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that.</c> 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:25.940 But<00:12:22.980><c> what</c><00:12:23.100><c> the</c><00:12:23.279><c> United</c><00:12:23.519><c> Nations</c><00:12:23.940><c> then</c><00:12:24.320><c> did,</c><00:12:24.799><c> and</c><00:12:24.919><c> then</c><00:12:25.019><c> it</c><00:12:25.200><c> became</c><00:12:25.460><c> part</c><00:12:25.759><c> of</c> 00:12:25.940 --> 00:12:28.460 the<00:12:26.179><c> school</c><00:12:26.379><c> system</c><00:12:26.720><c> in</c><00:12:26.879><c> which</c><00:12:27.019><c> we</c><00:12:27.240><c> have</c><00:12:27.440><c> today,</c> 00:12:28.639 --> 00:12:33.720 is<00:12:28.720><c> that</c><00:12:28.840><c> the</c><00:12:29.059><c> child</c><00:12:29.320><c> has</c><00:12:29.620><c> rights</c><00:12:30.340><c> and</c><00:12:31.580><c> the</c><00:12:31.919><c> parents</c><00:12:32.320><c> are</c><00:12:32.919><c> reduced</c><00:12:33.399><c> in</c> 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:34.580 their<00:12:34.000><c> role.</c> 00:12:34.580 --> 00:12:40.259 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00:12:56.860 Well,<00:12:54.740><c> that's</c><00:12:55.639><c> pretty</c><00:12:55.840><c> incredible.</c> 00:12:59.200 --> 00:13:01.279 And<00:12:59.519><c> yet,</c><00:12:59.779><c> what</c><00:12:59.940><c> does</c><00:13:00.100><c> the</c><00:13:00.299><c> Scriptures</c><00:13:00.559><c> teach</c><00:13:00.899><c> us?</c> 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:05.879 The<00:13:02.080><c> Scriptures</c><00:13:02.360><c> says</c><00:13:02.840><c> our</c><00:13:03.200><c> children</c><00:13:03.779><c> are</c><00:13:04.960><c> little</c><00:13:05.259><c> bundles</c> 00:13:05.879 --> 00:13:07.019 of<00:13:06.220><c> flesh.</c> 00:13:08.179 --> 00:13:10.559 And<00:13:08.360><c> of</c><00:13:08.460><c> course,</c><00:13:08.700><c> as</c><00:13:08.840><c> we</c><00:13:08.940><c> get</c><00:13:09.179><c> older,</c><00:13:09.399><c> we</c><00:13:09.539><c> get</c><00:13:09.860><c> to</c><00:13:10.039><c> be</c><00:13:10.299><c> bigger</c> 00:13:10.559 --> 00:13:11.980 bundles<00:13:10.960><c> of</c><00:13:11.179><c> flesh.</c> 00:13:12.220 --> 00:13:15.600 But<00:13:12.500><c> the</c><00:13:12.740><c> children</c><00:13:13.019><c> are</c><00:13:13.240><c> little</c><00:13:13.860><c> bundles</c><00:13:14.519><c> of</c><00:13:14.799><c> flesh.</c> 00:13:16.720 --> 00:13:19.120 And<00:13:17.019><c> what</c><00:13:17.200><c> does</c><00:13:17.379><c> the</c><00:13:17.580><c> Scriptures</c><00:13:17.840><c> say</c><00:13:18.159><c> about</c><00:13:18.360><c> that?</c> 00:13:19.500 --> 00:13:22.519 Galatians<00:13:19.940><c> 5,</c><00:13:20.320><c> Paul</c><00:13:20.519><c> says,</c><00:13:20.899><c> for</c><00:13:21.039><c> the</c><00:13:21.279><c> flesh</c><00:13:21.779><c> lusts</c><00:13:22.200><c> against</c> 00:13:22.519 --> 00:13:26.679 the<00:13:22.820><c> spirit,</c><00:13:23.620><c> and</c><00:13:23.720><c> the</c><00:13:23.980><c> spirit</c><00:13:24.639><c> against</c><00:13:25.259><c> the</c><00:13:25.840><c> spirit.</c> 00:13:27.179 --> 00:13:31.559 So<00:13:27.740><c> the</c><00:13:28.059><c> flesh</c><00:13:28.759><c> lusts</c><00:13:29.679><c> against</c><00:13:30.139><c> the</c><00:13:30.659><c> spirit.</c> 00:13:32.500 --> 00:13:35.679 And<00:13:32.919><c> there's</c><00:13:33.340><c> a</c><00:13:33.600><c> conflict</c><00:13:33.980><c> between</c><00:13:34.399><c> the</c><00:13:34.639><c> two.</c> 00:13:36.580 --> 00:13:38.539 And<00:13:37.139><c> they</c><00:13:37.299><c> don't</c><00:13:37.559><c> agree.