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a</c><00:11:12.679><c> friend</c><00:11:12.919><c> of</c><00:11:13.159><c> the</c><00:11:13.379><c> world.</c> 00:11:14.740 --> 00:11:16.720 Tonight,<00:11:15.220><c> though,</c><00:11:15.379><c> as</c><00:11:15.600><c> we</c><00:11:15.879><c> continue</c><00:11:16.100><c> our</c><00:11:16.399><c> series</c> 00:11:16.720 --> 00:11:18.059 looking<00:11:16.960><c> at</c><00:11:17.179><c> Do</c><00:11:17.299><c> This</c><00:11:17.460><c> in</c><00:11:17.639><c> Remembrance,</c> 00:11:18.059 --> 00:11:21.200 we<00:11:18.179><c> want</c><00:11:18.379><c> to</c><00:11:18.639><c> focus</c><00:11:18.940><c> particularly</c><00:11:19.639><c> on</c><00:11:19.919><c> the</c><00:11:20.179><c> aspects</c><00:11:20.500><c> of</c><00:11:20.840><c> fellowship</c> 00:11:21.200 --> 00:11:24.620 which<00:11:21.899><c> are</c><00:11:22.179><c> relevant</c><00:11:22.500><c> to</c><00:11:22.759><c> our</c><00:11:22.879><c> partaking</c><00:11:23.340><c> of</c><00:11:23.539><c> the</c><00:11:23.799><c> emblems.</c> 00:11:24.659 --> 00:11:26.360 So<00:11:24.799><c> just</c><00:11:25.139><c> keep</c><00:11:25.379><c> that</c><00:11:25.559><c> in</c><00:11:25.620><c> the</c><00:11:25.779><c> back</c><00:11:25.879><c> of</c><00:11:26.039><c> your</c><00:11:26.179><c> mind.</c> 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:28.340 A<00:11:26.480><c> lot</c><00:11:26.639><c> of</c><00:11:26.799><c> the</c><00:11:26.960><c> lessons,</c><00:11:27.840><c> though,</c> 00:11:28.580 --> 00:11:31.039 stretch<00:11:28.799><c> across</c><00:11:29.200><c> other</c><00:11:29.519><c> aspects</c><00:11:29.899><c> of</c><00:11:30.159><c> fellowship.</c> 00:11:32.159 --> 00:11:33.840 So<00:11:32.340><c> what</c><00:11:32.500><c> we'd</c><00:11:32.799><c> like</c><00:11:32.919><c> to</c><00:11:33.220><c> consider</c><00:11:33.460><c> tonight</c> 00:11:33.840 --> 00:11:38.700 are<00:11:34.120><c> the</c><00:11:34.500><c> importance</c><00:11:35.019><c> and</c><00:11:35.679><c> the</c><00:11:35.919><c> 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had</c><00:13:37.799><c> need.</c> 00:13:38.159 --> 00:13:41.200 And<00:13:38.759><c> they,</c><00:13:39.320><c> continuing</c><00:13:39.639><c> daily</c><00:13:39.940><c> with</c><00:13:40.159><c> one</c><00:13:40.440><c> accord</c><00:13:40.639><c> in</c><00:13:40.820><c> the</c><00:13:40.980><c> temple</c> 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:43.039 and<00:13:41.399><c> breaking</c><00:13:41.759><c> bread</c><00:13:41.980><c> from</c><00:13:42.259><c> house</c><00:13:42.519><c> to</c><00:13:42.679><c> house,</c> 00:13:43.460 --> 00:13:46.519 did<00:13:43.539><c> eat</c><00:13:43.759><c> their</c><00:13:43.940><c> meat</c><00:13:44.120><c> with</c><00:13:44.480><c> gladness</c><00:13:45.080><c> and</c><00:13:45.559><c> singleness</c><00:13:45.899><c> of</c><00:13:46.259><c> heart,</c> 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:49.759 praising<00:13:47.019><c> God</c><00:13:47.559><c> and</c><00:13:48.059><c> having</c><00:13:48.379><c> favor</c><00:13:48.759><c> with</c><00:13:48.960><c> all</c><00:13:49.200><c> the</c><00:13:49.360><c> people.</c> 00:13:50.039 --> 00:13:51.960 And<00:13:50.279><c> the</c><00:13:50.399><c> Lord</c><00:13:50.559><c> added</c><00:13:50.899><c> to</c><00:13:51.059><c> their</c><00:13:51.259><c> ecclesiast</c><00:13:51.639><c> daily</c> 00:13:51.960 --> 00:13:53.820 such<00:13:52.259><c> as</c><00:13:52.480><c> should</c><00:13:52.620><c> be</c><00:13:52.940><c> saved.</c> 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:56.980 So<00:13:54.220><c> their</c><00:13:54.460><c> fellowship</c><00:13:54.940><c> together,</c><00:13:55.919><c> their</c><00:13:56.179><c> sharing</c><00:13:56.500><c> together</c> 00:13:56.980 --> 00:13:59.860 went<00:13:57.240><c> far</c><00:13:57.580><c> beyond</c><00:13:58.019><c> just</c><00:13:58.480><c> a</c><00:13:58.840><c> common</c><00:13:59.059><c> set</c><00:13:59.240><c> of</c><00:13:59.539><c> beliefs.</c> 00:14:00.299 --> 00:14:02.639 They<00:14:00.600><c> actually</c><00:14:01.039><c> helped</c><00:14:01.320><c> and</c><00:14:01.679><c> encouraged</c><00:14:02.059><c> each</c><00:14:02.360><c> other,</c> 00:14:02.759 --> 00:14:04.659 and<00:14:02.919><c> it</c><00:14:03.200><c> resulted</c><00:14:03.500><c> in</c><00:14:03.860><c> praise</c><00:14:04.120><c> to</c><00:14:04.379><c> God.</c> 00:14:04.980 --> 00:14:06.700 And<00:14:05.200><c> they</c><00:14:05.360><c> ate</c><00:14:05.519><c> their</c><00:14:05.740><c> meat</c><00:14:05.899><c> with</c><00:14:06.279><c> gladness</c> 00:14:06.700 --> 00:14:08.840 and<00:14:06.860><c> with</c><00:14:07.159><c> singleness</c><00:14:07.500><c> of</c><00:14:07.840><c> heart.</c> 00:14:10.259 --> 00:14:11.919 Acts<00:14:10.460><c> nine,</c><00:14:10.820><c> verse</c><00:14:10.960><c> 31</c><00:14:11.360><c> goes</c><00:14:11.679><c> on.</c> 00:14:12.039 --> 00:14:14.320 They<00:14:12.039><c> then</c><00:14:13.100><c> had</c><00:14:13.279><c> the</c><00:14:13.519><c> ecclesiast</c><00:14:13.919><c> rest</c> 00:14:14.320 --> 00:14:16.620 throughout<00:14:14.720><c> 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brother</c><00:14:29.740><c> be</c><00:14:30.000><c> grieved</c><00:14:30.360><c> with</c><00:14:30.620><c> thy</c><00:14:30.799><c> meat,</c> 00:14:31.059 --> 00:14:32.700 now<00:14:31.240><c> walkest</c><00:14:31.600><c> thou</c><00:14:31.740><c> not</c><00:14:32.019><c> charitably.</c> 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:36.360 Destroy<00:14:33.519><c> not</c><00:14:33.740><c> him</c><00:14:33.980><c> with</c><00:14:34.240><c> thy</c><00:14:34.399><c> meat,</c><00:14:34.679><c> for</c><00:14:34.840><c> whom</c><00:14:35.019><c> Christ</c><00:14:35.379><c> died.</c> 00:14:36.419 --> 00:14:39.000 Let<00:14:36.720><c> not</c><00:14:37.080><c> then</c><00:14:37.320><c> your</c><00:14:37.580><c> good</c><00:14:37.720><c> be</c><00:14:37.980><c> evil</c><00:14:38.340><c> spoken</c><00:14:38.759><c> of,</c> 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:41.220 for<00:14:39.379><c> the</c><00:14:39.559><c> kingdom</c><00:14:39.840><c> of</c><00:14:40.000><c> God</c><00:14:40.220><c> is</c><00:14:40.460><c> not</c><00:14:40.700><c> meat</c><00:14:40.899><c> and</c><00:14:41.100><c> drink,</c> 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:44.899 but<00:14:41.519><c> righteousness</c><00:14:42.039><c> and</c><00:14:42.559><c> peace</c><00:14:43.080><c> and</c><00:14:43.580><c> joy</c><00:14:43.879><c> in</c><00:14:44.039><c> the</c><00:14:44.179><c> Holy</c><00:14:44.440><c> Spirit.</c> 00:14:45.379 --> 00:14:47.759 For<00:14:45.559><c> he</c><00:14:45.799><c> that</c><00:14:46.159><c> in</c><00:14:46.399><c> these</c><00:14:46.759><c> things</c><00:14:47.019><c> serveth</c><00:14:47.379><c> Christ</c> 00:14:47.759 --> 00:14:50.700 is<00:14:48.059><c> acceptable</c><00:14:48.519><c> to</c><00:14:48.720><c> God</c><00:14:48.960><c> and</c><00:14:49.240><c> approved</c><00:14:49.620><c> of</c><00:14:49.840><c> men.</c> 00:14:50.820 --> 00:14:52.620 Let<00:14:50.980><c> us</c><00:14:51.200><c> therefore</c><00:14:51.559><c> follow</c><00:14:51.899><c> after</c><00:14:52.240><c> the</c><00:14:52.480><c> things</c> 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that</c><00:20:07.579><c> God's</c><00:20:08.099><c> purpose</c><00:20:08.420><c> is</c><00:20:08.720><c> fulfilled</c> 00:20:09.079 --> 00:20:12.259 that<00:20:09.220><c> he</c><00:20:09.440><c> will</c><00:20:09.619><c> be</c><00:20:10.000><c> all</c><00:20:10.299><c> and</c><00:20:10.599><c> in</c><00:20:10.859><c> all</c><00:20:11.039><c> is</c><00:20:11.319><c> in</c><00:20:11.640><c> the</c><00:20:11.839><c> ecclesia,</c> 00:20:12.339 --> 00:20:14.279 in<00:20:12.519><c> the</c><00:20:12.720><c> body,</c><00:20:13.019><c> in</c><00:20:13.200><c> the</c><00:20:13.440><c> perfect</c><00:20:13.880><c> body,</c> 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:18.259 which<00:20:14.700><c> is</c><00:20:15.000><c> complete</c><00:20:15.539><c> at</c><00:20:16.059><c> the</c><00:20:16.259><c> end</c><00:20:16.480><c> of</c><00:20:16.680><c> the</c><00:20:16.859><c> millennial</c><00:20:17.279><c> age.</c> 00:20:18.420 --> 00:20:22.019 So<00:20:18.680><c> the</c><00:20:19.720><c> body</c><00:20:20.180><c> of</c><00:20:20.400><c> Christ</c><00:20:20.680><c> that</c><00:20:20.859><c> we</c><00:20:21.140><c> associate</c><00:20:21.660><c> with</c><00:20:21.880><c> him</c> 00:20:22.019 --> 00:20:24.259 is<00:20:22.279><c> not</c><00:20:22.640><c> just</c><00:20:23.019><c> our</c><00:20:23.319><c> ecclesia.</c> 00:20:24.559 --> 00:20:27.380 It's<00:20:24.920><c> not</c><00:20:25.220><c> just</c><00:20:25.619><c> other</c><00:20:26.039><c> ecclesias</c><00:20:26.500><c> throughout</c><00:20:26.900><c> the</c><00:20:27.160><c> world</c> 00:20:27.380 --> 00:20:29.339 who<00:20:27.539><c> are</c><00:20:27.680><c> meeting</c><00:20:27.900><c> on</c><00:20:28.079><c> that</c><00:20:28.279><c> same</c><00:20:28.539><c> Sunday</c><00:20:28.839><c> morning,</c> 00:20:29.779 --> 00:20:31.559 but<00:20:30.019><c> this</c><00:20:30.279><c> is</c><00:20:30.500><c> the</c><00:20:30.700><c> body</c><00:20:31.000><c> of</c><00:20:31.259><c> Christ</c> 00:20:31.559 --> 00:20:34.200 of<00:20:31.779><c> 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a</c><00:20:44.819><c> Himalek,</c><00:20:45.819><c> all</c><00:20:46.059><c> of</c><00:20:46.240><c> these</c><00:20:46.420><c> right</c><00:20:46.720><c> through</c><00:20:46.960><c> history</c> 00:20:47.359 --> 00:20:48.759 and<00:20:47.539><c> through</c><00:20:47.660><c> the</c><00:20:47.819><c> New</c><00:20:47.980><c> Testament</c><00:20:48.400><c> times</c> 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:50.779 when<00:20:49.000><c> people</c><00:20:49.359><c> have</c><00:20:49.640><c> been</c><00:20:50.119><c> established</c> 00:20:50.779 --> 00:20:53.579 as<00:20:51.119><c> part</c><00:20:51.319><c> of</c><00:20:51.500><c> that</c><00:20:51.700><c> body</c><00:20:51.980><c> of</c><00:20:52.240><c> Christ</c><00:20:52.480><c> of</c><00:20:52.640><c> the</c><00:20:52.839><c> future</c><00:20:53.160><c> age,</c> 00:20:53.980 --> 00:20:56.779 that's<00:20:54.279><c> what</c><00:20:54.420><c> we're</c><00:20:54.819><c> associating</c><00:20:55.299><c> ourselves</c><00:20:55.779><c> with</c><00:20:56.140><c> in</c><00:20:56.460><c> symbol</c> 00:20:56.779 --> 00:20:58.980 when<00:20:57.359><c> we</c><00:20:57.599><c> partake</c><00:20:58.000><c> of</c><00:20:58.140><c> that</c><00:20:58.380><c> one</c><00:20:58.619><c> life</c> 00:20:58.980 --> 00:21:01.640 and<00:20:59.339><c> we</c><00:20:59.559><c> show</c><00:20:59.740><c> we</c><00:21:00.059><c> are</c><00:21:00.339><c> in</c><00:21:00.619><c> fellowship</c><00:21:00.940><c> with</c><00:21:01.220><c> God</c> 00:21:01.640 --> 00:21:05.619 and<00:21:02.359><c> fellowship</c><00:21:02.779><c> as</c><00:21:03.099><c> part</c><00:21:03.400><c> of</c><00:21:03.579><c> the</c><00:21:03.779><c> body</c><00:21:04.079><c> of</c><00:21:04.400><c> Christ</c><00:21:04.759><c> of</c><00:21:05.019><c> all</c><00:21:05.279><c> time,</c> 00:21:05.900 --> 00:21:08.279 which<00:21:06.099><c> will</c><00:21:06.279><c> be</c><00:21:06.539><c> complete</c><00:21:07.000><c> in</c><00:21:07.579><c> the</c><00:21:07.759><c> 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have</c><00:22:34.440><c> been</c><00:22:34.759><c> some</c><00:22:35.240><c> that</c><00:22:35.400><c> have</c><00:22:35.640><c> brought</c><00:22:35.859><c> up</c> 00:22:36.160 --> 00:22:37.599 to<00:22:36.380><c> know</c><00:22:36.539><c> the</c><00:22:36.779><c> truth.</c> 00:22:37.980 --> 00:22:40.119 There<00:22:38.220><c> have</c><00:22:38.380><c> been</c><00:22:38.519><c> some</c><00:22:38.799><c> that</c><00:22:38.940><c> have</c><00:22:39.140><c> come</c><00:22:39.339><c> to</c><00:22:39.559><c> know</c><00:22:39.740><c> the</c><00:22:39.960><c> truth</c> 00:22:40.119 --> 00:22:41.460 through<00:22:40.339><c> their</c><00:22:40.579><c> life.</c> 00:22:41.900 --> 00:22:44.799 And<00:22:42.380><c> unfortunately,</c><00:22:42.940><c> there</c><00:22:43.140><c> have</c><00:22:43.380><c> always</c><00:22:43.700><c> been</c><00:22:43.960><c> some</c><00:22:44.279><c> also</c> 00:22:44.799 --> 00:22:46.720 that<00:22:45.380><c> have</c><00:22:45.559><c> been</c><00:22:45.740><c> lost</c><00:22:46.039><c> from</c><00:22:46.319><c> the</c><00:22:46.559><c> truth,</c> 00:22:46.759 --> 00:22:50.000 either<00:22:47.000><c> to</c><00:22:47.200><c> the</c><00:22:47.420><c> world</c><00:22:48.019><c> or</c><00:22:48.579><c> to</c><00:22:48.799><c> false</c><00:22:49.059><c> doctrine.</c> 00:22:51.279 --> 00:22:53.759 So<00:22:51.759><c> let's</c><00:22:52.240><c> have</c><00:22:52.380><c> a</c><00:22:52.460><c> look</c><00:22:52.539><c> then</c><00:22:52.700><c> at</c><00:22:52.859><c> the</c><00:22:53.160><c> significance</c> 00:22:54.259 --> 00:22:55.940 of<00:22:54.740><c> wrong</c><00:22:54.980><c> doctrine.</c> 00:22:56.500 --> 00:22:57.920 There's<00:22:56.579><c> a</c><00:22:56.720><c> few</c><00:22:56.859><c> passages</c><00:22:57.200><c> we</c><00:22:57.359><c> want</c><00:22:57.480><c> to</c><00:22:57.640><c> have</c><00:22:57.740><c> a</c><00:22:57.819><c> look.</c> 00:22:57.920 --> 00:22:59.279 I've<00:22:58.079><c> already</c><00:22:58.259><c> considered</c><00:22:58.559><c> the</c><00:22:58.740><c> Garden</c><00:22:58.980><c> of</c><00:22:59.160><c> Eden,</c> 00:22:59.359 --> 00:23:01.559 Genesis<00:22:59.640><c> three</c><00:23:00.000><c> and</c><00:23:00.140><c> verse</c><00:23:00.339><c> four.</c> 00:23:01.660 --> 00:23:04.440 It's<00:23:01.859><c> considered</c><00:23:02.180><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:23:02.779><c> seven,</c><00:23:03.279><c> verse</c><00:23:03.440><c> one</c><00:23:03.720><c> to</c><00:23:03.960><c> six,</c> 00:23:04.660 --> 00:23:07.460 Israel<00:23:05.059><c> coming</c><00:23:05.339><c> into</c><00:23:05.579><c> the</c><00:23:05.799><c> land</c><00:23:06.039><c> under</c><00:23:06.380><c> Joshua.</c> 00:23:08.980 --> 00:23:13.039 So<00:23:09.460><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:23:09.940><c> seven,</c><00:23:11.279><c> verse</c><00:23:11.460><c> one</c><00:23:11.720><c> to</c><00:23:11.940><c> six.</c> 00:23:14.099 --> 00:23:16.539 When<00:23:14.279><c> Yahweh</c><00:23:14.599><c> thy</c><00:23:14.759><c> God</c><00:23:15.039><c> shall</c><00:23:15.240><c> bring</c><00:23:15.539><c> thee</c><00:23:15.859><c> into</c><00:23:16.099><c> the</c><00:23:16.319><c> land</c> 00:23:16.539 --> 00:23:18.140 whither<00:23:16.740><c> thou</c><00:23:16.940><c> goest</c><00:23:17.259><c> to</c><00:23:17.480><c> possess</c><00:23:17.720><c> it,</c> 00:23:18.299 --> 00:23:20.420 and<00:23:18.400><c> hath</c><00:23:18.599><c> cast</c><00:23:18.920><c> out</c><00:23:19.140><c> many</c><00:23:19.359><c> nations</c><00:23:19.740><c> before</c><00:23:20.220><c> thee,</c> 00:23:20.440 --> 00:23:22.619 the<00:23:20.579><c> Hittites</c><00:23:21.059><c> and</c><00:23:21.259><c> the</c><00:23:21.400><c> Girgashites,</c><00:23:22.039><c> the</c><00:23:22.200><c> Amorites,</c> 00:23:22.759 --> 00:23:25.119 the<00:23:22.920><c> Canaanites</c><00:23:23.420><c> and</c><00:23:23.579><c> the</c><00:23:23.779><c> Perizzites</c><00:23:24.279><c> and</c><00:23:24.480><c> the</c><00:23:24.680><c> Hivites,</c> 00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:28.380 the<00:23:25.440><c> Jebusites,</c><00:23:26.500><c> seven</c><00:23:26.819><c> nations</c><00:23:27.339><c> greater</c><00:23:27.759><c> and</c><00:23:28.059><c> mightier</c> 00:23:28.380 --> 00:23:29.339 than<00:23:28.579><c> thou.</c> 00:23:29.559 --> 00:23:31.859 And<00:23:29.700><c> when</c><00:23:29.799><c> Yahweh</c><00:23:30.160><c> thy</c><00:23:30.319><c> God</c><00:23:30.519><c> shall</c><00:23:30.759><c> deliver</c><00:23:31.119><c> them</c><00:23:31.319><c> before</c><00:23:31.720><c> thee,</c> 00:23:31.920 --> 00:23:34.279 thou<00:23:32.019><c> shalt</c><00:23:32.319><c> smite</c><00:23:32.759><c> them</c><00:23:32.920><c> and</c><00:23:33.160><c> utterly</c><00:23:33.480><c> destroy</c><00:23:33.960><c> them.</c> 00:23:34.500 --> 00:23:36.299 Thou<00:23:34.660><c> shalt</c><00:23:34.819><c> make</c><00:23:35.140><c> no</c><00:23:35.519><c> covenant</c><00:23:35.880><c> with</c><00:23:36.119><c> them,</c> 00:23:36.299 --> 00:23:37.839 nor<00:23:36.420><c> show</c><00:23:36.740><c> mercy</c><00:23:37.180><c> unto</c><00:23:37.440><c> them.