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despise</c><00:10:11.519><c> him.</c> 00:10:12.100 --> 00:10:15.779 And<00:10:12.320><c> that</c><00:10:12.500><c> means,</c><00:10:13.000><c> brethren</c><00:10:13.120><c> and</c><00:10:13.460><c> sisters,</c><00:10:14.600><c> literally</c><00:10:15.240><c> set</c> 00:10:15.779 --> 00:10:17.419 him<00:10:16.200><c> at</c><00:10:16.620><c> nought.</c> 00:10:18.559 --> 00:10:23.159 That<00:10:19.019><c> because</c><00:10:19.460><c> of</c><00:10:19.639><c> his</c><00:10:19.919><c> conscience</c><00:10:20.519><c> on</c><00:10:21.080><c> a</c><00:10:21.440><c> non</c><00:10:21.659><c>-essential</c><00:10:22.059><c> matter,</c><00:10:22.980><c> we</c> 00:10:23.159 --> 00:10:25.419 look<00:10:23.299><c> down</c><00:10:23.580><c> our</c><00:10:23.759><c> nose</c><00:10:24.000><c> at</c><00:10:24.159><c> him.</c> 00:10:25.840 --> 00:10:31.179 And<00:10:26.320><c> Paul</c><00:10:26.659><c> says,</c><00:10:28.159><c> let</c><00:10:28.279><c> him</c><00:10:28.480><c> that</c><00:10:28.659><c> eateth,</c><00:10:29.860><c> not</c><00:10:30.440><c> despise</c><00:10:30.940><c> him</c> 00:10:31.179 --> 00:10:32.559 that<00:10:31.340><c> eateth</c><00:10:31.639><c> not.</c> 00:10:34.539 --> 00:10:37.720 So<00:10:34.720><c> because</c><00:10:35.200><c> we</c><00:10:35.740><c> have</c><00:10:36.059><c> a</c><00:10:36.259><c> conscience</c><00:10:36.539><c> that</c><00:10:36.799><c> allows</c><00:10:37.159><c> us</c><00:10:37.419><c> to</c><00:10:37.559><c> do</c> 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:41.139 something,<00:10:38.960><c> we</c><00:10:39.120><c> ought</c><00:10:39.399><c> not</c><00:10:39.639><c> have</c><00:10:39.840><c> an</c><00:10:40.039><c> attitude</c><00:10:40.320><c> of</c><00:10:40.539><c> mind</c><00:10:40.740><c> that</c><00:10:40.919><c> says,</c> 00:10:41.259 --> 00:10:44.500 well<00:10:41.320><c> see</c><00:10:41.440><c> that</c><00:10:41.659><c> brother</c><00:10:41.879><c> or</c><00:10:42.120><c> sister</c><00:10:42.419><c> over</c><00:10:42.659><c> there,</c><00:10:43.419><c> they</c><00:10:43.639><c> haven't</c><00:10:43.740><c> really</c><00:10:44.039><c> developed</c><00:10:44.360><c> in</c> 00:10:44.500 --> 00:10:45.320 the<00:10:44.659><c> truth,</c><00:10:44.899><c> have</c><00:10:44.960><c> they?</c> 00:10:45.759 --> 00:10:48.139 They<00:10:46.000><c> haven't</c><00:10:46.139><c> got</c><00:10:46.360><c> to</c><00:10:46.500><c> the</c><00:10:46.679><c> point</c><00:10:46.820><c> that</c><00:10:46.940><c> I've</c><00:10:47.200><c> got</c><00:10:47.379><c> to</c><00:10:47.720><c> where</c> 00:10:48.139 --> 00:10:50.940 I<00:10:48.299><c> can</c><00:10:48.600><c> see</c><00:10:48.860><c> that</c><00:10:49.200><c> that's</c><00:10:49.639><c> just</c><00:10:50.100><c> food.</c> 00:10:51.799 --> 00:10:54.840 Well<00:10:52.279><c> they're</c><00:10:52.759><c> crazy,</c><00:10:53.240><c> it's</c><00:10:53.460><c> illogical,</c><00:10:54.000><c> God</c><00:10:54.200><c> gave</c><00:10:54.440><c> us</c><00:10:54.600><c> all</c> 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them.</c> 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:12.419 Oh<00:11:09.759><c> but</c><00:11:09.860><c> you</c><00:11:10.039><c> see,</c><00:11:10.580><c> the</c><00:11:10.659><c> opposite</c><00:11:10.960><c> applies</c><00:11:11.379><c> too,</c><00:11:11.980><c> and</c><00:11:12.120><c> let</c><00:11:12.240><c> not</c> 00:11:12.419 --> 00:11:15.299 him<00:11:12.659><c> which</c><00:11:12.919><c> eateth,</c><00:11:13.820><c> not</c><00:11:14.059><c> judge</c><00:11:14.440><c> him</c><00:11:14.679><c> that</c><00:11:14.879><c> eateth.</c> 00:11:15.299 --> 00:11:18.879 So<00:11:16.220><c> the</c><00:11:16.460><c> brother</c><00:11:16.759><c> that</c><00:11:17.000><c> eats</c><00:11:17.159><c> looks</c><00:11:17.379><c> down</c><00:11:17.620><c> his</c><00:11:17.779><c> nose,</c><00:11:18.720><c> and</c><00:11:18.840><c> the</c> 00:11:18.879 --> 00:11:21.100 other<00:11:19.200><c> brother,</c><00:11:19.879><c> he</c><00:11:20.100><c> sits</c><00:11:20.320><c> there</c><00:11:20.519><c> and</c><00:11:20.600><c> he</c><00:11:20.700><c> says,</c><00:11:20.860><c> well</c><00:11:21.000><c> I'm</c> 00:11:21.100 --> 00:11:21.879 not<00:11:21.320><c> eating</c><00:11:21.500><c> that.</c> 00:11:22.299 --> 00:11:25.039 Look<00:11:22.460><c> at</c><00:11:22.559><c> that</c><00:11:22.720><c> brother</c><00:11:22.919><c> over</c><00:11:23.100><c> there,</c><00:11:24.299><c> munching</c><00:11:24.539><c> away</c><00:11:24.799><c> on</c><00:11:24.879><c> his</c> 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:27.940 pork<00:11:25.259><c> sandwich,</c><00:11:26.299><c> he'll</c><00:11:26.600><c> never</c><00:11:26.779><c> be</c><00:11:26.980><c> in</c><00:11:27.080><c> the</c><00:11:27.200><c> kingdom.</c> 00:11:31.960 --> 00:11:35.860 And<00:11:32.139><c> brethren</c><00:11:32.360><c> and</c><00:11:32.720><c> sisters,</c><00:11:33.720><c> that</c><00:11:33.980><c> happens</c><00:11:34.340><c> in</c><00:11:34.600><c> a</c><00:11:34.700><c> collegial</c><00:11:34.940><c> life.</c> 00:11:38.200 --> 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is</c><00:13:16.500><c> right,</c><00:13:17.120><c> we've</c><00:13:17.620><c> forced</c><00:13:17.980><c> our</c> 00:13:18.340 --> 00:13:19.620 brother<00:13:18.539><c> to</c><00:13:18.840><c> sin.</c> 00:13:19.720 --> 00:13:22.820 Because<00:13:20.200><c> to</c><00:13:20.580><c> them,</c><00:13:21.200><c> though</c><00:13:21.500><c> we</c><00:13:21.779><c> may</c><00:13:21.980><c> think</c><00:13:22.139><c> it's</c><00:13:22.360><c> right,</c><00:13:22.740><c> and</c> 00:13:22.820 --> 00:13:25.759 though<00:13:23.000><c> it</c><00:13:23.139><c> might</c><00:13:23.440><c> be</c><00:13:23.679><c> right,</c><00:13:24.159><c> to</c><00:13:24.360><c> them</c><00:13:24.559><c> it's</c><00:13:24.820><c> wrong.</c> 00:13:25.879 --> 00:13:29.799 And<00:13:26.000><c> they've</c><00:13:26.240><c> acted</c><00:13:26.580><c> in</c><00:13:26.820><c> a</c><00:13:26.960><c> way</c><00:13:27.340><c> that</c><00:13:27.620><c> is</c><00:13:27.820><c> against</c><00:13:28.159><c> 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what</c><00:14:17.779><c> Brother</c><00:14:18.059><c> Islip</c> 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:20.659 Collier<00:14:18.700><c> said</c><00:14:19.059><c> on</c><00:14:19.480><c> that</c><00:14:19.700><c> slide</c><00:14:19.919><c> the</c><00:14:20.080><c> other</c><00:14:20.240><c> night?</c> 00:14:20.659 --> 00:14:27.820 All<00:14:21.159><c> we</c><00:14:21.460><c> know</c><00:14:21.960><c> about</c><00:14:22.299><c> the</c><00:14:22.559><c> judgment</c><00:14:22.899><c> seat</c><00:14:23.259><c> is</c><00:14:24.419><c> that</c><00:14:24.600><c> the</c><00:14:24.720><c> way</c><00:14:24.980><c> we</c><00:14:25.220><c> treat</c><00:14:25.460><c> our</c><00:14:25.700><c> brothers</c><00:14:25.940><c> and</c><00:14:26.179><c> sisters</c><00:14:26.600><c> will</c><00:14:26.919><c> be</c><00:14:27.600><c> a</c> 00:14:27.820 --> 00:14:31.559 very<00:14:28.320><c> important</c><00:14:28.919><c> part</c><00:14:29.360><c> as</c><00:14:29.679><c> to</c><00:14:29.820><c> the</c><00:14:30.019><c> 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truth</c><00:16:56.519><c> of</c><00:16:56.720><c> the</c><00:16:56.759><c> matter</c><00:16:56.940><c> is,</c><00:16:57.299><c> that</c><00:16:57.419><c> in</c><00:16:57.639><c> occlusal</c><00:16:58.019><c> life,</c> 00:16:58.399 --> 00:17:01.240 there<00:16:58.419><c> are</c><00:16:58.600><c> times</c><00:16:59.100><c> when</c><00:16:59.600><c> we</c><00:16:59.860><c> slay</c><00:17:00.100><c> one</c><00:17:00.320><c> another</c><00:17:00.620><c> with</c><00:17:00.820><c> the</c><00:17:00.960><c> words</c><00:17:01.100><c> of</c> 00:17:01.240 --> 00:17:05.779 our<00:17:01.399><c> lips,</c><00:17:02.480><c> on</c><00:17:02.759><c> matters</c><00:17:03.340><c> that</c><00:17:04.079><c> are</c><00:17:04.359><c> non</c><00:17:04.799><c>-essential.</c> 00:17:06.579 --> 00:17:09.660 Let's<00:17:07.019><c> go</c><00:17:07.200><c> back</c><00:17:07.420><c> to</c><00:17:07.559><c> Romans,</c><00:17:07.980><c> chapter</c><00:17:08.339><c> 14.</c> 00:17:10.619 --> 00:17:16.680 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normal</c><00:17:32.339><c> word</c><00:17:32.539><c> in</c><00:17:32.700><c> the</c><00:17:32.900><c> Greek,</c><00:17:33.200><c> the</c><00:17:33.339><c> word</c><00:17:33.579><c> for</c> 00:17:33.799 --> 00:17:34.539 slave,<00:17:34.180><c> is</c><00:17:34.240><c> doulos.</c> 00:17:34.599 --> 00:17:36.480 It's<00:17:34.880><c> not</c><00:17:35.039><c> that</c><00:17:35.259><c> word</c><00:17:35.400><c> at</c><00:17:35.559><c> all,</c><00:17:35.660><c> it's</c><00:17:35.859><c> another</c><00:17:36.119><c> word.</c> 00:17:36.480 --> 00:17:41.799 And<00:17:37.099><c> it</c><00:17:37.660><c> means,</c><00:17:38.359><c> brethren</c><00:17:38.480><c> and</c><00:17:38.799><c> sisters,</c><00:17:40.039><c> a</c><00:17:40.279><c> family</c><00:17:40.799><c> slave.</c> 00:17:42.400 --> 00:17:44.700 So<00:17:42.539><c> this</c><00:17:42.680><c> isn't</c><00:17:42.880><c> just</c><00:17:43.160><c> any</c><00:17:43.380><c> ordinary</c><00:17:43.759><c> slave.</c> 00:17:45.519 --> 00:17:48.559 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verse</c><00:19:55.640><c> 4.</c> 00:19:56.119 --> 00:20:01.599 Yea,<00:19:56.440><c> he</c><00:19:56.660><c> shall</c><00:19:56.900><c> behold</c><00:19:57.319><c> not</c><00:19:57.599><c> for</c><00:19:57.980><c> God</c><00:19:58.480><c> is</c><00:19:59.140><c> able</c><00:19:59.599><c> to</c><00:20:00.119><c> make</c><00:20:00.339><c> him</c><00:20:00.740><c> stand.</c> 00:20:02.019 --> 00:20:03.680 In<00:20:02.019><c> the</c><00:20:02.240><c> Greek,</c><00:20:02.579><c> brethren</c><00:20:02.700><c> and</c><00:20:02.880><c> sisters,</c><00:20:03.079><c> the</c><00:20:03.180><c> word</c><00:20:03.380><c> where</c><00:20:03.579><c> it</c> 00:20:03.680 --> 00:20:06.099 says<00:20:03.799><c> to</c><00:20:03.980><c> make</c><00:20:04.160><c> him</c><00:20:04.420><c> stand</c><00:20:04.619><c> means</c><00:20:05.019><c> to</c><00:20:05.359><c> be</c><00:20:05.759><c> acquitted.</c> 00:20:06.359 --> 00:20:09.460 In<00:20:06.480><c> other</c><00:20:06.700><c> words,</c><00:20:06.960><c> the</c><00:20:07.039><c> Apostle</c><00:20:07.500><c> Paul</c><00:20:07.880><c> is</c><00:20:08.500><c> outlining</c><00:20:08.960><c> for</c><00:20:09.339><c> us</c> 00:20:09.460 --> 00:20:10.839 a<00:20:09.720><c> court</c><00:20:09.980><c> seat.</c> 00:20:11.960 --> 00:20:16.039 And<00:20:12.180><c> a</c><00:20:12.359><c> brother</c><00:20:12.700><c> is</c><00:20:13.079><c> put</c><00:20:13.259><c> on</c><00:20:13.599><c> trial</c><00:20:14.000><c> by</c><00:20:14.940><c> his</c><00:20:15.240><c> fellow</c><00:20:15.559><c> brother.</c> 00:20:16.039 --> 00:20:20.500 And<00:20:17.039><c> his</c><00:20:17.220><c> fellow</c><00:20:17.579><c> brother</c><00:20:17.900><c> says,</c><00:20:19.140><c> I'm</c><00:20:19.400><c> judging</c><00:20:19.819><c> that</c><00:20:20.059><c> this</c> 00:20:20.500 --> 00:20:24.259 brother<00:20:20.839><c> over</c><00:20:21.220><c> here</c><00:20:21.619><c> has</c><00:20:22.059><c> done</c><00:20:22.259><c> this</c><00:20:22.680><c> and</c><00:20:22.900><c> this</c><00:20:23.140><c> and</c><00:20:23.319><c> this.</c> 00:20:24.539 --> 00:20:28.339 And<00:20:24.619><c> I</c><00:20:24.779><c> don't</c><00:20:25.059><c> think</c><00:20:25.220><c> he's</c><00:20:25.500><c> worthy</c><00:20:26.039><c> of</c><00:20:26.559><c> being</c><00:20:26.779><c> part</c><00:20:27.099><c> of</c><00:20:27.220><c> the</c><00:20:27.420><c> household.</c> 00:20:30.700 --> 00:20:32.240 Because<00:20:30.980><c> of</c><00:20:31.160><c> his</c><00:20:31.319><c> actions.</c> 00:20:32.799 --> 00:20:35.440 And<00:20:32.920><c> Paul</c><00:20:33.160><c> says,</c><00:20:33.960><c> well</c><00:20:34.079><c> hold</c><00:20:34.279><c> on.</c> 00:20:36.000 --> 00:20:39.500 God<00:20:36.559><c> is</c><00:20:37.119><c> the</c><00:20:37.359><c> only</c><00:20:37.599><c> one</c><00:20:37.819><c> that</c><00:20:37.980><c> can</c><00:20:38.140><c> make</c><00:20:38.380><c> that</c><00:20:38.640><c> decision.</c> 00:20:40.119 --> 00:20:42.720 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mean</c><00:21:26.180><c> the</c><00:21:26.400><c> classic</c><00:21:26.700><c> of</c><00:21:26.880><c> course</c><00:21:27.059><c> was</c><00:21:27.299><c> the</c><00:21:27.500><c> observance</c><00:21:27.799><c> of</c> 00:21:28.000 --> 00:21:29.299 the<00:21:28.140><c> Sabbath</c><00:21:28.319><c> day.</c> 00:21:30.940 --> 00:21:33.799 The<00:21:31.119><c> Gentile,</c><00:21:31.619><c> the</c><00:21:31.759><c> Sabbath</c><00:21:31.960><c> day</c><00:21:32.200><c> meant</c><00:21:32.319><c> absolutely</c><00:21:32.799><c> nothing.</c> 00:21:34.740 --> 00:21:39.940 And<00:21:35.259><c> the</c><00:21:35.420><c> Jew</c><00:21:35.539><c> of</c><00:21:35.759><c> course,</c><00:21:36.680><c> it</c><00:21:36.940><c> was</c><00:21:37.819><c> a</c><00:21:38.240><c> cultural</c><00:21:39.039><c> commitment.</c> 00:21:42.339 --> 00:21:46.960 And<00:21:42.839><c> there</c><00:21:43.339><c> could</c><00:21:43.599><c> be</c><00:21:45.000><c> quite</c><00:21:45.420><c> a</c><00:21:45.599><c> deal</c><00:21:45.779><c> of</c><00:21:46.019><c> feeling</c><00:21:46.220><c> in</c><00:21:46.440><c> the</c><00:21:46.619><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:21:47.220 --> 00:21:48.440 You<00:21:47.339><c> imagine.</c> 00:21:48.900 --> 00:21:51.960 If<00:21:49.059><c> in</c><00:21:49.420><c> the</c><00:21:49.519><c> Newfoundland</c><00:21:49.980><c> Ecclesia</c><00:21:50.380><c> you</c><00:21:50.579><c> made</c><00:21:50.839><c> a</c><00:21:51.059><c> decision.</c> 00:21:52.559 --> 00:21:55.579 And<00:21:52.619><c> you</c><00:21:52.700><c> had</c><00:21:53.019><c> 50</c><00:21:53.519><c>%</c><00:21:53.799><c> of</c><00:21:53.940><c> you</c><00:21:54.019><c> were</c><00:21:54.240><c> Jewish</c><00:21:54.480><c> and</c><00:21:54.680><c> 50</c><00:21:55.099><c>%</c><00:21:55.359><c> were</c><00:21:55.500><c> of</c> 00:21:55.579 --> 00:21:56.539 Gentile<00:21:56.059><c> extraction.</c> 00:21:56.880 --> 00:22:01.119 And<00:21:57.039><c> you</c><00:21:57.240><c> decided</c><00:21:57.559><c> to</c><00:21:57.720><c> have</c><00:21:57.839><c> a</c><00:21:58.059><c> family</c><00:21:58.299><c> outing</c><00:21:59.099><c> on</c><00:21:59.759><c> the</c><00:21:59.960><c> Sabbath</c><00:22:00.140><c> day.</c> 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:06.619 Can<00:22:04.460><c> you</c><00:22:04.640><c> imagine</c><00:22:05.059><c> the</c><00:22:05.380><c> difficulties</c><00:22:05.759><c> that</c><00:22:05.980><c> would</c><00:22:06.180><c> arise</c><00:22:06.460><c> out</c> 00:22:06.619 --> 00:22:07.000 of<00:22:06.779><c> that?</c> 00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:10.200 How<00:22:07.880><c> do</c><00:22:08.140><c> you</c><00:22:08.339><c> organise</c><00:22:08.700><c> Ecclesial</c><00:22:09.099><c> functions?</c> 00:22:11.720 --> 00:22:15.420 These<00:22:12.059><c> were</c><00:22:12.500><c> real</c><00:22:12.759><c> issues</c><00:22:13.220><c> in</c><00:22:13.480><c> the</c><00:22:13.640><c> days</c><00:22:13.839><c> of</c><00:22:14.039><c> the</c><00:22:14.160><c> Apostle</c><00:22:14.559><c> Paul.</c> 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the</c><00:22:29.579><c> Apostle</c><00:22:30.019><c> Paul</c><00:22:30.319><c> comes</c> 00:22:30.920 --> 00:22:34.799 to<00:22:31.500><c> the</c><00:22:31.799><c> only</c><00:22:32.660><c> conclusion</c><00:22:33.319><c> that</c><00:22:33.480><c> is</c><00:22:33.700><c> possible.</c> 00:22:35.279 --> 00:22:37.180 So<00:22:35.839><c> that</c><00:22:36.059><c> the</c><00:22:36.299><c> Ecclesia</c><00:22:36.619><c> could</c><00:22:36.859><c> work.</c> 00:22:37.220 --> 00:22:40.680 And<00:22:37.359><c> we'll</c><00:22:37.519><c> get</c><00:22:37.720><c> to</c><00:22:37.900><c> that</c><00:22:38.059><c> God</c><00:22:38.259><c> willing</c><00:22:38.619><c> in</c><00:22:39.059><c> a</c><00:22:39.240><c> few</c><00:22:39.339><c> minutes</c><00:22:39.619><c> time.</c> 00:22:41.299 --> 00:22:43.759 So<00:22:41.440><c> he</c><00:22:41.660><c> says</c><00:22:41.900><c> to</c><00:22:42.079><c> us</c><00:22:42.420><c> at</c><00:22:42.819><c> the</c><00:22:42.920><c> end</c><00:22:43.119><c> of</c><00:22:43.259><c> verse</c><00:22:43.420><c> 5.</c> 00:22:44.019 --> 00:22:50.940 Let<00:22:44.019><c> every</c><00:22:44.519><c> man</c><00:22:45.079><c> be</c><00:22:46.000><c> fully</c><00:22:46.380><c> persuaded</c><00:22:47.160><c> in</c><00:22:48.460><c> his</c><00:22:48.940><c> own</c><00:22:49.480><c> mind.</c> 00:22:53.460 --> 00:22:54.779 You<00:22:53.480><c> know</c><00:22:53.660><c> brethren</c><00:22:53.880><c> and</c><00:22:54.140><c> sisters.</c> 00:22:55.920 --> 00:23:00.700 We<00:22:56.480><c> are</c><00:22:57.039><c> responsible</c><00:22:57.819><c> for</c><00:22:58.299><c> the</c><00:22:58.579><c> development</c><00:22:58.960><c> of</c><00:22:59.279><c> our</c><00:22:59.519><c> own</c><00:22:59.740><c> conscience.</c> 00:23:02.819 --> 00:23:04.859 That's<00:23:03.359><c> what</c><00:23:03.579><c> Paul's</c><00:23:04.019><c> saying.</c> 00:23:05.400 --> 00:23:07.480 We<00:23:05.539><c> have</c><00:23:05.759><c> to</c><00:23:05.900><c> be</c><00:23:06.140><c> fully</c><00:23:06.339><c> persuaded.</c> 00:23:08.900 --> 00:23:10.480 We<00:23:08.980><c> have</c><00:23:09.180><c> to</c><00:23:09.359><c> be</c><00:23:09.619><c> committed.</c> 00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:14.240 You<00:23:11.039><c> know</c><00:23:11.259><c> when</c><00:23:11.500><c> we</c><00:23:11.880><c> talk</c><00:23:12.119><c> about</c><00:23:12.819><c> our</c><00:23:13.460><c> relationship</c><00:23:14.059><c> with</c> 00:23:14.240 --> 00:23:15.680 those<00:23:14.539><c> outside.