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of<00:19:07.599><c> Paul's</c><00:19:08.059><c> death.</c>

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But<00:19:09.359><c> since</c><00:19:09.640><c> we</c><00:19:09.819><c> hear</c><00:19:09.960><c> nothing</c><00:19:10.299><c> further</c><00:19:10.680><c> from</c><00:19:10.920><c> this</c><00:19:11.119><c> apostle,</c>

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we<00:19:11.740><c> tend</c><00:19:11.960><c> to</c><00:19:12.299><c> assume</c><00:19:12.559><c> that</c><00:19:12.839><c> Paul</c><00:19:13.000><c> probably</c><00:19:13.500><c> died</c><00:19:14.240><c> around</c><00:19:14.900><c> 67</c><00:19:15.799><c> A</c><00:19:16.099><c>.D.</c>

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and<00:19:35.660><c> Paul's</c><00:19:36.140><c> remarks</c><00:19:36.460><c> in</c><00:19:36.680><c> his</c><00:19:36.920><c> letter,</c>

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there<00:19:38.140><c> is</c><00:19:38.339><c> one</c><00:19:38.579><c> unusual</c><00:19:39.299><c> nugget</c><00:19:40.119><c> regarding</c><00:19:40.599><c> Timothy</c>

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that<00:19:50.099><c> Timothy</c><00:19:50.519><c> has</c><00:19:50.880><c> been</c><00:19:51.240><c> set</c><00:19:51.359><c> at</c><00:19:51.579><c> liberty,</c>

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to<00:20:49.880><c> avoid</c><00:20:50.359><c> the</c><00:20:50.799><c> false</c><00:20:51.180><c> doctrines</c><00:20:52.059><c> and</c><00:20:52.519><c> the</c><00:20:52.859><c> controversial</c><00:20:53.619><c> myths</c>

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and<00:21:19.819><c> faith</c><00:21:20.359><c> from</c><00:21:21.440><c> a</c><00:21:21.680><c> clear</c><00:21:21.900><c> thinking</c><00:21:22.200><c> mind</c><00:21:22.720><c> and</c><00:21:22.980><c> a</c><00:21:23.099><c> conscience</c>

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is<00:21:27.720><c> hopefully</c><00:21:28.279><c> what</c><00:21:29.500><c> we</c><00:21:29.859><c> can</c><00:21:30.519><c> also</c><00:21:31.160><c> look</c><00:21:31.480><c> forward</c><00:21:31.700><c> to.</c>

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and<00:21:37.220><c> as</c><00:21:37.420><c> he</c><00:21:37.619><c> instructed</c><00:21:38.059><c> Timothy,</c><00:21:39.259><c> to</c><00:21:39.579><c> stay</c><00:21:39.920><c> away</c><00:21:40.299><c> from</c>

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and<00:21:41.539><c> to</c><00:21:42.039><c> recognize</c><00:21:42.700><c> the</c><00:21:43.119><c> dangers</c><00:21:43.740><c> of</c><00:21:44.700><c> false</c><00:21:45.579><c> teachings.</c>

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or<00:22:03.539><c> to</c><00:22:03.700><c> be</c><00:22:04.019><c> selective</c><00:22:04.599><c> of</c><00:22:04.980><c> certain</c><00:22:05.299><c> parts</c><00:22:05.680><c> of</c><00:22:05.880><c> the</c><00:22:06.039><c> law.</c>

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and<00:22:10.339><c> I</c><00:22:10.519><c> don't</c><00:22:10.779><c> believe</c><00:22:11.440><c> that</c><00:22:12.000><c> it</c><00:22:12.099><c> would</c><00:22:12.319><c> work</c><00:22:12.559><c> today.</c>

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needs<00:22:19.779><c> the</c><00:22:20.019><c> doctor,</c><00:22:21.119><c> but</c><00:22:21.319><c> rather</c><00:22:21.579><c> the</c><00:22:22.019><c> sinner</c><00:22:22.259><c> that</c><00:22:22.559><c> needs</c><00:22:22.819><c> salvation,</c>

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Paul<00:22:24.480><c> points</c><00:22:24.880><c> out</c><00:22:25.259><c> in</c><00:22:25.400><c> verse</c><00:22:25.720><c> 9</c><00:22:26.480><c> of</c><00:22:28.279><c> chapter</c><00:22:29.460><c> 1</c>

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that<00:22:30.940><c> the</c><00:22:31.140><c> law</c><00:22:31.500><c> was</c><00:22:32.180><c> not</c><00:22:32.460><c> established</c><00:22:33.279><c> for</c><00:22:34.339><c> a</c><00:22:34.500><c> righteous</c><00:22:34.819><c> man.</c>

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Paul<00:22:41.859><c> reminds</c><00:22:42.460><c> Timothy,</c><00:22:43.140><c> starting</c><00:22:43.500><c> at</c><00:22:43.759><c> verse</c><00:22:44.079><c> 12,</c>

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for<00:22:51.799><c> that</c><00:22:52.079><c> he</c><00:22:52.359><c> counted</c><00:22:52.660><c> me</c><00:22:53.079><c> faithful,</c><00:22:54.140><c> putting</c><00:22:54.339><c> me</c>

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into<00:22:54.980><c> the</c><00:22:55.240><c> ministry,</c><00:22:57.079><c> who</c><00:22:57.420><c> was</c><00:22:57.660><c> before</c><00:22:58.099><c> a</c><00:22:58.359><c> blasphemer,</c>

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and<00:23:00.099><c> a</c><00:23:00.319><c> persecutor,</c><00:23:01.460><c> but</c><00:23:02.259><c> I</c><00:23:02.559><c> obtained</c><00:23:03.000><c> mercy</c>