</c> 00:23:38.160 --> 00:23:40.059 Neither<00:23:38.440><c> shalt</c><00:23:38.680><c> thou</c><00:23:38.819><c> make</c><00:23:39.119><c> marriages</c><00:23:39.579><c> with</c><00:23:39.880><c> them.</c> 00:23:40.160 --> 00:23:42.880 Thy<00:23:40.240><c> daughters</c><00:23:40.799><c> thou</c><00:23:41.160><c> shalt</c><00:23:41.380><c> not</c><00:23:41.700><c> give</c><00:23:41.859><c> unto</c><00:23:42.140><c> their</c><00:23:42.519><c> sons,</c> 00:23:43.019 --> 00:23:45.500 nor<00:23:43.140><c> his</c><00:23:43.680><c> daughter</c><00:23:44.000><c> shalt</c><00:23:44.259><c> thou</c><00:23:44.359><c> take</c><00:23:44.619><c> unto</c><00:23:44.880><c> thy</c><00:23:45.220><c> son.</c> 00:23:45.940 --> 00:23:49.099 For<00:23:46.039><c> they</c><00:23:46.259><c> will</c><00:23:46.500><c> turn</c><00:23:46.859><c> away</c><00:23:47.200><c> thy</c><00:23:47.519><c> son</c><00:23:47.859><c> from</c><00:23:48.200><c> following</c><00:23:48.519><c> me,</c> 00:23:49.500 --> 00:23:51.539 that<00:23:49.599><c> they</c><00:23:49.799><c> may</c><00:23:50.000><c> serve</c><00:23:50.279><c> other</c><00:23:50.539><c> gods.</c> 00:23:51.640 --> 00:23:53.980 So<00:23:51.940><c> will</c><00:23:52.140><c> the</c><00:23:52.299><c> anger</c><00:23:52.480><c> of</c><00:23:52.740><c> Yahweh</c><00:23:52.940><c> be</c><00:23:53.200><c> kindled</c><00:23:53.440><c> against</c><00:23:53.799><c> you</c> 00:23:53.980 --> 00:23:55.700 and<00:23:54.180><c> destroy</c><00:23:54.579><c> thee</c><00:23:54.799><c> suddenly.</c> 00:23:56.019 --> 00:23:57.339 But<00:23:56.220><c> thus</c><00:23:56.460><c> shalt</c><00:23:56.680><c> you</c><00:23:56.819><c> deal</c><00:23:57.039><c> with</c><00:23:57.240><c> them.</c> 00:23:57.359 --> 00:23:59.000 You<00:23:57.500><c> shall</c><00:23:57.700><c> destroy</c><00:23:58.240><c> their</c><00:23:58.539><c> altars,</c> 00:23:59.259 --> 00:24:00.259 break<00:23:59.480><c> down</c><00:23:59.700><c> their</c><00:23:59.940><c> images,</c> 00:24:00.500 --> 00:24:01.460 cut<00:24:00.680><c> down</c><00:24:00.920><c> their</c><00:24:01.119><c> groves,</c> 00:24:01.559 --> 00:24:03.559 and<00:24:01.799><c> burn</c><00:24:01.940><c> their</c><00:24:02.240><c> graven</c><00:24:02.480><c> images</c><00:24:02.920><c> with</c><00:24:03.259><c> fire.</c> 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:06.759 For<00:24:04.220><c> thou</c><00:24:04.500><c> art</c><00:24:04.700><c> an</c><00:24:04.900><c> holy</c><00:24:05.220><c> people</c><00:24:05.579><c> unto</c><00:24:05.859><c> Yahweh</c><00:24:06.220><c> thy</c><00:24:06.380><c> God,</c> 00:24:07.079 --> 00:24:08.759 and<00:24:07.240><c> Yahweh</c><00:24:07.480><c> thy</c><00:24:07.599><c> God</c><00:24:07.819><c> hath</c><00:24:08.099><c> chosen</c><00:24:08.579><c> thee</c> 00:24:08.759 --> 00:24:10.519 to<00:24:08.859><c> be</c><00:24:09.019><c> a</c><00:24:09.240><c> special</c><00:24:09.500><c> people</c><00:24:09.819><c> unto</c><00:24:10.019><c> himself,</c> 00:24:10.619 --> 00:24:14.299 above<00:24:10.940><c> all</c><00:24:11.359><c> people</c><00:24:11.900><c> that</c><00:24:12.200><c> are</c><00:24:12.319><c> upon</c><00:24:12.500><c> the</c><00:24:12.759><c> face</c><00:24:13.079><c> of</c><00:24:13.319><c> the</c><00:24:13.500><c> earth.</c> 00:24:15.140 --> 00:24:17.440 So<00:24:15.579><c> just</c><00:24:16.019><c> like</c><00:24:16.319><c> there</c><00:24:16.500><c> are</c><00:24:16.640><c> churches</c><00:24:16.859><c> down</c><00:24:17.119><c> the</c><00:24:17.299><c> road</c> 00:24:17.440 --> 00:24:20.319 that<00:24:17.619><c> might</c><00:24:17.839><c> have</c><00:24:18.380><c> bread</c><00:24:18.579><c> and</c><00:24:18.799><c> wine</c><00:24:18.960><c> the</c><00:24:19.140><c> same</c><00:24:19.279><c> as</c><00:24:19.440><c> we</c><00:24:19.579><c> do,</c> 00:24:20.779 --> 00:24:22.960 there<00:24:20.940><c> were</c><00:24:21.099><c> nations</c><00:24:21.440><c> in</c><00:24:21.619><c> the</c><00:24:21.759><c> land</c><00:24:22.000><c> that</c><00:24:22.420><c> took</c><00:24:22.579><c> animals</c> 00:24:22.960 --> 00:24:25.839 and<00:24:23.259><c> sacrificed</c><00:24:23.700><c> them,</c><00:24:24.279><c> but</c><00:24:24.500><c> to</c><00:24:24.720><c> different</c><00:24:24.940><c> gods.</c> 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:27.359 The<00:24:26.220><c> same</c><00:24:26.359><c> as</c><00:24:26.519><c> the</c><00:24:26.680><c> churches</c><00:24:26.880><c> down</c><00:24:27.099><c> the</c><00:24:27.259><c> road,</c> 00:24:27.380 --> 00:24:29.119 they<00:24:27.539><c> worship</c><00:24:27.819><c> different</c><00:24:28.160><c> gods.</c> 00:24:29.920 --> 00:24:32.240 Their<00:24:30.140><c> doctrine</c><00:24:30.720><c> was</c><00:24:31.279><c> different.</c> 00:24:33.359 --> 00:24:36.579 Their<00:24:33.779><c> actions</c><00:24:34.200><c> as</c><00:24:34.559><c> a</c><00:24:34.740><c> result</c><00:24:35.079><c> were</c><00:24:35.519><c> different.</c> 00:24:37.039 --> 00:24:40.579 And<00:24:37.099><c> God</c><00:24:37.319><c> said,</c><00:24:38.380><c> if</c><00:24:38.400><c> you</c><00:24:38.539><c> don't</c><00:24:38.759><c> destroy</c><00:24:39.160><c> them</c><00:24:39.359><c> out</c><00:24:39.559><c> of</c><00:24:39.680><c> the</c><00:24:39.859><c> land,</c> 00:24:40.799 --> 00:24:43.579 when<00:24:41.079><c> Joshua</c><00:24:41.559><c> takes</c><00:24:41.819><c> you</c><00:24:42.019><c> into</c><00:24:42.180><c> the</c><00:24:42.319><c> land</c><00:24:42.500><c> of</c><00:24:42.660><c> Israel,</c> 00:24:44.079 --> 00:24:45.839 then<00:24:44.240><c> they're</c><00:24:44.420><c> gonna</c><00:24:44.559><c> take</c><00:24:44.799><c> you</c><00:24:45.039><c> away</c><00:24:45.259><c> from</c><00:24:45.480><c> me.</c> 00:24:45.980 --> 00:24:47.259 And<00:24:46.160><c> you</c><00:24:46.279><c> will</c><00:24:46.440><c> learn</c><00:24:46.640><c> their</c><00:24:46.819><c> doctrine,</c> 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significant</c><00:25:27.980><c> problem</c><00:25:28.480><c> that</c><00:25:28.680><c> they</c><00:25:28.960><c> had</c> 00:25:29.259 --> 00:25:30.720 because<00:25:30.039><c> of</c><00:25:30.259><c> their</c><00:25:30.480><c> ignorance.</c> 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:33.059 They<00:25:30.880><c> didn't</c><00:25:31.440><c> know</c><00:25:31.859><c> the</c><00:25:32.099><c> scriptures.</c> 00:25:33.940 --> 00:25:35.359 These<00:25:34.039><c> were</c><00:25:34.220><c> people</c><00:25:34.480><c> that</c><00:25:34.740><c> read</c><00:25:34.880><c> the</c><00:25:35.079><c> Bible,</c> 00:25:35.480 --> 00:25:36.579 understood<00:25:36.039><c> the</c><00:25:36.259><c> Bible,</c> 00:25:36.880 --> 00:25:39.200 and<00:25:37.059><c> theoretically</c><00:25:37.460><c> should</c><00:25:37.680><c> have</c><00:25:37.779><c> known</c><00:25:37.980><c> a</c><00:25:38.119><c> lot</c><00:25:38.240><c> better,</c> 00:25:39.279 --> 00:25:40.799 but<00:25:39.599><c> they</c><00:25:39.839><c> 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and</c><00:25:52.200><c> have</c><00:25:52.319><c> a</c><00:25:52.440><c> look</c><00:25:52.819><c> at</c><00:25:52.960><c> an</c><00:25:53.099><c> example</c> 00:25:53.420 --> 00:25:56.779 then<00:25:53.680><c> moving</c><00:25:53.880><c> on</c><00:25:54.160><c> through</c><00:25:54.440><c> time</c><00:25:54.660><c> to</c><00:25:54.859><c> a</c><00:25:55.019><c> first</c><00:25:55.220><c> century</c><00:25:55.660><c> ecclesia.</c> 00:25:57.140 --> 00:25:59.660 Once<00:25:57.400><c> again,</c><00:25:57.700><c> a</c><00:25:57.799><c> lot</c><00:25:58.000><c> of</c><00:25:58.180><c> the</c><00:25:58.359><c> epistles</c><00:25:58.839><c> were</c><00:25:59.380><c> written</c> 00:25:59.660 --> 00:26:02.140 and<00:25:59.839><c> addressed</c><00:26:00.279><c> particular</c><00:26:00.859><c> issues</c><00:26:01.339><c> within</c><00:26:01.640><c> ecclesias.</c> 00:26:02.200 --> 00:26:04.039 This<00:26:02.339><c> is</c><00:26:02.500><c> just</c><00:26:02.740><c> one</c><00:26:02.940><c> example.</c> 00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:06.539 At<00:26:04.799><c> the</c><00:26:05.019><c> start</c><00:26:05.160><c> of</c><00:26:05.380><c> Galatians</c><00:26:05.900><c> chapter</c><00:26:06.220><c> one,</c> 00:26:06.579 --> 00:26:08.359 we're<00:26:06.819><c> gonna</c><00:26:06.880><c> come</c><00:26:07.119><c> in</c><00:26:07.339><c> at</c><00:26:07.559><c> verse</c><00:26:07.880><c> six</c> 00:26:08.359 --> 00:26:10.339 and<00:26:08.519><c> read</c><00:26:08.700><c> through</c><00:26:08.839><c> to</c><00:26:08.980><c> verse</c><00:26:09.220><c> 12.</c> 00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:14.839 We<00:26:11.579><c> read</c><00:26:11.779><c> there,</c><00:26:12.160><c> I</c><00:26:12.259><c> marvel</c><00:26:12.960><c> that</c><00:26:13.519><c> you</c><00:26:13.660><c> were</c><00:26:13.859><c> so</c><00:26:14.240><c> soon</c><00:26:14.420><c> removed</c> 00:26:14.839 --> 00:26:17.099 from<00:26:15.059><c> him</c><00:26:15.240><c> that</c><00:26:15.519><c> called</c><00:26:15.759><c> you</c><00:26:15.940><c> into</c><00:26:16.140><c> the</c><00:26:16.319><c> grace</c><00:26:16.500><c> of</c><00:26:16.720><c> Christ</c> 00:26:17.099 --> 00:26:20.319 unto<00:26:17.539><c> another</c><00:26:17.980><c> gospel,</c><00:26:19.160><c> which</c><00:26:19.400><c> is</c><00:26:19.720><c> not</c><00:26:19.940><c> another,</c> 00:26:20.619 --> 00:26:22.140 but<00:26:20.759><c> there</c><00:26:20.960><c> be</c><00:26:21.099><c> some</c><00:26:21.319><c> that</c><00:26:21.619><c> trouble</c><00:26:21.900><c> you</c> 00:26:22.140 --> 00:26:25.059 and<00:26:22.359><c> would</c><00:26:22.539><c> pervert</c><00:26:23.160><c> the</c><00:26:23.519><c> gospel</c><00:26:23.839><c> of</c><00:26:24.059><c> Christ.</c> 00:26:25.079 --> 00:26:27.279 But<00:26:25.380><c> though</c><00:26:25.640><c> we</c><00:26:25.980><c> or</c><00:26:26.180><c> an</c><00:26:26.460><c> angel</c><00:26:26.680><c> from</c><00:26:27.000><c> heaven</c> 00:26:27.279 --> 00:26:29.440 preach<00:26:27.640><c> any</c><00:26:28.180><c> other</c><00:26:28.559><c> gospel</c><00:26:28.960><c> unto</c><00:26:29.240><c> you</c> 00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:31.400 than<00:26:29.579><c> that</c><00:26:29.799><c> which</c><00:26:29.980><c> we</c><00:26:30.160><c> have</c><00:26:30.319><c> preached</c><00:26:30.599><c> unto</c><00:26:30.900><c> you,</c> 00:26:31.799 --> 00:26:33.339 let<00:26:31.940><c> him</c><00:26:32.079><c> be</c><00:26:32.299><c> accursed.</c> 00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:36.400 Now<00:26:34.759><c> that's</c><00:26:35.019><c> pretty</c><00:26:35.279><c> emphatic,</c> 00:26:36.960 --> 00:26:39.059 but<00:26:37.019><c> as</c><00:26:37.319><c> far</c><00:26:37.480><c> as</c><00:26:37.640><c> I</c><00:26:37.720><c> can</c><00:26:37.940><c> remember,</c> 00:26:39.400 --> 00:26:43.579 this<00:26:39.420><c> is</c><00:26:39.660><c> the</c><00:26:39.940><c> only</c><00:26:40.279><c> place</c><00:26:40.880><c> where</c><00:26:41.500><c> something</c><00:26:41.819><c> is</c><00:26:42.119><c> so</c><00:26:42.460><c> important</c> 00:26:44.079 --> 00:26:47.359 immediately<00:26:44.680><c> after</c><00:26:45.180><c> Paul</c><00:26:45.460><c> has</c><00:26:45.680><c> said</c><00:26:45.819><c> it,</c><00:26:46.240><c> he</c><00:26:46.460><c> says</c><00:26:46.660><c> it</c><00:26:46.839><c> again.</c> 00:26:47.700 --> 00:26:50.460 Verse<00:26:47.980><c> nine,</c><00:26:49.140><c> and</c><00:26:49.279><c> as</c><00:26:49.559><c> we</c><00:26:49.799><c> said</c><00:26:49.960><c> before,</c> 00:26:50.680 --> 00:26:53.880 so<00:26:50.859><c> say</c><00:26:51.079><c> I</c><00:26:51.259><c> now</c><00:26:51.500><c> again,</c><00:26:52.759><c> if</c><00:26:53.140><c> any</c><00:26:53.559><c> man</c> 00:26:53.880 --> 00:26:56.119 preach<00:26:54.339><c> any</c><00:26:54.740><c> other</c><00:26:55.019><c> gospel</c><00:26:55.460><c> unto</c><00:26:55.799><c> you</c> 00:26:56.119 --> 00:26:58.359 than<00:26:56.279><c> that</c><00:26:56.660><c> which</c><00:26:56.880><c> ye</c><00:26:57.059><c> have</c><00:26:57.240><c> received,</c> 00:26:58.480 --> 00:27:00.339 let<00:26:58.660><c> him</c><00:26:58.799><c> be</c><00:26:59.059><c> accursed.</c> 00:27:00.759 --> 00:27:02.559 For<00:27:00.880><c> do</c><00:27:01.099><c> I</c><00:27:01.220><c> now</c><00:27:01.400><c> persuade</c><00:27:01.759><c> men</c><00:27:02.019><c> or</c><00:27:02.200><c> God,</c> 00:27:02.579 --> 00:27:04.299 or<00:27:02.819><c> do</c><00:27:03.000><c> I</c><00:27:03.180><c> seek</c><00:27:03.339><c> to</c><00:27:03.599><c> please</c><00:27:03.759><c> men?</c> 00:27:04.700 --> 00:27:05.839 For<00:27:04.819><c> if</c><00:27:05.019><c> I</c><00:27:05.180><c> yet</c><00:27:05.339><c> please</c><00:27:05.619><c> men,</c> 00:27:05.859 --> 00:27:07.759 I<00:27:05.980><c> should</c><00:27:06.200><c> not</c><00:27:06.400><c> be</c><00:27:06.619><c> the</c><00:27:06.819><c> servant</c><00:27:07.039><c> of</c><00:27:07.259><c> Christ.</c> 00:27:08.039 --> 00:27:09.480 But<00:27:08.200><c> I</c><00:27:08.500><c> certify</c><00:27:08.940><c> you,</c><00:27:09.140><c> brethren,</c> 00:27:09.819 --> 00:27:12.960 that<00:27:09.980><c> the</c><00:27:10.220><c> gospel</c><00:27:10.539><c> which</c><00:27:10.740><c> was</c><00:27:11.019><c> preached</c><00:27:11.299><c> of</c><00:27:11.460><c> me</c><00:27:11.700><c> is</c><00:27:11.920><c> not</c><00:27:12.220><c> after</c><00:27:12.599><c> man,</c> 00:27:13.240 --> 00:27:14.980 for<00:27:13.400><c> I</c><00:27:13.599><c> neither</c><00:27:13.819><c> received</c><00:27:14.380><c> it</c><00:27:14.559><c> of</c><00:27:14.680><c> man,</c> 00:27:15.059 --> 00:27:16.299 neither<00:27:15.319><c> was</c><00:27:15.539><c> I</c><00:27:15.740><c> taught</c><00:27:15.940><c> it,</c> 00:27:16.420 --> 00:27:19.180 but<00:27:16.599><c> by</c><00:27:16.819><c> the</c><00:27:17.079><c> revelation</c><00:27:17.559><c> of</c><00:27:17.759><c> Jesus</c><00:27:18.160><c> Christ.</c> 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:21.700 So<00:27:20.079><c> 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the</c><00:27:54.140><c> development</c><00:27:54.539><c> of</c><00:27:54.759><c> that</c> 00:27:54.940 --> 00:27:56.980 as<00:27:55.099><c> you</c><00:27:55.240><c> come</c><00:27:55.480><c> through</c><00:27:55.660><c> into</c><00:27:55.940><c> Revelation.</c> 00:27:57.079 --> 00:27:58.799 We<00:27:57.220><c> see</c><00:27:57.420><c> just,</c><00:27:57.740><c> for</c><00:27:57.839><c> example,</c><00:27:58.259><c> in</c><00:27:58.400><c> Revelation,</c> 00:27:58.880 --> 00:28:00.279 the<00:27:59.000><c> picture</c><00:27:59.220><c> of</c><00:27:59.400><c> the</c><00:27:59.579><c> two</c><00:27:59.720><c> women</c><00:27:59.980><c> there.</c> 00:28:00.759 --> 00:28:03.119 The<00:28:00.940><c> one</c><00:28:01.099><c> of</c><00:28:01.319><c> Revelation</c><00:28:01.740><c> 17,</c><00:28:02.420><c> verse</c><00:28:02.779><c> six,</c> 00:28:03.259 --> 00:28:06.859 who<00:28:03.299><c> was</c><00:28:03.799><c> the</c><00:28:04.339><c> woman</c><00:28:04.660><c> drunk</c><00:28:05.000><c> with</c><00:28:05.200><c> the</c><00:28:05.440><c> blood</c><00:28:05.539><c> of</c><00:28:05.779><c> the</c><00:28:06.019><c> saints,</c> 00:28:07.420 --> 00:28:10.099 the<00:28:07.900><c> religious</c><00:28:08.380><c> system</c><00:28:08.819><c> which</c><00:28:09.039><c> has</c><00:28:09.240><c> become</c><00:28:09.460><c> apostate,</c> 00:28:10.119 --> 00:28:12.180 which<00:28:10.640><c> originally</c><00:28:11.200><c> understood</c><00:28:11.720><c> truth,</c> 00:28:12.559 --> 00:28:14.200 and<00:28:12.759><c> has</c><00:28:12.980><c> drifted</c><00:28:13.400><c> and</c><00:28:13.480><c> has</c><00:28:13.759><c> introduced</c> 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:15.700 lots<00:28:14.440><c> of</c><00:28:14.660><c> different</c><00:28:14.900><c> other</c><00:28:15.339><c> teachings</c> 00:28:15.700 --> 00:28:17.259 from<00:28:15.980><c> other</c><00:28:16.259><c> religions</c><00:28:16.640><c> and</c><00:28:16.940><c> systems.</c> 00:28:17.299 --> 00:28:19.619 And<00:28:17.460><c> so</c><00:28:17.559><c> you</c><00:28:17.700><c> have</c><00:28:17.819><c> this</c><00:28:18.259><c> great</c><00:28:18.680><c> apostate</c><00:28:19.299><c> church</c> 00:28:19.619 --> 00:28:20.720 in<00:28:19.799><c> the</c><00:28:19.940><c> world</c><00:28:20.119><c> today,</c> 00:28:20.720 --> 00:28:22.759 which<00:28:21.420><c> persecutes</c><00:28:22.240><c> the</c><00:28:22.480><c> truth</c> 00:28:22.759 --> 00:28:24.240 and<00:28:23.180><c> the</c><00:28:23.359><c> believers</c><00:28:23.559><c> of</c><00:28:23.759><c> the</c><00:28:23.900><c> truth.