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well,<00:10:57.179><c> it's</c><00:10:57.519><c> seducing,</c><00:10:58.580><c> right?</c>

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here.<00:11:26.539><c> There</c><00:11:26.720><c> is</c><00:11:27.019><c> real</c><00:11:27.440><c> eternal</c><00:11:27.840><c> life</c><00:11:28.200><c> offered,</c><00:11:29.919><c> but</c><00:11:30.100><c> we</c><00:11:30.360><c> choose</c><00:11:30.559><c> to</c>

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unfortunately.<00:11:36.340><c> And,</c><00:11:36.720><c> of</c><00:11:36.759><c> course,</c><00:11:36.919><c> the</c><00:11:37.120><c> false</c><00:11:37.419><c> prophets,</c><00:11:37.940><c> they've</c><00:11:37.980><c> been</c><00:11:38.100><c> around</c><00:11:38.320><c> for</c><00:11:38.559><c> a</c><00:11:38.700><c> while.</c>

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story.<00:12:04.259><c> John</c><00:12:04.519><c> Perk's</c><00:12:05.620><c> class</c><00:12:05.960><c> on</c>

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only<00:13:30.180><c> Christ's</c><00:13:30.580><c> death</c><00:13:30.580><c> benefits.</c><00:13:31.179><c> So,</c><00:13:31.379><c> there</c><00:13:32.000><c> was</c><00:13:32.159><c> no</c><00:13:32.379><c> gospel.</c><00:13:32.799><c> I</c><00:13:32.820><c> told</c>

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gospel.<00:13:36.639><c> Matter</c><00:13:36.759><c> of</c><00:13:36.899><c> fact,</c><00:13:36.960><c> it's</c>

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have<00:14:26.889><c> not</c><00:14:27.129><c> sent</c><00:14:27.330><c> these</c>

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prophets,<00:14:28.190><c> yet</c><00:14:28.389><c> they</c><00:14:28.690><c> ran.</c><00:14:29.129><c> I</c><00:14:29.269><c> have</c><00:14:29.409><c> not</c><00:14:29.610><c> spoke</c><00:14:29.870><c> to</c><00:14:30.029><c> them,</c><00:14:30.210><c> yet</c>

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they<00:14:30.730><c> prophesied.</c><00:14:31.549><c> I</c><00:14:31.769><c> have</c><00:14:32.029><c> heard</c>

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what<00:14:32.509><c> the</c><00:14:32.789><c> prophets</c><00:14:33.090><c> said,</c><00:14:34.090><c> who</c><00:14:34.309><c> prophesied</c><00:14:35.029><c> lies</c><00:14:35.330><c> in</c><00:14:35.490><c> my</c><00:14:35.769><c> name,</c><00:14:36.049><c> saying,</c><00:14:36.149><c> I</c><00:14:36.309><c> have</c><00:14:36.549><c> dreamed.</c><00:14:37.129><c> I</c>

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have<00:14:37.470><c> dreamed.</c><00:14:38.590><c> They</c><00:14:38.769><c> are</c><00:14:38.970><c> prophets</c><00:14:39.250><c> of</c><00:14:39.549><c> deceit</c><00:14:40.190><c> of</c><00:14:40.429><c> their</c>

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saying,<00:14:54.610><c> you</c><00:14:54.730><c> know,</c><00:14:54.970><c> I</c><00:14:55.129><c> was</c><00:14:55.870><c> going</c><00:14:56.129><c> grocery</c><00:14:56.509><c> shopping</c><00:14:56.830><c> and</c><00:14:56.990><c> God</c><00:14:57.470><c> spoke</c><00:14:57.929><c> to</c>

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me.<00:14:58.789><c> Right?</c><00:14:58.970><c> Well,</c>

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revelation.<00:15:20.490><c> What</c><00:15:20.669><c> we're</c><00:15:20.909><c> saying</c><00:15:21.190><c> is,</c><00:15:21.610><c> well,</c><00:15:21.730><c> the</c><00:15:21.970><c> Bible</c><00:15:22.269><c> wasn't</c><00:15:22.509><c> good</c><00:15:22.789><c> enough.</c><00:15:23.070><c> Jesus,</c><00:15:23.549><c> it</c>

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message<00:16:10.830><c> from</c><00:16:11.190><c> an</c><00:16:11.450><c> angel</c><00:16:11.649><c> that</c><00:16:11.870><c> said,</c><00:16:12.009><c> you</c><00:16:12.169><c> can</c><00:16:12.529><c> come.</c><00:16:14.210><c> Didn't</c>

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did<00:16:16.090><c> it?</c><00:16:18.009><c> Now</c><00:16:18.269><c> we've</c><00:16:18.470><c> got</c><00:16:18.690><c> new</c><00:16:18.990><c> age</c><00:16:19.590><c> Christianity.</c><00:16:20.490><c> It's</c><00:16:20.690><c> new.</c>

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It's<00:16:21.110><c> a</c><00:16:21.230><c> new</c><00:16:21.330><c> message.</c>

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wisdom<00:16:37.690><c> that's</c><00:16:38.070><c> within</c><00:16:38.269><c> you.</c>

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how<00:16:52.389><c> we</c><00:16:52.730><c> should</c><00:16:53.009><c> treat</c><00:16:53.909><c> one</c><00:16:54.570><c> another.</c>

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Let<00:17:08.150><c> us</c><00:17:08.309><c> make</c><00:17:08.490><c> us</c><00:17:08.710><c> a</c><00:17:08.890><c> captain</c><00:17:09.170><c> and</c><00:17:09.369><c> return</c><00:17:09.950><c> unto</c><00:17:10.250><c> Egypt.</c><00:17:11.490><c> Numbers</c><00:17:11.829><c> 11</c><00:17:12.170><c> says,</c><00:17:12.890><c> in</c>

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children<00:17:19.390><c> of</c><00:17:19.730><c> Israel</c><00:17:20.730><c> also</c>

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wept.<00:17:22.450><c> They</c><00:17:22.690><c> wanted</c><00:17:22.950><c> the</c><00:17:23.230><c> flesh.</c><00:17:23.369><c> They</c><00:17:23.609><c> remembered</c><00:17:24.450><c> the</c><00:17:25.069><c> food</c>

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from<00:17:25.589><c> Egypt.</c><00:17:26.329><c> They're</c>

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lusting<00:17:27.029><c> after</c><00:17:27.410><c> the</c><00:17:27.730><c> flesh.</c><00:17:28.589><c> And</c><00:17:28.930><c> they</c><00:17:29.869><c> wanted</c><00:17:30.130><c> to</c><00:17:30.289><c> go</c><00:17:30.589><c> back</c>

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to<00:17:31.190><c> Egypt,</c><00:17:32.049><c> back</c><00:17:32.410><c> into</c><00:17:32.789><c> bondage.</c>

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They<00:17:33.690><c> were</c><00:17:33.950><c> slaves.</c><00:17:36.349><c> And</c><00:17:36.589><c> it</c><00:17:36.670><c> was</c><00:17:36.849><c> the</c><00:17:37.069><c> mixed</c><00:17:37.349><c> multitude</c><00:17:38.009><c> that</c>

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started<00:17:38.630><c> it.</c><00:17:39.930><c> These</c><00:17:40.150><c> were</c><00:17:40.329><c> the</c>

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non<00:17:40.869><c>-Israelites</c><00:17:41.690><c> that</c><00:17:42.029><c> came</c><00:17:42.349><c> out.</c><00:17:43.769><c> And</c><00:17:44.069><c> then</c><00:17:44.309><c> Israel</c><00:17:44.950><c> is</c><00:17:45.289><c> influenced</c><00:17:45.829><c> by</c>

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their<00:17:46.450><c> lusting.</c>

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by<00:17:55.970><c> that</c><00:17:56.329><c> lusting</c><00:17:56.809><c> of</c><00:17:57.150><c> the</c><00:17:57.410><c> world?</c>

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Do<00:17:58.869><c> we</c><00:17:59.089><c> want</c><00:17:59.309><c> to</c><00:17:59.490><c> go</c><00:17:59.849><c> back</c><00:18:00.490><c> into</c><00:18:00.849><c> bondage,</c><00:18:02.269><c> being</c><00:18:02.509><c> servants</c><00:18:03.009><c> of</c>

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sin?<00:18:03.829><c> Sadly,</c><00:18:04.230><c> that's</c><00:18:04.769><c> the</c><00:18:05.190><c> thing</c>

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we<00:18:05.549><c> have</c><00:18:05.769><c> to</c><00:18:06.009><c> fight.</c><00:18:07.329><c> The</c><00:18:07.750><c> dog</c><00:18:08.170><c> returning</c><00:18:08.730><c> to</c><00:18:09.069><c> the</c><00:18:09.289><c> vomit.</c>

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And<00:18:13.509><c> Korah</c><00:18:13.730><c> gathered</c><00:18:14.130><c> all</c><00:18:14.430><c> the</c><00:18:14.650><c> congregation</c><00:18:15.150><c> against</c><00:18:15.650><c> them.</c>

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that<00:18:23.029><c> I</c><00:18:23.289><c> may</c><00:18:23.569><c> consume</c><00:18:24.130><c> them</c><00:18:24.529><c> in</c><00:18:24.769><c> a</c><00:18:24.890><c> moment.</c><00:18:25.309><c> The</c><00:18:25.670><c> principle</c><00:18:26.190><c> of</c>

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separation.<00:18:27.849><c> Separate</c>

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unbelievers.<00:18:33.710><c> Separate</c>

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ourselves<00:18:34.849><c> from</c><00:18:35.170><c> false</c><00:18:35.529><c> teachings.</c><00:18:39.309><c> And</c><00:18:39.609><c> of</c><00:18:39.730><c> course,</c><00:18:40.049><c> the</c><00:18:40.210><c> ground</c><00:18:40.430><c> opened</c><00:18:40.690><c> up</c>

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and<00:18:41.009><c> it</c>

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were<00:18:45.690><c> on</c><00:18:46.029><c> the</c><00:18:46.369><c> cusp</c><00:18:47.029><c> of</c><00:18:47.450><c> entering</c>

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the<00:18:48.650><c> promised</c><00:18:48.930><c> land.</c><00:18:49.190><c> It</c><00:18:49.250><c> was</c><00:18:49.490><c> right</c><00:18:49.829><c> there.</c><00:18:50.210><c> It's</c><00:18:50.490><c> yours.</c>

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Take<00:18:51.670><c> it.</c><00:18:53.269><c> It's</c><00:18:53.589><c> just</c><00:18:53.769><c> the</c><00:18:53.930><c> same</c><00:18:54.029><c> for</c>

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us,<00:18:54.490><c> right?</c><00:18:54.589><c> We</c><00:18:54.829><c> know</c><00:18:55.009><c> the</c><00:18:55.230><c> kingdom's</c><00:18:55.690><c> coming.</c><00:18:55.930><c> It's</c><00:18:56.269><c> coming</c>

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soon.<00:18:57.289><c> It's</c><00:18:57.670><c> right</c><00:18:57.990><c> there</c><00:18:58.230><c> for</c>

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us.<00:18:58.529><c> And</c><00:18:58.529><c> as</c><00:18:58.529><c> we</c><00:18:58.529><c> start</c><00:18:58.529><c> taking,</c><00:18:59.690><c> are</c><00:18:59.910><c> we</c><00:18:59.990><c> going</c><00:19:00.109><c> to</c><00:19:00.230><c> let</c><00:19:00.309><c> the</c>

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influence<00:19:01.150><c> of</c><00:19:01.609><c> the</c><00:19:01.890><c> world</c><00:19:02.569><c> turn</c><00:19:03.589><c> us</c>

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back<00:19:04.609><c> to</c><00:19:05.009><c> being</c><00:19:05.309><c> slaves</c><00:19:05.809><c> to</c><00:19:06.170><c> sin?</c><00:19:09.690><c> So</c><00:19:10.410><c> John's</c><00:19:10.690><c> now</c><00:19:10.849><c> going</c><00:19:11.150><c> to</c>

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address<00:19:12.309><c> this</c><00:19:13.369><c> superior</c>

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knowledge<00:19:14.829><c> that</c><00:19:15.130><c> the</c><00:19:15.309><c> Gnostics</c><00:19:15.769><c> claimed</c><00:19:16.230><c> that</c><00:19:16.509><c> they</c><00:19:16.690><c> had.</c><00:19:18.690><c> He</c>