</c> 00:23:15.740 --> 00:23:17.819 In<00:23:16.079><c> a</c><00:23:16.220><c> discussion</c><00:23:16.619><c> I've</c><00:23:16.779><c> had</c><00:23:16.900><c> with</c><00:23:17.039><c> someone</c><00:23:17.339><c> here</c><00:23:17.599><c> over</c><00:23:17.799><c> the</c> 00:23:17.819 --> 00:23:19.160 last<00:23:18.039><c> few</c><00:23:18.220><c> days.</c> 00:23:19.279 --> 00:23:21.900 It<00:23:19.420><c> was</c><00:23:19.680><c> about</c><00:23:20.319><c> a</c><00:23:21.019><c> school.</c> 00:23:22.720 --> 00:23:25.740 And<00:23:23.000><c> what</c><00:23:23.160><c> it</c><00:23:23.420><c> was</c><00:23:23.599><c> that</c><00:23:23.819><c> their</c><00:23:24.000><c> children</c><00:23:24.460><c> were</c><00:23:24.740><c> having</c><00:23:25.019><c> imposed</c><00:23:25.460><c> upon</c> 00:23:25.740 --> 00:23:26.759 them<00:23:25.920><c> by</c><00:23:26.160><c> the</c><00:23:26.460><c> school.</c> 00:23:26.759 --> 00:23:30.660 And<00:23:27.400><c> an</c><00:23:27.660><c> expression</c><00:23:28.220><c> of</c><00:23:28.619><c> our</c><00:23:28.940><c> individual</c><00:23:29.440><c> conscience</c><00:23:29.980><c> means</c> 00:23:30.660 --> 00:23:32.359 that<00:23:31.099><c> we</c><00:23:31.259><c> can</c><00:23:31.539><c> say</c><00:23:31.720><c> to</c><00:23:31.859><c> that</c><00:23:32.079><c> school.</c> 00:23:32.440 --> 00:23:36.220 Our<00:23:32.720><c> children</c><00:23:33.240><c> will</c><00:23:34.140><c> not</c><00:23:34.319><c> participate</c><00:23:34.940><c> in</c><00:23:35.160><c> that</c><00:23:35.339><c> activity.</c> 00:23:36.240 --> 00:23:38.519 Now<00:23:36.319><c> that's</c><00:23:36.599><c> an</c><00:23:36.740><c> expression</c><00:23:37.160><c> of</c><00:23:37.359><c> our</c><00:23:37.539><c> conscience.</c> 00:23:38.980 --> 00:23:40.900 We<00:23:39.019><c> are</c><00:23:39.400><c> fully</c><00:23:39.680><c> persuaded.</c> 00:23:41.940 --> 00:23:44.460 Now<00:23:42.180><c> brethren</c><00:23:42.400><c> and</c><00:23:42.599><c> sisters</c><00:23:42.740><c> that</c><00:23:43.000><c> applies</c><00:23:43.400><c> also</c><00:23:43.880><c> to</c><00:23:44.119><c> us</c><00:23:44.240><c> on</c> 00:23:44.460 --> 00:23:45.940 non<00:23:44.660><c>-essential</c><00:23:45.019><c> matters.</c> 00:23:46.460 --> 00:23:48.220 We<00:23:46.619><c> need</c><00:23:47.019><c> says</c><00:23:47.200><c> the</c><00:23:47.440><c> Apostle</c><00:23:47.880><c> Paul.</c> 00:23:48.440 --> 00:23:52.299 Every<00:23:48.779><c> one</c><00:23:48.960><c> of</c><00:23:49.079><c> us,</c><00:23:49.740><c> every</c><00:23:49.900><c> man</c><00:23:50.220><c> has</c><00:23:50.500><c> to</c><00:23:50.680><c> be</c><00:23:51.180><c> fully</c><00:23:51.519><c> persuaded.</c> 00:23:53.960 --> 00:23:55.220 Fully<00:23:54.299><c> committed.</c> 00:23:55.940 --> 00:23:59.420 And<00:23:56.579><c> what</c><00:23:56.799><c> that</c><00:23:56.980><c> means</c><00:23:57.299><c> is</c><00:23:57.539><c> that</c><00:23:57.660><c> when</c><00:23:57.900><c> issues</c><00:23:58.119><c> arise.</c> 00:24:00.740 --> 00:24:02.099 We<00:24:00.740><c> have</c><00:24:00.900><c> to</c><00:24:01.059><c> investigate.</c> 00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:08.799 You<00:24:04.220><c> and</c><00:24:04.480><c> I</c><00:24:04.940><c> do</c><00:24:05.380><c> not</c><00:24:05.940><c> have</c><00:24:06.519><c> the</c><00:24:06.700><c> luxury</c><00:24:07.140><c> of</c><00:24:08.480><c> saying.</c> 00:24:09.019 --> 00:24:12.640 Now<00:24:09.079><c> because</c><00:24:09.400><c> brother</c><00:24:09.759><c> Don</c><00:24:10.339><c> says</c><00:24:11.440><c> it's</c><00:24:11.779><c> this.</c> 00:24:14.359 --> 00:24:17.299 I<00:24:14.599><c> do</c><00:24:14.839><c> not</c><00:24:15.119><c> have</c><00:24:15.440><c> the</c><00:24:15.619><c> luxury</c><00:24:15.940><c> of</c><00:24:16.180><c> saying</c><00:24:16.380><c> I'll</c><00:24:16.740><c> just</c><00:24:16.960><c> accept</c> 00:24:17.299 --> 00:24:18.720 that<00:24:17.500><c> as</c><00:24:17.660><c> being</c><00:24:17.819><c> right.</c> 00:24:19.180 --> 00:24:21.000 Not<00:24:19.380><c> because</c><00:24:19.720><c> I</c><00:24:19.880><c> doubt</c><00:24:20.039><c> him.</c> 00:24:21.180 --> 00:24:25.119 But<00:24:21.700><c> because</c><00:24:22.079><c> the</c><00:24:22.299><c> scripture</c><00:24:22.559><c> says</c><00:24:22.960><c> I</c><00:24:23.519><c> have</c><00:24:23.779><c> to</c><00:24:23.980><c> be</c><00:24:24.140><c> fully</c><00:24:24.359><c> persuaded.</c> 00:24:27.220 --> 00:24:28.920 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conscience</c><00:24:42.380><c> before</c><00:24:43.480><c> God.</c> 00:24:47.220 --> 00:24:50.559 And<00:24:47.740><c> that's</c><00:24:48.200><c> what</c><00:24:48.400><c> we</c><00:24:48.680><c> need</c><00:24:48.859><c> to</c><00:24:49.140><c> continue</c><00:24:49.500><c> to</c><00:24:49.779><c> develop.</c> 00:24:50.700 --> 00:24:54.380 And<00:24:51.259><c> Paul</c><00:24:51.539><c> says</c><00:24:51.819><c> to</c><00:24:52.039><c> us</c><00:24:52.599><c> when</c><00:24:52.980><c> we're</c><00:24:53.240><c> dealing</c><00:24:53.480><c> with</c><00:24:53.720><c> our</c><00:24:53.880><c> brethren</c><00:24:54.099><c> and</c> 00:24:54.380 --> 00:24:56.500 sisters<00:24:54.720><c> in</c><00:24:55.160><c> these</c><00:24:55.500><c> matters.</c> 00:24:57.160 --> 00:25:00.119 We<00:24:57.519><c> have</c><00:24:57.920><c> to</c><00:24:58.119><c> be</c><00:24:58.960><c> fully</c><00:24:59.339><c> persuaded.</c> 00:25:01.500 --> 00:25:02.440 Totally<00:25:01.940><c> committed.</c> 00:25:02.700 --> 00:25:06.339 So<00:25:02.880><c> there's</c><00:25:03.140><c> a</c><00:25:03.420><c> responsibility</c><00:25:03.960><c> for</c><00:25:04.240><c> all</c><00:25:04.420><c> of</c><00:25:04.539><c> us</c><00:25:04.720><c> to</c><00:25:05.220><c> investigate</c><00:25:05.880><c> matters.</c> 00:25:06.720 --> 00:25:10.920 And<00:25:06.980><c> come</c><00:25:07.279><c> to</c><00:25:07.559><c> what</c><00:25:07.779><c> we</c><00:25:08.259><c> consider</c><00:25:08.480><c> to</c><00:25:08.740><c> be</c><00:25:09.079><c> the</c><00:25:09.619><c> right</c><00:25:09.859><c> conclusion.</c> 00:25:12.200 --> 00:25:13.980 Now<00:25:12.380><c> I'm</c><00:25:12.500><c> going</c><00:25:12.579><c> to</c><00:25:12.599><c> ask</c><00:25:12.759><c> you</c><00:25:12.900><c> a</c><00:25:12.900><c> question.</c> 00:25:15.259 --> 00:25:17.720 Most<00:25:15.559><c> of</c><00:25:15.720><c> us</c><00:25:15.880><c> in</c><00:25:16.039><c> the</c><00:25:16.200><c> room</c><00:25:16.400><c> are</c><00:25:16.619><c> probably</c><00:25:17.019><c> you</c><00:25:17.240><c> know</c><00:25:17.440><c> got</c><00:25:17.559><c> a</c> 00:25:17.720 --> 00:25:19.359 few<00:25:17.859><c> years</c><00:25:18.079><c> under</c><00:25:18.380><c> our</c><00:25:18.559><c> belt.</c> 00:25:20.880 --> 00:25:25.500 You<00:25:21.400><c> think</c><00:25:21.720><c> back</c><00:25:22.799><c> 20,</c><00:25:23.740><c> 30</c><00:25:24.079><c> years</c><00:25:24.339><c> ago.</c> 00:25:27.059 --> 00:25:28.660 Of<00:25:27.240><c> a</c><00:25:27.500><c> circumstance.</c> 00:25:30.779 --> 00:25:33.079 And<00:25:31.299><c> the</c><00:25:31.519><c> decision</c><00:25:31.819><c> you</c><00:25:32.079><c> made.</c> 00:25:34.440 --> 00:25:36.559 Would<00:25:34.599><c> you</c><00:25:34.779><c> make</c><00:25:34.960><c> the</c><00:25:35.200><c> same</c><00:25:35.380><c> one</c><00:25:35.579><c> today?</c> 00:25:38.160 --> 00:25:41.359 Because<00:25:38.519><c> I</c><00:25:38.779><c> can</c><00:25:39.000><c> think</c><00:25:39.180><c> of</c><00:25:39.359><c> cases</c><00:25:39.599><c> where</c><00:25:39.839><c> I'd</c><00:25:40.000><c> make</c><00:25:40.180><c> a</c><00:25:40.339><c> different</c><00:25:40.619><c> one</c><00:25:40.799><c> today</c><00:25:41.099><c> than</c><00:25:41.240><c> I</c> 00:25:41.359 --> 00:25:42.480 did<00:25:41.539><c> then.</c> 00:25:43.680 --> 00:25:44.660 Why? 00:25:46.140 --> 00:25:49.440 Because<00:25:46.859><c> my</c><00:25:47.299><c> conscience</c><00:25:47.859><c> has</c><00:25:48.240><c> developed.</c> 00:25:50.680 --> 00:25:55.240 So<00:25:50.859><c> why</c><00:25:51.440><c> should</c><00:25:51.759><c> I</c><00:25:52.140><c> think</c><00:25:52.720><c> any</c><00:25:53.579><c> less</c><00:25:53.880><c> of</c><00:25:54.079><c> a</c><00:25:54.240><c> brother</c><00:25:54.440><c> or</c><00:25:54.700><c> sister.</c> 00:25:55.539 --> 00:25:57.680 Who's<00:25:55.700><c> 20</c><00:25:56.039><c> or</c><00:25:56.180><c> 30</c><00:25:56.480><c> years</c><00:25:56.779><c> younger</c><00:25:57.079><c> than</c><00:25:57.299><c> me.</c> 00:25:57.799 --> 00:26:01.339 Making<00:25:58.240><c> the</c><00:25:58.539><c> decision</c><00:25:58.839><c> I</c><00:25:59.220><c> made</c><00:25:59.400><c> 20</c><00:25:59.759><c> or</c><00:25:59.960><c> 30</c><00:26:00.220><c> years</c><00:26:00.480><c> ago.</c> 00:26:03.859 --> 00:26:06.519 We<00:26:04.140><c> have</c><00:26:04.460><c> to</c><00:26:04.759><c> be</c><00:26:05.319><c> fully</c><00:26:05.759><c> persuaded.</c> 00:26:06.980 --> 00:26:08.980 And<00:26:07.200><c> life's</c><00:26:07.799><c> experiences.</c> 00:26:10.000 --> 00:26:11.180 Ecclesial<00:26:10.480><c> experience.</c> 00:26:11.180 --> 00:26:14.299 The<00:26:12.279><c> reading</c><00:26:12.619><c> of</c><00:26:12.839><c> the</c><00:26:12.940><c> word</c><00:26:13.119><c> of</c><00:26:13.259><c> God.</c> 00:26:15.000 --> 00:26:17.319 Our<00:26:15.140><c> commitment</c><00:26:15.539><c> to</c><00:26:15.779><c> our</c><00:26:15.960><c> brethren</c><00:26:16.220><c> and</c><00:26:16.559><c> sisters.</c> 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:21.660 The<00:26:18.180><c> experience</c><00:26:18.880><c> brethren</c><00:26:19.259><c> and</c><00:26:19.559><c> sisters</c><00:26:19.720><c> of</c><00:26:20.119><c> feeling</c><00:26:20.460><c> the</c><00:26:20.700><c> warmth</c><00:26:20.980><c> and</c><00:26:21.259><c> love</c><00:26:21.480><c> of</c> 00:26:21.660 --> 00:26:23.420 those<00:26:21.940><c> with</c><00:26:22.180><c> whom</c><00:26:22.319><c> we</c><00:26:22.559><c> mix.</c> 00:26:23.440 --> 00:26:26.220 Are<00:26:23.640><c> all</c><00:26:24.079><c> there</c><00:26:24.460><c> to</c><00:26:24.720><c> develop</c><00:26:25.019><c> our</c><00:26:25.299><c> conscience.</c> 00:26:27.519 --> 00:26:29.480 And<00:26:27.700><c> as</c><00:26:27.900><c> time</c><00:26:28.180><c> goes</c><00:26:28.539><c> along.</c> 00:26:29.900 --> 00:26:32.339 We<00:26:30.019><c> can</c><00:26:30.279><c> sometimes</c><00:26:30.740><c> come</c><00:26:31.000><c> to</c><00:26:31.180><c> different</c><00:26:31.500><c> conclusions</c><00:26:32.099><c> than</c> 00:26:32.339 --> 00:26:34.160 we<00:26:32.480><c> would</c><00:26:32.660><c> have</c><00:26:32.779><c> some</c><00:26:33.019><c> years</c><00:26:33.220><c> before.</c> 00:26:34.180 --> 00:26:36.000 And<00:26:34.400><c> that's</c><00:26:34.759><c> not</c><00:26:35.059><c> wrong.</c> 00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:39.859 God<00:26:37.259><c> expects</c><00:26:38.000><c> us</c><00:26:38.599><c> to</c><00:26:38.960><c> develop.</c> 00:26:40.220 --> 00:26:41.819 If<00:26:40.819><c> we</c><00:26:41.119><c> weren't.</c> 00:26:42.059 --> 00:26:44.119 He<00:26:42.660><c> wouldn't</c><00:26:42.900><c> be</c><00:26:43.180><c> pleased.</c> 00:26:45.920 --> 00:26:48.160 Now<00:26:45.980><c> from</c><00:26:46.220><c> verses</c><00:26:46.519><c> six</c><00:26:46.880><c> to</c><00:26:47.059><c> nine.</c> 00:26:48.579 --> 00:26:53.539 The<00:26:48.599><c> apostle</c><00:26:49.059><c> is</c><00:26:49.960><c> using</c><00:26:50.680><c> these</c><00:26:51.099><c> three</c><00:26:51.279><c> or</c><00:26:51.420><c> four</c><00:26:51.559><c> verses</c><00:26:51.940><c> to</c><00:26:52.319><c> talk</c><00:26:52.539><c> to</c><00:26:52.720><c> us.</c> 00:26:53.740 --> 00:26:57.440 About<00:26:54.059><c> doing</c><00:26:54.519><c> everything</c><00:26:54.980><c> we</c><00:26:55.259><c> do</c><00:26:55.640><c> to</c><00:26:56.079><c> the</c><00:26:56.460><c> glory</c><00:26:56.799><c> of</c><00:26:57.140><c> God.</c> 00:26:57.660 --> 00:26:58.700 So<00:26:57.700><c> in</c><00:26:57.779><c> verse</c><00:26:57.980><c> six</c><00:26:58.220><c> he</c><00:26:58.440><c> says.</c> 00:26:59.200 --> 00:27:01.859 He<00:26:59.200><c> that</c><00:26:59.420><c> regardeth</c><00:26:59.900><c> the</c><00:27:00.079><c> day</c><00:27:00.339><c> regardeth</c><00:27:00.920><c> it</c><00:27:01.099><c> unto</c><00:27:01.339><c> the</c><00:27:01.619><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:01.920 --> 00:27:03.359 Now<00:27:02.079><c> in</c><00:27:02.279><c> my</c><00:27:02.480><c> Bible.</c> 00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:05.740 I've<00:27:03.720><c> gone</c><00:27:03.900><c> through</c><00:27:04.240><c> and</c><00:27:04.500><c> I've</c><00:27:04.839><c> highlighted.</c> 00:27:06.319 --> 00:27:08.339 In<00:27:06.519><c> verse</c><00:27:06.819><c> six</c><00:27:07.259><c> unto</c><00:27:07.799><c> the</c><00:27:08.059><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:08.339 --> 00:27:11.279 At<00:27:08.660><c> the</c><00:27:08.799><c> end</c><00:27:09.019><c> of</c><00:27:09.180><c> verse</c><00:27:09.319><c> six</c><00:27:09.759><c> to</c><00:27:10.220><c> the</c><00:27:10.440><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:11.619 --> 00:27:13.240 A<00:27:11.759><c> little</c><00:27:11.900><c> further</c><00:27:12.259><c> on</c><00:27:12.500><c> to</c><00:27:12.759><c> the</c><00:27:13.000><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:14.839 A<00:27:13.380><c> little</c><00:27:13.599><c> further</c><00:27:13.960><c> on</c><00:27:14.160><c> to</c><00:27:14.440><c> the</c><00:27:14.640><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:18.259 Verse<00:27:15.140><c> eight</c><00:27:15.640><c> unto</c><00:27:16.119><c> the</c><00:27:16.380><c> Lord</c><00:27:16.700><c> unto</c><00:27:17.140><c> the</c><00:27:17.400><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:22.359 Until<00:27:19.799><c> we</c><00:27:19.960><c> get</c><00:27:20.160><c> to</c><00:27:20.319><c> the</c><00:27:20.420><c> end</c><00:27:20.599><c> of</c><00:27:20.720><c> verse</c><00:27:20.940><c> eight</c><00:27:21.119><c> and</c><00:27:21.259><c> it</c><00:27:21.359><c> says.</c> 00:27:22.920 --> 00:27:25.039 We<00:27:22.920><c> are</c><00:27:23.559><c> the</c><00:27:23.779><c> Lord's.</c> 00:27:25.200 --> 00:27:27.339 Now<00:27:25.339><c> what's</c><00:27:25.539><c> the</c><00:27:25.759><c> point</c><00:27:25.940><c> the</c><00:27:26.119><c> apostle's</c><00:27:26.599><c> making.</c> 00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:31.700 Well<00:27:28.680><c> the</c><00:27:29.160><c> person</c><00:27:29.460><c> that</c><00:27:29.740><c> regards</c><00:27:30.039><c> the</c><00:27:30.299><c> day</c><00:27:30.500><c> regards</c><00:27:30.940><c> it</c><00:27:31.480><c> unto</c> 00:27:31.700 --> 00:27:32.059 the<00:27:31.920><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:35.700 The<00:27:32.279><c> person</c><00:27:32.519><c> that</c><00:27:32.779><c> doesn't</c><00:27:33.279><c> doesn't</c><00:27:33.599><c> regard</c><00:27:33.940><c> it</c><00:27:34.519><c> unto</c><00:27:34.759><c> the</c><00:27:35.000><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:35.900 --> 00:27:37.940 And<00:27:36.079><c> you</c><00:27:36.200><c> can</c><00:27:36.400><c> read</c><00:27:36.619><c> that</c><00:27:36.900><c> section</c><00:27:37.160><c> and</c><00:27:37.319><c> what's</c><00:27:37.539><c> he</c><00:27:37.680><c> saying.</c> 00:27:38.339 --> 00:27:40.359 He<00:27:38.519><c> says</c><00:27:38.559><c> well</c><00:27:38.720><c> it</c><00:27:38.759><c> doesn't</c><00:27:39.079><c> matter</c><00:27:39.420><c> whether</c><00:27:39.619><c> it's</c><00:27:39.839><c> the</c><00:27:40.000><c> brother</c><00:27:40.200><c> with</c> 00:27:40.359 --> 00:27:42.279 the<00:27:40.519><c> strong</c><00:27:40.799><c> conscience</c><00:27:41.140><c> or</c><00:27:41.299><c> the</c><00:27:41.480><c> weak</c><00:27:41.640><c> conscience.</c> 00:27:42.740 --> 00:27:47.240 He's<00:27:43.099><c> doing</c><00:27:43.440><c> it</c><00:27:43.660><c> brethren</c><00:27:43.920><c> sisters</c><00:27:44.519><c> in</c><00:27:45.240><c> his</c><00:27:45.619><c> service</c><00:27:46.019><c> of</c><00:27:46.220><c> God.</c> 00:27:48.819 --> 00:27:51.460 And<00:27:48.900><c> when</c><00:27:49.039><c> he</c><00:27:49.160><c> gets</c><00:27:49.400><c> to</c><00:27:49.619><c> the</c><00:27:49.700><c> end</c><00:27:49.859><c> of</c><00:27:50.000><c> that</c><00:27:50.160><c> six</c><00:27:50.599><c> times</c><00:27:51.119><c> unto</c> 00:27:51.460 --> 00:27:53.519 the<00:27:51.680><c> Lord</c><00:27:51.819><c> unto</c><00:27:52.099><c> the</c><00:27:52.240><c> Lord</c><00:27:52.400><c> unto</c><00:27:52.640><c> the</c><00:27:52.819><c> Lord</c><00:27:52.940><c> unto</c><00:27:53.180><c> the</c><00:27:53.359><c> Lord.</c> 00:27:53.619 --> 00:27:57.940 Until<00:27:53.720><c> we</c><00:27:54.019><c> get</c><00:27:54.220><c> to</c><00:27:54.420><c> the</c><00:27:54.619><c> end</c><00:27:55.240><c> of</c><00:27:56.420><c> verse</c><00:27:56.680><c> eight.</c> 00:27:58.000 --> 00:28:00.500 Whether<00:27:58.259><c> we</c><00:27:58.539><c> live</c><00:27:58.779><c> therefore</c><00:27:59.200><c> or</c><00:27:59.619><c> die.</c> 00:28:00.599 --> 00:28:02.099 We<00:28:00.799><c> are</c><00:28:01.140><c> the</c><00:28:01.339><c> Lord's.</c> 00:28:02.099 --> 00:28:04.799 Every<00:28:02.539><c> single</c><00:28:03.019><c> individual</c><00:28:03.720><c> member.</c> 00:28:05.680 --> 00:28:06.799 Is<00:28:05.859><c> part</c><00:28:06.160><c> of</c><00:28:06.319><c> the</c><00:28:06.480><c> body.</c> 00:28:06.799 --> 00:28:10.160 They're<00:28:07.859><c> not</c><00:28:08.160><c> doing</c><00:28:08.440><c> what</c><00:28:08.640><c> they're</c><00:28:08.819><c> doing</c><00:28:09.200><c> because</c><00:28:09.720><c> they</c><00:28:09.859><c> want</c><00:28:10.039><c> to</c> 00:28:10.160 --> 00:28:11.299 be<00:28:10.279><c> different.