</c> 00:28:24.740 --> 00:28:26.079 And<00:28:24.880><c> in</c><00:28:25.079><c> contrast</c><00:28:25.539><c> with</c><00:28:25.779><c> her,</c> 00:28:26.220 --> 00:28:28.160 you<00:28:26.220><c> have</c><00:28:26.440><c> in</c><00:28:26.579><c> Revelation</c><00:28:26.900><c> 21,</c><00:28:27.519><c> verse</c><00:28:27.759><c> nine,</c> 00:28:28.539 --> 00:28:31.160 the<00:28:28.700><c> chaste</c><00:28:29.059><c> bride</c><00:28:29.480><c> of</c><00:28:29.700><c> Christ</c><00:28:30.079><c> represented.</c> 00:28:31.380 --> 00:28:32.859 So<00:28:31.539><c> as</c><00:28:31.759><c> you</c><00:28:32.000><c> follow</c><00:28:32.200><c> through</c><00:28:32.500><c> scripture,</c> 00:28:33.059 --> 00:28:34.319 you<00:28:33.059><c> see,</c><00:28:33.339><c> yes,</c><00:28:33.420><c> there</c><00:28:33.660><c> are</c><00:28:33.960><c> times</c> 00:28:34.319 --> 00:28:35.839 when<00:28:34.519><c> people</c><00:28:34.799><c> have</c><00:28:35.039><c> drifted</c><00:28:35.380><c> from</c><00:28:35.559><c> the</c><00:28:35.720><c> truth,</c> 00:28:35.859 --> 00:28:37.480 sometimes<00:28:36.339><c> more</c><00:28:36.619><c> quickly</c><00:28:36.900><c> than</c><00:28:37.160><c> others.</c> 00:28:37.900 --> 00:28:39.759 Sometimes<00:28:38.359><c> people</c><00:28:38.640><c> have</c><00:28:38.819><c> been</c><00:28:38.980><c> led</c><00:28:39.240><c> astray,</c> 00:28:39.960 --> 00:28:41.500 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see,</c><00:28:50.200><c> actually,</c><00:28:50.460><c> this</c><00:28:50.640><c> is</c><00:28:50.859><c> quite</c><00:28:51.039><c> a</c><00:28:51.220><c> critical</c><00:28:51.480><c> thing,</c> 00:28:52.680 --> 00:28:53.880 because<00:28:53.000><c> one</c><00:28:53.240><c> of</c><00:28:53.380><c> those</c><00:28:53.559><c> systems</c> 00:28:53.880 --> 00:28:56.460 is<00:28:54.099><c> gonna</c><00:28:54.220><c> be</c><00:28:54.460><c> judged</c><00:28:54.859><c> and</c><00:28:55.319><c> destroyed,</c> 00:28:56.799 --> 00:29:00.180 and<00:28:57.099><c> the</c><00:28:57.299><c> other</c><00:28:57.480><c> system</c><00:28:57.940><c> is</c><00:28:58.339><c> gonna</c><00:28:58.480><c> be</c><00:28:58.700><c> blessed</c><00:28:58.940><c> with</c><00:28:59.220><c> life.</c> 00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:03.640 So<00:29:00.740><c> it's</c><00:29:01.019><c> important</c><00:29:01.440><c> we</c><00:29:01.680><c> can</c><00:29:02.059><c> understand</c><00:29:02.599><c> which</c><00:29:02.859><c> is</c><00:29:03.079><c> the</c><00:29:03.279><c> truth</c> 00:29:03.640 --> 00:29:05.920 and<00:29:04.160><c> be</c><00:29:04.460><c> part</c><00:29:04.839><c> of</c><00:29:05.079><c> the</c><00:29:05.240><c> body</c><00:29:05.480><c> of</c><00:29:05.759><c> Christ,</c> 00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:07.339 the<00:29:06.200><c> true</c><00:29:06.480><c> body</c><00:29:06.740><c> of</c><00:29:07.019><c> Christ,</c> 00:29:07.660 --> 00:29:10.019 so<00:29:07.859><c> we're</c><00:29:08.099><c> not</c><00:29:08.319><c> deceived</c><00:29:08.779><c> by</c><00:29:09.039><c> the</c><00:29:09.319><c> error.</c> 00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:12.720 So<00:29:11.019><c> there</c><00:29:11.200><c> is</c><00:29:11.400><c> actually</c><00:29:11.640><c> quite</c><00:29:12.000><c> significant</c> 00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:15.200 this<00:29:13.339><c> problem</c><00:29:13.740><c> of</c><00:29:14.059><c> wrong</c><00:29:14.240><c> doctrine.</c> 00:29:16.680 --> 00:29:17.460 But<00:29:16.859><c> on</c><00:29:17.000><c> the</c><00:29:17.079><c> other</c><00:29:17.259><c> hand,</c> 00:29:17.460 --> 00:29:20.920 we<00:29:17.660><c> have</c><00:29:17.920><c> the</c><00:29:18.440><c> importance</c><00:29:19.039><c> of</c><00:29:19.819><c> true</c><00:29:19.980><c> doctrine.</c> 00:29:21.880 --> 00:29:24.500 There's<00:29:21.980><c> just</c><00:29:22.420><c> a</c><00:29:22.920><c> few</c><00:29:23.079><c> points</c><00:29:23.359><c> that</c><00:29:23.539><c> I'd</c><00:29:23.680><c> like</c><00:29:23.720><c> to</c><00:29:23.960><c> bring</c><00:29:24.079><c> out</c> 00:29:24.500 --> 00:29:26.480 with<00:29:24.759><c> regard</c><00:29:25.039><c> to</c><00:29:25.200><c> the</c><00:29:25.420><c> importance</c><00:29:25.619><c> of</c><00:29:25.920><c> true</c><00:29:26.079><c> doctrine.</c> 00:29:26.859 --> 00:29:30.319 If<00:29:26.960><c> you</c><00:29:27.059><c> go</c><00:29:27.180><c> to</c><00:29:27.359><c> Hebrews</c><00:29:27.619><c> 5,</c><00:29:28.259><c> verse</c><00:29:28.559><c> 12</c><00:29:29.019><c> to</c><00:29:29.140><c> 14,</c> 00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:36.299 it<00:29:31.180><c> shows</c><00:29:31.460><c> us,</c><00:29:31.759><c> firstly,</c><00:29:32.619><c> the</c><00:29:32.839><c> need</c><00:29:33.299><c> to</c><00:29:34.359><c> have</c><00:29:34.799><c> discernment</c> 00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:39.099 and<00:29:36.680><c> to</c><00:29:36.859><c> be</c><00:29:37.039><c> able</c><00:29:37.259><c> to</c><00:29:37.559><c> tell</c><00:29:38.039><c> the</c><00:29:38.759><c> difference</c> 00:29:39.099 --> 00:29:40.519 between<00:29:39.299><c> what</c><00:29:39.480><c> is</c><00:29:39.740><c> right</c><00:29:39.920><c> and</c><00:29:40.039><c> what's</c><00:29:40.339><c> wrong.</c> 00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:44.680 So<00:29:40.720><c> Hebrews</c><00:29:40.940><c> 5,</c><00:29:42.519><c> verse</c><00:29:42.940><c> 12</c><00:29:43.279><c> to</c><00:29:43.519><c> 14.</c> 00:29:49.200 --> 00:29:51.720 For<00:29:49.680><c> then,</c><00:29:50.019><c> 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of</c><00:30:10.660><c> use</c> 00:30:10.960 --> 00:30:15.700 have<00:30:11.640><c> their</c><00:30:11.859><c> senses</c><00:30:12.319><c> exercised</c><00:30:13.339><c> to</c><00:30:13.579><c> discern</c><00:30:14.059><c> both</c><00:30:14.420><c> good</c><00:30:14.579><c> and</c><00:30:14.819><c> evil.</c> 00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:17.980 So<00:30:16.039><c> it's</c><00:30:16.220><c> talking</c><00:30:16.480><c> about</c><00:30:16.759><c> our</c><00:30:17.059><c> growth</c><00:30:17.339><c> and</c><00:30:17.619><c> development</c> 00:30:17.980 --> 00:30:18.480 and<00:30:18.160><c> the</c><00:30:18.359><c> truth.</c> 00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:21.200 It's<00:30:18.720><c> necessary</c><00:30:19.079><c> for</c><00:30:19.279><c> us</c><00:30:19.420><c> to</c><00:30:19.680><c> continue</c><00:30:20.119><c> reading</c><00:30:20.559><c> God's</c><00:30:21.000><c> word,</c> 00:30:21.460 --> 00:30:23.960 to<00:30:21.680><c> learn</c><00:30:22.039><c> more</c><00:30:22.460><c> and</c><00:30:22.740><c> more,</c><00:30:23.019><c> to</c><00:30:23.200><c> gain</c><00:30:23.519><c> more,</c> 00:30:24.119 --> 00:30:28.000 so<00:30:24.400><c> that</c><00:30:24.599><c> we</c><00:30:24.839><c> can</c><00:30:25.160><c> better</c><00:30:25.559><c> discern</c><00:30:26.099><c> between</c><00:30:26.539><c> good</c><00:30:26.799><c> and</c><00:30:27.099><c> evil.</c> 00:30:30.619 --> 00:30:33.319 We're<00:30:30.859><c> familiar</c><00:30:31.099><c> with</c><00:30:31.279><c> the</c><00:30:31.400><c> passage</c><00:30:31.720><c> from</c><00:30:32.019><c> John</c><00:30:32.319><c> 4,</c><00:30:32.759><c> verse</c><00:30:33.000><c> 20</c> 00:30:33.319 --> 00:30:33.880 to<00:30:33.480><c> 24</c> 00:30:33.880 --> 00:30:39.660 that<00:30:34.059><c> talks</c><00:30:34.380><c> about</c><00:30:35.480><c> true</c><00:30:36.500><c> worship</c><00:30:37.019><c> is</c><00:30:37.380><c> in</c><00:30:37.759><c> spirit</c><00:30:38.180><c> and</c><00:30:38.539><c> a</c><00:30:38.799><c> truth.</c> 00:30:40.400 --> 00:30:42.319 Just<00:30:40.700><c> actually</c><00:30:41.240><c> turning</c><00:30:41.660><c> to</c><00:30:41.900><c> those</c><00:30:42.079><c> passages,</c> 00:30:42.400 --> 00:30:44.519 because<00:30:42.660><c> what</c><00:30:42.859><c> it</c><00:30:43.160><c> says</c><00:30:43.319><c> in</c><00:30:43.599><c> John</c><00:30:43.839><c> 4</c><00:30:44.140><c> also</c> 00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:48.480 is<00:30:44.680><c> that</c><00:30:45.220><c> the</c><00:30:45.799><c> Father</c><00:30:46.180><c> is</c><00:30:46.480><c> actually</c><00:30:46.920><c> seeking</c><00:30:47.420><c> people</c><00:30:47.960><c> like</c><00:30:48.359><c> that</c> 00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:50.460 to<00:30:48.740><c> worship</c><00:30:48.980><c> him,</c><00:30:49.200><c> people</c><00:30:49.420><c> that</c><00:30:49.660><c> will</c><00:30:49.900><c> worship</c><00:30:50.160><c> him</c> 00:30:50.460 --> 00:30:52.480 in<00:30:50.819><c> spirit</c><00:30:51.119><c> and</c><00:30:51.359><c> in</c><00:30:51.559><c> truth.</c> 00:30:52.779 --> 00:30:56.940 So<00:30:52.779><c> John</c><00:30:53.099><c> 4,</c><00:30:54.579><c> verse</c><00:30:54.880><c> 20</c><00:30:55.380><c> to</c><00:30:55.539><c> 24.</c> 00:31:01.539 --> 00:31:03.799 Read,<00:31:01.859><c> our</c><00:31:01.859><c> fathers</c><00:31:02.319><c> worshiped</c><00:31:02.980><c> in</c><00:31:03.039><c> this</c><00:31:03.359><c> mountain.</c> 00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:05.700 So<00:31:04.059><c> this</c><00:31:04.220><c> is</c><00:31:04.480><c> Christ</c><00:31:04.680><c> with</c><00:31:04.839><c> a</c><00:31:05.019><c> Samaritan</c><00:31:05.420><c> woman.</c> 00:31:05.740 --> 00:31:08.440 So<00:31:05.960><c> she</c><00:31:06.220><c> says,</c><00:31:06.960><c> our</c><00:31:07.039><c> fathers</c><00:31:07.359><c> worshiped</c><00:31:07.819><c> in</c><00:31:07.900><c> this</c><00:31:08.160><c> mountain,</c> 00:31:08.599 --> 00:31:10.180 and<00:31:08.799><c> ye</c><00:31:09.140><c> say,</c><00:31:09.420><c> talking</c><00:31:09.579><c> to</c><00:31:09.819><c> Christ,</c> 00:31:10.579 --> 00:31:13.720 that<00:31:10.680><c> in</c><00:31:10.980><c> Jerusalem</c><00:31:11.460><c> is</c><00:31:11.660><c> the</c><00:31:11.880><c> place</c><00:31:12.039><c> where</c><00:31:12.220><c> men</c><00:31:12.480><c> ought</c><00:31:12.700><c> to</c><00:31:12.920><c> worship.</c> 00:31:13.740 --> 00:31:15.880 Jesus<00:31:14.140><c> saith</c><00:31:14.440><c> unto</c><00:31:14.759><c> her,</c><00:31:15.079><c> woman,</c><00:31:15.480><c> believe</c><00:31:15.700><c> me,</c> 00:31:15.980 --> 00:31:18.420 the<00:31:16.220><c> hour</c><00:31:16.400><c> cometh</c><00:31:16.720><c> when</c><00:31:16.900><c> ye</c><00:31:17.119><c> shall</c><00:31:17.259><c> neither</c><00:31:17.559><c> in</c><00:31:17.799><c> this</c><00:31:18.079><c> mountain</c> 00:31:18.420 --> 00:31:21.099 nor<00:31:18.740><c> yet</c><00:31:18.960><c> at</c><00:31:19.220><c> Jerusalem</c><00:31:19.579><c> worship</c><00:31:19.920><c> the</c><00:31:20.200><c> Father.</c> 00:31:21.200 --> 00:31:22.779 Ye<00:31:21.460><c> worship,</c><00:31:22.039><c> ye</c><00:31:22.039><c> know</c><00:31:22.180><c> not</c><00:31:22.500><c> what.</c> 00:31:23.180 --> 00:31:26.619 We<00:31:23.539><c> know</c><00:31:23.779><c> what</c><00:31:23.980><c> we</c><00:31:24.279><c> worship,</c><00:31:24.660><c> for</c><00:31:24.839><c> salvation</c><00:31:25.420><c> is</c><00:31:25.759><c> of</c><00:31:26.000><c> the</c><00:31:26.259><c> Jews.</c> 00:31:27.059 --> 00:31:28.900 But<00:31:27.220><c> the</c><00:31:27.480><c> hour</c><00:31:27.779><c> cometh,</c><00:31:28.240><c> and</c><00:31:28.299><c> now</c><00:31:28.599><c> is,</c> 00:31:28.900 --> 00:31:31.180 when<00:31:29.039><c> the</c><00:31:29.339><c> true</c><00:31:29.579><c> worshipers</c><00:31:30.059><c> shall</c><00:31:30.279><c> worship</c><00:31:30.680><c> the</c><00:31:30.900><c> Father</c> 00:31:31.180 --> 00:31:33.339 in<00:31:31.539><c> spirit</c><00:31:32.000><c> and</c><00:31:32.619><c> in</c><00:31:33.000><c> truth.</c> 00:31:33.819 --> 00:31:36.519 For<00:31:34.079><c> the</c><00:31:34.359><c> Father</c><00:31:34.720><c> seeketh</c><00:31:35.220><c> such</c><00:31:35.559><c> to</c><00:31:35.839><c> worship</c><00:31:36.180><c> him.</c> 00:31:37.019 --> 00:31:39.339 God<00:31:37.400><c> is</c><00:31:37.819><c> spirit,</c><00:31:38.200><c> and</c><00:31:38.380><c> they</c><00:31:38.619><c> that</c><00:31:38.839><c> worship</c><00:31:39.140><c> him</c> 00:31:39.339 --> 00:31:42.839 must<00:31:39.619><c> worship</c><00:31:40.079><c> him</c><00:31:40.339><c> in</c><00:31:40.619><c> spirit</c><00:31:41.059><c> and</c><00:31:41.740><c> in</c><00:31:42.059><c> truth.</c> 00:31:43.319 --> 00:31:46.380 So<00:31:43.819><c> true</c><00:31:44.019><c> doctrine</c><00:31:44.420><c> is</c><00:31:44.599><c> actually</c><00:31:44.940><c> very</c><00:31:45.220><c> important,</c> 00:31:46.599 --> 00:31:48.900 because<00:31:46.759><c> that's</c><00:31:47.039><c> who</c><00:31:47.140><c> God</c><00:31:47.440><c> wants</c><00:31:47.960><c> to</c><00:31:48.400><c> worship</c><00:31:48.720><c> him,</c> 00:31:48.900 --> 00:31:50.640 is<00:31:49.099><c> people</c><00:31:49.299><c> that</c><00:31:49.579><c> worship</c><00:31:49.779><c> him</c><00:31:50.000><c> in</c><00:31:50.319><c> truth,</c> 00:31:50.859 --> 00:31:53.039 that<00:31:50.960><c> will</c><00:31:51.140><c> take</c><00:31:51.359><c> the</c><00:31:51.579><c> effort</c><00:31:51.740><c> to</c><00:31:52.039><c> find</c><00:31:52.240><c> out</c><00:31:52.500><c> about</c><00:31:52.779><c> God</c> 00:31:53.039 --> 00:31:54.819 and<00:31:53.160><c> to</c><00:31:53.480><c> understand</c><00:31:53.880><c> him.</c> 00:31:56.059 --> 00:31:59.180 In<00:31:56.259><c> 1</c><00:31:56.500><c> Timothy</c><00:31:56.839><c> 1,</c><00:31:57.519><c> we</c><00:31:57.720><c> start</c><00:31:57.960><c> moving</c><00:31:58.319><c> into</c><00:31:58.619><c> the</c><00:31:58.880><c> area</c> 00:31:59.180 --> 00:32:02.259 of<00:31:59.440><c> the</c><00:31:59.720><c> moral</c><00:32:00.099><c> implications</c><00:32:00.880><c> of</c><00:32:01.400><c> doctrine.</c> 00:32:03.299 --> 00:32:05.559 There's<00:32:03.859><c> quite</c><00:32:04.059><c> a</c><00:32:04.200><c> few</c><00:32:04.339><c> passages</c><00:32:04.640><c> we</c><00:32:04.859><c> could</c><00:32:05.000><c> have</c><00:32:05.140><c> looked</c><00:32:05.339><c> at</c> 00:32:05.559 --> 00:32:07.380 in<00:32:05.740><c> this</c><00:32:05.940><c> context,</c><00:32:06.380><c> but</c><00:32:06.519><c> I</c><00:32:06.599><c> think</c><00:32:06.720><c> this</c><00:32:06.980><c> one</c> 00:32:07.380 --> 00:32:11.579 is<00:32:08.039><c> virtually,</c><00:32:08.519><c> is</c><00:32:09.140><c> a</c><00:32:09.259><c> nice</c><00:32:09.579><c> clear</c><00:32:10.539><c> passage</c> 00:32:11.980 --> 00:32:14.220 because<00:32:12.460><c> of</c><00:32:12.720><c> the</c><00:32:13.140><c> theme</c><00:32:13.400><c> of</c><00:32:13.700><c> doctrine,</c><00:32:13.980><c> really,</c> 00:32:14.220 --> 00:32:16.059 that<00:32:14.380><c> runs</c><00:32:14.619><c> through</c><00:32:15.119><c> Timothy.</c> 00:32:17.140 --> 00:32:20.400 In<00:32:17.359><c> 1</c><00:32:17.519><c> Timothy</c><00:32:17.740><c> 1,</c><00:32:18.259><c> reading</c><00:32:18.480><c> the</c><00:32:18.700><c> first</c><00:32:18.920><c> 11</c><00:32:19.279><c> verses,</c> 00:32:20.680 --> 00:32:22.380 Paul,<00:32:21.059><c> an</c><00:32:21.200><c> apostle</c><00:32:21.539><c> of</c><00:32:21.680><c> Jesus</c><00:32:22.039><c> Christ,</c> 00:32:22.500 --> 00:32:24.140 by<00:32:22.599><c> the</c><00:32:22.819><c> commandment</c><00:32:23.220><c> of</c><00:32:23.420><c> God</c><00:32:23.559><c> our</c><00:32:23.779><c> Savior,</c> 00:32:24.299 --> 00:32:27.000 and<00:32:24.819><c> Lord</c><00:32:25.000><c> Jesus</c><00:32:25.380><c> Christ,</c><00:32:25.740><c> which</c><00:32:25.920><c> is</c><00:32:26.079><c> our</c><00:32:26.299><c> hope,</c> 00:32:27.220 --> 00:32:28.900 unto<00:32:27.359><c> Timothy,</c><00:32:27.839><c> my</c><00:32:27.980><c> own</c><00:32:28.240><c> son</c><00:32:28.420><c> in</c><00:32:28.559><c> the</c><00:32:28.740><c> faith,</c> 00:32:29.079 --> 00:32:31.559 grace,<00:32:29.559><c> mercy,</c><00:32:30.000><c> and</c><00:32:30.240><c> peace</c><00:32:30.480><c> from</c><00:32:30.680><c> God</c><00:32:30.960><c> our</c><00:32:31.180><c> Father</c> 00:32:31.559 --> 00:32:33.319 and<00:32:32.019><c> Jesus</c><00:32:32.359><c> Christ</c><00:32:32.720><c> our</c><00:32:32.920><c> Lord.