00:36:48.409><c> that</c><00:36:48.710><c> in</c><00:36:48.809><c> his</c><00:36:49.130><c> service.</c> 00:36:50.369 --> 00:36:52.590 So<00:36:50.510><c> he</c><00:36:50.670><c> eats</c><00:36:50.949><c> it</c><00:36:51.389><c> unto</c><00:36:51.670><c> the</c><00:36:51.909><c> Lord.</c> 00:36:53.050 --> 00:36:55.630 Then<00:36:53.369><c> the</c><00:36:53.550><c> apostle</c><00:36:53.789><c> says,</c><00:36:54.210><c> and</c><00:36:54.210><c> he</c><00:36:54.349><c> that</c><00:36:54.590><c> eateth</c><00:36:54.889><c> not</c><00:36:55.150><c> to</c><00:36:55.329><c> the</c> 00:36:55.630 --> 00:36:56.750 Lord<00:36:55.829><c> he</c><00:36:56.050><c> eateth</c><00:36:56.389><c> it</c><00:36:56.570><c> not.</c> 00:36:56.750 --> 00:37:00.369 Why?<00:36:57.150><c> Because</c><00:36:57.369><c> he</c><00:36:57.409><c> says,</c><00:36:58.210><c> look,</c><00:36:58.309><c> if</c><00:36:58.550><c> I</c><00:36:58.690><c> eat</c><00:36:58.849><c> that</c><00:36:59.190><c> meat,</c><00:37:00.130><c> it's</c> 00:37:00.369 --> 00:37:01.590 associated<00:37:00.789><c> with</c><00:37:01.050><c> that</c><00:37:01.429><c> idol.</c> 00:37:01.710 --> 00:37:05.250 And<00:37:01.829><c> in</c><00:37:01.989><c> respect</c><00:37:02.449><c> to</c><00:37:02.670><c> God,</c><00:37:03.170><c> I</c><00:37:03.489><c> will</c><00:37:03.690><c> not</c><00:37:03.869><c> eat</c><00:37:03.989><c> that</c><00:37:04.230><c> meat</c><00:37:04.389><c> because</c><00:37:04.590><c> I</c><00:37:04.750><c> don't</c><00:37:04.849><c> want</c><00:37:04.949><c> any</c> 00:37:05.250 --> 00:37:06.250 association<00:37:05.809><c> with</c><00:37:05.989><c> the</c><00:37:06.190><c> idol.</c> 00:37:06.250 --> 00:37:09.630 Now<00:37:06.329><c> that's</c><00:37:06.530><c> who</c><00:37:06.610><c> he</c><00:37:06.769><c> thinks.</c><00:37:07.869><c> Well,</c><00:37:08.750><c> to</c><00:37:08.750><c> the</c><00:37:08.889><c> Lord</c><00:37:09.110><c> he</c><00:37:09.369><c> eateth</c> 00:37:09.630 --> 00:37:14.190 not<00:37:10.090><c> and</c><00:37:10.570><c> he</c><00:37:10.750><c> gives</c><00:37:10.949><c> God</c><00:37:11.389><c> thanks</c><00:37:11.829><c> for</c><00:37:12.130><c> his</c><00:37:13.409><c> plate</c><00:37:13.650><c> of</c><00:37:13.869><c> carrots</c> 00:37:14.190 --> 00:37:16.530 and<00:37:14.369><c> leeks.</c> 00:37:16.550 --> 00:37:18.630 He<00:37:16.670><c> gives</c><00:37:16.929><c> thanks</c><00:37:17.190><c> to</c><00:37:17.369><c> God</c><00:37:17.530><c> that</c><00:37:17.630><c> he's</c><00:37:17.889><c> got</c><00:37:18.050><c> the</c><00:37:18.230><c> perception</c> 00:37:18.630 --> 00:37:21.230 to<00:37:18.849><c> see</c><00:37:19.030><c> that</c><00:37:19.190><c> he</c><00:37:19.329><c> shouldn't</c><00:37:19.530><c> be</c><00:37:19.750><c> associated</c><00:37:20.050><c> with</c><00:37:20.329><c> idols.</c> 00:37:22.489 --> 00:37:25.289 Apostle<00:37:22.690><c> Paul</c><00:37:22.909><c> says</c><00:37:23.389><c> that</c><00:37:23.829><c> every</c><00:37:24.150><c> man</c><00:37:24.309><c> be</c><00:37:24.510><c> fully</c><00:37:24.809><c> persuaded</c> 00:37:25.289 --> 00:37:26.730 in<00:37:25.510><c> his</c><00:37:25.690><c> own</c><00:37:25.929><c> mind.</c> 00:37:27.250 --> 00:37:30.190 You<00:37:27.469><c> know,</c><00:37:27.889><c> you</c><00:37:27.969><c> can</c><00:37:28.190><c> feel</c><00:37:28.389><c> the</c><00:37:28.650><c> chapter</c><00:37:29.150><c> pushing</c><00:37:29.550><c> us</c><00:37:29.889><c> back</c><00:37:30.050><c> a</c> 00:37:30.190 --> 00:37:31.510 bit,<00:37:30.429><c> can't</c><00:37:30.730><c> you?</c> 00:37:31.809 --> 00:37:35.190 It's<00:37:32.409><c> pushing</c><00:37:32.690><c> us</c><00:37:32.989><c> back.</c><00:37:33.289><c> It's</c><00:37:33.309><c> a</c><00:37:33.349><c> divine</c><00:37:33.769><c> writing</c><00:37:34.190><c> that's</c><00:37:34.610><c> pushing</c><00:37:34.809><c> us</c> 00:37:35.190 --> 00:37:38.730 back<00:37:35.369><c> a</c><00:37:35.449><c> little</c><00:37:35.710><c> bit</c><00:37:36.190><c> and</c><00:37:36.389><c> getting</c><00:37:36.650><c> involved</c><00:37:37.230><c> in</c><00:37:38.130><c> things</c><00:37:38.489><c> that</c> 00:37:38.730 --> 00:37:40.030 are<00:37:39.130><c> trivial,</c> 00:37:40.949 --> 00:37:44.250 where<00:37:41.070><c> there</c><00:37:41.210><c> is</c><00:37:41.429><c> not</c><00:37:41.789><c> a</c><00:37:42.170><c> moral</c><00:37:42.590><c> issue</c><00:37:43.190><c> involved.</c> 00:37:44.550 --> 00:37:49.130 For<00:37:44.670><c> none</c><00:37:44.969><c> of</c><00:37:45.110><c> us,</c><00:37:45.670><c> verse</c><00:37:45.889><c> 7,</c><00:37:47.349><c> liveth</c><00:37:47.550><c> to</c><00:37:47.789><c> himself</c><00:37:48.210><c> and</c><00:37:48.469><c> no</c><00:37:48.769><c> man</c> 00:37:49.130 --> 00:37:50.389 dieth<00:37:49.590><c> to</c><00:37:49.829><c> himself.</c> 00:37:50.690 --> 00:37:56.929 For<00:37:50.769><c> whether</c><00:37:51.070><c> we</c><00:37:51.429><c> live</c><00:37:51.730><c> unto</c><00:37:55.750><c> the</c><00:37:56.070><c> Lord,</c><00:37:56.269><c> that's</c><00:37:56.530><c> the</c><00:37:56.710><c> fifth</c> 00:37:56.929 --> 00:38:00.530 time,<00:37:57.789><c> and</c><00:37:57.969><c> whether</c><00:37:58.130><c> we</c><00:37:58.489><c> die,</c><00:37:58.949><c> we</c><00:37:59.349><c> die</c><00:37:59.789><c> unto</c><00:38:00.230><c> the</c><00:38:00.429><c> Lord.</c> 00:38:00.530 --> 00:38:05.389 For<00:38:00.710><c> our</c><00:38:00.889><c> whole</c><00:38:01.369><c> life</c><00:38:01.730><c> and</c><00:38:02.150><c> death</c><00:38:03.269><c> follows</c><00:38:04.110><c> in</c><00:38:04.849><c> the</c><00:38:05.030><c> example</c> 00:38:05.389 --> 00:38:07.030 that<00:38:05.630><c> Christ</c><00:38:05.889><c> has</c><00:38:06.190><c> given.