</c> 00:28:11.779 --> 00:28:13.619 They're<00:28:11.960><c> not</c><00:28:12.059><c> doing</c><00:28:12.279><c> what</c><00:28:12.420><c> they're</c><00:28:12.700><c> doing</c><00:28:13.000><c> because</c><00:28:13.400><c> they're</c> 00:28:13.619 --> 00:28:14.720 not<00:28:13.759><c> committed.</c> 00:28:14.779 --> 00:28:15.480 They<00:28:15.000><c> are.</c> 00:28:15.900 --> 00:28:18.119 They<00:28:16.279><c> are</c><00:28:16.559><c> doing</c><00:28:16.859><c> it</c><00:28:17.259><c> unto</c><00:28:17.559><c> the</c><00:28:17.779><c> Lord.</c> 00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:19.859 Whether<00:28:18.500><c> they're</c><00:28:18.700><c> weak</c><00:28:18.920><c> or</c><00:28:19.099><c> whether</c><00:28:19.180><c> they're</c><00:28:19.420><c> strong.</c> 00:28:20.359 --> 00:28:21.799 And<00:28:20.400><c> the</c><00:28:20.519><c> apostle</c><00:28:20.859><c> says</c><00:28:21.200><c> to</c><00:28:21.339><c> us.</c> 00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:26.140 For<00:28:22.099><c> none</c><00:28:22.400><c> of</c><00:28:22.519><c> us</c><00:28:22.720><c> in</c><00:28:22.859><c> verse</c><00:28:23.140><c> seven</c><00:28:23.819><c> liveth</c><00:28:24.440><c> to</c><00:28:24.720><c> himself</c><00:28:25.420><c> and</c> 00:28:26.140 --> 00:28:27.819 no<00:28:26.420><c> man</c><00:28:26.799><c> dyeth</c><00:28:27.240><c> to</c><00:28:27.460><c> himself.</c> 00:28:27.880 --> 00:28:29.519 Now<00:28:28.039><c> what</c><00:28:28.099><c> does</c><00:28:28.240><c> he</c><00:28:28.339><c> mean</c><00:28:28.500><c> by</c><00:28:28.700><c> that.</c> 00:28:30.740 --> 00:28:33.259 Well<00:28:30.960><c> there's</c><00:28:31.220><c> always</c><00:28:31.740><c> in</c><00:28:32.160><c> every</c><00:28:32.559><c> matter</c><00:28:32.839><c> isn't</c><00:28:33.079><c> there.</c> 00:28:33.299 --> 00:28:35.480 There's<00:28:33.539><c> a</c><00:28:33.720><c> negative</c><00:28:33.900><c> and</c><00:28:34.079><c> a</c><00:28:34.180><c> positive</c><00:28:34.559><c> principle.</c> 00:28:35.759 --> 00:28:39.579 Let's<00:28:36.380><c> take</c><00:28:36.660><c> the</c><00:28:36.819><c> matter</c><00:28:37.059><c> of</c><00:28:37.880><c> our</c><00:28:38.099><c> belief</c><00:28:38.319><c> about</c><00:28:38.619><c> God.</c> 00:28:41.099 --> 00:28:42.220 The<00:28:41.279><c> negative.</c> 00:28:42.819 --> 00:28:44.799 We<00:28:43.059><c> don't</c><00:28:43.359><c> believe</c><00:28:43.660><c> in</c><00:28:43.799><c> the</c><00:28:43.960><c> Trinity.</c> 00:28:45.660 --> 00:28:46.940 The<00:28:45.920><c> positive.</c> 00:28:47.500 --> 00:28:51.339 We<00:28:47.759><c> believe</c><00:28:48.380><c> in</c><00:28:48.960><c> the</c><00:28:49.200><c> unity</c><00:28:49.519><c> of</c><00:28:49.740><c> an</c><00:28:49.880><c> almighty</c><00:28:50.299><c> God.</c> 00:28:52.519 --> 00:28:54.880 And<00:28:52.980><c> his</c><00:28:53.240><c> sense</c><00:28:53.579><c> of</c><00:28:53.900><c> purpose.</c> 00:28:55.599 --> 00:28:57.460 In<00:28:55.819><c> drawing</c><00:28:56.059><c> out</c><00:28:56.460><c> one.</c> 00:28:57.960 --> 00:28:58.769 People. 00:28:59.079 --> 00:29:00.740 For<00:28:59.259><c> the</c><00:28:59.440><c> glory</c><00:28:59.599><c> of</c><00:28:59.759><c> his</c><00:28:59.940><c> name.</c> 00:29:01.480 --> 00:29:04.859 There<00:29:01.640><c> is</c><00:29:01.819><c> a</c><00:29:02.039><c> negative</c><00:29:02.359><c> and</c><00:29:02.819><c> a</c><00:29:03.019><c> positive</c><00:29:03.339><c> for</c><00:29:03.579><c> every</c><00:29:03.880><c> principle.</c> 00:29:04.980 --> 00:29:07.339 So<00:29:05.460><c> says</c><00:29:05.799><c> the</c><00:29:06.000><c> apostle</c><00:29:06.319><c> Paul.</c> 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:10.400 For<00:29:07.799><c> none</c><00:29:08.359><c> of</c><00:29:08.460><c> us</c><00:29:08.680><c> liveth</c><00:29:09.019><c> to</c><00:29:09.220><c> himself.</c> 00:29:10.500 --> 00:29:11.619 The<00:29:10.599><c> positive.</c> 00:29:11.880 --> 00:29:14.599 And<00:29:12.059><c> no</c><00:29:12.279><c> man</c><00:29:12.539><c> dyeth</c><00:29:12.880><c> to</c><00:29:13.059><c> himself</c><00:29:13.460><c> the</c><00:29:13.640><c> negative.</c> 00:29:15.160 --> 00:29:16.059 So<00:29:15.400><c> the</c><00:29:15.559><c> positive.</c> 00:29:16.400 --> 00:29:17.700 The<00:29:16.460><c> person</c><00:29:16.779><c> that</c><00:29:16.940><c> will</c><00:29:17.119><c> do</c><00:29:17.359><c> it.</c> 00:29:17.920 --> 00:29:19.819 Isn't<00:29:18.119><c> doing</c><00:29:18.420><c> it</c><00:29:18.619><c> to</c><00:29:18.779><c> himself.</c> 00:29:20.259 --> 00:29:23.240 He<00:29:20.500><c> believes</c><00:29:20.980><c> that</c><00:29:21.180><c> he's</c><00:29:21.400><c> living</c><00:29:21.700><c> correctly</c><00:29:22.339><c> before</c><00:29:22.740><c> his</c><00:29:22.940><c> God.</c> 00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:25.299 And<00:29:23.640><c> the</c><00:29:23.799><c> person</c><00:29:24.119><c> that</c><00:29:24.380><c> won't</c><00:29:24.599><c> do</c><00:29:24.839><c> it</c><00:29:24.980><c> says.</c> 00:29:25.619 --> 00:29:27.319 Well<00:29:25.880><c> I'm</c><00:29:26.200><c> doing</c><00:29:26.440><c> this</c><00:29:26.779><c> because.</c> 00:29:27.819 --> 00:29:31.099 I've<00:29:28.079><c> got</c><00:29:28.180><c> to</c><00:29:28.400><c> put</c><00:29:28.720><c> to</c><00:29:29.339><c> death</c><00:29:29.619><c> the</c><00:29:29.900><c> natural</c><00:29:30.319><c> inclinations</c><00:29:30.940><c> of</c> 00:29:31.099 --> 00:29:32.119 my<00:29:31.359><c> body.</c> 00:29:32.299 --> 00:29:33.119 He's<00:29:32.740><c> dying.</c> 00:29:33.119 --> 00:29:35.819 Not<00:29:33.880><c> to</c><00:29:34.079><c> himself</c><00:29:34.440><c> but</c><00:29:34.619><c> to</c><00:29:34.799><c> the</c><00:29:34.940><c> Lord.</c> 00:29:37.079 --> 00:29:38.980 So<00:29:37.200><c> there's</c><00:29:37.440><c> a</c><00:29:37.599><c> negative</c><00:29:37.779><c> and</c><00:29:37.940><c> a</c><00:29:38.119><c> positive.</c> 00:29:39.559 --> 00:29:42.799 So<00:29:39.900><c> every,</c><00:29:40.359><c> every</c><00:29:40.859><c> issue</c><00:29:41.119><c> that</c><00:29:41.380><c> arises</c><00:29:41.720><c> in</c><00:29:42.000><c> a</c><00:29:42.140><c> collegial</c><00:29:42.420><c> life.</c> 00:29:43.039 --> 00:29:45.960 There<00:29:43.140><c> will</c><00:29:43.359><c> always</c><00:29:43.660><c> be</c><00:29:43.859><c> a</c><00:29:44.059><c> negative</c><00:29:44.259><c> and</c><00:29:44.420><c> a</c><00:29:44.579><c> positive</c><00:29:44.900><c> principle.</c> 00:29:46.440 --> 00:29:48.519 And<00:29:46.960><c> we're</c><00:29:47.140><c> not</c><00:29:47.460><c> doubting.</c> 00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:51.319 The<00:29:49.119><c> genuineness</c><00:29:49.680><c> of</c><00:29:49.839><c> the</c><00:29:50.000><c> brethren</c><00:29:50.200><c> and</c><00:29:50.480><c> sisters</c><00:29:50.700><c> involved.</c> 00:29:51.660 --> 00:29:54.700 They<00:29:51.920><c> are</c><00:29:52.220><c> making</c><00:29:52.500><c> that</c><00:29:52.779><c> decision</c><00:29:53.200><c> because</c><00:29:53.640><c> whether</c><00:29:53.900><c> it's</c><00:29:54.140><c> negative.</c> 00:29:54.960 --> 00:29:56.680 No<00:29:55.160><c> I</c><00:29:55.299><c> won't</c><00:29:55.539><c> do</c><00:29:55.779><c> it.</c> 00:29:57.039 --> 00:29:59.720 Because<00:29:57.440><c> they</c><00:29:57.799><c> believe</c><00:29:58.279><c> to</c><00:29:58.519><c> the</c><00:29:58.680><c> Lord</c><00:29:58.859><c> they</c><00:29:59.059><c> shouldn't</c><00:29:59.279><c> do</c><00:29:59.539><c> it.</c> 00:29:59.920 --> 00:30:01.740 And<00:30:00.180><c> over</c><00:30:00.400><c> here</c><00:30:00.539><c> the</c><00:30:00.700><c> person</c><00:30:01.000><c> that</c><00:30:01.240><c> says</c><00:30:01.359><c> yes.</c> 00:30:01.740 --> 00:30:03.519 I'm<00:30:02.079><c> happy</c><00:30:02.400><c> with</c><00:30:02.640><c> that.</c> 00:30:03.559 --> 00:30:05.539 They're<00:30:03.819><c> not</c><00:30:03.880><c> doing</c><00:30:04.079><c> that</c><00:30:04.279><c> because</c><00:30:04.519><c> they're</c><00:30:04.799><c> upsetting</c><00:30:05.079><c> this</c><00:30:05.359><c> group.</c> 00:30:05.599 --> 00:30:07.220 They're<00:30:05.740><c> doing</c><00:30:06.000><c> that</c><00:30:06.579><c> says</c><00:30:06.819><c> Paul.</c> 00:30:07.519 --> 00:30:10.720 Because<00:30:07.839><c> they</c><00:30:08.180><c> believe</c><00:30:08.460><c> that's</c><00:30:08.759><c> right</c><00:30:09.039><c> in</c><00:30:09.200><c> the</c><00:30:09.400><c> service</c><00:30:09.599><c> of</c><00:30:09.819><c> God.</c> 00:30:12.859 --> 00:30:16.119 So<00:30:13.339><c> when</c><00:30:13.700><c> we</c><00:30:13.920><c> come</c><00:30:14.059><c> to</c><00:30:14.220><c> the</c><00:30:14.500><c> conclusion</c><00:30:14.839><c> says</c><00:30:15.079><c> the</c><00:30:15.279><c> apostle.</c> 00:30:16.240 --> 00:30:17.500 We're<00:30:16.519><c> all</c><00:30:16.779><c> the</c><00:30:16.960><c> Lord's.</c> 00:30:17.500 --> 00:30:19.299 Whether<00:30:17.660><c> we</c><00:30:17.859><c> live</c><00:30:17.980><c> or</c><00:30:18.140><c> whether</c><00:30:18.259><c> we</c><00:30:18.460><c> die.</c> 00:30:19.519 --> 00:30:21.240 Whether<00:30:19.680><c> we</c><00:30:19.900><c> see</c><00:30:20.039><c> the</c><00:30:20.220><c> negative</c><00:30:20.519><c> of</c><00:30:20.700><c> the</c><00:30:20.859><c> principle.</c> 00:30:21.359 --> 00:30:23.680 Or<00:30:21.460><c> whether</c><00:30:21.579><c> we</c><00:30:21.799><c> see</c><00:30:21.900><c> the</c><00:30:22.099><c> positive</c><00:30:22.420><c> of</c><00:30:22.619><c> the</c><00:30:22.799><c> principle.</c> 00:30:23.819 --> 00:30:25.519 What<00:30:24.059><c> Paul</c><00:30:24.299><c> is</c><00:30:24.539><c> saying</c><00:30:24.740><c> is.</c> 00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:28.759 We're<00:30:26.299><c> doing</c><00:30:26.519><c> it</c><00:30:27.099><c> because</c><00:30:27.420><c> we</c><00:30:27.599><c> love</c><00:30:27.799><c> our</c><00:30:28.000><c> Lord.</c> 00:30:31.740 --> 00:30:33.019 Everything<00:30:32.160><c> we</c><00:30:32.460><c> do.</c> 00:30:33.220 --> 00:30:35.640 If<00:30:33.380><c> it's</c><00:30:33.720><c> motivated</c><00:30:34.119><c> by</c><00:30:34.380><c> that</c><00:30:34.599><c> principle.</c> 00:30:35.660 --> 00:30:37.400 Negative<00:30:36.119><c> or</c><00:30:36.460><c> positive.</c> 00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:40.240 Is<00:30:37.599><c> because</c><00:30:37.960><c> we're</c><00:30:38.180><c> doing</c><00:30:38.359><c> it</c><00:30:38.519><c> in</c><00:30:38.619><c> the</c><00:30:38.779><c> service</c><00:30:38.960><c> of</c><00:30:39.140><c> our</c><00:30:39.319><c> God.</c> 00:30:40.980 --> 00:30:42.740 So<00:30:41.079><c> in</c><00:30:41.279><c> verse</c><00:30:41.500><c> nine.</c> 00:30:42.900 --> 00:30:44.559 For<00:30:42.900><c> to</c><00:30:43.160><c> this</c><00:30:43.460><c> end.</c> 00:30:44.720 --> 00:30:46.200 Christ<00:30:44.799><c> both</c><00:30:45.200><c> died.</c> 00:30:46.819 --> 00:30:47.920 And<00:30:47.019><c> rose.</c> 00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:49.480 A<00:30:48.640><c> negative.</c> 00:30:49.859 --> 00:30:50.880 And<00:30:49.960><c> a</c><00:30:50.099><c> positive.</c> 00:30:53.380 --> 00:30:55.099 He<00:30:53.779><c> died</c><00:30:54.180><c> and</c><00:30:54.680><c> he</c><00:30:54.859><c> rose.</c> 00:30:55.160 --> 00:30:57.440 And<00:30:55.339><c> you</c><00:30:55.400><c> can</c><00:30:55.680><c> cross</c><00:30:55.880><c> and</c><00:30:56.119><c> revive</c><00:30:56.480><c> that</c><00:30:56.720><c> because</c><00:30:56.960><c> it's</c><00:30:57.140><c> not</c><00:30:57.299><c> in</c> 00:30:57.440 --> 00:30:58.700 the<00:30:57.579><c> original</c><00:30:57.799><c> Greek.</c> 00:30:59.299 --> 00:31:01.359 So<00:30:59.539><c> there's</c><00:30:59.779><c> a</c><00:30:59.980><c> negative</c><00:31:00.180><c> and</c><00:31:00.339><c> a</c><00:31:00.500><c> positive.</c> 00:31:01.740 --> 00:31:05.000 Which<00:31:01.740><c> is</c><00:31:01.740><c> seen</c><00:31:01.880><c> in</c><00:31:02.119><c> the</c><00:31:02.660><c> attaining</c><00:31:03.180><c> work</c><00:31:03.480><c> of</c><00:31:03.599><c> the</c><00:31:03.680><c> Lord</c><00:31:03.880><c> Jesus</c><00:31:04.279><c> Christ.</c> 00:31:05.099 --> 00:31:07.680 He<00:31:05.180><c> died</c><00:31:05.660><c> for</c><00:31:05.880><c> our</c><00:31:06.099><c> sins</c><00:31:06.339><c> and</c><00:31:06.539><c> he</c><00:31:06.759><c> rose</c><00:31:07.000><c> brethren</c><00:31:07.319><c> and</c><00:31:07.559><c> sisters.</c> 00:31:07.799 --> 00:31:09.160 For<00:31:07.799><c> our</c><00:31:08.079><c> justification.</c> 00:31:09.480 --> 00:31:10.859 Eternal<00:31:09.859><c> life.</c> 00:31:11.039 --> 00:31:14.000 Romans<00:31:11.220><c> five</c><00:31:11.660><c> verse</c><00:31:12.019><c> eight</c><00:31:12.400><c> I</c><00:31:12.480><c> think</c><00:31:12.700><c> from</c><00:31:12.859><c> memory.</c> 00:31:16.160 --> 00:31:18.220 So<00:31:16.339><c> there</c><00:31:16.500><c> is</c><00:31:16.680><c> always</c><00:31:17.119><c> in</c><00:31:17.400><c> every</c><00:31:17.720><c> principle.</c> 00:31:18.519 --> 00:31:19.779 A<00:31:18.740><c> negative</c><00:31:18.960><c> and</c><00:31:19.119><c> a</c><00:31:19.240><c> positive.</c> 00:31:19.940 --> 00:31:21.519 Seen<00:31:20.519><c> to</c><00:31:20.799><c> this</c><00:31:21.119><c> end.</c> 00:31:21.799 --> 00:31:24.000 That<00:31:22.059><c> Christ</c><00:31:22.500><c> displayed</c><00:31:23.059><c> that</c><00:31:23.299><c> in</c><00:31:23.400><c> his</c><00:31:23.660><c> life.</c> 00:31:24.059 --> 00:31:25.279 In<00:31:24.140><c> his</c><00:31:24.339><c> death.</c> 00:31:25.420 --> 00:31:26.859 And<00:31:25.720><c> the</c><00:31:25.900><c> resurrection.</c> 00:31:28.079 --> 00:31:30.099 That<00:31:28.400><c> he</c><00:31:28.700><c> might</c><00:31:29.019><c> be</c><00:31:29.319><c> both</c><00:31:29.660><c> Lord.</c> 00:31:30.099 --> 00:31:32.160 Of<00:31:30.420><c> the</c><00:31:30.640><c> dead</c><00:31:30.900><c> and</c><00:31:31.200><c> the</c><00:31:31.339><c> living.</c> 00:31:32.500 --> 00:31:34.819 So<00:31:32.660><c> brethren</c><00:31:32.960><c> and</c><00:31:33.200><c> sisters</c><00:31:33.460><c> says</c><00:31:33.700><c> the</c><00:31:33.920><c> apostle.</c> 00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:36.420 We're<00:31:35.400><c> the</c><00:31:35.539><c> Lord's.</c> 00:31:36.539 --> 00:31:39.259 And<00:31:36.720><c> the</c><00:31:36.900><c> Lord</c><00:31:37.059><c> displayed</c><00:31:37.559><c> the</c><00:31:37.859><c> positives</c><00:31:38.160><c> and</c><00:31:38.460><c> negatives.</c> 00:31:39.420 --> 00:31:41.299 In<00:31:39.539><c> his</c><00:31:39.740><c> life</c><00:31:39.960><c> upon</c><00:31:40.220><c> the</c><00:31:40.420><c> earth.</c> 00:31:42.539 --> 00:31:44.400 And<00:31:42.960><c> he's</c><00:31:43.140><c> done</c><00:31:43.400><c> that.</c> 00:31:44.460 --> 00:31:47.339 So<00:31:44.720><c> that</c><00:31:44.880><c> in</c><00:31:45.099><c> your</c><00:31:45.339><c> ecclesia</c><00:31:45.700><c> and</c><00:31:45.900><c> my</c><00:31:46.180><c> ecclesia.</c> 00:31:48.059 --> 00:31:50.660 Whether<00:31:48.279><c> we</c><00:31:48.579><c> see</c><00:31:48.720><c> the</c><00:31:49.000><c> negative</c><00:31:49.259><c> or</c><00:31:49.519><c> positive</c><00:31:49.960><c> principle</c><00:31:50.480><c> in</c> 00:31:50.660 --> 00:31:52.119 an<00:31:50.819><c> issue</c><00:31:50.960><c> that</c><00:31:51.200><c> arises.</c> 00:31:52.460 --> 00:31:58.140 The<00:31:52.839><c> Lord</c><00:31:53.279><c> is</c><00:31:53.579><c> the</c><00:31:53.880><c> Lord</c><00:31:54.160><c> of</c><00:31:54.819><c> both</c><00:31:55.359><c> of</c><00:31:55.900><c> those</c><00:31:56.420><c> ways</c><00:31:56.980><c> of</c><00:31:57.380><c> thinking.</c> 00:32:01.099 --> 00:32:03.440 Both<00:32:01.579><c> of</c><00:32:01.799><c> those</c><00:32:02.019><c> ways</c><00:32:02.299><c> of</c><00:32:02.440><c> thinking.</c> 00:32:04.700 --> 00:32:06.700 So<00:32:04.839><c> on</c><00:32:05.079><c> any</c><00:32:05.259><c> matter</c><00:32:05.519><c> that</c><00:32:05.759><c> arises.</c> 00:32:06.980 --> 00:32:09.740 We<00:32:07.019><c> approach</c><00:32:07.500><c> this</c><00:32:07.740><c> from</c><00:32:07.920><c> the</c><00:32:08.119><c> point</c><00:32:08.279><c> of</c><00:32:08.400><c> view</c><00:32:08.519><c> that</c><00:32:08.799><c> says.</c> 00:32:09.859 --> 00:32:12.180 Whilst<00:32:09.859><c> I</c><00:32:10.180><c> may</c><00:32:10.420><c> have</c><00:32:10.599><c> a</c><00:32:10.799><c> difference</c><00:32:10.980><c> of</c><00:32:11.259><c> opinion.</c> 00:32:12.240 --> 00:32:14.640 My<00:32:12.460><c> conscience</c><00:32:12.920><c> may</c><00:32:13.180><c> be</c><00:32:13.359><c> different</c><00:32:13.599><c> on</c><00:32:13.799><c> that</c><00:32:14.000><c> matter</c><00:32:14.200><c> from</c><00:32:14.420><c> my</c> 00:32:14.640 --> 00:32:15.920 brethren<00:32:14.859><c> and</c><00:32:15.140><c> sisters.</c> 00:32:16.000 --> 00:32:17.019 What<00:32:16.240><c> I</c><00:32:16.519><c> come</c><00:32:16.759><c> from.</c> 00:32:17.299 --> 00:32:19.500 The<00:32:17.400><c> way</c><00:32:17.579><c> I'm</c><00:32:17.819><c> approaching</c><00:32:18.200><c> this</c><00:32:18.460><c> says</c><00:32:18.619><c> the</c><00:32:18.819><c> apostle</c><00:32:19.099><c> Paul.</c> 00:32:19.880 --> 00:32:21.859 Is<00:32:20.019><c> that</c><00:32:20.200><c> that</c><00:32:20.440><c> brother</c><00:32:20.619><c> or</c><00:32:20.920><c> sister.</c> 00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:24.339 Who<00:32:22.420><c> may</c><00:32:22.599><c> look</c><00:32:22.819><c> at</c><00:32:22.900><c> it</c><00:32:23.099><c> positive</c><00:32:23.380><c> and</c><00:32:23.539><c> I</c><00:32:23.700><c> look</c><00:32:23.839><c> at</c><00:32:23.940><c> it</c><00:32:24.140><c> negative</c> 00:32:24.339 --> 00:32:25.700 or<00:32:24.559><c> vice</c><00:32:24.839><c> versa.</c> 00:32:25.779 --> 00:32:29.039 My<00:32:26.079><c> Lord</c><00:32:26.440><c> displayed</c><00:32:27.059><c> both</c><00:32:27.380><c> a</c><00:32:27.599><c> positive</c><00:32:27.839><c> and</c><00:32:28.059><c> a</c><00:32:28.259><c> negative</c><00:32:28.480><c> principle</c><00:32:28.880><c> in</c> 00:32:29.039 --> 00:32:29.579 his<00:32:29.220><c> life.