</c> 00:32:33.319 --> 00:32:38.000 As<00:32:33.319><c> I</c><00:32:35.039><c> besought</c><00:32:35.680><c> thee</c><00:32:35.960><c> to</c><00:32:36.200><c> abide</c><00:32:36.619><c> still</c><00:32:36.920><c> at</c><00:32:37.220><c> Ephesus,</c> 00:32:38.240 --> 00:32:40.440 when<00:32:38.359><c> I</c><00:32:38.579><c> went</c><00:32:38.740><c> into</c><00:32:39.000><c> Macedonia,</c> 00:32:40.460 --> 00:32:42.420 that<00:32:40.640><c> thou</c><00:32:40.900><c> mightest</c><00:32:41.480><c> charge</c><00:32:42.059><c> some</c> 00:32:42.420 --> 00:32:45.200 that<00:32:42.599><c> they</c><00:32:42.900><c> teach</c><00:32:43.279><c> no</c><00:32:43.700><c> other</c><00:32:44.079><c> doctrine.</c> 00:32:45.359 --> 00:32:48.019 Neither<00:32:45.599><c> give</c><00:32:45.859><c> heed</c><00:32:46.059><c> to</c><00:32:46.339><c> fables</c><00:32:46.720><c> and</c><00:32:46.940><c> endless</c><00:32:47.240><c> genealogies</c> 00:32:48.019 --> 00:32:51.400 which<00:32:48.240><c> minister</c><00:32:48.619><c> questions,</c><00:32:49.619><c> rather</c><00:32:49.980><c> than</c><00:32:50.259><c> godly</c><00:32:50.720><c> edifying,</c> 00:32:51.579 --> 00:32:53.259 which<00:32:51.680><c> is</c><00:32:51.900><c> in</c><00:32:52.180><c> faith,</c><00:32:52.700><c> so</c><00:32:53.059><c> do.</c> 00:32:53.400 --> 00:32:55.420 So<00:32:53.619><c> once</c><00:32:53.859><c> again,</c><00:32:54.039><c> there's</c><00:32:54.200><c> that</c><00:32:54.539><c> theme</c><00:32:54.859><c> coming</c><00:32:55.160><c> out</c> 00:32:55.420 --> 00:32:59.279 of<00:32:55.559><c> the</c><00:32:55.759><c> purpose</c><00:32:56.140><c> of</c><00:32:56.619><c> doctrine</c><00:32:57.059><c> is</c><00:32:57.839><c> godly</c><00:32:58.220><c> edifying.</c> 00:32:59.400 --> 00:33:01.200 Anyway,<00:32:59.660><c> just</c><00:32:59.799><c> continuing,</c><00:33:00.539><c> verse</c><00:33:00.759><c> five.</c> 00:33:01.200 --> 00:33:05.200 Now<00:33:01.680><c> the</c><00:33:01.900><c> end</c><00:33:02.220><c> of</c><00:33:02.440><c> the</c><00:33:02.640><c> commandment</c><00:33:03.259><c> is</c><00:33:03.500><c> love</c><00:33:03.900><c> out</c><00:33:04.119><c> of</c><00:33:04.299><c> a</c><00:33:04.460><c> pure</c><00:33:04.680><c> heart</c> 00:33:05.200 --> 00:33:08.039 and<00:33:05.420><c> of</c><00:33:05.619><c> a</c><00:33:05.799><c> good</c><00:33:06.000><c> conscience</c><00:33:06.480><c> and</c><00:33:06.779><c> of</c><00:33:07.039><c> faith</c><00:33:07.279><c> unfamed,</c> 00:33:08.420 --> 00:33:11.099 from<00:33:08.579><c> which</c><00:33:08.900><c> some,</c><00:33:09.319><c> having</c><00:33:09.779><c> swerved,</c> 00:33:11.359 --> 00:33:14.019 have<00:33:11.599><c> turned</c><00:33:12.019><c> aside</c><00:33:12.579><c> unto</c><00:33:12.900><c> vain</c><00:33:13.299><c> jangling,</c> 00:33:14.259 --> 00:33:15.940 desiring<00:33:14.619><c> to</c><00:33:14.779><c> be</c><00:33:14.960><c> teachers</c><00:33:15.339><c> of</c><00:33:15.559><c> the</c><00:33:15.740><c> law,</c> 00:33:16.099 --> 00:33:17.720 understanding<00:33:16.519><c> neither</c><00:33:16.839><c> what</c><00:33:17.119><c> they</c><00:33:17.420><c> say</c> 00:33:17.720 --> 00:33:18.940 nor<00:33:17.900><c> whereof</c><00:33:18.299><c> they</c><00:33:18.599><c> affirm.</c> 00:33:19.359 --> 00:33:22.319 But<00:33:19.779><c> we</c><00:33:20.180><c> know</c><00:33:20.680><c> that</c><00:33:21.220><c> the</c><00:33:21.400><c> law</c><00:33:21.599><c> is</c><00:33:21.880><c> good</c> 00:33:22.319 --> 00:33:24.660 if<00:33:22.759><c> a</c><00:33:23.019><c> man</c><00:33:23.140><c> use</c><00:33:23.420><c> it</c><00:33:23.660><c> lawfully,</c> 00:33:24.779 --> 00:33:27.940 knowing<00:33:25.079><c> this,</c><00:33:25.640><c> that</c><00:33:25.759><c> the</c><00:33:25.880><c> law</c><00:33:26.079><c> is</c><00:33:26.299><c> not</c><00:33:26.519><c> made</c><00:33:26.740><c> for</c><00:33:26.980><c> a</c><00:33:27.160><c> righteous</c><00:33:27.500><c> man</c> 00:33:27.940 --> 00:33:30.180 but<00:33:28.259><c> for</c><00:33:28.440><c> the</c><00:33:28.700><c> lawless</c><00:33:29.140><c> and</c><00:33:29.420><c> disobedient,</c> 00:33:30.180 --> 00:33:32.119 for<00:33:30.579><c> the</c><00:33:30.799><c> ungodly</c><00:33:31.359><c> and</c><00:33:31.519><c> for</c><00:33:31.799><c> sinners,</c> 00:33:32.339 --> 00:33:33.799 for<00:33:32.500><c> unholy</c><00:33:32.980><c> and</c><00:33:33.180><c> profane,</c> 00:33:34.059 --> 00:33:36.339 for<00:33:34.240><c> murderers</c><00:33:34.700><c> of</c><00:33:34.900><c> fathers</c><00:33:35.240><c> and</c><00:33:35.400><c> murderers</c><00:33:35.880><c> of</c><00:33:36.099><c> mothers,</c> 00:33:36.460 --> 00:33:38.259 for<00:33:36.619><c> manslayers,</c><00:33:37.380><c> for</c><00:33:37.559><c> whoremongers,</c> 00:33:38.460 --> 00:33:40.680 for<00:33:38.640><c> them</c><00:33:38.759><c> that</c><00:33:39.019><c> defile</c><00:33:39.319><c> themselves</c><00:33:39.839><c> with</c><00:33:40.119><c> mankind,</c> 00:33:40.980 --> 00:33:44.599 for<00:33:41.200><c> men</c><00:33:41.599><c>-stealers,</c><00:33:42.039><c> for</c><00:33:42.279><c> liars,</c><00:33:42.839><c> for</c><00:33:43.039><c> purged</c><00:33:43.400><c> persons,</c> 00:33:44.740 --> 00:33:48.039 and<00:33:45.200><c> if</c><00:33:45.539><c> there</c><00:33:45.779><c> be</c><00:33:46.039><c> any</c><00:33:46.559><c> other</c><00:33:47.039><c> thing</c> 00:33:48.029 --> 00:33:51.720 that<00:33:48.319><c> is</c><00:33:48.700><c> contrary</c><00:33:49.319><c> to</c><00:33:50.180><c> sound</c><00:33:50.539><c> doctrine,</c> 00:33:52.220 --> 00:33:54.859 according<00:33:52.619><c> to</c><00:33:52.839><c> the</c><00:33:53.059><c> glorious</c><00:33:53.440><c> gospel</c><00:33:53.880><c> of</c><00:33:54.079><c> the</c><00:33:54.240><c> blessed</c><00:33:54.500><c> God</c> 00:33:54.859 --> 00:33:57.000 which<00:33:55.119><c> was</c><00:33:55.400><c> committed</c><00:33:55.680><c> to</c><00:33:55.900><c> my</c><00:33:56.140><c> trust.</c> 00:33:57.200 --> 00:34:00.380 See,<00:33:57.539><c> if</c><00:33:57.660><c> you</c><00:33:57.980><c> don't</c><00:33:58.420><c> have</c><00:33:58.859><c> sound</c><00:33:59.319><c> doctrine,</c> 00:34:00.519 --> 00:34:02.680 then<00:34:00.619><c> you</c><00:34:00.759><c> will</c><00:34:01.019><c> go</c><00:34:01.279><c> astray</c><00:34:01.759><c> morally.</c> 00:34:03.740 --> 00:34:05.740 That's<00:34:03.960><c> what</c><00:34:04.140><c> those</c><00:34:04.380><c> verses</c><00:34:04.680><c> say.</c> 00:34:06.299 --> 00:34:10.360 All<00:34:06.539><c> those</c><00:34:06.940><c> things,</c><00:34:07.599><c> that</c><00:34:07.799><c> list</c><00:34:08.079><c> of</c><00:34:08.360><c> terrible</c><00:34:08.739><c> things</c><00:34:09.039><c> of</c><00:34:09.199><c> the</c><00:34:09.440><c> world</c> 00:34:10.380 --> 00:34:13.480 are<00:34:10.639><c> contrary</c><00:34:11.260><c> to</c><00:34:12.099><c> sound</c><00:34:12.440><c> doctrine.</c> 00:34:14.900 --> 00:34:17.739 So<00:34:15.059><c> there's</c><00:34:15.320><c> a</c><00:34:15.539><c> moral</c><00:34:15.820><c> implication</c><00:34:16.480><c> from</c><00:34:16.719><c> doctrine.</c> 00:34:18.679 --> 00:34:19.579 While<00:34:18.860><c> we're</c><00:34:19.079><c> in</c><00:34:19.300><c> the</c><00:34:19.320><c> first</c><00:34:19.500><c> time,</c> 00:34:19.619 --> 00:34:23.820 if<00:34:19.659><c> we</c><00:34:19.739><c> just</c><00:34:19.940><c> pop</c><00:34:20.119><c> across</c><00:34:20.380><c> from</c><00:34:20.619><c> chapter</c><00:34:21.099><c> four</c><00:34:21.440><c> and</c><00:34:21.619><c> verse</c><00:34:22.519><c> 16,</c> 00:34:24.420 --> 00:34:26.340 we'll<00:34:24.659><c> see</c><00:34:24.760><c> that</c><00:34:24.940><c> actually</c><00:34:25.139><c> the</c><00:34:25.380><c> belief</c><00:34:25.659><c> in</c><00:34:25.880><c> sound</c><00:34:26.039><c> doctrine</c> 00:34:26.340 --> 00:34:28.099 is<00:34:26.440><c> for</c><00:34:26.659><c> everybody's</c><00:34:27.280><c> benefit.</c> 00:34:28.579 --> 00:34:30.739 At<00:34:28.960><c> the</c><00:34:29.099><c> end</c><00:34:29.260><c> of</c><00:34:29.539><c> chapter</c><00:34:29.739><c> four</c><00:34:30.099><c> of</c><00:34:30.239><c> first</c><00:34:30.420><c> Timothy,</c> 00:34:30.800 --> 00:34:34.079 we<00:34:30.980><c> read,</c><00:34:31.440><c> take</c><00:34:31.440><c> heed</c><00:34:31.699><c> unto</c><00:34:31.980><c> thyself</c><00:34:32.559><c> and</c><00:34:33.000><c> unto</c><00:34:33.320><c> the</c><00:34:33.619><c> doctrine,</c> 00:34:34.519 --> 00:34:36.679 continue<00:34:35.079><c> in</c><00:34:35.360><c> them,</c><00:34:35.940><c> for</c><00:34:36.059><c> in</c><00:34:36.260><c> doing</c><00:34:36.420><c> this,</c> 00:34:36.780 --> 00:34:40.420 thou<00:34:36.840><c> shalt</c><00:34:37.019><c> both</c><00:34:37.300><c> save</c><00:34:37.679><c> thyself</c><00:34:38.340><c> and</c><00:34:38.840><c> them</c><00:34:39.119><c> that</c><00:34:39.420><c> hear</c><00:34:39.599><c> thee.</c> 00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:42.380 So<00:34:41.480><c> continuing</c><00:34:41.800><c> in</c><00:34:41.980><c> the</c><00:34:42.139><c> doctrine</c> 00:34:42.380 --> 00:34:44.639 was<00:34:42.559><c> to</c><00:34:42.820><c> edify</c><00:34:43.239><c> the</c><00:34:43.500><c> ecclesia,</c><00:34:43.880><c> to</c><00:34:44.039><c> build</c><00:34:44.239><c> it</c><00:34:44.440><c> up.</c> 00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:45.920 And<00:34:45.000><c> that's</c><00:34:45.219><c> what,</c><00:34:45.420><c> as</c><00:34:45.619><c> we</c><00:34:45.780><c> say,</c> 00:34:46.019 --> 00:34:48.219 is<00:34:46.119><c> the</c><00:34:46.280><c> purpose</c><00:34:46.559><c> of</c><00:34:46.719><c> our</c><00:34:46.900><c> fellowship</c><00:34:47.239><c> together.</c> 00:34:49.500 --> 00:34:52.079 And<00:34:50.019><c> finally,</c><00:34:50.280><c> on</c><00:34:50.400><c> the</c><00:34:50.519><c> subject</c><00:34:50.719><c> in</c><00:34:50.940><c> Romans</c><00:34:51.239><c> 15,</c> 00:34:52.360 --> 00:34:54.599 in<00:34:52.619><c> verse</c><00:34:52.880><c> five</c><00:34:53.219><c> to</c><00:34:53.440><c> seven,</c> 00:34:54.909 --> 00:35:01.019 we<00:34:55.260><c> see</c><00:34:55.599><c> that</c><00:34:56.599><c> fellowship</c><00:34:57.599><c> on</c><00:34:58.400><c> a</c><00:34:58.760><c> unified</c><00:34:59.239><c> basis</c><00:34:59.719><c> of</c><00:35:00.079><c> truth</c> 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one</c><00:35:18.579><c> mind</c><00:35:18.960><c> and</c><00:35:19.239><c> one</c><00:35:19.480><c> mouth</c><00:35:19.780><c> glorify</c><00:35:20.400><c> God,</c> 00:35:20.739 --> 00:35:22.780 even<00:35:20.960><c> the</c><00:35:21.199><c> Father</c><00:35:21.440><c> of</c><00:35:21.619><c> our</c><00:35:21.739><c> Lord</c><00:35:21.880><c> Jesus</c><00:35:22.260><c> Christ,</c> 00:35:22.780 --> 00:35:24.880 wherefore<00:35:23.639><c> receive</c><00:35:24.199><c> ye</c><00:35:24.360><c> one</c><00:35:24.559><c> another</c> 00:35:24.880 --> 00:35:29.659 as<00:35:25.179><c> Christ</c><00:35:25.659><c> also</c><00:35:26.139><c> received</c><00:35:26.579><c> us</c><00:35:27.199><c> to</c><00:35:27.619><c> the</c><00:35:27.880><c> glory</c><00:35:28.380><c> of</c><00:35:28.699><c> God.</c> 00:35:29.820 --> 00:35:31.800 So<00:35:30.380><c> there's</c><00:35:30.739><c> our</c><00:35:30.980><c> purpose,</c><00:35:31.360><c> once</c><00:35:31.599><c> again,</c> 00:35:32.000 --> 00:35:34.659 for<00:35:32.099><c> edifying</c><00:35:32.599><c> the</c><00:35:32.840><c> ecclesia</c><00:35:33.179><c> to</c><00:35:33.760><c> the</c><00:35:33.980><c> glory</c><00:35:34.260><c> of</c><00:35:34.500><c> God,</c> 00:35:34.659 --> 00:35:38.780 but<00:35:34.780><c> it</c><00:35:34.920><c> can</c><00:35:35.099><c> only</c><00:35:35.400><c> be</c><00:35:35.639><c> done</c><00:35:35.760><c> if</c><00:35:35.940><c> we</c><00:35:36.260><c> are</c><00:35:36.420><c> united</c><00:35:36.980><c> in</c><00:35:37.699><c> our</c><00:35:37.880><c> doctrine.</c> 00:35:39.739 --> 00:35:44.639 So<00:35:40.079><c> unity</c><00:35:40.559><c> of</c><00:35:41.360><c> doctrine</c><00:35:41.820><c> is</c><00:35:42.739><c> the</c><00:35:42.980><c> basis</c><00:35:43.320><c> of</c><00:35:43.579><c> true</c><00:35:43.739><c> fellowship.</c> 00:35:44.760 --> 00:35:46.719 And<00:35:45.019><c> we</c><00:35:45.199><c> can't</c><00:35:45.500><c> have</c><00:35:45.820><c> fellowship</c> 00:35:46.639 --> 00:35:49.199 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are,</c> 00:36:36.320 --> 00:36:39.960 a<00:36:36.840><c> summary</c><00:36:37.280><c> of</c><00:36:37.639><c> our</c><00:36:37.880><c> beliefs,</c><00:36:38.480><c> if</c><00:36:38.699><c> you</c><00:36:38.860><c> like,</c> 00:36:42.019 --> 00:36:46.420 or<00:36:42.539><c> what</c><00:36:43.059><c> we</c><00:36:43.400><c> describe</c><00:36:43.760><c> as</c><00:36:44.099><c> a</c><00:36:44.539><c> statement</c><00:36:45.019><c> of</c><00:36:45.579><c> faith.</c> 00:36:46.880 --> 00:36:50.079 Now,<00:36:47.900><c> that's</c><00:36:48.219><c> not</c><00:36:48.420><c> something</c><00:36:48.679><c> that's</c><00:36:48.980><c> unique</c><00:36:49.199><c> in</c><00:36:49.460><c> our</c><00:36:49.719><c> age.</c> 00:36:50.320 --> 00:36:51.739 That's<00:36:50.619><c> always</c><00:36:50.900><c> been</c><00:36:51.139><c> the</c><00:36:51.360><c> case,</c> 00:36:52.179 --> 00:36:53.920 that<00:36:52.280><c> in</c><00:36:52.460><c> order</c><00:36:52.679><c> to</c><00:36:52.920><c> establish</c><00:36:53.420><c> doctrine,</c> 00:36:54.219 --> 00:36:56.739 one<00:36:54.440><c> needed</c><00:36:54.719><c> to</c><00:36:55.039><c> have</c><00:36:55.340><c> a</c><00:36:55.739><c> statement</c><00:36:56.039><c> of</c><00:36:56.340><c> belief</c> 00:36:56.739 --> 00:36:58.099 that<00:36:57.320><c> people</c><00:36:57.599><c> could</c><00:36:57.840><c> affirm,</c> 00:36:58.239 --> 00:36:59.260 yes,<00:36:58.340><c> that's</c><00:36:58.559><c> what</c><00:36:58.679><c> I</c><00:36:58.940><c> agree</c><00:36:59.079><c> with,</c> 00:36:59.500 --> 00:37:00.340 oh,<00:36:59.780><c> welcome,</c><00:36:59.980><c> brother.</c> 00:37:00.679 --> 00:37:01.780 And<00:37:00.840><c> then</c><00:37:00.940><c> you</c><00:37:01.059><c> could</c><00:37:01.239><c> have</c><00:37:01.460><c> fellowship,</c> 00:37:01.840 --> 00:37:02.860 because<00:37:01.940><c> you'd</c><00:37:02.340><c> understand</c> 00:37:02.860 --> 00:37:05.139 that<00:37:03.039><c> you</c><00:37:03.219><c> have</c><00:37:03.340><c> the</c><00:37:03.579><c> same</c><00:37:03.780><c> basis</c><00:37:04.099><c> of</c><00:37:04.420><c> belief.</c> 00:37:06.719 --> 00:37:08.360 So<00:37:07.019><c> the</c><00:37:07.280><c> origins</c><00:37:07.579><c> of</c><00:37:07.760><c> a</c><00:37:07.900><c> statement</c><00:37:08.079><c> of</c><00:37:08.280><c> faith,</c> 00:37:08.420 --> 00:37:09.940 when<00:37:08.519><c> you</c><00:37:08.739><c> think</c><00:37:08.940><c> about</c><00:37:09.219><c> it,</c> 00:37:10.199 --> 00:37:12.659 actually<00:37:10.420><c> the</c><00:37:10.639><c> Ten</c><00:37:10.880><c> Commandments</c><00:37:11.619><c> were,</c><00:37:12.000><c> in</c><00:37:12.159><c> a</c><00:37:12.300><c> way,</c> 00:37:12.659 --> 00:37:16.119 a<00:37:13.119><c> statement</c><00:37:13.559><c> of</c><00:37:13.820><c> faith</c><00:37:14.280><c> for</c><00:37:14.880><c> Israel.</c> 00:37:16.519 --> 00:37:20.860 It<00:37:17.179><c> contained</c><00:37:17.800><c> doctrine</c><00:37:18.599><c> about</c><00:37:19.719><c> God,</c> 00:37:21.159 --> 00:37:24.139 about<00:37:21.440><c> who</c><00:37:21.679><c> he</c><00:37:21.860><c> was,</c><00:37:22.219><c> his</c><00:37:22.300><c> relationship</c><00:37:22.840><c> with</c><00:37:23.019><c> his</c><00:37:23.239><c> people.</c> 00:37:24.699 --> 00:37:25.960 It<00:37:24.960><c> contained</c><00:37:25.260><c> instructions</c> 00:37:25.960 --> 00:37:29.420 as<00:37:26.219><c> to</c><00:37:26.340><c> what</c><00:37:26.579><c> the</c><00:37:26.820><c> people</c><00:37:27.059><c> should</c><00:37:27.420><c> do</c><00:37:27.820><c> to</c><00:37:28.139><c> worship</c><00:37:28.480><c> God.</c> 00:37:30.019 --> 00:37:31.239 It<00:37:30.340><c> contained</c><00:37:30.659><c> instructions</c> 00:37:31.239 --> 00:37:33.579 about<00:37:31.559><c> what</c><00:37:31.760><c> the</c><00:37:32.000><c> people</c><00:37:32.440><c> should</c><00:37:32.860><c> not</c><00:37:33.139><c> do,</c> 00:37:33.880 --> 00:37:35.980 because<00:37:34.159><c> they</c><00:37:34.360><c> wouldn't</c><00:37:34.679><c> worship</c><00:37:35.039><c> God.