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thy</c><00:10:49.200><c> heart,</c> 00:10:49.539 --> 00:10:52.419 with<00:10:49.659><c> all</c><00:10:49.759><c> thy</c><00:10:49.940><c> soul,</c><00:10:50.279><c> with</c><00:10:50.379><c> all</c><00:10:50.500><c> thy</c><00:10:50.659><c> mind,</c><00:10:50.899><c> with</c><00:10:51.059><c> all</c><00:10:51.340><c> thy</c><00:10:51.620><c> strength.</c> 00:10:52.700 --> 00:10:54.559 And<00:10:52.899><c> the</c><00:10:53.159><c> second</c><00:10:53.379><c> is</c><00:10:53.539><c> like</c><00:10:53.820><c> unto</c><00:10:54.120><c> it.</c> 00:10:54.559 --> 00:10:59.159 Thou<00:10:55.059><c> shalt</c><00:10:55.299><c> love</c><00:10:55.659><c> thy</c><00:10:55.980><c> neighbour</c><00:10:56.639><c> as</c><00:10:57.179><c> thyself.</c> 00:10:59.799 --> 00:11:02.899 So,<00:11:00.019><c> you</c><00:11:00.019><c> see,</c><00:11:01.019><c> self</c><00:11:01.179><c> actually</c><00:11:01.659><c> comes</c> 00:11:03.100 --> 00:11:05.379 right<00:11:03.740><c> down</c><00:11:03.960><c> the</c><00:11:04.039><c> bottom</c><00:11:04.220><c> of</c><00:11:04.399><c> the</c><00:11:04.500><c> list.</c> 00:11:06.059 --> 00:11:08.740 So<00:11:06.139><c> when</c><00:11:06.259><c> we</c><00:11:06.419><c> come</c><00:11:06.600><c> through</c><00:11:06.840><c> the</c><00:11:06.980><c> door</c><00:11:07.200><c> of</c><00:11:07.399><c> our</c><00:11:07.620><c> ecclesia,</c> 00:11:08.820 --> 00:11:10.500 when<00:11:08.940><c> we</c><00:11:09.059><c> come</c><00:11:09.159><c> into</c><00:11:09.320><c> the</c><00:11:09.480><c> house</c><00:11:09.759><c> of</c><00:11:10.080><c> God,</c> 00:11:10.940 --> 00:11:12.639 we're<00:11:11.080><c> coming</c><00:11:11.299><c> into</c><00:11:11.700><c> a</c><00:11:11.980><c> place</c><00:11:12.320><c> where</c> 00:11:13.120 --> 00:11:16.440 everybody<00:11:13.620><c> else</c><00:11:14.039><c> is</c><00:11:14.240><c> more</c><00:11:14.519><c> important</c><00:11:15.039><c> than</c><00:11:15.200><c> us.</c> 00:11:18.159 --> 00:11:21.860 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two</c><00:12:03.360><c> epistles</c><00:12:03.679><c> to</c><00:12:03.879><c> Timothy,</c> 00:12:04.299 --> 00:12:07.019 you'll<00:12:04.500><c> notice</c><00:12:04.860><c> that</c><00:12:05.320><c> he</c><00:12:05.519><c> uses</c><00:12:05.840><c> certain</c><00:12:06.419><c> phrases.</c> 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:08.759 War<00:12:07.720><c> a</c><00:12:07.980><c> good</c><00:12:08.179><c> warfare.</c> 00:12:09.259 --> 00:12:12.179 Endure<00:12:09.860><c> hardness</c><00:12:10.399><c> as</c><00:12:10.860><c> a</c><00:12:11.139><c> soldier.</c> 00:12:12.860 --> 00:12:14.720 Endure<00:12:13.539><c> afflictions.</c> 00:12:16.139 --> 00:12:18.139 Fight<00:12:16.519><c> the</c><00:12:16.960><c> good</c><00:12:17.240><c> fight</c><00:12:17.519><c> of</c><00:12:17.820><c> faith.</c> 00:12:18.139 --> 00:12:22.200 This<00:12:18.860><c> was</c><00:12:19.059><c> a</c><00:12:19.299><c> battle</c><00:12:19.620><c> zone</c><00:12:19.960><c> that</c><00:12:20.440><c> Timothy</c><00:12:20.779><c> 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in</c><00:13:49.120><c> their</c><00:13:49.679><c> sort</c><00:13:49.860><c> of</c><00:13:50.259><c> higher</c><00:13:50.639><c> understanding.</c> 00:13:52.820 --> 00:13:57.960 There<00:13:52.919><c> were</c><00:13:52.960><c> those</c><00:13:53.220><c> who</c><00:13:53.740><c> loved</c><00:13:53.940><c> an</c><00:13:54.259><c> argument</c><00:13:54.720><c> instead</c><00:13:56.460><c> of</c><00:13:57.379><c> getting</c><00:13:57.759><c> on</c> 00:13:57.960 --> 00:13:59.220 with<00:13:58.139><c> the</c><00:13:58.320><c> work.</c> 00:13:59.700 --> 00:14:03.240 There<00:13:59.840><c> were</c><00:13:59.960><c> those</c><00:14:00.320><c> who</c><00:14:01.080><c> were</c><00:14:01.779><c> arrogant,</c><00:14:02.500><c> who</c><00:14:02.860><c> thought</c><00:14:03.059><c> they</c> 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:04.820 knew<00:14:03.399><c> all</c><00:14:03.580><c> the</c><00:14:03.720><c> answers,</c> 00:14:05.100 --> 00:14:07.220 and<00:14:05.299><c> theirs</c><00:14:05.580><c> 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demons</c><00:14:41.659><c> or</c><00:14:41.940><c> devils.</c> 00:14:43.139 --> 00:14:45.320 Some<00:14:43.320><c> had</c><00:14:43.559><c> heard</c><00:14:43.700><c> from</c><00:14:43.919><c> the</c><00:14:44.120><c> faith</c><00:14:44.360><c> and</c><00:14:44.720><c> had</c><00:14:45.059><c> pierced</c> 00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:46.980 themselves<00:14:45.919><c> through.</c> 00:14:47.539 --> 00:14:51.860 Some<00:14:47.940><c> had</c><00:14:48.240><c> a</c><00:14:49.139><c> form</c><00:14:49.919><c> of</c><00:14:50.779><c> godliness.</c> 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:55.259 And<00:14:52.980><c> some,</c><00:14:53.580><c> they</c><00:14:53.899><c> couldn't</c><00:14:54.139><c> endure</c><00:14:54.500><c> sound</c><00:14:54.840><c> doctrine,</c> 00:14:55.440 --> 00:14:58.559 but<00:14:55.519><c> they</c><00:14:55.860><c> turned</c><00:14:56.080><c> from</c><00:14:56.399><c> truth</c><00:14:56.679><c> to</c><00:14:56.940><c> fables</c><00:14:57.399><c> and</c><00:14:58.120><c> 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now,</c><00:16:55.940><c> they</c><00:16:56.159><c> hobble.</c> 00:16:56.600 --> 00:16:59.799 They<00:16:56.679><c> can't</c><00:16:57.080><c> walk</c><00:16:57.500><c> vigorously</c><00:16:58.000><c> and</c><00:16:58.340><c> purposefully</c><00:16:58.960><c> because</c> 00:16:59.799 --> 00:17:01.679 they've<00:17:00.200><c> been</c><00:17:00.299><c> made</c><00:17:00.620><c> lame.</c> 00:17:02.120 --> 00:17:05.299 He<00:17:02.240><c> talks</c><00:17:02.480><c> about</c><00:17:02.700><c> them</c><00:17:02.879><c> having</c><00:17:03.240><c> corrupt</c><00:17:03.960><c> minds.</c> 00:17:06.019 --> 00:17:08.079 And<00:17:06.160><c> the</c><00:17:06.339><c> original</c><00:17:06.519><c> means</c><00:17:06.720><c> their</c><00:17:06.920><c> minds</c><00:17:07.200><c> have</c><00:17:07.539><c> withered,</c> 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:10.579 they've<00:17:08.640><c> lost</c><00:17:08.839><c> their</c><00:17:09.079><c> original</c><00:17:09.480><c> use.</c> 00:17:11.460 --> 00:17:14.640 And<00:17:11.539><c> you</c><00:17:11.579><c> know,</c><00:17:11.740><c> brothers</c><00:17:11.859><c> and</c><00:17:12.019><c> sisters,</c><00:17:12.619><c> the</c><00:17:12.720><c> day</c><00:17:12.900><c> we're</c><00:17:13.180><c> born,</c><00:17:14.500><c> our</c> 00:17:14.640 --> 00:17:16.339 brain<00:17:14.819><c> cells</c><00:17:15.039><c> start</c><00:17:15.380><c> dying.</c> 00:17:18.420 --> 00:17:20.839 So<00:17:18.880><c> we'd</c><00:17:19.079><c> better</c><00:17:19.160><c> make</c><00:17:19.380><c> good</c><00:17:19.599><c> use</c><00:17:19.779><c> of</c><00:17:19.880><c> them</c><00:17:20.019><c> while</c><00:17:20.160><c> we</c><00:17:20.480><c> can.</c> 00:17:20.839 --> 00:17:23.319 Because<00:17:21.599><c> ultimately</c><00:17:22.099><c> there</c><00:17:22.259><c> might</c><00:17:22.480><c> not</c><00:17:22.640><c> be</c><00:17:22.720><c> many</c><00:17:22.940><c> left</c><00:17:23.140><c> to</c> 00:17:23.319 --> 00:17:25.579 make<00:17:23.480><c> good</c><00:17:23.720><c> use</c><00:17:23.920><c> of.</c> 00:17:26.000 --> 00:17:28.660 They're<00:17:26.200><c> withering,</c><00:17:27.400><c> they've</c><00:17:27.640><c> lost</c><00:17:27.819><c> their</c><00:17:28.059><c> original</c><00:17:28.420><c> use,</c> 00:17:28.660 --> 00:17:29.740 he<00:17:28.859><c> says.</c> 00:17:30.460 --> 00:17:33.559 There<00:17:30.559><c> are</c><00:17:30.680><c> people</c><00:17:31.079><c> who</c><00:17:31.400><c> are</c><00:17:31.660><c> doting,</c><00:17:32.759><c> that</c><00:17:32.920><c> word</c><00:17:33.140><c> means</c> 00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:36.240 ailing,<00:17:34.660><c> becoming</c><00:17:35.000><c> weak.</c> 00:17:36.759 --> 00:17:42.700 And<00:17:36.900><c> there</c><00:17:37.000><c> are</c><00:17:37.079><c> those</c><00:17:37.240><c> people</c><00:17:37.720><c> whose</c><00:17:38.079><c> words</c><00:17:38.420><c> eat</c><00:17:38.779><c> like</c><00:17:39.099><c> a</c><00:17:39.500><c> canker,</c><00:17:40.799><c> hymenus</c><00:17:41.240><c> and</c><00:17:41.400><c> philitus.</c> 00:17:43.019 --> 00:17:45.339 And<00:17:43.220><c> that's</c><00:17:43.460><c> really</c><00:17:43.759><c> the</c><00:17:43.839><c> word</c><00:17:44.140><c> gangrene.</c> 00:17:45.500 --> 00:17:49.559 So<00:17:45.680><c> their</c><00:17:46.660><c> bodies</c><00:17:46.980><c> were</c><00:17:47.319><c> rotting</c><00:17:47.720><c> and</c><00:17:47.839><c> they</c><00:17:47.940><c> didn't</c><00:17:48.200><c> even</c><00:17:48.619><c> realise</c><00:17:48.980><c> it.</c> 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:53.240 So<00:17:50.299><c> they</c><00:17:50.480><c> actually</c><00:17:50.900><c> thought</c><00:17:51.539><c> that</c><00:17:51.900><c> they</c><00:17:52.059><c> were</c><00:17:52.220><c> healthy.</c> 00:17:53.299 --> 00:18:00.099 But<00:17:53.400><c> actually</c><00:17:53.740><c> underneath</c><00:17:54.200><c> all</c><00:17:54.519><c> of</c><00:17:54.680><c> this,</c><00:17:55.279><c> this</c><00:17:55.460><c> outward</c><00:17:55.819><c> appearance,</c><00:17:56.759><c> this</c><00:17:56.920><c> arrogance,</c><00:17:57.839><c> this</c><00:17:57.980><c> arguing,</c><00:17:58.799><c> this</c><00:17:58.940><c> promoting</c><00:17:59.299><c> their</c><00:17:59.579><c> own</c><00:17:59.779><c> ideas,</c> 00:18:00.460 --> 00:18:05.480 this<00:18:00.599><c> behaving</c><00:18:01.019><c> in</c><00:18:01.279><c> a</c><00:18:01.380><c> self</c><00:18:01.660><c>-centred</c><00:18:02.039><c> way,</c><00:18:02.579><c> they</c><00:18:02.740><c> were</c><00:18:02.980><c> actually</c><00:18:03.859><c> lame,</c> 00:18:06.180 --> 00:18:09.839 withering,<00:18:07.440><c> weak,</c><00:18:08.619><c> rotting</c><00:18:08.960><c> away.</c> 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:11.400 It's<00:18:10.460><c> a</c><00:18:10.460><c> frightening</c><00:18:10.720><c> picture,</c><00:18:11.140><c> isn't</c><00:18:11.259><c> it?</c> 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:12.920 You<00:18:11.539><c> see,</c><00:18:11.619><c> but</c><00:18:11.779><c> that's</c><00:18:12.039><c> what</c><00:18:12.220><c> God</c><00:18:12.480><c> sees.</c> 00:18:12.920 --> 00:18:16.519 When<00:18:13.640><c> he</c><00:18:13.759><c> lifts</c><00:18:14.039><c> the</c><00:18:14.279><c> lid</c><00:18:14.380><c> off</c><00:18:14.619><c> the</c><00:18:14.819><c> Ecclesia</c><00:18:15.420><c> and</c><00:18:16.200><c> he</c><00:18:16.359><c> looks</c> 00:18:16.519 --> 00:18:20.079 inside<00:18:17.099><c> his</c><00:18:17.339><c> house,</c><00:18:18.700><c> what</c><00:18:18.880><c> does</c><00:18:19.039><c> he</c><00:18:19.240><c> see?</c> 00:18:20.500 --> 00:18:22.680 Well,<00:18:20.619><c> he</c><00:18:20.660><c> doesn't</c><00:18:20.859><c> see</c><00:18:21.059><c> what</c><00:18:21.299><c> you</c><00:18:21.440><c> and</c><00:18:21.559><c> I</c><00:18:21.799><c> see.</c> 00:18:22.920 --> 00:18:26.180 What<00:18:23.059><c> he</c><00:18:23.180><c> actually</c><00:18:23.460><c> sees</c><00:18:24.019><c> is</c><00:18:24.619><c> what's</c><00:18:24.980><c> inside.</c> 00:18:26.740 --> 00:18:30.359 It's<00:18:26.859><c> like</c><00:18:26.980><c> an</c><00:18:27.220><c> x</c><00:18:27.460><c>-ray</c><00:18:27.579><c> view</c><00:18:28.079><c> of</c><00:18:28.819><c> the</c><00:18:29.000><c> brothers</c><00:18:29.180><c> and</c><00:18:29.440><c> sisters.</c> 00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:33.799 And<00:18:30.940><c> so</c><00:18:31.339><c> the</c><00:18:31.640><c> Apostle</c><00:18:32.079><c> Paul</c><00:18:32.460><c> presents</c><00:18:32.839><c> the</c><00:18:33.180><c> antidote.</c> 00:18:34.299 --> 00:18:37.200 Come<00:18:34.579><c> to</c><00:18:34.759><c> the</c><00:18:34.900><c> health</c><00:18:35.119><c> clinic,</c><00:18:36.240><c> come</c><00:18:36.440><c> and</c><00:18:36.619><c> visit</c><00:18:36.779><c> Timothy,</c> 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:40.119 and<00:18:37.900><c> you</c><00:18:38.079><c> will</c><00:18:38.279><c> actually</c><00:18:38.619><c> get</c><00:18:38.920><c> the</c><00:18:39.140><c> medicine</c><00:18:39.480><c> and</c><00:18:39.720><c> the</c><00:18:39.900><c> cure</c> 00:18:40.119 --> 00:18:43.700 that<00:18:40.339><c> you</c><00:18:40.519><c> need</c><00:18:40.720><c> for</c><00:18:40.940><c> all</c><00:18:41.099><c> the</c><00:18:41.299><c> ills</c><00:18:41.460><c> and</c><00:18:41.720><c> ailments</c><00:18:42.160><c> that</c><00:18:42.519><c> you're</c><00:18:42.740><c> likely</c><00:18:42.960><c> to</c><00:18:43.299><c> incur.</c> 00:18:44.180 --> 00:18:48.140 And<00:18:44.259><c> so</c><00:18:44.359><c> he</c><00:18:44.519><c> talks</c><00:18:44.779><c> about</c><00:18:45.440><c> being</c><00:18:46.720><c> nourished.