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said,<00:19:19.250><c> And</c><00:19:19.250><c> by</c><00:19:20.750><c> this</c><00:19:21.109><c> we</c><00:19:21.490><c> do</c>

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know<00:19:22.190><c> that</c><00:19:22.309><c> we</c><00:19:22.529><c> know</c><00:19:22.869><c> him,</c><00:19:23.710><c> if</c><00:19:24.069><c> we</c><00:19:24.470><c> keep</c><00:19:24.970><c> his</c><00:19:25.730><c> commandments.</c>

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implies<00:19:29.109><c> a</c><00:19:29.390><c> desire</c><00:19:29.789><c> to</c><00:19:30.089><c> obey</c><00:19:30.390><c> his</c><00:19:30.690><c> commandments.</c><00:19:32.089><c> We</c><00:19:32.269><c> know</c><00:19:32.529><c> that</c><00:19:32.650><c> this</c><00:19:32.869><c> is</c>

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anymore.<00:19:37.210><c> We</c><00:19:37.809><c> have</c>

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elevated<00:19:39.269><c> ourselves</c><00:19:39.789><c> into</c><00:19:40.049><c> the</c><00:19:40.349><c> spiritual</c><00:19:40.829><c> realm.</c><00:19:42.349><c> Sin</c><00:19:42.569><c> has</c>

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know<00:19:52.150><c> we</c><00:19:52.529><c> that</c><00:19:52.750><c> we</c><00:19:52.970><c> are</c><00:19:53.190><c> in</c><00:19:53.309><c> him,</c><00:19:54.009><c> right?</c><00:19:54.289><c> If</c><00:19:54.349><c> we're</c><00:19:54.789><c> influenced</c><00:19:55.329><c> by</c><00:19:55.970><c> the</c><00:19:56.269><c> word</c><00:19:56.710><c> to</c>

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don't<00:20:02.569><c> have</c><00:20:02.930><c> this</c>

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special<00:20:03.549><c> knowledge.</c><00:20:04.329><c> You've</c><00:20:04.930><c> got</c><00:20:05.170><c> it.</c><00:20:07.609><c> And</c><00:20:07.890><c> you</c><00:20:08.049><c> know</c><00:20:08.329><c> that</c>

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he<00:20:08.690><c> is</c><00:20:08.970><c> righteous.</c><00:20:09.569><c> You</c><00:20:09.569><c> know</c><00:20:10.549><c> the</c>

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understanding<00:20:11.809><c> that</c><00:20:12.349><c> Christ</c><00:20:12.789><c> is</c><00:20:13.490><c> righteous</c><00:20:13.990><c> will</c><00:20:14.390><c> produce</c>

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fruit<00:20:15.309><c> in</c><00:20:15.690><c> ourselves.</c><00:20:19.910><c> We</c><00:20:20.589><c> are</c>

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it<00:20:28.150><c> does</c><00:20:28.349><c> not</c><00:20:28.730><c> yet</c><00:20:29.029><c> appear</c><00:20:29.609><c> what</c><00:20:30.130><c> shall</c><00:20:30.450><c> be.</c><00:20:30.690><c> But</c><00:20:30.890><c> we</c><00:20:31.230><c> know</c><00:20:32.109><c> that</c><00:20:33.009><c> when</c><00:20:33.210><c> he</c>

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shall<00:20:40.430><c> be</c><00:20:40.809><c> changed.</c><00:20:41.869><c> As</c><00:20:42.210><c> the</c>

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children<00:20:42.769><c> of</c><00:20:42.930><c> God</c><00:20:43.250><c> now,</c><00:20:43.910><c> we're</c><00:20:44.450><c> developing</c><00:20:45.109><c> children.</c><00:20:46.509><c> It</c>

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changed,<00:20:58.970><c> we</c><00:20:59.069><c> go</c><00:20:59.250><c> from</c><00:20:59.490><c> the</c><00:20:59.750><c> developing</c><00:21:00.069><c> children</c><00:21:00.549><c> to</c><00:21:00.809><c> mature</c>

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miracles.<00:24:46.670><c> It</c><00:24:46.750><c> says</c><00:24:46.890><c> all</c>

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believers<00:24:47.589><c> used</c><00:24:48.009><c> to</c><00:24:48.829><c> meet</c><00:24:49.069><c> together</c><00:24:49.529><c> at</c><00:24:49.890><c> Solomon's</c><00:24:50.630><c> Colonnade.</c><00:24:51.589><c> And</c><00:24:51.730><c> it</c>

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says,<00:24:52.130><c> no</c><00:24:52.289><c> one</c>

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else<00:24:52.769><c> did</c><00:24:53.029><c> join</c><00:24:53.329><c> them</c><00:24:53.549><c> even</c><00:24:53.869><c> though</c><00:24:54.170><c> they</c><00:24:54.509><c> were</c><00:24:54.849><c> highly</c><00:24:55.349><c> regarded</c><00:24:56.089><c> among</c>

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the<00:24:56.849><c> people.</c><00:24:57.329><c> Highly</c>

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respected.<00:24:59.269><c> It's</c><00:24:59.450><c> interesting,</c><00:24:59.730><c> I</c><00:24:59.809><c> know</c><00:25:00.009><c> Brother</c><00:25:00.269><c> Jim</c><00:25:00.410><c> talked</c><00:25:00.769><c> about</c>

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this<00:25:01.250><c> in</c><00:25:01.349><c> his</c><00:25:01.529><c> Wednesday</c>

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night<00:25:02.029><c> class</c><00:25:02.309><c> a</c><00:25:02.509><c> couple</c><00:25:02.670><c> of</c><00:25:02.789><c> weeks</c><00:25:02.970><c> ago.</c><00:25:03.589><c> It</c><00:25:03.630><c> says,</c><00:25:03.750><c> you</c><00:25:03.849><c> know,</c>

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no<00:25:04.289><c> one</c><00:25:04.630><c> did</c><00:25:04.930><c> join</c><00:25:05.349><c> them.</c><00:25:06.109><c> But</c><00:25:06.269><c> then</c>

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the<00:25:06.529><c> very</c><00:25:06.849><c> next</c><00:25:07.190><c> verse,</c><00:25:07.829><c> it</c><00:25:08.089><c> says,</c><00:25:08.950><c> my</c><00:25:09.150><c> multitude</c><00:25:09.769><c> of</c><00:25:09.970><c> men</c><00:25:10.130><c> and</c>

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women<00:25:10.529><c> joined.</c><00:25:13.410><c> So</c><00:25:13.670><c> some</c><00:25:13.869><c> did</c><00:25:14.109><c> and</c>

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some<00:25:15.269><c> didn't.</c><00:25:16.849><c> I</c><00:25:17.009><c> think</c><00:25:17.170><c> this</c><00:25:17.369><c> is</c><00:25:17.549><c> the</c><00:25:17.730><c> difference,</c><00:25:18.029><c> right,</c>

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Brother<00:25:18.329><c> Jim</c><00:25:18.509><c> said.</c><00:25:18.670><c> They</c><00:25:18.869><c> were</c>

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afraid.<00:25:19.470><c> You</c><00:25:19.569><c> can't</c><00:25:19.789><c> blame</c><00:25:20.029><c> them</c><00:25:20.210><c> what</c><00:25:20.390><c> happened</c><00:25:20.670><c> to</c><00:25:21.190><c> Ananias</c>

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and<00:25:22.089><c> Sapphira</c><00:25:23.130><c> because</c><00:25:24.730><c> they</c>

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saw<00:25:25.109><c> the</c><00:25:25.329><c> results</c><00:25:25.750><c> of</c><00:25:25.950><c> what</c><00:25:26.089><c> it</c><00:25:26.309><c> was</c><00:25:26.529><c> to</c><00:25:26.710><c> be</c><00:25:26.950><c> half</c><00:25:27.250><c>-hearted,</c><00:25:29.750><c> right?</c><00:25:30.130><c> A</c>

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full<00:25:30.569><c> commitment</c><00:25:31.029><c> was</c>

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required.<00:25:32.549><c> And</c><00:25:32.690><c> those</c><00:25:33.109><c> brothers</c><00:25:33.490><c> and</c><00:25:33.789><c> sisters</c><00:25:34.029><c> who</c><00:25:34.309><c> said,</c><00:25:34.470><c> I</c>

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like<00:25:34.970><c> that.</c><00:25:35.750><c> I've</c><00:25:36.089><c> been</c><00:25:36.269><c> looking</c>

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for<00:25:36.710><c> something</c><00:25:36.990><c> like</c><00:25:37.349><c> this.</c><00:25:38.230><c> A</c><00:25:38.509><c> full</c><00:25:38.710><c> commitment.</c><00:25:39.690><c> And</c><00:25:39.910><c> the</c><00:25:40.069><c> half</c><00:25:40.309><c>-hearted</c><00:25:40.569><c> was</c><00:25:40.829><c> scared</c><00:25:41.069><c> that</c><00:25:41.269><c> I</c>

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can't<00:25:41.869><c> make</c><00:25:42.009><c> that</c><00:25:42.250><c> type</c><00:25:42.390><c> of</c><00:25:42.630><c> a</c><00:25:42.809><c> commitment.</c><00:25:43.369><c> And</c><00:25:43.609><c> I</c><00:25:43.809><c> see</c><00:25:43.990><c> what</c>

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the<00:25:44.410><c> judgment</c><00:25:44.730><c> will</c><00:25:45.049><c> be.</c><00:25:47.490><c> A</c><00:25:47.710><c> full</c>

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commitment<00:25:48.329><c> is</c><00:25:48.609><c> required</c><00:25:49.089><c> in</c><00:25:49.269><c> the</c><00:25:49.509><c> truth.</c><00:25:51.589><c> Just</c><00:25:51.930><c> like</c><00:25:52.109><c> you</c><00:25:52.329><c> guys</c><00:25:52.529><c> have</c><00:25:52.710><c> all</c><00:25:52.930><c> proved</c><00:25:53.150><c> today</c><00:25:53.450><c> by</c>

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coming<00:25:54.049><c> in</c><00:25:54.450><c> this</c><00:25:54.670><c> really</c><00:25:55.029><c> cold</c><00:25:55.309><c> weather.</c><00:25:56.529><c> A</c><00:25:56.609><c> full</c><00:25:56.910><c> commitment.</c><00:25:57.630><c> Brother</c><00:25:57.849><c> Rich</c><00:25:58.029><c> is</c>

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at<00:25:58.410><c> home.</c>

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You<00:26:00.349><c> know,</c><00:26:00.829><c> Lee's</c><00:26:01.049><c> waiting</c><00:26:01.309><c> on</c><00:26:01.509><c> him,</c><00:26:01.769><c> hand</c><00:26:01.869><c> and</c><00:26:02.049><c> foot.</c><00:26:02.170><c> He's</c><00:26:02.410><c> under</c><00:26:02.690><c> a</c>

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blanket.<00:26:03.029><c> He's</c><00:26:03.289><c> so</c><00:26:03.470><c> cold.</c>

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Brother<00:26:07.990><c> Rich,</c><00:26:08.210><c> I</c><00:26:08.390><c> couldn't</c><00:26:08.750><c> resist.</c><00:26:12.490><c> Right?</c><00:26:12.789><c> And</c><00:26:12.930><c> so</c><00:26:13.029><c> there</c>

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was<00:26:13.390><c> this</c><00:26:13.809><c> Doetism,</c><00:26:14.569><c> right?</c>

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Christ<00:26:15.029><c> did</c><00:26:15.269><c> not</c><00:26:15.450><c> come</c><00:26:15.609><c> in</c><00:26:15.730><c> the</c><00:26:15.990><c> flesh.</c><00:26:16.190><c> He</c><00:26:16.349><c> only</c><00:26:16.789><c> seemed</c><00:26:17.130><c> to</c>

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come<00:26:17.490><c> in</c><00:26:17.670><c> the</c><00:26:17.890><c> flesh.</c><00:26:18.670><c> And</c><00:26:18.930><c> John's</c>

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going<00:26:19.309><c> to</c><00:26:19.509><c> attack</c><00:26:19.789><c> this</c><00:26:20.089><c> false</c><00:26:20.450><c> doctrine</c><00:26:21.130><c> immediately</c><00:26:22.230><c> in</c>