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because<00:23:04.980><c> I</c><00:23:05.220><c> did</c><00:23:05.359><c> it</c><00:23:05.740><c> ignorantly</c><00:23:06.500><c> and</c><00:23:07.519><c> in</c><00:23:07.700><c> unbelief.</c>

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After<00:23:11.660><c> all,</c><00:23:12.259><c> Jesus</c><00:23:12.660><c> came</c><00:23:12.960><c> into</c><00:23:13.160><c> this</c><00:23:13.559><c> world</c><00:23:14.119><c> to</c><00:23:14.740><c> save</c><00:23:15.140><c> sinners,</c>

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not<00:23:16.819><c> to</c><00:23:17.119><c> condemn.</c>

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He<00:23:19.079><c> came</c><00:23:19.359><c> here</c><00:23:19.660><c> to</c><00:23:20.099><c> save.</c>

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If<00:23:22.579><c> we</c><00:23:22.960><c> are</c><00:23:23.200><c> condemned,</c><00:23:24.740><c> it's</c><00:23:25.440><c> our</c><00:23:25.839><c> fault,</c><00:23:27.339><c> not</c><00:23:27.680><c> his.</c>

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So<00:23:31.920><c> how</c><00:23:32.119><c> are</c><00:23:32.339><c> we</c><00:23:32.740><c> instructed</c><00:23:33.339><c> to</c><00:23:34.700><c> conduct</c><00:23:35.299><c> ourselves?</c>

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Paul<00:23:40.819><c> urges</c><00:23:41.140><c> Timothy</c><00:23:41.680><c> to</c><00:23:43.099><c> fight</c><00:23:43.299><c> the</c><00:23:43.500><c> good</c><00:23:43.799><c> fight</c>

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by<00:23:44.960><c> holding</c><00:23:45.420><c> on</c><00:23:46.180><c> to</c><00:23:46.539><c> his</c><00:23:46.920><c> faith.</c>

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He<00:23:49.539><c> continues</c><00:23:50.119><c> in</c><00:23:50.380><c> chapter</c><00:23:50.759><c> 2</c><00:23:51.579><c> by</c><00:23:52.359><c> insisting</c>

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that<00:23:53.599><c> we</c><00:23:53.920><c> pray</c><00:23:54.420><c> for</c><00:23:54.900><c> all</c><00:23:55.500><c> men,</c><00:23:56.819><c> and</c><00:23:56.839><c> I</c><00:23:57.200><c> think</c>

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that<00:23:58.279><c> this</c><00:23:58.579><c> light</c><00:23:58.940><c> stand</c><00:23:59.299><c> here</c><00:23:59.579><c> in</c><00:23:59.759><c> Boston</c>

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does<00:24:01.200><c> a</c><00:24:01.460><c> fairly</c><00:24:01.740><c> good</c><00:24:02.079><c> job</c><00:24:02.759><c> in</c><00:24:03.059><c> that</c><00:24:03.319><c> department.</c>

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We<00:24:05.819><c> constantly</c><00:24:06.599><c> pray</c><00:24:07.279><c> for</c><00:24:08.240><c> all</c><00:24:08.480><c> men.</c>

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We<00:24:10.319><c> pray</c><00:24:10.880><c> for</c><00:24:11.220><c> the</c><00:24:11.460><c> leaders</c><00:24:11.819><c> of</c><00:24:12.160><c> our</c><00:24:12.400><c> nation.</c>

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We<00:24:14.279><c> pray</c><00:24:14.799><c> that</c><00:24:15.059><c> we</c><00:24:15.240><c> may</c><00:24:15.660><c> lead</c><00:24:16.059><c> a</c><00:24:16.460><c> quiet</c><00:24:16.980><c> and</c><00:24:17.559><c> peaceful</c><00:24:18.059><c> life.</c>

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We<00:24:20.279><c> pray</c><00:24:20.740><c> for</c><00:24:21.079><c> wisdom</c><00:24:21.480><c> and</c><00:24:21.779><c> understanding</c>

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for<00:24:23.220><c> our</c><00:24:23.500><c> own</c><00:24:23.799><c> members,</c><00:24:24.880><c> and</c><00:24:24.940><c> for</c><00:24:25.140><c> the</c><00:24:25.420><c> health</c><00:24:25.799><c> and</c><00:24:26.140><c> well</c><00:24:26.480><c>-being</c>

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of<00:24:27.539><c> others.</c>

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That<00:24:28.799><c> was</c><00:24:29.079><c> demonstrated</c><00:24:29.859><c> in</c><00:24:30.200><c> the</c><00:24:30.440><c> announcements</c>

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this<00:24:31.420><c> very</c><00:24:31.799><c> morning.</c>

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We<00:24:34.859><c> pray</c><00:24:35.440><c> for</c><00:24:36.200><c> our</c><00:24:36.779><c> children.</c>

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We<00:24:38.900><c> pray</c><00:24:39.519><c> for</c><00:24:40.019><c> our</c><00:24:40.319><c> teenagers,</c><00:24:41.779><c> for</c><00:24:41.960><c> our</c><00:24:42.259><c> Sunday</c><00:24:42.559><c> school,</c><00:24:43.480><c> and</c>

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our<00:24:43.980><c> CYC.</c>

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We<00:24:46.599><c> pray</c><00:24:46.920><c> for</c><00:24:47.200><c> our</c><00:24:47.599><c> students</c><00:24:47.940><c> who</c><00:24:48.220><c> are</c><00:24:48.440><c> away</c><00:24:48.599><c> at</c><00:24:48.960><c> college,</c>