</c> 00:37:36.300 --> 00:37:38.139 So<00:37:36.559><c> in</c><00:37:36.719><c> a</c><00:37:36.860><c> way,</c><00:37:37.139><c> the</c><00:37:37.219><c> Ten</c><00:37:37.420><c> Commandments</c> 00:37:38.139 --> 00:37:42.019 was<00:37:38.559><c> something</c><00:37:38.960><c> that</c><00:37:39.860><c> bound</c><00:37:40.340><c> Israel</c><00:37:40.960><c> together.</c> 00:37:41.969 --> 00:37:44.719 They<00:37:42.199><c> had</c><00:37:42.559><c> agreed</c><00:37:43.059><c> that</c><00:37:43.219><c> they</c><00:37:43.400><c> would</c><00:37:43.599><c> do</c><00:37:43.760><c> all</c><00:37:43.940><c> that</c><00:37:44.059><c> God</c><00:37:44.300><c> said,</c> 00:37:45.019 --> 00:37:46.960 and<00:37:45.099><c> that</c><00:37:45.239><c> they</c><00:37:45.559><c> had</c><00:37:45.920><c> a</c><00:37:46.159><c> similar</c><00:37:46.460><c> understanding,</c> 00:37:46.980 --> 00:37:48.599 or<00:37:47.099><c> the</c><00:37:47.280><c> same</c><00:37:47.500><c> understanding</c><00:37:48.139><c> of</c><00:37:48.320><c> God,</c> 00:37:48.639 --> 00:37:51.019 who<00:37:48.840><c> he</c><00:37:49.059><c> was</c><00:37:49.260><c> and</c><00:37:49.320><c> what</c><00:37:49.480><c> he</c><00:37:49.739><c> required</c><00:37:50.059><c> of</c><00:37:50.219><c> them.</c> 00:37:51.079 --> 00:37:52.960 And<00:37:51.320><c> once</c><00:37:51.539><c> that</c><00:37:51.679><c> was</c><00:37:51.980><c> established,</c><00:37:52.440><c> it</c><00:37:52.539><c> was</c><00:37:52.760><c> right.</c> 00:37:52.980 --> 00:37:56.320 Now,<00:37:53.119><c> we</c><00:37:53.219><c> can</c><00:37:53.400><c> move</c><00:37:53.639><c> on</c><00:37:53.820><c> as</c><00:37:54.019><c> a</c><00:37:54.239><c> united</c><00:37:54.880><c> nation</c><00:37:55.659><c> of</c><00:37:55.940><c> people</c> 00:37:56.320 --> 00:37:58.219 with<00:37:56.619><c> a</c><00:37:56.840><c> common</c><00:37:57.019><c> understanding.</c> 00:37:59.940 --> 00:38:01.360 In<00:38:00.139><c> the</c><00:38:00.320><c> New</c><00:38:00.539><c> Testament</c><00:38:01.000><c> times,</c> 00:38:01.500 --> 00:38:04.920 there's<00:38:01.599><c> a</c><00:38:01.760><c> reference</c><00:38:02.159><c> in</c><00:38:02.980><c> Acts</c><00:38:03.320><c> chapter</c><00:38:03.739><c> two,</c> 00:38:05.400 --> 00:38:07.280 and<00:38:05.559><c> at</c><00:38:05.760><c> verse</c><00:38:06.079><c> 42,</c> 00:38:07.900 --> 00:38:09.780 to<00:38:08.179><c> the</c><00:38:08.659><c> Apostles'</c><00:38:09.619><c> doctrine,</c> 00:38:09.780 --> 00:38:12.900 which<00:38:09.980><c> indicates</c><00:38:10.539><c> there</c><00:38:10.820><c> was</c><00:38:11.699><c> an</c><00:38:12.179><c> understanding</c> 00:38:12.900 --> 00:38:15.460 of<00:38:13.320><c> what</c><00:38:14.199><c> the</c><00:38:14.519><c> disciples</c><00:38:15.000><c> actually,</c> 00:38:15.460 --> 00:38:17.179 or<00:38:15.639><c> the</c><00:38:15.840><c> apostles</c><00:38:16.179><c> actually</c><00:38:16.699><c> believed,</c> 00:38:17.219 --> 00:38:19.300 that<00:38:17.360><c> was</c><00:38:17.519><c> a</c><00:38:17.920><c> common</c><00:38:18.340><c> standard</c><00:38:18.780><c> of</c><00:38:19.119><c> belief,</c> 00:38:19.320 --> 00:38:21.360 that<00:38:19.460><c> was</c><00:38:19.659><c> the</c><00:38:20.039><c> acceptable</c><00:38:20.699><c> truth,</c> 00:38:21.760 --> 00:38:23.260 that<00:38:21.860><c> if</c><00:38:22.079><c> people</c><00:38:22.300><c> are</c><00:38:22.579><c> centered</c><00:38:22.780><c> to</c><00:38:23.039><c> that,</c> 00:38:23.619 --> 00:38:24.980 then<00:38:23.780><c> they</c><00:38:23.980><c> would</c><00:38:24.260><c> be</c><00:38:24.500><c> in</c><00:38:24.699><c> fellowship</c> 00:38:24.980 --> 00:38:26.840 with<00:38:25.239><c> Christ</c><00:38:25.579><c> and</c><00:38:25.719><c> with</c><00:38:25.860><c> the</c><00:38:26.000><c> disciples.</c> 00:38:26.980 --> 00:38:30.280 So,<00:38:27.119><c> Acts</c><00:38:27.300><c> chapter</c><00:38:27.539><c> two,</c><00:38:27.900><c> in</c><00:38:28.099><c> verse</c><00:38:28.920><c> 42,</c> 00:38:32.679 --> 00:38:35.099 we<00:38:33.199><c> read</c><00:38:33.559><c> there,</c><00:38:33.900><c> just</c><00:38:34.059><c> going</c><00:38:34.199><c> back</c><00:38:34.360><c> to</c><00:38:34.480><c> verse</c><00:38:34.659><c> 41,</c> 00:38:35.440 --> 00:38:38.239 then<00:38:35.639><c> they</c><00:38:35.880><c> that</c><00:38:36.119><c> gladly</c><00:38:36.400><c> received</c><00:38:36.900><c> his</c><00:38:37.179><c> word</c><00:38:37.320><c> were</c><00:38:37.559><c> baptized,</c> 00:38:38.239 --> 00:38:40.059 and<00:38:38.440><c> the</c><00:38:38.599><c> same</c><00:38:38.860><c> day</c><00:38:39.099><c> they</c><00:38:39.219><c> were</c><00:38:39.440><c> added</c><00:38:39.679><c> unto</c><00:38:39.860><c> them</c> 00:38:40.059 --> 00:38:42.480 about<00:38:40.559><c> 3</c><00:38:40.940><c>,000</c><00:38:41.380><c> souls,</c> 00:38:42.719 --> 00:38:45.079 and<00:38:42.719><c> they</c><00:38:43.019><c> continued</c><00:38:43.760><c> steadfastly</c> 00:38:45.079 --> 00:38:49.280 in<00:38:45.519><c> the</c><00:38:45.760><c> Apostles'</c><00:38:46.699><c> doctrine</c><00:38:47.199><c> and</c><00:38:48.139><c> fellowship,</c> 00:38:49.340 --> 00:38:52.500 and<00:38:49.440><c> of</c><00:38:49.599><c> breaking</c><00:38:49.920><c> of</c><00:38:50.260><c> bread</c><00:38:50.559><c> and</c><00:38:51.260><c> in</c><00:38:51.599><c> prayers.</c> 00:38:53.280 --> 00:38:57.059 So,<00:38:54.880><c> without</c><00:38:54.880><c> the</c><00:38:55.360><c> Apostles'</c><00:38:55.940><c> doctrine,</c> 00:38:57.519 --> 00:38:59.260 there<00:38:57.699><c> could</c><00:38:57.940><c> be</c><00:38:58.119><c> no</c><00:38:58.340><c> fellowship,</c> 00:38:59.519 --> 00:39:01.360 and<00:38:59.940><c> it</c><00:39:00.059><c> was</c><00:39:00.340><c> necessary</c><00:39:01.019><c> for</c><00:39:01.199><c> them</c> 00:39:01.360 --> 00:39:03.980 to<00:39:01.579><c> have</c><00:39:01.719><c> a</c><00:39:02.019><c> common</c><00:39:02.260><c> understanding</c><00:39:03.000><c> of</c><00:39:03.480><c> doctrine,</c> 00:39:04.179 --> 00:39:06.760 to<00:39:04.340><c> be</c><00:39:04.539><c> in</c><00:39:04.820><c> the</c><00:39:05.039><c> way</c><00:39:05.320><c> of</c><00:39:05.539><c> the</c><00:39:05.760><c> Apostles'</c><00:39:06.340><c> doctrine</c> 00:39:06.760 --> 00:39:08.119 before<00:39:07.159><c> they</c><00:39:07.400><c> could</c><00:39:07.519><c> have</c><00:39:07.780><c> fellowship,</c> 00:39:08.500 --> 00:39:09.659 before<00:39:08.820><c> they</c><00:39:09.019><c> could</c><00:39:09.179><c> continue</c> 00:39:09.659 --> 00:39:12.219 in<00:39:09.980><c> breaking</c><00:39:10.239><c> of</c><00:39:10.519><c> bread</c><00:39:10.719><c> and</c><00:39:11.340><c> prayers.</c> 00:39:12.579 --> 00:39:14.340 So,<00:39:12.960><c> it</c><00:39:13.000><c> was</c><00:39:13.219><c> a</c><00:39:13.420><c> fundamental</c><00:39:13.880><c> thing.</c> 00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:16.340 Now,<00:39:14.920><c> just</c><00:39:15.119><c> an</c><00:39:15.340><c> interesting</c><00:39:15.659><c> reference</c><00:39:16.119><c> there</c> 00:39:16.340 --> 00:39:18.119 to<00:39:16.760><c> the</c><00:39:17.099><c> Apostles'</c><00:39:17.900><c> doctrine</c> 00:39:18.119 --> 00:39:20.820 that<00:39:18.400><c> all</c><00:39:18.659><c> of</c><00:39:18.800><c> these</c><00:39:19.000><c> people</c><00:39:19.280><c> consented</c><00:39:19.880><c> to,</c> 00:39:20.880 --> 00:39:24.179 that<00:39:21.039><c> whether</c><00:39:21.260><c> that</c><00:39:21.519><c> was</c><00:39:21.780><c> some</c><00:39:22.139><c> sort</c><00:39:22.380><c> of</c><00:39:22.659><c> a</c><00:39:23.079><c> written</c><00:39:23.420><c> statement</c> 00:39:24.179 --> 00:39:28.059 of<00:39:24.619><c> belief,</c><00:39:25.880><c> we're</c><00:39:26.199><c> not</c><00:39:26.500><c> sure,</c><00:39:26.780><c> it's</c><00:39:27.039><c> not</c><00:39:27.239><c> clear.</c> 00:39:28.800 --> 00:39:30.059 It's<00:39:29.199><c> expressed</c><00:39:29.480><c> another</c><00:39:29.739><c> way,</c> 00:39:30.139 --> 00:39:33.719 in<00:39:30.340><c> Acts</c><00:39:30.579><c> chapter</c><00:39:30.900><c> eight,</c><00:39:31.639><c> in</c><00:39:31.940><c> verse</c><00:39:32.219><c> 12,</c> 00:39:37.639 --> 00:39:40.199 when<00:39:38.199><c> Philip</c><00:39:38.760><c> is</c><00:39:38.940><c> preaching,</c> 00:39:41.099 --> 00:39:42.460 it<00:39:41.179><c> says,</c><00:39:41.460><c> when</c><00:39:41.460><c> they</c><00:39:41.780><c> believed</c><00:39:42.079><c> Philip,</c> 00:39:42.460 --> 00:39:45.219 preaching<00:39:42.900><c> the</c><00:39:43.159><c> things</c><00:39:43.440><c> concerning</c><00:39:44.059><c> the</c><00:39:44.420><c> kingdom</c><00:39:44.699><c> of</c><00:39:45.000><c> God</c> 00:39:45.219 --> 00:39:46.820 and<00:39:45.440><c> the</c><00:39:45.619><c> name</c><00:39:45.780><c> of</c><00:39:45.960><c> Jesus</c><00:39:46.340><c> Christ,</c> 00:39:47.219 --> 00:39:49.019 they<00:39:47.360><c> were</c><00:39:47.579><c> baptized,</c><00:39:48.099><c> both</c><00:39:48.360><c> men</c><00:39:48.500><c> and</c><00:39:48.659><c> women.</c> 00:39:49.420 --> 00:39:51.659 So,<00:39:49.659><c> it</c><00:39:49.840><c> seemed</c><00:39:50.019><c> that</c><00:39:50.199><c> a</c><00:39:50.480><c> summary</c><00:39:50.840><c> of</c><00:39:51.119><c> the</c><00:39:51.360><c> beliefs</c> 00:39:51.659 --> 00:39:54.800 that<00:39:51.880><c> they</c><00:39:52.139><c> taught</c><00:39:52.480><c> was</c><00:39:53.059><c> the</c><00:39:53.679><c> kingdom</c><00:39:53.980><c> of</c><00:39:54.260><c> God</c> 00:39:54.800 --> 00:39:56.380 and<00:39:55.260><c> the</c><00:39:55.400><c> name</c><00:39:55.579><c> of</c><00:39:55.780><c> Jesus</c><00:39:56.099><c> Christ.</c> 00:39:56.400 --> 00:39:58.599 There<00:39:56.539><c> were</c><00:39:56.760><c> key</c><00:39:57.119><c> aspects</c><00:39:57.619><c> of</c><00:39:57.880><c> their</c><00:39:58.079><c> doctrine</c> 00:39:58.599 --> 00:40:00.780 which<00:39:59.119><c> people</c><00:39:59.480><c> needed</c><00:39:59.719><c> to</c><00:40:00.079><c> understand</c> 00:40:00.780 --> 00:40:04.659 before<00:40:01.480><c> they</c><00:40:01.699><c> could</c><00:40:01.900><c> be</c><00:40:02.380><c> baptized</c><00:40:02.820><c> and</c><00:40:03.159><c> received</c><00:40:03.440><c> into</c><00:40:03.719><c> fellowship.</c> 00:40:05.739 --> 00:40:09.400 What<00:40:06.380><c> we</c><00:40:06.599><c> do</c><00:40:06.860><c> have</c><00:40:07.420><c> from</c><00:40:08.280><c> historical</c><00:40:09.000><c> records,</c> 00:40:09.519 --> 00:40:13.340 it's<00:40:09.619><c> something</c><00:40:09.900><c> that's</c><00:40:10.599><c> been</c><00:40:10.880><c> called</c><00:40:11.480><c> the</c><00:40:11.860><c> Apostles'</c><00:40:12.760><c> Creed.</c> 00:40:13.980 --> 00:40:16.000 Now,<00:40:14.420><c> this</c><00:40:14.719><c> essentially</c><00:40:15.239><c> is</c><00:40:15.579><c> the</c><00:40:15.760><c> idea</c> 00:40:16.000 --> 00:40:18.380 of<00:40:16.179><c> a</c><00:40:16.500><c> statement</c><00:40:16.780><c> of</c><00:40:17.079><c> faith</c><00:40:17.219><c> or</c><00:40:17.440><c> of</c><00:40:17.699><c> beliefs.</c> 00:40:18.559 --> 00:40:21.460 It's<00:40:19.179><c> attributed</c><00:40:19.739><c> to</c><00:40:20.219><c> the</c><00:40:20.460><c> Apostles,</c> 00:40:21.599 --> 00:40:24.920 but<00:40:22.340><c> generally,</c><00:40:23.739><c> it's</c><00:40:24.579><c> understood</c> 00:40:24.920 --> 00:40:27.199 that<00:40:25.099><c> it</c><00:40:25.239><c> didn't</c><00:40:25.460><c> actually</c><00:40:25.960><c> originate</c><00:40:26.440><c> with</c><00:40:26.619><c> the</c><00:40:26.800><c> Apostles.</c> 00:40:27.460 --> 00:40:31.019 They've<00:40:27.780><c> traced</c><00:40:28.000><c> it</c><00:40:28.239><c> back</c><00:40:28.380><c> in</c><00:40:28.579><c> history</c><00:40:28.860><c> to</c><00:40:29.099><c> around</c><00:40:29.420><c> about</c><00:40:29.880><c> 400</c><00:40:30.320><c> AD,</c> 00:40:31.199 --> 00:40:33.780 so<00:40:31.719><c> they</c><00:40:31.940><c> think</c><00:40:32.119><c> most</c><00:40:32.539><c> likely</c><00:40:32.940><c> it</c><00:40:33.300><c> originated</c> 00:40:33.780 --> 00:40:37.280 somewhere<00:40:34.119><c> around</c><00:40:34.559><c> 200</c><00:40:34.920><c> to</c><00:40:35.159><c> 400,</c><00:40:35.900><c> maybe</c><00:40:36.199><c> 500</c><00:40:36.619><c> years</c> 00:40:37.280 --> 00:40:40.019 after<00:40:37.900><c> the</c><00:40:38.119><c> time</c><00:40:38.260><c> of</c><00:40:38.420><c> the</c><00:40:38.519><c> Lord</c><00:40:38.659><c> Jesus</c><00:40:39.039><c> Christ.</c> 00:40:40.159 --> 00:40:42.460 But<00:40:40.320><c> they</c><00:40:40.639><c> have,</c><00:40:41.119><c> in</c><00:40:41.679><c> Greek</c><00:40:41.920><c> and</c><00:40:42.139><c> Latin,</c> 00:40:42.940 --> 00:40:45.280 basically<00:40:43.340><c> this</c><00:40:43.780><c> statement</c><00:40:44.159><c> of</c><00:40:44.460><c> belief.</c> 00:40:45.360 --> 00:40:47.760 And<00:40:45.559><c> this</c><00:40:46.039><c> is</c><00:40:46.179><c> the</c><00:40:46.340><c> Apostles'</c><00:40:46.960><c> Creed,</c> 00:40:48.139 --> 00:40:50.199 obviously<00:40:48.500><c> translated</c><00:40:48.960><c> into</c><00:40:49.219><c> English.</c> 00:40:50.760 --> 00:40:52.659 Believe<00:40:51.099><c> in</c><00:40:51.360><c> God,</c><00:40:51.699><c> the</c><00:40:51.900><c> Father</c><00:40:52.199><c> Almighty,</c> 00:40:52.820 --> 00:40:54.000 creator<00:40:53.199><c> of</c><00:40:53.380><c> heaven</c><00:40:53.559><c> and</c><00:40:53.739><c> earth.</c> 00:40:54.420 --> 00:40:57.019 I<00:40:54.699><c> believe</c><00:40:54.820><c> in</c><00:40:55.019><c> Jesus</c><00:40:55.340><c> Christ,</c><00:40:55.719><c> God's</c><00:40:56.079><c> only</c><00:40:56.239><c> Son,</c><00:40:56.539><c> our</c><00:40:56.800><c> Lord,</c> 00:40:57.059 --> 00:40:59.019 who<00:40:57.199><c> was</c><00:40:57.500><c> conceived</c><00:40:57.940><c> by</c><00:40:58.159><c> the</c><00:40:58.300><c> Holy</c><00:40:58.519><c> Spirit,</c> 00:40:59.440 --> 00:41:01.960 born<00:40:59.579><c> of</c><00:40:59.739><c> a</c><00:40:59.880><c> Virgin</c><00:41:00.139><c> Mary,</c><00:41:00.739><c> suffered</c><00:41:00.860><c> under</c><00:41:01.139><c> Pontus</c><00:41:01.539><c> Pilate,</c> 00:41:01.960 --> 00:41:04.079 was<00:41:02.119><c> crucified,</c><00:41:03.119><c> died,</c><00:41:03.380><c> and</c><00:41:03.519><c> was</c><00:41:03.800><c> buried.</c> 00:41:04.579 --> 00:41:06.500 He<00:41:04.599><c> descended</c><00:41:05.119><c> to</c><00:41:05.519><c> the</c><00:41:05.699><c> dead.</c> 00:41:06.639 --> 00:41:09.599 On<00:41:06.800><c> the</c><00:41:07.019><c> third</c><00:41:07.199><c> day</c><00:41:07.460><c> he</c><00:41:07.639><c> rose</c><00:41:07.920><c> again,</c><00:41:08.420><c> he</c><00:41:08.619><c> ascended</c><00:41:08.880><c> into</c><00:41:09.179><c> heaven.</c> 00:41:10.099 --> 00:41:12.139 He<00:41:10.340><c> is</c><00:41:10.599><c> seated</c><00:41:10.780><c> at</c><00:41:10.960><c> the</c><00:41:11.139><c> right</c><00:41:11.360><c> hand</c><00:41:11.500><c> of</c><00:41:11.699><c> the</c><00:41:11.840><c> Father,</c> 00:41:12.300 --> 00:41:15.460 and<00:41:12.539><c> he</c><00:41:12.659><c> will</c><00:41:12.840><c> come</c><00:41:13.059><c> again</c><00:41:13.320><c> to</c><00:41:13.539><c> judge</c><00:41:13.780><c> the</c><00:41:14.019><c> living</c><00:41:14.219><c> and</c><00:41:14.519><c> the</c><00:41:14.699><c> dead.</c> 00:41:15.619 --> 00:41:19.099 I<00:41:15.900><c> believe</c><00:41:16.199><c> in</c><00:41:16.360><c> the</c><00:41:16.539><c> Holy</c><00:41:16.739><c> Spirit,</c><00:41:17.679><c> the</c><00:41:17.940><c> Holy</c><00:41:18.280><c> Catholic</c><00:41:18.739><c> Church.</c> 00:41:19.119 --> 00:41:21.960 Now,<00:41:19.519><c> this</c><00:41:19.519><c> is</c><00:41:20.139><c> hundreds</c><00:41:20.380><c> of</c><00:41:20.539><c> years</c><00:41:20.699><c> before</c><00:41:21.039><c> the</c><00:41:21.260><c> Catholic</c><00:41:21.699><c> Church,</c> 00:41:21.960 --> 00:41:24.139 as<00:41:22.119><c> we</c><00:41:22.320><c> know</c><00:41:22.420><c> it,</c><00:41:22.500><c> the</c><00:41:22.599><c> Roman</c><00:41:22.940><c> Catholic</c><00:41:23.239><c> Church</c><00:41:23.460><c> was</c><00:41:23.659><c> established.</c> 00:41:24.460 --> 00:41:26.000 So<00:41:24.619><c> this</c><00:41:24.780><c> is</c><00:41:25.039><c> using</c><00:41:25.260><c> the</c><00:41:25.420><c> word</c><00:41:25.559><c> Catholic</c> 00:41:26.000 --> 00:41:27.320 in<00:41:26.239><c> the</c><00:41:26.420><c> sense</c><00:41:26.539><c> of</c><00:41:26.820><c> universal,</c> 00:41:27.760 --> 00:41:30.059 in<00:41:27.940><c> the</c><00:41:28.139><c> same</c><00:41:28.380><c> way</c><00:41:28.619><c> that</c><00:41:28.860><c> the</c><00:41:29.099><c> Catholic</c><00:41:29.300><c> Church</c><00:41:29.579><c> took</c><00:41:29.780><c> it,</c> 00:41:30.139 --> 00:41:31.340 as<00:41:30.239><c> their</c><00:41:30.400><c> name</c><00:41:30.539><c> hundreds</c><00:41:30.820><c> of</c><00:41:30.960><c> years</c><00:41:31.079><c> later.