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his<00:26:23.369><c> letter.</c><00:26:24.289><c> He's</c><00:26:24.650><c> not</c><00:26:24.910><c> worried</c>

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about<00:26:25.529><c> hurting</c><00:26:25.809><c> anyone's</c><00:26:26.410><c> feelings.</c><00:26:27.470><c> I</c><00:26:27.630><c> don't</c><00:26:27.769><c> want</c><00:26:27.910><c> to</c><00:26:28.109><c> offend</c><00:26:28.329><c> anybody.</c><00:26:28.910><c> He</c>

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didn't<00:26:29.049><c> care,</c>

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right?<00:26:29.730><c> If</c><00:26:29.950><c> the</c><00:26:30.210><c> truth</c><00:26:30.410><c> offends,</c><00:26:31.769><c> then</c><00:26:31.869><c> it</c><00:26:32.029><c> wasn't</c><00:26:32.230><c> meant</c><00:26:32.470><c> for</c>

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that<00:26:32.890><c> person.</c><00:26:34.549><c> He</c><00:26:34.789><c> says,</c><00:26:34.990><c> we</c><00:26:35.369><c> have</c>

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heard.<00:26:36.609><c> We</c><00:26:36.869><c> have</c><00:26:37.289><c> seen.</c><00:26:37.630><c> We've</c><00:26:37.990><c> looked</c><00:26:38.250><c> upon.</c><00:26:38.670><c> We've</c><00:26:39.009><c> handled.</c><00:26:40.650><c> We</c><00:26:41.109><c> bear</c>

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witness<00:26:41.789><c> and</c><00:26:41.970><c> we</c><00:26:42.230><c> show</c>

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it<00:26:42.650><c> unto</c><00:26:42.829><c> you</c><00:26:43.529><c> that</c><00:26:43.970><c> eternal</c><00:26:44.430><c> life</c><00:26:44.690><c> that</c><00:26:44.869><c> was</c><00:26:45.250><c> manifested</c><00:26:45.890><c> in</c>

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us.<00:26:46.609><c> We're</c><00:26:46.950><c> bringing</c><00:26:47.210><c> you</c><00:26:47.670><c> glad</c>

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tidings.<00:26:49.470><c> Jesus</c><00:26:49.609><c> was</c><00:26:49.910><c> a</c><00:26:50.109><c> real</c><00:26:50.450><c> man.</c><00:26:51.170><c> He</c><00:26:51.509><c> wasn't</c><00:26:51.690><c> an</c><00:26:52.069><c> illusion.</c>

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He<00:26:53.230><c> wasn't</c><00:26:53.630><c> a</c><00:26:53.910><c> phantom.</c><00:26:54.250><c> We</c>

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touched<00:26:54.890><c> him.</c><00:26:56.170><c> He</c><00:26:56.609><c> is</c><00:26:57.049><c> knowable.</c><00:26:57.950><c> He's</c><00:26:58.210><c> not</c><00:26:58.410><c> a</c><00:26:58.569><c> mystery.</c><00:27:01.609><c> Every</c><00:27:01.990><c> spirit</c><00:27:02.349><c> that</c>

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confesses<00:27:03.329><c> not</c>

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that<00:27:03.769><c> Jesus</c><00:27:04.150><c> Christ</c><00:27:04.450><c> has</c><00:27:04.630><c> come</c><00:27:04.809><c> in</c><00:27:04.930><c> the</c><00:27:05.150><c> flesh</c><00:27:05.450><c> is</c><00:27:06.190><c> not</c><00:27:06.410><c> of</c><00:27:06.630><c> God,</c><00:27:06.890><c> right?</c><00:27:07.509><c> Now,</c><00:27:07.990><c> they're</c><00:27:08.529><c> not</c>

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talking<00:27:08.910><c> about</c><00:27:09.210><c> the</c><00:27:09.410><c> Trinity</c><00:27:09.730><c> doctrine,</c><00:27:10.170><c> but</c><00:27:10.750><c> the</c><00:27:11.410><c> seeds</c><00:27:11.730><c> are</c>

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planted.<00:27:13.269><c> That</c><00:27:13.529><c> doesn't</c><00:27:13.970><c> come</c>

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forward<00:27:14.670><c> until,</c><00:27:14.950><c> I</c><00:27:15.150><c> don't</c><00:27:15.269><c> know,</c><00:27:15.549><c> the</c><00:27:15.549><c> third,</c><00:27:15.710><c> fourth</c><00:27:15.990><c> century</c><00:27:16.410><c> by</c><00:27:16.630><c> the</c>

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time<00:27:16.910><c> that's</c><00:27:17.170><c> fully</c>

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developed.<00:27:19.690><c> And,</c><00:27:19.690><c> you</c><00:27:20.390><c> know,</c><00:27:20.509><c> it's</c><00:27:20.849><c> the</c><00:27:21.130><c> struggle</c><00:27:21.430><c> with</c><00:27:21.930><c> the</c>

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nature<00:27:22.509><c> of</c><00:27:22.789><c> Christ</c><00:27:23.329><c> and</c><00:27:23.849><c> the</c>

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relationship<00:27:24.670><c> between</c><00:27:25.009><c> God</c><00:27:25.309><c> and</c><00:27:25.609><c> Christ.</c><00:27:26.609><c> And</c><00:27:26.710><c> yet</c><00:27:26.829><c> it's</c><00:27:26.970><c> so</c>

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simple<00:27:27.569><c> if</c><00:27:27.750><c> you</c><00:27:27.970><c> just</c><00:27:28.769><c> go</c><00:27:29.210><c> to</c><00:27:29.430><c> the</c>

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Word<00:27:29.990><c> and</c><00:27:30.230><c> the</c><00:27:30.509><c> testimony.</c><00:27:31.789><c> It's</c><00:27:32.109><c> a</c><00:27:32.190><c> father</c><00:27:32.569><c>-son</c><00:27:32.769><c> relationship.</c><00:27:33.970><c> He</c><00:27:34.130><c> was</c><00:27:34.369><c> a</c>

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man.<00:27:35.609><c> Pretty</c>

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simple.<00:27:40.650><c> Hearing,</c><00:27:41.309><c> sight,</c><00:27:41.529><c> and</c><00:27:41.630><c> touch,</c><00:27:41.829><c> the</c><00:27:42.049><c> higher</c><00:27:42.369><c> senses</c>

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of<00:27:43.029><c> man.</c><00:27:43.150><c> We</c><00:27:43.430><c> have</c><00:27:43.789><c> heard</c><00:27:44.170><c> him,</c>

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meaning<00:27:46.289><c> understanding.</c><00:27:47.910><c> We've</c><00:27:48.190><c> seen</c><00:27:48.549><c> with</c><00:27:48.849><c> our</c><00:27:49.130><c> eyes</c><00:27:49.430><c> not</c>

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just<00:27:49.970><c> the</c><00:27:50.170><c> natural</c><00:27:50.710><c> sight,</c><00:27:51.029><c> but</c>

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the<00:27:51.490><c> spiritual.</c><00:27:52.269><c> They</c><00:27:52.569><c> saw</c><00:27:52.950><c> the</c><00:27:53.269><c> miracles.</c><00:27:53.650><c> They</c><00:27:53.849><c> saw</c><00:27:54.150><c> the</c><00:27:54.369><c> power</c><00:27:54.849><c> of</c>

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God<00:27:55.789><c> manifested</c><00:27:56.829><c> in</c><00:27:57.089><c> the</c>

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sun.<00:27:58.029><c> But</c><00:27:58.230><c> they</c><00:27:58.369><c> were</c><00:27:58.529><c> able</c><00:27:58.730><c> to</c><00:27:59.069><c> perceive</c><00:27:59.450><c> and</c><00:27:59.789><c> understand</c>

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the<00:28:00.650><c> spiritual</c><00:28:01.150><c> truths,</c><00:28:02.609><c> the</c>

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The<00:28:05.990><c> Bible</c><00:28:05.990><c> says,</c><00:28:06.049><c> seeing</c><00:28:06.529><c> they</c><00:28:06.869><c> see</c><00:28:07.109><c> not</c><00:28:07.430><c> hearing,</c><00:28:08.430><c> they</c><00:28:08.710><c> hear</c><00:28:08.930><c> not,</c><00:28:09.829><c> and</c>

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neither<00:28:10.170><c> do</c><00:28:10.349><c> they</c>

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understand.<00:28:11.470><c> And</c><00:28:11.750><c> we</c><00:28:11.829><c> do</c><00:28:11.970><c> this</c><00:28:12.269><c> when</c><00:28:12.549><c> we're</c><00:28:12.809><c> doing</c><00:28:12.990><c> our</c><00:28:13.250><c> readings.</c><00:28:14.549><c> Sometimes</c><00:28:14.849><c> we</c>

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just<00:28:15.289><c> read</c>

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it<00:28:15.890><c> and</c><00:28:16.089><c> we</c><00:28:16.210><c> don't</c><00:28:16.430><c> understand</c><00:28:16.849><c> it.</c><00:28:17.930><c> And</c><00:28:17.930><c> we've</c><00:28:18.170><c> got</c><00:28:18.250><c> to,</c><00:28:18.589><c> you</c>

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know,<00:28:18.809><c> I</c><00:28:18.890><c> should</c><00:28:19.049><c> really</c><00:28:19.210><c> go</c><00:28:19.450><c> back</c>

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and<00:28:20.630><c> read</c><00:28:21.049><c> it</c><00:28:21.369><c> to</c><00:28:21.589><c> understand</c><00:28:22.069><c> it.</c><00:28:23.130><c> Because</c><00:28:23.410><c> understanding,</c>

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right?<00:28:25.549><c> Proverbs</c><00:28:25.890><c> tell</c><00:28:26.130><c> us</c>

00:28:26.390 --> 00:28:29.049
wisdom<00:28:26.950><c> is</c><00:28:27.150><c> the</c><00:28:27.349><c> principle</c><00:28:27.730><c> thing.</c><00:28:28.109><c> Therefore,</c><00:28:28.390><c> get</c><00:28:28.630><c> wisdom,</c>

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and<00:28:29.289><c> with</c><00:28:29.490><c> all</c><00:28:29.849><c> thy</c><00:28:30.069><c> getting,</c><00:28:31.390><c> get</c>

00:28:31.509 --> 00:28:37.890
understanding.<00:28:35.430><c> They</c><00:28:35.869><c> looked</c><00:28:36.410><c> upon</c><00:28:36.829><c> him.</c><00:28:37.029><c> It</c><00:28:37.109><c> wasn't</c><00:28:37.369><c> just</c><00:28:37.730><c> a</c>

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quick<00:28:38.170><c> little</c><00:28:38.490><c> casual</c><00:28:39.109><c> glance.</c>

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They<00:28:41.170><c> fixed</c><00:28:41.450><c> their</c><00:28:41.809><c> attention</c><00:28:42.230><c> on</c><00:28:42.470><c> him.</c><00:28:42.589><c> They</c><00:28:42.730><c> were</c><00:28:43.130><c> observant</c><00:28:43.630><c> to</c><00:28:43.809><c> him.</c>

00:28:43.990 --> 00:28:45.349
They<00:28:44.190><c> watched</c><00:28:44.609><c> him.</c>

00:28:45.750 --> 00:28:50.269
They<00:28:46.029><c> had</c><00:28:46.210><c> this</c><00:28:46.470><c> engaged</c><00:28:47.430><c> seeing</c><00:28:48.009><c> that</c><00:28:48.869><c> carries</c><00:28:49.309><c> with</c><00:28:49.549><c> it</c><00:28:50.269><c> a</c>

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relational<00:28:51.130><c> and</c><00:28:51.609><c> emotional</c><00:28:52.369><c> weight.</c>

00:28:52.990 --> 00:28:59.289
The<00:28:53.210><c> Word</c><00:28:53.490><c> was</c><00:28:53.789><c> made</c><00:28:54.170><c> flesh</c><00:28:54.430><c> and</c><00:28:54.670><c> dwelt</c><00:28:54.990><c> among</c><00:28:55.430><c> us,</c><00:28:56.089><c> and</c><00:28:56.470><c> we</c><00:28:56.789><c> beheld</c><00:28:57.549><c> his</c><00:28:58.009><c> glory</c><00:28:58.569><c> to</c>