</c> 00:32:29.579 --> 00:32:32.440 And<00:32:29.900><c> I</c><00:32:30.160><c> accept</c><00:32:30.680><c> that</c><00:32:30.880><c> for</c><00:32:31.099><c> the</c><00:32:31.279><c> welfare</c><00:32:31.619><c> of</c><00:32:31.799><c> that</c><00:32:32.019><c> brother</c><00:32:32.220><c> or</c> 00:32:32.440 --> 00:32:33.460 sister<00:32:32.779><c> over</c><00:32:33.039><c> there.</c> 00:32:33.859 --> 00:32:36.599 The<00:32:34.079><c> Lord</c><00:32:34.400><c> can</c><00:32:34.619><c> be</c><00:32:34.819><c> either</c><00:32:35.039><c> negative</c><00:32:35.400><c> or</c><00:32:35.579><c> positive.</c> 00:32:37.500 --> 00:32:41.200 And<00:32:37.660><c> I</c><00:32:37.819><c> must</c><00:32:38.119><c> therefore</c><00:32:38.680><c> respect</c><00:32:39.279><c> the</c><00:32:39.519><c> conscience</c><00:32:39.920><c> of</c><00:32:40.119><c> that</c><00:32:40.339><c> brother.</c> 00:32:42.200 --> 00:32:43.740 Because<00:32:42.559><c> the</c><00:32:42.819><c> Lord.</c> 00:32:44.059 --> 00:32:45.259 Has<00:32:44.339><c> worked</c><00:32:44.619><c> for</c><00:32:44.839><c> him.</c> 00:32:45.720 --> 00:32:48.299 In<00:32:45.900><c> the</c><00:32:46.099><c> same</c><00:32:46.259><c> way</c><00:32:46.500><c> as</c><00:32:46.640><c> he's</c><00:32:46.819><c> worked</c><00:32:46.940><c> for</c><00:32:47.160><c> me.</c> 00:32:49.619 --> 00:32:51.180 So<00:32:49.980><c> both.</c> 00:32:51.640 --> 00:32:53.160 Of<00:32:51.940><c> those</c><00:32:52.240><c> brethren.</c> 00:32:54.619 --> 00:32:57.559 In<00:32:54.940><c> their</c><00:32:55.119><c> life</c><00:32:55.440><c> before</c><00:32:55.779><c> the</c><00:32:55.940><c> Lord</c><00:32:56.140><c> Jesus</c><00:32:56.559><c> Christ</c><00:32:57.000><c> and</c><00:32:57.240><c> before</c> 00:32:57.559 --> 00:32:58.140 their<00:32:57.740><c> God.</c> 00:32:58.140 --> 00:32:59.839 Are<00:32:58.799><c> as</c><00:32:59.119><c> the</c><00:32:59.339><c> apostle.</c> 00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:01.119 That<00:33:00.440><c> told</c><00:33:00.559><c> us.</c> 00:33:01.420 --> 00:33:02.880 Back<00:33:01.700><c> in</c><00:33:02.039><c> verse.</c> 00:33:03.839 --> 00:33:05.579 Verse<00:33:04.119><c> 8</c><00:33:04.400><c> at</c><00:33:04.640><c> the</c><00:33:04.900><c> end.</c> 00:33:06.039 --> 00:33:08.839 Whether<00:33:06.059><c> we</c><00:33:06.599><c> live</c><00:33:06.980><c> therefore</c><00:33:07.420><c> or</c><00:33:07.660><c> whether</c><00:33:07.759><c> we</c><00:33:08.059><c> die.</c> 00:33:09.119 --> 00:33:10.359 We<00:33:09.240><c> are</c><00:33:09.420><c> the</c><00:33:09.579><c> Lord's.</c> 00:33:10.539 --> 00:33:11.799 We<00:33:10.619><c> are</c><00:33:10.839><c> committed.</c> 00:33:11.920 --> 00:33:13.720 To<00:33:12.200><c> the</c><00:33:12.420><c> service</c><00:33:12.619><c> of</c><00:33:12.839><c> our</c><00:33:12.960><c> God.</c> 00:33:14.339 --> 00:33:16.400 Now<00:33:14.519><c> from</c><00:33:14.700><c> verse</c><00:33:14.960><c> 10</c><00:33:15.220><c> to</c><00:33:15.420><c> 12.</c> 00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:19.000 We<00:33:17.140><c> have</c><00:33:17.519><c> the</c><00:33:18.000><c> reminder.</c> 00:33:19.140 --> 00:33:20.380 By<00:33:19.279><c> the</c><00:33:19.539><c> apostle.</c> 00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:22.779 That<00:33:20.779><c> we</c><00:33:21.039><c> shall</c><00:33:21.220><c> all</c><00:33:21.539><c> be</c><00:33:21.859><c> judged.</c> 00:33:24.539 --> 00:33:25.720 He<00:33:24.740><c> makes</c><00:33:24.900><c> this</c><00:33:25.119><c> little</c><00:33:25.319><c> statement.</c> 00:33:25.720 --> 00:33:29.359 For<00:33:26.539><c> why</c><00:33:27.180><c> dost</c><00:33:27.539><c> thou</c><00:33:27.720><c> judge</c><00:33:28.059><c> thy</c><00:33:28.339><c> brother.</c> 00:33:29.480 --> 00:33:32.140 Or<00:33:29.640><c> why</c><00:33:29.900><c> dost</c><00:33:30.160><c> thou</c><00:33:30.380><c> set</c><00:33:30.660><c> at</c><00:33:30.859><c> naught</c><00:33:31.000><c> thy</c><00:33:31.259><c> brother.</c> 00:33:33.099 --> 00:33:35.640 So<00:33:33.259><c> we</c><00:33:33.380><c> can</c><00:33:33.759><c> judge</c><00:33:34.160><c> or</c><00:33:34.460><c> set</c><00:33:34.720><c> at</c><00:33:34.920><c> naught.</c> 00:33:38.460 --> 00:33:41.819 So<00:33:38.740><c> one</c><00:33:39.039><c> group</c><00:33:39.380><c> could</c><00:33:39.539><c> look</c><00:33:39.720><c> at</c><00:33:39.859><c> another</c><00:33:40.079><c> group</c><00:33:40.380><c> and</c><00:33:40.640><c> pass</c><00:33:40.880><c> judgment.</c> 00:33:43.259 --> 00:33:46.140 And<00:33:43.460><c> another</c><00:33:43.900><c> could</c><00:33:44.380><c> look</c><00:33:44.559><c> back</c><00:33:44.980><c> and</c><00:33:45.240><c> say.</c> 00:33:46.259 --> 00:33:48.240 Well<00:33:46.400><c> those</c><00:33:46.660><c> brethren</c><00:33:47.019><c> really.</c> 00:33:49.680 --> 00:33:51.160 Are<00:33:50.000><c> not</c><00:33:50.279><c> worthy.</c> 00:33:52.339 --> 00:33:53.460 They've<00:33:52.579><c> eaten.</c> 00:33:54.400 --> 00:33:55.779 This<00:33:54.619><c> or</c><00:33:54.880><c> that.</c> 00:33:55.980 --> 00:33:57.039 They're<00:33:56.500><c> not</c><00:33:56.759><c> worthy.</c> 00:33:57.420 --> 00:33:58.940 I've<00:33:57.619><c> set</c><00:33:57.700><c> them</c><00:33:57.880><c> at</c><00:33:58.079><c> naught.</c> 00:34:00.180 --> 00:34:02.500 Now<00:34:00.299><c> come</c><00:34:00.420><c> with</c><00:34:00.599><c> me</c><00:34:00.700><c> to</c><00:34:00.779><c> Matthew</c><00:34:01.119><c> chapter</c><00:34:01.420><c> 7.</c> 00:34:03.420 --> 00:34:05.160 Our<00:34:03.559><c> daily</c><00:34:03.900><c> reading</c><00:34:04.160><c> in</c><00:34:04.380><c> a</c><00:34:04.500><c> couple</c><00:34:04.640><c> of</c><00:34:04.859><c> days.</c> 00:34:05.319 --> 00:34:07.519 Matthew<00:34:05.579><c> chapter</c><00:34:05.859><c> 7.</c> 00:34:08.900 --> 00:34:10.699 In<00:34:09.019><c> Matthew</c><00:34:09.360><c> 7.</c> 00:34:10.760 --> 00:34:12.460 The<00:34:10.760><c> Lord</c><00:34:11.079><c> starts.</c> 00:34:13.000 --> 00:34:14.840 Verse<00:34:13.260><c> 1</c><00:34:13.519><c> and</c><00:34:13.760><c> 2.</c> 00:34:17.059 --> 00:34:18.280 And<00:34:17.219><c> he</c><00:34:17.300><c> says</c><00:34:17.519><c> this.</c> 00:34:19.139 --> 00:34:19.820 Judge<00:34:19.340><c> not.</c> 00:34:20.320 --> 00:34:22.280 That<00:34:20.619><c> you</c><00:34:20.820><c> be</c><00:34:21.039><c> not</c><00:34:21.280><c> judged.</c> 00:34:22.659 --> 00:34:25.579 For<00:34:22.800><c> with</c><00:34:23.059><c> what</c><00:34:23.340><c> judgment</c><00:34:23.800><c> ye</c><00:34:24.139><c> judge</c><00:34:24.440><c> ye</c><00:34:24.699><c> shall</c><00:34:24.920><c> be</c><00:34:25.159><c> judged.</c> 00:34:25.719 --> 00:34:28.480 And<00:34:26.400><c> with</c><00:34:26.579><c> what</c><00:34:26.840><c> measure</c><00:34:27.059><c> ye</c><00:34:27.300><c> meet</c><00:34:27.420><c> it</c><00:34:27.619><c> shall</c><00:34:27.760><c> be</c><00:34:28.039><c> measured</c><00:34:28.280><c> to</c> 00:34:28.480 --> 00:34:29.440 you<00:34:28.699><c> again.</c> 00:34:31.800 --> 00:34:32.840 Now<00:34:32.000><c> brethren</c><00:34:32.260><c> and</c><00:34:32.599><c> sisters.</c> 00:34:33.179 --> 00:34:36.920 The<00:34:33.280><c> Lord</c><00:34:33.500><c> is</c><00:34:33.719><c> not</c><00:34:34.059><c> saying</c><00:34:34.400><c> we</c><00:34:34.699><c> should</c><00:34:34.920><c> never</c><00:34:35.199><c> make</c><00:34:35.440><c> a</c><00:34:35.619><c> judgment</c><00:34:35.840><c> on</c><00:34:36.059><c> a</c><00:34:36.139><c> matter.</c> 00:34:36.960 --> 00:34:38.719 Get<00:34:37.119><c> that</c><00:34:37.320><c> right</c><00:34:37.480><c> out</c><00:34:37.639><c> of</c><00:34:37.780><c> your</c><00:34:37.900><c> mind.</c> 00:34:40.139 --> 00:34:42.679 What<00:34:40.320><c> the</c><00:34:40.539><c> Lord</c><00:34:40.679><c> is</c><00:34:40.980><c> saying</c><00:34:41.159><c> to</c><00:34:41.400><c> us</c><00:34:41.639><c> here.</c> 00:34:43.340 --> 00:34:45.239 Is<00:34:43.519><c> that</c><00:34:43.699><c> it</c><00:34:43.840><c> is</c><00:34:44.019><c> not</c><00:34:44.219><c> our</c><00:34:44.500><c> prerogative.</c> 00:34:46.820 --> 00:34:48.860 To<00:34:47.300><c> execute</c><00:34:47.780><c> judgment.</c> 00:34:51.539 --> 00:34:52.820 In<00:34:52.019><c> his</c><00:34:52.420><c> book.</c> 00:34:53.099 --> 00:34:55.340 On<00:34:53.440><c> the</c><00:34:53.920><c> sermon</c><00:34:54.179><c> on</c><00:34:54.360><c> the</c><00:34:54.559><c> mound.</c> 00:34:57.460 --> 00:35:00.199 Brother<00:34:58.260><c> Sergeant</c><00:34:58.659><c> says</c><00:34:58.920><c> this.</c> 00:35:00.960 --> 00:35:03.360 We<00:35:00.980><c> must</c><00:35:01.340><c> be</c><00:35:01.960><c> judicious.</c> 00:35:04.500 --> 00:35:06.679 Without<00:35:04.920><c> being</c><00:35:05.599><c> judicial.</c> 00:35:09.260 --> 00:35:10.739 You<00:35:09.699><c> see</c><00:35:09.820><c> the</c><00:35:09.980><c> difference.</c> 00:35:11.460 --> 00:35:15.360 We<00:35:11.860><c> have</c><00:35:12.119><c> to</c><00:35:12.340><c> make</c><00:35:12.500><c> a</c><00:35:12.719><c> decision</c><00:35:13.099><c> on</c><00:35:13.460><c> the</c><00:35:13.739><c> developed</c><00:35:14.000><c> conscience</c><00:35:14.500><c> we</c><00:35:14.860><c> have.</c> 00:35:15.860 --> 00:35:17.300 For<00:35:16.119><c> ourselves.</c> 00:35:18.500 --> 00:35:20.880 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to</c><00:35:35.460><c> judge</c><00:35:35.739><c> ourselves.</c> 00:35:37.099 --> 00:35:38.800 And<00:35:37.199><c> not</c><00:35:37.599><c> to</c><00:35:37.940><c> measure.</c> 00:35:39.239 --> 00:35:40.659 The<00:35:39.239><c> actions</c><00:35:39.559><c> of</c><00:35:39.820><c> others.</c> 00:35:42.480 --> 00:35:44.820 The<00:35:42.559><c> words</c><00:35:42.719><c> of</c><00:35:42.900><c> the</c><00:35:43.000><c> Lord</c><00:35:43.219><c> were</c><00:35:43.420><c> never</c><00:35:43.739><c> intended.</c> 00:35:45.260 --> 00:35:46.980 For<00:35:45.400><c> us</c><00:35:45.619><c> to</c><00:35:45.820><c> make</c><00:35:45.960><c> a</c><00:35:46.159><c> judgment.</c> 00:35:47.260 --> 00:35:49.639 On<00:35:47.460><c> the</c><00:35:47.639><c> actions</c><00:35:47.960><c> of</c><00:35:48.159><c> whether</c><00:35:48.280><c> we</c><00:35:48.460><c> would</c><00:35:48.599><c> or</c><00:35:48.719><c> wouldn't</c><00:35:48.920><c> need.</c> 00:35:51.440 --> 00:35:54.320 The<00:35:51.619><c> words</c><00:35:51.840><c> of</c><00:35:52.000><c> the</c><00:35:52.119><c> Lord</c><00:35:52.300><c> Jesus</c><00:35:52.659><c> Christ</c><00:35:53.059><c> in</c><00:35:53.199><c> Matthew</c><00:35:53.500><c> 5</c><00:35:53.840><c> to</c><00:35:54.000><c> 7</c> 00:35:54.320 --> 00:35:55.019 brethren<00:35:54.679><c> and</c><00:35:54.860><c> sisters.</c> 00:35:55.019 --> 00:35:58.760 Are<00:35:55.239><c> there</c><00:35:55.559><c> for</c><00:35:55.880><c> us</c><00:35:56.500><c> to</c><00:35:56.840><c> be</c><00:35:57.119><c> judgmental</c><00:35:57.820><c> on</c><00:35:57.980><c> ourselves.</c> 00:36:01.320 --> 00:36:02.719 No<00:36:01.639><c> one</c><00:36:01.820><c> else.</c> 00:36:03.340 --> 00:36:05.659 So<00:36:03.340><c> when</c><00:36:03.519><c> we</c><00:36:03.619><c> go</c><00:36:03.780><c> back</c><00:36:04.019><c> to</c><00:36:04.139><c> the</c><00:36:04.239><c> book</c><00:36:04.380><c> of</c><00:36:04.599><c> Romans.</c> 00:36:05.739 --> 00:36:07.119 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how</c><00:36:23.119><c> would</c><00:36:23.300><c> it</c><00:36:23.300><c> be</c><00:36:23.559><c> brethren</c><00:36:23.880><c> and</c><00:36:24.179><c> sisters</c><00:36:24.280><c> if</c><00:36:24.500><c> the</c><00:36:24.679><c> Lord</c> 00:36:24.860 --> 00:36:26.539 returned<00:36:25.420><c> the</c><00:36:25.699><c> morning</c><00:36:26.039><c> after.</c> 00:36:26.679 --> 00:36:28.940 We'd<00:36:26.679><c> been</c><00:36:26.900><c> at</c><00:36:27.039><c> an</c><00:36:27.199><c> AB</c><00:36:27.420><c> meeting.</c> 00:36:30.300 --> 00:36:32.070 Tearing<00:36:30.780><c> one</c><00:36:31.019><c> another</c><00:36:31.300><c> apart.</c> 00:36:32.619 --> 00:36:35.599 Over<00:36:32.880><c> some</c><00:36:33.119><c> ridiculous</c><00:36:33.780><c> issue</c><00:36:34.219><c> of</c><00:36:34.440><c> a</c><00:36:34.559><c> non</c><00:36:34.760><c>-essential</c><00:36:35.119><c> nature.</c> 00:36:35.960 --> 00:36:38.860 And<00:36:36.099><c> the</c><00:36:36.199><c> next</c><00:36:36.559><c> day</c><00:36:36.840><c> you've</c><00:36:37.079><c> got</c><00:36:37.139><c> to</c><00:36:37.280><c> stand</c><00:36:37.579><c> alongside</c><00:36:38.159><c> your</c><00:36:38.480><c> brother.</c> 00:36:39.000 --> 00:36:41.280 Whose<00:36:39.199><c> throat</c><00:36:39.440><c> you</c><00:36:39.599><c> had</c><00:36:39.780><c> the</c><00:36:39.920><c> night</c><00:36:40.139><c> before.</c> 00:36:42.400 --> 00:36:43.400 Together. 00:36:43.800 --> 00:36:46.199 We<00:36:44.019><c> must</c><00:36:44.440><c> all</c><00:36:45.139><c> stand.</c> 00:36:49.840 --> 00:36:51.679 It's<00:36:50.380><c> a</c><00:36:50.480><c> sobering</c><00:36:50.940><c> thought.</c> 00:36:52.679 --> 00:36:56.039 And<00:36:53.239><c> so</c><00:36:53.639><c> the</c><00:36:53.900><c> Apostle</c><00:36:54.360><c> reminds</c><00:36:54.739><c> us.</c> 00:36:56.360 --> 00:36:58.179 That<00:36:56.400><c> when</c><00:36:56.519><c> we</c><00:36:56.699><c> get</c><00:36:56.860><c> before</c><00:36:57.139><c> the</c><00:36:57.340><c> judgment</c><00:36:57.619><c> seat</c><00:36:57.860><c> brethren</c> 00:36:58.179 --> 00:36:58.659 and<00:36:58.480><c> sisters.</c> 00:36:58.980 --> 00:37:00.739 It's<00:36:59.260><c> our</c><00:36:59.519><c> attitude.</c> 00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:03.539 Toward<00:37:01.559><c> our</c><00:37:02.119><c> fellow</c><00:37:02.420><c> brethren</c><00:37:02.780><c> and</c><00:37:03.059><c> sisters.</c> 00:37:04.019 --> 00:37:08.039 That<00:37:04.159><c> will</c><00:37:04.420><c> become</c><00:37:05.059><c> an</c><00:37:05.659><c> absolutely</c><00:37:06.179><c> critical</c><00:37:06.920><c> component.</c> 00:37:09.679 --> 00:37:12.900 Of<00:37:10.159><c> how</c><00:37:10.380><c> we</c><00:37:10.619><c> stand</c><00:37:10.880><c> before</c><00:37:11.179><c> our</c><00:37:11.360><c> Lord</c><00:37:11.500><c> Jesus</c><00:37:11.840><c> Christ.</c> 00:37:13.539 --> 00:37:14.360 For<00:37:13.719><c> it</c><00:37:13.860><c> is</c><00:37:14.000><c> written.</c> 00:37:14.760 --> 00:37:15.900 He<00:37:15.019><c> says.</c> 00:37:16.079 --> 00:37:18.739 As<00:37:16.280><c> I</c><00:37:16.500><c> live</c><00:37:16.699><c> saith</c><00:37:16.960><c> the</c><00:37:17.159><c> Lord</c><00:37:17.320><c> every</c><00:37:17.679><c> knee</c><00:37:17.940><c> shall</c><00:37:18.119><c> bow</c><00:37:18.380><c> to</c><00:37:18.579><c> me</c> 00:37:18.739 --> 00:37:20.719 and<00:37:18.960><c> every</c><00:37:19.219><c> tongue</c><00:37:19.480><c> shall</c><00:37:19.699><c> confess</c><00:37:20.159><c> to</c><00:37:20.360><c> God.</c> 00:37:20.719 --> 00:37:22.880 And<00:37:21.320><c> there's</c><00:37:21.579><c> a</c><00:37:21.739><c> quote</c><00:37:21.840><c> from</c><00:37:22.079><c> Isaiah</c><00:37:22.340><c> 45.</c> 00:37:22.940 --> 00:37:25.199 It's<00:37:23.139><c> also</c><00:37:23.460><c> quoted</c><00:37:23.699><c> by</c><00:37:23.920><c> the</c><00:37:24.079><c> Apostle</c><00:37:24.460><c> Paul</c><00:37:24.679><c> in</c><00:37:24.820><c> Philippians</c> 00:37:25.199 --> 00:37:26.320 Chapter<00:37:25.579><c> 2.</c> 00:37:28.519 --> 00:37:29.619 What<00:37:28.639><c> are</c><00:37:28.760><c> we</c><00:37:28.940><c> learning?</c> 00:37:31.719 --> 00:37:33.320 Well<00:37:32.039><c> here's</c><00:37:32.280><c> a</c><00:37:32.440><c> brother.</c> 00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:37.539 Who's<00:37:36.280><c> made</c><00:37:36.539><c> judgment.</c> 00:37:37.739 --> 00:37:39.039 On<00:37:37.840><c> another</c><00:37:38.099><c> member</c><00:37:38.340><c> of</c><00:37:38.519><c> the</c><00:37:38.619><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:37:39.480 --> 00:37:41.800 Or<00:37:39.679><c> looked</c><00:37:39.880><c> down</c><00:37:40.119><c> his</c><00:37:40.360><c> nose</c><00:37:40.679><c> and</c><00:37:40.980><c> said</c><00:37:41.139><c> well.</c> 00:37:42.239 --> 00:37:43.820 I've<00:37:42.599><c> set</c><00:37:42.659><c> him</c><00:37:42.840><c> at</c><00:37:43.079><c> naught.</c> 00:37:44.880 --> 00:37:46.659 I<00:37:45.179><c> don't</c><00:37:45.340><c> think</c><00:37:45.440><c> too</c><00:37:45.699><c> much</c><00:37:45.900><c> a</c><00:37:46.039><c> brother</c><00:37:46.260><c> blogs.</c> 00:37:46.900 --> 00:37:48.800 You<00:37:46.960><c> know</c><00:37:47.119><c> like</c><00:37:47.360><c> he</c><00:37:47.699><c> really</c><00:37:47.980><c> doesn't</c><00:37:48.219><c> seem</c><00:37:48.360><c> to</c><00:37:48.460><c> have</c><00:37:48.539><c> a</c><00:37:48.679><c> grip</c> 00:37:48.800 --> 00:37:49.840 on<00:37:49.019><c> things.</c> 00:37:50.719 --> 00:37:53.440 And<00:37:50.719><c> then</c><00:37:51.119><c> we</c><00:37:51.239><c> get</c><00:37:51.460><c> to</c><00:37:51.619><c> the</c><00:37:51.800><c> judgment</c><00:37:52.079><c> seat</c><00:37:52.320><c> brethren</c><00:37:52.639><c> sisters.</c> 00:37:54.480 --> 00:37:57.320 Every<00:37:55.000><c> knee</c><00:37:55.539><c> shall</c><00:37:55.900><c> bow</c><00:37:56.179><c> to</c><00:37:56.420><c> me.</c> 00:37:59.300 --> 00:38:01.460 We<00:37:59.440><c> won't</c><00:37:59.639><c> be</c><00:37:59.860><c> before</c><00:38:00.139><c> the</c><00:38:00.340><c> judgment</c><00:38:00.659><c> seat.</c> 00:38:01.840 --> 00:38:03.719 Pleading<00:38:02.219><c> to</c><00:38:02.420><c> the</c><00:38:02.539><c> Lord</c><00:38:02.739><c> Jesus</c><00:38:03.119><c> Christ.