</c> 00:41:31.340 --> 00:41:34.360 I<00:41:32.059><c> believe</c><00:41:32.480><c> in</c><00:41:32.739><c> the</c><00:41:32.880><c> Catholic</c><00:41:33.239><c> or</c><00:41:33.420><c> universal</c><00:41:33.880><c> Church,</c> 00:41:34.739 --> 00:41:36.760 the<00:41:34.860><c> communion</c><00:41:35.219><c> of</c><00:41:35.440><c> saints,</c><00:41:35.860><c> the</c><00:41:36.019><c> forgiveness</c><00:41:36.320><c> of</c><00:41:36.639><c> sins,</c> 00:41:36.940 --> 00:41:39.300 the<00:41:37.079><c> resurrection</c><00:41:37.480><c> of</c><00:41:37.679><c> the</c><00:41:37.820><c> body,</c><00:41:38.159><c> and</c><00:41:38.260><c> the</c><00:41:38.460><c> life</c><00:41:38.699><c> everlasting.</c> 00:41:39.539 --> 00:41:40.440 Amen. 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and</c><00:42:03.019><c> pages</c><00:42:03.360><c> about</c><00:42:03.619><c> the</c><00:42:03.800><c> churches</c> 00:42:04.000 --> 00:42:07.340 trying<00:42:04.320><c> to</c><00:42:04.639><c> explain</c><00:42:05.119><c> this</c><00:42:05.400><c> away,</c><00:42:05.800><c> as</c><00:42:05.940><c> to</c><00:42:06.280><c> how</c><00:42:06.539><c> it</c><00:42:06.639><c> is</c><00:42:06.840><c> it</c><00:42:06.920><c> says</c><00:42:07.039><c> that</c> 00:42:07.340 --> 00:42:09.599 when<00:42:07.539><c> really</c><00:42:07.760><c> what</c><00:42:07.900><c> they</c><00:42:08.159><c> believe</c><00:42:08.320><c> is</c><00:42:08.460><c> something</c><00:42:08.679><c> different.</c> 00:42:09.719 --> 00:42:12.579 So<00:42:10.000><c> it</c><00:42:10.099><c> wasn't</c><00:42:10.440><c> long</c><00:42:10.860><c> after</c><00:42:11.340><c> the</c><00:42:11.599><c> Apostles'</c><00:42:12.260><c> Creed</c> 00:42:12.579 --> 00:42:15.440 that<00:42:13.199><c> the</c><00:42:13.420><c> church</c><00:42:13.619><c> then</c><00:42:13.860><c> went</c><00:42:14.000><c> on</c><00:42:14.199><c> and</c><00:42:14.440><c> developed</c><00:42:14.719><c> other</c><00:42:15.179><c> creeds,</c> 00:42:15.539 --> 00:42:17.940 like<00:42:15.659><c> the</c><00:42:15.840><c> Nicene</c><00:42:16.340><c> Creed</c><00:42:16.699><c> and</c><00:42:16.900><c> the</c><00:42:17.059><c> Athanasian</c><00:42:17.659><c> Creed,</c> 00:42:18.280 --> 00:42:20.940 and<00:42:18.400><c> started</c><00:42:18.619><c> introducing</c><00:42:19.260><c> into</c><00:42:19.659><c> their</c><00:42:20.059><c> statement</c><00:42:20.440><c> of</c><00:42:20.739><c> belief</c> 00:42:20.940 --> 00:42:22.739 things<00:42:21.199><c> like</c><00:42:21.440><c> the</c><00:42:21.659><c> Trinity,</c><00:42:22.000><c> for</c><00:42:22.280><c> example.</c> 00:42:23.179 --> 00:42:26.619 And<00:42:23.599><c> the</c><00:42:23.820><c> nature</c><00:42:24.159><c> of</c><00:42:24.500><c> Christ,</c><00:42:25.519><c> 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a</c><00:50:45.559><c> question</c><00:50:45.840><c> of</c><00:50:46.139><c> understanding</c><00:50:46.579><c> of</c><00:50:46.860><c> words.</c> 00:50:47.639 --> 00:50:49.380 So<00:50:47.880><c> if</c><00:50:48.059><c> you'd</c><00:50:48.239><c> heard</c><00:50:48.320><c> of</c><00:50:48.460><c> the</c><00:50:48.619><c> Cooper</c><00:50:48.800><c>-Carter</c><00:50:49.059><c> addendum,</c> 00:50:49.579 --> 00:50:52.760 it's<00:50:49.719><c> not</c><00:50:50.199><c> something</c><00:50:50.599><c> which</c><00:50:50.840><c> is</c><00:50:51.179><c> particularly</c><00:50:51.480><c> relevant</c> 00:50:52.880 --> 00:50:54.199 here<00:50:53.280><c> in</c><00:50:53.679><c> New</c><00:50:53.900><c> Zealand.</c> 00:50:54.320 --> 00:50:57.280 It's<00:50:54.679><c> part</c><00:50:54.900><c> of</c><00:50:55.159><c> the</c><00:50:55.400><c> unity</c><00:50:55.679><c> booklet</c><00:50:55.980><c> in</c><00:50:56.260><c> Australia</c> 00:50:57.340 --> 00:50:59.739 and<00:50:57.539><c> basically</c><00:50:57.900><c> was</c><00:50:58.179><c> just</c><00:50:58.400><c> to</c><00:50:58.559><c> cover</c><00:50:58.719><c> a</c><00:50:58.920><c> particular</c><00:50:59.139><c> situation</c> 00:50:59.739 --> 00:51:01.480 that<00:51:00.000><c> developed</c><00:51:00.300><c> in</c><00:51:00.539><c> Australia.</c> 00:51:01.980 --> 00:51:05.599 So<00:51:02.500><c> yeah,</c><00:51:02.800><c> so</c><00:51:02.940><c> the</c><00:51:03.199><c> BASF</c><00:51:03.719><c> is</c><00:51:04.400><c> the</c><00:51:04.559><c> basis</c><00:51:04.820><c> of</c><00:51:05.000><c> our</c><00:51:05.199><c> faith</c> 00:51:05.599 --> 00:51:09.219 and<00:51:06.579><c> as</c><00:51:06.780><c> I</c><00:51:06.980><c> say,</c><00:51:07.639><c> it's</c><00:51:07.780><c> something</c><00:51:08.059><c> which</c><00:51:08.320><c> is</c><00:51:08.960><c> worldwide</c> 00:51:09.539 --> 00:51:12.059 by<00:51:10.019><c> far</c><00:51:10.320><c> the</c><00:51:10.500><c> predominant</c><00:51:11.159><c> basis</c><00:51:11.519><c> of</c><00:51:11.780><c> fellowship</c> 00:51:12.059 --> 00:51:13.940 for<00:51:12.320><c> all</c><00:51:12.500><c> of</c><00:51:12.679><c> Christ</c><00:51:12.780><c> the</c><00:51:12.860><c> Delphians.</c> 00:51:15.880 --> 00:51:21.159 Okay,<00:51:17.920><c> one</c><00:51:18.039><c> of</c><00:51:18.179><c> the</c><00:51:18.340><c> things</c><00:51:18.500><c> we</c><00:51:18.679><c> need</c><00:51:18.840><c> to</c><00:51:19.800><c> look</c><00:51:20.340><c> at</c><00:51:20.599><c> then</c><00:51:20.840><c> though</c> 00:51:21.159 --> 00:51:24.300 is<00:51:21.980><c> if</c><00:51:22.579><c> you</c><00:51:22.840><c> have</c><00:51:22.980><c> all</c><00:51:23.159><c> these</c><00:51:23.340><c> ecclesiastes</c><00:51:23.699><c> around</c><00:51:23.960><c> the</c><00:51:24.139><c> world</c> 00:51:24.300 --> 00:51:27.579 who<00:51:25.000><c> meet</c><00:51:25.260><c> on</c><00:51:25.699><c> the</c><00:51:25.940><c> BASF</c> 00:51:27.820 --> 00:51:30.840 and<00:51:28.380><c> we</c><00:51:28.539><c> are</c><00:51:28.900><c> in</c><00:51:29.079><c> fellowship</c><00:51:29.460><c> with</c><00:51:29.780><c> them,</c> 00:51:31.239 --> 00:51:34.760 what's<00:51:31.619><c> our</c><00:51:31.900><c> responsibility</c><00:51:32.920><c> toward</c><00:51:34.219><c> them</c> 00:51:34.760 --> 00:51:37.980 and<00:51:35.559><c> toward</c><00:51:35.780><c> what</c><00:51:36.019><c> happens</c><00:51:36.360><c> in</c><00:51:36.559><c> their</c><00:51:36.760><c> ecclesiastes?</c> 00:51:38.960 --> 00:51:41.340 I<00:51:39.000><c> mean,</c><00:51:39.139><c> it</c><00:51:39.199><c> might</c><00:51:39.400><c> be</c><00:51:39.679><c> another</c><00:51:40.139><c> ecclesia</c><00:51:40.579><c> in</c><00:51:40.820><c> New</c><00:51:41.099><c> Zealand,</c> 00:51:41.400 --> 00:51:42.760 maybe<00:51:41.639><c> even</c><00:51:41.820><c> another</c><00:51:42.059><c> ecclesia</c><00:51:42.340><c> in</c><00:51:42.559><c> Wellington</c> 00:51:42.760 --> 00:51:45.360 or<00:51:43.599><c> it</c><00:51:43.780><c> might</c><00:51:43.900><c> be</c><00:51:44.119><c> an</c><00:51:44.239><c> ecclesia</c><00:51:44.539><c> on</c><00:51:44.699><c> the</c><00:51:44.820><c> other</c><00:51:45.000><c> side</c><00:51:45.119><c> of</c><00:51:45.239><c> the</c> 00:51:45.360 --> 00:51:46.440 world<00:51:45.559><c> somewhere.</c> 00:51:46.820 --> 00:51:50.239 What's<00:51:47.179><c> our</c><00:51:47.460><c> responsibility</c><00:51:48.340><c> being</c><00:51:48.699><c> in</c><00:51:49.000><c> fellowship</c><00:51:49.340><c> with</c><00:51:49.659><c> them</c> 00:51:50.239 --> 00:51:53.199 for<00:51:50.920><c> what</c><00:51:51.239><c> happens</c><00:51:51.679><c> in</c><00:51:52.179><c> those</c><00:51:52.460><c> ecclesiastes?</c> 00:51:53.199 --> 00:51:58.940 Now<00:51:53.920><c> this</c><00:51:54.079><c> is</c><00:51:54.360><c> another</c><00:51:54.599><c> area</c><00:51:55.099><c> which</c><00:51:55.780><c> has</c><00:51:56.260><c> caused</c><00:51:56.739><c> some</c><00:51:57.360><c> confusion</c><00:51:58.000><c> at</c><00:51:58.440><c> times</c> 00:51:58.940 --> 00:52:01.000 as<00:51:59.460><c> to</c><00:51:59.599><c> what</c><00:51:59.760><c> our</c><00:52:00.059><c> responsibility</c><00:52:00.639><c> is</c> 00:52:01.000 --> 00:52:04.900 and<00:52:01.199><c> the</c><00:52:01.820><c> theory</c><00:52:02.159><c> is,</c><00:52:02.400><c> are</c><00:52:02.800><c> we</c><00:52:03.139><c> potentially</c><00:52:03.599><c> guilty</c><00:52:03.980><c> by</c><00:52:04.260><c> association,</c> 00:52:05.019 --> 00:52:07.219 by<00:52:05.239><c> our</c><00:52:05.500><c> fellowshiping</c><00:52:06.539><c> another</c><00:52:06.820><c> ecclesia</c> 00:52:07.219 --> 00:52:09.900 where<00:52:07.400><c> there's</c><00:52:07.679><c> something</c><00:52:08.159><c> that</c><00:52:08.599><c> perhaps</c><00:52:08.920><c> we've</c><00:52:09.199><c> heard</c><00:52:09.380><c> about</c> 00:52:09.900 --> 00:52:13.579 or<00:52:10.400><c> rumoured</c><00:52:10.619><c> or</c><00:52:10.780><c> something</c><00:52:11.019><c> that</c><00:52:11.239><c> we</c><00:52:12.000><c> wouldn't</c><00:52:12.320><c> approve</c><00:52:12.599><c> of?</c> 00:52:14.840 --> 00:52:16.960 I<00:52:15.119><c> don't</c><00:52:15.300><c> want</c><00:52:15.400><c> to</c><00:52:15.460><c> go</c><00:52:15.519><c> to</c><00:52:15.599><c> that</c><00:52:15.719><c> yet.</c> 00:52:17.159 --> 00:52:18.179 Okay. 00:52:21.440 --> 00:52:27.039 If<00:52:21.539><c> we</c><00:52:21.739><c> have</c><00:52:21.880><c> a</c><00:52:22.000><c> look</c><00:52:22.280><c> at</c><00:52:23.119><c> 1</c><00:52:23.300><c> John</c><00:52:23.480><c> 1,</c><00:52:25.099><c> verse</c><00:52:25.260><c> 5</c><00:52:25.619><c> to</c><00:52:25.739><c> 10.</c> 00:52:39.000 --> 00:52:41.840 One<00:52:39.519><c> of</c><00:52:39.679><c> the</c><00:52:39.760><c> things</c><00:52:40.019><c> to</c><00:52:40.599><c> start</c><00:52:40.900><c> off</c><00:52:41.099><c> with</c><00:52:41.280><c> initially,</c> 00:52:42.320 --> 00:52:45.179 talking<00:52:42.559><c> about</c><00:52:42.780><c> our</c><00:52:43.059><c> responsibility,</c><00:52:43.800><c> is</c><00:52:43.880><c> just</c><00:52:44.039><c> to</c><00:52:44.280><c> clearly</c><00:52:44.579><c> show</c> 00:52:45.179 --> 00:52:48.480 that<00:52:45.699><c> obviously</c><00:52:46.119><c> we</c><00:52:46.340><c> are</c><00:52:46.599><c> responsible</c><00:52:47.179><c> for</c><00:52:47.500><c> our</c><00:52:47.800><c> own</c><00:52:48.000><c> actions</c> 00:52:48.480 --> 00:52:51.539 and<00:52:48.940><c> how</c><00:52:49.199><c> those</c><00:52:49.480><c> actions</c><00:52:49.820><c> affect</c><00:52:50.159><c> other</c><00:52:50.420><c> people.</c> 00:52:51.940 --> 00:52:54.500 For<00:52:52.119><c> 1</c><00:52:52.360><c> John</c><00:52:52.539><c> 1,</c><00:52:52.840><c> verse</c><00:52:53.000><c> 5</c><00:52:53.320><c> to</c><00:52:53.420><c> 10.</c> 00:53:37.500 --> 00:53:41.920 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off</c><00:53:55.079><c> in</c><00:53:55.219><c> our</c><00:53:55.400><c> talk</c><00:53:55.579><c> then,</c> 00:53:57.320 --> 00:54:00.099 if<00:53:57.760><c> I</c><00:53:58.199><c> was</c><00:53:58.360><c> doing</c><00:53:58.519><c> something</c><00:53:58.820><c> horrendous</c><00:53:59.320><c> in</c><00:53:59.460><c> my</c><00:53:59.659><c> life</c> 00:54:00.099 --> 00:54:01.860 and<00:54:00.519><c> you</c><00:54:00.719><c> were</c><00:54:00.980><c> aware</c><00:54:01.199><c> of</c><00:54:01.360><c> it,</c> 00:54:02.079 --> 00:54:03.980 you<00:54:02.239><c> would</c><00:54:02.420><c> have</c><00:54:02.579><c> a</c><00:54:02.860><c> responsibility</c><00:54:03.360><c> to</c><00:54:03.619><c> help</c><00:54:03.780><c> me</c> 00:54:03.980 --> 00:54:06.019 or<00:54:04.059><c> to</c><00:54:04.260><c> try</c><00:54:04.420><c> and</c><00:54:04.559><c> help</c><00:54:04.679><c> me</c><00:54:04.860><c> and</c><00:54:04.960><c> teach</c><00:54:05.119><c> me</c><00:54:05.300><c> to</c><00:54:05.380><c> be</c><00:54:05.559><c> back</c><00:54:05.719><c> on</c><00:54:05.840><c> the</c> 00:54:06.019 --> 00:54:06.480 straight<00:54:06.139><c> and</c><00:54:06.320><c> narrow.</c> 00:54:06.960 --> 00:54:08.699 If<00:54:07.380><c> you're</c><00:54:07.599><c> not</c><00:54:07.880><c> aware</c><00:54:08.119><c> of</c><00:54:08.260><c> it,</c> 00:54:08.699 --> 00:54:13.500 you're<00:54:09.039><c> not</c><00:54:09.320><c> guilty</c><00:54:09.980><c> of</c><00:54:10.380><c> my</c><00:54:10.699><c> sin</c><00:54:11.059><c> by</c><00:54:11.559><c> having</c><00:54:11.840><c> fellowship</c><00:54:12.179><c> with</c><00:54:12.400><c> me.</c> 00:54:13.860 --> 00:54:16.400 It's<00:54:14.199><c> interesting</c><00:54:14.500><c> to</c><00:54:14.699><c> think</c><00:54:14.800><c> of</c><00:54:15.019><c> the</c><00:54:15.599><c> situation</c><00:54:15.940><c> of</c><00:54:16.300><c> the</c> 00:54:16.400 --> 00:54:17.260 Lord<00:54:16.559><c> Jesus</c><00:54:16.920><c> Christ.</c> 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the</c><00:54:50.500><c> letter</c><00:54:50.659><c> to</c><00:54:50.800><c> the</c><00:54:50.920><c> Corinthians</c><00:54:51.239><c> we</c><00:54:51.480><c> know,</c> 00:54:51.780 --> 00:54:53.420 that<00:54:51.980><c> denied</c><00:54:52.219><c> the</c><00:54:52.460><c> resurrection.</c> 00:54:55.380 --> 00:54:58.260 There<00:54:55.599><c> were</c><00:54:55.860><c> issues</c><00:54:56.480><c> within</c><00:54:56.960><c> all</c><00:54:57.239><c> the</c><00:54:57.340><c> New</c><00:54:57.480><c> Testament</c><00:54:57.840><c> decletes</c> 00:54:58.260 --> 00:54:59.860 that<00:54:58.420><c> Paul</c><00:54:58.639><c> wrote</c><00:54:58.880><c> to</c><00:54:58.980><c> them</c><00:54:59.139><c> and</c><00:54:59.239><c> said,</c> 00:55:00.079 --> 00:55:02.099 look,<00:55:00.500><c> people</c><00:55:00.739><c> are</c><00:55:00.980><c> starting</c><00:55:01.179><c> to</c><00:55:01.320><c> get</c><00:55:01.420><c> the</c><00:55:01.559><c> wrong</c><00:55:01.739><c> idea,</c> 00:55:02.159 --> 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wheat</c><00:55:13.239><c> and</c><00:55:13.539><c> tears</c> 00:55:13.760 --> 00:55:17.440 in<00:55:13.960><c> Matthew</c><00:55:14.280><c> 13</c><00:55:14.840><c> in</c><00:55:15.019><c> verse</c><00:55:15.239><c> 24</c><00:55:15.679><c> to</c><00:55:15.860><c> 30.</c> 00:55:17.860 --> 00:55:21.400 There<00:55:17.960><c> was</c><00:55:18.340><c> the</c><00:55:19.059><c> harvest</c><00:55:19.760><c> was</c><00:55:20.460><c> growing</c> 00:55:21.599 --> 00:55:23.380 with<00:55:22.039><c> the</c><00:55:22.260><c> wheat</c><00:55:22.420><c> that</c><00:55:22.639><c> he</c><00:55:22.719><c> had</c><00:55:22.940><c> sown,</c> 00:55:23.579 --> 00:55:25.219 and<00:55:23.800><c> the</c><00:55:23.900><c> enemy</c><00:55:24.079><c> came</c><00:55:24.380><c> and</c><00:55:24.539><c> sowed</c><00:55:24.800><c> tears,</c> 00:55:25.320 --> 00:55:27.880 and<00:55:25.500><c> the</c><00:55:25.619><c> servant</c><00:55:25.760><c> said,</c><00:55:25.980><c> should</c><00:55:26.099><c> we</c><00:55:26.239><c> go</c><00:55:26.340><c> and</c><00:55:26.480><c> pull</c><00:55:26.619><c> out</c><00:55:26.800><c> the</c><00:55:27.059><c> tears?</c> 00:55:28.380 --> 00:55:31.579 And<00:55:28.639><c> the</c><00:55:28.760><c> Lord</c><00:55:28.880><c> says,</c><00:55:29.300><c> no,</c><00:55:30.239><c> leave</c><00:55:30.420><c> them</c><00:55:30.619><c> until</c><00:55:30.840><c> the</c><00:55:31.099><c> harvest,</c> 00:55:31.579 --> 00:55:34.619 and<00:55:32.480><c> then</c><00:55:32.679><c> we'll</c><00:55:32.900><c> decide</c><00:55:33.219><c> which</c><00:55:33.440><c> is</c><00:55:33.659><c> which.</c> 00:55:35.320 --> 00:55:37.619 Because<00:55:35.800><c> within</c><00:55:36.300><c> the</c><00:55:36.559><c> Ecclesia,</c> 00:55:37.860 --> 00:55:40.280 we<00:55:37.940><c> need</c><00:55:38.159><c> to</c><00:55:38.280><c> be</c><00:55:38.500><c> trying</c><00:55:38.699><c> to</c><00:55:39.320><c> build</c><00:55:39.619><c> people</c><00:55:40.019><c> up</c> 00:55:40.280 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course,</c><00:56:05.199><c> a</c><00:56:05.360><c> threshold.