</c> 00:18:48.359 --> 00:18:50.140 And<00:18:48.460><c> the</c><00:18:48.539><c> word</c><00:18:48.700><c> nourished</c><00:18:49.019><c> means</c><00:18:49.200><c> to</c><00:18:49.359><c> be</c><00:18:49.660><c> built</c><00:18:49.920><c> up.</c> 00:18:50.259 --> 00:18:52.680 And<00:18:50.400><c> the</c><00:18:50.539><c> root</c><00:18:50.660><c> meaning</c><00:18:50.880><c> is</c><00:18:51.079><c> to</c><00:18:51.440><c> continually,</c><00:18:51.740><c> in</c><00:18:51.900><c> other</c><00:18:52.059><c> words,</c><00:18:52.500><c> you've</c><00:18:52.619><c> got</c> 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:54.819 to<00:18:52.960><c> continually</c><00:18:53.400><c> take</c><00:18:53.700><c> nourishment.</c> 00:18:55.339 --> 00:18:58.480 You<00:18:55.420><c> won't</c><00:18:55.740><c> stay</c><00:18:56.079><c> healthy</c><00:18:56.599><c> if</c><00:18:57.099><c> you</c><00:18:57.339><c> stop</c><00:18:57.579><c> taking</c><00:18:57.880><c> the</c><00:18:58.140><c> right</c> 00:18:58.480 --> 00:18:59.539 proteins<00:18:58.980><c> and</c><00:18:59.279><c> vitamins.</c> 00:18:59.599 --> 00:19:00.940 You've<00:18:59.839><c> got</c><00:18:59.920><c> to</c><00:19:00.079><c> keep</c><00:19:00.319><c> taking</c><00:19:00.700><c> in.</c> 00:19:01.140 --> 00:19:02.819 Now,<00:19:01.259><c> we</c><00:19:01.339><c> know</c><00:19:01.519><c> that</c><00:19:01.720><c> from</c><00:19:01.859><c> the</c><00:19:02.119><c> physical,</c><00:19:02.539><c> don't</c><00:19:02.660><c> we?</c> 00:19:02.819 --> 00:19:06.819 If<00:19:03.039><c> we</c><00:19:03.200><c> don't</c><00:19:03.359><c> eat</c><00:19:03.720><c> properly</c><00:19:04.200><c> and</c><00:19:04.759><c> regularly,</c><00:19:05.559><c> then</c><00:19:05.660><c> our</c><00:19:05.880><c> bodies</c><00:19:06.339><c> won't</c><00:19:06.700><c> be</c> 00:19:06.819 --> 00:19:07.900 able<00:19:06.940><c> to</c><00:19:07.039><c> function</c><00:19:07.460><c> properly.</c> 00:19:08.200 --> 00:19:11.079 And<00:19:08.279><c> the</c><00:19:08.359><c> Apostle</c><00:19:08.700><c> Paul</c><00:19:08.859><c> says</c><00:19:09.059><c> you've</c><00:19:09.279><c> got</c><00:19:09.359><c> to</c><00:19:09.579><c> nourish</c><00:19:09.980><c> yourself</c><00:19:10.319><c> up</c><00:19:10.720><c> in</c> 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:12.819 the<00:19:11.359><c> spiritual</c><00:19:11.759><c> things.</c> 00:19:13.339 --> 00:19:15.660 And<00:19:13.480><c> then</c><00:19:13.599><c> he</c><00:19:13.700><c> talks</c><00:19:13.940><c> about</c><00:19:14.619><c> wholesome.</c> 00:19:16.680 --> 00:19:18.940 Now,<00:19:17.099><c> this</c><00:19:17.279><c> is</c><00:19:17.420><c> one</c><00:19:17.539><c> of</c><00:19:17.619><c> the</c><00:19:17.700><c> only</c><00:19:17.920><c> places</c><00:19:18.240><c> in</c><00:19:18.500><c> Scripture</c><00:19:18.680><c> this</c> 00:19:18.940 --> 00:19:19.440 word's<00:19:19.339><c> used,</c> 00:19:19.519 --> 00:19:21.680 and<00:19:19.660><c> it's</c><00:19:19.880><c> the</c><00:19:20.079><c> original</c><00:19:20.440><c> Greek</c><00:19:20.720><c> word</c><00:19:20.940><c> from</c><00:19:21.119><c> which</c><00:19:21.279><c> we</c><00:19:21.480><c> get</c> 00:19:21.680 --> 00:19:23.359 our<00:19:21.880><c> word</c><00:19:22.200><c> hygiene.</c> 00:19:23.920 --> 00:19:26.400 It<00:19:24.099><c> means</c><00:19:24.779><c> healthy.</c> 00:19:26.619 --> 00:19:29.319 Now,<00:19:26.799><c> we're</c><00:19:26.980><c> all</c><00:19:27.279><c> very</c><00:19:27.940><c> keen</c><00:19:28.119><c> on</c><00:19:28.359><c> hygiene,</c><00:19:28.759><c> aren't</c><00:19:28.900><c> we?</c> 00:19:29.319 --> 00:19:35.319 You<00:19:30.180><c> know,</c><00:19:32.359><c> the</c><00:19:32.440><c> sort</c><00:19:32.759><c> of</c><00:19:33.019><c> chemical</c><00:19:33.460><c> industry</c><00:19:34.059><c> and</c><00:19:34.559><c> perfume</c><00:19:34.880><c> industry,</c> 00:19:35.559 --> 00:19:41.200 they<00:19:35.559><c> make</c><00:19:36.339><c> a</c><00:19:36.400><c> lot</c><00:19:36.539><c> of</c><00:19:36.640><c> money</c><00:19:36.880><c> out</c><00:19:37.059><c> of</c><00:19:37.220><c> talcum</c><00:19:37.619><c> powder,</c><00:19:38.099><c> deodorant,</c><00:19:39.240><c> perfume,</c><00:19:40.599><c> hair</c><00:19:40.859><c> gel.</c> 00:19:41.579 --> 00:19:43.700 It<00:19:41.660><c> doesn't</c><00:19:41.799><c> bother</c><00:19:42.000><c> me</c><00:19:42.240><c> too</c><00:19:42.420><c> much,</c><00:19:42.599><c> that</c><00:19:42.779><c> one.</c> 00:19:45.119 --> 00:19:48.319 And<00:19:45.599><c> so</c><00:19:45.799><c> we</c><00:19:45.940><c> could</c><00:19:46.079><c> go</c><00:19:46.200><c> on,</c><00:19:46.420><c> couldn't</c><00:19:46.579><c> we?</c><00:19:47.420><c> Soap</c><00:19:47.940><c> and</c><00:19:48.140><c> so</c><00:19:48.240><c> on.</c> 00:19:48.319 --> 00:19:53.880 We're<00:19:48.539><c> all</c><00:19:48.900><c> very</c><00:19:49.460><c> keen</c><00:19:49.759><c> on</c><00:19:50.180><c> external</c><00:19:51.019><c> healthy</c><00:19:52.039><c> hygienic</c><00:19:52.740><c> appearances.</c> 00:19:53.900 --> 00:19:57.319 Because<00:19:54.099><c> we</c><00:19:54.200><c> don't</c><00:19:54.359><c> want</c><00:19:54.480><c> people</c><00:19:54.759><c> to</c><00:19:55.460><c> get</c><00:19:55.720><c> a</c><00:19:55.920><c> whiff</c><00:19:56.079><c> of</c><00:19:56.160><c> us</c><00:19:56.839><c> as</c> 00:19:57.319 --> 00:19:58.539 we<00:19:57.559><c> naturally</c><00:19:58.000><c> are.</c> 00:19:58.960 --> 00:20:06.039 So<00:19:59.359><c> we</c><00:19:59.720><c> cover</c><00:20:00.039><c> up</c><00:20:00.720><c> and</c><00:20:01.259><c> remove</c><00:20:01.819><c> and</c><00:20:02.140><c> replace</c><00:20:02.819><c> those</c><00:20:03.740><c> natural</c><00:20:04.299><c> odours.</c> 00:20:06.920 --> 00:20:10.440 Well,<00:20:08.119><c> you</c><00:20:08.259><c> know,</c><00:20:08.539><c> we've</c><00:20:08.740><c> got</c><00:20:08.819><c> to</c><00:20:08.940><c> be</c><00:20:09.140><c> hygienic</c><00:20:09.920><c> spiritually</c> 00:20:10.440 --> 00:20:11.680 as<00:20:10.660><c> well.</c> 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:14.680 And<00:20:12.880><c> that's,</c><00:20:13.359><c> you</c><00:20:13.440><c> can't</c><00:20:13.619><c> buy</c><00:20:13.799><c> that</c><00:20:13.920><c> on</c><00:20:14.099><c> the</c><00:20:14.240><c> shelf,</c><00:20:14.559><c> 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in</c><00:20:23.940><c> Scripture.</c> 00:20:27.240 --> 00:20:31.440 And<00:20:27.799><c> then</c><00:20:28.359><c> there's</c><00:20:29.859><c> the</c><00:20:29.980><c> word</c><00:20:30.279><c> sound,</c> 00:20:31.680 --> 00:20:33.900 which<00:20:31.819><c> we'll</c><00:20:32.019><c> look</c><00:20:32.200><c> at</c><00:20:32.440><c> in</c><00:20:32.579><c> more</c><00:20:32.759><c> detail</c><00:20:33.000><c> in</c><00:20:33.160><c> a</c><00:20:33.279><c> moment,</c><00:20:33.539><c> but</c> 00:20:33.900 --> 00:20:36.019 sound,<00:20:34.359><c> it</c><00:20:34.359><c> means</c><00:20:34.720><c> whole.</c> 00:20:36.359 --> 00:20:42.079 And<00:20:36.500><c> it's</c><00:20:37.160><c> sober,</c><00:20:37.579><c> it's</c><00:20:37.940><c> serious,</c><00:20:38.460><c> sound</c><00:20:39.220><c> doctrine,</c><00:20:40.140><c> sound</c><00:20:41.079><c> teaching.</c> 00:20:43.660 --> 00:20:46.359 In<00:20:43.940><c> Scripture,</c><00:20:44.640><c> the</c><00:20:44.779><c> 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word</c><00:20:59.440><c> sound.</c> 00:21:00.700 --> 00:21:02.880 It's<00:21:00.759><c> the</c><00:21:00.819><c> only</c><00:21:01.000><c> two</c><00:21:01.259><c> places</c><00:21:01.579><c> it</c><00:21:01.900><c> occurs.</c> 00:21:03.319 --> 00:21:07.440 So<00:21:03.400><c> what</c><00:21:03.819><c> Paul</c><00:21:04.079><c> is</c><00:21:04.400><c> inferring</c><00:21:04.859><c> here</c><00:21:05.259><c> is</c><00:21:05.900><c> that</c><00:21:06.500><c> sound</c><00:21:07.019><c> teaching,</c> 00:21:07.859 --> 00:21:11.960 sound<00:21:08.279><c> doctrine</c><00:21:08.700><c> is</c><00:21:09.180><c> a</c><00:21:09.619><c> wholesome,</c><00:21:10.460><c> complete</c><00:21:11.160><c> doctrine,</c><00:21:11.799><c> not</c> 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:13.180 a<00:21:12.279><c> part.</c> 00:21:13.720 --> 00:21:15.480 And<00:21:13.980><c> then</c><00:21:14.079><c> we've</c><00:21:14.240><c> got</c><00:21:14.339><c> this</c><00:21:14.539><c> word</c><00:21:14.839><c> exercise.</c> 00:21:15.799 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godliness.</c> 00:23:00.059 --> 00:23:03.099 What<00:23:00.200><c> he's</c><00:23:00.400><c> saying</c><00:23:00.660><c> to</c><00:23:00.859><c> you</c><00:23:00.980><c> is,</c><00:23:01.279><c> you</c><00:23:01.460><c> have</c><00:23:01.599><c> got</c><00:23:01.720><c> to</c><00:23:02.059><c> strip</c><00:23:02.240><c> off</c><00:23:02.539><c> everything</c> 00:23:03.099 --> 00:23:07.220 that<00:23:03.480><c> is</c><00:23:03.640><c> going</c><00:23:03.759><c> to</c><00:23:03.940><c> get</c><00:23:04.079><c> in</c><00:23:04.279><c> the</c><00:23:04.400><c> way</c><00:23:04.579><c> of</c><00:23:04.839><c> you</c><00:23:05.160><c> training</c><00:23:05.539><c> yourself</c><00:23:06.079><c> in</c><00:23:06.619><c> godliness.</c> 00:23:07.220 --> 00:23:10.539 You've<00:23:08.480><c> got</c><00:23:08.480><c> to</c><00:23:08.839><c> make</c><00:23:09.119><c> yourself</c><00:23:09.579><c> naked</c><00:23:10.200><c> virtually</c> 00:23:10.759 --> 00:23:14.380 so<00:23:11.400><c> that</c><00:23:11.579><c> you</c><00:23:11.720><c> can</c><00:23:12.079><c> then</c><00:23:12.400><c> actually</c><00:23:12.799><c> start</c><00:23:13.180><c> to</c><00:23:13.559><c> train</c><00:23:13.799><c> the</c><00:23:14.160><c> way</c> 00:23:14.380 --> 00:23:15.099 God<00:23:14.640><c> wants</c><00:23:14.900><c> you</c><00:23:15.059><c> to.</c> 00:23:15.180 --> 00:23:18.259 You've<00:23:15.299><c> got</c><00:23:15.359><c> to</c><00:23:15.480><c> remove</c><00:23:15.819><c> all</c><00:23:16.059><c> the</c><00:23:16.200><c> things</c><00:23:16.339><c> you've</c><00:23:16.660><c> put</c><00:23:16.799><c> on</c><00:23:16.980><c> yourself,</c> 00:23:19.099 --> 00:23:22.559 and<00:23:19.420><c> then</c><00:23:19.599><c> you've</c><00:23:19.779><c> got</c><00:23:19.900><c> to</c><00:23:20.299><c> start</c><00:23:20.640><c> training</c><00:23:21.019><c> yourself</c><00:23:21.720><c> in</c> 00:23:22.559 --> 00:23:23.960 godly<00:23:22.880><c> habits.</c> 00:23:24.940 --> 00:23:29.619 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and</c><00:23:44.140><c> of</c><00:23:44.440><c> sharing.</c> 00:23:45.339 --> 00:23:48.480 This<00:23:45.579><c> is</c><00:23:45.819><c> a</c><00:23:45.940><c> place</c><00:23:46.140><c> where</c><00:23:46.319><c> there's</c><00:23:46.519><c> a</c><00:23:46.660><c> battle</c><00:23:46.940><c> being</c><00:23:47.359><c> fought.</c> 00:23:48.759 --> 00:23:51.619 And<00:23:48.779><c> my</c><00:23:48.819><c> sisters,</c><00:23:50.039><c> I</c><00:23:50.160><c> can't</c><00:23:50.460><c> answer</c><00:23:50.640><c> for</c><00:23:50.799><c> your</c><00:23:51.140><c> Ecclesia</c><00:23:51.500><c> and</c> 00:23:51.619 --> 00:23:53.500 you<00:23:51.779><c> can't</c><00:23:52.039><c> answer</c><00:23:52.240><c> for</c><00:23:52.500><c> mine.</c> 00:23:53.940 --> 00:23:57.599 But<00:23:54.140><c> we</c><00:23:54.339><c> must</c><00:23:54.619><c> look</c><00:23:54.920><c> at</c><00:23:55.099><c> our</c><00:23:55.400><c> own</c><00:23:55.740><c> lives</c><00:23:56.140><c> within</c><00:23:56.420><c> our</c><00:23:56.640><c> own</c><00:23:56.880><c> Ecclesias,</c> 00:23:57.599 --> 00:24:02.059 and<00:23:58.279><c> we</c><00:23:58.460><c> must</c><00:23:58.680><c> decide,</c><00:23:59.960><c> does</c><00:24:00.140><c> our</c><00:24:00.700><c> Ecclesia</c><00:24:01.180><c> look</c><00:24:01.539><c> like</c><00:24:01.859><c> the</c> 00:24:02.059 --> 00:24:02.759 house<00:24:02.319><c> of</c><00:24:02.539><c> God</c> 00:24:02.759 --> 00:24:05.079 when<00:24:03.079><c> someone</c><00:24:03.400><c> walks</c><00:24:03.779><c> through</c><00:24:04.039><c> the</c><00:24:04.220><c> door?</c> 00:24:05.440 --> 00:24:07.559 Doesn't<00:24:05.559><c> matter</c><00:24:05.779><c> what</c><00:24:06.160><c> finery</c><00:24:06.599><c> we</c><00:24:06.799><c> might</c><00:24:07.019><c> be</c><00:24:07.299><c> wearing</c> 00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:10.339 or<00:24:07.900><c> what</c><00:24:08.160><c> odours</c><00:24:08.500><c> we</c><00:24:08.680><c> might</c><00:24:08.920><c> be</c><00:24:09.220><c> presenting,</c> 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:12.740 spiritually<00:24:11.079><c> is</c><00:24:11.359><c> what</c><00:24:11.559><c> matters.</c> 00:24:13.400 --> 00:24:16.220 How<00:24:13.680><c> will</c><00:24:13.920><c> people</c><00:24:14.519><c> view</c><00:24:15.039><c> us?</c> 00:24:17.019 --> 00:24:22.619 Now<00:24:17.220><c> of</c><00:24:17.400><c> course,</c><00:24:19.700><c> Paul</c><00:24:20.119><c> gave</c><00:24:20.900><c> a</c><00:24:21.079><c> very</c><00:24:21.420><c> clear</c><00:24:21.559><c> instruction</c><00:24:22.039><c> to</c><00:24:22.279><c> Timothy.