</c> 00:38:07.329 --> 00:38:11.309 You<00:38:07.369><c> know,</c><00:38:07.849><c> in</c><00:38:07.909><c> the</c><00:38:08.050><c> 1</c><00:38:08.210><c> Corinthians,</c><00:38:08.969><c> there's</c><00:38:09.150><c> a</c><00:38:09.329><c> little</c><00:38:09.530><c> phrase</c><00:38:09.889><c> there,</c><00:38:11.090><c> 1</c> 00:38:11.309 --> 00:38:14.010 Corinthians<00:38:11.750><c> chapter</c><00:38:12.070><c> 10.</c> 00:38:17.389 --> 00:38:21.570 This<00:38:17.510><c> is</c><00:38:17.789><c> the</c><00:38:17.889><c> way</c><00:38:18.170><c> about</c><00:38:18.510><c> coming,</c><00:38:20.070><c> the</c><00:38:20.389><c> way</c><00:38:20.570><c> to</c><00:38:20.829><c> come</c><00:38:20.969><c> at</c><00:38:21.170><c> so</c> 00:38:21.570 --> 00:38:23.429 many<00:38:21.829><c> issues,</c><00:38:22.289><c> my</c><00:38:22.489><c> dear</c><00:38:22.630><c> brethren</c><00:38:22.869><c> and</c><00:38:23.070><c> sisters.</c> 00:38:23.429 --> 00:38:28.150 In<00:38:24.469><c> 1</c><00:38:24.730><c> Corinthians</c><00:38:25.150><c> 10</c><00:38:25.590><c> and</c><00:38:25.829><c> verse</c><00:38:26.170><c> 31,</c><00:38:27.329><c> it</c><00:38:27.329><c> says,</c> 00:38:28.530 --> 00:38:32.769 whether<00:38:28.570><c> therefore</c><00:38:29.090><c> ye</c><00:38:29.389><c> eat</c><00:38:29.789><c> or</c><00:38:30.230><c> drink</c><00:38:31.030><c> or</c><00:38:31.449><c> whatsoever</c><00:38:32.150><c> ye</c><00:38:32.590><c> do.</c> 00:38:32.789 --> 00:38:35.269 Remember<00:38:33.030><c> I</c><00:38:33.190><c> said</c><00:38:33.369><c> that</c><00:38:33.489><c> 1</c><00:38:33.650><c> Corinthians</c><00:38:33.989><c> 8,</c><00:38:34.389><c> 9</c><00:38:34.670><c> and</c><00:38:34.769><c> 10</c><00:38:34.909><c> are</c><00:38:35.070><c> all</c><00:38:35.170><c> of</c> 00:38:35.269 --> 00:38:35.929 one<00:38:35.369><c> argument?</c> 00:38:36.349 --> 00:38:41.050 Well,<00:38:36.570><c> now</c><00:38:36.730><c> we're</c><00:38:36.869><c> in</c><00:38:37.110><c> 1</c><00:38:37.329><c> Corinthians</c><00:38:37.809><c> 10,</c><00:38:39.289><c> that</c><00:38:39.610><c> similar</c><00:38:40.110><c> argument</c><00:38:40.690><c> that</c><00:38:40.889><c> we</c> 00:38:41.050 --> 00:38:41.690 have<00:38:41.150><c> in</c><00:38:41.349><c> Romans.</c> 00:38:41.849 --> 00:38:43.690 How<00:38:42.110><c> does</c><00:38:42.250><c> he</c><00:38:42.429><c> summarize</c><00:38:42.909><c> the</c><00:38:43.090><c> whole</c><00:38:43.329><c> thing?</c> 00:38:44.110 --> 00:38:50.289 Whether<00:38:44.369><c> therefore</c><00:38:44.750><c> ye</c><00:38:45.070><c> eat</c><00:38:45.510><c> or</c><00:38:46.010><c> drink</c><00:38:46.469><c> or</c><00:38:47.010><c> whatsoever</c><00:38:47.730><c> ye</c><00:38:48.329><c> do,</c><00:38:50.050><c> do</c> 00:38:50.289 --> 00:38:52.769 all<00:38:50.769><c> to</c><00:38:50.989><c> the</c><00:38:51.250><c> glory</c><00:38:51.570><c> of</c><00:38:51.869><c> God.</c> 00:38:53.570 --> 00:38:57.510 Unto<00:38:54.090><c> the</c><00:38:54.349><c> Lord</c><00:38:54.789><c> is</c><00:38:55.969><c> Paul's</c><00:38:56.289><c> expression</c><00:38:56.650><c> to</c><00:38:56.869><c> Romans</c><00:38:57.210><c> 14.</c> 00:38:57.670 --> 00:38:58.730 Isn't<00:38:57.750><c> that</c><00:38:57.949><c> lovely,</c><00:38:58.449><c> my</c><00:38:58.449><c> dear</c><00:38:58.550><c> friends?</c> 00:38:59.190 --> 00:39:03.210 Don't<00:38:59.429><c> you</c><00:38:59.590><c> find</c><00:38:59.710><c> a</c><00:39:00.030><c> joy</c><00:39:00.230><c> in</c><00:39:00.369><c> putting</c><00:39:00.610><c> the</c><00:39:00.829><c> scripture</c><00:39:01.050><c> together</c><00:39:01.510><c> and</c><00:39:01.730><c> seeing</c><00:39:02.769><c> how</c> 00:39:03.210 --> 00:39:04.730 it's<00:39:03.489><c> in</c><00:39:03.630><c> such</c><00:39:03.849><c> perfect</c><00:39:04.349><c> harmony?</c> 00:39:04.809 --> 00:39:06.210 It's<00:39:04.969><c> the</c><00:39:05.090><c> same</c><00:39:05.309><c> principle,</c><00:39:05.710><c> isn't</c><00:39:05.949><c> it?</c> 00:39:06.489 --> 00:39:08.090 There's<00:39:06.730><c> one</c><00:39:06.929><c> argument,</c><00:39:07.289><c> there's</c><00:39:07.550><c> the</c><00:39:07.710><c> other.</c><00:39:07.849><c> Where</c><00:39:08.030><c> are</c> 00:39:08.090 --> 00:39:08.570 they<00:39:08.210><c> in?</c> 00:39:08.769 --> 00:39:10.289 On<00:39:08.969><c> the</c><00:39:09.210><c> same</c><00:39:09.469><c> note.</c> 00:39:10.869 --> 00:39:14.909 So<00:39:11.150><c> don't</c><00:39:11.489><c> try</c><00:39:12.070><c> jamming</c><00:39:12.570><c> other</c><00:39:12.909><c> things</c><00:39:13.250><c> into</c><00:39:13.489><c> Romans</c><00:39:13.889><c> 14.</c> 00:39:15.050 --> 00:39:18.510 Romans<00:39:15.449><c> 14</c><00:39:15.809><c> is</c><00:39:16.150><c> talking</c><00:39:16.469><c> about</c><00:39:16.889><c> a</c><00:39:17.329><c> total</c><00:39:17.650><c> service</c><00:39:18.090><c> to</c><00:39:18.329><c> God,</c> 00:39:18.570 --> 00:39:20.650 and<00:39:18.690><c> within</c><00:39:18.969><c> that</c><00:39:19.389><c> context</c><00:39:19.949><c> only</c> 00:39:20.650 --> 00:39:22.949 can<00:39:21.690><c> there</c><00:39:21.889><c> be</c><00:39:22.070><c> liberty.</c> 00:39:25.869 --> 00:39:29.909 For<00:39:25.969><c> to</c><00:39:26.170><c> this</c><00:39:26.369><c> end</c><00:39:26.630><c> Christ</c><00:39:27.050><c> spoke,</c><00:39:27.730><c> died</c><00:39:27.909><c> and</c><00:39:28.190><c> rose</c><00:39:28.510><c> and</c><00:39:28.849><c> revived,</c> 00:39:29.929 --> 00:39:33.489 that<00:39:30.050><c> he</c><00:39:30.210><c> might</c><00:39:30.449><c> be</c><00:39:30.670><c> Lord</c><00:39:30.889><c> both</c><00:39:31.230><c> of</c><00:39:31.469><c> the</c><00:39:31.630><c> dead</c><00:39:31.949><c> and</c><00:39:32.409><c> the</c><00:39:32.750><c> living.