</c> 00:38:04.079 --> 00:38:09.300 That<00:38:04.199><c> he</c><00:38:04.360><c> deals</c><00:38:04.639><c> with</c><00:38:04.880><c> brother</c><00:38:05.119><c> blogs</c><00:38:05.480><c> because</c><00:38:05.920><c> his</c><00:38:06.179><c> conscience</c><00:38:06.599><c> is</c><00:38:06.900><c> undeveloped.</c> 00:38:12.440 --> 00:38:15.239 Every<00:38:13.039><c> tongue</c><00:38:13.619><c> will</c><00:38:14.079><c> confess.</c> 00:38:15.780 --> 00:38:18.360 We<00:38:16.099><c> will</c><00:38:16.320><c> be</c><00:38:16.579><c> forced</c><00:38:16.860><c> brethren</c><00:38:17.219><c> and</c><00:38:17.559><c> sisters.</c> 00:38:18.760 --> 00:38:20.699 To<00:38:19.039><c> confess</c><00:38:19.340><c> our</c><00:38:19.619><c> own</c><00:38:19.860><c> sins</c><00:38:20.079><c> and</c><00:38:20.360><c> our</c><00:38:20.480><c> own</c><00:38:20.699><c> shortcomings.</c> 00:38:20.719 --> 00:38:23.400 Forget<00:38:21.900><c> about</c><00:38:22.260><c> brother</c><00:38:22.460><c> blogs.</c> 00:38:28.159 --> 00:38:29.900 Let's<00:38:28.300><c> practice</c><00:38:28.719><c> now.</c> 00:38:30.679 --> 00:38:33.300 So<00:38:30.800><c> that</c><00:38:30.940><c> when</c><00:38:31.079><c> we</c><00:38:31.320><c> get</c><00:38:31.559><c> to</c><00:38:31.719><c> the</c><00:38:31.920><c> judgment</c><00:38:32.260><c> seat.</c> 00:38:33.920 --> 00:38:36.880 We're<00:38:34.019><c> not</c><00:38:34.199><c> going</c><00:38:34.380><c> to</c><00:38:34.539><c> find</c><00:38:34.679><c> ourselves</c><00:38:35.099><c> in</c><00:38:35.280><c> the</c><00:38:35.440><c> awkward</c><00:38:35.719><c> position.</c> 00:38:38.500 --> 00:38:40.960 Of<00:38:38.679><c> having</c><00:38:38.920><c> to</c><00:38:39.239><c> confess</c><00:38:39.579><c> with</c><00:38:39.820><c> our</c><00:38:40.039><c> tongues.</c> 00:38:41.079 --> 00:38:44.500 And<00:38:41.239><c> the</c><00:38:41.340><c> Greek</c><00:38:41.480><c> means</c><00:38:42.019><c> to</c><00:38:42.820><c> speak</c><00:38:43.199><c> out</c><00:38:43.639><c> fully.</c> 00:38:45.679 --> 00:38:47.159 No<00:38:45.920><c> hiding</c><00:38:46.260><c> then.</c> 00:38:49.719 --> 00:38:50.699 No<00:38:50.039><c> covering</c><00:38:50.360><c> up.</c> 00:38:50.719 --> 00:38:52.800 Well<00:38:51.519><c> I</c><00:38:51.840><c> really</c><00:38:52.139><c> didn't</c><00:38:52.420><c> mean</c><00:38:52.599><c> that.</c> 00:38:52.840 --> 00:38:55.059 It<00:38:52.880><c> was</c><00:38:53.079><c> just</c><00:38:53.300><c> said</c><00:38:53.400><c> in</c><00:38:53.559><c> the</c><00:38:53.679><c> heat</c><00:38:53.780><c> of</c><00:38:53.920><c> the</c><00:38:54.039><c> moment.</c> 00:38:56.119 --> 00:38:59.119 I<00:38:56.440><c> wouldn't</c><00:38:56.679><c> do</c><00:38:56.860><c> that</c><00:38:57.039><c> again</c><00:38:57.420><c> under</c><00:38:57.659><c> the</c><00:38:58.000><c> circumstances.</c> 00:39:00.280 --> 00:39:02.539 There<00:39:00.440><c> will</c><00:39:00.599><c> be</c><00:39:00.780><c> a</c><00:39:01.079><c> full</c><00:39:01.480><c> confession.</c> 00:39:03.179 --> 00:39:05.860 I<00:39:03.280><c> don't</c><00:39:03.440><c> know</c><00:39:03.599><c> whether</c><00:39:03.760><c> we've</c><00:39:03.940><c> ever</c><00:39:04.179><c> thought</c><00:39:04.420><c> a</c><00:39:04.579><c> lot</c><00:39:04.739><c> about.</c> 00:39:05.980 --> 00:39:08.159 Appearing<00:39:06.460><c> before</c><00:39:06.760><c> the</c><00:39:06.960><c> judgment</c><00:39:07.239><c> seat.</c> 00:39:09.780 --> 00:39:12.679 It<00:39:09.940><c> bears</c><00:39:10.280><c> a</c><00:39:10.460><c> lot</c><00:39:10.579><c> of</c><00:39:10.739><c> deep</c><00:39:10.980><c> thinking</c><00:39:11.239><c> brethren</c><00:39:11.559><c> sisters.</c> 00:39:14.400 --> 00:39:16.059 You<00:39:14.480><c> know</c><00:39:14.579><c> in</c><00:39:14.760><c> Matthew</c><00:39:15.019><c> chapter</c><00:39:15.340><c> five.</c> 00:39:16.420 --> 00:39:17.360 Actually<00:39:16.579><c> let's</c><00:39:16.840><c> go</c><00:39:17.099><c> there.</c> 00:39:17.360 --> 00:39:22.420 Matthew<00:39:18.139><c> chapter</c><00:39:18.579><c> five</c><00:39:18.860><c> is</c><00:39:19.019><c> in</c><00:39:19.179><c> the</c><00:39:19.380><c> context</c><00:39:19.780><c> of</c><00:39:19.960><c> what</c><00:39:20.139><c> we</c><00:39:20.300><c> were</c><00:39:20.440><c> just</c><00:39:20.619><c> looking</c><00:39:20.880><c> at.</c> 00:39:22.840 --> 00:39:25.980 The<00:39:22.940><c> Lord</c><00:39:23.280><c> describes</c><00:39:23.880><c> for</c><00:39:24.159><c> us</c><00:39:24.300><c> an</c><00:39:24.559><c> attitude</c><00:39:24.920><c> of</c><00:39:25.219><c> mind.</c> 00:39:30.500 --> 00:39:33.820 That<00:39:31.019><c> sadly</c><00:39:31.420><c> is</c><00:39:32.219><c> occasionally</c><00:39:32.800><c> seen.</c> 00:39:35.059 --> 00:39:35.960 Verse<00:39:35.199><c> 21.</c> 00:39:37.280 --> 00:39:39.460 Ye<00:39:37.340><c> have</c><00:39:37.559><c> heard</c><00:39:37.840><c> that</c><00:39:37.960><c> it</c><00:39:38.079><c> was</c><00:39:38.219><c> said</c><00:39:38.380><c> by</c><00:39:38.539><c> them</c><00:39:38.719><c> of</c><00:39:38.940><c> old</c><00:39:39.199><c> time</c> 00:39:39.460 --> 00:39:41.159 thou<00:39:39.679><c> shalt</c><00:39:39.920><c> not</c><00:39:40.159><c> kill.</c> 00:39:41.559 --> 00:39:43.639 But<00:39:41.760><c> I</c><00:39:42.039><c> say</c><00:39:42.219><c> unto</c><00:39:42.440><c> you</c><00:39:42.719><c> in</c><00:39:42.900><c> verse</c><00:39:43.119><c> 22.</c> 00:39:43.920 --> 00:39:45.559 You<00:39:44.000><c> know</c><00:39:44.159><c> how</c><00:39:44.619><c> through</c><00:39:44.920><c> this</c><00:39:45.199><c> section.</c> 00:39:45.559 --> 00:39:48.119 You<00:39:46.019><c> get</c><00:39:46.280><c> ye</c><00:39:46.639><c> have</c><00:39:46.800><c> heard</c><00:39:47.099><c> but</c><00:39:47.260><c> I</c><00:39:47.539><c> say</c><00:39:47.699><c> unto</c><00:39:47.880><c> you.</c> 00:39:48.179 --> 00:39:49.780 Ye<00:39:48.300><c> have</c><00:39:48.460><c> heard</c><00:39:48.659><c> but</c><00:39:48.800><c> I</c><00:39:49.039><c> say</c><00:39:49.219><c> unto</c><00:39:49.420><c> you.</c> 00:39:49.900 --> 00:39:51.380 Well<00:39:50.019><c> here's</c><00:39:50.300><c> one.</c> 00:39:51.579 --> 00:39:52.320 Thou<00:39:51.739><c> shalt</c><00:39:51.900><c> not</c><00:39:52.119><c> kill.</c> 00:39:52.380 --> 00:39:53.960 Well<00:39:52.500><c> the</c><00:39:52.559><c> Lord</c><00:39:52.780><c> says</c><00:39:53.179><c> whosoever's</c><00:39:53.820><c> angry.</c> 00:39:54.019 --> 00:39:56.699 Now<00:39:54.139><c> there's</c><00:39:54.380><c> three</c><00:39:54.760><c> stages</c><00:39:55.159><c> here</c><00:39:55.460><c> brethren</c><00:39:55.739><c> sisters.</c> 00:39:57.039 --> 00:39:58.800 We<00:39:57.059><c> get</c><00:39:57.280><c> angry</c><00:39:57.599><c> with</c><00:39:57.840><c> our</c><00:39:58.019><c> brother.</c> 00:39:58.920 --> 00:40:00.000 It's<00:39:59.179><c> wrong.</c> 00:40:01.340 --> 00:40:02.820 If<00:40:01.480><c> we</c><00:40:01.719><c> say</c><00:40:02.079><c> rakah.</c> 00:40:03.280 --> 00:40:04.719 In<00:40:03.440><c> other</c><00:40:03.659><c> words.</c> 00:40:05.440 --> 00:40:06.480 We<00:40:05.619><c> think</c><00:40:05.940><c> of</c><00:40:06.139><c> our</c><00:40:06.320><c> brother.</c> 00:40:06.619 --> 00:40:07.519 We<00:40:06.639><c> might</c><00:40:06.840><c> even</c><00:40:07.139><c> say.</c> 00:40:07.780 --> 00:40:09.800 Oh<00:40:07.840><c> look</c><00:40:07.920><c> you</c><00:40:08.039><c> don't</c><00:40:08.239><c> know</c><00:40:08.300><c> what</c><00:40:08.400><c> you're</c><00:40:08.579><c> talking</c><00:40:08.880><c> about.</c> 00:40:11.699 --> 00:40:13.599 You've<00:40:12.039><c> got</c><00:40:12.139><c> no</c><00:40:12.380><c> idea</c><00:40:12.760><c> brother.</c> 00:40:13.679 --> 00:40:16.219 Go<00:40:14.239><c> away</c><00:40:14.519><c> and</c><00:40:14.599><c> learn</c><00:40:14.780><c> a</c><00:40:14.880><c> bit</c><00:40:15.019><c> about</c><00:40:15.219><c> being</c><00:40:15.460><c> in</c><00:40:15.579><c> the</c><00:40:15.800><c> truth.</c> 00:40:16.679 --> 00:40:18.599 You<00:40:16.739><c> know</c><00:40:16.940><c> we</c><00:40:17.059><c> look</c><00:40:17.280><c> down</c><00:40:17.559><c> our</c><00:40:17.739><c> nose.</c> 00:40:18.880 --> 00:40:20.699 We<00:40:19.059><c> treat</c><00:40:19.280><c> them</c><00:40:19.420><c> with</c><00:40:19.679><c> the</c><00:40:19.840><c> stain.</c> 00:40:20.980 --> 00:40:22.079 That's<00:40:21.199><c> stage</c><00:40:21.500><c> two.</c> 00:40:22.460 --> 00:40:23.780 And<00:40:22.679><c> stage</c><00:40:23.000><c> three.</c> 00:40:24.079 --> 00:40:25.199 It<00:40:24.079><c> says.</c> 00:40:25.840 --> 00:40:27.239 Whoever<00:40:25.840><c> says</c><00:40:26.280><c> thou</c><00:40:26.619><c> fool.</c> 00:40:27.679 --> 00:40:29.780 Shall<00:40:27.800><c> be</c><00:40:27.980><c> in</c><00:40:28.139><c> danger</c><00:40:28.380><c> of</c><00:40:28.599><c> hell</c><00:40:28.840><c> fire.</c> 00:40:30.000 --> 00:40:32.039 You<00:40:30.119><c> know</c><00:40:30.139><c> what</c><00:40:30.179><c> the</c><00:40:30.500><c> word</c><00:40:30.699><c> fool</c><00:40:30.980><c> is</c><00:40:31.219><c> brethren.</c> 00:40:33.619 --> 00:40:35.820 In<00:40:33.760><c> the</c><00:40:33.960><c> Greek</c><00:40:34.079><c> it's</c><00:40:34.360><c> the</c><00:40:34.460><c> word</c><00:40:34.599><c> moron.</c> 00:40:38.539 --> 00:40:39.719 So<00:40:38.940><c> we</c><00:40:39.280><c> go.</c> 00:40:40.059 --> 00:40:41.579 And<00:40:40.360><c> first</c><00:40:40.639><c> stage.</c> 00:40:42.139 --> 00:40:44.619 Of<00:40:42.619><c> being</c><00:40:43.079><c> inwardly</c><00:40:43.659><c> angry.</c> 00:40:45.980 --> 00:40:47.880 We<00:40:45.980><c> then</c><00:40:46.340><c> say</c><00:40:46.699><c> to</c><00:40:46.880><c> the</c><00:40:47.079><c> brother.</c> 00:40:48.260 --> 00:40:48.639 Now<00:40:48.340><c> look</c><00:40:48.480><c> brother.</c> 00:40:48.780 --> 00:40:51.139 I<00:40:48.780><c> really</c><00:40:49.059><c> don't</c><00:40:49.300><c> think</c><00:40:49.480><c> you</c><00:40:49.639><c> know</c><00:40:49.780><c> what</c><00:40:49.920><c> you're</c><00:40:50.079><c> on</c><00:40:50.199><c> about.</c> 00:40:51.619 --> 00:40:53.239 And<00:40:51.840><c> then</c><00:40:52.179><c> we</c><00:40:52.400><c> go</c><00:40:52.579><c> up</c><00:40:52.719><c> to</c><00:40:52.800><c> him</c><00:40:52.940><c> and</c><00:40:53.099><c> say.</c> 00:40:53.280 --> 00:40:56.139 Brother<00:40:53.559><c> you're</c><00:40:54.019><c> a</c><00:40:54.380><c> complete</c><00:40:54.619><c> moron.</c> 00:40:59.880 --> 00:41:01.960 And<00:41:00.360><c> the</c><00:41:00.519><c> Lord</c><00:41:00.719><c> says.</c> 00:41:03.360 --> 00:41:05.039 You<00:41:03.639><c> keep</c><00:41:03.860><c> that</c><00:41:04.119><c> going.</c> 00:41:06.119 --> 00:41:07.820 And<00:41:06.460><c> you're</c><00:41:06.679><c> in</c><00:41:06.860><c> danger</c><00:41:07.119><c> of</c><00:41:07.360><c> hell</c><00:41:07.579><c> fire.</c> 00:41:08.039 --> 00:41:09.260 In<00:41:08.199><c> other</c><00:41:08.380><c> words</c><00:41:08.579><c> brethren</c><00:41:08.860><c> sisters.</c> 00:41:09.260 --> 00:41:12.739 We're<00:41:09.460><c> in</c><00:41:09.599><c> danger</c><00:41:10.039><c> of</c><00:41:10.260><c> missing</c><00:41:10.500><c> out</c><00:41:10.719><c> on</c><00:41:10.820><c> the</c><00:41:11.019><c> kingdom.</c> 00:41:14.840 --> 00:41:18.719 So<00:41:14.900><c> brother</c><00:41:15.239><c> sergeants</c><00:41:15.800><c> little</c><00:41:16.019><c> comment</c><00:41:16.380><c> about</c><00:41:17.000><c> being</c><00:41:17.480><c> judicious.</c> 00:41:19.820 --> 00:41:21.179 And<00:41:20.000><c> not</c><00:41:20.239><c> judicial.</c> 00:41:22.360 --> 00:41:25.340 Means<00:41:22.539><c> that</c><00:41:22.739><c> we</c><00:41:22.900><c> have</c><00:41:23.019><c> a</c><00:41:23.119><c> lot</c><00:41:23.260><c> of</c><00:41:23.440><c> inward</c><00:41:23.619><c> reflection</c><00:41:24.159><c> to</c><00:41:24.400><c> do.</c> 00:41:25.880 --> 00:41:28.099 Rather<00:41:26.139><c> than</c><00:41:26.400><c> outward</c><00:41:26.619><c> passing</c><00:41:27.039><c> of</c><00:41:27.300><c> judgment.</c> 00:41:29.840 --> 00:41:33.159 So<00:41:30.059><c> then</c><00:41:30.360><c> we're</c><00:41:30.820><c> told</c><00:41:30.960><c> by</c><00:41:31.179><c> the</c><00:41:31.340><c> apostle</c><00:41:31.639><c> in</c><00:41:31.860><c> verse</c><00:41:32.079><c> 12.</c> 00:41:33.360 --> 00:41:35.480 Every<00:41:33.820><c> one</c><00:41:34.159><c> of</c><00:41:34.340><c> us.</c> 00:41:35.760 --> 00:41:37.480 Shall<00:41:35.980><c> give</c><00:41:36.219><c> account</c><00:41:36.679><c> of</c><00:41:36.980><c> himself.</c> 00:41:37.480 --> 00:41:39.199 To<00:41:38.340><c> God.</c> 00:41:40.420 --> 00:41:42.440 Not<00:41:40.559><c> an</c><00:41:40.780><c> account</c><00:41:41.000><c> of</c><00:41:41.199><c> anyone</c><00:41:41.400><c> else.</c> 00:41:43.619 --> 00:41:46.760 An<00:41:43.860><c> account</c><00:41:44.300><c> of</c><00:41:45.599><c> himself.</c> 00:41:48.079 --> 00:41:51.340 We<00:41:48.420><c> will</c><00:41:48.679><c> not</c><00:41:48.840><c> be</c><00:41:49.099><c> there</c><00:41:49.400><c> to</c><00:41:49.760><c> answer</c><00:41:50.179><c> for</c><00:41:50.500><c> any</c><00:41:50.800><c> other</c><00:41:51.079><c> brother</c> 00:41:51.340 --> 00:41:53.119 or<00:41:51.639><c> sister's</c><00:41:52.179><c> conscience.</c> 00:41:53.719 --> 00:41:57.420 We<00:41:53.960><c> will</c><00:41:54.159><c> be</c><00:41:54.400><c> there</c><00:41:54.760><c> to</c><00:41:55.079><c> answer</c><00:41:55.820><c> for</c><00:41:56.260><c> our</c><00:41:56.460><c> wine.</c> 00:41:57.719 --> 00:42:01.300 First<00:41:57.940><c> Corinthians</c><00:41:58.400><c> chapter</c><00:41:58.880><c> four.</c> 00:42:07.539 --> 00:42:09.000 Verse<00:42:08.019><c> three.</c> 00:42:16.519 --> 00:42:19.239 But<00:42:16.820><c> with</c><00:42:17.059><c> me</c><00:42:17.219><c> it</c><00:42:17.300><c> is</c><00:42:17.480><c> a</c><00:42:17.579><c> very</c><00:42:17.900><c> small</c><00:42:18.179><c> thing</c><00:42:18.500><c> that</c><00:42:18.639><c> I</c><00:42:18.880><c> should</c><00:42:19.000><c> be</c> 00:42:19.239 --> 00:42:20.780 judged<00:42:19.539><c> of</c><00:42:19.739><c> you.</c> 00:42:21.900 --> 00:42:23.440 Or<00:42:22.139><c> of</c><00:42:22.340><c> man's</c><00:42:23.440><c> judgment.</c> 00:42:23.940 --> 00:42:25.800 Yea<00:42:24.159><c> I</c><00:42:24.500><c> judge</c><00:42:24.780><c> not</c><00:42:25.019><c> my</c><00:42:25.199><c> own</c><00:42:25.460><c> self.</c> 00:42:25.860 --> 00:42:28.599 Now<00:42:26.059><c> he's</c><00:42:26.300><c> talking</c><00:42:26.599><c> here</c><00:42:26.820><c> about</c><00:42:27.000><c> the</c><00:42:27.219><c> judgment</c><00:42:27.460><c> of</c><00:42:27.739><c> motive.</c> 00:42:30.800 --> 00:42:33.400 Paul<00:42:31.300><c> says</c><00:42:31.619><c> you've</c><00:42:32.159><c> judged</c><00:42:32.300><c> my</c><00:42:32.599><c> motive.</c> 00:42:33.719 --> 00:42:34.760 To<00:42:33.739><c> me</c><00:42:33.920><c> that's</c><00:42:34.260><c> a</c><00:42:34.320><c> small</c><00:42:34.539><c> thing.</c> 00:42:34.920 --> 00:42:36.699 For<00:42:34.920><c> I</c><00:42:35.159><c> know</c><00:42:35.360><c> nothing</c><00:42:35.739><c> by</c><00:42:36.000><c> myself.</c> 00:42:37.019 --> 00:42:38.840 Yet<00:42:37.139><c> am</c><00:42:37.380><c> I</c><00:42:37.579><c> not</c><00:42:37.840><c> hereby</c><00:42:38.239><c> justified.</c> 00:42:38.900 --> 00:42:40.699 But<00:42:39.059><c> he</c><00:42:39.260><c> that</c><00:42:39.519><c> judgeth</c><00:42:39.900><c> me</c><00:42:40.059><c> is</c><00:42:40.199><c> the</c><00:42:40.400><c> Lord.</c> 00:42:41.159 --> 00:42:43.420 You're<00:42:41.619><c> questioning</c><00:42:41.980><c> my</c><00:42:42.280><c> motive.</c> 00:42:44.679 --> 00:42:45.460 Says<00:42:44.800><c> the</c><00:42:45.059><c> apostle.</c> 00:42:45.900 --> 00:42:48.400 Leave<00:42:46.199><c> that</c><00:42:46.460><c> to</c><00:42:46.639><c> the</c><00:42:46.820><c> Lord</c><00:42:47.019><c> he</c><00:42:47.199><c> says</c><00:42:47.360><c> at</c><00:42:47.559><c> the</c><00:42:47.619><c> end</c><00:42:47.800><c> of</c><00:42:47.960><c> verse</c><00:42:48.159><c> four.</c> 00:42:48.619 --> 00:42:51.840 Therefore<00:42:48.940><c> judge</c><00:42:49.380><c> nothing</c><00:42:49.860><c> before</c><00:42:50.340><c> the</c><00:42:50.639><c> time</c><00:42:50.940><c> until</c><00:42:51.539><c> the</c> 00:42:51.840 --> 00:42:52.519 Lord<00:42:52.079><c> come.</c> 00:42:52.780 --> 00:42:55.320 Who<00:42:52.980><c> both</c><00:42:53.219><c> will</c><00:42:53.480><c> bring</c><00:42:53.699><c> to</c><00:42:53.960><c> light</c><00:42:54.099><c> the</c><00:42:54.320><c> hidden</c><00:42:54.539><c> things</c><00:42:54.760><c> of</c><00:42:55.019><c> darkness.</c> 00:42:55.380 --> 00:42:58.239 And<00:42:55.500><c> will</c><00:42:55.659><c> make</c><00:42:55.900><c> manifest</c><00:42:56.440><c> the</c><00:42:56.719><c> counsels</c><00:42:57.159><c> of</c><00:42:57.260><c> the</c><00:42:57.440><c> heart.</c> 00:42:58.320 --> 00:43:01.460 And<00:42:58.880><c> then</c><00:42:59.380><c> shall</c><00:42:59.699><c> every</c><00:42:59.920><c> man</c><00:43:00.099><c> have</c><00:43:00.300><c> praise</c><00:43:00.539><c> of</c><00:43:00.679><c> God.</c> 00:43:04.420 --> 00:43:07.460 Whether<00:43:04.599><c> we're</c><00:43:04.960><c> right</c><00:43:05.139><c> today</c><00:43:05.500><c> or</c><00:43:05.639><c> whether</c><00:43:05.820><c> we're</c><00:43:05.960><c> wrong</c><00:43:06.260><c> today</c><00:43:06.619><c> brethren</c><00:43:06.920><c> and</c><00:43:07.260><c> sisters.</c> 00:43:07.780 --> 00:43:09.320 It<00:43:07.800><c> is</c><00:43:08.059><c> not</c><00:43:08.300><c> our</c><00:43:08.539><c> prerogative.</c> 00:43:10.179 --> 00:43:13.920 To<00:43:10.420><c> pursue</c><00:43:10.900><c> that</c><00:43:11.300><c> in</c><00:43:11.539><c> the</c><00:43:11.760><c> conscience</c><00:43:12.099><c> of</c><00:43:12.340><c> our</c><00:43:12.480><c> brethren</c><00:43:12.679><c> and</c><00:43:12.980><c> sisters.</c> 00:43:15.119 --> 00:43:17.800 God<00:43:15.300><c> will</c><00:43:15.519><c> determine</c><00:43:15.980><c> that</c><00:43:16.280><c> says</c><00:43:16.440><c> the</c><00:43:16.659><c> apostle</c><00:43:16.940><c> Paul.