</c> 00:24:22.799 --> 00:24:26.019 It's<00:24:22.900><c> recorded</c><00:24:23.200><c> in</c><00:24:23.440><c> this</c><00:24:23.660><c> second</c><00:24:23.980><c> epistle</c><00:24:24.559><c> in</c><00:24:25.700><c> particular.</c> 00:24:26.019 --> 00:24:28.819 There<00:24:26.400><c> are</c><00:24:26.720><c> words</c><00:24:26.740><c> which</c><00:24:27.019><c> we're</c><00:24:27.940><c> very</c><00:24:28.259><c> familiar</c><00:24:28.619><c> with,</c> 00:24:28.920 --> 00:24:32.500 but<00:24:28.960><c> I</c><00:24:29.119><c> still</c><00:24:29.240><c> want</c><00:24:29.380><c> you</c><00:24:29.539><c> to</c><00:24:29.740><c> turn</c><00:24:30.019><c> to</c><00:24:30.660><c> Timothy</c><00:24:31.079><c> 3.</c> 00:24:32.819 --> 00:24:35.160 You<00:24:32.880><c> see,</c><00:24:33.539><c> the</c><00:24:33.660><c> one</c><00:24:33.859><c> thing</c><00:24:34.059><c> that</c><00:24:34.259><c> Timothy</c><00:24:34.480><c> was</c><00:24:34.680><c> going</c><00:24:34.839><c> to</c><00:24:34.980><c> have</c> 00:24:35.160 --> 00:24:35.460 to<00:24:35.319><c> do</c> 00:24:35.460 --> 00:24:37.480 was<00:24:35.640><c> to</c><00:24:35.960><c> continue</c><00:24:36.180><c> in</c><00:24:36.339><c> the</c><00:24:36.500><c> things</c><00:24:36.680><c> which</c><00:24:36.859><c> he</c><00:24:37.019><c> had</c><00:24:37.220><c> learned</c> 00:24:37.480 --> 00:24:38.359 and<00:24:37.619><c> 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or</c><00:25:20.619><c> one</c><00:25:21.259><c> phrase</c><00:25:21.640><c> in</c><00:25:21.799><c> a</c><00:25:21.960><c> word.</c> 00:25:22.460 --> 00:25:25.579 The<00:25:22.980><c> first</c><00:25:23.099><c> is</c><00:25:23.420><c> are</c><00:25:23.900><c> able,</c><00:25:24.579><c> the</c><00:25:24.740><c> scriptures</c><00:25:24.980><c> are</c><00:25:25.279><c> able,</c> 00:25:25.740 --> 00:25:28.539 and<00:25:25.859><c> the</c><00:25:25.859><c> second</c><00:25:26.160><c> one</c><00:25:26.420><c> is</c><00:25:27.059><c> inspiration.</c> 00:25:29.660 --> 00:25:32.859 Now,<00:25:30.359><c> that</c><00:25:30.700><c> phrase</c><00:25:31.140><c> are</c><00:25:31.720><c> able,</c> 00:25:33.019 --> 00:25:38.380 that's<00:25:33.380><c> the</c><00:25:33.599><c> Greek</c><00:25:34.059><c> for</c><00:25:35.259><c> our</c><00:25:35.640><c> English</c><00:25:35.960><c> word</c><00:25:36.720><c> dynamism.</c> 00:25:39.039 --> 00:25:41.299 That's<00:25:39.339><c> what</c><00:25:39.519><c> 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what</c><00:26:17.119><c> Jesus</c><00:26:17.460><c> said</c><00:26:17.700><c> to</c><00:26:18.039><c> the</c><00:26:18.799><c> apostles</c> 00:26:20.220 --> 00:26:23.220 shortly<00:26:20.680><c> before</c><00:26:21.059><c> he</c><00:26:21.259><c> ascended</c><00:26:21.579><c> into</c><00:26:21.839><c> heaven.</c> 00:26:24.059 --> 00:26:30.099 He<00:26:24.059><c> says</c><00:26:24.240><c> there,</c><00:26:24.880><c> verse</c><00:26:25.079><c> 8,</c><00:26:26.839><c> ye</c><00:26:27.079><c> shall</c><00:26:27.400><c> receive</c><00:26:28.559><c> power</c> 00:26:31.079 --> 00:26:33.619 after<00:26:31.539><c> that</c><00:26:31.759><c> the</c><00:26:31.900><c> Holy</c><00:26:32.160><c> Spirit</c><00:26:32.519><c> is</c><00:26:32.740><c> come</c><00:26:32.940><c> upon</c><00:26:33.299><c> you,</c> 00:26:33.700 --> 00:26:36.099 and<00:26:33.740><c> ye</c><00:26:33.980><c> shall</c><00:26:34.140><c> be</c><00:26:34.380><c> witnesses</c><00:26:34.819><c> unto</c><00:26:35.079><c> me</c><00:26:35.299><c> both</c><00:26:35.519><c> in</c><00:26:35.740><c> Jerusalem</c> 00:26:36.099 --> 00:26:36.680 and<00:26:36.339><c> Judea,</c> 00:26:36.740 --> 00:26:38.140 Samaria,<00:26:37.160><c> and</c><00:26:37.240><c> most</c><00:26:37.380><c> parts</c><00:26:37.819><c> of</c><00:26:37.940><c> the</c><00:26:38.000><c> earth.</c> 00:26:38.420 --> 00:26:39.579 I<00:26:38.579><c> want</c><00:26:38.579><c> you</c><00:26:38.660><c> to</c><00:26:38.720><c> notice</c><00:26:38.880><c> that</c><00:26:39.079><c> word</c><00:26:39.259><c> power</c> 00:26:39.579 --> 00:26:41.680 because<00:26:39.859><c> that's</c><00:26:40.200><c> exactly</c><00:26:40.480><c> the</c><00:26:40.660><c> same</c><00:26:40.819><c> word</c><00:26:41.000><c> as</c><00:26:41.180><c> this</c><00:26:41.420><c> phrase</c> 00:26:41.680 --> 00:26:43.220 here,<00:26:42.700><c> are</c><00:26:42.799><c> able.</c> 00:26:43.519 --> 00:26:45.480 This<00:26:43.779><c> is</c><00:26:44.000><c> the</c><00:26:44.180><c> idea</c><00:26:44.720><c> behind</c><00:26:45.200><c> it.</c> 00:26:45.660 --> 00:26:47.799 Now,<00:26:45.799><c> you</c><00:26:45.920><c> may</c><00:26:46.000><c> say,</c><00:26:46.279><c> well,</c><00:26:46.279><c> it's</c><00:26:46.380><c> all</c><00:26:46.519><c> very</c><00:26:46.720><c> well</c><00:26:46.880><c> for</c><00:26:47.440><c> Jesus</c> 00:26:47.799 --> 00:26:48.680 to<00:26:47.940><c> say</c><00:26:48.059><c> that</c><00:26:48.259><c> to</c><00:26:48.380><c> the</c><00:26:48.440><c> apostles</c> 00:26:48.680 --> 00:26:50.539 because<00:26:48.859><c> they</c><00:26:48.980><c> had</c><00:26:49.160><c> the</c><00:26:49.380><c> Holy</c><00:26:49.619><c> Spirit</c><00:26:50.059><c> power.</c> 00:26:50.819 --> 00:26:53.180 They<00:26:50.900><c> had</c><00:26:51.099><c> this</c><00:26:51.680><c> supernatural</c><00:26:52.519><c> power</c> 00:26:53.180 --> 00:26:54.940 with<00:26:53.519><c> which</c><00:26:53.680><c> they</c><00:26:53.859><c> could</c><00:26:54.119><c> cause</c><00:26:54.400><c> things</c><00:26:54.619><c> to</c><00:26:54.839><c> happen.</c> 00:26:55.019 --> 00:26:56.819 They<00:26:55.079><c> could</c><00:26:55.359><c> heal</c><00:26:55.660><c> the</c><00:26:55.980><c> sick.</c> 00:26:57.319 --> 00:26:59.640 They<00:26:57.440><c> could</c><00:26:57.799><c> read</c><00:26:58.099><c> people's</c><00:26:58.660><c> minds.</c> 00:27:00.259 --> 00:27:02.720 They<00:27:00.460><c> could</c><00:27:00.599><c> even</c><00:27:01.019><c> strike</c><00:27:01.339><c> people</c><00:27:01.660><c> dead.</c> 00:27:03.440 --> 00:27:05.660 So<00:27:03.720><c> that</c><00:27:04.059><c> doesn't</c><00:27:04.299><c> apply</c><00:27:04.579><c> to</c><00:27:04.720><c> us</c><00:27:04.859><c> today,</c><00:27:05.259><c> does</c><00:27:05.299><c> it?</c> 00:27:06.039 --> 00:27:09.299 That<00:27:06.259><c> sort</c><00:27:06.480><c> of</c><00:27:06.779><c> power,</c><00:27:08.460><c> well,</c><00:27:08.720><c> perhaps</c><00:27:08.940><c> in</c><00:27:09.079><c> a</c><00:27:09.200><c> way,</c> 00:27:09.460 --> 00:27:11.180 we're<00:27:09.539><c> fortunate,</c><00:27:10.000><c> Genesis,</c><00:27:10.460><c> it</c><00:27:10.579><c> doesn't</c><00:27:10.660><c> apply</c><00:27:10.960><c> to</c><00:27:11.059><c> us</c> 00:27:11.180 --> 00:27:14.079 because<00:27:11.319><c> we'd</c><00:27:11.519><c> probably</c><00:27:11.759><c> be</c><00:27:12.059><c> misusing</c><00:27:12.579><c> it</c><00:27:12.920><c> in</c><00:27:13.000><c> that</c><00:27:13.259><c> sense.</c> 00:27:14.240 --> 00:27:16.519 But<00:27:14.559><c> the</c><00:27:14.900><c> power</c><00:27:15.240><c> does</c><00:27:15.559><c> apply</c><00:27:15.900><c> to</c><00:27:16.079><c> us,</c><00:27:16.220><c> Genesis.</c> 00:27:16.519 --> 00:27:19.900 Let's<00:27:16.700><c> just</c><00:27:16.859><c> come</c><00:27:17.079><c> back</c><00:27:17.420><c> to</c><00:27:17.880><c> Chapter</c><00:27:18.259><c> 3</c><00:27:18.559><c> again.</c> 00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:21.680 And<00:27:20.059><c> let's</c><00:27:20.299><c> now</c><00:27:20.519><c> look</c><00:27:20.700><c> at</c><00:27:20.839><c> the</c><00:27:20.960><c> word</c><00:27:21.200><c> inspiration.</c> 00:27:21.759 --> 00:27:24.180 Now,<00:27:21.920><c> we</c><00:27:22.019><c> all</c><00:27:22.279><c> know</c><00:27:22.480><c> what</c><00:27:22.700><c> the</c><00:27:22.839><c> word</c><00:27:23.000><c> inspiration</c><00:27:23.519><c> means,</c><00:27:23.859><c> don't</c><00:27:24.039><c> we?</c> 00:27:24.339 --> 00:27:27.059 It<00:27:24.559><c> means</c><00:27:24.960><c> God</c><00:27:25.380><c> breathed.</c> 00:27:27.539 --> 00:27:30.119 So<00:27:27.759><c> God</c><00:27:28.099><c> breathed</c><00:27:28.779><c> out,</c> 00:27:30.759 --> 00:27:33.660 and<00:27:31.240><c> the</c><00:27:31.440><c> Scriptures</c><00:27:31.900><c> were</c><00:27:32.619><c> created.</c> 00:27:34.259 --> 00:27:36.400 Now,<00:27:34.619><c> I'd</c><00:27:35.059><c> just</c><00:27:35.059><c> like</c><00:27:35.180><c> to</c><00:27:35.319><c> take</c><00:27:35.460><c> you</c><00:27:35.559><c> through</c><00:27:35.680><c> a</c><00:27:35.759><c> little</c> 00:27:36.400 --> 00:27:37.740 thought<00:27:36.640><c> sequence.</c> 00:27:37.799 --> 00:27:40.079 Come<00:27:37.960><c> back</c><00:27:38.079><c> to</c><00:27:38.240><c> Genesis,</c><00:27:38.619><c> Chapter</c><00:27:38.980><c> 2.</c> 00:27:49.500 --> 00:27:51.559 I<00:27:49.940><c> just</c><00:27:50.140><c> want</c><00:27:50.279><c> you</c><00:27:50.460><c> to</c><00:27:50.839><c> see</c> 00:27:51.559 --> 00:27:56.200 the<00:27:52.279><c> sequence</c><00:27:52.799><c> of</c><00:27:53.039><c> God</c><00:27:53.420><c> breathing</c><00:27:53.980><c> out</c><00:27:54.440><c> in</c><00:27:54.680><c> Scripture,</c><00:27:55.299><c> all</c><00:27:55.819><c> right?</c> 00:27:56.440 --> 00:27:59.140 So<00:27:56.539><c> in</c><00:27:56.700><c> Genesis,</c><00:27:57.339><c> Chapter</c><00:27:57.660><c> 2,</c><00:27:58.240><c> Verse</c><00:27:58.420><c> 7,</c> 00:27:59.240 --> 00:28:02.500 the<00:27:59.339><c> Lord</c><00:27:59.700><c> God</c><00:27:59.980><c> formed</c><00:28:00.319><c> man</c><00:28:00.900><c> of</c><00:28:01.500><c> the</c><00:28:01.720><c> dust</c><00:28:01.900><c> of</c><00:28:02.099><c> the</c><00:28:02.299><c> ground</c> 00:28:02.500 --> 00:28:04.180 and<00:28:03.000><c> breathed</c><00:28:03.440><c> into</c><00:28:03.660><c> his</c><00:28:03.900><c> nostrils.</c> 00:28:04.200 --> 00:28:06.519 That's<00:28:04.539><c> the</c><00:28:04.680><c> word.</c><00:28:04.819><c> This</c><00:28:05.000><c> is</c><00:28:05.200><c> the</c><00:28:05.359><c> concept,</c><00:28:05.900><c> same</c><00:28:06.039><c> idea.</c> 00:28:06.940 --> 00:28:09.559 In<00:28:07.160><c> Hebrew,</c><00:28:07.500><c> Greek,</c><00:28:07.819><c> it</c><00:28:07.880><c> doesn't</c><00:28:08.099><c> matter,</c><00:28:08.460><c> you</c><00:28:08.460><c> know,</c><00:28:08.880><c> wind,</c><00:28:09.319><c> spirit.</c> 00:28:09.640 --> 00:28:11.099 It<00:28:09.740><c> doesn't</c><00:28:09.920><c> matter</c><00:28:10.059><c> which</c><00:28:10.279><c> way</c><00:28:10.460><c> round</c><00:28:10.640><c> you</c><00:28:10.779><c> put</c><00:28:10.980><c> them.</c> 00:28:11.099 --> 00:28:12.660 It's<00:28:11.380><c> the</c><00:28:11.519><c> same</c><00:28:12.099><c> idea.</c> 00:28:12.960 --> 00:28:15.019 So<00:28:13.180><c> God</c><00:28:13.500><c> breathed</c><00:28:14.059><c> out,</c><00:28:14.299><c> and</c><00:28:14.420><c> what</c><00:28:14.640><c> happened?</c> 00:28:15.500 --> 00:28:18.039 Man<00:28:15.940><c> became</c><00:28:16.319><c> a</c><00:28:16.500><c> living</c><00:28:16.740><c> soul</c><00:28:17.119><c> or</c><00:28:17.299><c> a</c><00:28:17.440><c> living</c><00:28:17.559><c> creature.</c> 00:28:18.480 --> 00:28:20.359 The<00:28:18.619><c> breath</c><00:28:18.859><c> of</c><00:28:19.039><c> God</c><00:28:19.440><c> created</c><00:28:20.059><c> life.</c> 00:28:20.480 --> 00:28:23.099 The<00:28:20.579><c> breath</c><00:28:20.779><c> of</c><00:28:20.859><c> God</c><00:28:21.019><c> had</c><00:28:21.259><c> power</c><00:28:21.700><c> in</c><00:28:21.859><c> it.</c> 00:28:23.299 --> 00:28:26.700 Now,<00:28:23.380><c> I</c><00:28:23.480><c> want</c><00:28:23.480><c> you</c><00:28:23.599><c> to</c><00:28:23.759><c> turn</c><00:28:23.940><c> on</c><00:28:24.160><c> to</c><00:28:24.339><c> the</c><00:28:24.519><c> Psalms</c><00:28:24.920><c> now.</c> 00:28:27.279 --> 00:28:29.720 Come<00:28:27.460><c> to</c><00:28:27.619><c> Psalm</c><00:28:27.859><c> 33.</c> 00:28:37.279 --> 00:28:41.220 In<00:28:37.440><c> Psalm</c><00:28:37.660><c> 33,</c><00:28:38.339><c> we're</c><00:28:39.039><c> also</c><00:28:39.380><c> being</c><00:28:39.619><c> put</c><00:28:39.799><c> back</c><00:28:40.059><c> in</c><00:28:40.299><c> Genesis,</c> 00:28:41.259 --> 00:28:43.259 and<00:28:41.380><c> you</c><00:28:41.420><c> notice</c><00:28:41.619><c> what</c><00:28:41.759><c> it</c><00:28:41.940><c> says</c><00:28:42.059><c> here</c><00:28:42.279><c> in</c><00:28:42.420><c> Verse</c><00:28:42.720><c> 6,</c> 00:28:43.259 --> 00:28:45.119 how<00:28:43.480><c> it</c><00:28:43.779><c> describes</c><00:28:44.220><c> the</c><00:28:44.400><c> act</c><00:28:44.599><c> of</c><00:28:44.799><c> creation.