</c> 00:39:33.889 --> 00:39:36.329 I<00:39:34.130><c> believe</c><00:39:34.349><c> the</c><00:39:34.550><c> thought</c><00:39:34.730><c> is</c><00:39:35.010><c> there</c><00:39:35.190><c> that</c><00:39:35.329><c> in</c><00:39:35.610><c> a</c><00:39:35.710><c> sense</c><00:39:36.030><c> when</c> 00:39:36.329 --> 00:39:38.670 we<00:39:36.670><c> restrain</c><00:39:37.130><c> ourselves</c><00:39:37.670><c> from</c><00:39:37.969><c> certain</c><00:39:38.329><c> liberties,</c> 00:39:39.070 --> 00:39:42.269 in<00:39:39.269><c> a</c><00:39:39.449><c> sense</c><00:39:39.590><c> we</c><00:39:39.869><c> die.</c><00:39:40.409><c> In</c><00:39:40.590><c> a</c><00:39:40.789><c> sense</c><00:39:40.949><c> when</c><00:39:41.190><c> we</c><00:39:41.349><c> enjoy</c><00:39:41.809><c> a</c><00:39:41.989><c> certain</c> 00:39:42.269 --> 00:39:43.329 liberty<00:39:42.590><c> we</c><00:39:42.849><c> live.</c> 00:39:43.730 --> 00:39:47.389 So<00:39:43.949><c> whether</c><00:39:44.130><c> we</c><00:39:44.469><c> enjoy</c><00:39:44.690><c> that</c><00:39:44.969><c> liberty</c><00:39:45.190><c> or</c><00:39:45.429><c> whether</c><00:39:45.630><c> we</c><00:39:45.989><c> restrain,</c> 00:39:47.389 --> 00:39:52.989 whether<00:39:48.190><c> we</c><00:39:48.369><c> die</c><00:39:48.690><c> or</c><00:39:48.909><c> whether</c><00:39:49.090><c> we</c><00:39:49.550><c> live,</c><00:39:51.150><c> we</c><00:39:51.230><c> do</c><00:39:51.849><c> things</c><00:39:52.570><c> unto</c> 00:39:52.989 --> 00:39:53.940 the<00:39:53.210><c> Lord.</c> 00:40:04.010 --> 00:40:05.190 Is<00:40:04.090><c> that</c><00:40:04.269><c> all</c><00:40:04.449><c> clear?</c> 00:40:05.849 --> 00:40:09.030 All<00:40:06.010><c> right,</c><00:40:06.110><c> now</c><00:40:06.250><c> let's</c><00:40:06.449><c> have</c><00:40:06.610><c> a</c><00:40:06.650><c> look</c><00:40:06.769><c> at</c><00:40:06.949><c> the</c><00:40:07.530><c> second</c><00:40:07.949><c> exhortation</c><00:40:08.809><c> to</c> 00:40:09.030 --> 00:40:10.429 judge<00:40:09.429><c> not.</c> 00:40:10.550 --> 00:40:13.530 It's<00:40:10.650><c> in</c><00:40:10.869><c> verses</c><00:40:11.090><c> 10</c><00:40:11.610><c> to</c><00:40:11.789><c> 13.</c> 00:40:14.289 --> 00:40:19.190 The<00:40:14.929><c> first</c><00:40:15.570><c> was</c><00:40:15.969><c> in</c><00:40:16.170><c> verse</c><00:40:16.449><c> 4,</c><00:40:17.269><c> the</c><00:40:17.489><c> second</c><00:40:17.909><c> is</c><00:40:18.230><c> in</c><00:40:18.309><c> verses</c><00:40:18.690><c> 10</c> 00:40:19.190 --> 00:40:20.530 to<00:40:19.329><c> 13.</c> 00:40:22.989 --> 00:40:26.869 But<00:40:23.130><c> why</c><00:40:23.550><c> dost</c><00:40:23.989><c> thou</c><00:40:25.190><c> judge</c><00:40:25.989><c> thy</c><00:40:26.429><c> brother?</c> 00:40:26.989 --> 00:40:31.530 And<00:40:27.210><c> that's</c><00:40:27.489><c> the</c><00:40:27.630><c> same</c><00:40:27.889><c> word</c><00:40:28.210><c> as</c><00:40:28.389><c> the</c><00:40:28.469><c> word</c><00:40:28.849><c> judge</c><00:40:29.230><c> in</c><00:40:29.409><c> verse</c><00:40:29.869><c> 3.</c> 00:40:31.909 --> 00:40:36.329 I'm<00:40:32.070><c> not</c><00:40:32.289><c> just</c><00:40:32.510><c> being</c><00:40:32.809><c> finicky,</c><00:40:33.170><c> but</c><00:40:33.309><c> I</c><00:40:33.369><c> want</c><00:40:33.590><c> you</c><00:40:34.929><c> to</c><00:40:35.030><c> see</c><00:40:35.389><c> how</c> 00:40:36.329 --> 00:40:38.269 tightly<00:40:36.750><c> knit</c><00:40:37.070><c> the</c><00:40:37.369><c> argument</c><00:40:37.710><c> is.</c> 00:40:38.269 --> 00:40:45.250 Why<00:40:39.250><c> dost</c><00:40:39.610><c> thou</c><00:40:40.030><c> judge</c><00:40:40.630><c> thy</c><00:40:44.309><c> brother?</c> 00:40:47.050 --> 00:40:51.230 Or<00:40:47.469><c> why</c><00:40:47.809><c> dost</c><00:40:48.170><c> thou</c><00:40:48.989><c> set</c><00:40:49.449><c> at</c><00:40:49.769><c> naught</c><00:40:50.409><c> thy</c><00:40:50.909><c> brother?</c> 00:40:51.710 --> 00:40:53.570 And<00:40:51.889><c> what</c><00:40:52.030><c> word</c><00:40:52.230><c> will</c><00:40:52.429><c> that</c><00:40:52.650><c> be?</c> 00:40:55.289 --> 00:40:58.309 That's<00:40:56.010><c> the</c><00:40:56.130><c> word</c><00:40:56.449><c> despise</c><00:40:57.269><c> in</c><00:40:57.389><c> verse</c><00:40:57.670><c> 3,</c><00:40:58.010><c> isn't</c><00:40:58.130><c> it?</c> 00:40:58.369 --> 00:41:02.809 I<00:40:58.550><c> mentioned</c><00:40:58.829><c> that</c><00:40:59.090><c> before,</c><00:41:00.389><c> that's</c><00:41:00.809><c> how</c><00:41:01.010><c> it's</c><00:41:01.369><c> sometimes</c><00:41:01.769><c> translated.</c> 00:41:03.190 --> 00:41:08.050 So<00:41:03.789><c> it's</c><00:41:04.010><c> the</c><00:41:04.030><c> same</c><00:41:04.289><c> word.</c><00:41:04.570><c> So</c><00:41:05.010><c> he's</c><00:41:05.269><c> taking</c><00:41:05.590><c> up</c><00:41:05.929><c> verse</c><00:41:06.170><c> 3</c><00:41:06.510><c> again,</c><00:41:07.110><c> you</c><00:41:07.150><c> see?</c> 00:41:08.230 --> 00:41:10.650 Very<00:41:08.690><c> tight</c><00:41:09.309><c> little</c><00:41:09.710><c> argument.</c> 00:41:10.929 --> 00:41:12.590 Why<00:41:11.030><c> dost</c><00:41:11.269><c> thou</c><00:41:11.510><c> judge</c><00:41:11.909><c> thy</c><00:41:12.190><c> brother?