</c> 00:43:17.840 --> 00:43:21.179 And<00:43:18.219><c> then</c><00:43:18.639><c> shall</c><00:43:18.920><c> every</c><00:43:19.219><c> man</c><00:43:19.500><c> have</c><00:43:19.739><c> praise</c><00:43:20.019><c> of</c><00:43:20.239><c> God.</c> 00:43:22.199 --> 00:43:24.579 And<00:43:22.320><c> when</c><00:43:22.460><c> the</c><00:43:22.599><c> Lord</c><00:43:22.780><c> Jesus</c><00:43:23.139><c> Christ</c><00:43:23.559><c> determines</c><00:43:24.079><c> who's</c><00:43:24.360><c> right</c> 00:43:24.579 --> 00:43:25.340 and<00:43:24.800><c> who's</c><00:43:25.079><c> wrong.</c> 00:43:25.340 --> 00:43:29.019 It<00:43:26.280><c> might</c><00:43:26.619><c> be</c><00:43:26.820><c> on</c><00:43:26.880><c> a</c><00:43:27.000><c> slightly</c><00:43:27.380><c> different</c><00:43:27.699><c> basis</c><00:43:28.260><c> than</c><00:43:28.679><c> what</c> 00:43:29.019 --> 00:43:30.119 colour<00:43:29.219><c> the</c><00:43:29.400><c> whole</c><00:43:29.500><c> should</c><00:43:29.679><c> be</c><00:43:29.880><c> painted.</c> 00:43:30.139 --> 00:43:31.500 Pink<00:43:30.420><c> or</c><00:43:30.619><c> purple.</c> 00:43:31.960 --> 00:43:35.980 As<00:43:32.139><c> often</c><00:43:32.440><c> tends</c><00:43:32.739><c> to</c><00:43:32.960><c> be</c><00:43:33.179><c> the</c><00:43:33.340><c> issues</c><00:43:33.719><c> that</c><00:43:34.280><c> divide</c><00:43:34.519><c> the</c><00:43:34.719><c> cliches.</c> 00:43:37.880 --> 00:43:40.000 So<00:43:37.960><c> you</c><00:43:38.159><c> see</c><00:43:38.320><c> brethren</c><00:43:38.619><c> and</c><00:43:38.840><c> sisters</c><00:43:38.960><c> as</c><00:43:39.159><c> we</c><00:43:39.320><c> come</c><00:43:39.539><c> back</c><00:43:39.760><c> now</c> 00:43:40.000 --> 00:43:41.920 to<00:43:40.179><c> Romans</c><00:43:40.519><c> chapter</c><00:43:40.860><c> 14.</c> 00:43:41.980 --> 00:43:43.760 We<00:43:42.059><c> move</c><00:43:42.340><c> through</c><00:43:42.659><c> now.</c> 00:43:44.179 --> 00:43:47.599 Into<00:43:44.280><c> our</c><00:43:44.559><c> final</c><00:43:44.900><c> section</c><00:43:45.340><c> from</c><00:43:45.579><c> verses</c><00:43:45.880><c> 13</c><00:43:46.320><c> to</c><00:43:46.519><c> 23.</c> 00:43:47.659 --> 00:43:50.500 Love<00:43:48.079><c> is</c><00:43:48.920><c> self</c><00:43:49.519><c> denying.</c> 00:43:53.159 --> 00:43:56.159 Let<00:43:53.780><c> us</c><00:43:54.059><c> not</c><00:43:54.320><c> therefore</c><00:43:54.760><c> judge</c><00:43:55.019><c> one</c><00:43:55.280><c> another</c><00:43:55.559><c> anymore.</c> 00:43:56.500 --> 00:43:58.460 But<00:43:56.780><c> judge</c><00:43:57.300><c> this</c><00:43:58.079><c> rather.</c> 00:43:58.760 --> 00:44:03.780 That<00:43:58.980><c> no</c><00:43:59.380><c> man</c><00:43:59.940><c> put</c><00:44:00.559><c> a</c><00:44:00.840><c> stumbling</c><00:44:01.179><c> block</c><00:44:01.539><c> or</c><00:44:01.820><c> an</c><00:44:02.079><c> occasion</c><00:44:02.480><c> to</c><00:44:02.900><c> fall.</c> 00:44:04.099 --> 00:44:05.920 In<00:44:04.199><c> his</c><00:44:04.579><c> brother's</c><00:44:05.139><c> way.</c> 00:44:06.840 --> 00:44:07.579 You<00:44:06.940><c> see</c><00:44:07.039><c> what's</c><00:44:07.380><c> happened.</c> 00:44:07.840 --> 00:44:08.920 The<00:44:07.900><c> Lord</c><00:44:08.139><c> is</c><00:44:08.360><c> sorry.</c> 00:44:09.079 --> 00:44:11.940 Paul<00:44:09.360><c> has</c><00:44:09.579><c> now</c><00:44:09.940><c> turned</c><00:44:10.360><c> the</c><00:44:10.619><c> focus</c><00:44:10.920><c> around.</c> 00:44:12.480 --> 00:44:13.519 Let<00:44:12.679><c> us</c><00:44:13.000><c> not</c><00:44:13.239><c> therefore.</c> 00:44:13.559 --> 00:44:14.739 And<00:44:13.699><c> what</c><00:44:13.739><c> he's</c><00:44:13.980><c> doing</c><00:44:14.199><c> now.</c> 00:44:15.059 --> 00:44:19.559 Is<00:44:15.239><c> he's</c><00:44:15.599><c> changed</c><00:44:15.840><c> the</c><00:44:16.119><c> focus</c><00:44:16.500><c> to</c><00:44:16.860><c> us</c><00:44:17.420><c> thinking</c><00:44:17.960><c> about</c><00:44:18.360><c> ourselves.</c> 00:44:20.280 --> 00:44:21.139 We're<00:44:20.840><c> not</c><00:44:20.840><c> now.</c> 00:44:21.300 --> 00:44:24.059 Paul<00:44:21.860><c> says</c><00:44:22.059><c> we're</c><00:44:22.239><c> not</c><00:44:22.320><c> now</c><00:44:22.579><c> worrying</c><00:44:22.860><c> about</c><00:44:23.360><c> what</c><00:44:23.739><c> another</c> 00:44:24.059 --> 00:44:25.860 brother<00:44:24.320><c> or</c><00:44:24.500><c> sister</c><00:44:24.840><c> is</c><00:44:25.019><c> thinking.</c> 00:44:26.000 --> 00:44:27.579 I<00:44:26.139><c> want</c><00:44:26.300><c> you</c><00:44:26.480><c> to</c><00:44:26.679><c> focus</c><00:44:26.960><c> on</c><00:44:27.119><c> yourself.</c> 00:44:27.920 --> 00:44:30.820 Let<00:44:27.960><c> us</c><00:44:28.159><c> not</c><00:44:28.380><c> therefore</c><00:44:28.739><c> judge</c><00:44:29.199><c> one</c><00:44:29.480><c> another</c><00:44:29.800><c> anymore.</c> 00:44:30.840 --> 00:44:31.840 But<00:44:31.019><c> judge</c><00:44:31.260><c> this</c><00:44:31.559><c> rather.</c> 00:44:32.059 --> 00:44:33.599 What<00:44:32.260><c> are</c><00:44:32.519><c> you</c><00:44:32.739><c> doing.</c> 00:44:34.380 --> 00:44:36.619 That<00:44:34.599><c> no</c><00:44:35.019><c> man</c><00:44:35.360><c> do</c><00:44:35.619><c> this.</c> 00:44:38.199 --> 00:44:40.940 So<00:44:38.360><c> let's</c><00:44:38.699><c> look</c><00:44:38.940><c> brethren</c><00:44:39.280><c> and</c><00:44:39.559><c> sisters</c><00:44:39.679><c> says</c><00:44:39.920><c> the</c><00:44:40.139><c> apostle</c><00:44:40.440><c> Paul.</c> 00:44:41.260 --> 00:44:43.579 Internity.<00:44:41.880><c> Let's</c><00:44:42.139><c> examine</c><00:44:42.460><c> ourselves.</c> 00:44:43.599 --> 00:44:45.199 And<00:44:43.760><c> what's</c><00:44:43.960><c> he</c><00:44:44.119><c> telling</c><00:44:44.300><c> us.</c> 00:44:45.599 --> 00:44:46.539 Well<00:44:45.880><c> he</c><00:44:46.139><c> says.</c> 00:44:46.539 --> 00:44:51.579 That<00:44:47.139><c> we</c><00:44:47.420><c> should</c><00:44:47.679><c> not</c><00:44:48.139><c> put</c><00:44:48.480><c> a</c><00:44:48.760><c> stumbling</c><00:44:49.059><c> block</c><00:44:49.400><c> or</c><00:44:49.599><c> an</c><00:44:49.840><c> occasion</c><00:44:50.219><c> to</c><00:44:50.639><c> fall.</c> 00:44:51.760 --> 00:44:53.800 In<00:44:51.960><c> our</c><00:44:52.420><c> brother's</c><00:44:52.980><c> way.</c> 00:44:54.340 --> 00:44:55.920 Where<00:44:54.460><c> does</c><00:44:54.599><c> he</c><00:44:54.699><c> get</c><00:44:54.860><c> that</c><00:44:55.119><c> from.</c> 00:44:57.119 --> 00:45:00.280 You<00:44:57.159><c> know</c><00:44:57.320><c> yesterday</c><00:44:57.699><c> we</c><00:44:57.880><c> went</c><00:44:58.059><c> to</c><00:44:58.260><c> Leviticus</c><00:44:58.659><c> 19</c><00:44:59.219><c> verse</c><00:44:59.500><c> 18.</c> 00:45:00.940 --> 00:45:03.099 Thou<00:45:00.980><c> shalt</c><00:45:01.139><c> love</c><00:45:01.380><c> thy</c><00:45:01.519><c> neighbour</c><00:45:01.800><c> as</c><00:45:01.940><c> thyself.</c> 00:45:03.840 --> 00:45:05.440 You<00:45:03.900><c> know</c><00:45:03.980><c> what</c><00:45:04.099><c> verse</c><00:45:04.280><c> 14</c><00:45:04.639><c> says.</c> 00:45:07.780 --> 00:45:10.300 We're<00:45:08.119><c> not</c><00:45:08.380><c> to</c><00:45:08.559><c> put</c><00:45:08.679><c> a</c><00:45:08.960><c> stumbling</c><00:45:09.239><c> block.</c> 00:45:11.219 --> 00:45:13.119 In<00:45:11.480><c> the</c><00:45:11.699><c> path</c><00:45:11.900><c> of</c><00:45:12.079><c> the</c><00:45:12.239><c> blind.</c> 00:45:16.539 --> 00:45:17.940 So<00:45:16.780><c> where</c><00:45:16.980><c> do</c><00:45:17.139><c> you</c><00:45:17.179><c> think</c><00:45:17.300><c> the</c><00:45:17.480><c> apostle.</c> 00:45:18.400 --> 00:45:21.340 Where<00:45:18.579><c> do</c><00:45:18.719><c> you</c><00:45:18.719><c> think</c><00:45:18.860><c> his</c><00:45:19.139><c> mind</c><00:45:19.380><c> was</c><00:45:19.599><c> having</c><00:45:19.880><c> quoted</c><00:45:20.219><c> Leviticus</c><00:45:20.719><c> 19</c><00:45:21.139><c> in</c> 00:45:21.340 --> 00:45:22.260 Chapter<00:45:21.519><c> 13.</c> 00:45:22.940 --> 00:45:26.519 In<00:45:23.039><c> verse</c><00:45:23.500><c> 14</c><00:45:24.519><c> of</c><00:45:24.739><c> Leviticus</c><00:45:25.400><c> 19.</c> 00:45:26.840 --> 00:45:29.019 A<00:45:27.039><c> stumbling</c><00:45:27.340><c> block</c><00:45:27.599><c> in</c><00:45:27.800><c> front</c><00:45:27.940><c> of</c><00:45:28.079><c> the</c><00:45:28.239><c> blind.</c> 00:45:29.380 --> 00:45:32.260 What<00:45:29.559><c> do</c><00:45:29.659><c> we</c><00:45:29.820><c> say</c><00:45:30.059><c> when</c><00:45:30.420><c> others</c><00:45:30.760><c> can't</c><00:45:31.179><c> see</c><00:45:31.440><c> our</c><00:45:31.659><c> point</c><00:45:31.880><c> of</c><00:45:32.039><c> view.</c> 00:45:32.760 --> 00:45:33.920 What<00:45:32.900><c> do</c><00:45:33.000><c> we</c><00:45:33.139><c> say.</c> 00:45:34.860 --> 00:45:35.980 They're<00:45:35.119><c> blind.</c> 00:45:37.980 --> 00:45:40.300 And<00:45:38.219><c> Paul</c><00:45:38.440><c> says</c><00:45:38.800><c> well</c><00:45:39.139><c> that's</c><00:45:39.579><c> exactly</c><00:45:39.880><c> right.</c> 00:45:40.760 --> 00:45:42.500 You<00:45:41.099><c> consider</c><00:45:41.559><c> your</c><00:45:41.780><c> brother</c><00:45:41.980><c> blind.</c> 00:45:42.840 --> 00:45:45.480 Well<00:45:43.059><c> don't</c><00:45:43.239><c> put</c><00:45:43.460><c> a</c><00:45:43.699><c> stumbling</c><00:45:43.960><c> block</c><00:45:44.199><c> in</c><00:45:44.400><c> front</c><00:45:44.539><c> of</c><00:45:44.659><c> him.</c> 00:45:46.079 --> 00:45:49.639 First<00:45:46.679><c> to</c><00:45:46.920><c> John</c><00:45:47.139><c> Chapter</c><00:45:47.519><c> 2.</c> 00:45:50.820 --> 00:45:53.260 And<00:45:50.900><c> we</c><00:45:51.039><c> can</c><00:45:51.239><c> say</c><00:45:51.420><c> well</c><00:45:51.599><c> we'd</c><00:45:51.739><c> never</c><00:45:51.960><c> do</c><00:45:52.179><c> that.</c> 00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:57.400 And<00:45:54.159><c> the</c><00:45:54.300><c> truth</c><00:45:54.480><c> is</c><00:45:54.679><c> we</c><00:45:54.840><c> probably</c><00:45:55.199><c> wouldn't</c><00:45:55.460><c> do</c><00:45:55.719><c> that</c><00:45:56.099><c> purposefully.</c> 00:46:00.079 --> 00:46:02.239 But<00:46:00.260><c> John</c><00:46:00.500><c> reminds</c><00:46:00.920><c> us.</c> 00:46:02.460 --> 00:46:05.960 In<00:46:02.460><c> the</c><00:46:02.739><c> context</c><00:46:03.119><c> brethren</c><00:46:03.480><c> sisters</c><00:46:03.860><c> of</c><00:46:04.139><c> our</c><00:46:04.500><c> absolute</c><00:46:05.059><c> commitment</c><00:46:05.619><c> by</c> 00:46:05.960 --> 00:46:08.139 love<00:46:06.239><c> for</c><00:46:06.480><c> each</c><00:46:06.739><c> other.</c> 00:46:08.179 --> 00:46:08.780 Verse<00:46:08.300><c> 10.</c> 00:46:09.159 --> 00:46:11.659 He<00:46:09.159><c> that</c><00:46:09.539><c> loveth</c><00:46:09.840><c> his</c><00:46:10.119><c> brother</c><00:46:10.519><c> abideth</c><00:46:11.099><c> in</c><00:46:11.360><c> light.</c> 00:46:12.059 --> 00:46:13.739 And<00:46:12.239><c> how</c><00:46:12.380><c> did</c><00:46:12.500><c> Chapter</c><00:46:12.800><c> 13</c><00:46:13.179><c> finish</c><00:46:13.500><c> up.</c> 00:46:13.739 --> 00:46:16.199 The<00:46:14.000><c> difference</c><00:46:14.420><c> between</c><00:46:14.739><c> light</c><00:46:14.960><c> and</c><00:46:15.079><c> darkness.</c> 00:46:17.500 --> 00:46:18.320 We<00:46:17.500><c> love</c><00:46:17.739><c> our</c><00:46:18.019><c> brethren.</c> 00:46:18.519 --> 00:46:19.260 We're<00:46:18.780><c> committed</c><00:46:18.960><c> to</c><00:46:19.159><c> them.</c> 00:46:19.420 --> 00:46:20.699 We're<00:46:19.420><c> in</c><00:46:19.619><c> light.</c> 00:46:21.599 --> 00:46:24.739 We<00:46:21.679><c> ignore</c><00:46:21.980><c> the</c><00:46:22.179><c> needs</c><00:46:22.460><c> of</c><00:46:22.699><c> those</c><00:46:23.039><c> that</c><00:46:23.159><c> we</c><00:46:23.380><c> mix</c><00:46:23.579><c> with</c><00:46:23.760><c> in</c><00:46:23.960><c> our</c><00:46:24.179><c> ecclesias.</c> 00:46:25.179 --> 00:46:27.019 We're<00:46:25.340><c> in</c><00:46:25.519><c> darkness</c><00:46:25.920><c> he</c><00:46:26.139><c> says.</c> 00:46:27.800 --> 00:46:30.639 And<00:46:27.860><c> there</c><00:46:28.139><c> is</c><00:46:28.480><c> none</c><00:46:28.820><c> occasion</c><00:46:29.519><c> of</c><00:46:29.820><c> stumbling</c><00:46:30.179><c> in</c><00:46:30.500><c> him.</c> 00:46:30.780 --> 00:46:31.659 Look<00:46:30.940><c> in</c><00:46:31.099><c> your</c><00:46:31.300><c> margin.</c> 00:46:32.099 --> 00:46:33.039 No<00:46:32.440><c> scandal.</c> 00:46:33.500 --> 00:46:36.079 In<00:46:33.639><c> the</c><00:46:33.900><c> Greek</c><00:46:34.079><c> it's</c><00:46:34.440><c> the</c><00:46:34.559><c> word</c><00:46:34.739><c> scandalizer.</c> 00:46:36.679 --> 00:46:38.760 What<00:46:36.900><c> does</c><00:46:37.099><c> it</c><00:46:37.219><c> mean</c><00:46:37.460><c> brethren</c><00:46:37.780><c> sisters.</c> 00:46:40.260 --> 00:46:40.780 Well. 00:46:40.780 --> 00:46:42.400 Verse<00:46:41.519><c> 11</c><00:46:41.900><c> says.</c> 00:46:42.880 --> 00:46:45.500 He<00:46:42.880><c> that</c><00:46:43.219><c> hateth</c><00:46:43.519><c> his</c><00:46:43.739><c> brother</c><00:46:43.960><c> is</c><00:46:44.159><c> in</c><00:46:44.320><c> darkness.</c> 00:46:46.119 --> 00:46:50.500 So<00:46:46.300><c> we're</c><00:46:46.460><c> in</c><00:46:46.639><c> the</c><00:46:46.780><c> middle</c><00:46:46.980><c> of</c><00:46:47.139><c> an</c><00:46:47.360><c> ecclesial</c><00:46:47.980><c> healthy</c><00:46:49.719><c> discussion</c><00:46:50.239><c> we'll</c> 00:46:50.500 --> 00:46:50.719 call<00:46:50.659><c> it.</c> 00:46:50.739 --> 00:46:52.219 We're<00:46:50.820><c> not</c><00:46:50.920><c> going</c><00:46:51.039><c> to</c><00:46:51.119><c> say</c><00:46:51.179><c> it's</c><00:46:51.360><c> an</c><00:46:51.519><c> argument.</c> 00:46:52.659 --> 00:46:55.300 We're<00:46:52.780><c> in</c><00:46:53.000><c> the</c><00:46:53.039><c> middle</c><00:46:53.199><c> of</c><00:46:53.320><c> an</c><00:46:53.460><c> ecclesial</c><00:46:53.900><c> healthy</c><00:46:54.239><c> discussion.</c> 00:46:55.559 --> 00:46:58.699 And<00:46:55.679><c> there's</c><00:46:55.900><c> a</c><00:46:56.139><c> brother</c><00:46:56.460><c> who</c><00:46:56.719><c> has</c><00:46:56.920><c> an</c><00:46:57.159><c> opposing</c><00:46:57.559><c> viewpoint.</c> 00:46:59.019 --> 00:47:02.739 And<00:46:59.500><c> you</c><00:46:59.840><c> find</c><00:47:00.340><c> out</c><00:47:00.860><c> a</c><00:47:01.059><c> bit</c><00:47:01.179><c> of</c><00:47:01.440><c> juicy</c><00:47:01.760><c> gossip.</c> 00:47:07.480 --> 00:47:09.159 What's<00:47:07.960><c> the</c><00:47:08.099><c> temptation.</c> 00:47:09.880 --> 00:47:13.659 You<00:47:10.400><c> know</c><00:47:10.659><c> what</c><00:47:10.820><c> the</c><00:47:10.980><c> temptation</c><00:47:11.420><c> is</c><00:47:11.659><c> as</c><00:47:11.860><c> well</c><00:47:11.980><c> as</c><00:47:12.119><c> I</c><00:47:12.260><c> do.</c> 00:47:14.340 --> 00:47:15.559 Cause<00:47:14.599><c> a</c><00:47:14.840><c> stumbling</c><00:47:15.119><c> block.</c> 00:47:16.039 --> 00:47:18.619 Why.<00:47:16.599><c> Because</c><00:47:16.860><c> you</c><00:47:17.019><c> want</c><00:47:17.179><c> to</c><00:47:17.280><c> win</c><00:47:17.380><c> the</c><00:47:17.619><c> argument.</c> 00:47:22.039 --> 00:47:26.880 And<00:47:22.159><c> so</c><00:47:22.340><c> the</c><00:47:22.500><c> temptation</c><00:47:23.099><c> for</c><00:47:23.400><c> us</c><00:47:23.579><c> is</c><00:47:24.380><c> to</c><00:47:24.920><c> just</c><00:47:25.239><c> feed</c><00:47:25.400><c> that</c><00:47:25.679><c> out.</c> 00:47:27.940 --> 00:47:32.559 So<00:47:28.199><c> that</c><00:47:28.340><c> during</c><00:47:28.639><c> the</c><00:47:28.980><c> discussions</c><00:47:29.539><c> the</c><00:47:30.719><c> brother</c><00:47:31.239><c> finds</c><00:47:31.940><c> that</c> 00:47:32.559 --> 00:47:35.039 the<00:47:32.699><c> rug</c><00:47:32.860><c> is</c><00:47:33.099><c> pulled</c><00:47:33.239><c> out</c><00:47:33.460><c> from</c><00:47:33.639><c> underneath</c><00:47:33.920><c> his</c><00:47:34.199><c> feet.</c> 00:47:36.840 --> 00:47:40.820 And<00:47:37.400><c> John</c><00:47:37.699><c> says</c><00:47:38.199><c> there</c><00:47:38.719><c> should</c><00:47:38.920><c> be</c><00:47:39.199><c> none</c><00:47:39.360><c> occasion</c><00:47:39.860><c> of</c><00:47:40.139><c> stumbling</c><00:47:40.400><c> in</c><00:47:40.679><c> him.</c> 00:47:41.039 --> 00:47:46.039 If<00:47:41.099><c> we</c><00:47:41.380><c> are</c><00:47:41.559><c> brethren</c><00:47:41.820><c> sisters</c><00:47:42.460><c> operating</c><00:47:43.380><c> like</c><00:47:43.760><c> that</c><00:47:43.900><c> in</c><00:47:44.139><c> ecclesial</c><00:47:44.500><c> life</c><00:47:44.780><c> we're</c><00:47:45.039><c> walking</c><00:47:45.400><c> in</c><00:47:45.699><c> darkness.</c> 00:47:46.119 --> 00:47:49.139 And<00:47:46.239><c> we</c><00:47:46.440><c> don't</c><00:47:46.659><c> know</c><00:47:46.920><c> whether</c><00:47:47.139><c> we</c><00:47:47.460><c> go</c><00:47:47.739><c> because</c><00:47:48.360><c> the</c><00:47:48.739><c> darkness</c> 00:47:49.139 --> 00:47:51.239 has<00:47:49.480><c> blinded</c><00:47:50.000><c> our</c><00:47:50.239><c> eyes.</c> 00:47:52.460 --> 00:47:54.800 We<00:47:52.820><c> can't</c><00:47:53.260><c> see</c><00:47:53.519><c> the</c><00:47:53.800><c> truth.</c> 00:47:57.280 --> 00:48:02.139 So<00:47:57.840><c> the</c><00:47:58.019><c> apostle</c><00:47:58.400><c> says</c><00:47:59.380><c> that</c><00:48:01.019><c> you</c><00:48:01.199><c> and</c><00:48:01.360><c> I</c><00:48:01.559><c> have</c><00:48:01.760><c> got</c><00:48:01.900><c> an</c> 00:48:02.139 --> 00:48:03.280 enormous<00:48:02.500><c> responsibility.</c> 00:48:04.739 --> 00:48:09.380 To<00:48:05.219><c> protect</c><00:48:05.699><c> the</c><00:48:06.440><c> well</c><00:48:06.719><c>-being</c><00:48:07.179><c> of</c><00:48:07.599><c> our</c><00:48:07.800><c> brethren</c><00:48:08.019><c> and</c><00:48:08.280><c> sisters.