</c> 00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:48.079 By<00:28:45.559><c> the</c><00:28:45.759><c> word</c><00:28:45.980><c> of</c><00:28:46.160><c> the</c><00:28:46.299><c> Lord</c><00:28:46.539><c> were</c><00:28:46.759><c> the</c><00:28:46.980><c> heavens</c><00:28:47.319><c> made</c> 00:28:48.079 --> 00:28:51.480 and<00:28:48.619><c> the</c><00:28:48.799><c> host</c><00:28:48.980><c> of</c><00:28:49.180><c> them</c><00:28:49.359><c> by</c><00:28:49.720><c> the</c><00:28:49.960><c> breath</c><00:28:50.119><c> of</c><00:28:50.299><c> his</c><00:28:50.480><c> mouth.</c> 00:28:51.779 --> 00:28:57.319 So<00:28:51.920><c> here</c><00:28:52.180><c> God</c><00:28:52.400><c> is</c><00:28:52.900><c> being</c><00:28:53.420><c> described</c><00:28:54.019><c> as</c><00:28:54.519><c> breathing</c><00:28:54.880><c> out,</c><00:28:56.019><c> instructions.</c> 00:28:57.460 --> 00:28:59.160 The<00:28:57.799><c> instructions</c><00:28:58.220><c> became</c><00:28:58.599><c> a</c><00:28:58.819><c> reality.</c> 00:28:59.319 --> 00:29:02.079 The<00:28:59.480><c> reality</c><00:28:59.859><c> was</c><00:29:00.099><c> the</c><00:29:00.299><c> creation</c><00:29:00.660><c> of</c><00:29:00.859><c> all</c><00:29:01.039><c> life.</c> 00:29:03.279 --> 00:29:06.359 So<00:29:03.420><c> as</c><00:29:03.559><c> you</c><00:29:03.680><c> look,</c><00:29:04.000><c> Verse</c><00:29:04.220><c> 9,</c><00:29:04.579><c> He</c><00:29:04.819><c> spake,</c><00:29:05.539><c> it</c><00:29:05.779><c> was</c><00:29:06.000><c> done.</c> 00:29:06.779 --> 00:29:08.500 He<00:29:07.220><c> commanded,</c><00:29:07.819><c> it</c><00:29:08.019><c> stood</c><00:29:08.200><c> fast.</c> 00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:11.680 So<00:29:08.819><c> when</c><00:29:09.019><c> God</c><00:29:09.339><c> says</c><00:29:09.640><c> something,</c><00:29:10.019><c> there</c><00:29:10.160><c> is</c><00:29:10.319><c> a</c><00:29:10.640><c> power</c><00:29:10.839><c> to</c><00:29:11.079><c> his</c><00:29:11.279><c> word.</c> 00:29:11.680 --> 00:29:13.779 There<00:29:12.440><c> is</c><00:29:12.680><c> a</c><00:29:12.940><c> force</c><00:29:13.140><c> to</c><00:29:13.380><c> his</c><00:29:13.579><c> word.</c> 00:29:13.960 --> 00:29:17.240 There<00:29:14.019><c> is</c><00:29:14.279><c> a</c><00:29:14.480><c> dynamism</c><00:29:14.880><c> because</c><00:29:15.160><c> what</c><00:29:15.539><c> God</c><00:29:16.160><c> says</c><00:29:16.759><c> actually</c> 00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:17.980 comes<00:29:17.539><c> about.</c> 00:29:18.339 --> 00:29:21.599 It's<00:29:18.440><c> what</c><00:29:18.740><c> the</c><00:29:18.980><c> prophet</c><00:29:18.980><c> Isaiah</c><00:29:19.299><c> says,</c><00:29:19.759><c> doesn't</c><00:29:19.920><c> it?</c> 00:29:22.640 --> 00:29:25.880 For<00:29:22.839><c> the</c><00:29:23.539><c> word</c><00:29:23.759><c> of</c><00:29:23.940><c> God</c><00:29:24.220><c> does</c><00:29:24.460><c> not</c><00:29:24.619><c> return</c><00:29:25.059><c> unto</c><00:29:25.319><c> him</c><00:29:25.619><c> void.</c> 00:29:25.980 --> 00:29:28.559 It<00:29:26.099><c> accomplishes</c><00:29:26.660><c> a</c><00:29:26.740><c> thing</c><00:29:26.900><c> whereunto</c><00:29:27.380><c> he</c><00:29:27.640><c> sends</c><00:29:27.940><c> it.</c> 00:29:29.019 --> 00:29:31.220 As<00:29:29.180><c> the</c><00:29:29.380><c> rain</c><00:29:29.579><c> cometh</c><00:29:29.839><c> down</c><00:29:30.119><c> from</c><00:29:30.299><c> heaven</c><00:29:30.599><c> and</c><00:29:30.799><c> water</c><00:29:31.059><c> from</c> 00:29:31.220 --> 00:29:31.400 the<00:29:31.299><c> ground,</c> 00:29:31.559 --> 00:29:35.119 and<00:29:31.700><c> the</c><00:29:31.980><c> snow,</c><00:29:33.119><c> and</c><00:29:33.299><c> the</c><00:29:33.579><c> seed</c><00:29:33.839><c> grows</c><00:29:34.220><c> and</c><00:29:34.359><c> gives</c><00:29:34.599><c> bread</c><00:29:34.900><c> to</c> 00:29:35.119 --> 00:29:36.119 the<00:29:35.299><c> eater,</c> 00:29:36.599 --> 00:29:38.000 so<00:29:36.900><c> does</c><00:29:37.160><c> my</c><00:29:37.539><c> word.</c> 00:29:38.319 --> 00:29:40.579 In<00:29:38.500><c> other</c><00:29:38.660><c> words,</c><00:29:38.859><c> you</c><00:29:38.960><c> see,</c><00:29:39.299><c> the</c><00:29:39.420><c> word</c><00:29:39.640><c> of</c><00:29:39.779><c> God</c><00:29:39.900><c> is</c><00:29:40.119><c> a</c><00:29:40.299><c> living,</c> 00:29:40.619 --> 00:29:41.279 active<00:29:41.039><c> thing.</c> 00:29:41.279 --> 00:29:43.640 And<00:29:41.400><c> now</c><00:29:41.539><c> we're</c><00:29:41.740><c> in</c><00:29:41.880><c> Hebrews,</c><00:29:42.299><c> aren't</c><00:29:42.539><c> we?</c> 00:29:44.119 --> 00:29:49.140 And<00:29:44.259><c> so</c><00:29:44.500><c> when</c><00:29:44.799><c> we</c><00:29:44.980><c> come</c><00:29:45.220><c> back</c><00:29:45.480><c> now</c><00:29:46.400><c> to</c><00:29:47.119><c> 2</c><00:29:47.339><c> Timothy</c><00:29:47.640><c> chapter</c><00:29:48.079><c> 3,</c> 00:29:49.519 --> 00:29:51.440 and<00:29:49.680><c> Paul</c><00:29:49.880><c> says</c><00:29:50.160><c> to</c><00:29:50.380><c> Timothy,</c> 00:29:51.859 --> 00:29:56.759 the<00:29:51.900><c> word</c><00:29:52.339><c> of</c><00:29:52.700><c> God</c><00:29:53.259><c> is</c><00:29:54.039><c> able</c><00:29:54.619><c> to</c><00:29:55.200><c> make</c><00:29:55.319><c> you</c><00:29:55.619><c> wise.</c> 00:29:56.819 --> 00:29:57.240 Why? 00:29:57.440 --> 00:30:02.400 Because<00:29:57.740><c> the</c><00:29:57.960><c> word</c><00:29:58.180><c> of</c><00:29:58.400><c> God</c><00:29:58.619><c> is</c><00:29:58.859><c> this</c><00:29:59.220><c> power</c><00:29:59.720><c> of</c><00:30:00.079><c> God</c><00:30:00.500><c> in</c><00:30:01.079><c> your</c><00:30:01.400><c> life.</c> 00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:04.259 And<00:30:02.660><c> so</c><00:30:02.759><c> when</c><00:30:02.940><c> we</c><00:30:03.180><c> talk</c><00:30:03.380><c> about</c><00:30:03.599><c> the</c><00:30:03.900><c> spirit</c><00:30:04.079><c> word,</c> 00:30:04.279 --> 00:30:06.180 and<00:30:04.420><c> we</c><00:30:04.480><c> don't</c><00:30:04.700><c> talk</c><00:30:04.900><c> about</c><00:30:05.099><c> it</c><00:30:05.299><c> very</c><00:30:05.380><c> much</c><00:30:05.579><c> now,</c><00:30:05.799><c> do</c><00:30:05.960><c> we?</c> 00:30:06.240 --> 00:30:10.180 We<00:30:06.420><c> don't</c><00:30:06.599><c> refer</c><00:30:06.980><c> to</c><00:30:07.140><c> the</c><00:30:07.319><c> scripture</c><00:30:07.559><c> so</c><00:30:07.779><c> often</c><00:30:08.000><c> as</c><00:30:08.279><c> the</c><00:30:08.619><c> spirit</c><00:30:09.140><c> word.</c> 00:30:10.220 --> 00:30:13.599 But<00:30:10.700><c> here's</c><00:30:11.059><c> the</c><00:30:11.200><c> power</c><00:30:11.559><c> of</c><00:30:11.779><c> God</c><00:30:12.019><c> put</c><00:30:12.440><c> into</c><00:30:12.720><c> the</c><00:30:12.940><c> written</c><00:30:13.220><c> word.</c> 00:30:13.980 --> 00:30:15.720 And<00:30:13.980><c> as</c><00:30:14.619><c> forefathers</c><00:30:15.279><c> have</c><00:30:15.500><c> said,</c> 00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:18.119 when<00:30:16.019><c> you</c><00:30:16.259><c> take</c><00:30:16.480><c> that</c><00:30:16.819><c> word</c><00:30:17.000><c> and</c><00:30:17.200><c> you</c><00:30:17.460><c> assimilate</c><00:30:17.819><c> it</c><00:30:17.980><c> into</c> 00:30:18.119 --> 00:30:18.539 your<00:30:18.380><c> mind,</c> 00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:20.980 and<00:30:18.700><c> you</c><00:30:18.859><c> change</c><00:30:19.119><c> your</c><00:30:19.319><c> way</c><00:30:19.500><c> of</c><00:30:19.720><c> life,</c><00:30:20.119><c> and</c><00:30:20.220><c> you</c><00:30:20.400><c> behave</c><00:30:20.660><c> in</c><00:30:20.859><c> a</c> 00:30:20.980 --> 00:30:21.319 certain<00:30:21.119><c> way,</c> 00:30:21.339 --> 00:30:23.799 and<00:30:21.440><c> you</c><00:30:21.680><c> say</c><00:30:21.839><c> certain</c><00:30:22.140><c> things,</c><00:30:22.720><c> you</c><00:30:22.880><c> are</c><00:30:23.079><c> being</c><00:30:23.339><c> driven.</c> 00:30:24.079 --> 00:30:25.539 You<00:30:24.240><c> are</c><00:30:24.420><c> being</c><00:30:24.619><c> given</c><00:30:24.799><c> enthusiasm.</c> 00:30:25.640 --> 00:30:26.680 You<00:30:25.759><c> are</c><00:30:25.819><c> being</c><00:30:26.119><c> motivated.</c> 00:30:26.900 --> 00:30:30.440 You<00:30:27.019><c> are</c><00:30:27.160><c> being</c><00:30:27.500><c> powered</c><00:30:28.000><c> by</c><00:30:28.539><c> the</c><00:30:29.000><c> God</c><00:30:29.259><c> of</c><00:30:29.460><c> heaven</c><00:30:29.680><c> and</c><00:30:29.900><c> earth.</c> 00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:32.819 Because<00:30:31.180><c> it's</c><00:30:31.579><c> his</c><00:30:31.859><c> word.</c> 00:30:32.900 --> 00:30:34.059 It's<00:30:33.319><c> his</c><00:30:33.619><c> breath.</c> 00:30:34.539 --> 00:30:36.319 He's<00:30:34.940><c> creating</c><00:30:35.299><c> a</c><00:30:35.559><c> new</c><00:30:35.819><c> creation.</c> 00:30:36.539 --> 00:30:38.000 He<00:30:36.720><c> has</c><00:30:37.079><c> breathed</c><00:30:37.559><c> out.</c> 00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:41.599 And<00:30:38.500><c> when</c><00:30:38.900><c> there</c><00:30:39.019><c> was</c><00:30:39.180><c> no</c><00:30:39.380><c> eye</c><00:30:39.579><c> to</c><00:30:39.759><c> pity</c><00:30:39.960><c> or</c><00:30:40.140><c> arm</c><00:30:40.339><c> to</c><00:30:40.640><c> save,</c> 00:30:41.759 --> 00:30:45.000 he<00:30:41.900><c> sent</c><00:30:42.180><c> forth</c><00:30:42.539><c> the</c><00:30:42.680><c> Lord</c><00:30:42.940><c> Jesus</c><00:30:43.319><c> Christ,</c><00:30:43.779><c> born</c><00:30:43.900><c> of</c><00:30:44.039><c> a</c><00:30:44.160><c> woman.</c> 00:30:45.619 --> 00:30:47.579 And<00:30:45.720><c> so</c><00:30:45.839><c> God</c><00:30:46.059><c> brought</c><00:30:46.380><c> salvation.</c> 00:30:47.839 --> 00:30:50.119 And<00:30:47.920><c> the</c><00:30:48.119><c> power</c><00:30:48.359><c> of</c><00:30:48.559><c> God</c><00:30:48.720><c> is</c><00:30:48.980><c> continually</c><00:30:49.359><c> at</c><00:30:49.539><c> work</c><00:30:49.759><c> and</c><00:30:49.839><c> is</c><00:30:50.019><c> at</c> 00:30:50.119 --> 00:30:50.660 work<00:30:50.299><c> today.</c> 00:30:51.079 --> 00:30:54.299 And<00:30:51.140><c> so</c><00:30:51.279><c> it</c><00:30:51.319><c> is</c><00:30:51.579><c> that</c><00:30:52.180><c> Timothy</c><00:30:52.539><c> is</c><00:30:52.740><c> being</c><00:30:53.039><c> instructed</c><00:30:53.559><c> now</c><00:30:53.819><c> by</c><00:30:54.039><c> Paul</c> 00:30:54.299 --> 00:30:55.460 in<00:30:54.440><c> this</c><00:30:54.640><c> ecclesia</c><00:30:54.940><c> in</c><00:30:55.140><c> Ephesus.</c> 00:30:55.640 --> 00:30:59.359 There<00:30:55.759><c> is</c><00:30:55.920><c> only</c><00:30:56.160><c> one</c><00:30:56.400><c> basis</c><00:30:56.740><c> on</c><00:30:56.960><c> which</c><00:30:57.180><c> you</c><00:30:57.319><c> can</c><00:30:57.839><c> organize</c><00:30:58.400><c> and</c><00:30:58.819><c> construct</c> 00:30:59.359 --> 00:31:01.500 and<00:31:00.099><c> run</c><00:31:00.480><c> your</c><00:31:00.819><c> ecclesial</c><00:31:01.259><c> life,</c> 00:31:01.599 --> 00:31:05.319 and<00:31:01.640><c> that</c><00:31:01.799><c> is</c><00:31:02.299><c> firmly</c><00:31:02.819><c> 100</c><00:31:03.640><c>%</c><00:31:04.119><c> on</c><00:31:04.339><c> the</c><00:31:04.519><c> word</c><00:31:04.720><c> of</c><00:31:04.920><c> God.</c> 00:31:05.319 --> 00:31:07.779 Anything<00:31:06.400><c> else</c><00:31:06.759><c> has</c><00:31:07.039><c> got</c><00:31:07.119><c> to</c><00:31:07.220><c> be</c><00:31:07.339><c> put</c><00:31:07.500><c> away.</c> 00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:11.440 None<00:31:08.059><c> of</c><00:31:08.180><c> these</c><00:31:08.400><c> fables,</c><00:31:09.240><c> endless</c><00:31:09.440><c> genealogies,</c><00:31:10.640><c> stupid</c><00:31:10.980><c> questions,</c> 00:31:11.680 --> 00:31:13.900 all<00:31:11.880><c> the</c><00:31:12.039><c> other</c><00:31:12.220><c> things</c><00:31:12.420><c> which</c><00:31:12.720><c> promote</c><00:31:13.200><c> self</c> 00:31:13.900 --> 00:31:17.539 and<00:31:14.579><c> bring</c><00:31:14.839><c> into</c><00:31:15.200><c> the</c><00:31:15.500><c> ecclesia</c><00:31:15.839><c> the</c><00:31:16.059><c> ideas</c><00:31:16.680><c> and</c><00:31:17.200><c> practices</c> 00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:19.539 of<00:31:17.759><c> the</c><00:31:17.920><c> world</c><00:31:18.119><c> around</c><00:31:18.380><c> about</c><00:31:18.660><c> you.</c> 00:31:19.599 --> 00:31:20.900 This<00:31:19.779><c> is</c><00:31:20.039><c> not</c><00:31:20.299><c> our</c><00:31:20.640><c> house.</c> 00:31:20.920 --> 00:31:21.880 It's<00:31:21.180><c> not</c><00:31:21.460><c> man's</c><00:31:21.759><c> house.</c> 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actually</c><00:31:41.200><c> presents.</c> 00:31:43.599 --> 00:31:44.980 And<00:31:43.700><c> I'm</c><00:31:43.799><c> just</c><00:31:43.960><c> going</c><00:31:44.059><c> to</c><00:31:44.160><c> quickly</c><00:31:44.380><c> run</c><00:31:44.640><c> through</c><00:31:44.819><c> them</c> 00:31:44.980 --> 00:31:46.680 because<00:31:45.220><c> obviously</c><00:31:45.519><c> we</c><00:31:45.660><c> don't</c><00:31:45.779><c> have</c><00:31:45.960><c> time</c><00:31:46.180><c> to</c><00:31:46.359><c> sort</c><00:31:46.519><c> of</c><00:31:46.559><c> look</c> 00:31:46.680 --> 00:31:48.000 at<00:31:46.740><c> them</c><00:31:46.900><c> in</c><00:31:47.039><c> detail.