</c> 00:41:12.969 --> 00:41:15.530 Or<00:41:13.150><c> why</c><00:41:13.429><c> dost</c><00:41:13.670><c> thou</c><00:41:13.949><c> set</c><00:41:14.250><c> at</c><00:41:14.610><c> naught</c><00:41:14.989><c> thy</c><00:41:15.389><c> brother?</c> 00:41:15.550 --> 00:41:17.690 There's<00:41:15.789><c> the</c><00:41:15.929><c> two</c><00:41:16.070><c> wings</c><00:41:16.289><c> of</c><00:41:16.489><c> the</c><00:41:16.650><c> argument.</c> 00:41:18.289 --> 00:41:22.309 The<00:41:18.409><c> one</c><00:41:18.670><c> judging,</c><00:41:20.289><c> the</c><00:41:20.510><c> weaker</c><00:41:20.710><c> brother</c><00:41:21.170><c> judging,</c> 00:41:26.030 --> 00:41:28.469 the<00:41:26.210><c> brother</c><00:41:26.610><c> of</c><00:41:26.989><c> stronger</c><00:41:27.230><c> conscience,</c> 00:41:28.969 --> 00:41:34.590 and<00:41:29.469><c> the</c><00:41:29.670><c> brother</c><00:41:29.989><c> of</c><00:41:30.269><c> stronger</c><00:41:30.630><c> conscience</c><00:41:32.309><c> setting</c><00:41:33.469><c> at</c><00:41:33.809><c> naught</c> 00:41:34.590 --> 00:41:41.670 the<00:41:35.610><c> scruples</c><00:41:36.150><c> of</c><00:41:36.630><c> his</c><00:41:37.869><c> weaker</c><00:41:38.610><c>-conscious</c><00:41:40.309><c> brother.</c> 00:41:45.969 --> 00:41:50.469 When<00:41:46.269><c> we</c><00:41:46.429><c> get</c><00:41:46.690><c> involved</c><00:41:47.150><c> in</c><00:41:47.329><c> that,</c><00:41:47.969><c> says</c><00:41:48.110><c> the</c><00:41:48.349><c> apostle,</c><00:41:50.090><c> we</c> 00:41:50.469 --> 00:41:51.710 forget<00:41:50.829><c> something.</c> 00:41:51.710 --> 00:41:58.730 We<00:41:52.489><c> shall</c><00:41:52.829><c> all</c><00:41:53.750><c> stand</c><00:41:55.449><c> before</c><00:41:56.190><c> the</c><00:41:56.550><c> judgment</c><00:41:57.050><c> seat</c><00:41:57.349><c> of</c><00:41:57.710><c> Christ.</c> 00:41:58.929 --> 00:42:01.369 We<00:41:59.070><c> shall</c><00:41:59.510><c> all</c><00:42:00.010><c> be</c><00:42:00.309><c> there.</c> 00:42:01.710 --> 00:42:04.309 And<00:42:01.809><c> that</c><00:42:02.070><c> word</c><00:42:02.269><c> all</c><00:42:02.530><c> goes</c><00:42:02.769><c> right</c><00:42:03.130><c> through</c><00:42:03.409><c> the</c><00:42:03.550><c> following</c><00:42:03.929><c> verses.</c> 00:42:04.590 --> 00:42:06.130 Again,<00:42:04.869><c> it's</c><00:42:04.869><c> one</c><00:42:05.050><c> of</c><00:42:05.130><c> those</c><00:42:05.309><c> key</c><00:42:05.550><c> little</c><00:42:05.849><c> words.</c> 00:42:06.409 --> 00:42:07.469 See<00:42:06.409><c> it</c><00:42:06.550><c> there</c><00:42:06.650><c> in</c><00:42:06.730><c> verse</c><00:42:06.929><c> 11.</c> 00:42:07.769 --> 00:42:11.489 As<00:42:07.809><c> I</c><00:42:08.030><c> live,</c><00:42:08.469><c> saith</c><00:42:08.510><c> the</c><00:42:08.590><c> Lord,</c><00:42:09.269><c> everything</c><00:42:10.030><c> shall</c><00:42:10.469><c> bow</c><00:42:10.690><c> to</c><00:42:10.909><c> me.</c> 00:42:11.630 --> 00:42:13.809 Every<00:42:12.210><c> tongue</c><00:42:12.550><c> shall</c><00:42:12.809><c> confess</c><00:42:13.289><c> to</c><00:42:13.449><c> God.</c> 00:42:14.210 --> 00:42:19.349 So<00:42:14.510><c> then,</c><00:42:14.750><c> verse</c><00:42:14.989><c> 12,</c><00:42:16.170><c> every</c><00:42:16.590><c> one</c><00:42:17.409><c> of</c><00:42:18.389><c> us</c><00:42:18.650><c> shall</c><00:42:18.889><c> give</c><00:42:19.050><c> account</c> 00:42:19.349 --> 00:42:20.849 himself<00:42:19.769><c> to</c><00:42:19.969><c> God.</c> 00:42:20.889 --> 00:42:26.730 It's<00:42:21.409><c> not</c><00:42:21.630><c> going</c><00:42:21.829><c> to</c><00:42:21.949><c> be</c><00:42:22.110><c> just</c><00:42:22.429><c> that</c><00:42:23.309><c> he</c><00:42:23.590><c> will,</c><00:42:25.170><c> and</c><00:42:25.449><c> he</c><00:42:25.690><c> will,</c> 00:42:27.070 --> 00:42:30.030 but<00:42:27.449><c> I'm</c><00:42:27.849><c> going</c><00:42:27.989><c> to</c><00:42:28.070><c> be</c><00:42:28.210><c> there</c><00:42:28.449><c> too.</c> 00:42:30.429 --> 00:42:34.070 And<00:42:30.750><c> then,</c><00:42:31.329><c> I'm</c><00:42:31.489><c> not</c><00:42:31.670><c> going</c><00:42:31.809><c> to</c><00:42:31.889><c> be</c><00:42:32.070><c> worried</c><00:42:32.230><c> about</c><00:42:32.510><c> my</c><00:42:32.769><c> brother's</c><00:42:33.269><c> faults,</c><00:42:33.710><c> am</c><00:42:33.730><c> I?</c> 00:42:34.550 --> 00:42:39.130 I'm<00:42:34.809><c> going</c><00:42:34.929><c> to</c><00:42:35.050><c> be</c><00:42:35.250><c> terribly</c><00:42:35.769><c> concerned</c><00:42:36.349><c> about</c><00:42:37.190><c> what</c><00:42:37.530><c> deficiencies</c><00:42:38.190><c> I</c><00:42:38.929><c> have</c> 00:42:39.130 --> 00:42:40.190 still<00:42:39.369><c> in</c><00:42:39.469><c> my</c><00:42:39.750><c> own</c><00:42:40.010><c> life.</c> 00:42:40.349 --> 00:42:42.329 Isn't<00:42:40.610><c> that</c><00:42:40.909><c> a</c><00:42:41.130><c> powerful</c><00:42:41.389><c> thing?</c> 00:42:42.389 --> 00:42:46.730 You<00:42:42.389><c> know,</c><00:42:42.710><c> Sunday</c><00:42:42.909><c> morning,</c><00:42:45.070><c> when</c><00:42:45.210><c> we</c><00:42:45.309><c> come</c><00:42:45.590><c> before</c><00:42:46.030><c> the</c><00:42:46.329><c> emblems,</c> 00:42:46.730 --> 00:42:50.949 the<00:42:47.329><c> principal</c><00:42:47.349><c> thought,</c><00:42:48.429><c> Sunday</c><00:42:48.690><c> evening</c><00:42:49.150><c> perhaps.</c> 00:42:51.349 --> 00:42:53.510 This<00:42:51.489><c> is</c><00:42:51.809><c> also</c><00:42:52.110><c> Sunday</c><00:42:52.389><c> evening.