</c> 00:48:09.460 --> 00:48:11.500 Leviticus<00:48:09.860><c> 19</c><00:48:10.360><c> again</c><00:48:10.679><c> what</c><00:48:10.880><c> did</c><00:48:11.019><c> it</c><00:48:11.219><c> say.</c> 00:48:11.760 --> 00:48:13.579 We're<00:48:11.940><c> not</c><00:48:12.119><c> to</c><00:48:12.320><c> hate</c><00:48:12.460><c> our</c><00:48:12.699><c> brother.</c> 00:48:13.840 --> 00:48:15.639 And<00:48:14.019><c> how</c><00:48:14.199><c> did</c><00:48:14.300><c> we</c><00:48:14.460><c> show</c><00:48:14.639><c> we</c><00:48:14.820><c> didn't</c><00:48:14.980><c> hate</c><00:48:15.219><c> our</c><00:48:15.440><c> brother.</c> 00:48:15.940 --> 00:48:20.179 Because<00:48:16.179><c> when</c><00:48:16.460><c> someone</c><00:48:16.860><c> stole</c><00:48:17.159><c> his</c><00:48:17.480><c> cow</c><00:48:17.820><c> we</c><00:48:19.159><c> interceded</c><00:48:19.960><c> for</c> 00:48:20.179 --> 00:48:21.420 his<00:48:20.440><c> benefit.</c> 00:48:22.599 --> 00:48:24.380 You<00:48:22.699><c> know</c><00:48:22.739><c> you</c><00:48:22.940><c> think</c><00:48:23.139><c> about</c><00:48:23.420><c> that.</c> 00:48:24.900 --> 00:48:27.280 You're<00:48:25.099><c> in</c><00:48:25.239><c> the</c><00:48:25.340><c> middle</c><00:48:25.480><c> of</c><00:48:25.679><c> a</c><00:48:25.820><c> heated</c><00:48:25.960><c> discussion.</c> 00:48:29.000 --> 00:48:35.500 And<00:48:29.639><c> you</c><00:48:29.840><c> go</c><00:48:30.079><c> out</c><00:48:30.300><c> of</c><00:48:30.400><c> your</c><00:48:30.699><c> way</c><00:48:31.260><c> to</c><00:48:32.719><c> show</c><00:48:33.139><c> that</c><00:48:33.420><c> you</c><00:48:33.679><c> love</c><00:48:34.059><c> a</c><00:48:34.400><c> brother</c><00:48:34.739><c> who</c><00:48:35.059><c> has</c><00:48:35.260><c> an</c> 00:48:35.500 --> 00:48:37.820 opposing<00:48:35.920><c> point</c><00:48:36.239><c> of</c><00:48:36.380><c> view.</c> 00:48:39.260 --> 00:48:45.019 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by</c><00:48:57.300><c> the</c><00:48:57.420><c> Lord</c><00:48:57.639><c> Jesus</c><00:48:58.000><c> that</c><00:48:58.159><c> there</c><00:48:58.320><c> is</c> 00:48:58.539 --> 00:48:59.960 nothing<00:48:58.820><c> unclean</c><00:48:59.400><c> of</c><00:48:59.559><c> itself.</c> 00:49:00.260 --> 00:49:03.260 But<00:49:00.260><c> to</c><00:49:00.460><c> him</c><00:49:00.599><c> that</c><00:49:00.860><c> esteemeth</c><00:49:01.300><c> anything</c><00:49:01.659><c> to</c><00:49:01.840><c> be</c><00:49:02.019><c> unclean</c><00:49:02.840><c> him</c> 00:49:03.260 --> 00:49:04.860 it<00:49:03.699><c> is</c><00:49:03.980><c> unclean.</c> 00:49:05.019 --> 00:49:07.539 There's<00:49:05.260><c> nothing</c><00:49:05.539><c> wrong</c><00:49:05.840><c> with</c><00:49:06.079><c> anything</c><00:49:06.300><c> of</c><00:49:06.480><c> itself.</c> 00:49:09.820 --> 00:49:12.639 But<00:49:10.000><c> if</c><00:49:10.159><c> we</c><00:49:10.300><c> have</c><00:49:10.460><c> a</c><00:49:10.639><c> conscience</c><00:49:11.000><c> on</c><00:49:11.199><c> that</c><00:49:11.400><c> matter</c><00:49:11.679><c> it's</c><00:49:12.360><c> wrong</c> 00:49:12.639 --> 00:49:14.760 for<00:49:12.900><c> us</c><00:49:13.119><c> to</c><00:49:13.360><c> break</c><00:49:13.539><c> our</c><00:49:13.820><c> conscience.</c> 00:49:15.539 --> 00:49:18.239 It<00:49:16.019><c> is</c><00:49:16.300><c> wrong</c><00:49:16.659><c> for</c><00:49:16.860><c> us</c><00:49:17.159><c> to</c><00:49:17.360><c> break</c><00:49:17.519><c> our</c><00:49:17.800><c> conscience.</c> 00:49:18.239 --> 00:49:21.480 And<00:49:18.840><c> it's</c><00:49:19.119><c> wrong</c><00:49:19.420><c> for</c><00:49:19.679><c> us</c><00:49:20.099><c> to</c><00:49:20.320><c> force</c><00:49:20.539><c> someone</c><00:49:20.900><c> else</c><00:49:21.159><c> to</c><00:49:21.340><c> break</c> 00:49:21.480 --> 00:49:22.760 their<00:49:21.679><c> conscience.</c> 00:49:24.019 --> 00:49:25.960 And<00:49:24.099><c> that's</c><00:49:24.179><c> what</c><00:49:24.360><c> the</c><00:49:24.500><c> apostle</c><00:49:24.860><c> is</c><00:49:25.280><c> saying</c><00:49:25.500><c> to</c><00:49:25.719><c> us.</c> 00:49:26.300 --> 00:49:27.860 It's<00:49:26.460><c> not</c><00:49:26.599><c> an</c><00:49:26.800><c> issue</c><00:49:26.960><c> of</c><00:49:27.079><c> whether</c><00:49:27.159><c> it's</c><00:49:27.340><c> right</c><00:49:27.519><c> or</c><00:49:27.639><c> wrong.</c> 00:49:27.960 --> 00:49:31.179 It's<00:49:28.159><c> an</c><00:49:28.280><c> issue</c><00:49:28.579><c> here</c><00:49:29.119><c> of</c><00:49:29.619><c> whether</c><00:49:29.840><c> we</c><00:49:30.219><c> deem</c><00:49:30.500><c> it</c><00:49:30.699><c> to</c><00:49:30.820><c> be</c><00:49:30.960><c> right</c> 00:49:31.179 --> 00:49:31.760 or<00:49:31.300><c> wrong.</c> 00:49:32.039 --> 00:49:34.019 Whether<00:49:32.219><c> we</c><00:49:32.519><c> can</c><00:49:32.760><c> live</c><00:49:32.940><c> with</c><00:49:33.119><c> our</c><00:49:33.320><c> own</c><00:49:33.539><c> conscience.</c> 00:49:34.360 --> 00:49:37.960 For<00:49:34.420><c> if</c><00:49:34.659><c> thy</c><00:49:34.860><c> brother</c><00:49:35.139><c> be</c><00:49:35.460><c> grieved</c><00:49:35.760><c> with</c><00:49:35.960><c> thy</c><00:49:36.159><c> mate</c><00:49:36.460><c> now</c><00:49:37.280><c> walkest</c><00:49:37.780><c> thou</c> 00:49:37.960 --> 00:49:39.360 not<00:49:38.239><c> charitably.</c> 00:49:40.139 --> 00:49:42.599 So<00:49:40.340><c> if</c><00:49:40.539><c> we're</c><00:49:40.679><c> doing</c><00:49:40.940><c> something</c><00:49:41.280><c> in</c><00:49:41.420><c> our</c><00:49:41.699><c> life</c><00:49:42.000><c> brethren</c><00:49:42.340><c> and</c> 00:49:42.599 --> 00:49:45.039 sisters<00:49:42.800><c> that</c><00:49:43.300><c> causes</c><00:49:43.800><c> grief</c><00:49:44.280><c> to</c><00:49:44.500><c> our</c><00:49:44.699><c> brother.</c> 00:49:45.039 --> 00:49:48.840 We<00:49:46.059><c> are</c><00:49:46.440><c> not</c><00:49:46.679><c> fully</c><00:49:47.019><c> committed</c><00:49:47.420><c> in</c><00:49:47.599><c> the</c><00:49:47.739><c> terms</c><00:49:48.039><c> of</c><00:49:48.199><c> verse</c><00:49:48.519><c> 8</c><00:49:48.699><c> of</c> 00:49:48.840 --> 00:49:50.900 chapter<00:49:49.119><c> 13.</c> 00:49:51.360 --> 00:49:54.360 Owe<00:49:51.679><c> no</c><00:49:51.800><c> man</c><00:49:51.920><c> anything</c><00:49:52.420><c> but</c><00:49:52.960><c> to</c><00:49:53.139><c> love</c><00:49:53.300><c> one</c><00:49:53.480><c> another.</c> 00:49:54.739 --> 00:49:57.739 Have<00:49:54.940><c> no</c><00:49:55.340><c> commitment</c><00:49:55.800><c> other</c><00:49:56.139><c> than</c><00:49:56.340><c> this</c><00:49:56.639><c> be</c><00:49:56.980><c> fully</c><00:49:57.320><c> committed</c> 00:49:57.739 --> 00:49:59.460 to<00:49:57.940><c> your</c><00:49:58.219><c> love</c><00:49:58.380><c> to</c><00:49:58.559><c> your</c><00:49:58.699><c> brethren</c><00:49:58.900><c> and</c><00:49:59.159><c> sisters.</c> 00:49:59.800 --> 00:50:05.360 And<00:49:59.960><c> if</c><00:50:00.119><c> I'm</c><00:50:00.320><c> doing</c><00:50:00.539><c> something</c><00:50:00.900><c> in</c><00:50:01.059><c> my</c><00:50:01.400><c> life</c><00:50:01.659><c> that</c><00:50:01.960><c> demeans</c><00:50:02.460><c> that</c><00:50:03.360><c> because</c><00:50:04.219><c> my</c> 00:50:05.360 --> 00:50:08.239 brother<00:50:05.719><c> and</c><00:50:06.280><c> or</c><00:50:06.500><c> sister</c> 00:50:10.219 --> 00:50:13.320 finds<00:50:10.699><c> that</c><00:50:11.179><c> what</c><00:50:11.539><c> I'm</c><00:50:11.840><c> doing</c><00:50:12.079><c> in</c><00:50:12.280><c> the</c><00:50:12.460><c> terms</c><00:50:12.679><c> of</c><00:50:13.000><c> what</c><00:50:13.139><c> the</c> 00:50:13.320 --> 00:50:16.539 apostle<00:50:13.619><c> Paul</c><00:50:13.920><c> says</c><00:50:14.179><c> here</c><00:50:14.480><c> causes</c><00:50:14.940><c> them</c><00:50:15.280><c> grief.</c> 00:50:18.460 --> 00:50:19.920 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to</c><00:50:32.420><c> our</c> 00:50:32.619 --> 00:50:33.260 brethren<00:50:32.820><c> and</c><00:50:33.079><c> sisters.</c> 00:50:33.260 --> 00:50:36.260 And<00:50:33.420><c> if</c><00:50:33.559><c> we</c><00:50:33.800><c> are</c><00:50:34.139><c> we</c><00:50:34.460><c> would</c><00:50:34.659><c> be</c><00:50:34.880><c> more</c><00:50:35.199><c> than</c><00:50:35.440><c> happy</c><00:50:35.679><c> to</c><00:50:35.900><c> give</c><00:50:36.019><c> up</c> 00:50:36.260 --> 00:50:37.880 eating<00:50:36.460><c> our</c><00:50:36.739><c> pork</c><00:50:36.940><c> sandwich.</c> 00:50:41.719 --> 00:50:43.599 Will<00:50:42.280><c> eat</c><00:50:42.500><c> dry</c><00:50:42.699><c> bread.</c> 00:50:45.320 --> 00:50:47.480 We<00:50:45.440><c> don't</c><00:50:45.699><c> want</c><00:50:45.940><c> to</c><00:50:46.039><c> cause</c><00:50:46.179><c> grief</c><00:50:46.500><c> to</c><00:50:46.679><c> our</c><00:50:46.820><c> brethren</c><00:50:47.000><c> and</c><00:50:47.280><c> sisters.</c> 00:50:47.579 --> 00:50:52.300 Why?<00:50:48.500><c> Because</c><00:50:48.760><c> we</c><00:50:49.039><c> don't</c><00:50:49.300><c> want</c><00:50:49.500><c> to</c><00:50:49.739><c> destroy</c><00:50:50.059><c> him</c><00:50:50.960><c> for</c><00:50:51.820><c> whom</c> 00:50:52.300 --> 00:50:53.800 Christ<00:50:52.800><c> died.</c> 00:50:54.639 --> 00:50:56.340 He<00:50:54.679><c> was</c><00:50:54.880><c> chosen</c><00:50:55.199><c> by</c><00:50:55.440><c> God.</c> 00:50:56.739 --> 00:50:59.980 Called<00:50:57.099><c> from</c><00:50:57.699><c> the</c><00:50:57.860><c> world</c><00:50:57.980><c> around</c><00:50:58.280><c> us.</c> 00:51:00.659 --> 00:51:03.219 Given<00:51:00.840><c> the</c><00:51:01.079><c> opportunity</c><00:51:01.599><c> of</c><00:51:01.840><c> eternal</c><00:51:02.099><c> life.</c> 00:51:04.400 --> 00:51:07.780 And<00:51:04.880><c> so</c><00:51:05.179><c> brethren</c><00:51:05.440><c> and</c><00:51:05.780><c> sisters</c><00:51:05.980><c> in</c><00:51:06.239><c> verse</c><00:51:06.460><c> 16</c><00:51:06.900><c> let</c><00:51:07.139><c> not</c><00:51:07.500><c> then</c> 00:51:07.780 --> 00:51:09.539 your<00:51:08.119><c> good</c><00:51:08.340><c> be</c><00:51:08.659><c> evil</c><00:51:08.960><c> spoken</c><00:51:09.360><c> of.</c> 00:51:09.760 --> 00:51:12.199 You<00:51:09.800><c> know</c><00:51:10.179><c> in</c><00:51:10.699><c> the</c><00:51:10.860><c> way</c><00:51:11.019><c> we</c><00:51:11.280><c> treat</c><00:51:11.400><c> our</c><00:51:11.659><c> brethren</c><00:51:11.860><c> and</c><00:51:12.099><c> sisters</c> 00:51:12.199 --> 00:51:14.059 we<00:51:12.380><c> might</c><00:51:12.599><c> do</c><00:51:12.820><c> all</c><00:51:13.139><c> sorts</c><00:51:13.400><c> of</c><00:51:13.599><c> things</c><00:51:13.760><c> in</c><00:51:14.000><c> a</c> 00:51:14.059 --> 00:51:18.980 We<00:51:14.639><c> demean</c><00:51:16.579><c> our</c><00:51:16.800><c> brethren</c><00:51:17.000><c> and</c><00:51:17.280><c> sisters</c><00:51:17.760><c> and</c><00:51:18.300><c> all</c><00:51:18.539><c> that</c><00:51:18.800><c> work</c> 00:51:18.980 --> 00:51:20.619 is<00:51:19.199><c> undone.</c> 00:51:21.099 --> 00:51:22.440 That's<00:51:21.280><c> what</c><00:51:21.480><c> Paul</c><00:51:21.699><c> says.</c> 00:51:22.920 --> 00:51:25.780 For<00:51:22.940><c> the</c><00:51:23.179><c> kingdom</c><00:51:23.440><c> of</c><00:51:23.639><c> God</c><00:51:23.780><c> is</c><00:51:23.980><c> not</c><00:51:24.199><c> meat</c><00:51:24.400><c> and</c><00:51:24.599><c> drink</c><00:51:24.739><c> but</c><00:51:24.980><c> righteousness</c><00:51:25.420><c> and</c> 00:51:25.780 --> 00:51:27.239 peace<00:51:25.980><c> and</c><00:51:26.239><c> joy</c><00:51:26.360><c> in</c><00:51:26.480><c> the</c><00:51:26.599><c> Holy</c><00:51:26.840><c> Spirit.</c> 00:51:27.599 --> 00:51:29.199 The<00:51:27.739><c> word</c><00:51:27.940><c> Holy</c><00:51:28.260><c> Spirit</c><00:51:28.539><c> is</c><00:51:28.719><c> in</c><00:51:28.860><c> there.</c> 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see</c><00:51:59.449><c> brethren</c><00:51:59.710><c> and</c><00:51:59.949><c> sisters</c><00:52:00.090><c> exercising</c><00:52:00.929><c> our</c><00:52:01.389><c> liberty</c> 00:52:02.030 --> 00:52:04.690 is<00:52:03.610><c> selfish.</c> 00:52:06.769 --> 00:52:10.510 Serving<00:52:07.269><c> Christ</c><00:52:07.829><c> is</c><00:52:09.050><c> unselfish.</c> 00:52:11.349 --> 00:52:12.269 It's<00:52:11.530><c> as</c><00:52:11.730><c> simple</c><00:52:11.929><c> as</c><00:52:12.130><c> that.</c> 00:52:12.289 --> 00:52:14.210 That's<00:52:12.510><c> really</c><00:52:12.769><c> what</c><00:52:12.929><c> the</c><00:52:13.110><c> Apostles</c><00:52:13.429><c> saying</c><00:52:13.730><c> to</c><00:52:13.949><c> us.</c> 00:52:14.570 --> 00:52:19.090 If<00:52:14.730><c> we</c><00:52:14.989><c> serve</c><00:52:15.210><c> Christ</c><00:52:15.809><c> that's</c><00:52:16.409><c> acceptable</c><00:52:16.690><c> of</c><00:52:16.929><c> God</c><00:52:17.349><c> and</c><00:52:18.809><c> it's</c> 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them</c><00:52:36.070><c> first</c><00:52:36.869><c> before</c><00:52:37.889><c> whether</c><00:52:38.230><c> you</c><00:52:38.630><c> or</c><00:52:38.730><c> whether</c> 00:52:38.949 --> 00:52:43.829 you<00:52:39.210><c> don't</c><00:52:39.510><c> respect</c><00:52:39.969><c> the</c><00:52:40.230><c> day</c><00:52:40.389><c> or</c><00:52:40.610><c> whether</c><00:52:40.750><c> you</c><00:52:40.949><c> do</c><00:52:41.070><c> or</c><00:52:41.210><c> whether</c><00:52:41.289><c> you</c><00:52:41.469><c> don't</c><00:52:41.670><c> eat</c><00:52:42.110><c> becomes</c><00:52:42.710><c> irrelevant</c><00:52:43.269><c> to</c><00:52:43.510><c> you.</c> 00:52:43.989 --> 00:52:47.409 Because<00:52:44.369><c> you</c><00:52:44.650><c> want</c><00:52:44.889><c> your</c><00:52:45.170><c> brethren</c><00:52:45.389><c> and</c><00:52:45.670><c> sisters</c><00:52:45.849><c> in</c><00:52:46.030><c> the</c><00:52:46.190><c> kingdom</c><00:52:46.510><c> and</c> 00:52:47.409 --> 00:52:49.449 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every</c><00:53:01.349><c> brother</c><00:53:01.610><c> and</c><00:53:01.869><c> sister</c><00:53:02.110><c> operate</c><00:53:02.590><c> in</c><00:53:02.789><c> that</c><00:53:02.909><c> manner.</c> 00:53:05.110 --> 00:53:10.510 And<00:53:05.329><c> he</c><00:53:05.550><c> says</c><00:53:06.010><c> things</c><00:53:07.969><c> wherewith</c><00:53:08.510><c> one</c><00:53:08.949><c> may</c><00:53:09.449><c> edify</c><00:53:10.030><c> another.</c> 00:53:10.670 --> 00:53:12.030 The<00:53:10.710><c> word</c><00:53:10.969><c> means</c><00:53:11.250><c> to</c><00:53:11.489><c> build</c><00:53:11.650><c> up.</c> 00:53:12.329 --> 00:53:16.349 Look<00:53:12.389><c> at</c><00:53:12.590><c> verse</c><00:53:12.829><c> 20.</c><00:53:13.929><c> For</c><00:53:13.989><c> meat</c><00:53:14.389><c> destroy</c><00:53:15.130><c> not</c><00:53:15.510><c> the</c><00:53:15.829><c> work</c><00:53:16.010><c> of</c><00:53:16.250><c> God.</c> 00:53:16.449 --> 00:53:18.630 And<00:53:16.530><c> 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pork</c><00:53:28.909><c> sandwich?</c> 00:53:31.750 --> 00:53:33.590 That's<00:53:32.190><c> the</c><00:53:32.349><c> point</c><00:53:32.489><c> he's</c><00:53:32.710><c> making.</c> 00:53:34.610 --> 00:53:39.670 Do<00:53:34.750><c> we</c><00:53:34.869><c> really</c><00:53:35.309><c> think</c><00:53:36.789><c> that</c><00:53:37.989><c> having</c><00:53:38.170><c> a</c><00:53:38.510><c> meal</c><00:53:38.889><c> every</c><00:53:39.309><c> now</c><00:53:39.530><c> and</c> 00:53:39.670 --> 00:53:41.929 again<00:53:39.929><c> or</c><00:53:40.329><c> not</c><00:53:40.550><c> having</c><00:53:40.750><c> an</c><00:53:40.929><c> outing</c><00:53:41.090><c> on</c><00:53:41.269><c> the</c><00:53:41.389><c> Sabbath</c><00:53:41.570><c> day</c><00:53:41.809><c> or</c> 00:53:41.929 --> 00:53:43.630 something<00:53:42.090><c> is</c><00:53:42.269><c> really</c><00:53:42.590><c> worth</c><00:53:42.849><c> it?</c> 00:53:44.429 --> 00:53:48.369 When<00:53:44.949><c> in</c><00:53:45.130><c> the</c><00:53:45.269><c> ultimate</c><00:53:45.650><c> sense</c><00:53:46.010><c> we're</c><00:53:46.190><c> talking</c><00:53:46.530><c> about</c><00:53:46.829><c> building</c><00:53:47.190><c> or</c><00:53:47.429><c> ripping</c><00:53:47.750><c> apart</c><00:53:48.190><c> the</c> 00:53:48.369 --> 00:53:49.690 Ecclesia<00:53:48.670><c> of</c><00:53:48.809><c> God.</c> 00:53:50.409 --> 00:53:52.329 All<00:53:50.630><c> things</c><00:53:50.969><c> indeed</c><00:53:51.329><c> are</c><00:53:51.590><c> pure.</c> 00:53:53.469 --> 00:53:56.090 Now<00:53:53.769><c> James</c><00:53:54.230><c> adds</c><00:53:54.489><c> a</c><00:53:54.710><c> little</c><00:53:55.349><c> writer</c><00:53:55.610><c> on</c><00:53:55.809><c> that.</c> 00:53:56.349 --> 00:53:58.769 There<00:53:56.349><c> are</c><00:53:56.469><c> people</c><00:53:56.789><c> that</c><00:53:57.030><c> use</c><00:53:57.210><c> that</c><00:53:57.489><c> quote</c><00:53:57.670><c> and</c><00:53:57.809><c> say</c><00:53:57.909><c> well</c><00:53:58.110><c> everything</c><00:53:58.389><c> is</c><00:53:58.570><c> pure.</c> 00:53:58.849 --> 00:54:00.769 Now<00:53:58.969><c> that's</c><00:53:59.170><c> not</c><00:53:59.409><c> what</c><00:53:59.550><c> Paul's</c><00:54:00.050><c> saying.</c> 00:54:00.969 --> 00:54:04.150 James<00:54:01.389><c> adds</c><00:54:01.769><c> and</c><00:54:01.869><c> I</c><00:54:02.010><c> think</c><00:54:02.210><c> it's</c><00:54:02.389><c> in</c><00:54:02.530><c> Chapter</c><00:54:02.750><c> 1</c><00:54:03.250><c> and</c><00:54:03.510><c> he</c><00:54:03.690><c> says</c> 00:54:04.150 --> 00:54:05.650 with<00:54:04.670><c> holiness.</c> 00:54:06.630 --> 00:54:07.750 We've<00:54:06.829><c> got</c><00:54:06.829><c> to</c><00:54:06.969><c> act</c><00:54:07.170><c> with</c><00:54:07.409><c> holiness.