</c> 00:31:48.299 --> 00:31:50.819 These<00:31:48.559><c> are</c><00:31:48.740><c> the</c><00:31:48.960><c> doctrines,</c><00:31:49.619><c> these</c><00:31:49.799><c> are</c><00:31:50.019><c> the</c><00:31:50.299><c> teachings</c> 00:31:50.819 --> 00:31:53.539 which<00:31:51.339><c> the</c><00:31:51.519><c> Apostle</c><00:31:51.880><c> Paul</c><00:31:52.099><c> mentions</c><00:31:52.500><c> in</c><00:31:52.660><c> his</c><00:31:52.859><c> two</c><00:31:53.119><c> epistles</c> 00:31:53.539 --> 00:31:55.039 to<00:31:53.980><c> Timothy.</c> 00:31:56.200 --> 00:31:58.980 The<00:31:56.680><c> scriptures,</c><00:31:57.099><c> he</c><00:31:57.339><c> says,</c><00:31:57.779><c> teach</c><00:31:58.000><c> us</c><00:31:58.299><c> that</c><00:31:58.440><c> there</c><00:31:58.579><c> is</c><00:31:58.720><c> one</c> 00:31:58.980 --> 00:32:01.039 God<00:31:59.160><c> above</c><00:31:59.460><c> all</c><00:31:59.740><c> who</c><00:31:59.900><c> is</c><00:32:00.160><c> savior,</c> 00:32:01.319 --> 00:32:03.380 that<00:32:01.380><c> there</c><00:32:01.539><c> is</c><00:32:01.720><c> Jesus</c><00:32:02.059><c> Christ</c><00:32:02.400><c> who</c><00:32:02.539><c> is</c><00:32:02.660><c> the</c><00:32:02.859><c> mediator,</c> 00:32:03.480 --> 00:32:06.039 who<00:32:03.660><c> gave</c><00:32:03.880><c> himself</c><00:32:04.299><c> a</c><00:32:04.579><c> ransom,</c><00:32:04.940><c> who</c><00:32:05.200><c> manifested</c><00:32:05.660><c> God,</c> 00:32:06.160 --> 00:32:08.480 who<00:32:06.319><c> is</c><00:32:06.559><c> now</c><00:32:06.759><c> in</c><00:32:06.980><c> heaven,</c><00:32:07.359><c> who</c><00:32:07.500><c> will</c><00:32:07.680><c> return</c><00:32:07.980><c> to</c><00:32:08.240><c> earth,</c> 00:32:08.640 --> 00:32:10.119 who<00:32:08.799><c> will</c><00:32:09.000><c> then</c><00:32:09.220><c> reward</c><00:32:09.500><c> the</c><00:32:09.759><c> faithful.</c> 00:32:10.519 --> 00:32:13.660 That,<00:32:10.920><c> says</c><00:32:10.960><c> the</c><00:32:11.180><c> Apostle</c><00:32:11.500><c> Paul,</c><00:32:11.900><c> it's</c><00:32:12.180><c> all</c><00:32:12.400><c> contained</c><00:32:13.079><c> there</c> 00:32:13.660 --> 00:32:14.460 in<00:32:13.960><c> scripture.</c> 00:32:14.880 --> 00:32:16.859 But<00:32:15.039><c> he</c><00:32:15.079><c> gives</c><00:32:15.279><c> more</c><00:32:15.579><c> than</c><00:32:15.799><c> that.</c> 00:32:18.240 --> 00:32:20.039 He<00:32:18.500><c> says</c><00:32:18.660><c> there</c><00:32:18.819><c> are</c><00:32:19.019><c> other</c><00:32:19.279><c> specific</c><00:32:19.740><c> things</c> 00:32:20.039 --> 00:32:23.339 because<00:32:20.319><c> now</c><00:32:20.579><c> we've</c><00:32:20.819><c> got</c><00:32:20.960><c> to</c><00:32:21.140><c> counteract</c><00:32:21.980><c> specific</c><00:32:22.619><c> error</c><00:32:23.099><c> in</c> 00:32:23.339 --> 00:32:24.500 the<00:32:23.519><c> ecclesia.</c> 00:32:24.900 --> 00:32:28.059 So<00:32:25.220><c> salvation</c><00:32:25.660><c> comes</c><00:32:26.140><c> purely</c><00:32:26.519><c> through</c><00:32:26.839><c> Christ.</c> 00:32:28.759 --> 00:32:30.680 And<00:32:29.059><c> it</c><00:32:29.220><c> teaches</c><00:32:29.500><c> resurrection.</c> 00:32:30.859 --> 00:32:32.819 And<00:32:31.039><c> it's</c><00:32:31.220><c> given</c><00:32:31.400><c> by</c><00:32:31.680><c> inspiration.</c> 00:32:33.000 --> 00:32:36.359 And<00:32:33.160><c> it's</c><00:32:33.420><c> the</c><00:32:33.579><c> source</c><00:32:33.920><c> for</c><00:32:34.380><c> all</c><00:32:34.720><c> instruction</c><00:32:35.460><c> in</c><00:32:35.900><c> righteousness.</c> 00:32:36.619 --> 00:32:38.720 Now<00:32:36.779><c> that's</c><00:32:36.980><c> what</c><00:32:37.140><c> the</c><00:32:37.319><c> Apostle</c><00:32:37.660><c> Paul</c><00:32:37.859><c> is</c><00:32:38.099><c> telling</c><00:32:38.339><c> Timothy.</c> 00:32:38.920 --> 00:32:41.920 All<00:32:39.240><c> these</c><00:32:39.559><c> doctrines</c><00:32:40.019><c> and</c><00:32:40.359><c> teachings</c><00:32:40.700><c> are</c><00:32:41.160><c> here</c><00:32:41.359><c> in</c><00:32:41.619><c> scripture</c> 00:32:41.920 --> 00:32:44.279 and<00:32:42.299><c> you've</c><00:32:42.599><c> got</c><00:32:42.700><c> to</c><00:32:42.940><c> take</c><00:32:43.160><c> them</c><00:32:43.400><c> and</c><00:32:43.839><c> use</c><00:32:44.059><c> them</c> 00:32:44.279 --> 00:32:47.500 and<00:32:44.519><c> show</c><00:32:44.819><c> in</c><00:32:44.960><c> your</c><00:32:45.200><c> own</c><00:32:45.400><c> life</c><00:32:45.640><c> that</c><00:32:45.819><c> you</c><00:32:46.259><c> implicitly</c><00:32:47.160><c> believe</c> 00:32:47.500 --> 00:32:48.599 in<00:32:47.779><c> them.</c> 00:32:50.319 --> 00:32:52.000 So<00:32:50.779><c> what</c><00:32:50.940><c> do</c><00:32:51.140><c> we</c><00:32:51.140><c> do,</c><00:32:51.440><c> brothers</c><00:32:51.640><c> and</c><00:32:51.819><c> sisters,</c> 00:32:52.140 --> 00:32:55.700 when<00:32:52.279><c> we're</c><00:32:52.599><c> confronted</c><00:32:53.059><c> with</c><00:32:53.779><c> all</c><00:32:54.160><c> these</c><00:32:54.579><c> difficulties?</c> 00:32:57.720 --> 00:33:00.960 Well,<00:32:57.940><c> the</c><00:32:58.059><c> Apostle</c><00:32:58.440><c> Paul</c><00:32:59.200><c> gave</c><00:32:59.559><c> us</c><00:32:59.819><c> a</c><00:32:59.980><c> checklist.</c> 00:33:05.119 --> 00:33:07.700 So<00:33:05.259><c> this</c><00:33:05.480><c> is</c><00:33:05.640><c> how</c><00:33:05.740><c> you</c><00:33:05.980><c> overcome</c><00:33:06.400><c> wrong</c><00:33:06.700><c> teaching.</c> 00:33:08.799 --> 00:33:10.900 Well,<00:33:08.900><c> the</c><00:33:09.039><c> first</c><00:33:09.259><c> rule</c><00:33:09.480><c> is</c><00:33:09.599><c> very</c><00:33:09.960><c> simple.</c> 00:33:11.299 --> 00:33:13.740 You<00:33:11.359><c> just</c><00:33:11.539><c> say</c><00:33:11.700><c> to</c><00:33:11.759><c> people,</c><00:33:12.539><c> stop</c><00:33:12.700><c> teaching</c><00:33:13.019><c> it,</c><00:33:13.359><c> please.</c> 00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:16.319 Very<00:33:14.420><c> simple,</c><00:33:14.920><c> just</c><00:33:15.140><c> have</c><00:33:15.259><c> the</c><00:33:15.440><c> courage</c><00:33:15.680><c> to</c><00:33:15.880><c> say</c><00:33:16.079><c> it.</c> 00:33:16.380 --> 00:33:18.779 What<00:33:16.559><c> you're</c><00:33:16.799><c> saying</c><00:33:16.920><c> is</c><00:33:17.119><c> wrong,</c><00:33:17.680><c> please</c><00:33:17.940><c> stop</c><00:33:18.140><c> saying</c><00:33:18.480><c> it.</c> 00:33:18.779 --> 00:33:22.819 Then<00:33:19.759><c> of</c><00:33:19.960><c> course</c><00:33:20.119><c> he</c><00:33:20.279><c> says,</c><00:33:20.819><c> you</c><00:33:20.839><c> don't</c><00:33:21.000><c> actually</c><00:33:21.180><c> have</c><00:33:21.339><c> to</c><00:33:21.480><c> listen.</c> 00:33:23.480 --> 00:33:25.799 That's<00:33:23.660><c> the</c><00:33:23.740><c> other</c><00:33:23.839><c> thing,</c><00:33:23.940><c> take</c><00:33:24.180><c> away</c><00:33:24.359><c> the</c><00:33:24.579><c> audience,</c> 00:33:26.240 --> 00:33:29.599 you<00:33:26.319><c> know,</c><00:33:26.660><c> and</c><00:33:26.839><c> there's</c><00:33:26.960><c> no</c><00:33:27.220><c> point</c><00:33:27.720><c> in</c><00:33:28.160><c> promulgating</c><00:33:28.680><c> them.</c> 00:33:30.220 --> 00:33:31.019 There's<00:33:30.460><c> no</c><00:33:30.559><c> one</c><00:33:30.660><c> listening.</c> 00:33:31.500 --> 00:33:33.740 So<00:33:31.779><c> tell</c><00:33:32.059><c> people</c><00:33:32.299><c> to</c><00:33:32.519><c> stop</c><00:33:32.839><c> doing</c><00:33:33.160><c> it.</c> 00:33:34.059 --> 00:33:36.000 Don't<00:33:34.319><c> even</c><00:33:34.559><c> listen</c><00:33:34.839><c> to</c><00:33:35.059><c> it.</c> 00:33:36.440 --> 00:33:39.680 Remind<00:33:36.980><c> people</c><00:33:37.400><c> regularly</c><00:33:37.920><c> of</c><00:33:38.279><c> true</c><00:33:38.519><c> doctrines.</c> 00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:43.299 You<00:33:40.180><c> know,</c><00:33:40.299><c> one</c><00:33:40.480><c> of</c><00:33:40.660><c> our</c><00:33:40.920><c> most</c><00:33:41.420><c> lively</c><00:33:41.940><c> Bible</c><00:33:42.380><c> class</c><00:33:42.680><c> programs</c> 00:33:43.299 --> 00:33:48.309 was<00:33:44.099><c> when</c><00:33:44.299><c> we</c><00:33:44.559><c> put</c><00:33:44.720><c> into</c><00:33:45.079><c> it</c><00:33:45.640><c> all</c><00:33:46.200><c> our</c><00:33:46.640><c> first</c><00:33:47.019><c> principle</c><00:33:47.539><c> doctrines.</c> 00:33:48.470 --> 00:33:50.190 What<00:33:48.950><c> we</c><00:33:49.170><c> said</c><00:33:49.309><c> to</c><00:33:49.470><c> the</c><00:33:49.630><c> speaker</c><00:33:49.910><c> was,</c> 00:33:50.289 --> 00:33:52.690 you<00:33:50.309><c> have</c><00:33:50.490><c> 20</c><00:33:50.789><c> minutes</c><00:33:51.049><c> to</c><00:33:51.269><c> address</c><00:33:51.490><c> this</c><00:33:51.730><c> subject</c> 00:33:52.710 --> 00:33:55.690 and<00:33:53.190><c> you</c><00:33:53.309><c> must</c><00:33:53.549><c> talk</c><00:33:53.849><c> about</c><00:33:54.170><c> it</c><00:33:54.309><c> as</c><00:33:54.450><c> though</c><00:33:54.730><c> everybody</c><00:33:55.210><c> in</c><00:33:55.410><c> the</c><00:33:55.569><c> room</c> 00:33:55.690 --> 00:33:59.210 was<00:33:55.910><c> 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spiritual</c><00:34:07.549><c> illusions,</c><00:34:08.469><c> foreshadows,</c><00:34:09.070><c> types,</c> 00:34:09.349 --> 00:34:10.070 anything<00:34:09.550><c> like</c><00:34:09.809><c> that.</c> 00:34:10.130 --> 00:34:13.929 We<00:34:10.409><c> want</c><00:34:10.650><c> you</c><00:34:10.809><c> to</c><00:34:11.070><c> talk</c><00:34:11.250><c> about</c><00:34:12.250><c> the</c><00:34:13.309><c> promise</c><00:34:13.469><c> in</c><00:34:13.690><c> Eden,</c> 00:34:14.429 --> 00:34:18.070 promises<00:34:14.909><c> to</c><00:34:15.170><c> Abraham,</c><00:34:16.150><c> a</c><00:34:16.309><c> promise</c><00:34:16.409><c> to</c><00:34:16.630><c> David,</c><00:34:17.289><c> and</c><00:34:17.429><c> so</c><00:34:17.650><c> on.</c> 00:34:18.130 --> 00:34:19.090 And<00:34:18.250><c> we</c><00:34:18.369><c> put</c><00:34:18.510><c> them</c><00:34:18.670><c> there.</c> 00:34:19.429 --> 00:34:22.070 And<00:34:19.550><c> then</c><00:34:19.670><c> we</c><00:34:19.889><c> allowed</c><00:34:20.409><c> half</c><00:34:20.769><c> an</c><00:34:20.929><c> hour</c><00:34:21.030><c> discussion.</c> 00:34:22.409 --> 00:34:25.369 And<00:34:22.469><c> then</c><00:34:22.650><c> the</c><00:34:22.829><c> speaker</c><00:34:23.070><c> got</c><00:34:23.369><c> 15</c><00:34:23.769><c> minutes</c><00:34:24.150><c> to</c><00:34:24.469><c> draw</c><00:34:24.630><c> it</c><00:34:24.809><c> all</c><00:34:25.010><c> together</c> 00:34:25.369 --> 00:34:27.289 with<00:34:25.869><c> all</c><00:34:26.190><c> the</c><00:34:26.449><c> spiritual</c><00:34:26.869><c> lessons</c> 00:34:27.289 --> 00:34:30.210 that<00:34:27.969><c> the</c><00:34:28.289><c> mature</c><00:34:28.630><c> in</c><00:34:28.929><c> Christ</c><00:34:29.369><c> can</c><00:34:29.710><c> appreciate.</c> 00:34:30.610 --> 00:34:33.489 And<00:34:30.769><c> they</c><00:34:30.909><c> were</c><00:34:31.010><c> the</c><00:34:31.110><c> most</c><00:34:31.489><c> lively</c><00:34:31.829><c> of</c><00:34:32.050><c> our</c><00:34:32.170><c> Bible</c><00:34:32.510><c> classes</c> 00:34:33.710 --> 00:34:36.409 because<00:34:34.190><c> we</c><00:34:34.389><c> were</c><00:34:34.630><c> reminding</c><00:34:34.989><c> ourselves</c><00:34:35.550><c> and</c><00:34:35.869><c> our</c><00:34:36.190><c> young</c> 00:34:36.409 --> 00:34:38.289 and<00:34:36.590><c> the</c><00:34:36.769><c> young</c><00:34:36.889><c> in</c><00:34:37.070><c> the</c><00:34:37.289><c> truth</c><00:34:37.510><c> of</c><00:34:37.909><c> the</c><00:34:38.110><c> things</c> 00:34:38.289 --> 00:34:39.949 which<00:34:38.530><c> we</c><00:34:38.789><c> believed</c><00:34:39.170><c> and</c><00:34:39.489><c> stood</c><00:34:39.690><c> for.</c> 00:34:40.170 --> 00:34:42.349 And<00:34:40.349><c> you</c><00:34:40.530><c> have</c><00:34:40.730><c> to</c><00:34:40.989><c> keep</c><00:34:41.210><c> reminding</c><00:34:41.690><c> yourself</c><00:34:42.070><c> of</c><00:34:42.210><c> them</c> 00:34:42.349 --> 00:34:43.150 brothers<00:34:42.530><c> 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to</c><00:34:55.309><c> expand</c><00:34:55.710><c> it</c><00:34:55.969><c> and</c><00:34:56.309><c> change</c><00:34:56.630><c> it</c><00:34:56.849><c> a</c><00:34:56.909><c> little.</c> 00:34:58.130 --> 00:35:00.230 And<00:34:58.329><c> so</c><00:34:58.510><c> you</c><00:34:58.670><c> have</c><00:34:58.889><c> to</c><00:34:59.150><c> learn</c><00:34:59.769><c> godliness.</c> 00:35:00.329 --> 00:35:01.349 That's<00:35:00.710><c> right</c><00:35:00.929><c> worship.