00:28:59.289 --> 00:29:00.430
grasp<00:28:59.890><c> the</c>

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significance,<00:29:01.269><c> the</c><00:29:01.509><c> meaning</c><00:29:01.950><c> to</c><00:29:02.269><c> it.</c><00:29:05.089><c> Our</c><00:29:05.329><c> hands</c><00:29:05.829><c> have</c><00:29:06.150><c> handled</c><00:29:06.650><c> him</c>

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to<00:29:07.890><c> examine</c><00:29:08.430><c> him</c><00:29:08.769><c> closely.</c>

00:29:09.230 --> 00:29:15.950
He<00:29:09.329><c> was</c><00:29:09.549><c> a</c><00:29:09.730><c> real</c><00:29:09.990><c> man,</c><00:29:10.329><c> not</c><00:29:10.609><c> an</c><00:29:10.829><c> illusion.</c><00:29:13.829><c> Jesus</c><00:29:14.109><c> says,</c><00:29:15.210><c> suppose</c><00:29:15.670><c> that,</c>

00:29:15.950 --> 00:29:16.549
you<00:29:16.069><c> know,</c><00:29:16.210><c> the</c><00:29:16.309><c> risen</c>

00:29:16.549 --> 00:29:19.069
Christ,<00:29:17.049><c> suppose</c><00:29:17.309><c> that</c><00:29:17.490><c> they</c><00:29:17.589><c> had</c><00:29:17.750><c> seen</c><00:29:17.950><c> the</c><00:29:18.230><c> spirit.</c><00:29:18.809><c> Jesus</c>

00:29:19.069 --> 00:29:20.650
says,<00:29:19.410><c> behold</c><00:29:19.690><c> my</c><00:29:19.950><c> hands</c><00:29:20.210><c> and</c><00:29:20.349><c> my</c>

00:29:20.650 --> 00:29:25.309
feet,<00:29:21.789><c> that</c><00:29:21.910><c> it</c><00:29:22.109><c> is</c><00:29:22.289><c> I</c><00:29:22.509><c> myself</c><00:29:22.950><c> handle</c><00:29:23.410><c> me</c><00:29:23.710><c> and</c><00:29:24.009><c> see,</c><00:29:24.789><c> for</c><00:29:24.990><c> a</c>

00:29:25.309 --> 00:29:27.190
spirit<00:29:25.650><c> hath</c><00:29:26.009><c> not</c><00:29:26.349><c> flesh</c><00:29:26.609><c> and</c><00:29:26.849><c> bones</c>

00:29:27.190 --> 00:29:34.089
as<00:29:27.390><c> you</c><00:29:27.609><c> see</c><00:29:27.869><c> me</c><00:29:28.170><c> have.</c><00:29:32.569><c> You</c><00:29:32.589><c> know,</c><00:29:32.769><c> when</c><00:29:32.930><c> John</c><00:29:33.349><c> states</c><00:29:33.849><c> that,</c>

00:29:34.089 --> 00:29:35.849
you<00:29:34.210><c> know,</c><00:29:34.369><c> we've</c><00:29:34.670><c> handled</c><00:29:35.049><c> him.</c>

00:29:36.289 --> 00:29:41.250
I<00:29:36.410><c> wonder</c><00:29:36.470><c> if</c><00:29:36.589><c> he's</c><00:29:36.789><c> thinking</c><00:29:37.029><c> back</c><00:29:37.410><c> to</c><00:29:37.589><c> the</c><00:29:37.829><c> time</c><00:29:38.029><c> with</c><00:29:38.250><c> Thomas.</c><00:29:41.049><c> It</c>

00:29:41.250 --> 00:29:43.029
says,<00:29:41.549><c> and</c><00:29:41.549><c> after</c><00:29:41.730><c> eight</c><00:29:41.970><c> days,</c>

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again,<00:29:43.430><c> his</c><00:29:43.650><c> disciples</c><00:29:44.150><c> were</c><00:29:44.430><c> within</c><00:29:44.769><c> and</c><00:29:44.950><c> Thomas</c><00:29:45.390><c> with</c><00:29:45.609><c> them.</c><00:29:46.210><c> Then</c>

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came<00:29:46.750><c> Jesus,</c><00:29:47.329><c> the</c><00:29:47.470><c> doors</c><00:29:47.690><c> being</c>

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shut,<00:29:48.769><c> and</c><00:29:48.930><c> stood</c><00:29:49.150><c> in</c><00:29:49.369><c> the</c><00:29:49.529><c> midst</c><00:29:49.930><c> and</c><00:29:50.490><c> said,</c><00:29:50.930><c> Peace</c><00:29:51.130><c> be</c><00:29:51.369><c> unto</c>

00:29:51.569 --> 00:29:55.309
you.<00:29:54.170><c> Then</c><00:29:54.410><c> saith</c><00:29:54.630><c> he</c><00:29:54.829><c> to</c><00:29:54.970><c> Thomas,</c>

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reacheth<00:29:55.990><c> thy</c><00:29:56.170><c> finger</c><00:29:56.549><c> and</c><00:29:56.750><c> behold</c><00:29:57.109><c> my</c><00:29:57.490><c> hands</c><00:29:57.750><c> and</c><00:29:58.009><c> reach</c><00:29:58.329><c> thy</c>

00:29:58.650 --> 00:30:01.549
hand,<00:29:59.490><c> thrust</c><00:29:59.730><c> it</c><00:29:59.930><c> into</c><00:30:00.130><c> my</c><00:30:00.549><c> side.</c>

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Be<00:30:01.789><c> not</c><00:30:02.210><c> faithless,</c><00:30:02.849><c> but</c><00:30:03.029><c> believing.</c><00:30:04.710><c> And</c><00:30:04.950><c> Thomas</c><00:30:05.309><c> answers</c>

00:30:05.789 --> 00:30:08.089
and<00:30:06.049><c> said,</c><00:30:06.869><c> My</c><00:30:07.069><c> Lord</c><00:30:07.490><c> and</c><00:30:07.690><c> my</c><00:30:07.930><c> God.</c>

00:30:08.150 --> 00:30:10.109
Now,<00:30:08.289><c> I</c><00:30:08.369><c> don't</c><00:30:08.630><c> know,</c><00:30:08.869><c> you</c><00:30:08.970><c> know,</c><00:30:09.069><c> it</c><00:30:09.269><c> doesn't</c><00:30:09.430><c> actually</c><00:30:09.829><c> say</c>

00:30:10.109 --> 00:30:12.369
that<00:30:10.289><c> he</c><00:30:10.430><c> touched</c><00:30:10.690><c> him.</c><00:30:11.509><c> I</c><00:30:11.769><c> always</c><00:30:12.089><c> assume</c>

00:30:12.369 --> 00:30:16.210
that<00:30:12.569><c> he</c><00:30:12.730><c> did,</c><00:30:13.509><c> but</c><00:30:13.710><c> maybe</c><00:30:14.009><c> just</c><00:30:14.289><c> Jesus</c><00:30:14.609><c> saying</c><00:30:14.930><c> that,</c><00:30:15.990><c> you</c>

00:30:16.210 --> 00:30:19.549
know,<00:30:16.789><c> Thomas</c><00:30:17.089><c> believed.</c><00:30:18.809><c> And</c><00:30:19.029><c> Jesus</c><00:30:19.309><c> says,</c>

00:30:19.549 --> 00:30:24.130
Thomas,<00:30:20.210><c> because</c><00:30:20.269><c> thou</c><00:30:20.509><c> hast</c><00:30:20.809><c> seen</c><00:30:21.089><c> me,</c><00:30:22.009><c> thou</c><00:30:22.250><c> hast</c><00:30:22.589><c> believed.</c><00:30:23.809><c> Blessed</c>

00:30:24.130 --> 00:30:25.750
are<00:30:24.390><c> they</c><00:30:24.589><c> who</c><00:30:24.730><c> have</c><00:30:24.970><c> not</c><00:30:25.309><c> seen</c>

00:30:25.750 --> 00:30:29.650
and<00:30:26.289><c> yet</c><00:30:26.490><c> have</c><00:30:26.789><c> believed.</c><00:30:27.170><c> That's</c><00:30:27.549><c> us,</c><00:30:28.890><c> right?</c><00:30:29.089><c> Blessed,</c>

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Jesus<00:30:30.289><c> says.</c>

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Many<00:30:32.769><c> other</c><00:30:33.069><c> signs</c><00:30:33.410><c> truly</c><00:30:34.150><c> did</c><00:30:34.369><c> Jesus</c><00:30:34.809><c> in</c><00:30:34.950><c> the</c><00:30:35.190><c> presence</c><00:30:35.450><c> of</c>

00:30:35.670 --> 00:30:37.690
his<00:30:35.869><c> disciples,</c><00:30:36.490><c> which</c><00:30:36.710><c> are</c><00:30:36.930><c> not</c><00:30:37.230><c> written</c><00:30:37.450><c> in</c>

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this<00:30:37.970><c> book.</c><00:30:38.990><c> But</c><00:30:39.349><c> these,</c><00:30:39.930><c> John</c><00:30:40.289><c> says,</c><00:30:40.670><c> are</c><00:30:40.930><c> written</c><00:30:41.329><c> that</c><00:30:41.970><c> you</c>

00:30:42.250 --> 00:30:44.650
might<00:30:42.529><c> believe</c><00:30:43.089><c> that</c><00:30:43.410><c> Jesus</c><00:30:43.869><c> is</c><00:30:44.130><c> the</c><00:30:44.349><c> Christ,</c>

00:30:44.650 --> 00:30:47.549
the<00:30:44.829><c> Son</c><00:30:45.150><c> of</c><00:30:45.410><c> God,</c><00:30:45.809><c> and</c><00:30:45.970><c> believing</c><00:30:46.230><c> you</c><00:30:46.349><c> might</c><00:30:46.569><c> have</c><00:30:46.750><c> life</c><00:30:46.990><c> through</c><00:30:47.250><c> his</c>

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name,<00:30:48.109><c> right?</c><00:30:48.410><c> With</c><00:30:48.630><c> conviction,</c>

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John<00:30:50.230><c> is</c><00:30:50.490><c> declaring</c><00:30:50.970><c> this,</c><00:30:51.329><c> right?</c><00:30:51.549><c> It's</c><00:30:51.849><c> the</c><00:30:52.109><c> purpose</c><00:30:52.549><c> of</c><00:30:52.789><c> his</c><00:30:53.049><c> writing.</c><00:30:53.829><c> I</c>

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want<00:30:54.349><c> to</c><00:30:54.509><c> get</c><00:30:54.690><c> this</c><00:30:55.109><c> important</c>

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message<00:30:56.549><c> through</c><00:30:57.130><c> to</c><00:30:57.369><c> you.</c><00:30:58.650><c> Jesus</c><00:30:59.130><c> is</c><00:30:59.470><c> the</c><00:30:59.670><c> Christ.</c><00:31:00.289><c> He</c><00:31:00.490><c> is</c><00:31:00.809><c> the</c><00:31:00.970><c> Son</c><00:31:01.150><c> of</c>

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God,<00:31:02.170><c> and</c><00:31:02.430><c> eternal</c><00:31:02.809><c> life</c><00:31:03.529><c> is</c>

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in<00:31:04.390><c> him.</c>

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So<00:31:09.009><c> now</c><00:31:09.190><c> I</c><00:31:09.269><c> want</c><00:31:09.430><c> to</c><00:31:09.529><c> talk</c><00:31:09.710><c> a</c><00:31:09.849><c> little</c><00:31:10.049><c> bit</c><00:31:10.190><c> about</c><00:31:10.390><c> the</c><00:31:10.710><c> great</c>

00:31:11.089 --> 00:31:16.430
witness<00:31:11.789><c> that</c><00:31:13.910><c> the</c><00:31:14.630><c> apostles</c><00:31:15.089><c> were</c><00:31:15.789><c> for</c>

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Christ,<00:31:16.869><c> right?</c><00:31:17.349><c> This</c><00:31:17.789><c> was</c><00:31:17.990><c> their</c><00:31:19.190><c> job.</c><00:31:20.069><c> This</c><00:31:20.289><c> was</c><00:31:20.430><c> what</c><00:31:20.529><c> they</c>