</c> 00:13:39.460 --> 00:13:41.500 And<00:13:39.700><c> because</c><00:13:39.919><c> they</c><00:13:40.100><c> don't</c><00:13:40.279><c> agree,</c><00:13:40.600><c> you've</c><00:13:40.820><c> got</c><00:13:40.940><c> these</c><00:13:41.179><c> little</c> 00:13:41.500 --> 00:13:43.159 bundles<00:13:41.919><c> of</c><00:13:42.299><c> flesh</c> 00:13:43.179 --> 00:13:46.340 that<00:13:43.759><c> are</c><00:13:44.059><c> fighting</c><00:13:44.379><c> the</c><00:13:45.340><c> conscience</c><00:13:45.720><c> and</c><00:13:45.919><c> the</c><00:13:46.039><c> things</c><00:13:46.179><c> of</c> 00:13:46.340 --> 00:13:47.419 the<00:13:46.539><c> truth.</c> 00:13:49.860 --> 00:13:51.960 And<00:13:50.080><c> that's</c><00:13:50.340><c> who</c><00:13:50.500><c> the</c><00:13:50.659><c> United</c><00:13:50.879><c> Nations</c><00:13:51.179><c> says,</c><00:13:51.559><c> let</c><00:13:51.580><c> them</c><00:13:51.759><c> have</c> 00:13:51.960 --> 00:13:52.919 their<00:13:52.159><c> rights.</c> 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:58.700 And<00:13:54.919><c> so</c><00:13:55.200><c> we</c><00:13:55.480><c> have</c><00:13:55.679><c> to</c><00:13:55.899><c> realize,</c><00:13:56.620><c> brothers</c><00:13:56.720><c> and</c><00:13:56.860><c> sisters,</c><00:13:58.559><c> what</c> 00:13:58.700 --> 00:13:59.440 we're<00:13:58.879><c> up</c><00:13:59.039><c> against.</c> 00:13:59.919 --> 00:14:01.940 We<00:14:00.080><c> have</c><00:14:00.299><c> to</c><00:14:00.480><c> know</c><00:14:01.019><c> what</c><00:14:01.460><c> we're</c><00:14:01.700><c> fighting.</c> 00:14:02.299 --> 00:14:04.039 Do<00:14:02.360><c> you</c><00:14:02.419><c> ever</c><00:14:02.539><c> wonder</c><00:14:02.700><c> why</c><00:14:02.899><c> our</c><00:14:03.059><c> children</c><00:14:03.259><c> come</c><00:14:03.460><c> home</c><00:14:03.639><c> from</c><00:14:03.840><c> school,</c> 00:14:04.100 --> 00:14:07.360 and<00:14:04.200><c> they</c><00:14:04.299><c> have</c><00:14:04.480><c> certain</c><00:14:05.100><c> attitudes,</c><00:14:05.720><c> or</c><00:14:05.899><c> they</c><00:14:06.820><c> tell</c><00:14:07.039><c> us</c> 00:14:07.360 --> 00:14:07.919 certain<00:14:07.580><c> things?</c> 00:14:07.940 --> 00:14:09.740 And<00:14:08.080><c> as</c><00:14:08.220><c> they</c><00:14:08.340><c> get</c><00:14:08.460><c> older,</c><00:14:08.620><c> they</c><00:14:08.759><c> can</c><00:14:08.980><c> tell</c><00:14:09.100><c> us</c><00:14:09.279><c> more</c><00:14:09.500><c> things</c> 00:14:09.740 --> 00:14:11.039 about<00:14:09.980><c> their</c><00:14:10.179><c> rights.</c> 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:13.980 Because<00:14:11.580><c> the</c><00:14:12.059><c> teacher</c><00:14:12.320><c> has</c><00:14:12.500><c> been</c><00:14:12.620><c> able</c><00:14:12.820><c> to</c><00:14:13.039><c> tell</c><00:14:13.159><c> us</c><00:14:13.379><c> what</c><00:14:13.740><c> our</c> 00:14:13.980 --> 00:14:14.559 rights<00:14:14.159><c> are.</c> 00:14:15.039 --> 00:14:17.600 You<00:14:15.480><c> can't</c><00:14:15.919><c> do</c><00:14:16.100><c> that</c><00:14:16.399><c> to</c><00:14:16.620><c> me.</c> 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:19.179 I<00:14:18.279><c> have</c><00:14:18.679><c> rights.</c> 00:14:19.179 --> 00:14:22.440 Do<00:14:19.960><c> we</c><00:14:20.120><c> ever</c><00:14:20.320><c> wonder</c><00:14:20.519><c> where</c><00:14:20.659><c> that</c><00:14:20.940><c> came</c><00:14:21.100><c> from?