</c> 00:42:54.750 --> 00:42:57.409 When<00:42:54.929><c> we</c><00:42:55.190><c> come</c><00:42:55.389><c> before</c><00:42:55.710><c> the</c><00:42:56.030><c> emblems,</c><00:42:56.469><c> the</c><00:42:56.550><c> apostle</c><00:42:56.889><c> Paul</c><00:42:57.210><c> says,</c> 00:42:57.670 --> 00:42:59.789 let<00:42:57.789><c> a</c><00:42:58.130><c> man</c><00:42:58.449><c> examine</c><00:42:59.309><c> himself.</c> 00:42:59.849 --> 00:43:02.489 And<00:43:00.030><c> I</c><00:43:00.150><c> find</c><00:43:00.389><c> that</c><00:43:00.670><c> hard.</c><00:43:00.989><c> Do</c><00:43:01.150><c> you</c><00:43:01.269><c> find</c><00:43:01.489><c> that</c><00:43:01.710><c> hard?</c> 00:43:03.670 --> 00:43:06.750 I'm<00:43:04.190><c> very</c><00:43:04.489><c> much</c><00:43:04.750><c> happy</c><00:43:04.969><c> when</c><00:43:05.190><c> the</c><00:43:05.389><c> exhortation</c><00:43:05.909><c> really</c><00:43:06.409><c> gets</c> 00:43:06.750 --> 00:43:08.690 inside<00:43:07.349><c> and</c><00:43:07.510><c> makes</c><00:43:07.690><c> me</c><00:43:07.909><c> start</c><00:43:08.190><c> to</c><00:43:08.449><c> think.</c> 00:43:08.969 --> 00:43:12.989 Because<00:43:09.309><c> I</c><00:43:09.449><c> can</c><00:43:09.730><c> think</c><00:43:09.929><c> sometimes,</c><00:43:11.929><c> I</c><00:43:12.269><c> don't</c><00:43:12.510><c> know</c><00:43:12.710><c> that</c><00:43:12.849><c> I'm</c> 00:43:12.989 --> 00:43:13.909 that<00:43:13.230><c> different</c><00:43:13.409><c> to</c><00:43:13.650><c> others,</c> 00:43:13.909 --> 00:43:17.110 sometimes<00:43:14.690><c> I</c><00:43:14.849><c> can</c><00:43:15.030><c> have</c><00:43:15.190><c> a</c><00:43:15.329><c> problem</c><00:43:15.570><c> in</c><00:43:15.769><c> my</c><00:43:15.929><c> mind</c><00:43:16.130><c> for</c><00:43:16.530><c> a</c><00:43:16.570><c> whole</c><00:43:16.789><c> day,</c> 00:43:17.230 --> 00:43:19.230 and<00:43:17.250><c> it</c><00:43:17.250><c> just</c><00:43:17.449><c> about</c><00:43:17.610><c> makes</c><00:43:17.869><c> me</c><00:43:18.269><c> sick.</c> 00:43:19.710 --> 00:43:23.030 And<00:43:19.889><c> really,</c><00:43:20.309><c> it's</c><00:43:20.530><c> a</c><00:43:20.670><c> problem</c><00:43:20.889><c> involving</c><00:43:21.269><c> someone</c><00:43:21.550><c> else's</c><00:43:21.969><c> life,</c> 00:43:23.750 --> 00:43:25.550 somebody<00:43:24.190><c> person's</c><00:43:24.630><c> problem,</c> 00:43:26.110 --> 00:43:28.650 or<00:43:26.489><c> a</c><00:43:26.489><c> situation</c><00:43:26.989><c> that's</c><00:43:27.230><c> not</c><00:43:27.550><c> good,</c><00:43:27.809><c> it's</c><00:43:27.929><c> in</c><00:43:28.150><c> their</c><00:43:28.349><c> life.</c> 00:43:28.670 --> 00:43:30.250 And<00:43:28.829><c> you</c><00:43:28.869><c> can</c><00:43:29.030><c> get</c><00:43:29.130><c> that</c><00:43:29.269><c> on</c><00:43:29.389><c> your</c><00:43:29.610><c> brain,</c><00:43:29.869><c> and</c><00:43:29.929><c> you</c><00:43:29.949><c> can</c><00:43:30.110><c> think</c> 00:43:30.250 --> 00:43:32.030 about<00:43:30.409><c> it</c><00:43:30.650><c> all</c><00:43:30.690><c> day</c><00:43:30.889><c> long.</c><00:43:31.530><c> True?</c> 00:43:32.889 --> 00:43:35.670 True,<00:43:33.429><c> Lord?</c><00:43:33.989><c> It's</c><00:43:34.389><c> true,</c><00:43:34.690><c> isn't</c><00:43:34.829><c> it?</c> 00:43:36.329 --> 00:43:39.550 But<00:43:36.769><c> when</c><00:43:37.050><c> it</c><00:43:37.210><c> comes</c><00:43:37.469><c> to</c><00:43:37.690><c> Sunday</c><00:43:37.969><c> morning,</c><00:43:38.409><c> and</c><00:43:38.590><c> you're</c><00:43:38.829><c> sitting</c><00:43:39.070><c> in</c><00:43:39.309><c> front</c><00:43:39.409><c> of</c> 00:43:39.550 --> 00:43:40.050 those<00:43:39.769><c> emblems,</c> 00:43:40.110 --> 00:43:43.230 the<00:43:40.250><c> apostle</c><00:43:40.610><c> says,</c><00:43:41.030><c> let</c><00:43:41.289><c> a</c><00:43:41.670><c> man</c><00:43:41.949><c> examine</c><00:43:42.530><c> himself.</c> 00:43:43.230 --> 00:43:46.929 I<00:43:43.730><c> find</c><00:43:44.150><c> it</c><00:43:44.309><c> difficult</c><00:43:44.730><c> to</c><00:43:44.949><c> put</c><00:43:45.030><c> the</c><00:43:45.230><c> focus</c><00:43:45.570><c> upon</c><00:43:46.050><c> my</c><00:43:46.469><c> sins</c><00:43:46.730><c> and</c> 00:43:46.929 --> 00:43:48.929 keep<00:43:47.150><c> it</c><00:43:47.349><c> there.</c> 00:43:50.130 --> 00:43:54.369 And<00:43:50.150><c> we</c><00:43:50.389><c> fail</c><00:43:50.630><c> to</c><00:43:50.829><c> realize</c><00:43:51.210><c> that</c><00:43:51.429><c> we</c><00:43:51.670><c> shall</c><00:43:51.949><c> all</c><00:43:52.750><c> stand</c><00:43:53.409><c> before</c> 00:43:54.369 --> 00:43:55.610 the<00:43:54.610><c> judgment</c><00:43:54.889><c> seat</c><00:43:55.090><c> of</c><00:43:55.250><c> Christ.</c> 00:43:55.769 --> 00:43:58.650 And<00:43:55.949><c> we've</c><00:43:56.369><c> got</c><00:43:56.590><c> to</c><00:43:56.809><c> be</c><00:43:56.969><c> prepared</c><00:43:57.210><c> to</c><00:43:57.449><c> put</c><00:43:57.610><c> that</c><00:43:57.869><c> focus</c><00:43:58.190><c> on</c><00:43:58.409><c> our</c> 00:43:58.650 --> 00:44:00.769 own<00:43:58.849><c> life</c><00:43:59.070><c> and</c><00:43:59.309><c> let</c><00:43:59.550><c> it</c><00:43:59.969><c> stay</c><00:44:00.309><c> there,</c> 00:44:00.929 --> 00:44:03.349 till<00:44:01.030><c> we</c><00:44:01.130><c> can</c><00:44:01.489><c> see</c><00:44:01.690><c> that</c><00:44:02.010><c> clearly</c><00:44:02.250><c> and</c><00:44:02.429><c> then</c><00:44:02.710><c> go</c><00:44:02.929><c> away</c><00:44:03.130><c> to</c><00:44:03.269><c> do</c> 00:44:03.349 --> 00:44:04.130 something<00:44:03.710><c> about</c><00:44:03.969><c> it.</c> 00:44:04.130 --> 00:44:05.809 That's<00:44:04.190><c> why</c><00:44:04.329><c> we</c><00:44:04.510><c> came</c><00:44:04.730><c> to</c><00:44:04.869><c> the</c><00:44:05.010><c> meeting.