00:31:20.789 --> 00:31:23.950
were<00:31:21.029><c> appointed</c><00:31:21.470><c> to</c><00:31:21.809><c> do.</c><00:31:23.569><c> He</c><00:31:23.710><c> says,</c><00:31:23.950><c> But</c>

00:31:23.950 --> 00:31:27.269
you<00:31:24.150><c> shall</c><00:31:24.289><c> receive</c><00:31:24.630><c> power.</c><00:31:25.750><c> After</c><00:31:26.190><c> that,</c><00:31:26.650><c> the</c><00:31:26.730><c> Holy</c><00:31:26.990><c> Ghost</c>

00:31:27.269 --> 00:31:28.990
is<00:31:27.490><c> going</c><00:31:27.630><c> to</c><00:31:27.750><c> come</c><00:31:27.869><c> upon</c><00:31:28.230><c> you,</c><00:31:28.490><c> and</c><00:31:28.650><c> you</c><00:31:28.829><c> shall</c>

00:31:28.990 --> 00:31:33.589
be<00:31:29.289><c> witnesses</c><00:31:29.809><c> unto</c><00:31:30.210><c> me</c><00:31:30.569><c> both</c><00:31:31.210><c> in</c><00:31:31.549><c> Jerusalem,</c><00:31:32.630><c> in</c><00:31:32.769><c> Judea,</c><00:31:33.410><c> in</c>

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Samaria,<00:31:34.930><c> and</c><00:31:35.170><c> unto</c><00:31:35.450><c> the</c><00:31:35.789><c> outermost</c>

00:31:36.210 --> 00:31:38.670
parts<00:31:36.589><c> of</c><00:31:36.809><c> the</c><00:31:36.910><c> earth.</c><00:31:37.029><c> I</c><00:31:37.130><c> think</c><00:31:37.289><c> that's</c><00:31:37.589><c> the</c><00:31:37.829><c> actual</c><00:31:38.150><c> order</c>

00:31:38.670 --> 00:31:41.430
of<00:31:39.690><c> how</c><00:31:40.049><c> they</c><00:31:40.289><c> went</c><00:31:40.430><c> out</c><00:31:40.829><c> preaching,</c><00:31:41.309><c> but</c>

00:31:41.430 --> 00:31:45.250
they<00:31:41.630><c> were</c><00:31:41.769><c> the</c><00:31:41.970><c> witnesses.</c><00:31:43.549><c> God</c><00:31:43.829><c> hath</c><00:31:44.089><c> raised</c><00:31:44.549><c> him</c><00:31:44.769><c> from</c><00:31:44.990><c> the</c>

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dead,<00:31:46.250><c> wherefore</c><00:31:46.990><c> we</c><00:31:47.970><c> are</c><00:31:48.450><c> witnesses.</c>

00:31:50.029 --> 00:31:52.250
Him<00:31:50.269><c> God</c><00:31:50.529><c> raised</c><00:31:50.829><c> up</c><00:31:51.009><c> the</c><00:31:51.190><c> third</c><00:31:51.390><c> day</c><00:31:51.549><c> and</c><00:31:51.750><c> showed</c><00:31:51.930><c> openly.</c>

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This<00:31:52.450><c> was</c><00:31:52.750><c> proof</c><00:31:52.970><c> Jesus</c><00:31:53.569><c> was</c><00:31:53.910><c> the</c><00:31:54.109><c> Christ.</c>

00:31:54.569 --> 00:31:59.049
He<00:31:55.069><c> was</c><00:31:55.329><c> the</c><00:31:55.549><c> Son</c><00:31:55.769><c> of</c><00:31:56.009><c> God.</c><00:31:57.009><c> He</c><00:31:57.130><c> didn't</c><00:31:57.349><c> do</c><00:31:57.529><c> it</c><00:31:57.650><c> to</c><00:31:57.809><c> all</c><00:31:58.009><c> people,</c>

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but<00:31:59.549><c> to</c><00:31:59.650><c> witnesses</c><00:32:00.250><c> chosen</c><00:32:00.990><c> before</c>

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God,<00:32:02.609><c> even</c><00:32:02.970><c> unto</c><00:32:03.309><c> us,</c><00:32:04.190><c> who</c><00:32:04.509><c> did</c><00:32:04.789><c> eat</c><00:32:05.049><c> and</c><00:32:05.230><c> drink</c><00:32:05.490><c> with</c><00:32:05.690><c> him</c><00:32:05.910><c> after</c><00:32:06.269><c> he</c>

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rose<00:32:07.049><c> from</c><00:32:07.849><c> the</c><00:32:08.089><c> dead.</c><00:32:09.089><c> So</c><00:32:09.549><c> kind</c><00:32:09.950><c> of</c>

00:32:10.150 --> 00:32:12.990
interesting.<00:32:11.230><c> Jesus,</c><00:32:11.690><c> when</c><00:32:11.869><c> he</c><00:32:11.990><c> comes</c><00:32:12.190><c> back,</c><00:32:12.509><c> he</c><00:32:12.609><c> doesn't</c><00:32:12.809><c> go</c>

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to<00:32:13.170><c> the</c><00:32:13.390><c> unbelievers</c><00:32:14.009><c> and</c><00:32:14.309><c> say,</c><00:32:14.829><c> You</c>

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were<00:32:15.269><c> wrong.</c><00:32:16.269><c> See?</c><00:32:17.069><c> Here</c><00:32:17.369><c> I</c><00:32:17.730><c> am.</c><00:32:18.990><c> He</c><00:32:19.170><c> goes</c><00:32:19.390><c> back</c><00:32:19.630><c> to</c><00:32:19.829><c> the</c><00:32:20.029><c> believers</c><00:32:20.450><c> and</c>

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encourages<00:32:21.369><c> them</c><00:32:22.049><c> in</c><00:32:22.450><c> their</c>

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faith,<00:32:22.890><c> and</c><00:32:22.990><c> they're</c><00:32:23.190><c> going</c><00:32:23.269><c> to</c><00:32:23.369><c> need</c><00:32:23.490><c> it.</c><00:32:23.690><c> Push</c><00:32:23.930><c> this</c><00:32:24.309><c> on.</c><00:32:26.009><c> He</c>

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wasn't<00:32:26.690><c> going</c><00:32:26.890><c> to</c><00:32:26.990><c> send</c><00:32:27.089><c> his</c><00:32:27.250><c> Son</c>

00:32:27.410 --> 00:32:34.990
back<00:32:27.750><c> again,</c><00:32:28.410><c> risen,</c><00:32:28.990><c> just</c><00:32:29.230><c> to</c><00:32:29.390><c> be</c><00:32:29.509><c> rejected</c><00:32:30.009><c> again.</c><00:32:33.849><c> He</c><00:32:34.329><c> commanded</c><00:32:34.710><c> us</c>

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to<00:32:35.210><c> preach</c><00:32:35.430><c> unto</c><00:32:35.630><c> the</c><00:32:35.910><c> people</c>

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and<00:32:36.309><c> to</c><00:32:36.630><c> testify</c><00:32:37.210><c> that</c><00:32:38.369><c> it</c><00:32:38.569><c> is</c><00:32:38.769><c> he</c><00:32:39.210><c> which</c><00:32:39.589><c> was</c><00:32:39.930><c> ordained</c><00:32:40.529><c> of</c><00:32:40.809><c> God</c><00:32:41.309><c> to</c>

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be<00:32:42.170><c> the</c><00:32:42.390><c> judge</c><00:32:42.589><c> of</c><00:32:42.809><c> the</c><00:32:42.950><c> quick</c><00:32:43.089><c> and</c><00:32:43.230><c> the</c>

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dead.<00:32:43.589><c> God</c><00:32:43.890><c> appointed</c><00:32:44.430><c> Jesus</c><00:32:44.930><c> to</c><00:32:45.089><c> have</c><00:32:45.349><c> all</c><00:32:45.730><c> power</c><00:32:46.170><c> and</c><00:32:46.509><c> authority,</c><00:32:47.109><c> and</c>

00:32:47.349 --> 00:32:48.970
the<00:32:47.569><c> Apostle's</c><00:32:48.089><c> job</c><00:32:48.349><c> was</c><00:32:48.609><c> to</c>

00:32:48.970 --> 00:32:56.309
testify<00:32:49.170><c> of</c><00:32:49.549><c> it.</c><00:32:52.670><c> But</c><00:32:52.829><c> we</c><00:32:53.009><c> have</c><00:32:53.109><c> not</c><00:32:53.369><c> followed</c><00:32:53.630><c> cunningly</c><00:32:54.230><c> devised</c><00:32:54.730><c> fables,</c><00:32:55.950><c> when</c><00:32:56.049><c> we</c>

00:32:56.309 --> 00:32:57.190
may<00:32:56.509><c> note</c><00:32:56.710><c> unto</c><00:32:57.009><c> you</c>

00:32:57.190 --> 00:33:02.890
the<00:32:57.470><c> power</c><00:32:58.009><c> and</c><00:32:58.529><c> the</c><00:32:58.710><c> coming</c><00:32:58.930><c> of</c><00:32:59.210><c> our</c><00:32:59.309><c> Lord</c><00:32:59.490><c> Jesus</c><00:32:59.910><c> Christ,</c><00:33:00.630><c> but</c><00:33:00.789><c> were</c><00:33:01.049><c> eyewitnesses</c><00:33:02.710><c> of</c>

00:33:02.890 --> 00:33:03.730
his<00:33:03.150><c> majesty,</c>

00:33:03.849 --> 00:33:13.250
the<00:33:04.289><c> transfiguration.</c><00:33:10.529><c> In</c><00:33:10.710><c> 1</c><00:33:11.509><c> John</c><00:33:11.890><c> 1</c><00:33:12.329><c>-2,</c><00:33:12.589><c> it</c><00:33:12.589><c> says,</c><00:33:13.029><c> For</c><00:33:13.029><c> the</c>

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life<00:33:13.410><c> was</c><00:33:13.710><c> manifested,</c><00:33:14.210><c> and</c><00:33:14.349><c> we</c><00:33:14.549><c> have</c><00:33:14.789><c> bare</c>

00:33:15.150 --> 00:33:21.529
witness<00:33:15.670><c> to</c><00:33:16.430><c> show</c><00:33:16.730><c> it</c><00:33:16.950><c> unto</c><00:33:17.329><c> you</c><00:33:17.569><c> that</c><00:33:17.809><c> eternal</c><00:33:18.210><c> life,</c><00:33:18.650><c> not</c><00:33:18.950><c> presently</c><00:33:19.630><c> possessed,</c><00:33:20.609><c> but</c><00:33:20.769><c> by</c><00:33:21.069><c> promise.</c>

00:33:22.029 --> 00:33:25.769
In<00:33:22.150><c> Ephesians,</c><00:33:22.710><c> Paul</c><00:33:22.829><c> writes,</c><00:33:23.130><c> You</c><00:33:23.190><c> are</c><00:33:23.390><c> no</c><00:33:23.809><c> longer</c><00:33:24.210><c> foreigners</c><00:33:24.710><c> and</c><00:33:25.130><c> strangers,</c><00:33:25.630><c> but</c>

00:33:25.769 --> 00:33:26.650
fellow<00:33:26.130><c> citizens</c>

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with<00:33:26.910><c> God's</c><00:33:27.710><c> people</c><00:33:27.950><c> and</c><00:33:28.130><c> also</c><00:33:28.450><c> members</c><00:33:28.769><c> of</c><00:33:28.990><c> the</c><00:33:29.190><c> household,</c>

00:33:30.069 --> 00:33:33.069
built<00:33:30.250><c> on</c><00:33:30.490><c> the</c><00:33:30.670><c> foundation</c><00:33:31.529><c> of</c><00:33:32.809><c> the</c>

00:33:33.069 --> 00:33:39.009
Apostles,<00:33:34.289><c> the</c><00:33:34.609><c> prophets,</c><00:33:35.269><c> and</c><00:33:35.470><c> of</c><00:33:35.509><c> course</c><00:33:35.750><c> Christ</c><00:33:36.130><c> the</c><00:33:36.369><c> chief</c><00:33:37.150><c> cornerstone.</c><00:33:38.650><c> So</c><00:33:38.910><c> I</c>