</c> 00:54:07.750 --> 00:54:13.269 That<00:54:08.010><c> is</c><00:54:08.929><c> given</c><00:54:09.610><c> that</c><00:54:09.969><c> we</c><00:54:10.210><c> act</c><00:54:10.550><c> in</c><00:54:10.929><c> the</c><00:54:11.469><c> context</c><00:54:12.010><c> of</c><00:54:12.269><c> those</c><00:54:12.590><c> things</c><00:54:12.849><c> that</c><00:54:13.030><c> are</c> 00:54:13.269 --> 00:54:15.690 considered<00:54:13.570><c> right</c><00:54:13.889><c> and</c><00:54:14.130><c> proper</c><00:54:14.329><c> in</c><00:54:14.510><c> the</c><00:54:14.630><c> eyes</c><00:54:14.769><c> of</c><00:54:14.989><c> God</c><00:54:15.269><c> then</c> 00:54:15.690 --> 00:54:17.349 all<00:54:15.889><c> things</c><00:54:16.070><c> are</c><00:54:16.329><c> pure.</c> 00:54:18.190 --> 00:54:22.110 But<00:54:18.289><c> it</c><00:54:18.489><c> is</c><00:54:18.710><c> evil</c><00:54:19.010><c> for</c><00:54:19.289><c> that</c><00:54:19.530><c> man</c><00:54:20.030><c> who</c><00:54:20.469><c> eateth</c><00:54:20.789><c> with</c><00:54:21.030><c> offence.</c> 00:54:24.309 --> 00:54:27.829 So<00:54:24.550><c> the</c><00:54:24.750><c> man</c><00:54:25.329><c> whose</c><00:54:25.650><c> conscience</c><00:54:26.210><c> is</c><00:54:26.809><c> smiting</c><00:54:27.190><c> him</c><00:54:27.389><c> while</c><00:54:27.570><c> he's</c> 00:54:27.829 --> 00:54:33.329 sitting<00:54:28.090><c> and</c><00:54:29.650><c> eating</c><00:54:29.650><c> goes</c><00:54:30.809><c> home</c><00:54:31.110><c> that</c><00:54:31.389><c> night</c><00:54:31.610><c> and</c><00:54:31.809><c> before</c><00:54:32.030><c> his</c><00:54:32.289><c> God</c><00:54:32.530><c> brethren</c><00:54:32.809><c> and</c><00:54:33.030><c> sisters</c><00:54:33.150><c> he</c> 00:54:33.329 --> 00:54:34.610 has<00:54:33.489><c> an</c><00:54:33.750><c> evil</c><00:54:33.949><c> conscience.</c> 00:54:34.610 --> 00:54:39.050 Because<00:54:35.630><c> within</c><00:54:36.030><c> himself</c><00:54:36.610><c> he</c><00:54:36.869><c> feels</c><00:54:37.170><c> what</c><00:54:37.309><c> he's</c><00:54:37.510><c> done</c><00:54:37.690><c> is</c><00:54:37.909><c> wrong.</c> 00:54:43.530 --> 00:54:47.070 For<00:54:43.530><c> it</c><00:54:44.349><c> is</c><00:54:44.590><c> good</c><00:54:44.929><c> neither</c><00:54:45.369><c> to</c><00:54:45.630><c> eat</c><00:54:45.889><c> flesh</c><00:54:46.130><c> nor</c><00:54:46.369><c> to</c><00:54:46.590><c> drink</c><00:54:46.750><c> wine</c> 00:54:47.070 --> 00:54:50.510 nor<00:54:47.269><c> anything</c><00:54:47.750><c> whereby</c><00:54:48.409><c> thy</c><00:54:48.809><c> brother</c><00:54:49.130><c> stumbleth</c><00:54:49.650><c> or</c><00:54:49.730><c> is</c><00:54:49.929><c> offended</c><00:54:50.309><c> or</c> 00:54:50.510 --> 00:54:51.210 is<00:54:50.769><c> made</c><00:54:51.010><c> weak.</c> 00:54:51.409 --> 00:54:54.769 So<00:54:51.449><c> Paul</c><00:54:51.829><c> now</c><00:54:52.369><c> is</c><00:54:52.809><c> drawing</c><00:54:53.110><c> all</c><00:54:53.369><c> his</c><00:54:53.550><c> thoughts</c><00:54:53.809><c> together.</c> 00:54:55.130 --> 00:54:56.010 And<00:54:55.289><c> what's</c><00:54:55.550><c> he</c><00:54:55.710><c> saying?</c> 00:54:56.489 --> 00:55:00.690 Well<00:54:56.630><c> he's</c><00:54:56.909><c> saying</c><00:54:57.030><c> in</c><00:54:57.230><c> verse</c><00:54:57.469><c> 21</c><00:54:58.170><c> that</c><00:54:59.710><c> there</c><00:54:59.929><c> ought</c><00:55:00.130><c> to</c><00:55:00.309><c> be</c><00:55:00.469><c> a</c> 00:55:00.690 --> 00:55:02.269 spirit<00:55:00.849><c> of</c><00:55:01.150><c> consideration.</c> 00:55:03.489 --> 00:55:06.710 So<00:55:04.349><c> who</c><00:55:04.610><c> gives</c><00:55:04.929><c> in?</c> 00:55:10.389 --> 00:55:12.449 We<00:55:10.750><c> all</c><00:55:10.989><c> do.</c> 00:55:13.369 --> 00:55:21.150 Because<00:55:13.550><c> he</c><00:55:13.710><c> says</c><00:55:14.389><c> every</c><00:55:16.210><c> one</c><00:55:16.469><c> of</c><00:55:16.590><c> us</c><00:55:18.030><c> will</c><00:55:18.510><c> give</c><00:55:18.769><c> in</c><00:55:19.670><c> because</c> 00:55:21.150 --> 00:55:24.449 we<00:55:21.429><c> consider</c><00:55:22.090><c> the</c><00:55:22.829><c> welfare</c><00:55:23.210><c> of</c><00:55:23.449><c> our</c><00:55:23.610><c> brethren.</c> 00:55:24.510 --> 00:55:28.550 If<00:55:25.070><c> what</c><00:55:25.409><c> we're</c><00:55:25.630><c> going</c><00:55:25.969><c> to</c><00:55:26.190><c> do</c><00:55:26.550><c> causes</c><00:55:27.090><c> our</c><00:55:27.409><c> brother</c><00:55:27.610><c> to</c><00:55:27.869><c> stumble</c><00:55:28.170><c> or</c><00:55:28.429><c> to</c> 00:55:28.550 --> 00:55:35.269 be<00:55:28.750><c> offended</c><00:55:29.150><c> or</c><00:55:30.389><c> to</c><00:55:30.530><c> be</c><00:55:30.750><c> weakened</c><00:55:31.170><c> that</c><00:55:31.969><c> is</c><00:55:32.369><c> that</c><00:55:32.610><c> his</c><00:55:32.889><c> conscience</c><00:55:33.289><c> is</c><00:55:33.590><c> smitten</c><00:55:34.110><c> then</c><00:55:35.070><c> we</c> 00:55:35.269 --> 00:55:36.489 won't<00:55:35.469><c> do</c><00:55:35.710><c> it.</c> 00:55:39.230 --> 00:55:46.090 So<00:55:39.349><c> here's</c><00:55:39.730><c> the</c><00:55:39.989><c> brother</c><00:55:40.210><c> that</c><00:55:40.590><c> says</c><00:55:41.190><c> I</c><00:55:43.929><c> am</c><00:55:44.210><c> allowed</c><00:55:44.530><c> to</c><00:55:44.769><c> do</c><00:55:44.949><c> it.</c> 00:55:46.349 --> 00:55:47.909 There's<00:55:46.510><c> nothing</c><00:55:46.829><c> wrong</c><00:55:47.110><c> with</c><00:55:47.309><c> it.</c> 00:55:48.130 --> 00:55:50.329 And<00:55:48.269><c> Paul</c><00:55:48.369><c> says</c><00:55:48.570><c> he's</c><00:55:48.849><c> right</c><00:55:49.030><c> you</c><00:55:49.190><c> know.</c> 00:55:50.329 --> 00:55:51.929 1<00:55:50.769><c> Corinthians</c><00:55:51.150><c> 8</c><00:55:51.409><c>-10.</c> 00:55:52.289 --> 00:55:54.909 Paul's<00:55:52.409><c> argument</c><00:55:52.829><c> was</c><00:55:53.170><c> he</c><00:55:53.329><c> agrees</c><00:55:53.849><c> there</c><00:55:54.090><c> was</c><00:55:54.369><c> nothing</c><00:55:54.650><c> wrong</c> 00:55:54.909 --> 00:55:56.309 with<00:55:55.110><c> eating</c><00:55:55.289><c> that</c><00:55:55.550><c> meat.</c> 00:55:57.150 --> 00:56:00.130 He<00:55:57.309><c> agreed</c><00:55:57.710><c> with</c><00:55:57.909><c> that</c><00:55:58.090><c> argument</c><00:55:58.449><c> but</c><00:55:59.309><c> he</c><00:55:59.449><c> wouldn't</c><00:55:59.650><c> eat</c><00:55:59.829><c> it.</c> 00:56:00.389 --> 00:56:02.849 He<00:56:00.530><c> came</c><00:56:00.750><c> to</c><00:56:00.889><c> the</c><00:56:01.050><c> conclusion</c><00:56:01.409><c> he'd</c><00:56:01.570><c> be</c><00:56:01.710><c> a</c><00:56:01.869><c> vegetarian.</c> 00:56:04.090 --> 00:56:06.190 Not<00:56:04.389><c> because</c><00:56:04.690><c> there</c><00:56:04.789><c> was</c><00:56:04.929><c> anything</c><00:56:05.130><c> wrong</c><00:56:05.329><c> with</c><00:56:05.510><c> eating</c><00:56:05.690><c> the</c><00:56:05.869><c> meat.</c> 00:56:06.530 --> 00:56:08.409 That's<00:56:06.769><c> what</c><00:56:06.889><c> he's</c><00:56:07.070><c> saying</c><00:56:07.349><c> here.</c> 00:56:08.670 --> 00:56:11.230 Have<00:56:08.909><c> you</c><00:56:09.090><c> got</c><00:56:09.309><c> faith</c><00:56:09.710><c> in</c><00:56:09.969><c> verse</c><00:56:10.190><c> 22?</c> 00:56:11.929 --> 00:56:14.710 You're<00:56:12.210><c> a</c><00:56:12.349><c> brother</c><00:56:12.590><c> who</c><00:56:12.889><c> says</c><00:56:13.250><c> well</c><00:56:13.730><c> I</c><00:56:13.909><c> should</c><00:56:14.110><c> be</c><00:56:14.329><c> allowed</c><00:56:14.510><c> to</c> 00:56:14.710 --> 00:56:15.110 do<00:56:14.909><c> that.</c> 00:56:15.190 --> 00:56:16.730 Well<00:56:15.429><c> that's</c><00:56:15.710><c> fine</c><00:56:15.949><c> before</c><00:56:16.349><c> God.</c> 00:56:16.989 --> 00:56:18.110 You<00:56:17.230><c> believe</c><00:56:17.449><c> that's</c><00:56:17.809><c> right.</c> 00:56:18.110 --> 00:56:19.170 It's<00:56:18.690><c> terrific.</c> 00:56:19.409 --> 00:56:20.269 Good<00:56:19.590><c> for</c><00:56:19.789><c> you.</c> 00:56:20.630 --> 00:56:24.210 Have<00:56:20.869><c> it</c><00:56:21.630><c> in</c><00:56:22.110><c> yourself</c><00:56:22.730><c> before</c><00:56:23.150><c> your</c><00:56:23.389><c> God.</c> 00:56:24.570 --> 00:56:27.309 Don't<00:56:24.969><c> force</c><00:56:25.329><c> it</c><00:56:25.489><c> on</c><00:56:25.610><c> your</c><00:56:25.789><c> brethren</c><00:56:26.010><c> and</c><00:56:26.289><c> sisters.</c> 00:56:28.329 --> 00:56:30.329 Don't<00:56:28.550><c> force</c><00:56:28.889><c> it</c><00:56:29.050><c> on</c><00:56:29.130><c> your</c><00:56:29.329><c> brethren</c><00:56:29.570><c> and</c><00:56:29.829><c> sisters.</c> 00:56:30.690 --> 00:56:34.670 Rotherham<00:56:30.989><c> says</c><00:56:31.510><c> we</c><00:56:32.230><c> must</c><00:56:32.550><c> be</c><00:56:32.889><c> sure</c><00:56:33.150><c> our</c><00:56:33.590><c> exercising</c><00:56:34.150><c> liberty</c> 00:56:34.670 --> 00:56:38.110 does<00:56:35.030><c> not</c><00:56:35.369><c> lead</c><00:56:35.710><c> to</c><00:56:35.969><c> our</c><00:56:36.349><c> condemnation</c><00:56:37.010><c> because</c><00:56:37.349><c> it</c><00:56:37.690><c> destroys</c> 00:56:38.110 --> 00:56:39.510 God's<00:56:38.570><c> work.</c> 00:56:40.789 --> 00:56:45.889 Don't<00:56:41.190><c> exercise</c><00:56:41.829><c> our</c><00:56:42.150><c> liberty</c><00:56:42.610><c> to</c><00:56:43.590><c> the</c><00:56:43.869><c> condemnation</c><00:56:44.550><c> of</c><00:56:44.750><c> ourselves.</c> 00:56:46.230 --> 00:56:48.389 Because<00:56:46.710><c> we've</c><00:56:47.190><c> destroyed</c><00:56:47.530><c> the</c><00:56:47.730><c> household</c><00:56:48.030><c> of</c><00:56:48.170><c> God.</c> 00:56:48.590 --> 00:56:51.190 Have<00:56:48.750><c> it</c><00:56:48.949><c> before</c><00:56:49.210><c> thyself</c><00:56:49.889><c> with</c><00:56:50.170><c> thyself</c><00:56:50.590><c> before</c><00:56:50.889><c> God.</c> 00:56:51.369 --> 00:56:52.150 That's<00:56:51.409><c> what</c><00:56:51.590><c> Paul</c><00:56:51.829><c> says.</c> 00:56:52.530 --> 00:56:55.010 Happy<00:56:52.789><c> is</c><00:56:52.989><c> he</c><00:56:53.150><c> that</c><00:56:53.309><c> condemneth</c><00:56:53.769><c> not</c><00:56:53.929><c> himself</c><00:56:54.329><c> in</c><00:56:54.550><c> that</c><00:56:54.849><c> thing</c> 00:56:55.010 --> 00:56:56.510 which<00:56:55.190><c> he</c><00:56:55.429><c> alloweth.</c> 00:56:57.650 --> 00:56:59.429 Go<00:56:57.949><c> home</c><00:56:58.230><c> and</c><00:56:58.369><c> eat</c><00:56:58.510><c> your</c><00:56:58.730><c> pork</c><00:56:58.909><c> sandwich.</c> 00:56:59.750 --> 00:57:00.949 Not<00:56:59.969><c> a</c><00:57:00.110><c> problem.</c> 00:57:01.190 --> 00:57:03.010 Just<00:57:01.409><c> don't</c><00:57:01.670><c> force</c><00:57:01.969><c> it</c><00:57:02.090><c> down</c><00:57:02.289><c> the</c><00:57:02.489><c> throat</c><00:57:02.590><c> of</c><00:57:02.730><c> your</c><00:57:02.849><c> brother</c> 00:57:03.010 --> 00:57:04.230 and<00:57:03.210><c> sister.</c> 00:57:08.230 --> 00:57:12.070 And<00:57:08.409><c> he</c><00:57:08.630><c> that</c><00:57:08.889><c> doubteth</c><00:57:09.550><c> is</c><00:57:10.190><c> damned</c><00:57:10.449><c> if</c><00:57:10.650><c> he</c><00:57:10.809><c> eat</c><00:57:11.130><c> because</c><00:57:11.730><c> he</c> 00:57:12.070 --> 00:57:13.170 eateth<00:57:12.329><c> not</c><00:57:12.550><c> of</c><00:57:12.769><c> faith.</c> 00:57:13.170 --> 00:57:18.429 For<00:57:14.090><c> whatsoever</c><00:57:14.789><c> is</c><00:57:15.130><c> not</c><00:57:15.349><c> of</c><00:57:15.489><c> faith</c><00:57:16.050><c> is</c><00:57:17.309><c> of</c><00:57:17.550><c> sin.</c> 00:57:18.769 --> 00:57:22.869 He<00:57:18.869><c> that</c><00:57:19.050><c> doubteth</c><00:57:19.570><c> and</c><00:57:19.849><c> the</c><00:57:20.469><c> way</c><00:57:20.570><c> mouth</c><00:57:20.769><c> says</c><00:57:21.010><c> it</c><00:57:21.190><c> means</c><00:57:21.809><c> the</c> 00:57:22.869 --> 00:57:24.429 one<00:57:23.090><c> that's</c><00:57:23.369><c> got</c><00:57:23.550><c> misgivings.</c> 00:57:24.730 --> 00:57:27.010 You<00:57:24.849><c> ever</c><00:57:25.010><c> feel</c><00:57:25.210><c> awkward</c><00:57:25.570><c> about</c><00:57:25.849><c> doing</c><00:57:26.130><c> something?</c> 00:57:28.829 --> 00:57:30.510 That's<00:57:29.050><c> what</c><00:57:29.130><c> he's</c><00:57:29.349><c> talking</c><00:57:29.630><c> about.</c> 00:57:31.010 --> 00:57:33.710 And<00:57:31.170><c> if</c><00:57:31.329><c> we</c><00:57:31.570><c> feel</c><00:57:31.769><c> awkward</c><00:57:32.150><c> brethren</c><00:57:32.530><c> and</c><00:57:32.809><c> sisters</c><00:57:33.070><c> then</c><00:57:33.489><c> it's</c> 00:57:33.710 --> 00:57:35.070 not<00:57:33.929><c> of</c><00:57:34.210><c> faith.</c> 00:57:35.289 --> 00:57:36.670 Don't<00:57:35.650><c> do</c><00:57:35.889><c> it.</c> 00:57:39.010 --> 00:57:41.929 So<00:57:39.250><c> the</c><00:57:39.449><c> apostle</c><00:57:39.789><c> Paul's</c><00:57:40.409><c> conclusion</c><00:57:40.809><c> is</c><00:57:41.070><c> brethren</c><00:57:41.269><c> and</c><00:57:41.570><c> sisters.</c> 00:57:41.929 --> 00:57:46.809 While<00:57:42.630><c> we</c><00:57:42.849><c> may</c><00:57:43.170><c> be</c><00:57:43.809><c> right</c><00:57:44.170><c> and</c><00:57:44.329><c> may</c><00:57:44.650><c> have</c><00:57:44.809><c> as</c><00:57:45.050><c> much</c><00:57:45.309><c> liberty</c><00:57:45.829><c> as</c> 00:57:46.809 --> 00:57:48.030 is<00:57:47.050><c> available</c><00:57:47.449><c> to</c><00:57:47.750><c> us.</c> 00:57:48.429 --> 00:57:51.889 To<00:57:48.690><c> do</c><00:57:49.110><c> anything</c><00:57:49.530><c> we</c><00:57:49.809><c> like</c><00:57:50.190><c> within</c><00:57:50.769><c> the</c><00:57:51.050><c> service</c><00:57:51.250><c> of</c><00:57:51.429><c> our</c><00:57:51.610><c> God</c> 00:57:51.889 --> 00:57:54.369 on<00:57:52.469><c> non</c><00:57:52.769><c>-essential</c><00:57:53.150><c> matters.</c> 00:57:55.510 --> 00:58:00.210 For<00:57:55.530><c> the</c><00:57:55.849><c> sake</c><00:57:56.030><c> of</c><00:57:56.230><c> our</c><00:57:56.409><c> brethren</c><00:57:56.630><c> and</c><00:57:56.929><c> sisters</c><00:57:57.230><c> we</c><00:57:58.210><c> will</c><00:57:58.570><c> forego</c><00:57:59.030><c> our</c><00:57:59.250><c> liberty.</c> 00:58:02.010 --> 00:58:04.550 Because<00:58:02.389><c> we</c><00:58:02.690><c> don't</c><00:58:02.949><c> want</c><00:58:03.230><c> the</c><00:58:03.530><c> conscience</c><00:58:03.909><c> of</c><00:58:04.130><c> our</c><00:58:04.289><c> brethren</c> 00:58:04.550 --> 00:58:06.130 and<00:58:04.809><c> sisters</c><00:58:04.929><c> to</c><00:58:05.130><c> be</c><00:58:05.329><c> affected.</c> 00:58:06.610 --> 00:58:10.449 Now<00:58:06.789><c> if</c><00:58:06.909><c> we</c><00:58:07.090><c> all</c><00:58:07.269><c> operated</c><00:58:07.670><c> that</c><00:58:07.969><c> way</c><00:58:08.110><c> in</c><00:58:08.289><c> ecclesial</c><00:58:08.650><c> life</c><00:58:09.130><c> imagine</c><00:58:10.170><c> how</c> 00:58:10.449 --> 00:58:11.909 well<00:58:10.610><c> off</c><00:58:10.750><c> we'd</c><00:58:10.929><c> all</c><00:58:11.130><c> be.</c> 00:58:12.849 --> 00:58:17.449 So<00:58:13.369><c> we've</c><00:58:13.889><c> gone</c><00:58:14.070><c> this</c><00:58:14.349><c> far</c><00:58:14.530><c> haven't</c><00:58:14.769><c> we?</c><00:58:15.070><c> We've</c><00:58:15.289><c> said</c><00:58:15.670><c> well</c><00:58:16.250><c> we're</c><00:58:16.550><c> a</c><00:58:16.690><c> grub.</c> 00:58:18.449 --> 00:58:20.170 We've<00:58:18.769><c> started</c><00:58:18.969><c> the</c><00:58:19.230><c> process.</c> 00:58:20.449 --> 00:58:23.630 We<00:58:20.550><c> are</c><00:58:20.889><c> doing</c><00:58:21.130><c> what</c><00:58:21.329><c> we</c><00:58:21.590><c> can</c><00:58:21.829><c> in</c><00:58:22.050><c> our</c><00:58:22.269><c> lives</c><00:58:22.690><c> to</c><00:58:22.989><c> display</c><00:58:23.389><c> the</c> 00:58:23.630 --> 00:58:24.550 righteousness<00:58:24.030><c> of</c><00:58:24.329><c> God.</c> 00:58:24.909 --> 00:58:27.730 We've<00:58:25.150><c> got</c><00:58:25.250><c> to</c><00:58:25.449><c> the</c><00:58:25.590><c> point</c><00:58:25.730><c> in</c><00:58:25.929><c> Chapter</c><00:58:26.150><c> 13</c><00:58:26.730><c> where</c><00:58:27.130><c> we've</c><00:58:27.349><c> learnt</c><00:58:27.510><c> the</c> 00:58:27.730 --> 00:58:28.750 lesson<00:58:27.949><c> that</c><00:58:28.230><c> says</c> 00:58:28.750 --> 00:58:31.309 displaying<00:58:29.150><c> God's</c><00:58:29.530><c> righteousness</c><00:58:29.909><c> means</c><00:58:30.269><c> we're</c><00:58:30.730><c> absolutely</c> 00:58:31.309 --> 00:58:33.170 committed<00:58:31.789><c> in</c><00:58:32.030><c> love</c><00:58:32.150><c> to</c><00:58:32.349><c> our</c><00:58:32.510><c> brethren</c><00:58:32.730><c> and</c><00:58:32.969><c> sisters.</c> 00:58:33.570 --> 00:58:37.590 Now<00:58:33.809><c> in</c><00:58:33.969><c> Chapter</c><00:58:34.230><c> 14</c><00:58:34.670><c> we've</c><00:58:35.010><c> said</c><00:58:35.349><c> and</c><00:58:36.050><c> what</c><00:58:36.269><c> that</c><00:58:36.510><c> means</c><00:58:36.730><c> to</c><00:58:36.989><c> me</c> 00:58:37.590 --> 00:58:41.469 is<00:58:38.469><c> that</c><00:58:38.730><c> I</c><00:58:38.909><c> will</c><00:58:39.289><c> always</c><00:58:39.869><c> put</c><00:58:40.130><c> the</c><00:58:40.389><c> welfare</c><00:58:40.750><c> of</c><00:58:41.010><c> my</c><00:58:41.210><c> brethren</c> 00:58:41.469 --> 00:58:43.150 and<00:58:41.710><c> sisters</c><00:58:41.909><c> first.</c> 00:58:43.170 --> 00:58:45.510 Before<00:58:43.570><c> my</c><00:58:43.869><c> own</c><00:58:44.050><c> liberty</c><00:58:44.329><c> in</c><00:58:44.610><c> Christ.</c> 00:58:45.630 --> 00:58:48.949 That<00:58:45.829><c> together</c><00:58:46.389><c> when</c><00:58:47.269><c> we</c><00:58:47.489><c> appear</c><00:58:47.710><c> before</c><00:58:48.010><c> the</c><00:58:48.230><c> judgment</c><00:58:48.510><c> seat</c> 00:58:48.949 --> 00:58:52.070 we<00:58:49.949><c> will</c><00:58:50.190><c> all</c><00:58:50.429><c> have</c><00:58:50.650><c> a</c><00:58:50.849><c> favourable</c><00:58:51.250><c> outcome.</c>