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and<00:24:50.619><c> we</c><00:24:50.940><c> pray</c><00:24:51.279><c> for</c><00:24:51.619><c> college</c><00:24:52.000><c> students</c><00:24:52.519><c> who</c><00:24:52.759><c> are</c><00:24:52.940><c> now</c>

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living<00:24:53.579><c> and</c><00:24:54.039><c> attending</c><00:24:54.460><c> here.</c>

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I<00:24:56.799><c> hope</c><00:24:57.339><c> that</c><00:24:57.960><c> if</c><00:24:58.220><c> Paul</c><00:24:58.500><c> were</c><00:24:58.839><c> alive</c><00:24:59.519><c> and</c><00:25:00.279><c> was</c>

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would<00:25:04.220><c> be</c><00:25:04.539><c> pleased</c><00:25:05.500><c> with</c><00:25:06.140><c> the</c><00:25:06.299><c> way</c><00:25:06.500><c> that</c><00:25:06.740><c> we</c><00:25:06.980><c> pray.</c>

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Paul<00:25:12.079><c> also</c><00:25:12.799><c> exhorts</c><00:25:13.240><c> us</c><00:25:13.779><c> on</c><00:25:14.920><c> how</c><00:25:15.200><c> men</c><00:25:15.539><c> need</c><00:25:15.799><c> to</c><00:25:16.099><c> conduct</c><00:25:16.380><c> themselves</c>

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and<00:25:18.240><c> how</c><00:25:18.559><c> women</c><00:25:18.859><c> need</c><00:25:19.160><c> to</c><00:25:19.400><c> dress</c><00:25:19.819><c> and</c><00:25:20.319><c> conduct</c><00:25:20.880><c> themselves.</c>

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This<00:25:23.200><c> is</c><00:25:23.500><c> perhaps</c><00:25:24.019><c> a</c><00:25:24.240><c> bit</c><00:25:24.359><c> more</c><00:25:24.619><c> difficult</c><00:25:25.119><c> to</c><00:25:25.500><c> accept</c>

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in<00:25:25.880><c> our</c><00:25:26.059><c> present</c><00:25:26.319><c> society,</c><00:25:27.660><c> but</c><00:25:28.099><c> I</c><00:25:28.380><c> think</c><00:25:28.539><c> on</c><00:25:28.779><c> a</c><00:25:28.980><c> whole,</c>

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we<00:25:29.779><c> do</c><00:25:30.099><c> well</c><00:25:30.400><c> in</c><00:25:30.640><c> living</c><00:25:30.819><c> up</c><00:25:31.059><c> to</c><00:25:31.200><c> the</c><00:25:31.480><c> intent</c><00:25:31.759><c> of</c><00:25:31.960><c> the</c><00:25:32.339><c> instruction.</c>

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I<00:25:33.980><c> say</c><00:25:34.359><c> this</c><00:25:34.599><c> owing</c><00:25:34.920><c> to</c><00:25:35.099><c> the</c><00:25:35.339><c> fact</c><00:25:35.660><c> that</c><00:25:36.240><c> our</c><00:25:36.519><c> ecclesia</c><00:25:36.940><c> functions</c>

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well<00:25:38.400><c> and</c><00:25:38.819><c> that</c><00:25:38.980><c> there</c><00:25:39.140><c> are</c><00:25:39.359><c> good</c><00:25:39.680><c> relationships</c><00:25:40.539><c> one</c><00:25:41.259><c> with</c><00:25:41.539><c> another.</c>

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I<00:25:46.599><c> doubt</c><00:25:46.940><c> we</c><00:25:47.380><c> would</c><00:25:47.619><c> continue</c><00:25:48.279><c> to</c><00:25:48.720><c> function.</c>

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Although<00:25:54.240><c> Paul</c><00:25:54.920><c> has</c><00:25:55.259><c> just</c><00:25:55.599><c> written</c><00:25:56.039><c> that</c><00:25:57.700><c> women</c><00:25:58.000><c> are</c><00:25:58.240><c> not</c>

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to<00:25:58.640><c> hold</c><00:25:58.799><c> positions</c><00:25:59.319><c> of</c><00:25:59.680><c> authority</c><00:26:00.279><c> in</c><00:26:00.779><c> the</c><00:26:01.000><c> church,</c>

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he<00:26:03.200><c> does</c><00:26:03.460><c> not</c><00:26:03.700><c> want</c><00:26:03.880><c> to</c><00:26:04.099><c> leave</c><00:26:04.259><c> the</c><00:26:04.599><c> impression</c>

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that<00:26:06.200><c> every</c><00:26:06.579><c> man</c><00:26:06.980><c> is</c><00:26:07.339><c> automatically</c><00:26:07.940><c> qualified.</c>

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No<00:26:10.559><c> man</c><00:26:10.819><c> is</c><00:26:11.119><c> qualified</c><00:26:11.619><c> to</c><00:26:11.799><c> be</c><00:26:11.940><c> a</c><00:26:12.240><c> spiritual</c><00:26:12.660><c> leader</c>

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in<00:26:13.279><c> the</c><00:26:13.460><c> ecclesia</c><00:26:13.940><c> just</c><00:26:14.779><c> because</c><00:26:15.200><c> of</c><00:26:15.359><c> his</c><00:26:15.660><c> gender,</c>

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and<00:26:17.539><c> Paul</c><00:26:17.900><c> specifies</c><00:26:19.220><c> what</c><00:26:19.700><c> those</c><00:26:20.180><c> qualifications</c><00:26:21.099><c> should</c><00:26:21.940><c> be.</c>