</c> 00:35:01.489 --> 00:35:03.289 And<00:35:01.550><c> we're</c><00:35:01.670><c> going</c><00:35:01.750><c> to</c><00:35:01.769><c> look</c><00:35:01.949><c> at</c><00:35:02.010><c> that</c><00:35:02.309><c> tomorrow.</c> 00:35:03.590 --> 00:35:05.070 Set<00:35:03.809><c> a</c><00:35:04.010><c> good</c><00:35:04.190><c> example</c><00:35:04.650><c> yourself.</c> 00:35:05.170 --> 00:35:07.510 We've<00:35:05.409><c> already</c><00:35:05.690><c> considered</c><00:35:06.170><c> that,</c><00:35:06.530><c> haven't</c><00:35:06.710><c> we?</c> 00:35:07.809 --> 00:35:10.309 Avoid<00:35:08.250><c> worldly</c><00:35:08.769><c> materialistic</c><00:35:09.769><c> attitudes.</c> 00:35:10.309 --> 00:35:13.610 Well<00:35:10.610><c> that'll</c><00:35:10.949><c> come</c><00:35:11.150><c> up</c><00:35:11.349><c> in</c><00:35:11.590><c> godliness</c><00:35:12.050><c> with</c><00:35:12.650><c> contentment.</c> 00:35:13.650 --> 00:35:15.449 Be<00:35:13.909><c> consistent</c><00:35:14.550><c> in</c><00:35:14.809><c> your</c><00:35:15.070><c> beliefs.</c> 00:35:15.690 --> 00:35:17.730 Echo,<00:35:15.969><c> I'm</c><00:35:16.110><c> going</c><00:35:16.230><c> to</c><00:35:16.289><c> come</c><00:35:16.489><c> back</c><00:35:16.690><c> to</c><00:35:16.750><c> that</c><00:35:16.969><c> in</c><00:35:17.110><c> just</c><00:35:17.329><c> a</c><00:35:17.449><c> minute.</c> 00:35:18.230 --> 00:35:20.570 Teach<00:35:18.429><c> the</c><00:35:18.630><c> next</c><00:35:18.869><c> generation</c><00:35:19.469><c> properly.</c> 00:35:21.070 --> 00:35:23.829 It's<00:35:21.210><c> no</c><00:35:21.409><c> good</c><00:35:21.550><c> assuming</c><00:35:22.030><c> that</c><00:35:22.210><c> they'll</c><00:35:22.610><c> automatically</c><00:35:23.409><c> know</c> 00:35:23.829 --> 00:35:26.670 what<00:35:24.130><c> you</c><00:35:24.510><c> know</c><00:35:24.829><c> and</c><00:35:25.230><c> accept</c><00:35:25.710><c> what</c><00:35:25.989><c> you</c><00:35:26.369><c> know.</c> 00:35:26.809 --> 00:35:29.170 You<00:35:27.030><c> have</c><00:35:27.289><c> to</c><00:35:27.530><c> teach</c><00:35:27.889><c> them.</c> 00:35:30.309 --> 00:35:32.150 Work<00:35:30.590><c> hard</c><00:35:31.010><c> to</c><00:35:31.250><c> understand</c><00:35:31.630><c> the</c><00:35:31.849><c> Bible.</c> 00:35:32.570 --> 00:35:33.789 It's<00:35:32.750><c> not</c><00:35:32.889><c> easy,</c><00:35:33.409><c> you</c><00:35:33.449><c> know.</c> 00:35:34.170 --> 00:35:36.449 We<00:35:34.349><c> know</c><00:35:34.510><c> that</c><00:35:34.610><c> from</c><00:35:34.809><c> the</c><00:35:35.030><c> seminars,</c><00:35:35.349><c> don't</c><00:35:35.610><c> we?</c> 00:35:36.489 --> 00:35:39.210 The<00:35:36.650><c> Bible</c><00:35:36.969><c> is</c><00:35:37.230><c> not</c><00:35:37.389><c> easy</c><00:35:37.769><c> and</c><00:35:37.949><c> you</c><00:35:38.110><c> have</c><00:35:38.289><c> to</c><00:35:38.469><c> work</c><00:35:38.750><c> at</c><00:35:38.909><c> it.</c> 00:35:39.210 --> 00:35:42.090 You<00:35:39.590><c> know</c><00:35:40.170><c> a</c><00:35:40.269><c> lot</c><00:35:40.449><c> of</c><00:35:40.550><c> people</c><00:35:40.809><c> turned</c><00:35:41.050><c> around,</c><00:35:41.409><c> John</c><00:35:41.670><c> tells</c><00:35:41.949><c> us,</c> 00:35:42.170 --> 00:35:45.190 and<00:35:42.289><c> left</c><00:35:42.469><c> Jesus</c><00:35:42.809><c> because</c><00:35:42.969><c> they</c><00:35:43.150><c> found</c><00:35:43.349><c> his</c><00:35:43.590><c> sayings</c><00:35:43.829><c> too</c><00:35:44.170><c> hard.</c> 00:35:45.670 --> 00:35:46.949 It<00:35:45.730><c> isn't</c><00:35:45.969><c> easy.</c> 00:35:47.130 --> 00:35:48.630 And<00:35:47.250><c> don't</c><00:35:47.409><c> for</c><00:35:47.570><c> one</c><00:35:47.690><c> minute</c><00:35:47.889><c> think</c><00:35:48.070><c> because</c><00:35:48.250><c> you've</c><00:35:48.469><c> got</c><00:35:48.570><c> a</c> 00:35:48.630 --> 00:35:49.329 lot<00:35:48.769><c> of</c><00:35:49.010><c> experience</c> 00:35:49.329 --> 00:35:52.650 and<00:35:49.469><c> you</c><00:35:49.690><c> find</c><00:35:49.969><c> it</c><00:35:50.190><c> easy</c><00:35:50.469><c> that</c><00:35:50.750><c> everybody</c><00:35:51.170><c> finds</c><00:35:51.530><c> it</c><00:35:51.789><c> easy.</c> 00:35:52.809 --> 00:35:54.369 It<00:35:52.949><c> isn't</c><00:35:53.250><c> the</c><00:35:53.409><c> way.</c> 00:35:54.489 --> 00:35:56.550 Only<00:35:54.909><c> use</c><00:35:55.409><c> the</c><00:35:55.670><c> Bible.</c> 00:35:56.630 --> 00:35:59.170 That's<00:35:56.829><c> the</c><00:35:56.989><c> only</c><00:35:57.170><c> source</c><00:35:57.449><c> we</c><00:35:57.630><c> have,</c><00:35:57.929><c> brothers</c><00:35:58.050><c> and</c><00:35:58.230><c> sisters.</c> 00:35:59.510 --> 00:36:04.230 Preach<00:35:59.829><c> and</c><00:36:00.010><c> teach</c><00:36:00.269><c> all</c><00:36:00.630><c> time</c><00:36:00.909><c> and</c><00:36:01.110><c> be</c><00:36:01.349><c> on</c><00:36:01.570><c> your</c><00:36:01.889><c> guard</c><00:36:02.349><c> against</c><00:36:03.110><c> error.</c> 00:36:04.730 --> 00:36:05.730 Now<00:36:04.849><c> brothers</c><00:36:04.989><c> and</c><00:36:05.190><c> sisters,</c> 00:36:05.730 --> 00:36:09.489 that<00:36:06.590><c> is</c><00:36:07.050><c> the</c><00:36:07.369><c> way</c><00:36:07.630><c> the</c><00:36:07.849><c> Apostle</c><00:36:08.269><c> Paul</c><00:36:08.570><c> told</c><00:36:08.969><c> Timothy</c> 00:36:09.489 --> 00:36:14.650 to<00:36:10.130><c> 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can</c><00:36:24.150><c> never</c><00:36:24.349><c> be</c><00:36:24.690><c> taken</c><00:36:24.849><c> away</c><00:36:25.269><c> from</c><00:36:25.949><c> the</c><00:36:26.590><c> foundation.</c> 00:36:28.030 --> 00:36:30.710 And<00:36:28.329><c> look</c><00:36:28.449><c> at</c><00:36:28.610><c> the</c><00:36:28.750><c> number</c><00:36:28.989><c> of</c><00:36:29.329><c> times</c> 00:36:32.170 --> 00:36:35.130 the<00:36:32.809><c> Apostle</c><00:36:33.329><c> Paul</c><00:36:33.650><c> emphasises</c><00:36:34.429><c> that</c> 00:36:35.130 --> 00:36:40.989 in<00:36:35.869><c> this</c><00:36:37.110><c> first</c><00:36:37.630><c> and</c><00:36:37.889><c> second</c><00:36:38.210><c> epistle</c><00:36:38.610><c> to</c><00:36:40.489><c> Timothy.</c> 00:36:41.130 --> 00:36:43.730 Sound,<00:36:41.989><c> whole</c><00:36:42.650><c> doctrine.</c> 00:36:44.190 --> 00:36:45.349 It's<00:36:44.309><c> there.</c> 00:36:45.829 --> 00:36:48.869 And<00:36:45.829><c> it</c><00:36:45.929><c> 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uses</c><00:36:58.090><c> it</c><00:36:58.750><c> in</c><00:36:59.230><c> that</c><00:36:59.469><c> way.</c> 00:36:59.769 --> 00:37:02.550 The<00:37:00.210><c> substance</c><00:37:00.710><c> of</c><00:37:00.869><c> what</c><00:37:01.090><c> is</c><00:37:01.210><c> being</c><00:37:01.630><c> said.</c> 00:37:02.610 --> 00:37:05.030 There<00:37:02.630><c> is</c><00:37:02.849><c> no</c><00:37:03.409><c> substitute,</c><00:37:04.110><c> brothers</c><00:37:04.170><c> and</c><00:37:04.349><c> sisters,</c><00:37:04.730><c> for</c> 00:37:05.030 --> 00:37:06.489 sound<00:37:05.530><c> doctrine.</c> 00:37:06.710 --> 00:37:08.909 The<00:37:06.909><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:37:07.730><c> Paul</c><00:37:08.090><c> says,</c><00:37:08.690><c> is</c><00:37:08.690><c> what?</c> 00:37:08.929 --> 00:37:12.690 It's<00:37:09.289><c> the</c><00:37:09.769><c> pillar</c><00:37:10.190><c> and</c><00:37:10.809><c> ground</c><00:37:11.210><c> of</c><00:37:11.510><c> the</c><00:37:11.730><c> truth.</c> 00:37:13.449 --> 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you</c><00:37:37.530><c> find</c><00:37:38.349><c> Paul</c><00:37:39.789><c> doing.</c> 00:37:40.050 --> 00:37:42.969 Let's<00:37:40.269><c> just</c><00:37:40.789><c> quickly</c><00:37:41.090><c> touch</c><00:37:41.429><c> upon</c><00:37:41.730><c> some</c><00:37:41.989><c> of</c><00:37:42.150><c> these</c><00:37:42.530><c> that</c><00:37:42.849><c> are</c> 00:37:42.969 --> 00:37:43.349 listed<00:37:43.150><c> here.</c> 00:37:43.389 --> 00:37:47.510 Go<00:37:43.489><c> to</c><00:37:43.610><c> the</c><00:37:43.630><c> very</c><00:37:43.889><c> first</c><00:37:44.110><c> one,</c><00:37:44.309><c> 1</c><00:37:44.510><c> Timothy</c><00:37:44.809><c> 1,</c><00:37:45.670><c> verse</c><00:37:45.989><c> 3.</c> 00:37:52.030 --> 00:37:55.269 As<00:37:52.550><c> I</c><00:37:52.849><c> besought</c><00:37:53.429><c> thee</c><00:37:53.730><c> to</c><00:37:53.969><c> abide</c><00:37:54.409><c> still</c><00:37:54.690><c> at</c><00:37:54.889><c> Ephesus</c> 00:37:55.269 --> 00:37:56.829 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all,</c><00:38:08.130><c> hasn't</c><00:38:08.230><c> he?</c> 00:38:08.369 --> 00:38:11.409 He's<00:38:08.510><c> listed</c><00:38:08.670><c> a</c><00:38:09.030><c> whole</c><00:38:09.369><c> host</c><00:38:09.690><c> of</c><00:38:10.030><c> first</c><00:38:10.369><c> principle</c><00:38:10.889><c> doctrines</c> 00:38:11.409 --> 00:38:12.289 concerning<00:38:11.849><c> God,</c> 00:38:12.550 --> 00:38:15.349 the<00:38:12.670><c> Lord</c><00:38:12.869><c> Jesus</c><00:38:13.210><c> Christ,</c><00:38:13.809><c> salvation</c><00:38:14.389><c> and</c><00:38:14.769><c> the</c><00:38:14.989><c> Scriptures.</c> 00:38:15.550 --> 00:38:18.730 And<00:38:15.710><c> he</c><00:38:15.750><c> says</c><00:38:15.949><c> you're</c><00:38:16.289><c> not</c><00:38:16.489><c> allowed</c><00:38:16.730><c> to</c><00:38:17.050><c> teach</c><00:38:17.269><c> anything</c><00:38:17.610><c> else.</c> 00:38:19.510 --> 00:38:23.889 So<00:38:19.710><c> when</c><00:38:19.849><c> you</c><00:38:20.010><c> come</c><00:38:20.190><c> down</c><00:38:21.030><c> to</c><00:38:21.670><c> verse</c><00:38:21.929><c> 10</c><00:38:22.429><c> in</c><00:38:22.730><c> this</c><00:38:22.949><c> particular</c><00:38:23.369><c> chapter,</c> 00:38:23.889 --> 00:38:27.349 he<00:38:24.550><c> sums</c><00:38:24.909><c> up</c><00:38:25.309><c> his</c><00:38:25.869><c> description</c><00:38:26.429><c> of</c><00:38:26.690><c> people</c> 00:38:27.349 --> 00:38:30.550 who<00:38:27.710><c> have</c><00:38:27.949><c> turned</c><00:38:28.210><c> away</c><00:38:28.610><c> from</c><00:38:28.929><c> sound</c><00:38:29.210><c> doctrine</c><00:38:29.650><c> and</c><00:38:30.110><c> he</c><00:38:30.289><c> says,</c> 00:38:30.849 --> 00:38:33.389 and<00:38:30.849><c> if</c><00:38:30.929><c> there</c><00:38:31.090><c> be</c><00:38:31.289><c> any</c><00:38:31.550><c> other</c><00:38:31.809><c> thing</c><00:38:32.030><c> that</c><00:38:32.190><c> is</c><00:38:32.469><c> contrary</c><00:38:32.889><c> to</c> 00:38:33.389 --> 00:38:34.349 sound<00:38:33.750><c> doctrine</c> 00:38:34.349 --> 00:38:37.409 according<00:38:35.130><c> to</c><00:38:35.449><c> the</c><00:38:35.829><c> glorious</c><00:38:36.190><c> gospel</c><00:38:36.550><c> of</c><00:38:36.750><c> the</c><00:38:36.909><c> blessed</c><00:38:37.150><c> God</c> 00:38:37.409 --> 00:38:39.449 which<00:38:37.610><c> was</c><00:38:37.809><c> committed</c><00:38:38.110><c> to</c><00:38:38.349><c> my</c><00:38:38.570><c> trust.</c> 00:38:39.510 --> 00:38:41.909 And<00:38:39.610><c> he</c><00:38:39.750><c> lists</c><00:38:40.030><c> there,</c><00:38:40.570><c> in</c><00:38:40.710><c> fact</c><00:38:40.869><c> we</c><00:38:41.030><c> haven't</c><00:38:41.150><c> got</c><00:38:41.269><c> time</c><00:38:41.469><c> this</c><00:38:41.670><c> morning,</c> 00:38:42.150 --> 00:38:48.170 but<00:38:42.510><c> in</c><00:38:43.489><c> chapter</c><00:38:43.929><c> 1</c><00:38:44.829><c> and</c><00:38:45.309><c> verse</c><00:38:45.630><c> 9</c><00:38:46.530><c> and</c><00:38:47.070><c> down</c><00:38:47.289><c> into</c><00:38:47.590><c> 10</c> 00:38:48.170 --> 00:38:52.750 is<00:38:48.730><c> really</c><00:38:50.769><c> a</c><00:38:51.269><c> parallel</c><00:38:51.530><c> to</c><00:38:51.710><c> the</c><00:38:51.889><c> Ten</c><00:38:52.050><c> Commandments.</c> 00:38:52.750 --> 00:38:55.550 Now<00:38:53.530><c> I'll</c><00:38:53.989><c> set</c><00:38:54.110><c> you</c><00:38:54.250><c> that</c><00:38:54.349><c> for</c><00:38:54.570><c> homework.</c> 00:38:55.590 --> 00:38:57.789 If<00:38:55.670><c> you</c><00:38:55.730><c> look</c><00:38:55.909><c> through</c><00:38:56.150><c> those</c><00:38:56.429><c> two</c><00:38:56.650><c> chapters</c> 00:38:57.849 --> 00:38:59.809 and<00:38:58.329><c> list</c><00:38:58.550><c> what</c><00:38:58.829><c> Paul's</c><00:38:59.349><c> describing</c> 00:38:59.809 --> 00:39:04.250 and<00:39:00.570><c> then</c><00:39:01.190><c> set</c><00:39:01.449><c> against</c><00:39:01.929><c> it</c><00:39:02.449><c> the</c><00:39:02.730><c> Ten</c><00:39:02.969><c> Commandments.