</c> 00:14:23.820 --> 00:14:25.919 Well,<00:14:24.120><c> there's</c><00:14:24.259><c> many</c><00:14:24.600><c> theories</c><00:14:25.139><c> on</c><00:14:25.620><c> parenting.</c> 00:14:26.039 --> 00:14:31.159 There's<00:14:26.360><c> books</c><00:14:26.840><c> all</c><00:14:27.379><c> over</c><00:14:27.559><c> the</c><00:14:27.779><c> place</c><00:14:28.000><c> on</c><00:14:28.159><c> the</c><00:14:28.379><c> different</c><00:14:28.620><c> theories</c><00:14:29.240><c> of</c><00:14:30.220><c> parenting.</c> 00:14:32.580 --> 00:14:37.360 Lots<00:14:32.820><c> of</c><00:14:33.039><c> books,</c><00:14:34.000><c> from</c><00:14:34.159><c> Dr.</c><00:14:35.000><c> Spock</c><00:14:35.600><c> on.</c> 00:14:39.100 --> 00:14:41.299 Some<00:14:39.700><c> teach</c><00:14:40.279><c> children</c><00:14:40.700><c> are</c><00:14:40.980><c> equals.</c> 00:14:41.799 --> 00:14:42.399 They're<00:14:41.940><c> adults.</c> 00:14:42.820 --> 00:14:44.580 You<00:14:42.980><c> should</c><00:14:43.179><c> deal</c><00:14:43.440><c> with</c><00:14:43.580><c> them</c><00:14:43.879><c> as</c><00:14:44.100><c> an</c><00:14:44.340><c> adult.</c> 00:14:44.580 --> 00:14:48.539 It<00:14:45.220><c> doesn't</c><00:14:45.840><c> matter</c><00:14:46.120><c> their</c><00:14:46.340><c> age,</c><00:14:46.720><c> just</c><00:14:47.100><c> treat</c><00:14:47.220><c> them</c><00:14:47.340><c> like</c><00:14:47.559><c> an</c><00:14:47.759><c> equal.</c> 00:14:50.539 --> 00:14:53.379 Some,<00:14:51.019><c> there's</c><00:14:51.240><c> no</c><00:14:51.419><c> right</c><00:14:51.580><c> to</c><00:14:51.940><c> discipline</c><00:14:52.220><c> your</c><00:14:52.500><c> children.</c> 00:14:53.659 --> 00:14:55.820 That's<00:14:54.000><c> equivalent</c><00:14:54.279><c> to</c><00:14:54.600><c> child</c><00:14:54.840><c> abuse.</c> 00:14:58.539 --> 00:15:01.340 Some,<00:14:59.620><c> if</c><00:14:59.860><c> you</c><00:15:00.019><c> really</c><00:15:00.220><c> love</c><00:15:00.399><c> your</c><00:15:00.659><c> child,</c><00:15:00.940><c> you'll</c><00:15:01.120><c> let</c><00:15:01.200><c> them</c> 00:15:01.340 --> 00:15:02.259 do<00:15:01.440><c> what</c><00:15:01.559><c> they</c><00:15:01.860><c> want.</c> 00:15:02.720 --> 00:15:05.159 Because<00:15:03.019><c> after</c><00:15:03.399><c> all,</c><00:15:03.519><c> there's</c><00:15:03.740><c> really</c><00:15:04.019><c> no</c><00:15:04.220><c> right</c><00:15:04.440><c> way</c><00:15:04.620><c> to</c><00:15:04.840><c> bring</c><00:15:04.940><c> up</c> 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:06.480 a<00:15:05.320><c> child</c><00:15:05.539><c> anyway.</c> 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:10.379 So<00:15:07.700><c> work</c><00:15:07.899><c> around</c><00:15:08.240><c> and</c><00:15:08.600><c> experiment</c><00:15:08.960><c> a</c><00:15:09.039><c> little</c><00:15:09.240><c> bit</c><00:15:09.360><c> with</c><00:15:09.519><c> that.</c> 00:15:11.299 --> 00:15:13.879 And<00:15:11.480><c> then</c><00:15:11.600><c> of</c><00:15:11.740><c> course</c><00:15:11.919><c> some</c><00:15:12.419><c> are</c><00:15:12.879><c> behavior</c><00:15:13.200><c> modification.</c> 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:18.200 If<00:15:14.279><c> we</c><00:15:14.500><c> yell</c><00:15:14.720><c> loud</c><00:15:15.039><c> enough,</c><00:15:16.480><c> if</c><00:15:16.580><c> we</c><00:15:16.820><c> shout,</c><00:15:17.460><c> if</c><00:15:17.700><c> sometimes</c><00:15:18.039><c> we</c> 00:15:18.200 --> 00:15:18.600 use<00:15:18.419><c> force,</c> 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:20.179 we<00:15:18.779><c> can</c><00:15:19.100><c> change</c><00:15:19.460><c> that</c><00:15:19.779><c> behavior.