</c> 00:56:05.659 --> 00:56:06.940 There's<00:56:05.900><c> a</c><00:56:06.000><c> red</c><00:56:06.179><c> line,</c><00:56:06.480><c> if</c><00:56:06.659><c> you</c><00:56:06.780><c> like,</c> 00:56:06.980 --> 00:56:08.079 on<00:56:07.159><c> lots</c><00:56:07.360><c> of</c><00:56:07.539><c> different</c><00:56:07.699><c> subjects</c> 00:56:08.079 --> 00:56:09.500 where<00:56:08.260><c> if</c><00:56:08.420><c> people</c><00:56:08.599><c> go</c><00:56:08.900><c> over</c><00:56:09.239><c> that</c> 00:56:09.500 --> 00:56:11.440 and<00:56:09.679><c> have</c><00:56:10.000><c> proved</c><00:56:10.199><c> that</c><00:56:10.340><c> they're</c><00:56:10.480><c> going</c><00:56:10.719><c> against</c><00:56:11.079><c> the</c><00:56:11.320><c> ways</c> 00:56:11.440 --> 00:56:11.840 of<00:56:11.679><c> Christ</c> 00:56:11.840 --> 00:56:12.800 and<00:56:11.960><c> they're</c><00:56:12.099><c> not</c><00:56:12.260><c> going</c><00:56:12.420><c> to</c><00:56:12.559><c> repent,</c> 00:56:13.280 --> 00:56:15.380 there<00:56:13.440><c> will</c><00:56:13.619><c> be</c><00:56:13.820><c> a</c><00:56:14.000><c> time</c><00:56:14.420><c> when</c><00:56:14.860><c> we</c><00:56:15.019><c> need</c><00:56:15.119><c> to</c><00:56:15.280><c> say,</c> 00:56:15.599 --> 00:56:16.619 look,<00:56:15.659><c> sorry,</c><00:56:16.039><c> enough</c><00:56:16.199><c> is</c><00:56:16.420><c> enough.</c> 00:56:16.659 --> 00:56:18.079 That's<00:56:16.920><c> not</c><00:56:17.099><c> acceptable.</c> 00:56:19.119 --> 00:56:20.780 But<00:56:19.519><c> the</c><00:56:19.920><c> teaching</c><00:56:20.239><c> of</c><00:56:20.519><c> Christ</c> 00:56:20.780 --> 00:56:24.320 is<00:56:20.960><c> to</c><00:56:21.219><c> try</c><00:56:21.460><c> and</c><00:56:21.820><c> bring</c><00:56:22.059><c> people</c><00:56:22.519><c> back</c><00:56:22.960><c> together</c><00:56:23.380><c> again.</c> 00:56:26.679 --> 00:56:30.599 So<00:56:27.239><c> what</c><00:56:27.460><c> about</c><00:56:28.039><c> passages</c><00:56:28.519><c> like</c><00:56:28.900><c> 1</c><00:56:29.179><c> Timothy</c><00:56:29.480><c> 5,</c><00:56:29.960><c> verse</c><00:56:30.139><c> 22?</c> 00:56:30.679 --> 00:56:31.480 You'll<00:56:30.920><c> be</c><00:56:31.139><c> familiar.</c> 00:56:31.539 --> 00:56:35.780 It<00:56:31.619><c> talks</c><00:56:31.840><c> about</c><00:56:32.119><c> being</c><00:56:32.920><c> partakers</c><00:56:33.699><c> of</c><00:56:34.099><c> other</c><00:56:34.340><c> men's</c><00:56:34.980><c> sins.</c> 00:56:36.280 --> 00:56:37.960 Or<00:56:36.519><c> 2</c><00:56:36.800><c> John,</c><00:56:37.280><c> verse</c><00:56:37.519><c> 11,</c> 00:56:38.340 --> 00:56:41.840 being<00:56:38.880><c> partaker</c><00:56:39.500><c> of</c><00:56:39.699><c> another</c><00:56:39.900><c> person's</c><00:56:40.619><c> evil</c><00:56:40.880><c> deeds.</c> 00:56:41.920 --> 00:56:42.820 How<00:56:42.179><c> does</c><00:56:42.360><c> 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verse</c><00:57:01.960><c> 24</c><00:57:02.380><c> to</c><00:57:02.539><c> 25,</c> 00:57:03.699 --> 00:57:07.380 it<00:57:04.179><c> talks</c><00:57:04.480><c> about</c><00:57:04.739><c> the</c><00:57:05.000><c> danger</c><00:57:05.420><c> of</c><00:57:05.820><c> learning</c><00:57:06.340><c> their</c><00:57:06.800><c> evil</c><00:57:07.119><c> ways.</c> 00:57:07.400 --> 00:57:09.320 And<00:57:07.539><c> I</c><00:57:07.559><c> guess</c><00:57:07.739><c> we</c><00:57:07.940><c> saw</c><00:57:08.119><c> that</c><00:57:08.300><c> with</c><00:57:08.460><c> our</c><00:57:08.639><c> quote</c><00:57:08.739><c> about</c><00:57:08.960><c> Israel</c> 00:57:09.320 --> 00:57:11.980 going<00:57:09.500><c> into</c><00:57:09.719><c> the</c><00:57:09.920><c> land</c><00:57:10.079><c> and</c><00:57:10.360><c> getting</c><00:57:10.519><c> rid</c><00:57:10.699><c> of</c><00:57:10.860><c> the</c><00:57:11.000><c> people</c><00:57:11.340><c> from</c><00:57:11.639><c> the</c><00:57:11.800><c> land,</c> 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a</c><00:57:25.320><c> snare</c><00:57:25.559><c> to</c><00:57:25.840><c> thy</c><00:57:26.099><c> soul,</c> 00:57:29.239 --> 00:57:33.920 because<00:57:29.820><c> we</c><00:57:30.400><c> can</c><00:57:30.739><c> be</c><00:57:31.039><c> corrupted</c><00:57:31.440><c> by</c><00:57:31.760><c> who</c><00:57:32.139><c> we</c><00:57:32.500><c> associate</c><00:57:32.960><c> with.</c> 00:57:34.820 --> 00:57:39.139 If<00:57:35.019><c> you</c><00:57:35.019><c> come</c><00:57:35.139><c> to</c><00:57:35.519><c> 1</c><00:57:35.780><c> Corinthians</c><00:57:36.219><c> 15,</c><00:57:37.260><c> and</c><00:57:37.440><c> verse</c><00:57:37.780><c> 33,</c> 00:57:40.159 --> 00:57:43.139 it<00:57:40.440><c> talks</c><00:57:40.679><c> about</c><00:57:40.900><c> the</c><00:57:41.139><c> fact</c><00:57:41.280><c> that</c><00:57:41.519><c> evil</c><00:57:41.960><c> communications</c> 00:57:43.139 --> 00:57:46.239 corrupt<00:57:44.159><c> good</c><00:57:45.219><c> manners.</c> 00:57:46.840 --> 00:57:50.340 1<00:57:46.960><c> Corinthians</c><00:57:47.320><c> 15,</c><00:57:49.780><c> and</c><00:57:49.780><c> verse</c><00:57:49.980><c> 33,</c> 00:57:50.400 --> 00:57:54.659 be<00:57:50.539><c> not</c><00:57:50.880><c> deceived,</c><00:57:52.400><c> evil</c><00:57:52.699><c> communication</c><00:57:53.539><c> corrupt</c><00:57:54.019><c> good</c><00:57:54.340><c> manners.</c> 00:57:55.119 --> 00:57:56.840 The<00:57:55.360><c> interlinear</c><00:57:55.940><c> translates</c><00:57:56.500><c> that,</c> 00:57:57.039 --> 00:58:04.039 do<00:57:57.039><c> not</c><00:57:57.239><c> be</c><00:57:57.400><c> led</c><00:57:57.579><c> astray,</c><00:57:59.219><c> bad</c><00:57:59.559><c> companionships</c><00:58:01.760><c> ruin</c><00:58:02.559><c> good</c><00:58:03.059><c> habits.</c> 00:58:05.039 --> 00:58:07.539 So<00:58:05.340><c> the</c><00:58:05.519><c> problems</c><00:58:05.940><c> we've</c><00:58:06.260><c> talked</c><00:58:06.420><c> about</c><00:58:06.659><c> at</c><00:58:06.800><c> 1</c><00:58:06.980><c> Timothy</c><00:58:07.199><c> 5,</c> 00:58:07.559 --> 00:58:08.119 verse<00:58:07.719><c> 22,</c> 00:58:08.380 --> 00:58:09.519 partaking<00:58:08.679><c> of</c><00:58:08.840><c> other</c><00:58:09.000><c> men's</c><00:58:09.420><c> sins,</c> 00:58:09.579 --> 00:58:12.219 and<00:58:09.760><c> 2</c><00:58:09.960><c> John,</c><00:58:10.239><c> verse</c><00:58:10.519><c> 11,</c><00:58:10.980><c> partaking</c><00:58:11.320><c> of</c><00:58:11.480><c> people's</c><00:58:11.860><c> evil</c><00:58:12.000><c> deeds,</c> 00:58:12.219 --> 00:58:14.159 is<00:58:12.320><c> if</c><00:58:12.480><c> we</c><00:58:12.719><c> start</c><00:58:12.960><c> associating</c><00:58:13.719><c> with</c><00:58:13.900><c> people</c> 00:58:14.159 --> 00:58:16.079 and<00:58:14.460><c> doing</c><00:58:14.659><c> the</c><00:58:14.920><c> bad</c><00:58:15.099><c> things</c><00:58:15.380><c> that</c><00:58:15.539><c> they</c><00:58:15.760><c> do.</c> 00:58:16.400 --> 00:58:18.219 It's<00:58:16.719><c> not</c><00:58:17.000><c> guilt</c><00:58:17.239><c> by</c><00:58:17.539><c> association.</c> 00:58:18.619 --> 00:58:23.380 It's<00:58:18.960><c> basically</c><00:58:19.900><c> becoming</c><00:58:21.260><c> evil</c><00:58:21.739><c> by</c><00:58:22.059><c> association</c><00:58:22.760><c> with</c><00:58:23.099><c> evil,</c> 00:58:23.400 --> 00:58:24.840 with<00:58:23.699><c> evil</c><00:58:23.860><c> people.</c> 00:58:25.739 --> 00:58:29.539 What's<00:58:26.159><c> really</c><00:58:26.380><c> interesting</c><00:58:26.659><c> in</c><00:58:26.820><c> this</c><00:58:26.980><c> passage</c><00:58:27.300><c> of</c><00:58:28.440><c> 1</c><00:58:28.699><c> Corinthians</c><00:58:29.059><c> 15,</c> 00:58:29.579 --> 00:58:35.019 if<00:58:29.679><c> you're</c><00:58:29.900><c> still</c><00:58:30.119><c> there,</c><00:58:31.900><c> in</c><00:58:32.199><c> verse</c><00:58:32.900><c> 33,</c> 00:58:36.639 --> 00:58:39.480 is<00:58:36.820><c> that</c><00:58:37.179><c> just</c><00:58:37.699><c> in</c><00:58:37.860><c> the</c><00:58:38.039><c> context</c><00:58:38.460><c> of</c><00:58:39.119><c> that,</c> 00:58:39.960 --> 00:58:42.659 in<00:58:40.440><c> verse</c><00:58:40.619><c> 32,</c><00:58:41.179><c> if</c><00:58:41.440><c> after</c><00:58:41.800><c> the</c><00:58:42.099><c> manner</c><00:58:42.260><c> of</c><00:58:42.480><c> men</c> 00:58:42.659 --> 00:58:44.480 I<00:58:42.900><c> have</c><00:58:43.079><c> fought</c><00:58:43.199><c> with</c><00:58:43.440><c> beasts</c><00:58:43.679><c> at</c><00:58:43.940><c> Ephesus,</c> 00:58:44.960 --> 00:58:47.420 what<00:58:45.179><c> advantage</c><00:58:45.780><c> doth</c><00:58:45.900><c> it</c><00:58:46.059><c> me</c><00:58:46.219><c> if</c><00:58:46.440><c> the</c><00:58:46.719><c> dead</c><00:58:46.920><c> rise</c><00:58:47.199><c> not?</c> 00:58:47.420 --> 00:58:50.440 So<00:58:47.559><c> he's</c><00:58:47.760><c> talking</c><00:58:48.039><c> about</c><00:58:48.300><c> the</c><00:58:48.519><c> implications</c><00:58:49.000><c> of</c><00:58:49.260><c> false</c><00:58:49.460><c> teaching.</c> 00:58:50.860 --> 00:58:52.659 If<00:58:51.159><c> it</c><00:58:51.320><c> was</c><00:58:51.559><c> true</c><00:58:51.739><c> that</c><00:58:51.840><c> there</c><00:58:51.960><c> was</c><00:58:52.099><c> no</c><00:58:52.280><c> resurrection,</c> 00:58:52.760 --> 00:58:54.920 if<00:58:52.900><c> that</c><00:58:53.139><c> false</c><00:58:53.380><c> teaching</c><00:58:53.699><c> was</c><00:58:53.980><c> true,</c> 00:58:55.500 --> 00:58:58.019 then<00:58:55.980><c> why,</c><00:58:56.460><c> he</c><00:58:56.699><c> says,</c><00:58:56.840><c> would</c><00:58:57.000><c> he</c><00:58:57.280><c> risk</c><00:58:57.519><c> his</c><00:58:57.820><c> life?</c> 00:58:58.099 --> 00:58:59.699 What<00:58:58.260><c> does</c><00:58:58.480><c> it</c><00:58:58.659><c> advantage?</c> 00:58:59.820 --> 00:59:02.179 He<00:59:00.059><c> says</c><00:59:00.179><c> in</c><00:59:00.400><c> conclusion,</c><00:59:01.119><c> at</c><00:59:01.280><c> the</c><00:59:01.440><c> end</c><00:59:01.599><c> of</c><00:59:01.679><c> verse</c><00:59:01.840><c> 32,</c> 00:59:02.340 --> 00:59:06.199 let<00:59:02.519><c> us</c><00:59:02.820><c> eat</c><00:59:03.159><c> and</c><00:59:03.579><c> drink,</c><00:59:04.340><c> for</c><00:59:04.579><c> tomorrow</c><00:59:05.019><c> we</c><00:59:05.320><c> die.</c> 00:59:06.460 --> 00:59:09.920 Now,<00:59:06.820><c> that's</c><00:59:07.300><c> a</c><00:59:07.440><c> quote</c><00:59:07.639><c> which</c><00:59:08.059><c> isn't,</c> 00:59:09.920 --> 00:59:12.619 it's<00:59:10.400><c> cited</c><00:59:10.539><c> from</c><00:59:10.820><c> Isaiah</c><00:59:11.199><c> 22,</c><00:59:11.719><c> verse</c><00:59:11.940><c> 13,</c> 00:59:13.079 --> 00:59:14.360 which<00:59:13.500><c> is</c><00:59:13.679><c> in</c><00:59:13.800><c> your</c><00:59:14.000><c> margin,</c> 00:59:14.460 --> 00:59:16.599 but<00:59:14.619><c> the</c><00:59:14.880><c> context</c><00:59:15.320><c> of</c><00:59:15.500><c> it</c><00:59:15.760><c> isn't</c><00:59:16.059><c> mentioned</c><00:59:16.440><c> there,</c> 00:59:16.619 --> 00:59:18.619 but<00:59:16.739><c> the</c><00:59:16.920><c> context</c><00:59:17.280><c> actually</c><00:59:17.599><c> explains</c><00:59:18.179><c> beautifully</c> 00:59:18.619 --> 00:59:21.059 what<00:59:18.900><c> that</c><00:59:19.480><c> verse</c><00:59:19.699><c> is</c><00:59:19.940><c> talking</c><00:59:20.139><c> about.</c> 00:59:21.219 --> 00:59:25.480 Because<00:59:21.400><c> in</c><00:59:21.639><c> Isaiah</c><00:59:22.059><c> 22,</c><00:59:24.199><c> verse</c><00:59:24.519><c> 12</c><00:59:24.900><c> to</c><00:59:25.039><c> 14,</c> 00:59:25.559 --> 00:59:27.599 it<00:59:25.900><c> shows</c><00:59:26.340><c> and</c><00:59:26.639><c> illustrates</c><00:59:27.079><c> for</c><00:59:27.340><c> us</c> 00:59:27.599 --> 00:59:31.699 that<00:59:28.460><c> wrong</c><00:59:29.119><c> doctrine</c><00:59:29.619><c> creates</c><00:59:30.199><c> wrong</c><00:59:30.639><c> practice.</c> 00:59:32.860 --> 00:59:35.659 Isaiah<00:59:33.460><c> 22,</c><00:59:34.400><c> starting</c><00:59:34.559><c> with</c><00:59:34.760><c> verse</c><00:59:35.019><c> 12,</c> 00:59:35.679 --> 00:59:40.059 it<00:59:35.780><c> says,</c><00:59:36.860><c> and</c><00:59:36.860><c> in</c><00:59:37.139><c> that</c><00:59:37.539><c> day</c><00:59:38.199><c> did</c><00:59:39.019><c> Adonai</c><00:59:39.579><c> Yahweh</c> 00:59:40.059 --> 00:59:43.340 of<00:59:40.300><c> hosts</c><00:59:40.639><c> call</c><00:59:41.139><c> to</c><00:59:41.400><c> weeping</c><00:59:42.039><c> and</c><00:59:42.659><c> to</c><00:59:42.920><c> mourning</c> 00:59:43.340 --> 00:59:47.639 and<00:59:44.059><c> to</c><00:59:44.300><c> baldness</c><00:59:44.940><c> and</c><00:59:45.420><c> to</c><00:59:45.639><c> girding</c><00:59:45.940><c> with</c><00:59:46.260><c> sackcloth,</c> 00:59:47.980 --> 00:59:50.400 so<00:59:48.079><c> God</c><00:59:48.300><c> had</c><00:59:48.679><c> called</c><00:59:48.840><c> them</c><00:59:49.059><c> to</c><00:59:49.300><c> repentance,</c> 00:59:50.940 --> 00:59:53.480 and<00:59:51.099><c> behold,</c><00:59:51.659><c> joy</c><00:59:51.860><c> and</c><00:59:52.119><c> gladness,</c><00:59:52.500><c> slaying</c><00:59:52.960><c> oxen</c> 00:59:53.480 --> 00:59:55.619 and<00:59:53.619><c> killing</c><00:59:53.920><c> sheep,</c><00:59:54.179><c> eating</c><00:59:54.500><c> flesh</c><00:59:54.760><c> and</c><00:59:54.920><c> drinking</c><00:59:55.239><c> wine,</c> 00:59:55.920 --> 00:59:59.239 let<00:59:56.039><c> us</c><00:59:56.260><c> eat</c><00:59:56.500><c> and</c><00:59:56.760><c> drink,</c><00:59:57.039><c> for</c><00:59:57.179><c> tomorrow</c><00:59:57.639><c> we</c><00:59:57.920><c> shall</c><00:59:58.159><c> die.</c> 00:59:59.880 --> 01:00:02.739 And<01:00:00.360><c> it</c><01:00:00.480><c> was</c><01:00:00.739><c> revealed</c><01:00:01.119><c> in</c><01:00:01.300><c> my</c><01:00:01.579><c> ears</c><01:00:01.860><c> by</c><01:00:02.159><c> Yahweh</c><01:00:02.440><c> of</c><01:00:02.639><c> hosts,</c> 01:00:02.840 --> 01:00:05.219 surely<01:00:03.119><c> this</c><01:00:03.400><c> iniquity</c><01:00:03.820><c> shall</c><01:00:04.059><c> not</c><01:00:04.340><c> be</c><01:00:04.619><c> purged</c><01:00:04.880><c> from</c><01:00:05.039><c> you</c> 01:00:05.219 --> 01:00:08.159 till<01:00:05.380><c> you</c><01:00:05.659><c> die,</c><01:00:06.179><c> saith</c><01:00:06.320><c> Adonai</c><01:00:06.739><c> Yahweh</c><01:00:07.139><c> of</c><01:00:07.280><c> hosts.</c> 01:00:08.719 --> 01:00:10.900 So<01:00:08.980><c> the</c><01:00:09.139><c> problem</c><01:00:09.420><c> with</c><01:00:09.619><c> eating</c><01:00:09.920><c> and</c><01:00:10.159><c> drinking</c><01:00:10.400><c> for</c><01:00:10.639><c> tomorrow</c> 01:00:10.900 --> 01:00:11.280 we<01:00:11.139><c> die</c> 01:00:11.280 --> 01:00:13.199 is<01:00:11.480><c> because</c><01:00:11.719><c> they</c><01:00:11.900><c> had</c><01:00:12.000><c> been</c><01:00:12.199><c> commanded</c><01:00:12.480><c> to</c><01:00:12.760><c> repent</c> 01:00:13.679 --> 01:00:16.039 and<01:00:14.159><c> to</c><01:00:14.340><c> go</c><01:00:14.440><c> and</c><01:00:14.659><c> fasting</c><01:00:15.000><c> and</c><01:00:15.219><c> weeping</c><01:00:15.519><c> and</c><01:00:15.719><c> sackcloth</c> 01:00:16.039 --> 01:00:17.480 and<01:00:16.139><c> they</c><01:00:16.300><c> did</c><01:00:16.380><c> the</c><01:00:16.619><c> opposite.</c> 01:00:17.739 --> 01:00:20.699 And<01:00:17.980><c> that's</c><01:00:18.179><c> what</c><01:00:18.360><c> happens</c><01:00:18.780><c> also,</c><01:00:19.280><c> is</c><01:00:19.480><c> that</c><01:00:19.599><c> with</c><01:00:19.820><c> any</c><01:00:20.079><c> false</c><01:00:20.360><c> doctrine</c> 01:00:20.699 --> 01:00:23.199 is<01:00:20.880><c> it</c><01:00:21.079><c> leads</c><01:00:21.340><c> to</c><01:00:21.980><c> wrong</c><01:00:22.219><c> practice.</c> 01:00:24.500 --> 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in</c><01:07:18.380><c> Romans</c><01:07:18.739><c> 16,</c><01:07:19.420><c> verse</c><01:07:19.559><c> 17.</c> 01:07:21.699 --> 01:07:24.719 1<01:07:21.860><c> Timothy</c><01:07:22.079><c> 6,</c><01:07:22.659><c> verse</c><01:07:23.099><c> 3</c><01:07:23.519><c> to</c><01:07:23.679><c> 5</c> 01:07:24.719 --> 01:07:27.280 talks<01:07:25.360><c> about</c><01:07:25.739><c> withdrawing</c><01:07:26.559><c> thyself</c> 01:07:27.280 --> 01:07:28.500 from<01:07:27.579><c> people</c><01:07:27.860><c> who</c><01:07:28.039><c> aren't</c><01:07:28.179><c> walking</c> 01:07:28.500 --> 01:07:30.340 in<01:07:28.679><c> the</c><01:07:28.840><c> ways</c><01:07:29.059><c> of</c><01:07:29.360><c> Christ.