</c> 00:39:04.309 --> 00:39:05.750 That's<00:39:04.469><c> what</c><00:39:04.650><c> the</c><00:39:04.750><c> Apostle</c><00:39:05.070><c> Paul</c><00:39:05.250><c> is</c><00:39:05.409><c> saying</c> 00:39:05.750 --> 00:39:09.449 because<00:39:06.349><c> he</c><00:39:06.849><c> says,</c><00:39:07.809><c> if</c><00:39:07.869><c> you</c><00:39:07.969><c> look</c><00:39:08.150><c> back</c><00:39:08.809><c> verse</c><00:39:09.210><c> 9,</c> 00:39:09.449 --> 00:39:12.230 knowing<00:39:09.690><c> this</c><00:39:10.030><c> that</c><00:39:10.170><c> the</c><00:39:10.329><c> law</c><00:39:10.630><c> is</c><00:39:10.829><c> not</c><00:39:11.010><c> made</c><00:39:11.250><c> for</c><00:39:11.489><c> a</c><00:39:11.610><c> righteous</c><00:39:11.949><c> man</c> 00:39:12.230 --> 00:39:15.289 but<00:39:12.389><c> the</c><00:39:12.610><c> lawless</c><00:39:12.969><c> and</c><00:39:13.190><c> disobedient</c><00:39:14.110><c> etc.</c> 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see</c><00:39:27.630><c> how</c><00:39:27.949><c> Paul</c><00:39:28.210><c> is</c><00:39:28.489><c> saying</c> 00:39:28.690 --> 00:39:32.429 there<00:39:28.849><c> is</c><00:39:29.110><c> a</c><00:39:29.670><c> foundation</c><00:39:30.309><c> which</c><00:39:30.670><c> cannot</c><00:39:30.949><c> be</c><00:39:31.289><c> changed.</c> 00:39:33.269 --> 00:39:35.650 And<00:39:33.269><c> so</c><00:39:34.190><c> if</c><00:39:34.449><c> we</c><00:39:34.510><c> go</c><00:39:34.570><c> into</c><00:39:34.750><c> chapter</c><00:39:35.090><c> 4,</c> 00:39:35.929 --> 00:39:38.489 you<00:39:35.989><c> have</c><00:39:36.230><c> that</c><00:39:36.849><c> teaching</c><00:39:37.289><c> right</c><00:39:37.489><c> in</c><00:39:37.610><c> the</c><00:39:37.670><c> very</c><00:39:37.909><c> first</c><00:39:38.170><c> verse.</c> 00:39:38.690 --> 00:39:41.489 Now<00:39:38.690><c> the</c><00:39:38.849><c> Spirit</c><00:39:39.329><c> speaketh</c><00:39:39.889><c> expressly</c><00:39:40.449><c> 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from</c><00:40:13.809><c> meats</c><00:40:14.070><c> and</c><00:40:14.269><c> so</c><00:40:14.429><c> on.</c> 00:40:14.789 --> 00:40:18.570 And<00:40:14.969><c> so</c><00:40:15.150><c> as</c><00:40:15.349><c> you</c><00:40:15.550><c> go</c><00:40:15.730><c> through</c><00:40:15.929><c> this</c><00:40:16.170><c> list</c><00:40:16.449><c> of</c><00:40:17.889><c> instructions</c> 00:40:18.570 --> 00:40:21.829 by<00:40:18.829><c> the</c><00:40:19.030><c> Apostle</c><00:40:19.429><c> Paul,</c><00:40:19.809><c> you</c><00:40:20.090><c> can</c><00:40:20.349><c> see</c><00:40:20.550><c> how</c><00:40:20.829><c> he</c><00:40:21.230><c> insists</c> 00:40:21.829 --> 00:40:25.670 that<00:40:22.250><c> sound</c><00:40:22.610><c> doctrine</c><00:40:23.150><c> must</c><00:40:23.849><c> be</c><00:40:24.150><c> the</c><00:40:24.329><c> foundation</c><00:40:24.929><c> of</c><00:40:25.349><c> life</c> 00:40:25.670 --> 00:40:27.690 in<00:40:26.090><c> the</c><00:40:26.269><c> house</c><00:40:26.449><c> 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and</c><00:43:45.389><c> forever.</c> 00:43:46.809 --> 00:43:48.369 And<00:43:46.909><c> the</c><00:43:47.030><c> purpose</c><00:43:47.230><c> of</c><00:43:47.409><c> God</c><00:43:47.550><c> has</c><00:43:47.750><c> no</c><00:43:47.949><c> variation.</c> 00:43:48.570 --> 00:43:49.889 There<00:43:48.610><c> is</c><00:43:48.849><c> no</c><00:43:49.110><c> variability</c><00:43:49.409><c> with</c><00:43:49.710><c> God.</c> 00:43:49.949 --> 00:43:51.710 There<00:43:50.010><c> is</c><00:43:50.190><c> no</c><00:43:50.329><c> shadow</c><00:43:50.610><c> of</c><00:43:50.909><c> turning.</c> 00:43:51.769 --> 00:43:53.070 Nothing<00:43:52.030><c> alters.</c> 00:43:53.789 --> 00:43:57.150 And<00:43:53.909><c> so</c><00:43:54.349><c> the</c><00:43:54.650><c> apostle</c><00:43:54.929><c> Paul</c><00:43:55.190><c> went</c><00:43:55.469><c> from</c><00:43:56.429><c> saying</c><00:43:56.889><c> that</c> 00:43:57.150 --> 00:43:58.789 and<00:43:57.289><c> then</c><00:43:57.409><c> when</c><00:43:57.530><c> you</c><00:43:57.630><c> come</c><00:43:57.789><c> to</c><00:43:57.929><c> chapter</c><00:43:58.210><c> 2,</c> 00:43:58.969 --> 00:44:00.309 you<00:43:59.030><c> see</c><00:43:59.130><c> what</c><00:43:59.230><c> he</c><00:43:59.409><c> says.</c> 00:44:00.610 --> 00:44:02.630 Verse<00:44:00.750><c> 1,</c><00:44:01.050><c> Therefore,</c><00:44:01.949><c> my</c><00:44:02.250><c> son,</c> 00:44:02.969 --> 00:44:04.889 be<00:44:03.170><c> strong</c><00:44:03.409><c> in</c><00:44:03.570><c> the</c><00:44:03.710><c> grace</c><00:44:03.849><c> that</c><00:44:04.010><c> is</c><00:44:04.150><c> in</c><00:44:04.329><c> Christ</c><00:44:04.570><c> Jesus</c> 00:44:04.889 --> 00:44:07.510 and<00:44:05.030><c> the</c><00:44:05.130><c> things</c><00:44:05.329><c> which</c><00:44:05.510><c> thou</c><00:44:05.630><c> hast</c><00:44:05.809><c> heard</c><00:44:06.030><c> of</c><00:44:06.190><c> me</c><00:44:06.449><c> among</c><00:44:06.670><c> many</c><00:44:06.949><c> witnesses,</c> 00:44:08.010 --> 00:44:10.630 the<00:44:08.210><c> same</c><00:44:08.469><c> commit</c><00:44:08.829><c> thou</c><00:44:09.150><c> to</c><00:44:09.730><c> faithful</c><00:44:10.170><c> men</c> 00:44:10.630 --> 00:44:13.909 who<00:44:10.969><c> shall</c><00:44:11.190><c> be</c><00:44:11.409><c> able</c><00:44:11.710><c> to</c><00:44:12.030><c> teach</c><00:44:12.309><c> others</c><00:44:12.730><c> also.</c> 00:44:14.389 --> 00:44:16.610 Now<00:44:14.650><c> you</c><00:44:14.869><c> see,</c><00:44:15.510><c> how</c><00:44:15.650><c> are</c><00:44:15.730><c> you</c><00:44:15.730><c> going</c><00:44:15.809><c> to</c><00:44:15.829><c> make</c><00:44:16.010><c> sure</c><00:44:16.210><c> the</c><00:44:16.429><c> echo</c> 00:44:16.610 --> 00:44:17.230 comes<00:44:16.949><c> back?</c> 00:44:17.329 --> 00:44:18.869 Well,<00:44:17.630><c> the</c><00:44:17.730><c> way</c><00:44:17.869><c> you</c><00:44:18.170><c> teach</c><00:44:18.429><c> people.</c> 00:44:19.329 --> 00:44:21.010 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Commit<00:44:32.449><c> thou</c><00:44:32.809><c> to</c><00:44:33.130><c> faithful</c><00:44:33.550><c> men</c><00:44:33.929><c> who</c><00:44:34.170><c> shall</c><00:44:34.389><c> be</c><00:44:34.590><c> able</c><00:44:34.829><c> to</c> 00:44:35.050 --> 00:44:35.610 teach<00:44:35.230><c> others.</c> 00:44:35.849 --> 00:44:38.150 That's<00:44:36.030><c> an</c><00:44:36.349><c> important</c><00:44:36.650><c> thing,</c><00:44:36.969><c> you</c><00:44:37.130><c> know.</c> 00:44:38.230 --> 00:44:39.710 It's<00:44:38.309><c> not</c><00:44:38.570><c> just</c><00:44:39.150><c> teaching,</c> 00:44:40.150 --> 00:44:43.409 but<00:44:40.269><c> it's</c><00:44:40.489><c> teaching</c><00:44:41.030><c> people</c><00:44:41.369><c> who</c><00:44:41.650><c> in</c><00:44:41.750><c> turn</c><00:44:41.929><c> can</c><00:44:42.190><c> teach.</c> 00:44:43.849 --> 00:44:46.869 See<00:44:43.969><c> the</c><00:44:44.130><c> responsibility</c><00:44:44.829><c> that</c><00:44:45.309><c> we</c><00:44:45.489><c> have</c><00:44:45.710><c> to</c><00:44:45.989><c> carry.</c> 00:44:47.769 --> 00:44:51.949 And<00:44:47.889><c> so</c><00:44:47.989><c> when</c><00:44:48.210><c> you</c><00:44:48.889><c> come</c><00:44:49.090><c> over</c><00:44:49.429><c> to</c><00:44:50.269><c> chapter</c><00:44:50.630><c> 3,</c> 00:44:52.670 --> 00:44:56.909 you<00:44:52.789><c> find</c><00:44:53.110><c> here</c><00:44:53.510><c> in</c><00:44:54.090><c> chapter</c><00:44:54.349><c> 3</c><00:44:54.750><c> that</c><00:44:55.489><c> the</c><00:44:55.710><c> apostle</c><00:44:56.010><c> Paul</c><00:44:56.389><c> has</c> 00:44:56.909 --> 00:44:58.329 now<00:44:57.449><c> moved</c><00:44:58.010><c> on</c> 00:44:58.329 --> 00:45:02.369 and<00:44:58.429><c> he's</c><00:44:58.690><c> actually</c><00:44:59.090><c> considering</c><00:44:59.809><c> the</c><00:45:00.550><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:45:02.989 --> 00:45:04.809 I<00:45:03.130><c> think</c><00:45:03.349><c> chapter</c><00:45:03.630><c> 3</c><00:45:03.869><c> is</c><00:45:04.030><c> not</c><00:45:04.190><c> about</c><00:45:04.369><c> the</c><00:45:04.610><c> world.</c> 00:45:04.969 --> 00:45:06.889 You<00:45:05.030><c> know,</c><00:45:05.170><c> we</c><00:45:05.329><c> quote</c><00:45:05.489><c> this</c><00:45:05.670><c> from</c><00:45:05.829><c> the</c><00:45:06.030><c> platform</c><00:45:06.409><c> as</c><00:45:06.769><c> though</c> 00:45:06.889 --> 00:45:08.769 it<00:45:06.929><c> was</c><00:45:07.269><c> concerning</c><00:45:07.590><c> the</c><00:45:07.869><c> world.</c> 00:45:08.789 --> 00:45:11.610 This<00:45:08.949><c> is</c><00:45:09.130><c> the</c><00:45:09.269><c> Ecclesia</c><00:45:09.909><c> Paul's</c><00:45:10.349><c> talking</c><00:45:10.670><c> about.</c> 00:45:11.730 --> 00:45:14.170 These<00:45:11.869><c> people</c><00:45:12.110><c> that</c><00:45:12.309><c> are</c><00:45:12.429><c> listed</c><00:45:12.650><c> here,</c><00:45:13.070><c> these</c><00:45:13.309><c> perilous</c><00:45:13.769><c> times,</c> 00:45:14.389 --> 00:45:16.070 that's<00:45:14.650><c> what's</c><00:45:14.829><c> going</c><00:45:14.949><c> to</c><00:45:15.070><c> come</c><00:45:15.190><c> in</c><00:45:15.309><c> the</c><00:45:15.429><c> Ecclesia,</c><00:45:15.949><c> brethren</c> 00:45:16.070 --> 00:45:17.150 and<00:45:16.289><c> sisters.</c> 00:45:17.349 --> 00:45:18.969 Men<00:45:17.530><c> will</c><00:45:17.710><c> be</c><00:45:17.849><c> lovers</c><00:45:18.070><c> of</c><00:45:18.230><c> their</c><00:45:18.449><c> own</c><00:45:18.730><c> selves.</c> 00:45:19.030 --> 00:45:21.250 And<00:45:19.210><c> then</c><00:45:19.349><c> the</c><00:45:19.570><c> list</c><00:45:19.869><c> is</c><00:45:20.409><c> a</c><00:45:20.530><c> natural</c><00:45:20.829><c> progression.</c> 00:45:21.530 --> 00:45:23.989 If<00:45:21.730><c> you</c><00:45:22.070><c> are</c><00:45:22.349><c> self</c><00:45:22.769><c>-centered,</c><00:45:23.210><c> what</c><00:45:23.389><c> do</c><00:45:23.550><c> you</c><00:45:23.750><c> become?</c> 00:45:24.090 --> 00:45:25.349 You<00:45:24.269><c> become</c><00:45:24.610><c> covetous.</c> 00:45:25.349 --> 00:45:28.829 And<00:45:26.070><c> if</c><00:45:26.230><c> you</c><00:45:26.429><c> become</c><00:45:26.730><c> covetous</c><00:45:27.190><c> and</c><00:45:27.389><c> acquire</c><00:45:27.710><c> to</c><00:45:27.829><c> yourself</c><00:45:28.190><c> lots</c><00:45:28.449><c> of</c><00:45:28.650><c> things,</c> 00:45:28.869 --> 00:45:29.530 what<00:45:29.050><c> do</c><00:45:29.250><c> you</c><00:45:29.369><c> do?</c> 00:45:29.670 --> 00:45:32.590 You<00:45:29.909><c> boast</c><00:45:30.230><c> about</c><00:45:30.550><c> it</c><00:45:30.829><c> because</c><00:45:31.070><c> you're</c><00:45:31.289><c> very</c><00:45:31.610><c> clever.</c> 00:45:33.570 --> 00:45:35.929 And<00:45:33.630><c> once</c><00:45:33.829><c> you</c><00:45:34.070><c> become</c><00:45:34.510><c> boastful,</c><00:45:34.989><c> you</c><00:45:35.130><c> are</c><00:45:35.309><c> also</c><00:45:35.590><c> proud.</c> 00:45:35.969 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00:45:45.789 --> 00:45:46.690 deny<00:45:46.010><c> the</c><00:45:46.230><c> power</c><00:45:46.449><c> they're</c><00:45:46.610><c> of.</c> 00:45:46.869 --> 00:45:48.389 What<00:45:47.010><c> is</c><00:45:47.190><c> the</c><00:45:47.369><c> power</c><00:45:47.630><c> that</c><00:45:47.789><c> they're</c><00:45:48.050><c> denying?</c> 00:45:48.590 --> 00:45:50.789 It's<00:45:48.809><c> the</c><00:45:48.929><c> power</c><00:45:49.170><c> of</c><00:45:49.349><c> the</c><00:45:49.489><c> Word</c><00:45:49.650><c> of</c><00:45:49.849><c> God.</c> 00:45:50.849 --> 00:45:54.190 All<00:45:51.090><c> scripture</c><00:45:51.630><c> is</c><00:45:52.170><c> given</c><00:45:52.369><c> by</c><00:45:52.650><c> inspiration</c><00:45:53.090><c> of</c><00:45:53.329><c> God.</c> 00:45:54.349 --> 00:45:57.090 Scripture<00:45:54.829><c> is</c><00:45:55.150><c> able</c><00:45:55.449><c> to</c><00:45:55.690><c> make</c><00:45:55.829><c> us</c><00:45:56.110><c> wise</c><00:45:56.369><c> unto</c><00:45:56.610><c> salvation.</c> 00:45:57.349 --> 00:46:01.849 So<00:45:57.429><c> they</c><00:45:57.550><c> have</c><00:45:57.730><c> a</c><00:45:57.929><c> form</c><00:45:58.309><c> of</c><00:45:58.630><c> godliness,</c><00:45:59.250><c> these</c><00:45:59.309><c> people,</c><00:46:00.610><c> this</c><00:46:00.769><c> Ecclesia,</c> 00:46:02.429 --> 00:46:04.449 but<00:46:02.610><c> they</c><00:46:02.909><c> deny</c><00:46:03.409><c> the</c><00:46:03.670><c> power</c><00:46:04.030><c> they're</c><00:46:04.309><c> of.</c> 00:46:04.570 --> 00:46:06.389 The<00:46:04.690><c> Word</c><00:46:04.969><c> of</c><00:46:05.170><c> God,</c><00:46:05.610><c> this</c><00:46:05.789><c> sound</c><00:46:06.070><c> doctrine,</c> 00:46:06.550 --> 00:46:09.269 is<00:46:06.610><c> not</c><00:46:06.849><c> the</c><00:46:07.090><c> platform</c><00:46:07.429><c> on</c><00:46:07.650><c> which</c><00:46:08.050><c> their</c><00:46:08.409><c> existence</c><00:46:08.809><c> is</c><00:46:09.090><c> built.</c> 00:46:09.590 --> 00:46:11.670 You<00:46:09.630><c> know,</c><00:46:09.849><c> my</c><00:46:09.869><c> sisters,</c><00:46:10.829><c> it's</c><00:46:10.929><c> not</c><00:46:11.010><c> my</c><00:46:11.150><c> topic</c><00:46:11.389><c> today,</c> 00:46:11.969 --> 00:46:15.429 but<00:46:12.070><c> there</c><00:46:12.389><c> is</c><00:46:12.590><c> a</c><00:46:12.789><c> desire</c><00:46:13.190><c> in</c><00:46:13.349><c> the</c><00:46:13.530><c> world</c><00:46:13.710><c> to</c><00:46:13.889><c> be</c><00:46:14.130><c> entertained.