00:33:39.009 --> 00:33:39.690
am<00:33:39.170><c> getting</c><00:33:39.349><c> to</c>

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point,<00:33:40.329><c> I</c><00:33:40.769><c> am</c><00:33:40.910><c> going</c><00:33:41.069><c> to</c><00:33:41.150><c> hammer</c><00:33:41.369><c> home</c><00:33:41.670><c> this</c><00:33:42.029><c> great</c><00:33:42.410><c> witness</c>

00:33:42.930 --> 00:33:47.210
that<00:33:43.750><c> the</c><00:33:43.990><c> Apostles</c><00:33:44.509><c> are.</c><00:33:46.769><c> Describing</c>

00:33:47.210 --> 00:33:51.089
the<00:33:47.490><c> comfort</c><00:33:47.769><c> of</c><00:33:47.950><c> coming,</c><00:33:48.390><c> Jesus</c><00:33:48.670><c> says,</c><00:33:48.990><c> But</c><00:33:48.990><c> when</c><00:33:49.190><c> the</c><00:33:49.450><c> comforter</c><00:33:49.670><c> is</c><00:33:49.950><c> come,</c><00:33:50.710><c> whom</c><00:33:50.869><c> I</c>

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will<00:33:51.309><c> send</c><00:33:51.490><c> unto</c>

00:33:51.769 --> 00:33:54.349
you<00:33:51.930><c> from</c><00:33:52.109><c> the</c><00:33:52.309><c> Father,</c><00:33:52.690><c> even</c><00:33:52.869><c> the</c><00:33:53.049><c> spirit</c><00:33:53.349><c> of</c><00:33:53.710><c> truth</c><00:33:53.950><c> which</c>

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proceedeth<00:33:54.970><c> from</c><00:33:55.210><c> the</c><00:33:55.450><c> Father,</c><00:33:56.029><c> he</c><00:33:56.210><c> shall</c>

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testify<00:33:56.990><c> of</c><00:33:57.210><c> me,</c><00:33:57.769><c> and</c><00:33:58.069><c> you</c><00:33:58.369><c> also</c><00:33:58.849><c> shall</c><00:33:59.170><c> bear</c><00:33:59.490><c> witness,</c><00:34:00.490><c> because</c><00:34:00.789><c> you</c>

00:34:01.009 --> 00:34:02.549
have<00:34:01.150><c> been</c><00:34:01.269><c> with</c><00:34:01.529><c> me</c><00:34:01.809><c> from</c><00:34:02.029><c> the</c><00:34:02.269><c> beginning.</c>

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They<00:34:03.329><c> were</c><00:34:03.609><c> with</c><00:34:03.869><c> him,</c><00:34:04.470><c> they</c><00:34:04.710><c> knew</c><00:34:04.930><c> him</c><00:34:05.269><c> intimately,</c><00:34:06.450><c> they</c><00:34:06.970><c> had</c><00:34:07.529><c> all</c><00:34:07.769><c> of</c>

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his<00:34:08.110><c> teachings,</c><00:34:08.969><c> they</c><00:34:09.269><c> heard</c>

00:34:09.550 --> 00:34:12.610
him,<00:34:09.909><c> they</c><00:34:10.230><c> witnessed</c><00:34:10.550><c> the</c><00:34:10.809><c> miracles,</c><00:34:11.530><c> and</c><00:34:11.690><c> they</c><00:34:11.849><c> had</c><00:34:12.030><c> the</c><00:34:12.190><c> power</c><00:34:12.429><c> of</c>

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the<00:34:12.710><c> Holy</c><00:34:12.949><c> Spirit.</c><00:34:17.409><c> The</c><00:34:17.590><c> new</c>

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Jerusalem<00:34:18.329><c> coming</c><00:34:18.690><c> down</c><00:34:19.869><c> from</c><00:34:20.530><c> God</c><00:34:20.909><c> out</c><00:34:21.170><c> of</c><00:34:21.329><c> heaven,</c><00:34:22.030><c> the</c><00:34:22.110><c> city.</c><00:34:23.030><c> In</c>

00:34:23.289 --> 00:34:25.150
the<00:34:23.550><c> city</c><00:34:23.750><c> is</c><00:34:23.969><c> all</c><00:34:24.269><c> the</c><00:34:24.530><c> saints</c><00:34:24.849><c> from</c>

00:34:25.150 --> 00:34:30.909
ages<00:34:25.449><c> gone</c><00:34:25.789><c> by,</c><00:34:27.190><c> all</c><00:34:27.510><c> that</c><00:34:27.869><c> believed</c><00:34:28.250><c> what</c><00:34:28.650><c> the</c><00:34:28.869><c> Apostles</c><00:34:29.289><c> taught.</c><00:34:30.650><c> The</c>

00:34:30.909 --> 00:34:32.789
wall<00:34:31.250><c> of</c><00:34:31.469><c> the</c><00:34:31.630><c> city</c><00:34:31.809><c> has</c><00:34:32.070><c> twelve</c><00:34:32.489><c> foundations</c>

00:34:32.789 --> 00:34:37.349
and<00:34:33.389><c> on</c><00:34:33.690><c> them</c><00:34:33.869><c> the</c><00:34:34.070><c> twelve</c><00:34:34.389><c> names</c><00:34:34.989><c> of</c><00:34:35.989><c> the</c><00:34:36.230><c> twelve</c><00:34:36.590><c> Apostles</c>

00:34:37.349 --> 00:34:40.090
of<00:34:37.590><c> the</c><00:34:37.809><c> Lamb.</c><00:34:38.989><c> They</c><00:34:39.250><c> all</c><00:34:39.510><c> preached</c><00:34:39.829><c> the</c>

00:34:40.090 --> 00:34:46.369
same<00:34:40.369><c> Gospel,</c><00:34:41.570><c> the</c><00:34:41.829><c> same</c><00:34:42.170><c> Jesus,</c><00:34:42.750><c> the</c><00:34:43.030><c> same</c><00:34:43.329><c> God.</c><00:34:45.769><c> And</c><00:34:46.050><c> it's</c><00:34:46.250><c> a</c>

00:34:46.369 --> 00:34:47.730
message,<00:34:46.789><c> it's</c><00:34:46.949><c> not</c><00:34:47.090><c> a</c><00:34:47.150><c> new</c><00:34:47.269><c> message,</c>

00:34:48.190 --> 00:34:50.929
it's<00:34:48.429><c> a</c><00:34:48.550><c> message</c><00:34:48.769><c> from</c><00:34:49.050><c> old.</c><00:34:49.650><c> It</c><00:34:49.789><c> was</c><00:34:49.929><c> the</c><00:34:50.090><c> Gospel</c><00:34:50.510><c> preached</c>

00:34:50.929 --> 00:34:53.449
unto<00:34:51.190><c> Abraham.</c><00:34:51.969><c> This</c><00:34:52.210><c> is</c><00:34:52.429><c> the</c><00:34:52.530><c> city</c><00:34:52.809><c> Abraham</c>

00:34:53.449 --> 00:34:59.030
was<00:34:53.710><c> looking</c><00:34:54.030><c> for.</c><00:34:55.889><c> He</c><00:34:56.030><c> was</c><00:34:56.190><c> looking</c><00:34:56.389><c> for</c><00:34:56.610><c> the</c><00:34:56.710><c> city</c><00:34:56.989><c> which</c><00:34:57.269><c> had</c><00:34:57.530><c> its</c><00:34:57.789><c> foundations</c><00:34:58.630><c> in</c>

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the<00:34:59.210><c> Gospel</c><00:34:59.610><c> truth,</c>

00:35:00.010 --> 00:35:10.889
the<00:35:00.369><c> Word</c><00:35:00.610><c> of</c><00:35:00.829><c> God,</c><00:35:01.550><c> whose</c><00:35:01.710><c> builder</c><00:35:02.250><c> and</c><00:35:03.010><c> maker</c><00:35:03.429><c> is</c><00:35:03.969><c> God.</c><00:35:10.690><c> Luke</c>

00:35:10.889 --> 00:35:13.150
writes<00:35:11.130><c> now,</c><00:35:11.349><c> Luke</c><00:35:11.570><c> wasn't,</c><00:35:12.389><c> he</c><00:35:12.929><c> didn't</c>

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witness,<00:35:14.110><c> he</c><00:35:14.289><c> came</c><00:35:14.570><c> in</c><00:35:14.829><c> after</c><00:35:15.309><c> the</c><00:35:15.650><c> crucifixion,</c><00:35:16.909><c> but</c><00:35:17.010><c> he</c><00:35:17.489><c> went</c><00:35:17.670><c> around</c><00:35:18.010><c> to</c>

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all<00:35:18.349><c> those</c><00:35:18.550><c> Apostles,</c>

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tell<00:35:19.269><c> me</c><00:35:19.369><c> what</c><00:35:19.489><c> you</c><00:35:19.750><c> saw,</c><00:35:21.130><c> wrote</c><00:35:21.369><c> it</c><00:35:21.590><c> down.</c><00:35:22.489><c> They</c><00:35:22.630><c> were</c><00:35:22.789><c> great</c>

00:35:23.070 --> 00:35:25.429
witnesses.<00:35:24.489><c> For</c><00:35:24.690><c> as</c><00:35:24.829><c> much</c><00:35:24.989><c> as</c><00:35:25.250><c> many</c>

00:35:25.429 --> 00:35:30.630
have<00:35:25.690><c> taken</c><00:35:26.409><c> into</c><00:35:26.730><c> the</c><00:35:26.969><c> hand</c><00:35:27.130><c> to</c><00:35:27.369><c> set</c><00:35:27.530><c> forth</c><00:35:27.929><c> and</c><00:35:29.030><c> order</c><00:35:29.250><c> a</c><00:35:29.630><c> declaration</c><00:35:30.309><c> of</c>

00:35:30.630 --> 00:35:31.889
things<00:35:30.909><c> which</c><00:35:31.230><c> are</c><00:35:31.489><c> most</c>

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surely<00:35:32.309><c> believed</c><00:35:32.789><c> among</c><00:35:33.130><c> us,</c><00:35:34.329><c> even</c><00:35:34.489><c> as</c><00:35:34.710><c> they</c><00:35:35.030><c> delivered</c><00:35:35.309><c> them</c>

00:35:35.550 --> 00:35:37.769
unto<00:35:35.829><c> us,</c><00:35:36.309><c> which</c><00:35:36.590><c> from</c><00:35:36.849><c> the</c><00:35:37.170><c> beginning</c><00:35:37.489><c> were</c>

00:35:37.769 --> 00:35:41.469
eyewitnesses,<00:35:38.769><c> ministers</c><00:35:39.230><c> of</c><00:35:39.530><c> the</c><00:35:39.730><c> Word.</c><00:35:40.829><c> It</c><00:35:41.110><c> seemed</c><00:35:41.230><c> good</c>

00:35:41.469 --> 00:35:43.889
to<00:35:41.650><c> me</c><00:35:41.809><c> also</c><00:35:42.210><c> having</c><00:35:42.510><c> had</c><00:35:42.809><c> perfect</c><00:35:43.250><c> understanding</c>

00:35:43.889 --> 00:35:48.150
of<00:35:44.170><c> all</c><00:35:44.510><c> things</c><00:35:45.030><c> from</c><00:35:45.630><c> the</c><00:35:45.829><c> very</c><00:35:46.190><c> first</c><00:35:46.610><c> to</c><00:35:47.190><c> write</c><00:35:47.469><c> unto</c><00:35:47.809><c> thee</c>

00:35:48.150 --> 00:35:50.289
in<00:35:48.389><c> order,</c><00:35:48.789><c> most</c><00:35:48.949><c> excellent</c><00:35:49.429><c> Theophilus.</c>

00:35:50.289 --> 00:35:54.550
What<00:35:50.929><c> did</c><00:35:51.170><c> he</c><00:35:51.250><c> want</c><00:35:51.489><c> to</c><00:35:51.730><c> encourage</c><00:35:52.130><c> him</c><00:35:52.389><c> in?</c><00:35:53.050><c> That</c><00:35:53.349><c> thou</c><00:35:53.690><c> mightest</c><00:35:54.329><c> know</c>