</c> 00:44:06.690 --> 00:44:12.050 Draw<00:44:07.030><c> clear,</c><00:44:07.670><c> reassess,</c><00:44:08.530><c> draw</c><00:44:08.809><c> the</c><00:44:09.150><c> principles</c><00:44:09.610><c> clear,</c><00:44:10.070><c> reassess</c><00:44:10.730><c> our</c><00:44:10.949><c> situation.</c> 00:44:12.309 --> 00:44:15.570 That's<00:44:12.869><c> what</c><00:44:13.030><c> the</c><00:44:13.190><c> apostle</c><00:44:13.469><c> Paul</c><00:44:13.809><c> is</c><00:44:14.130><c> emphasizing</c><00:44:14.849><c> here.</c> 00:44:15.929 --> 00:44:18.889 Got<00:44:16.090><c> to</c><00:44:16.210><c> be</c><00:44:16.289><c> an</c><00:44:16.570><c> appreciation</c><00:44:17.050><c> of</c><00:44:17.250><c> our</c><00:44:17.530><c> own</c><00:44:17.809><c> position.</c> 00:44:20.250 --> 00:44:23.210 There's<00:44:20.409><c> very</c><00:44:20.809><c> much</c><00:44:21.050><c> of</c><00:44:21.230><c> the</c><00:44:21.409><c> Lord's</c><00:44:21.909><c> teaching</c><00:44:22.170><c> in</c><00:44:22.409><c> this.</c> 00:44:23.650 --> 00:44:27.409 We<00:44:23.769><c> read</c><00:44:24.010><c> the</c><00:44:24.230><c> other</c><00:44:24.449><c> day</c><00:44:24.730><c> from</c><00:44:24.929><c> Matthew</c><00:44:25.269><c> chapter</c><00:44:25.690><c> 7.</c> 00:44:27.789 --> 00:44:31.730 Keeping<00:44:28.349><c> our</c><00:44:28.730><c> hand</c><00:44:29.010><c> in</c><00:44:29.349><c> Romans,</c><00:44:30.010><c> come</c><00:44:30.150><c> to</c><00:44:30.309><c> Matthew</c><00:44:30.530><c> 7.</c> 00:44:32.869 --> 00:44:37.070 He<00:44:32.989><c> says</c><00:44:33.250><c> there,</c><00:44:34.710><c> judge</c><00:44:34.889><c> not,</c><00:44:35.190><c> it's</c><00:44:35.329><c> the</c><00:44:35.449><c> same</c><00:44:35.610><c> word,</c><00:44:36.210><c> crino,</c> 00:44:37.489 --> 00:44:40.469 that<00:44:37.690><c> ye</c><00:44:37.949><c> be</c><00:44:38.190><c> not</c><00:44:38.610><c> judged.</c><00:44:39.409><c> Why?</c> 00:44:41.329 --> 00:44:49.050 For<00:44:42.150><c> with</c><00:44:42.550><c> what</c><00:44:42.909><c> judgment</c><00:44:43.530><c> ye</c><00:44:44.190><c> judge,</c><00:44:46.809><c> ye</c><00:44:47.050><c> shall</c><00:44:47.409><c> be</c><00:44:47.789><c> judged.</c> 00:44:49.869 --> 00:44:51.530 What's<00:44:50.369><c> the</c><00:44:50.530><c> principle?</c> 00:44:52.429 --> 00:44:56.789 Don't<00:44:52.730><c> get</c><00:44:53.010><c> involved</c><00:44:53.409><c> in</c><00:44:53.690><c> judging</c><00:44:54.110><c> your</c><00:44:54.409><c> brother</c><00:44:54.869><c> harshly</c><00:44:55.750><c> now,</c> 00:44:56.809 --> 00:45:02.210 looking<00:44:57.150><c> for</c><00:44:57.550><c> all</c><00:44:58.010><c> the</c><00:44:59.329><c> worst</c><00:44:59.690><c> in</c><00:44:59.829><c> his</c><00:45:00.130><c> character</c><00:45:00.530><c> and</c><00:45:01.010><c> illuminating</c><00:45:01.849><c> that</c> 00:45:02.210 --> 00:45:04.369 and<00:45:02.550><c> pointing</c><00:45:02.869><c> it</c><00:45:03.110><c> out</c><00:45:03.289><c> to</c><00:45:03.449><c> others.</c> 00:45:05.289 --> 00:45:06.309 Why? 00:45:06.829 --> 00:45:10.909 Because<00:45:07.309><c> as</c><00:45:07.769><c> you</c><00:45:07.889><c> do</c><00:45:08.110><c> it</c><00:45:08.269><c> to</c><00:45:08.349><c> him,</c><00:45:09.510><c> so</c><00:45:09.710><c> Christ</c><00:45:10.050><c> will</c><00:45:10.309><c> do</c><00:45:10.429><c> it</c><00:45:10.610><c> to</c><00:45:10.690><c> you.</c> 00:45:11.070 --> 00:45:13.849 And<00:45:11.150><c> that's</c><00:45:11.309><c> what</c><00:45:11.710><c> Romans</c><00:45:12.070><c> 14</c><00:45:12.449><c> is</c><00:45:12.690><c> about,</c><00:45:12.989><c> isn't</c><00:45:13.150><c> it?</c> 00:45:14.070 --> 00:45:16.130 Why<00:45:14.250><c> dost</c><00:45:14.510><c> thou</c><00:45:14.630><c> judge</c><00:45:14.909><c> thy</c><00:45:15.150><c> brother?</c> 00:45:16.530 --> 00:45:18.429 Or<00:45:16.690><c> why</c><00:45:16.929><c> dost</c><00:45:17.130><c> thou</c><00:45:17.329><c> sit</c><00:45:17.570><c> at</c><00:45:17.769><c> naught</c><00:45:17.909><c> thy</c><00:45:18.190><c> brother?</c> 00:45:18.710 --> 00:45:21.190 We<00:45:19.030><c> shall</c><00:45:19.329><c> all</c><00:45:19.670><c> stand</c><00:45:19.989><c> before</c><00:45:20.329><c> the</c><00:45:20.570><c> judgment</c><00:45:20.889><c> seat</c><00:45:21.070><c> of...</c> 00:45:21.190 --> 00:45:23.869 That's<00:45:21.630><c> exactly</c><00:45:22.070><c> the</c><00:45:22.269><c> same</c><00:45:22.510><c> thinking</c><00:45:22.789><c> as</c><00:45:23.030><c> Christ</c><00:45:23.349><c> in</c><00:45:23.469><c> Matthew</c> 00:45:23.869 --> 00:45:25.190 chapter<00:45:24.250><c> 7.</c> 00:45:26.449 --> 00:45:29.690 But<00:45:26.590><c> it's</c><00:45:26.909><c> based</c><00:45:27.369><c> even</c><00:45:28.190><c> further</c><00:45:28.530><c> back</c><00:45:28.769><c> in</c><00:45:28.949><c> the</c><00:45:29.110><c> Bible.</c> 00:45:29.690 --> 00:45:34.369 Because<00:45:30.469><c> now</c><00:45:30.670><c> back</c><00:45:30.909><c> in</c><00:45:31.010><c> Romans</c><00:45:31.269><c> 14</c><00:45:31.670><c> verse</c><00:45:31.929><c> 11,</c><00:45:32.949><c> you'll</c><00:45:33.090><c> see</c><00:45:33.650><c> there</c><00:45:33.929><c> it</c><00:45:34.030><c> says,</c> 00:45:34.730 --> 00:45:39.130 For<00:45:34.750><c> it</c><00:45:35.050><c> is</c><00:45:35.309><c> written,</c><00:45:37.389><c> as</c><00:45:37.570><c> I</c><00:45:37.869><c> live,</c><00:45:38.309><c> saith</c><00:45:38.429><c> the</c><00:45:38.630><c> Lord,</c><00:45:38.869><c> every</c> 00:45:39.130 --> 00:45:42.050 knee<00:45:39.369><c> shall</c><00:45:39.570><c> bow</c><00:45:39.730><c> to</c><00:45:39.889><c> me</c><00:45:40.070><c> and</c><00:45:40.210><c> every</c><00:45:40.510><c> tongue</c><00:45:40.710><c> shall</c><00:45:41.010><c> confess.