</c> 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:22.440 We<00:15:20.460><c> can</c><00:15:20.659><c> modify</c><00:15:21.159><c> that</c><00:15:21.480><c> behavior.</c> 00:15:23.379 --> 00:15:25.879 And<00:15:23.539><c> of</c><00:15:23.679><c> course</c><00:15:23.879><c> we</c><00:15:24.000><c> realize</c><00:15:24.419><c> if</c><00:15:24.659><c> we</c><00:15:24.860><c> swing</c><00:15:25.039><c> way</c><00:15:25.259><c> too</c><00:15:25.500><c> far</c><00:15:25.600><c> in</c><00:15:25.740><c> that,</c> 00:15:26.039 --> 00:15:28.100 sure,<00:15:26.220><c> we'll</c><00:15:26.360><c> have</c><00:15:26.559><c> behavior</c><00:15:26.919><c> modification.</c> 00:15:31.080 --> 00:15:37.340 From<00:15:31.559><c> the</c><00:15:31.799><c> scriptures,</c><00:15:33.879><c> we</c><00:15:34.620><c> read</c><00:15:35.220><c> about</c><00:15:35.460><c> a</c><00:15:35.720><c> different</c><00:15:35.940><c> way</c> 00:15:37.659 --> 00:15:42.440 and<00:15:38.139><c> a</c><00:15:38.399><c> different</c><00:15:39.980><c> upbringing</c><00:15:40.940><c> for</c><00:15:41.340><c> the</c><00:15:41.519><c> children.</c> 00:15:42.539 --> 00:15:45.419 And<00:15:43.019><c> we</c><00:15:43.240><c> read</c><00:15:43.460><c> it</c><00:15:43.679><c> under</c><00:15:43.899><c> the</c><00:15:44.139><c> words</c><00:15:44.379><c> responsibility.</c> 00:15:45.500 --> 00:15:47.580 We<00:15:45.639><c> put</c><00:15:45.779><c> it</c><00:15:45.980><c> as</c><00:15:46.299><c> responsibility</c><00:15:47.120><c> of</c><00:15:47.399><c> parents,</c> 00:15:47.679 --> 00:15:50.120 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olive</c><00:16:03.500><c> plants.</c> 00:16:04.700 --> 00:16:07.740 The<00:16:05.019><c> nurture</c><00:16:05.559><c> and</c><00:16:05.960><c> admonition</c><00:16:06.620><c> of</c><00:16:06.820><c> the</c><00:16:06.980><c> Lord.</c> 00:16:08.059 --> 00:16:09.039 How<00:16:08.299><c> do</c><00:16:08.440><c> we</c><00:16:08.519><c> do</c><00:16:08.720><c> that?</c> 00:16:09.399 --> 00:16:10.360 When<00:16:09.580><c> do</c><00:16:09.740><c> we</c><00:16:09.840><c> do</c><00:16:10.019><c> that?</c> 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:12.740 Deuteronomy<00:16:11.379><c> 6</c><00:16:11.740><c> tells</c><00:16:12.019><c> us.</c> 00:16:12.980 --> 00:16:14.779 Thou<00:16:13.059><c> shalt</c><00:16:13.320><c> teach</c><00:16:13.700><c> in</c><00:16:13.919><c> the</c><00:16:14.100><c> margin,</c><00:16:14.399><c> it</c><00:16:14.559><c> says,</c> 00:16:14.840 --> 00:16:18.600 wet<00:16:15.059><c> or</c><00:16:15.559><c> sharpen</c><00:16:15.899><c> them</c><00:16:16.919><c> diligently</c><00:16:17.480><c> unto</c><00:16:17.779><c> thy</c><00:16:18.059><c> children.</c> 00:16:18.980 --> 00:16:21.019 And<00:16:19.100><c> thou</c><00:16:19.240><c> shalt</c><00:16:19.500><c> talk</c><00:16:19.860><c> of</c><00:16:20.000><c> them</c><00:16:20.159><c> when</c><00:16:20.299><c> thou</c><00:16:20.460><c> sittest</c><00:16:20.820><c> in</c> 00:16:21.019 --> 00:16:21.720 thine<00:16:21.159><c> house</c> 00:16:21.720 --> 00:16:25.559 and<00:16:22.200><c> when</c><00:16:22.360><c> thou</c><00:16:22.539><c> walkest</c><00:16:22.960><c> by</c><00:16:23.179><c> the</c><00:16:23.340><c> way</c><00:16:23.740><c> and</c><00:16:24.200><c> when</c><00:16:24.379><c> thou</c><00:16:24.600><c> liest</c><00:16:24.960><c> down</c> 00:16:25.559 --> 00:16:27.419 and<00:16:26.419><c> when</c><00:16:26.600><c> thou</c><00:16:26.820><c> risest</c><00:16:27.240><c> up.