</c> 01:07:31.579 --> 01:07:35.659 Just<01:07:32.300><c> have</c><01:07:32.760><c> a</c><01:07:32.980><c> look</c><01:07:33.159><c> at</c><01:07:33.440><c> 2</c><01:07:33.659><c> Thessalonians</c><01:07:34.500><c> 6,</c><01:07:35.159><c> verse</c><01:07:35.400><c> 6,</c> 01:07:35.659 --> 01:07:37.679 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01:08:12.099 Yeah,<01:08:08.440><c> sorry,</c><01:08:08.539><c> 2</c><01:08:08.699><c> Thessalonians</c><01:08:09.440><c> 3,</c><01:08:10.079><c> verse</c><01:08:10.300><c> 6.</c> 01:08:15.699 --> 01:08:17.000 Now<01:08:15.800><c> we</c><01:08:15.980><c> command</c><01:08:16.399><c> you,</c><01:08:16.760><c> brethren,</c> 01:08:17.159 --> 01:08:18.619 in<01:08:17.279><c> the</c><01:08:17.380><c> name</c><01:08:17.579><c> of</c><01:08:17.779><c> our</c><01:08:17.859><c> Lord</c><01:08:18.000><c> Jesus</c><01:08:18.340><c> Christ,</c> 01:08:18.699 --> 01:08:20.819 that<01:08:18.779><c> you</c><01:08:18.979><c> withdraw</c><01:08:19.520><c> yourself</c><01:08:20.020><c> from</c><01:08:20.239><c> every</c><01:08:20.560><c> brother</c> 01:08:20.819 --> 01:08:23.939 that<01:08:21.180><c> walketh</c><01:08:21.640><c> disorderly</c><01:08:22.420><c> and</c><01:08:22.619><c> not</c><01:08:22.899><c> after</c><01:08:23.239><c> the</c><01:08:23.500><c> tradition</c> 01:08:23.939 --> 01:08:25.920 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purpose</c><01:08:47.939><c> is</c><01:08:48.220><c> for</c><01:08:48.420><c> edification.</c> 01:08:50.020 --> 01:08:53.159 And<01:08:50.420><c> no</c><01:08:50.800><c> doubt,</c><01:08:51.380><c> like</c><01:08:51.439><c> as</c><01:08:51.659><c> it</c><01:08:51.840><c> has</c><01:08:52.000><c> throughout</c><01:08:52.279><c> all</c><01:08:52.600><c> of</c><01:08:52.840><c> history,</c> 01:08:53.159 --> 01:08:55.460 there<01:08:53.520><c> will</c><01:08:53.760><c> be</c><01:08:53.960><c> times</c><01:08:54.319><c> when</c><01:08:54.520><c> people</c><01:08:54.800><c> will</c><01:08:55.060><c> get</c> 01:08:55.460 --> 01:08:57.659 strange<01:08:55.779><c> ideas</c><01:08:56.180><c> that</c><01:08:56.340><c> they</c><01:08:56.520><c> pick</c><01:08:56.680><c> up</c><01:08:56.779><c> from</c><01:08:56.960><c> other</c><01:08:57.180><c> places,</c> 01:08:58.060 --> 01:08:59.680 or<01:08:58.319><c> they</c><01:08:58.460><c> might</c><01:08:58.699><c> get</c><01:08:58.939><c> weak</c><01:08:59.100><c> in</c><01:08:59.260><c> their</c><01:08:59.479><c> faith</c> 01:08:59.680 --> 01:09:01.779 and<01:08:59.920><c> start</c><01:09:00.199><c> straying</c><01:09:00.560><c> into</c><01:09:00.760><c> the</c><01:09:00.960><c> things</c><01:09:01.119><c> of</c><01:09:01.319><c> the</c><01:09:01.520><c> world,</c> 01:09:02.060 --> 01:09:03.260 ungodliness<01:09:02.560><c> in</c><01:09:02.779><c> their</c><01:09:02.960><c> life.</c> 01:09:03.560 --> 01:09:06.000 And<01:09:03.819><c> we</c><01:09:04.039><c> need</c><01:09:04.260><c> to</c><01:09:04.520><c> try</c><01:09:04.680><c> and</c><01:09:04.960><c> edify</c><01:09:05.340><c> those</c><01:09:05.680><c> people</c> 01:09:06.000 --> 01:09:06.979 and<01:09:06.260><c> try</c><01:09:06.520><c> and</c><01:09:06.640><c> bring</c><01:09:06.739><c> them</c><01:09:06.880><c> back.</c> 01:09:07.020 --> 01:09:08.779 That's<01:09:07.279><c> the</c><01:09:07.479><c> objective</c><01:09:07.939><c> of</c><01:09:08.199><c> the</c><01:09:08.380><c> Ecclesia,</c> 01:09:09.079 --> 01:09:11.239 is<01:09:09.300><c> to</c><01:09:09.539><c> edify</c><01:09:10.039><c> and</c><01:09:10.319><c> to</c><01:09:10.520><c> build</c><01:09:10.699><c> up,</c> 01:09:11.479 --> 01:09:14.420 not<01:09:11.960><c> to</c><01:09:12.239><c> cut</c><01:09:12.479><c> off</c><01:09:12.880><c> and</c><01:09:13.199><c> get</c><01:09:13.359><c> rid</c><01:09:13.539><c> of.</c> 01:09:15.880 --> 01:09:18.420 Matthew<01:09:16.159><c> 18,</c><01:09:16.659><c> verse</c><01:09:16.800><c> 15</c><01:09:17.140><c> to</c><01:09:17.279><c> 17</c><01:09:17.720><c> I've</c><01:09:18.000><c> got</c><01:09:18.100><c> on</c><01:09:18.260><c> there</c> 01:09:18.420 --> 01:09:20.460 because<01:09:18.659><c> that</c><01:09:18.939><c> also</c><01:09:19.279><c> is</c><01:09:19.479><c> a</c><01:09:19.720><c> wonderful</c><01:09:20.079><c> passage</c> 01:09:20.460 --> 01:09:22.359 which<01:09:20.739><c> teaches</c><01:09:21.020><c> us</c><01:09:21.260><c> how</c><01:09:21.439><c> to</c><01:09:21.659><c> deal</c><01:09:21.800><c> with</c><01:09:22.039><c> people.</c> 01:09:22.359 --> 01:09:24.260 If<01:09:22.899><c> someone</c><01:09:23.260><c> has</c><01:09:23.560><c> offended</c><01:09:23.899><c> us,</c> 01:09:24.500 --> 01:09:26.979 first<01:09:24.619><c> of</c><01:09:24.739><c> all,</c><01:09:24.840><c> we</c><01:09:24.880><c> go</c><01:09:25.060><c> to</c><01:09:25.199><c> them</c><01:09:25.920><c> and</c><01:09:26.520><c> talk</c><01:09:26.760><c> to</c><01:09:26.859><c> them.</c> 01:09:26.979 --> 01:09:29.159 If<01:09:27.079><c> they</c><01:09:27.260><c> won't</c><01:09:27.420><c> hear</c><01:09:27.600><c> us,</c><01:09:27.779><c> we</c><01:09:27.960><c> take</c><01:09:28.199><c> a</c><01:09:28.359><c> brother</c><01:09:28.500><c> with</c><01:09:28.720><c> us.</c> 01:09:29.399 --> 01:09:30.439 If<01:09:29.520><c> they</c><01:09:29.779><c> still</c><01:09:29.960><c> won't</c><01:09:30.100><c> hear</c><01:09:30.260><c> us,</c> 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wrong,</c><01:09:40.840><c> we</c><01:09:40.960><c> go</c><01:09:41.220><c> privately,</c> 01:09:41.640 --> 01:09:44.159 we<01:09:41.819><c> talk</c><01:09:42.079><c> to</c><01:09:42.300><c> people,</c><01:09:42.819><c> and</c><01:09:43.180><c> we</c><01:09:43.399><c> try</c><01:09:43.600><c> and</c><01:09:43.859><c> establish</c> 01:09:44.159 --> 01:09:45.800 and<01:09:44.439><c> bring</c><01:09:44.619><c> up</c><01:09:44.880><c> that</c><01:09:45.079><c> relationship</c><01:09:45.579><c> again</c> 01:09:45.800 --> 01:09:47.520 and<01:09:45.899><c> bring</c><01:09:46.060><c> them</c><01:09:46.220><c> back</c><01:09:46.439><c> to</c><01:09:46.579><c> the</c><01:09:46.739><c> ways</c><01:09:46.920><c> of</c><01:09:47.239><c> truth</c> 01:09:47.520 --> 01:09:49.800 and<01:09:47.819><c> do</c><01:09:48.000><c> what</c><01:09:48.100><c> we</c><01:09:48.340><c> can</c><01:09:48.539><c> to</c><01:09:48.779><c> restore.</c> 01:09:50.659 --> 01:09:51.939 There's<01:09:51.140><c> a</c><01:09:51.140><c> very</c><01:09:51.380><c> interesting</c><01:09:51.720><c> quote</c> 01:09:51.939 --> 01:09:53.239 in<01:09:52.119><c> the</c><01:09:52.199><c> end</c><01:09:52.319><c> of</c><01:09:52.460><c> the</c><01:09:52.680><c> screen</c><01:09:52.840><c> here</c> 01:09:53.239 --> 01:09:54.640 from<01:09:53.619><c> the</c><01:09:53.779><c> Christ</c><01:09:53.939><c> of</c><01:09:54.020><c> Delphi</c><01:09:54.239><c> magazine,</c> 01:09:54.659 --> 01:09:56.939 volume<01:09:55.020><c> 35</c><01:09:55.880><c> in</c><01:09:56.460><c> an</c><01:09:56.579><c> article,</c> 01:09:57.039 --> 01:09:59.100 True<01:09:57.340><c> Principles</c><01:09:57.859><c> and</c><01:09:58.119><c> Uncertain</c><01:09:58.640><c> Detail</c> 01:09:59.100 --> 01:10:00.380 that<01:09:59.380><c> Brother</c><01:09:59.539><c> David</c><01:09:59.859><c> put</c><01:10:00.020><c> me</c><01:10:00.199><c> onto.</c> 01:10:00.840 --> 01:10:02.920 This<01:10:01.020><c> is</c><01:10:01.199><c> the</c><01:10:01.239><c> words</c><01:10:01.380><c> of</c><01:10:01.579><c> Brother</c><01:10:01.720><c> Robert</c><01:10:02.020><c> Roberts.</c> 01:10:03.100 --> 01:10:03.300 He<01:10:03.159><c> says,</c> 01:10:03.460 --> 01:10:05.760 How<01:10:03.579><c> far</c><01:10:03.899><c> we</c><01:10:04.119><c> ought</c><01:10:04.220><c> to</c><01:10:04.439><c> go</c><01:10:04.640><c> and</c><01:10:04.880><c> where</c><01:10:05.079><c> to</c><01:10:05.479><c> stop</c> 01:10:05.760 --> 01:10:08.659 is<01:10:06.000><c> at</c><01:10:06.180><c> one</c><01:10:06.420><c> time</c><01:10:06.680><c> or</c><01:10:06.899><c> other</c><01:10:07.140><c> a</c><01:10:07.539><c> perplexing</c><01:10:08.199><c> problem</c> 01:10:08.659 --> 01:10:10.600 to<01:10:09.260><c> most</c><01:10:09.659><c> earnest</c><01:10:10.039><c> minds.</c> 01:10:11.100 --> 01:10:12.479 They<01:10:11.380><c> are</c><01:10:11.600><c> afraid</c><01:10:11.819><c> on</c><01:10:11.979><c> the</c><01:10:12.119><c> one</c><01:10:12.359><c> hand</c> 01:10:12.479 --> 01:10:14.260 of<01:10:12.739><c> compromising</c><01:10:13.279><c> the</c><01:10:13.520><c> truth</c><01:10:13.699><c> and</c><01:10:13.920><c> fellowship</c> 01:10:14.260 --> 01:10:16.039 and<01:10:14.899><c> on</c><01:10:15.060><c> the</c><01:10:15.260><c> other</c><01:10:15.439><c> of</c><01:10:15.699><c> sinning</c> 01:10:16.039 --> 01:10:18.939 against<01:10:16.319><c> the</c><01:10:16.560><c> weaker</c><01:10:16.760><c> members</c><01:10:17.380><c> of</c><01:10:17.739><c> the</c><01:10:17.859><c> body</c><01:10:18.220><c> of</c><01:10:18.460><c> Christ.</c> 01:10:19.399 --> 01:10:22.020 So<01:10:19.579><c> talking</c><01:10:19.819><c> about</c><01:10:20.199><c> disfellowshipping</c><01:10:21.020><c> people,</c> 01:10:22.380 --> 01:10:22.899 he<01:10:22.600><c> says,</c> 01:10:23.340 --> 01:10:25.359 How<01:10:23.340><c> far</c><01:10:23.600><c> we</c><01:10:23.840><c> ought</c><01:10:23.939><c> to</c><01:10:24.159><c> go</c><01:10:24.279><c> and</c><01:10:24.460><c> where</c><01:10:24.579><c> we</c><01:10:24.760><c> want</c><01:10:24.880><c> to</c><01:10:25.180><c> stop</c> 01:10:25.359 --> 01:10:27.239 is<01:10:25.560><c> a</c><01:10:25.760><c> difficult</c><01:10:26.140><c> problem.</c> 01:10:27.680 --> 01:10:29.039 We<01:10:27.760><c> are</c><01:10:28.020><c> afraid</c><01:10:28.460><c> on</c><01:10:28.640><c> the</c><01:10:28.720><c> one</c><01:10:28.899><c> hand</c> 01:10:29.039 --> 01:10:30.539 of<01:10:29.279><c> compromising</c><01:10:29.760><c> the</c><01:10:29.960><c> truth</c><01:10:30.079><c> and</c><01:10:30.260><c> fellowship</c> 01:10:30.539 --> 01:10:32.399 and<01:10:31.380><c> on</c><01:10:31.520><c> the</c><01:10:31.640><c> other</c><01:10:31.779><c> hand</c><01:10:31.939><c> of</c><01:10:32.159><c> sinning</c> 01:10:32.399 --> 01:10:34.260 against<01:10:32.640><c> the</c><01:10:32.840><c> weaker</c><01:10:33.020><c> members</c><01:10:33.359><c> of</c><01:10:33.539><c> the</c><01:10:33.640><c> body</c><01:10:33.859><c> of</c><01:10:34.100><c> Christ.</c> 01:10:34.300 --> 01:10:35.899 It<01:10:34.399><c> is</c><01:10:34.560><c> a</c><01:10:34.619><c> difficult,</c><01:10:35.140><c> challenging</c><01:10:35.600><c> thing,</c> 01:10:35.920 --> 01:10:38.840 but<01:10:36.279><c> until</c><01:10:36.800><c> Christ</c><01:10:37.119><c> returns,</c><01:10:37.600><c> we</c><01:10:37.760><c> are</c><01:10:38.140><c> all</c><01:10:38.420><c> flesh</c> 01:10:38.840 --> 01:10:40.739 and<01:10:39.479><c> we</c><01:10:39.659><c> will</c><01:10:39.840><c> at</c><01:10:40.020><c> times</c><01:10:40.279><c> stray</c> 01:10:40.739 --> 01:10:42.819 and<01:10:41.460><c> we</c><01:10:41.640><c> do</c><01:10:41.979><c> need</c><01:10:42.140><c> each</c><01:10:42.479><c> other</c> 01:10:42.819 --> 01:10:44.920 to<01:10:43.359><c> bring</c><01:10:43.520><c> ourselves</c><01:10:43.960><c> back</c> 01:10:44.920 --> 01:10:46.699 into<01:10:45.420><c> fellowship</c><01:10:45.939><c> with</c><01:10:46.399><c> God</c> 01:10:46.699 --> 01:10:48.319 and<01:10:46.859><c> with</c><01:10:47.000><c> each</c><01:10:47.199><c> other</c><01:10:47.420><c> again.</c> 01:10:49.680 --> 01:10:50.680 Okay,<01:10:50.479><c> so</c> 01:10:50.680 --> 01:10:52.899 the<01:10:51.380><c> last</c><01:10:51.640><c> thing</c><01:10:51.800><c> that</c><01:10:51.939><c> I</c><01:10:52.079><c> just</c><01:10:52.239><c> wanted</c><01:10:52.380><c> to</c><01:10:52.619><c> mention</c> 01:10:52.899 --> 01:10:55.479 was<01:10:53.520><c> the</c><01:10:54.159><c> Ecclesial</c><01:10:54.560><c> Guide</c> 01:10:55.560 --> 01:10:57.279 which<01:10:56.079><c> is</c><01:10:56.460><c> written</c><01:10:56.659><c> by</c><01:10:56.859><c> Brother</c><01:10:57.020><c> Robert</c> 01:10:57.279 --> 01:10:58.079 Roberts<01:10:57.539><c> again.</c> 01:10:58.420 --> 01:11:00.939 Very<01:10:58.939><c> helpful</c><01:10:59.539><c> in</c><01:10:59.920><c> terms</c><01:11:00.220><c> of</c> 01:11:00.939 --> 01:11:02.739 bringing<01:11:01.239><c> together</c><01:11:01.699><c> the</c><01:11:02.020><c> principles</c><01:11:02.439><c> from</c> 01:11:02.739 --> 01:11:04.979 scripture<01:11:03.199><c> and</c><01:11:03.720><c> how</c><01:11:03.979><c> we</c><01:11:04.180><c> deal</c><01:11:04.340><c> with</c><01:11:04.520><c> each</c><01:11:04.739><c> other</c> 01:11:04.979 --> 01:11:07.180 and<01:11:05.500><c> how</c><01:11:05.739><c> we</c><01:11:05.979><c> deal</c><01:11:06.180><c> with</c><01:11:06.539><c> inter</c><01:11:06.760><c>-ecclesial</c> 01:11:07.180 --> 01:11:08.619 problems<01:11:07.619><c> and</c><01:11:07.840><c> things</c><01:11:08.020><c> like</c><01:11:08.340><c> that.</c> 01:11:09.000 --> 01:11:10.920 So<01:11:09.260><c> if</c><01:11:09.399><c> you</c><01:11:09.640><c> haven't</c><01:11:09.899><c> read</c><01:11:10.119><c> the</c><01:11:10.319><c> Ecclesial</c><01:11:10.680><c> Guide</c> 01:11:10.920 --> 01:11:13.239 before,<01:11:11.699><c> I</c><01:11:11.779><c> highly</c><01:11:11.979><c> recommend</c><01:11:12.439><c> that</c><01:11:12.619><c> you</c><01:11:12.760><c> do</c><01:11:13.000><c> that</c> 01:11:13.239 --> 01:11:15.119 because<01:11:13.699><c> it's</c><01:11:13.920><c> a</c><01:11:14.100><c> very</c><01:11:14.340><c> helpful</c><01:11:14.699><c> document</c> 01:11:15.119 --> 01:11:17.460 that<01:11:15.319><c> basically</c><01:11:15.680><c> just</c><01:11:16.039><c> sets</c><01:11:16.239><c> out</c><01:11:16.520><c> our</c><01:11:16.840><c> responsibilities</c> 01:11:17.460 --> 01:11:18.319 toward<01:11:17.819><c> each</c><01:11:18.100><c> other.</c> 01:11:18.699 --> 01:11:20.539 How<01:11:19.079><c> we</c><01:11:19.420><c> should</c><01:11:19.600><c> run</c><01:11:19.819><c> our</c><01:11:20.020><c> meetings,</c> 01:11:20.859 --> 01:11:23.180 what<01:11:21.100><c> our</c><01:11:21.479><c> emphasis</c><01:11:21.920><c> should</c><01:11:22.180><c> be,</c><01:11:22.439><c> our</c><01:11:22.760><c> priorities</c> 01:11:23.180 --> 01:11:25.119 should<01:11:23.479><c> be,</c><01:11:23.979><c> that</c><01:11:24.140><c> we</c><01:11:24.340><c> can</c><01:11:24.779><c> create</c> 01:11:25.119 --> 01:11:27.260 the<01:11:25.380><c> best</c><01:11:25.600><c> environment</c><01:11:26.279><c> for</c><01:11:26.640><c> building</c><01:11:26.939><c> up</c> 01:11:27.260 --> 01:11:28.840 and<01:11:27.500><c> edifying</c><01:11:27.960><c> the</c><01:11:28.239><c> Ecclesia</c> 01:11:28.840 --> 01:11:30.680 to<01:11:29.239><c> the</c><01:11:29.439><c> glory</c><01:11:29.699><c> of</c><01:11:30.020><c> God.</c> 01:11:30.880 --> 01:11:33.199 So<01:11:30.880><c> the</c><01:11:31.699><c> Ecclesial</c><01:11:32.100><c> Guide</c><01:11:32.340><c> is</c><01:11:32.500><c> a</c><01:11:32.720><c> useful</c> 01:11:33.199 --> 01:11:35.159 document<01:11:33.920><c> that</c><01:11:34.539><c> helps</c><01:11:34.739><c> us</c> 01:11:35.159 --> 01:11:36.680 understand<01:11:35.680><c> our</c><01:11:35.960><c> relationships</c> 01:11:36.680 --> 01:11:39.039 with<01:11:37.239><c> each</c><01:11:37.500><c> other</c><01:11:37.859><c> and</c><01:11:38.039><c> our</c><01:11:38.340><c> responsibilities</c> 01:11:39.039 --> 01:11:39.680 to<01:11:39.239><c> each</c><01:11:39.420><c> other.</c> 01:11:39.680 --> 01:11:41.600 So<01:11:40.859><c> I</c><01:11:41.000><c> hope</c><01:11:41.079><c> that's</c><01:11:41.340><c> been</c> 01:11:41.600 --> 01:11:43.899 helpful.<01:11:43.279><c> Just</c><01:11:43.520><c> some</c> 01:11:43.899 --> 01:11:45.739 thoughts<01:11:44.239><c> that</c><01:11:44.500><c> we</c><01:11:44.699><c> might</c><01:11:44.979><c> not</c><01:11:45.359><c> really</c> 01:11:45.739 --> 01:11:47.979 have<01:11:46.000><c> thought</c><01:11:46.199><c> about</c><01:11:46.500><c> when</c><01:11:46.659><c> we</c><01:11:46.899><c> take</c><01:11:47.199><c> the</c><01:11:47.460><c> bread</c><01:11:47.600><c> and</c><01:11:47.760><c> the</c> 01:11:47.979 --> 01:11:50.060 wine<01:11:48.460><c> on</c><01:11:49.199><c> a</c><01:11:49.359><c> Sunday</c><01:11:49.579><c> morning</c> 01:11:50.060 --> 01:11:52.300 to<01:11:50.579><c> realise</c><01:11:51.119><c> the</c><01:11:51.680><c> implications</c> 01:11:52.300 --> 01:11:53.979 of<01:11:52.600><c> the</c><01:11:52.819><c> fellowship</c><01:11:53.140><c> that</c><01:11:53.380><c> we</c><01:11:53.619><c> have</c> 01:11:53.979 --> 01:11:55.920 and<01:11:54.939><c> the</c><01:11:55.260><c> responsibilities</c> 01:11:55.920 --> 01:11:57.399 also<01:11:56.399><c> of</c><01:11:56.659><c> that.</c>