00:35:54.550 --> 00:35:56.170
the<00:35:55.110><c> certainty</c><00:35:55.570><c> of</c><00:35:55.889><c> those</c>

00:35:56.170 --> 00:36:04.670
teachings.<00:36:02.429><c> Jesus</c><00:36:02.769><c> says,</c><00:36:03.170><c> I</c><00:36:03.170><c> no</c><00:36:03.449><c> longer</c><00:36:03.690><c> call</c><00:36:04.030><c> you</c><00:36:04.329><c> servants</c>

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because<00:36:05.050><c> a</c><00:36:05.329><c> servant</c><00:36:05.510><c> doesn't</c><00:36:05.809><c> know</c><00:36:06.110><c> his</c>

00:36:06.289 --> 00:36:12.610
master's<00:36:06.889><c> business.</c><00:36:08.550><c> Instead</c><00:36:08.909><c> I</c><00:36:09.070><c> call</c><00:36:09.250><c> you</c><00:36:09.449><c> friends.</c><00:36:10.469><c> For</c><00:36:10.570><c> everything</c><00:36:11.329><c> that</c><00:36:12.349><c> I</c>

00:36:12.610 --> 00:36:13.690
have<00:36:12.809><c> learned</c><00:36:13.130><c> from</c><00:36:13.369><c> my</c>

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Father,<00:36:14.090><c> I</c><00:36:14.309><c> have</c><00:36:14.610><c> made</c><00:36:14.949><c> known</c><00:36:15.230><c> unto</c><00:36:15.510><c> you,</c><00:36:16.130><c> everything.</c><00:36:19.050><c> My</c><00:36:19.309><c> Father</c><00:36:19.670><c> taught</c><00:36:19.869><c> me,</c><00:36:20.090><c> I</c>

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taught<00:36:20.510><c> you,</c><00:36:20.769><c> and</c><00:36:20.949><c> the</c>

00:36:21.110 --> 00:36:26.110
Apostles<00:36:21.909><c> taught</c><00:36:22.449><c> the</c><00:36:22.730><c> same.</c><00:36:23.949><c> You</c><00:36:24.130><c> did</c><00:36:24.349><c> not</c><00:36:24.530><c> choose</c><00:36:24.730><c> me,</c><00:36:24.949><c> I</c><00:36:25.150><c> chose</c><00:36:25.469><c> you,</c><00:36:25.829><c> I</c>

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appointed<00:36:26.449><c> you,</c><00:36:26.889><c> a</c><00:36:27.190><c> divine</c>

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commission<00:36:28.309><c> to</c><00:36:29.250><c> teach.</c><00:36:29.869><c> Jesus</c><00:36:30.329><c> held</c><00:36:30.610><c> back</c><00:36:31.050><c> nothing.</c><00:36:31.989><c> The</c><00:36:32.210><c> Apostles</c><00:36:32.730><c> held</c><00:36:33.050><c> back</c><00:36:33.510><c> nothing.</c><00:36:36.869><c> With</c><00:36:36.949><c> the</c><00:36:37.110><c> power</c>

00:36:37.289 --> 00:36:39.969
of<00:36:37.449><c> the</c><00:36:37.510><c> Holy</c><00:36:37.710><c> Spirit,</c><00:36:38.130><c> the</c><00:36:38.309><c> entire</c><00:36:38.650><c> revelation</c><00:36:39.170><c> of</c><00:36:39.389><c> God</c><00:36:39.670><c> was</c>

00:36:39.969 --> 00:36:42.429
made<00:36:40.250><c> known</c><00:36:40.489><c> unto</c><00:36:40.849><c> the</c><00:36:41.130><c> Apostles.</c><00:36:41.929><c> They</c>

00:36:42.429 --> 00:36:47.050
would<00:36:42.570><c> recall</c><00:36:43.090><c> and</c><00:36:43.369><c> understand</c><00:36:43.829><c> every</c><00:36:44.650><c> lesson</c><00:36:45.130><c> Jesus</c><00:36:45.670><c> taught,</c><00:36:46.670><c> every</c>

00:36:47.050 --> 00:36:48.730
answer<00:36:47.469><c> he</c><00:36:47.650><c> gave</c><00:36:47.909><c> to</c><00:36:48.130><c> their</c><00:36:48.329><c> questions,</c>

00:36:48.909 --> 00:36:56.590
every<00:36:49.230><c> rebuke.</c><00:36:52.349><c> So</c><00:36:52.610><c> what</c><00:36:52.750><c> does</c><00:36:52.929><c> that</c><00:36:53.210><c> make</c><00:36:53.309><c> us</c><00:36:53.690><c> think</c><00:36:54.409><c> about</c>

00:36:56.590 --> 00:36:59.969
the<00:36:56.869><c> post</c><00:36:57.429><c>-apostolic</c><00:36:58.110><c> teachings,</c><00:36:59.650><c> those</c>

00:36:59.969 --> 00:37:05.789
that<00:37:00.269><c> came</c><00:37:00.710><c> way</c><00:37:01.170><c> beyond</c><00:37:01.909><c> the</c><00:37:02.969><c> time</c><00:37:03.429><c> of</c><00:37:03.730><c> the</c><00:37:03.929><c> Apostles,</c><00:37:05.590><c> like</c>

00:37:05.789 --> 00:37:08.690
the<00:37:06.090><c> Trinity?</c><00:37:07.469><c> Again,</c><00:37:07.889><c> what</c><00:37:08.030><c> was</c><00:37:08.190><c> that,</c><00:37:08.389><c> fourth</c>

00:37:08.690 --> 00:37:14.090
century?<00:37:10.309><c> The</c><00:37:10.550><c> immortal</c><00:37:11.030><c> soul</c><00:37:11.690><c> from</c><00:37:12.809><c> Plato,</c><00:37:13.590><c> and</c><00:37:13.650><c> some</c><00:37:13.829><c> say</c>

00:37:14.090 --> 00:37:16.429
Plato<00:37:14.469><c> stole</c><00:37:14.809><c> it</c><00:37:14.969><c> from</c><00:37:15.130><c> the</c><00:37:15.369><c> Egyptians,</c>

00:37:17.610 --> 00:37:24.610
or<00:37:18.349><c> the</c><00:37:18.610><c> immortal</c><00:37:19.230><c> devil.</c><00:37:20.829><c> These</c><00:37:21.190><c> all</c><00:37:21.449><c> came</c><00:37:21.769><c> in</c><00:37:22.969><c> much</c><00:37:23.489><c> later.</c>

00:37:24.949 --> 00:37:27.670
So<00:37:25.250><c> how</c><00:37:25.469><c> much</c><00:37:26.210><c> authority</c><00:37:26.829><c> do</c><00:37:27.010><c> those</c><00:37:27.429><c> type</c>

00:37:27.670 --> 00:37:31.690
of<00:37:27.889><c> teachings</c><00:37:28.150><c> have?</c><00:37:29.389><c> When</c><00:37:29.510><c> Jesus</c><00:37:29.889><c> didn't</c><00:37:30.170><c> teach</c><00:37:30.510><c> them,</c><00:37:31.489><c> the</c>

00:37:31.690 --> 00:37:34.289
Apostles<00:37:32.170><c> didn't</c><00:37:32.449><c> teach</c><00:37:32.789><c> them.</c><00:37:33.929><c> And</c>

00:37:34.289 --> 00:37:38.369
that,<00:37:34.750><c> Jesus</c><00:37:35.230><c> says,</c><00:37:35.530><c> I've</c><00:37:35.809><c> taught</c><00:37:35.949><c> you</c><00:37:36.309><c> everything.</c><00:37:37.809><c> And</c><00:37:37.969><c> even</c><00:37:38.170><c> the</c>

00:37:38.369 --> 00:37:39.849
other<00:37:38.550><c> Trinity,</c><00:37:38.869><c> yeah,</c><00:37:39.369><c> we</c><00:37:39.650><c> know</c>

00:37:39.849 --> 00:37:44.289
it<00:37:40.010><c> came</c><00:37:41.030><c> later.</c><00:37:42.710><c> Well,</c><00:37:42.889><c> if</c><00:37:43.070><c> the</c><00:37:43.170><c> Apostles</c><00:37:43.610><c> didn't</c><00:37:43.849><c> teach</c><00:37:44.130><c> it,</c>

00:37:44.289 --> 00:37:46.010
and<00:37:44.449><c> Jesus</c><00:37:44.690><c> didn't</c><00:37:44.969><c> teach</c><00:37:45.309><c> it,</c><00:37:45.889><c> then</c>

00:37:46.010 --> 00:37:49.869
there's<00:37:46.250><c> no</c><00:37:46.510><c> light</c><00:37:46.730><c> in</c><00:37:46.929><c> it.</c><00:37:47.590><c> It</c><00:37:47.849><c> didn't</c><00:37:47.989><c> come</c><00:37:48.289><c> from</c><00:37:48.510><c> God.</c><00:37:49.710><c> It</c>

00:37:49.869 --> 00:38:01.949
came<00:37:50.110><c> from</c><00:37:50.369><c> man.</c><00:37:58.349><c> It</c><00:37:58.570><c> goes</c><00:37:58.889><c> from</c><00:38:00.530><c> God.</c><00:38:01.710><c> My</c>

00:38:01.949 --> 00:38:05.889
doctrine's<00:38:02.389><c> not</c><00:38:02.650><c> mine,</c><00:38:02.949><c> but</c><00:38:03.130><c> it</c><00:38:03.429><c> is</c><00:38:03.610><c> that</c><00:38:03.849><c> sent</c><00:38:04.130><c> me.</c><00:38:05.170><c> It</c><00:38:05.650><c> goes</c>

00:38:05.889 --> 00:38:08.550
from<00:38:06.110><c> God.</c><00:38:06.710><c> It</c><00:38:06.849><c> goes</c><00:38:07.210><c> to</c><00:38:07.710><c> Jesus,</c><00:38:08.369><c> to</c>

00:38:08.550 --> 00:38:11.469
the<00:38:08.789><c> Apostles,</c><00:38:09.250><c> to</c><00:38:09.409><c> the</c><00:38:09.570><c> first</c><00:38:09.750><c> century</c><00:38:10.130><c> believers,</c><00:38:11.010><c> and</c><00:38:11.210><c> then</c><00:38:11.349><c> out</c>

00:38:11.469 --> 00:38:14.449
to<00:38:11.670><c> the</c><00:38:11.809><c> nations.</c><00:38:13.590><c> And</c><00:38:13.809><c> they</c><00:38:14.010><c> continued</c>

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steadfastly<00:38:15.309><c> in</c><00:38:15.449><c> the</c><00:38:15.630><c> Apostles'</c><00:38:16.329><c> doctrine.</c><00:38:17.329><c> The</c><00:38:17.469><c> Holy</c><00:38:17.769><c> Spirit</c><00:38:18.070><c> whom</c>

00:38:18.230 --> 00:38:19.789
the<00:38:18.409><c> Father</c><00:38:18.610><c> has</c><00:38:18.849><c> sent</c><00:38:19.030><c> me,</c><00:38:19.550><c> he</c>

00:38:19.789 --> 00:38:23.269
shall<00:38:19.969><c> teach</c><00:38:20.170><c> you</c><00:38:20.369><c> all</c><00:38:20.570><c> things.</c><00:38:20.809><c> Bring</c><00:38:20.969><c> all</c><00:38:21.250><c> those</c><00:38:21.530><c> things</c><00:38:21.710><c> into</c><00:38:22.010><c> remembrance,</c><00:38:22.789><c> whatever</c><00:38:23.010><c> I</c>

00:38:23.269 --> 00:38:23.570
have<00:38:23.429><c> said</c>

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to<00:38:23.829><c> you.</c><00:38:24.989><c> The</c><00:38:25.289><c> core</c><00:38:25.489><c> teachings</c><00:38:25.969><c> and</c><00:38:26.269><c> practices</c><00:38:26.710><c> of</c><00:38:27.070><c> Jesus</c><00:38:27.469><c> as</c>

00:38:27.889 --> 00:38:29.789
faithfully<00:38:28.429><c> taught,</c><00:38:28.869><c> lived</c><00:38:29.210><c> and</c><00:38:29.489><c> passed</c>