</c> 00:16:27.500 --> 00:16:28.659 In<00:16:27.620><c> other</c><00:16:27.799><c> words,</c><00:16:28.039><c> brothers</c><00:16:28.179><c> and</c><00:16:28.379><c> sisters,</c> 00:16:28.940 --> 00:16:33.600 our<00:16:29.059><c> responsibility</c><00:16:29.960><c> as</c><00:16:31.139><c> parents</c><00:16:31.679><c> or</c><00:16:32.299><c> aunts</c><00:16:32.539><c> and</c><00:16:32.679><c> uncles</c> 00:16:33.700 --> 00:16:36.559 is<00:16:34.220><c> to</c><00:16:34.460><c> create</c><00:16:34.679><c> a</c><00:16:34.960><c> godly</c><00:16:35.379><c> environment</c> 00:16:37.159 --> 00:16:39.700 so<00:16:37.679><c> that</c><00:16:37.860><c> the</c><00:16:38.220><c> whole</c><00:16:38.480><c> family</c><00:16:38.899><c> can</c><00:16:39.120><c> be</c><00:16:39.360><c> developed.</c> 00:16:39.700 --> 00:16:42.080 That's<00:16:40.480><c> our</c><00:16:40.779><c> responsibility.</c> 00:16:42.299 --> 00:16:45.679 And<00:16:42.440><c> God</c><00:16:42.600><c> tells</c><00:16:42.919><c> us</c><00:16:43.159><c> and</c><00:16:43.299><c> teaches</c><00:16:43.539><c> us</c><00:16:43.820><c> how</c><00:16:44.000><c> we</c><00:16:44.159><c> can</c><00:16:44.299><c> do</c><00:16:44.440><c> it.</c> 00:16:46.440 --> 00:16:51.840 And<00:16:46.679><c> he</c><00:16:46.860><c> says</c><00:16:47.240><c> the</c><00:16:48.080><c> real</c><00:16:48.340><c> key</c><00:16:48.600><c> is</c><00:16:50.179><c> consistency.</c> 00:16:54.240 --> 00:16:55.259 Consistency. 00:16:55.740 --> 00:16:59.779 When<00:16:55.899><c> we</c><00:16:56.080><c> rise,</c><00:16:57.559><c> when</c><00:16:57.720><c> we</c><00:16:57.940><c> walk,</c><00:16:59.059><c> when</c><00:16:59.200><c> we</c><00:16:59.340><c> put</c><00:16:59.440><c> them</c><00:16:59.600><c> to</c><00:16:59.700><c> bed</c> 00:16:59.779 --> 00:17:00.820 at<00:16:59.980><c> night,</c> 00:17:00.960 --> 00:17:04.619 is<00:17:01.159><c> there</c><00:17:01.340><c> a</c><00:17:01.639><c> consistency</c><00:17:02.279><c> in</c><00:17:03.080><c> our</c><00:17:03.379><c> approach</c><00:17:03.779><c> to</c><00:17:04.200><c> the</c><00:17:04.359><c> things</c> 00:17:04.619 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do</c><00:17:58.779><c> that?</c> 00:17:59.839 --> 00:18:02.759 I<00:18:00.400><c> think</c><00:18:00.519><c> that's</c><00:18:01.000><c> very,</c><00:18:01.420><c> very</c><00:18:01.700><c> obvious.</c> 00:18:03.940 --> 00:18:05.559 Is<00:18:04.500><c> it?</c> 00:18:06.380 --> 00:18:07.440 Why? 00:18:08.380 --> 00:18:14.200 Why<00:18:08.779><c> do</c><00:18:09.000><c> we</c><00:18:09.279><c> teach</c><00:18:09.519><c> our</c><00:18:09.839><c> children</c><00:18:10.099><c> to</c><00:18:10.359><c> be</c><00:18:10.559><c> obedient,</c><00:18:12.099><c> respectful</c><00:18:12.559><c> and</c><00:18:12.920><c> responsible?</c> 00:18:14.440 --> 00:18:15.400 Why? 00:18:15.839 --> 00:18:17.359 Is<00:18:16.059><c> it</c><00:18:16.160><c> just</c><00:18:16.400><c> the</c><00:18:16.579><c> right</c><00:18:16.799><c> thing</c><00:18:17.000><c> to</c><00:18:17.180><c> do?</c> 00:18:17.460 --> 00:18:18.839 Is<00:18:17.660><c> it</c><00:18:17.779><c> just</c><00:18:18.019><c> nice?</c> 00:18:19.200 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is</c><00:25:07.240><c> it</c><00:25:07.359><c> a</c><00:25:07.420><c> good</c><00:25:07.640><c> principle?</c> 00:25:11.160 --> 00:25:14.940 Brother<00:25:11.420><c> Robert</c><00:25:11.740><c> Roberts</c><00:25:12.119><c> in</c><00:25:12.259><c> The</c><00:25:12.380><c> Law</c><00:25:12.579><c> of</c><00:25:12.740><c> Moses</c><00:25:13.259><c> on</c><00:25:14.079><c> page</c><00:25:14.480><c> 54</c> 00:25:14.940 --> 00:25:16.240 said<00:25:15.220><c> this.