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I<00:26:24.299><c> can't</c><00:26:24.740><c> speak</c><00:26:25.000><c> for</c><00:26:25.259><c> all</c><00:26:25.480><c> ecclesias,</c><00:26:26.539><c> but</c><00:26:27.180><c> as</c><00:26:27.480><c> far</c><00:26:27.680><c> as</c><00:26:27.920><c> I</c><00:26:28.119><c> know,</c>

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here<00:26:28.680><c> in</c><00:26:28.880><c> Boston,</c><00:26:29.920><c> we</c><00:26:30.200><c> have</c><00:26:30.460><c> printed</c><00:26:30.799><c> this</c><00:26:31.160><c> very</c><00:26:31.559><c> list</c>

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of<00:26:32.319><c> qualifications</c><00:26:33.000><c> on</c><00:26:33.460><c> every</c><00:26:34.000><c> ballot</c><00:26:34.460><c> that</c><00:26:34.940><c> has</c><00:26:35.160><c> ever</c>

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been<00:26:35.599><c> issued</c><00:26:36.000><c> in</c><00:26:36.319><c> my</c><00:26:36.619><c> lifetime.</c>

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So<00:26:39.539><c> what</c><00:26:39.779><c> are</c><00:26:39.900><c> these</c><00:26:40.180><c> qualifications,</c>

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and<00:26:42.640><c> how</c><00:26:42.920><c> should</c><00:26:43.140><c> this</c><00:26:43.599><c> advice</c><00:26:44.180><c> be</c><00:26:45.019><c> applied</c><00:26:45.420><c> today?</c>

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Well,<00:26:49.660><c> first</c><00:26:49.980><c> of</c><00:26:50.240><c> all,</c><00:26:50.880><c> God</c><00:26:51.400><c> has</c><00:26:52.220><c> specified</c><00:26:53.039><c> qualifications</c>

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for<00:26:54.859><c> those</c><00:26:55.440><c> that</c><00:26:56.099><c> serve</c><00:26:56.539><c> the</c><00:26:56.779><c> body.</c>

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Leaders<00:26:59.259><c> are</c><00:26:59.619><c> not</c><00:26:59.920><c> chosen</c><00:27:00.460><c> at</c><00:27:00.839><c> random,</c>

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nor<00:27:02.140><c> just</c><00:27:02.400><c> because</c><00:27:02.779><c> they</c><00:27:03.059><c> volunteer,</c><00:27:04.599><c> nor</c><00:27:04.759><c> because</c><00:27:05.119><c> they</c>

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aspire<00:27:05.900><c> to</c><00:27:06.160><c> a</c><00:27:06.400><c> position.</c>

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No,<00:27:08.000><c> not</c><00:27:08.259><c> even</c><00:27:08.579><c> because</c><00:27:09.160><c> they</c><00:27:09.380><c> are</c><00:27:09.640><c> natural</c><00:27:10.240><c> leaders.</c>

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Instead,<00:27:12.819><c> they</c><00:27:12.940><c> should</c><00:27:13.140><c> be</c><00:27:13.440><c> chosen</c><00:27:13.880><c> primarily</c>

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on<00:27:15.460><c> how</c><00:27:15.880><c> they</c><00:27:16.220><c> match</c><00:27:16.539><c> the</c><00:27:16.960><c> qualifications</c>

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that<00:27:18.579><c> Paul</c><00:27:19.059><c> addresses.</c>

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The<00:27:21.680><c> qualifications</c><00:27:22.299><c> for</c><00:27:22.599><c> leadership</c>

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have<00:27:23.859><c> nothing</c><00:27:24.240><c> to</c><00:27:24.599><c> do</c><00:27:25.279><c> with</c><00:27:26.319><c> giftness.</c>

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God<00:27:28.339><c> doesn't</c><00:27:28.640><c> say,</c><00:27:29.880><c> go</c><00:27:29.900><c> out</c><00:27:30.420><c> and</c><00:27:30.680><c> get</c><00:27:30.799><c> the</c><00:27:30.960><c> most</c><00:27:31.220><c> gifted</c><00:27:31.480><c> men.</c>

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God<00:27:34.339><c> may</c><00:27:34.660><c> easily</c><00:27:35.099><c> and</c><00:27:35.299><c> instantly</c><00:27:35.680><c> create</c><00:27:36.299><c> abilities</c><00:27:36.859><c> in</c><00:27:37.140><c> a</c><00:27:37.259><c> man,</c>

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because<00:27:38.519><c> the</c><00:27:38.819><c> gifts</c><00:27:39.059><c> of</c><00:27:39.359><c> God</c><00:27:39.700><c> are</c><00:27:40.000><c> given</c><00:27:40.200><c> as</c><00:27:40.519><c> he</c><00:27:40.799><c> wills,</c>

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as<00:27:41.819><c> Paul</c><00:27:42.160><c> himself</c><00:27:42.680><c> points</c><00:27:43.099><c> out</c><00:27:43.380><c> to</c><00:27:43.559><c> the</c><00:27:43.720><c> Ecclesia</c><00:27:44.079><c> at</c><00:27:44.359><c> Corinth</c>

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in<00:27:45.279><c> 1</c><00:27:45.519><c> Corinthians</c><00:27:46.099><c> chapter</c><00:27:46.579><c> 12.</c>

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I'm<00:27:49.619><c> not</c><00:27:49.859><c> claiming</c><00:27:50.359><c> that</c><00:27:50.920><c> this</c><00:27:51.140><c> is</c><00:27:51.420><c> a</c><00:27:51.519><c> rigid</c><00:27:51.779><c> list</c><00:27:52.299><c> which</c>

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demands<00:27:53.339><c> perfection</c><00:27:53.960><c> in</c><00:27:54.220><c> all</c><00:27:54.420><c> areas.</c>