</c> 00:46:15.809 --> 00:46:16.889 You've<00:46:15.969><c> got</c><00:46:16.030><c> to</c><00:46:16.210><c> entertain</c><00:46:16.510><c> people.</c> 00:46:17.090 --> 00:46:19.409 You've<00:46:17.289><c> got</c><00:46:17.389><c> to</c><00:46:17.769><c> keep</c><00:46:18.030><c> them</c><00:46:18.329><c> happy.</c> 00:46:20.070 --> 00:46:21.949 And<00:46:20.210><c> if</c><00:46:20.269><c> we're</c><00:46:20.409><c> not</c><00:46:20.610><c> careful,</c><00:46:20.909><c> that's</c><00:46:21.090><c> what</c><00:46:21.250><c> comes</c><00:46:21.510><c> into</c><00:46:21.710><c> our</c> 00:46:21.949 --> 00:46:22.730 Ecclesia<00:46:22.309><c> life.</c> 00:46:22.730 --> 00:46:25.070 We've<00:46:23.469><c> got</c><00:46:23.550><c> to</c><00:46:23.670><c> keep</c><00:46:23.849><c> the</c><00:46:24.070><c> people</c><00:46:24.309><c> happy.</c><00:46:24.690><c> We've</c><00:46:24.789><c> got</c><00:46:24.889><c> to</c> 00:46:25.070 --> 00:46:26.250 entertain<00:46:25.530><c> them.</c> 00:46:26.630 --> 00:46:28.929 Remember<00:46:26.809><c> what</c><00:46:27.030><c> happened</c><00:46:27.170><c> when</c><00:46:27.329><c> Moses</c><00:46:27.630><c> went</c><00:46:27.769><c> up</c><00:46:27.889><c> the</c><00:46:28.070><c> mountain?</c> 00:46:29.150 --> 00:46:31.510 They<00:46:29.190><c> needed</c><00:46:29.409><c> to</c><00:46:29.550><c> be</c><00:46:29.710><c> entertained,</c><00:46:30.269><c> didn't</c><00:46:30.389><c> they?</c> 00:46:32.670 --> 00:46:35.630 And<00:46:32.989><c> Jesus</c><00:46:33.429><c> has</c><00:46:33.929><c> gone</c><00:46:34.110><c> away</c><00:46:34.510><c> out</c><00:46:34.809><c> of</c><00:46:35.030><c> sight,</c><00:46:35.329><c> and</c><00:46:35.409><c> he's</c><00:46:35.530><c> going</c> 00:46:35.630 --> 00:46:36.150 to<00:46:35.710><c> come</c><00:46:35.929><c> back,</c> 00:46:36.269 --> 00:46:39.349 and<00:46:36.409><c> Revelation</c><00:46:36.769><c> 16</c><00:46:37.590><c> compares</c><00:46:38.150><c> with</c><00:46:38.429><c> Exodus.</c> 00:46:39.869 --> 00:46:41.590 It's<00:46:40.070><c> the</c><00:46:40.210><c> same</c><00:46:40.530><c> exactly.</c> 00:46:41.949 --> 00:46:44.570 When<00:46:42.070><c> he</c><00:46:42.190><c> comes</c><00:46:42.469><c> back,</c><00:46:42.789><c> are</c><00:46:42.869><c> we</c><00:46:42.969><c> being</c><00:46:43.250><c> entertained,</c> 00:46:44.909 --> 00:46:47.570 or<00:46:45.349><c> are</c><00:46:45.570><c> we</c><00:46:45.730><c> building</c><00:46:46.010><c> on</c><00:46:46.210><c> a</c><00:46:46.389><c> strong</c><00:46:46.530><c> foundation?</c> 00:46:47.969 --> 00:46:51.190 So<00:46:48.409><c> here</c><00:46:48.849><c> in</c><00:46:49.010><c> chapter</c><00:46:49.329><c> 3</c><00:46:49.710><c> and</c><00:46:49.889><c> verse</c><00:46:50.389><c> 14,</c> 00:46:51.190 --> 00:46:53.389 you<00:46:51.190><c> see,</c><00:46:52.510><c> the</c><00:46:52.710><c> emphasis</c><00:46:53.090><c> is,</c> 00:46:53.750 --> 00:46:56.570 Continue<00:46:54.090><c> thou</c><00:46:54.510><c> in</c><00:46:55.010><c> the</c><00:46:55.190><c> things</c><00:46:55.389><c> which</c><00:46:55.710><c> you</c><00:46:56.070><c> have</c><00:46:56.289><c> learned.</c> 00:46:56.929 --> 00:46:58.590 So<00:46:57.030><c> first</c><00:46:57.269><c> of</c><00:46:57.369><c> all,</c><00:46:57.510><c> you've</c><00:46:57.630><c> got</c><00:46:57.690><c> to</c><00:46:57.829><c> hold</c><00:46:58.170><c> fast.</c> 00:46:58.809 --> 00:47:01.489 Then<00:46:58.949><c> you've</c><00:46:59.170><c> got</c><00:46:59.289><c> to</c><00:46:59.449><c> commit.</c><00:47:00.110><c> Now</c><00:47:00.289><c> you've</c><00:47:00.550><c> got</c><00:47:00.690><c> to</c><00:47:00.889><c> continue.</c> 00:47:01.809 --> 00:47:03.889 And<00:47:01.909><c> then</c><00:47:02.190><c> finally,</c><00:47:02.510><c> when</c><00:47:02.630><c> you</c><00:47:02.710><c> get</c><00:47:02.889><c> to</c><00:47:03.070><c> chapter</c><00:47:03.369><c> 4,</c> 00:47:04.150 --> 00:47:07.730 you<00:47:04.309><c> find</c><00:47:04.630><c> it</c><00:47:04.829><c> all</c><00:47:05.070><c> being</c><00:47:05.309><c> now</c><00:47:05.650><c> expressed</c><00:47:06.170><c> in</c><00:47:06.610><c> this</c><00:47:06.949><c> outward</c><00:47:07.349><c> manner,</c> 00:47:07.969 --> 00:47:09.969 which<00:47:08.070><c> is</c><00:47:08.550><c> typical</c><00:47:08.989><c> of</c><00:47:09.289><c> the</c><00:47:09.469><c> house</c><00:47:09.670><c> of</c><00:47:09.849><c> God.</c> 00:47:10.110 --> 00:47:13.230 I<00:47:10.110><c> charge</c><00:47:10.550><c> thee</c><00:47:10.750><c> therefore</c><00:47:11.230><c> before</c><00:47:11.750><c> God</c><00:47:12.110><c> and</c><00:47:12.250><c> the</c><00:47:12.329><c> Lord</c><00:47:12.550><c> Jesus</c><00:47:12.929><c> Christ,</c> 00:47:13.329 --> 00:47:16.550 who<00:47:13.369><c> shall</c><00:47:13.650><c> judge</c><00:47:14.050><c> the</c><00:47:14.309><c> quick</c><00:47:14.489><c> and</c><00:47:14.670><c> the</c><00:47:14.809><c> dead</c><00:47:14.929><c> that</c><00:47:15.010><c> is</c><00:47:15.210><c> appearing</c><00:47:15.469><c> in</c><00:47:15.630><c> his</c><00:47:15.750><c> kingdom.</c> 00:47:16.610 --> 00:47:18.630 Preach<00:47:17.050><c> the</c><00:47:17.230><c> Word.</c><00:47:18.130><c> There</c><00:47:18.329><c> you</c><00:47:18.489><c> are.</c> 00:47:18.809 --> 00:47:20.690 What's<00:47:19.070><c> the</c><00:47:19.210><c> purpose</c><00:47:19.570><c> of</c><00:47:19.809><c> laying</c><00:47:19.989><c> this</c><00:47:20.210><c> foundation?</c> 00:47:20.690 --> 00:47:22.510 What's<00:47:21.230><c> the</c><00:47:21.309><c> purpose</c><00:47:21.590><c> of</c><00:47:21.809><c> learning</c><00:47:22.110><c> about</c><00:47:22.409><c> it?</c> 00:47:22.530 --> 00:47:24.789 What's<00:47:22.750><c> the</c><00:47:22.849><c> purpose</c><00:47:23.110><c> of</c><00:47:23.409><c> teaching</c><00:47:23.710><c> others</c><00:47:24.070><c> that</c><00:47:24.349><c> they</c><00:47:24.530><c> might</c> 00:47:24.789 --> 00:47:25.469 pass<00:47:25.130><c> it</c><00:47:25.329><c> on?</c> 00:47:25.690 --> 00:47:27.429 What's<00:47:25.969><c> the</c><00:47:26.150><c> purpose</c><00:47:26.550><c> of</c><00:47:26.909><c> continuing</c><00:47:27.150><c> in</c><00:47:27.309><c> it?</c> 00:47:27.489 --> 00:47:29.510 That<00:47:27.630><c> you</c><00:47:27.789><c> might</c><00:47:28.090><c> preach.</c> 00:47:30.170 --> 00:47:32.510 That<00:47:30.429><c> you</c><00:47:30.630><c> might</c><00:47:30.829><c> be</c><00:47:31.170><c> outward</c><00:47:31.530><c> looking.</c> 00:47:32.730 --> 00:47:35.429 That<00:47:32.809><c> this</c><00:47:33.070><c> house</c><00:47:33.309><c> of</c><00:47:33.630><c> prayer</c><00:47:33.789><c> for</c><00:47:34.070><c> all</c><00:47:34.289><c> nations</c> 00:47:35.650 --> 00:47:38.190 might<00:47:35.909><c> continue</c><00:47:36.469><c> to</c><00:47:36.909><c> grow</c><00:47:37.329><c> and</c><00:47:37.590><c> to</c><00:47:37.909><c> sow</c> 00:47:38.190 --> 00:47:40.230 in<00:47:38.889><c> the</c><00:47:39.010><c> way</c><00:47:39.150><c> that</c><00:47:39.349><c> God</c><00:47:39.550><c> has</c><00:47:39.809><c> determined.</c> 00:47:40.389 --> 00:47:42.889 Preach<00:47:40.710><c> the</c><00:47:40.849><c> Word.</c><00:47:41.090><c> Be</c><00:47:41.289><c> instant,</c><00:47:41.769><c> in</c><00:47:41.989><c> season,</c><00:47:42.349><c> out</c><00:47:42.550><c> of</c><00:47:42.730><c> season.</c> 00:47:43.050 --> 00:47:47.269 Reprove,<00:47:43.630><c> rebuke,</c><00:47:44.070><c> exhort</c><00:47:44.210><c> with</c><00:47:44.369><c> all</c><00:47:44.869><c> longsuffering</c><00:47:46.110><c> and</c><00:47:46.710><c> doctrine.</c> 00:47:47.269 --> 00:47:51.010 For<00:47:48.070><c> the</c><00:47:48.250><c> time</c><00:47:48.369><c> will</c><00:47:48.670><c> come</c><00:47:49.170><c> when</c><00:47:49.789><c> they</c><00:47:49.929><c> will</c><00:47:50.130><c> not</c><00:47:50.309><c> endure</c> 00:47:51.010 --> 00:47:52.909 sound<00:47:51.889><c> doctrine.</c> 00:47:53.210 --> 00:47:55.670 Let<00:47:53.289><c> us</c><00:47:53.489><c> pray,</c><00:47:54.389><c> brothers</c><00:47:54.469><c> and</c><00:47:54.670><c> sisters,</c> 00:47:55.849 --> 00:47:58.250 that<00:47:56.010><c> that</c><00:47:56.289><c> time</c><00:47:56.530><c> is</c><00:47:56.730><c> not</c><00:47:56.909><c> our</c><00:47:57.250><c> time</c> 00:47:58.250 --> 00:48:00.489 and<00:47:58.710><c> that</c><00:47:58.909><c> that</c><00:47:59.050><c> is</c><00:47:59.170><c> not</c><00:47:59.389><c> our</c><00:47:59.650><c> pleasure.</c> 00:48:02.630 --> 00:48:06.590 We're<00:48:02.849><c> going</c><00:48:02.869><c> to</c><00:48:03.070><c> sing</c><00:48:03.230><c> Hymn</c><00:48:04.250><c> 120</c><00:48:04.650><c> to</c><00:48:05.230><c> the</c><00:48:05.389><c> second</c><00:48:05.690><c> tune.</c> 00:48:19.849 --> 00:48:21.630 Inspire<00:48:20.429><c> of</c><00:48:20.630><c> the</c><00:48:20.849><c> ancient</c><00:48:21.190><c> seers</c> 00:48:21.630 --> 00:48:23.610 who<00:48:21.829><c> wrote</c><00:48:22.110><c> from</c><00:48:22.309><c> thee</c><00:48:22.610><c> the</c><00:48:22.829><c> sacred</c><00:48:23.190><c> page,</c> 00:48:23.690 --> 00:48:25.429 a<00:48:23.849><c> light</c><00:48:23.969><c> for</c><00:48:24.210><c> all</c><00:48:24.449><c> succeeding</c><00:48:24.989><c> years,</c> 00:48:25.809 --> 00:48:27.670 a<00:48:25.989><c> lamp</c><00:48:26.250><c> in</c><00:48:26.449><c> this</c><00:48:26.650><c> degenerate</c><00:48:27.150><c> age,</c> 00:48:28.070 --> 00:48:30.949 wisdom<00:48:28.429><c> to</c><00:48:28.710><c> us</c><00:48:28.969><c> thy</c><00:48:29.210><c> words</c><00:48:29.710><c> impart,</c> 00:48:31.090 --> 00:48:34.150 and<00:48:31.170><c> with</c><00:48:31.309><c> thy</c><00:48:31.489><c> comfort</c><00:48:32.329><c> fill</c><00:48:32.869><c> our</c><00:48:33.190><c> hearts.</c> 00:48:51.530 --> 00:48:56.829 Inspire<00:48:52.929><c> of</c><00:48:53.929><c> the</c><00:48:54.829><c> ancient</c><00:48:56.030><c> seers</c> 00:48:56.829 --> 00:49:04.050 who<00:48:58.070><c> wrote</c><00:48:58.469><c> from</c><00:48:59.510><c> thee</c><00:49:00.349><c> the</c><00:49:00.590><c> sacred</c><00:49:02.070><c> page,</c> 00:49:04.650 --> 00:49:10.469 a<00:49:05.269><c> light</c><00:49:06.070><c> for</c><00:49:06.650><c> all</c><00:49:07.190><c> succeeding</c><00:49:09.050><c> years,</c> 00:49:10.590 --> 00:49:16.750 a<00:49:11.050><c> lamp</c><00:49:11.590><c> in</c><00:49:12.349><c> this</c><00:49:13.190><c> degenerate</c><00:49:15.630><c> age,</c> 00:49:16.750 --> 00:49:24.030 wisdom<00:49:19.030><c> to</c><00:49:20.150><c> us</c><00:49:20.550><c> thy</c><00:49:21.409><c> words</c><00:49:22.710><c> impart,</c> 00:49:24.429 --> 00:49:32.030 and<00:49:24.750><c> with</c><00:49:25.670><c> thy</c><00:49:26.449><c> comfort</c><00:49:27.909><c> fill</c><00:49:29.590><c> our</c><00:49:30.570><c> hearts.</c> 00:49:32.510 --> 00:49:38.809 And<00:49:33.610><c> now</c><00:49:34.550><c> thy</c><00:49:35.309><c> honor,</c><00:49:36.329><c> Lord,</c><00:49:37.909><c> we</c><00:49:38.090><c> weep</c> 00:49:38.809 --> 00:49:45.289 with<00:49:39.670><c> earnest</c><00:49:40.969><c> will</c><00:49:41.809><c> and</c><00:49:42.670><c> strong</c><00:49:43.489><c> desire,</c> 00:49:45.289 --> 00:49:52.570 for<00:49:46.789><c> richly</c><00:49:48.750><c> on</c><00:49:49.130><c> thy</c><00:49:50.090><c> will</c><00:49:50.949><c> to</c><00:49:51.630><c> be,</c> 00:49:52.789 --> 00:49:59.070 more<00:49:53.210><c> so</c><00:49:53.969><c> we</c><00:49:54.610><c> that</c><00:49:55.250><c> lay</c><00:49:56.309><c> living</c><00:49:57.869><c> firm.</c> 00:50:00.210 --> 00:50:06.590 Our<00:50:00.989><c> weakness,</c><00:50:02.130><c> though</c><00:50:02.769><c> our</c><00:50:03.889><c> darkness</c><00:50:05.289><c> chase,</c> 00:50:06.809 --> 00:50:13.849 let<00:50:07.190><c> shine</c><00:50:08.190><c> upon</c><00:50:09.789><c> us</c><00:50:10.429><c> with</c><00:50:12.110><c> thy</c><00:50:12.650><c> face.</c> 00:50:15.769 --> 00:50:21.590 When<00:50:17.170><c> very</c><00:50:18.130><c> errors</c><00:50:19.309><c> have</c><00:50:20.389><c> below,</c> 00:50:21.909 --> 00:50:29.449 the<00:50:22.949><c> living</c><00:50:24.110><c> way</c><00:50:24.989><c> to</c><00:50:25.869><c> sin</c><00:50:26.610><c> forsake,</c> 00:50:29.969 --> 00:50:36.230 our<00:50:30.289><c> conscience</c><00:50:32.050><c> met</c><00:50:32.570><c> thy</c><00:50:33.690><c> very</c><00:50:35.250><c> will,</c> 00:50:36.429 --> 00:50:42.630 God<00:50:36.969><c> rinse</c><00:50:37.730><c> and</c><00:50:38.429><c> bring</c><00:50:38.909><c> thy</c><00:50:39.929><c> wonders</c><00:50:41.369><c> back.</c> 00:50:42.630 --> 00:50:50.489 Be<00:50:44.429><c> wounded</c><00:50:45.710><c> by</c><00:50:46.789><c> the</c><00:50:47.670><c> spirit's</c><00:50:49.710><c> horn,</c> 00:50:50.769 --> 00:50:57.730 and<00:50:51.329><c> then</c><00:50:51.869><c> thy</c><00:50:52.929><c> spirit</c><00:50:54.269><c> come</c><00:50:56.170><c> restore.</c>