</c> 00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:21.940 He<00:25:18.000><c> said,</c><00:25:18.539><c> the</c><00:25:18.740><c> child</c><00:25:19.400><c> brought</c><00:25:19.880><c> up</c><00:25:20.119><c> to</c><00:25:20.299><c> honor</c><00:25:20.559><c> father</c><00:25:20.880><c> and</c><00:25:21.099><c> mother</c> 00:25:22.140 --> 00:25:25.680 will<00:25:22.740><c> more</c><00:25:23.039><c> easily</c><00:25:23.440><c> conform</c><00:25:24.000><c> to</c><00:25:24.240><c> the</c><00:25:24.480><c> commandments</c><00:25:24.880><c> that</c><00:25:25.319><c> follow</c> 00:25:25.680 --> 00:25:29.759 than<00:25:26.279><c> the</c><00:25:26.539><c> child</c><00:25:26.759><c> that</c><00:25:26.940><c> is</c><00:25:27.160><c> allowed</c><00:25:27.359><c> to</c><00:25:27.700><c> follow</c><00:25:27.880><c> its</c><00:25:28.180><c> own</c><00:25:28.579><c> inclination.</c> 00:25:31.220 --> 00:25:33.039 Now<00:25:31.420><c> that's</c><00:25:31.559><c> a</c><00:25:31.640><c> very</c><00:25:32.059><c> interesting</c><00:25:32.599><c> statement</c> 00:25:33.039 --> 00:25:36.119 because<00:25:33.319><c> that</c><00:25:33.700><c> starts</c><00:25:33.940><c> to</c><00:25:34.339><c> speak</c><00:25:34.500><c> to</c><00:25:34.720><c> the</c><00:25:34.880><c> heart</c><00:25:34.980><c> of</c><00:25:35.180><c> the</c><00:25:35.299><c> matter</c> 00:25:36.579 --> 00:25:41.440 on<00:25:37.180><c> why</c><00:25:37.779><c> it's</c><00:25:38.920><c> important</c><00:25:39.400><c> and</c><00:25:39.640><c> to</c><00:25:39.799><c> what</c><00:25:40.019><c> purpose</c><00:25:40.460><c> are</c><00:25:40.720><c> we</c><00:25:40.920><c> bringing</c><00:25:41.140><c> up</c> 00:25:41.440 --> 00:25:41.980 our<00:25:41.660><c> children.</c> 00:25:41.980 --> 00:25:45.940 Why<00:25:42.940><c> are</c><00:25:43.140><c> we</c><00:25:43.319><c> teaching</c><00:25:43.559><c> them</c><00:25:43.819><c> obedience,</c><00:25:44.819><c> respect?</c> 00:25:46.380 --> 00:25:50.119 And<00:25:46.480><c> Brother</c><00:25:46.680><c> Roberts</c><00:25:47.140><c> is</c><00:25:47.559><c> getting</c><00:25:47.900><c> very</c><00:25:48.799><c> close</c><00:25:49.039><c> to</c><00:25:49.220><c> the</c><00:25:49.400><c> essence,</c><00:25:49.680><c> isn't</c><00:25:49.819><c> he,</c> 00:25:50.220 --> 00:25:52.180 as<00:25:50.420><c> to</c><00:25:50.559><c> why</c><00:25:50.920><c> we</c><00:25:51.079><c> do</c><00:25:51.240><c> this.</c> 00:25:53.960 --> 00:25:59.500 Because<00:25:54.599><c> we</c><00:25:55.000><c> start</c><00:25:55.200><c> to</c><00:25:55.480><c> see</c><00:25:55.920><c> that</c><00:25:56.740><c> the</c><00:25:57.059><c> family</c><00:25:57.380><c> unit,</c><00:25:59.039><c> as</c><00:25:59.279><c> God</c> 00:25:59.500 --> 00:26:01.180 has<00:25:59.740><c> set</c><00:25:59.819><c> it</c><00:25:59.960><c> up,</c> 00:26:01.859 --> 00:26:05.539 is<00:26:01.980><c> helping</c><00:26:02.220><c> to</c><00:26:02.559><c> develop</c><00:26:02.880><c> a</c><00:26:04.319><c> godly</c><00:26:04.759><c> seed.</c> 00:26:07.059 --> 00:26:10.119 So<00:26:07.319><c> a</c><00:26:07.460><c> family</c><00:26:07.839><c> unit</c><00:26:08.519><c> develops</c><00:26:09.079><c> character.</c> 00:26:11.220 --> 00:26:14.819 We've<00:26:11.700><c> got</c><00:26:11.799><c> to</c><00:26:13.039><c> honor</c><00:26:13.039><c> mom</c><00:26:13.759><c> and</c><00:26:13.940><c> dad.