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If<00:27:56.339><c> it</c><00:27:56.599><c> was,</c><00:27:57.299><c> I</c><00:27:57.480><c> think</c><00:27:57.660><c> we'd</c><00:27:57.880><c> have</c><00:27:58.019><c> a</c><00:27:58.180><c> very</c><00:27:58.480><c> hard</c><00:27:58.720><c> time</c><00:27:59.319><c> filling</c>

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any<00:28:00.200><c> office.</c>

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x
But<00:28:02.220><c> clearly,</c><00:28:03.220><c> they</c><00:28:03.519><c> offer</c><00:28:04.039><c> an</c><00:28:04.500><c> excellent</c><00:28:04.819><c> criteria.</c>

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Also<00:28:07.960><c> noteworthy</c><00:28:08.599><c> is</c><00:28:08.759><c> the</c><00:28:09.000><c> fact</c><00:28:09.180><c> that</c><00:28:09.359><c> these</c><00:28:09.599><c> qualifications</c>

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are<00:28:10.740><c> valuable</c><00:28:11.180><c> for</c><00:28:11.579><c> every</c><00:28:11.920><c> person,</c><00:28:13.140><c> not</c><00:28:13.480><c> just</c><00:28:13.779><c> those</c>

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who<00:28:14.319><c> aspire</c><00:28:14.700><c> to</c><00:28:14.960><c> leadership.</c>

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They<00:28:16.700><c> are</c><00:28:17.039><c> clear</c><00:28:17.359><c> indications</c><00:28:18.200><c> of</c><00:28:18.799><c> a</c><00:28:19.079><c> good</c><00:28:19.299><c> character</c>

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and<00:28:20.380><c> spiritual</c><00:28:21.220><c> maturity.</c>

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x
And<00:28:23.140><c> they</c><00:28:23.480><c> can</c><00:28:23.920><c> give</c><00:28:24.299><c> a</c><00:28:24.799><c> true</c><00:28:25.039><c> measure</c><00:28:25.519><c> of</c><00:28:26.220><c> a</c><00:28:26.619><c> servant</c><00:28:27.019><c> of</c><00:28:27.720><c> Christ.</c>

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Blameless.

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x
The<00:28:32.859><c> husband</c><00:28:33.200><c> of</c><00:28:33.460><c> one</c><00:28:33.660><c> wife,</c><00:28:34.759><c> temperate,</c>

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x
sober<00:28:35.539><c>-minded</c><00:28:35.880><c> of</c><00:28:36.140><c> good</c><00:28:36.400><c> behavior,</c><00:28:37.500><c> hospitable,</c><00:28:38.519><c> apt</c><00:28:38.579><c> to</c><00:28:38.859><c> teach,</c>

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not<00:28:39.500><c> given</c><00:28:39.759><c> to</c><00:28:40.140><c> wine,</c><00:28:41.019><c> nor</c><00:28:41.240><c> violent,</c><00:28:42.039><c> not</c><00:28:42.259><c> greedy</c><00:28:42.559><c> for</c><00:28:42.819><c> money,</c>

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but<00:28:43.839><c> gentle,</c><00:28:44.460><c> not</c><00:28:44.640><c> quarrelsome,</c><00:28:45.299><c> nor</c><00:28:45.500><c> covetous.</c>

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One<00:28:46.700><c> who</c><00:28:47.000><c> rules</c><00:28:47.339><c> his</c><00:28:47.680><c> own</c><00:28:47.960><c> house</c><00:28:48.420><c> well,</c>

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x
having<00:28:49.700><c> his</c><00:28:50.119><c> children</c><00:28:50.420><c> in</c><00:28:50.740><c> submission</c><00:28:51.240><c> with</c><00:28:51.579><c> all</c><00:28:51.859><c> reverence.</c>

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x
For<00:28:52.960><c> if</c><00:28:53.240><c> a</c><00:28:53.400><c> man</c><00:28:53.680><c> does</c><00:28:54.019><c> not</c><00:28:54.259><c> know</c><00:28:54.460><c> how</c><00:28:54.720><c> to</c><00:28:54.900><c> rule</c><00:28:55.059><c> his</c><00:28:55.299><c> own</c><00:28:55.480><c> house,</c>

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how<00:28:56.380><c> will</c><00:28:56.599><c> he</c><00:28:56.799><c> take</c><00:28:57.000><c> care</c><00:28:57.400><c> of</c><00:28:57.759><c> the</c><00:28:58.000><c> Church</c><00:28:58.400><c> of</c><00:28:58.740><c> God?</c>

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Not<00:29:00.019><c> a</c><00:29:00.220><c> novice.</c>

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x
At<00:29:01.380><c> least</c><00:29:01.660><c> being</c><00:29:01.960><c> puffed</c><00:29:02.319><c> up</c><00:29:02.460><c> with</c><00:29:02.680><c> pride,</c>

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he<00:29:03.299><c> falls</c><00:29:03.640><c> into</c><00:29:03.880><c> the</c><00:29:04.079><c> same</c><00:29:04.339><c> condemnation</c><00:29:05.140><c> as</c><00:29:05.440><c> the</c><00:29:05.599><c> devil.</c>

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x
Moreover,<00:29:07.539><c> he</c><00:29:07.779><c> must</c><00:29:08.079><c> have</c><00:29:08.339><c> a</c><00:29:08.619><c> good</c><00:29:08.839><c> testimony</c>

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among<00:29:09.880><c> all</c><00:29:10.359><c> those</c><00:29:10.640><c> who</c><00:29:10.900><c> are</c><00:29:11.200><c> outside.</c>

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x
At<00:29:12.279><c> least</c><00:29:12.539><c> he</c><00:29:12.759><c> falls</c><00:29:13.119><c> into</c><00:29:13.440><c> reproach</c><00:29:14.720><c> and</c><00:29:15.099><c> the</c><00:29:15.420><c> snare</c><00:29:15.599><c> of</c><00:29:15.859><c> the</c><00:29:15.920><c> devil.</c>

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Blameless.