00:38:29.789 --> 00:38:36.670
on<00:38:30.170><c> by</c><00:38:31.010><c> the</c><00:38:31.510><c> Apostles,</c><00:38:32.489><c> forming</c><00:38:32.590><c> the</c><00:38:32.849><c> foundation</c><00:38:33.530><c> of</c><00:38:34.489><c> the</c><00:38:34.690><c> early</c><00:38:35.070><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:38:36.369><c> And</c>

00:38:36.670 --> 00:38:37.570
so<00:38:36.889><c> confident,</c><00:38:37.349><c> Paul</c>

00:38:37.570 --> 00:38:41.090
can<00:38:37.909><c> say,</c><00:38:38.489><c> but</c><00:38:38.590><c> even</c><00:38:38.849><c> if</c><00:38:39.090><c> we</c><00:38:39.329><c> are</c><00:38:39.489><c> an</c><00:38:39.730><c> angel</c><00:38:40.030><c> from</c><00:38:40.289><c> heaven,</c><00:38:40.769><c> come</c><00:38:40.889><c> and</c>

00:38:41.090 --> 00:38:43.170
preach<00:38:41.289><c> another</c><00:38:41.650><c> gospel,</c><00:38:42.949><c> other</c>

00:38:43.170 --> 00:38:46.650
than<00:38:43.389><c> the</c><00:38:43.530><c> one</c><00:38:43.670><c> we've</c><00:38:43.949><c> preached</c><00:38:44.230><c> to</c><00:38:44.449><c> you,</c><00:38:44.650><c> let</c><00:38:44.730><c> him</c><00:38:44.909><c> be</c><00:38:45.130><c> condemned.</c><00:38:46.489><c> That</c>

00:38:46.650 --> 00:38:47.929
was<00:38:46.829><c> the</c><00:38:47.170><c> confidence</c><00:38:47.590><c> Paul</c>

00:38:47.929 --> 00:38:54.070
was<00:38:48.190><c> able</c><00:38:48.469><c> to</c><00:38:49.690><c> preach</c><00:38:50.110><c> about,</c><00:38:50.670><c> a</c><00:38:50.750><c> different</c><00:38:51.070><c> Jesus,</c><00:38:51.570><c> a</c><00:38:51.889><c> different</c><00:38:52.130><c> gospel.</c><00:38:53.590><c> Don't</c>

00:38:54.070 --> 00:38:54.449
have<00:38:54.170><c> it.</c>

00:38:54.449 --> 00:38:59.769
You<00:38:55.630><c> know,</c><00:38:55.969><c> this</c><00:38:56.150><c> is</c><00:38:56.829><c> some</c><00:38:57.070><c> of</c><00:38:57.289><c> the</c><00:38:58.250><c> words</c><00:38:58.489><c> that</c><00:38:58.750><c> John</c><00:38:59.090><c> uses</c><00:38:59.550><c> in</c>

00:38:59.769 --> 00:39:02.550
his<00:38:59.969><c> epistle.</c><00:39:01.429><c> To</c><00:39:01.610><c> those</c><00:39:01.929><c> who</c><00:39:02.190><c> undermine</c>

00:39:02.550 --> 00:39:08.610
the<00:39:02.909><c> truth,</c><00:39:03.110><c> he</c><00:39:03.329><c> calls</c><00:39:03.650><c> them</c><00:39:03.909><c> liars,</c><00:39:05.150><c> seducers,</c><00:39:06.010><c> false</c><00:39:06.269><c> prophets,</c><00:39:06.969><c> deceivers,</c><00:39:08.190><c> anti</c>

00:39:08.610 --> 00:39:08.929
-Christ.<00:39:08.929><c> You</c>

00:39:08.929 --> 00:39:14.889
know,<00:39:09.489><c> the</c><00:39:09.570><c> Apostles</c><00:39:09.889><c> were</c><00:39:10.090><c> always</c><00:39:10.389><c> very</c><00:39:11.030><c> patient</c><00:39:11.710><c> with</c><00:39:13.170><c> the</c>

00:39:14.889 --> 00:39:16.369
congregation,<00:39:15.670><c> with</c><00:39:15.829><c> those</c><00:39:16.070><c> who</c><00:39:16.269><c> were</c>

00:39:16.369 --> 00:39:21.210
being<00:39:16.550><c> deceived,</c><00:39:17.829><c> but</c><00:39:18.130><c> not</c><00:39:18.469><c> with</c><00:39:18.630><c> the</c><00:39:18.809><c> teachers.</c><00:39:20.010><c> They</c><00:39:20.170><c> weren't.</c>

00:39:23.650 --> 00:39:26.570
This<00:39:23.869><c> is</c><00:39:24.329><c> the</c><00:39:24.369><c> last</c><00:39:24.610><c> side.</c><00:39:25.010><c> I'll</c><00:39:25.130><c> finish</c><00:39:25.409><c> up</c><00:39:25.670><c> here.</c>

00:39:26.730 --> 00:39:30.489
Jude<00:39:26.889><c> tells</c><00:39:27.230><c> us,</c><00:39:27.489><c> you</c><00:39:27.510><c> know,</c><00:39:27.769><c> we've</c><00:39:27.869><c> got</c><00:39:27.869><c> to</c><00:39:28.630><c> vigorously</c><00:39:29.289><c> defend</c><00:39:30.090><c> true</c>

00:39:30.489 --> 00:39:32.610
doctrine<00:39:30.969><c> against</c><00:39:31.349><c> the</c><00:39:31.610><c> opposition.</c>

00:39:32.730 --> 00:39:35.710
He<00:39:32.889><c> says,</c><00:39:33.269><c> beloved,</c><00:39:33.550><c> while</c><00:39:33.969><c> I</c><00:39:34.170><c> was</c><00:39:34.349><c> very</c><00:39:34.769><c> diligent</c><00:39:35.190><c> to</c><00:39:35.510><c> write</c>

00:39:35.710 --> 00:39:38.650
to<00:39:35.889><c> you</c><00:39:36.090><c> concerning</c><00:39:36.969><c> common</c><00:39:37.909><c> salvation,</c>

00:39:38.710 --> 00:39:42.269
that's<00:39:38.949><c> what</c><00:39:39.070><c> he</c><00:39:39.349><c> wanted</c><00:39:39.630><c> to</c><00:39:39.909><c> write</c><00:39:40.130><c> to</c><00:39:40.329><c> them</c><00:39:40.489><c> about.</c><00:39:42.090><c> Right?</c>

00:39:42.269 --> 00:39:44.130
But<00:39:42.389><c> the</c><00:39:42.690><c> inspiration</c><00:39:43.250><c> came</c><00:39:43.590><c> and</c><00:39:43.869><c> said,</c>

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but<00:39:44.570><c> I</c><00:39:44.750><c> found</c><00:39:44.929><c> it</c><00:39:45.190><c> necessary</c><00:39:45.630><c> to</c><00:39:45.929><c> write</c><00:39:46.070><c> to</c><00:39:46.230><c> you</c><00:39:46.369><c> exhorting</c><00:39:46.849><c> you</c><00:39:47.110><c> to</c>

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contend<00:39:48.030><c> earnestly</c><00:39:48.530><c> for</c><00:39:48.730><c> the</c>

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faith<00:39:49.409><c> which</c><00:39:50.469><c> was</c><00:39:50.929><c> once</c><00:39:51.630><c> delivered</c><00:39:52.309><c> to</c><00:39:52.909><c> the</c><00:39:53.150><c> saints.</c><00:39:53.710><c> Certain</c>

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men<00:39:54.289><c> have</c><00:39:54.570><c> crept</c><00:39:54.889><c> in</c><00:39:55.230><c> unnoticed</c><00:39:56.329><c> who</c><00:39:56.730><c> long</c>

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ago<00:39:57.210><c> were</c><00:39:57.449><c> marked</c><00:39:57.710><c> out</c><00:39:57.969><c> for</c><00:39:58.170><c> this</c><00:39:58.409><c> condemnation,</c><00:39:59.389><c> ungodly</c><00:39:59.869><c> men</c><00:40:00.170><c> who</c><00:40:00.429><c> turned</c><00:40:00.590><c> the</c><00:40:00.909><c> grace</c><00:40:01.590><c> of</c>

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God<00:40:02.489><c> into</c>

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lewdness<00:40:03.710><c> and</c><00:40:04.329><c> deny</c><00:40:04.869><c> the</c><00:40:05.269><c> only</c><00:40:05.690><c> Lord</c><00:40:06.050><c> God</c><00:40:06.469><c> and</c><00:40:06.789><c> our</c><00:40:07.030><c> Lord</c><00:40:07.230><c> Jesus</c><00:40:07.710><c> Christ.</c><00:40:09.210><c> Contend</c><00:40:09.670><c> to</c>

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strive,<00:40:10.469><c> to</c><00:40:10.690><c> fight</c>

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for,<00:40:11.210><c> to</c><00:40:11.510><c> defend</c><00:40:12.329><c> earnestly</c><00:40:13.369><c> with</c><00:40:13.730><c> intense</c><00:40:14.269><c> effort.</c><00:40:15.349><c> It</c><00:40:15.630><c> matters</c><00:40:16.030><c> what</c>

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we<00:40:16.650><c> believe.</c>

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He<00:40:19.989><c> crept</c><00:40:20.150><c> in</c><00:40:20.469><c> unnoticed.</c><00:40:21.309><c> They</c><00:40:21.489><c> came</c><00:40:21.769><c> in</c><00:40:22.030><c> alongside</c><00:40:22.730><c> stealthily.</c>

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And<00:40:27.170><c> they</c><00:40:27.349><c> turned</c><00:40:27.530><c> grace</c><00:40:27.909><c> into</c><00:40:28.289><c> lewdness,</c><00:40:29.250><c> lasciviousness,</c>

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unrestrained<00:40:31.289><c> sin.</c>

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The<00:40:33.349><c> Jews,</c><00:40:33.590><c> freed</c><00:40:33.929><c> from</c><00:40:34.150><c> the</c><00:40:34.369><c> restrictions</c><00:40:34.690><c> of</c><00:40:34.989><c> the</c><00:40:35.090><c> law,</c><00:40:35.590><c> now</c>

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go<00:40:35.969><c> the</c><00:40:36.170><c> other</c><00:40:36.369><c> way</c><00:40:36.530><c> into</c><00:40:36.730><c> extreme</c><00:40:37.269><c> as</c>

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libertines,<00:40:38.730><c> promoting</c><00:40:39.130><c> moral</c><00:40:40.010><c> and</c><00:40:40.570><c> sexual</c><00:40:40.969><c> freedom.</c><00:40:41.409><c> They</c>

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became<00:40:41.929><c> like</c><00:40:42.170><c> the</c><00:40:42.369><c> nations</c><00:40:42.750><c> around</c><00:40:43.230><c> them</c>

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who<00:40:44.670><c> practiced</c><00:40:45.130><c> temple</c><00:40:45.590><c> prostitution.</c><00:40:48.429><c> You</c><00:40:48.429><c> know,</c><00:40:48.750><c> again,</c>

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this<00:40:49.269><c> was</c><00:40:49.710><c> the</c><00:40:50.010><c> Gnostic</c><00:40:50.510><c> view</c><00:40:50.949><c> of</c><00:40:51.610><c> sin</c>

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doesn't<00:40:52.230><c> matter</c><00:40:52.550><c> anymore.</c><00:40:53.110><c> We've</c><00:40:53.190><c> moved</c><00:40:53.409><c> past</c><00:40:53.789><c> it.</c><00:40:54.070><c> We</c><00:40:54.230><c> can</c>

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experience<00:40:55.190><c> sin</c><00:40:55.449><c> and</c><00:40:55.590><c> it</c><00:40:55.690><c> has</c><00:40:56.449><c> no</c><00:40:56.929><c> effect</c><00:40:57.269><c> on</c><00:40:57.510><c> us.</c>

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Denying<00:41:00.349><c> God</c><00:41:00.650><c> and</c><00:41:00.869><c> Jesus</c><00:41:01.269><c> grace</c><00:41:01.710><c> for</c><00:41:02.070><c> sin.</c><00:41:03.650><c> Not</c><00:41:03.909><c> developing</c>

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that<00:41:04.849><c> godly</c><00:41:05.510><c> character.</c>

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Not<00:41:06.789><c> living</c><00:41:07.309><c> the</c><00:41:08.409><c> atonement.</c>