</c> 00:26:16.420 --> 00:26:18.920 And<00:26:16.900><c> another</c><00:26:17.380><c> interesting</c><00:26:17.920><c> question</c><00:26:18.220><c> is</c><00:26:18.319><c> how</c><00:26:18.440><c> do</c><00:26:18.619><c> we</c><00:26:18.680><c> honor</c> 00:26:18.920 --> 00:26:20.099 mom<00:26:19.099><c> and</c><00:26:19.240><c> dad?</c> 00:26:20.660 --> 00:26:24.099 Well,<00:26:21.039><c> we</c><00:26:21.240><c> honor</c><00:26:21.339><c> mom</c><00:26:21.559><c> and</c><00:26:21.680><c> dad,</c><00:26:21.980><c> we</c><00:26:21.980><c> do</c><00:26:22.099><c> what</c><00:26:22.220><c> they</c><00:26:22.500><c> say,</c><00:26:23.259><c> yes.</c> 00:26:24.920 --> 00:26:29.619 But<00:26:25.400><c> when</c><00:26:25.839><c> are</c><00:26:27.240><c> we</c><00:26:27.460><c> able</c><00:26:27.619><c> to</c><00:26:27.900><c> honor</c><00:26:28.400><c> mom</c><00:26:28.700><c> and</c><00:26:28.839><c> dad?</c> 00:26:30.720 --> 00:26:33.759 It's<00:26:31.200><c> interesting,</c><00:26:31.819><c> huh,</c><00:26:32.019><c> if</c><00:26:32.200><c> you</c><00:26:32.299><c> think</c><00:26:32.519><c> about</c><00:26:32.779><c> it.</c> 00:26:34.079 --> 00:26:35.460 Because<00:26:34.339><c> typically</c><00:26:34.740><c> it</c><00:26:34.859><c> works</c><00:26:35.059><c> the</c><00:26:35.220><c> other</c><00:26:35.359><c> way.</c> 00:26:35.460 --> 00:26:39.740 Mom<00:26:35.660><c> and</c><00:26:35.819><c> dad</c><00:26:35.920><c> are</c><00:26:36.079><c> doing</c><00:26:36.180><c> everything</c><00:26:36.480><c> for</c><00:26:36.740><c> us</c><00:26:38.019><c> as</c><00:26:38.259><c> we're</c><00:26:39.240><c> young.</c> 00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:45.039 I<00:26:41.920><c> think</c><00:26:42.180><c> sometimes,</c><00:26:42.940><c> too,</c><00:26:43.059><c> yes,</c><00:26:43.400><c> it's</c><00:26:43.599><c> listening</c><00:26:43.940><c> to</c><00:26:44.140><c> mom</c><00:26:44.299><c> and</c><00:26:44.400><c> dad,</c><00:26:44.619><c> of</c><00:26:44.799><c> course,</c> 00:26:45.059 --> 00:26:47.480 but<00:26:45.380><c> I</c><00:26:45.720><c> think</c><00:26:46.019><c> the</c><00:26:46.259><c> aspect</c><00:26:46.619><c> of</c><00:26:46.839><c> that,</c><00:26:47.099><c> Brothers</c><00:26:47.180><c> and</c><00:26:47.299><c> Sisters,</c> 00:26:47.480 --> 00:26:49.539 is<00:26:47.660><c> later</c><00:26:47.920><c> in</c><00:26:48.160><c> life,</c><00:26:48.359><c> actually.</c> 00:26:50.119 --> 00:26:51.920 When<00:26:50.559><c> mom</c><00:26:50.880><c> and</c><00:26:50.960><c> dad</c><00:26:51.180><c> get</c><00:26:51.359><c> a</c><00:26:51.400><c> little</c><00:26:51.579><c> older,</c> 00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:56.519 it's<00:26:52.559><c> up</c><00:26:52.759><c> to</c><00:26:52.940><c> the</c><00:26:53.099><c> children</c><00:26:53.400><c> to</c><00:26:54.559><c> return</c><00:26:54.960><c> some</c><00:26:55.240><c> of</c><00:26:55.420><c> that</c><00:26:56.079><c> care</c> 00:26:56.519 --> 00:26:59.480 to<00:26:57.960><c> mom</c><00:26:58.460><c> and</c><00:26:58.599><c> dad.</c> 00:26:59.740 --> 00:27:02.640 So<00:26:59.920><c> it's</c><00:27:00.059><c> an</c><00:27:00.259><c> interesting</c><00:27:00.599><c> aspect,</c><00:27:01.259><c> the</c><00:27:01.559><c> idea</c><00:27:02.019><c> of</c><00:27:02.140><c> to</c><00:27:02.319><c> honor</c> 00:27:02.640 --> 00:27:03.920 father<00:27:03.000><c> and</c><00:27:03.200><c> mother.</c> 00:27:04.539 --> 00:27:06.559 In<00:27:04.940><c> the</c><00:27:05.160><c> family</c><00:27:05.440><c> unit,</c><00:27:05.819><c> we</c><00:27:05.940><c> show</c><00:27:06.059><c> respect.