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Well,<00:29:23.799><c> if</c><00:29:23.940><c> we</c><00:29:24.160><c> were</c><00:29:24.259><c> only</c><00:29:24.759><c> to</c><00:29:25.079><c> elect</c><00:29:25.559><c> completely</c><00:29:26.480><c> blameless</c><00:29:27.119><c> people,</c>

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x
quite<00:29:28.240><c> frankly,</c><00:29:28.799><c> I</c><00:29:28.960><c> don't</c><00:29:29.200><c> know</c><00:29:29.339><c> where</c><00:29:29.539><c> we</c><00:29:29.680><c> would</c><00:29:29.920><c> find</c><00:29:30.220><c> them.</c>

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I<00:29:31.559><c> certainly</c><00:29:31.940><c> do</c><00:29:32.180><c> not</c><00:29:32.440><c> qualify.</c>

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And<00:29:34.059><c> it</c><00:29:34.180><c> would</c><00:29:34.440><c> be</c><00:29:34.720><c> hard</c><00:29:35.039><c> pressed</c><00:29:35.319><c> to</c><00:29:35.619><c> think</c><00:29:35.799><c> of</c><00:29:36.119><c> anyone</c><00:29:36.460><c> who</c><00:29:36.779><c> does.</c>

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x
I<00:29:38.220><c> think</c><00:29:38.440><c> what</c><00:29:38.660><c> Paul</c><00:29:38.940><c> is</c><00:29:39.200><c> getting</c><00:29:39.440><c> at</c><00:29:39.799><c> is</c><00:29:39.960><c> that</c><00:29:40.140><c> the</c><00:29:40.339><c> people</c><00:29:40.599><c> we</c><00:29:40.980><c> elect</c>

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x
be<00:29:41.779><c> of</c><00:29:42.019><c> a</c><00:29:42.500><c> character</c><00:29:42.900><c> that</c><00:29:43.519><c> reflects</c><00:29:44.220><c> a</c><00:29:44.839><c> reverent</c><00:29:45.380><c> lifestyle.</c>

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x
There<00:29:47.500><c> shouldn't</c><00:29:47.779><c> be</c><00:29:48.160><c> anything</c><00:29:48.779><c> in</c><00:29:49.119><c> that</c><00:29:49.720><c> person's</c><00:29:51.079><c> character</c>

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that<00:29:52.119><c> others</c><00:29:52.380><c> could</c><00:29:52.680><c> take</c><00:29:52.880><c> a</c><00:29:53.079><c> hold</c><00:29:53.259><c> of</c><00:29:53.960><c> and</c><00:29:54.680><c> attack</c><00:29:54.960><c> the</c><00:29:55.180><c> Ecclesia.</c>

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x
In<00:29:57.420><c> short,</c><00:29:58.339><c> we</c><00:29:58.420><c> need</c><00:29:58.640><c> to</c><00:29:58.880><c> seek</c><00:29:59.059><c> out</c><00:29:59.319><c> persons</c>

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x
who<00:30:00.799><c> strive</c><00:30:01.359><c> to</c><00:30:01.740><c> live</c><00:30:01.980><c> a</c><00:30:02.279><c> righteous</c><00:30:02.619><c> life</c><00:30:03.259><c> which</c>

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x
reflect<00:30:04.740><c> the</c><00:30:05.319><c> teachings</c><00:30:05.799><c> of</c><00:30:06.480><c> Christ.</c>

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x
The<00:30:09.380><c> husband</c><00:30:09.700><c> of</c><00:30:09.880><c> one</c><00:30:10.039><c> wife.</c>

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x
Again,<00:30:12.299><c> I</c><00:30:12.440><c> think</c><00:30:12.619><c> a</c><00:30:12.880><c> certain</c><00:30:13.019><c> amount</c><00:30:13.259><c> of</c><00:30:13.480><c> clarification</c><00:30:14.079><c> is</c><00:30:14.319><c> needed.</c>

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I<00:30:15.339><c> don't</c><00:30:15.660><c> think</c><00:30:15.759><c> this</c><00:30:16.019><c> implies</c><00:30:16.519><c> that</c><00:30:16.779><c> a</c><00:30:16.920><c> man</c><00:30:17.119><c> must</c><00:30:17.440><c> be</c><00:30:17.720><c> married</c>

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in<00:30:18.259><c> order</c><00:30:18.440><c> to</c><00:30:18.680><c> hold</c><00:30:18.799><c> an</c><00:30:19.059><c> office.</c>

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x
If<00:30:20.220><c> that's</c><00:30:20.579><c> the</c><00:30:20.720><c> case,</c><00:30:21.380><c> I</c><00:30:21.559><c> would</c><00:30:21.759><c> not</c><00:30:21.900><c> be</c><00:30:22.160><c> standing</c><00:30:22.420><c> here.</c>

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x
Neither<00:30:23.779><c> could</c><00:30:24.000><c> Paul</c><00:30:24.480><c> or</c><00:30:25.019><c> Jesus.</c>

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x
I<00:30:27.039><c> do</c><00:30:27.339><c> think</c><00:30:27.480><c> it</c><00:30:27.779><c> applies</c><00:30:28.019><c> to</c><00:30:28.299><c> the</c><00:30:28.440><c> fact</c>