</c> 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them.</c><00:46:10.389><c> Pick</c><00:46:10.630><c> up</c><00:46:10.889><c> one</c><00:46:11.150><c> and</c><00:46:11.909><c> refer</c><00:46:12.389><c> it</c><00:46:12.590><c> back</c><00:46:12.769><c> to</c><00:46:12.969><c> the</c><00:46:13.150><c> other.</c> 00:46:13.570 --> 00:46:16.750 Back<00:46:13.769><c> in</c><00:46:13.909><c> Isaiah</c><00:46:14.130><c> 45,</c><00:46:14.929><c> you</c><00:46:14.969><c> refer</c><00:46:15.369><c> that</c><00:46:15.590><c> back</c><00:46:15.849><c> to</c><00:46:15.949><c> Romans</c><00:46:16.269><c> 14</c> 00:46:16.750 --> 00:46:17.869 verse<00:46:16.989><c> 11.</c> 00:46:17.889 --> 00:46:20.429 Always<00:46:18.409><c> do</c><00:46:18.630><c> that</c><00:46:18.789><c> when</c><00:46:18.909><c> you've</c><00:46:19.170><c> got</c><00:46:19.309><c> cross</c><00:46:19.630><c> quotations.</c> 00:46:20.829 --> 00:46:23.909 Young<00:46:21.090><c> girls,</c><00:46:21.489><c> young</c><00:46:21.670><c> men,</c><00:46:22.530><c> it's</c><00:46:22.789><c> a</c><00:46:22.889><c> very</c><00:46:23.090><c> important</c><00:46:23.429><c> exercise.</c> 00:46:23.969 --> 00:46:26.969 It<00:46:24.210><c> really</c><00:46:24.309><c> helps</c><00:46:24.630><c> to</c><00:46:24.889><c> let</c><00:46:24.989><c> the</c><00:46:25.230><c> Bible</c><00:46:25.769><c> illuminate</c><00:46:26.510><c> itself.</c> 00:46:26.969 --> 00:46:33.030 An<00:46:27.909><c> exposition,</c><00:46:28.610><c> as</c><00:46:28.809><c> it</c><00:46:29.030><c> were,</c><00:46:29.809><c> on</c><00:46:29.969><c> an</c><00:46:30.110><c> Old</c><00:46:30.349><c> Testament</c><00:46:30.670><c> passage</c><00:46:31.250><c> by</c><00:46:31.889><c> the</c><00:46:32.130><c> Spirit.</c> 00:46:34.510 --> 00:46:37.469 There's<00:46:35.110><c> our</c><00:46:35.710><c> expression</c><00:46:36.329><c> in</c><00:46:36.550><c> verse</c><00:46:36.730><c> 23.</c> 00:46:37.909 --> 00:46:40.690 I<00:46:38.050><c> have</c><00:46:38.329><c> sworn</c><00:46:38.610><c> by</c><00:46:38.889><c> myself,</c><00:46:39.469><c> the</c><00:46:39.630><c> word</c><00:46:39.829><c> has</c><00:46:39.989><c> gone</c><00:46:40.150><c> out</c><00:46:40.369><c> of</c><00:46:40.489><c> my</c> 00:46:40.690 --> 00:46:41.650 mouth<00:46:40.929><c> in</c><00:46:41.230><c> righteousness,</c> 00:46:41.829 --> 00:46:46.289 and<00:46:41.969><c> shall</c><00:46:42.210><c> not</c><00:46:42.469><c> return,</c><00:46:43.570><c> that</c><00:46:43.909><c> unto</c><00:46:44.469><c> me</c><00:46:44.909><c> every</c><00:46:45.650><c> knee</c><00:46:45.949><c> shall</c> 00:46:46.289 --> 00:46:48.869 bow<00:46:46.530><c> and</c><00:46:46.849><c> every</c><00:46:47.309><c> tongue</c><00:46:47.550><c> shall</c><00:46:47.929><c> swear.</c> 00:46:50.269 --> 00:46:52.530 Look<00:46:50.570><c> at</c><00:46:50.690><c> the</c><00:46:50.849><c> context</c><00:46:51.269><c> of</c><00:46:51.550><c> thought.</c> 00:46:52.869 --> 00:46:56.349 Very<00:46:53.570><c> powerful.</c><00:46:54.769><c> Verse</c><00:46:54.909><c> 21.</c> 00:46:57.510 --> 00:46:59.389 Tell<00:46:57.530><c> you,</c><00:46:58.070><c> bring</c><00:46:58.269><c> them</c><00:46:58.590><c> near.</c> 00:46:59.590 --> 00:47:01.510 Yea,<00:46:59.869><c> let</c><00:46:59.929><c> them</c><00:47:00.170><c> take</c><00:47:00.489><c> counsel</c><00:47:00.869><c> together.</c> 00:47:01.849 --> 00:47:04.250 Who<00:47:02.070><c> hath</c><00:47:02.329><c> declared</c><00:47:02.789><c> this</c><00:47:03.050><c> from</c><00:47:03.309><c> ancient</c><00:47:03.829><c> time?</c> 00:47:04.590 --> 00:47:06.610 Who<00:47:04.829><c> hath</c><00:47:05.130><c> told</c><00:47:05.449><c> it</c><00:47:05.650><c> from</c><00:47:05.829><c> that</c><00:47:06.150><c> time?</c> 00:47:07.030 --> 00:47:09.230 Have<00:47:07.269><c> not</c><00:47:07.690><c> I</c><00:47:08.050><c> Yahweh?</c> 00:47:09.429 --> 00:47:17.869 And<00:47:09.710><c> there</c><00:47:09.969><c> is</c><00:47:10.230><c> no</c><00:47:10.590><c> God</c><00:47:11.010><c> else</c><00:47:11.630><c> beside</c><00:47:12.250><c> me,</c><00:47:13.650><c> a</c><00:47:13.889><c> just</c><00:47:14.449><c> God</c><00:47:15.170><c> and</c><00:47:16.269><c> a</c><00:47:16.610><c> Saviour.</c> 00:47:19.090 --> 00:47:27.170 There's<00:47:19.969><c> Paul's</c><00:47:20.309><c> doctrine</c><00:47:21.090><c> of</c><00:47:22.050><c> being</c><00:47:23.010><c> both</c><00:47:24.170><c> just</c><00:47:24.929><c> and</c><00:47:25.449><c> the</c><00:47:25.710><c> justifier.</c> 00:47:27.710 --> 00:47:32.369 A<00:47:27.969><c> God</c><00:47:28.630><c> and</c><00:47:29.929><c> a</c><00:47:30.369><c> Saviour.</c> 00:47:32.769 --> 00:47:35.550 There<00:47:32.889><c> is</c><00:47:33.329><c> none</c><00:47:33.590><c> beside</c><00:47:34.170><c> me.</c> 00:47:37.110 --> 00:47:40.730 Look<00:47:37.610><c> unto</c><00:47:38.269><c> me</c><00:47:38.989><c> and</c><00:47:39.369><c> be</c><00:47:39.769><c> saved.</c> 00:47:40.769 --> 00:47:43.710 All<00:47:41.050><c> the</c><00:47:41.369><c> ends</c><00:47:41.570><c> of</c><00:47:41.809><c> the</c><00:47:41.929><c> earth,</c><00:47:42.150><c> for</c><00:47:42.349><c> I</c><00:47:42.750><c> am</c><00:47:42.909><c> God</c><00:47:43.110><c> and</c><00:47:43.250><c> there</c><00:47:43.389><c> is</c> 00:47:43.710 --> 00:47:44.969 none<00:47:43.909><c> else.