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that<00:30:29.460><c> there</c><00:30:29.660><c> are</c><00:30:29.819><c> many</c><00:30:30.039><c> in</c><00:30:30.200><c> the</c><00:30:30.440><c> Brotherhood,</c><00:30:31.299><c> both</c><00:30:31.539><c> now</c>

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and<00:30:32.240><c> then,</c><00:30:33.039><c> who</c><00:30:33.200><c> are</c><00:30:33.400><c> living</c><00:30:33.680><c> in</c><00:30:34.000><c> a</c><00:30:34.259><c> situation</c><00:30:34.819><c> defined</c>

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by<00:30:35.559><c> the</c><00:30:36.079><c> scriptures</c><00:30:36.539><c> as</c><00:30:37.279><c> a</c><00:30:37.420><c> case</c><00:30:37.660><c> of</c><00:30:37.900><c> adultery.</c>

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x
That<00:30:40.220><c> being</c><00:30:40.440><c> defined</c><00:30:41.079><c> as</c><00:30:41.599><c> a</c><00:30:41.779><c> man</c><00:30:42.480><c> who</c><00:30:42.819><c> is</c><00:30:42.960><c> divorced</c><00:30:43.400><c> from</c><00:30:43.660><c> one</c><00:30:43.900><c> woman</c>

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and<00:30:45.140><c> married</c><00:30:45.579><c> to</c><00:30:46.000><c> another.</c>

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Brethren,<00:30:48.400><c> for</c><00:30:48.559><c> whatever</c><00:30:48.920><c> reason,</c><00:30:49.460><c> find</c><00:30:49.740><c> themselves</c>

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in<00:30:50.420><c> this</c><00:30:50.599><c> situation</c><00:30:51.420><c> must</c><00:30:52.220><c> understand</c><00:30:52.920><c> and</c><00:30:53.180><c> acknowledge</c>

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that<00:30:54.539><c> such</c><00:30:54.759><c> an</c><00:30:55.000><c> arrangement</c><00:30:55.339><c> is</c><00:30:55.680><c> contrary</c><00:30:56.160><c> to</c><00:30:56.359><c> the</c><00:30:56.579><c> commandments</c>

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of<00:30:57.220><c> Christ.</c>

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And<00:30:58.220><c> they</c><00:30:58.420><c> should</c><00:30:58.640><c> refrain</c><00:30:59.240><c> from</c><00:30:59.599><c> seeking</c><00:30:59.880><c> positions</c>

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of<00:31:00.700><c> leadership</c><00:31:01.259><c> roles</c><00:31:01.859><c> within</c><00:31:02.579><c> the</c><00:31:02.880><c> Church.</c>

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Vigilant,<00:31:06.960><c> sober,</c><00:31:08.119><c> of</c><00:31:08.299><c> good</c><00:31:08.519><c> behavior</c><00:31:08.960><c> given</c><00:31:09.200><c> to</c><00:31:09.500><c> hospitality.</c>

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x
I<00:31:11.940><c> see</c><00:31:12.119><c> these</c><00:31:12.480><c> characteristics</c><00:31:13.119><c> often</c><00:31:13.579><c> going</c><00:31:13.900><c> hand</c><00:31:14.220><c> in</c><00:31:14.400><c> hand,</c>

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describing<00:31:15.980><c> somebody</c><00:31:16.779><c> who</c><00:31:17.299><c> is</c><00:31:17.519><c> not</c><00:31:17.759><c> given</c><00:31:18.019><c> to</c><00:31:18.500><c> extremes.</c>

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Such<00:31:19.940><c> persons</c><00:31:20.480><c> are</c><00:31:20.859><c> reliable</c><00:31:21.420><c> and</c><00:31:21.819><c> trustworthy,</c>

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not<00:31:23.319><c> subject</c><00:31:23.640><c> to</c><00:31:24.059><c> wide</c><00:31:24.380><c> swings</c><00:31:24.799><c> of</c><00:31:25.059><c> vision,</c><00:31:25.799><c> mood,</c><00:31:26.180><c> or</c><00:31:26.400><c> behavior,</c>

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x
but<00:31:27.900><c> rather</c><00:31:28.099><c> a</c><00:31:28.359><c> person</c><00:31:28.599><c> who's</c><00:31:28.859><c> able</c><00:31:29.079><c> to</c><00:31:29.359><c> think</c><00:31:29.579><c> clearly</c>

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x
and<00:31:30.880><c> able</c><00:31:31.059><c> to</c><00:31:31.400><c> deal</c><00:31:31.680><c> with</c><00:31:32.099><c> serious</c><00:31:32.579><c> subjects</c><00:31:33.059><c> in</c><00:31:33.279><c> a</c><00:31:33.680><c> serious</c><00:31:34.180><c> way.</c>

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Hospitable,<00:31:39.380><c> willing</c><00:31:39.559><c> and</c><00:31:39.799><c> able</c><00:31:40.079><c> to</c><00:31:40.319><c> open</c><00:31:40.559><c> their</c><00:31:40.859><c> homes</c>

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to<00:31:41.460><c> the</c><00:31:41.700><c> Brotherhood</c><00:31:42.380><c> as</c><00:31:42.740><c> their</c><00:31:43.000><c> own</c><00:31:43.240><c> personal</c><00:31:43.700><c> individual</c><00:31:44.420><c> living</c>

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conditions<00:31:45.380><c> permit.</c>

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Apt<00:31:47.740><c> to</c><00:31:47.980><c> teach,</c><00:31:49.720><c> ready</c><00:31:50.180><c> and</c><00:31:50.700><c> willing</c><00:31:51.000><c> to</c><00:31:51.299><c> give</c><00:31:51.500><c> any</c><00:31:51.900><c> man</c><00:31:52.160><c> who</c><00:31:52.480><c> asks</c>

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the<00:31:53.059><c> reason</c><00:31:53.519><c> for</c><00:31:53.960><c> the</c><00:31:54.220><c> hope</c><00:31:54.380><c> that</c><00:31:54.660><c> lies</c><00:31:54.900><c> within</c><00:31:55.220><c> him,</c>

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a<00:31:56.539><c> trusted</c><00:31:57.019><c> guide</c><00:31:57.640><c> for</c><00:31:58.099><c> both</c><00:31:58.420><c> young</c><00:31:58.839><c> and</c><00:31:59.200><c> old.</c>

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Not<00:32:02.920><c> given</c><00:32:03.140><c> to</c><00:32:03.480><c> wine,</c><00:32:04.619><c> no</c><00:32:04.920><c> striker,</c><00:32:05.940><c> not</c><00:32:06.180><c> greedy</c><00:32:06.400><c> a</c><00:32:06.640><c> filthy</c><00:32:06.900><c> liqueur,</c>

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but<00:32:07.680><c> patient,</c><00:32:08.240><c> not</c><00:32:08.359><c> a</c><00:32:08.619><c> brawl,</c><00:32:08.940><c> a</c><00:32:09.119><c> covetous.</c>

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Again,<00:32:13.000><c> looking</c><00:32:13.319><c> to</c><00:32:13.579><c> a</c><00:32:14.059><c> standard</c><00:32:14.500><c> of</c><00:32:15.059><c> behavior</c><00:32:15.900><c> in</c><00:32:16.819><c> Christ,</c>

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not<00:32:18.519><c> addicted</c><00:32:18.960><c> to</c><00:32:19.339><c> alcohol</c><00:32:20.019><c> or</c><00:32:20.619><c> in</c><00:32:20.859><c> the</c><00:32:20.980><c> habit</c><00:32:21.240><c> of</c><00:32:21.519><c> the</c><00:32:21.759><c> regular</c><00:32:22.119><c> use</c>

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of<00:32:22.720><c> intoxicating</c><00:32:23.500><c> drink.</c>

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This<00:32:25.180><c> verse</c><00:32:25.559><c> in</c><00:32:25.720><c> itself</c><00:32:26.099><c> does</c><00:32:26.380><c> not</c><00:32:26.559><c> prohibit</c>

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drinking<00:32:27.519><c> alcoholic</c><00:32:28.099><c> beverages,</c><00:32:29.640><c> but</c><00:32:29.900><c> it</c><00:32:30.099><c> does</c><00:32:30.319><c> discourage</c><00:32:30.880><c> it.</c>

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Patient,<00:32:36.819><c> this</c><00:32:37.039><c> is</c><00:32:37.299><c> a</c><00:32:37.460><c> man</c><00:32:38.240><c> who</c><00:32:38.839><c> is</c><00:32:38.980><c> not</c><00:32:39.180><c> given</c><00:32:39.359><c> to</c><00:32:39.640><c> violence.</c>

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One<00:32:41.680><c> who</c><00:32:42.079><c> displays</c><00:32:42.599><c> kindness</c><00:32:43.420><c> to</c><00:32:43.799><c> others,</c>

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gentle,<00:32:46.740><c> non</c><00:32:47.000><c>-quarrelsome,</c><00:32:48.859><c> the</c><00:32:49.079><c> kind</c><00:32:49.359><c> of</c><00:32:49.640><c> man</c>

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who<00:32:50.500><c> takes</c><00:32:50.859><c> Jesus</c><00:32:51.339><c> as</c><00:32:51.619><c> his</c><00:32:51.960><c> example,</c><00:32:55.079><c> not</c><00:32:55.180><c> covetousness.</c>

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More<00:32:58.619><c> than</c><00:32:59.519><c> merely</c><00:32:59.880><c> greedy</c><00:33:00.339><c> for</c><00:33:00.640><c> money,</c>

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a<00:33:01.180><c> covetous</c><00:33:01.619><c> man</c><00:33:02.420><c> is</c><00:33:03.380><c> seldom</c><00:33:03.619><c> satisfied</c><00:33:04.460><c> with</c><00:33:04.839><c> anything,</c>

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always<00:33:06.460><c> demanding</c><00:33:07.119><c> something</c><00:33:07.559><c> more,</c><00:33:08.500><c> particularly</c><00:33:09.119><c> for</c><00:33:09.359><c> himself.</c>

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One<00:33:13.259><c> who</c><00:33:13.539><c> rules</c><00:33:13.940><c> his</c><00:33:14.240><c> own</c><00:33:14.480><c> house</c><00:33:14.960><c> well.</c>

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The<00:33:17.319><c> home</c><00:33:17.660><c> is</c><00:33:17.900><c> where</c><00:33:18.160><c> our</c><00:33:18.539><c> behavior</c><00:33:18.920><c> is</c><00:33:19.240><c> first</c><00:33:19.500><c> demonstrated.</c>

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Paul<00:33:21.759><c> has</c><00:33:22.059><c> already</c><00:33:22.359><c> established</c><00:33:22.980><c> the</c><00:33:23.339><c> importance</c>

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of<00:33:23.839><c> the</c><00:33:24.140><c> relationship</c><00:33:24.700><c> between</c><00:33:25.240><c> a</c><00:33:25.500><c> husband</c><00:33:25.779><c> and</c><00:33:26.059><c> wife,</c>

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but<00:33:27.460><c> it</c><00:33:27.640><c> is</c><00:33:27.940><c> just</c><00:33:28.200><c> as</c><00:33:28.500><c> important</c><00:33:28.799><c> to</c><00:33:29.079><c> take</c><00:33:29.240><c> into</c><00:33:29.339><c> consideration</c>