</c> 00:47:45.030 --> 00:47:48.829 I<00:47:45.530><c> have</c><00:47:45.989><c> sworn</c><00:47:46.329><c> by</c><00:47:46.570><c> myself,</c><00:47:47.449><c> the</c><00:47:47.590><c> word</c><00:47:47.829><c> has</c><00:47:48.010><c> gone</c><00:47:48.130><c> out</c><00:47:48.349><c> of</c><00:47:48.489><c> my</c> 00:47:48.829 --> 00:47:50.489 mouth<00:47:49.050><c> in</c><00:47:49.349><c> righteousness,</c> 00:47:51.130 --> 00:47:53.550 that<00:47:51.269><c> unto</c><00:47:51.510><c> me</c><00:47:51.929><c> every</c><00:47:52.250><c> knee</c><00:47:52.429><c> shall</c><00:47:52.710><c> bow</c><00:47:52.889><c> and</c><00:47:53.090><c> every</c><00:47:53.369><c> tongue</c> 00:47:53.550 --> 00:47:53.969 shall<00:47:53.849><c> swear.</c> 00:47:53.989 --> 00:47:55.309 What's<00:47:54.269><c> that</c><00:47:54.530><c> saying?</c> 00:47:55.630 --> 00:47:58.130 You<00:47:55.789><c> won't</c><00:47:56.090><c> parade</c><00:47:56.449><c> up</c><00:47:56.690><c> to</c><00:47:56.829><c> the</c><00:47:57.030><c> judgment</c><00:47:57.369><c> seat</c><00:47:57.610><c> with</c><00:47:57.849><c> a</c><00:47:57.969><c> list</c> 00:47:58.130 --> 00:47:59.409 of<00:47:58.250><c> what</c><00:47:58.469><c> you've</c><00:47:58.769><c> done</c> 00:47:59.409 --> 00:48:02.369 and<00:48:00.030><c> say,</c><00:48:00.269><c> now</c><00:48:00.329><c> give</c><00:48:00.829><c> me</c><00:48:01.170><c> eternal</c><00:48:01.469><c> life</c><00:48:01.769><c> because</c><00:48:02.030><c> look</c><00:48:02.210><c> what</c> 00:48:02.369 --> 00:48:03.429 I've<00:48:02.590><c> done.</c> 00:48:03.929 --> 00:48:05.949 It's<00:48:04.190><c> just</c><00:48:04.389><c> not</c><00:48:04.530><c> going</c><00:48:04.650><c> to</c><00:48:04.750><c> be</c><00:48:04.869><c> like</c><00:48:05.150><c> that.</c> 00:48:06.309 --> 00:48:09.110 We<00:48:06.510><c> will</c><00:48:06.670><c> go</c><00:48:06.869><c> to</c><00:48:07.010><c> that</c><00:48:07.250><c> judgment</c><00:48:07.630><c> seat</c><00:48:07.929><c> and</c><00:48:08.210><c> we</c><00:48:08.230><c> will</c><00:48:08.610><c> bow</c><00:48:08.869><c> our</c> 00:48:09.110 --> 00:48:11.889 heads<00:48:09.530><c> in</c><00:48:10.550><c> reverence</c><00:48:10.929><c> of</c><00:48:11.130><c> Almighty</c><00:48:11.469><c> God</c> 00:48:11.889 --> 00:48:17.110 and<00:48:12.090><c> look</c><00:48:12.329><c> to</c><00:48:12.510><c> him</c><00:48:12.909><c> that</c><00:48:13.909><c> he</c><00:48:14.130><c> might</c><00:48:14.449><c> pass</c><00:48:14.869><c> over</c><00:48:15.329><c> our</c><00:48:15.829><c> transgressions</c><00:48:16.489><c> and</c><00:48:16.809><c> grant</c> 00:48:17.110 --> 00:48:19.309 us<00:48:17.849><c> his</c><00:48:18.190><c> righteousness.</c> 00:48:19.650 --> 00:48:29.250 Surely,<00:48:20.210><c> verse</c><00:48:20.510><c> 24,</c><00:48:21.690><c> shall</c><00:48:22.030><c> one</c><00:48:22.489><c> say,</c><00:48:24.130><c> in</c><00:48:24.210><c> Yahweh</c><00:48:25.690><c> have</c><00:48:26.329><c> I</c><00:48:26.710><c> righteousness</c><00:48:27.469><c> and</c><00:48:28.190><c> strength?</c> 00:48:29.510 --> 00:48:32.250 Not<00:48:29.929><c> my</c><00:48:30.369><c> own,</c><00:48:30.809><c> is</c><00:48:31.010><c> what</c><00:48:31.289><c> the</c><00:48:31.409><c> prophet</c><00:48:31.630><c> is</c><00:48:31.909><c> saying.</c> 00:48:32.250 --> 00:48:42.889 In<00:48:33.230><c> Yahweh,</c><00:48:35.070><c> in</c><00:48:35.789><c> our</c><00:48:36.030><c> loving</c><00:48:36.349><c> Heavenly</c><00:48:36.929><c> Father,</c><00:48:39.090><c> have</c><00:48:39.250><c> we</c><00:48:39.510><c> found</c><00:48:39.809><c> righteousness</c><00:48:40.670><c> and</c><00:48:41.510><c> strength?</c> 00:48:43.230 --> 00:48:46.489 Even<00:48:43.630><c> a</c><00:48:44.010><c> hymn</c><00:48:44.409><c> shall</c><00:48:45.050><c> men</c><00:48:45.530><c> come.</c> 00:48:47.349 --> 00:48:51.570 In<00:48:47.550><c> Yahweh,</c><00:48:48.309><c> verse</c><00:48:48.449><c> 25,</c><00:48:49.929><c> shall</c><00:48:50.090><c> all</c><00:48:50.369><c> the</c><00:48:50.590><c> seed</c><00:48:50.730><c> of</c><00:48:50.869><c> Israel</c><00:48:51.269><c> be</c> 00:48:51.570 --> 00:48:56.949 justified<00:48:52.469><c> and</c><00:48:53.710><c> shall</c><00:48:54.110><c> glory</c><00:48:54.730><c> in</c><00:48:55.329><c> him</c><00:48:55.730><c> and</c><00:48:55.869><c> not</c><00:48:56.150><c> in</c><00:48:56.369><c> themselves.</c> 00:48:56.949 --> 00:49:01.510 Let<00:48:58.010><c> us</c><00:48:58.349><c> therefore,</c><00:48:58.789><c> says</c><00:48:59.010><c> the</c><00:48:59.250><c> apostle,</c><00:49:00.530><c> sing</c><00:49:00.650><c> we</c><00:49:00.889><c> shall</c><00:49:01.190><c> all</c> 00:49:01.510 --> 00:49:03.309 give<00:49:01.730><c> account</c><00:49:02.030><c> of</c><00:49:02.230><c> ourselves</c><00:49:02.710><c> to</c><00:49:02.969><c> God.</c> 00:49:03.750 --> 00:49:07.869 Let<00:49:03.949><c> us</c><00:49:04.309><c> not</c><00:49:04.610><c> therefore</c><00:49:05.050><c> judge</c><00:49:05.449><c> one</c><00:49:05.750><c> another</c><00:49:06.309><c> any</c><00:49:06.929><c> more.</c> 00:49:09.469 --> 00:49:12.329 But<00:49:09.650><c> there</c><00:49:09.829><c> is</c><00:49:10.070><c> a</c><00:49:10.210><c> matter</c><00:49:10.429><c> to</c><00:49:10.670><c> be</c><00:49:10.889><c> judged</c><00:49:11.230><c> there.</c> 00:49:12.550 --> 00:49:16.250 And<00:49:12.750><c> that</c><00:49:12.929><c> matter</c><00:49:13.349><c> is</c><00:49:13.949><c> in</c><00:49:14.130><c> the</c><00:49:14.210><c> last</c><00:49:14.530><c> half</c><00:49:15.010><c> of</c><00:49:15.329><c> chapter</c><00:49:15.590><c> 14,</c> 00:49:16.730 --> 00:49:17.989 our<00:49:16.889><c> next</c><00:49:17.230><c> day.</c>