</c> 00:27:06.700 --> 00:27:08.980 We've<00:27:06.900><c> got</c><00:27:06.940><c> to</c><00:27:07.140><c> follow</c><00:27:07.299><c> rules,</c><00:27:07.599><c> otherwise</c><00:27:08.019><c> the</c><00:27:08.440><c> household</c><00:27:08.799><c> is</c> 00:27:08.980 --> 00:27:10.039 in<00:27:09.200><c> chaos.</c> 00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:12.740 We<00:27:11.500><c> learn</c><00:27:11.700><c> faith</c><00:27:12.160><c> in</c><00:27:12.420><c> the</c><00:27:12.619><c> family.</c> 00:27:12.779 --> 00:27:14.480 We've<00:27:12.940><c> got</c><00:27:12.940><c> to</c><00:27:13.059><c> trust</c><00:27:13.339><c> mom</c><00:27:13.519><c> and</c><00:27:13.660><c> dad.</c> 00:27:14.799 --> 00:27:16.339 Will<00:27:14.920><c> mom</c><00:27:15.039><c> and</c><00:27:15.119><c> dad</c><00:27:15.319><c> say</c><00:27:15.539><c> this</c><00:27:15.740><c> is</c><00:27:15.880><c> going</c><00:27:16.000><c> to</c><00:27:16.119><c> be?</c> 00:27:16.740 --> 00:27:18.900 Okay,<00:27:17.059><c> it's</c><00:27:17.259><c> going</c><00:27:17.339><c> to</c><00:27:17.440><c> be,</c><00:27:17.680><c> because</c><00:27:17.819><c> they</c><00:27:18.039><c> won't</c><00:27:18.180><c> lie</c><00:27:18.400><c> to</c><00:27:18.519><c> us.</c> 00:27:19.339 --> 00:27:22.180 So<00:27:19.539><c> we're</c><00:27:19.660><c> learning</c><00:27:19.859><c> to</c><00:27:20.140><c> trust</c><00:27:20.380><c> our</c><00:27:21.359><c> parents.</c> 00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:25.059 We<00:27:22.940><c> can't</c><00:27:23.339><c> have</c><00:27:23.480><c> things</c><00:27:23.819><c> our</c><00:27:24.099><c> own</c><00:27:24.279><c> way</c><00:27:24.400><c> all</c><00:27:24.619><c> the</c><00:27:24.799><c> time.</c> 00:27:25.119 --> 00:27:28.140 If<00:27:25.339><c> we</c><00:27:25.539><c> did,</c><00:27:26.420><c> we'll</c><00:27:26.619><c> have</c><00:27:26.839><c> chaos</c><00:27:27.059><c> in</c><00:27:27.259><c> the</c><00:27:27.380><c> house.</c> 00:27:30.259 --> 00:27:32.680 We<00:27:30.579><c> have</c><00:27:30.759><c> to</c><00:27:30.960><c> share</c><00:27:31.140><c> space</c><00:27:31.440><c> sometimes</c><00:27:31.900><c> with</c><00:27:32.079><c> our</c><00:27:32.279><c> siblings.</c> 00:27:32.680 --> 00:27:34.680 You<00:27:33.359><c> don't</c><00:27:33.579><c> have</c><00:27:33.799><c> a</c><00:27:33.940><c> room</c><00:27:34.079><c> to</c><00:27:34.279><c> yourself.</c> 00:27:35.160 --> 00:27:37.799 You<00:27:35.279><c> may</c><00:27:35.460><c> have</c><00:27:35.619><c> to</c><00:27:35.779><c> share</c><00:27:35.920><c> a</c><00:27:36.039><c> room</c><00:27:36.140><c> with</c><00:27:36.299><c> two</c><00:27:36.519><c> or</c><00:27:36.619><c> three</c><00:27:36.940><c> others.</c> 00:27:38.640 --> 00:27:40.039 I<00:27:39.000><c> don't</c><00:27:39.200><c> want</c><00:27:39.299><c> to.</c><00:27:39.380><c> I</c><00:27:39.440><c> want</c><00:27:39.579><c> my</c><00:27:39.740><c> own</c><00:27:39.900><c> room.</c> 00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:42.720 I<00:27:40.579><c> don't</c><00:27:40.700><c> have</c><00:27:40.839><c> room.</c><00:27:41.279><c> You're</c><00:27:41.559><c> going</c><00:27:41.559><c> to</c><00:27:41.559><c> have</c><00:27:41.700><c> to</c><00:27:41.920><c> share.</c> 00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:44.680 You<00:27:43.160><c> mean</c><00:27:43.319><c> I've</c><00:27:43.519><c> got</c><00:27:43.619><c> to</c><00:27:43.740><c> share,</c><00:27:44.019><c> yes,</c><00:27:44.240><c> and</c><00:27:44.359><c> you've</c><00:27:44.480><c> got</c><00:27:44.539><c> to</c> 00:27:44.680 --> 00:27:45.319 share<00:27:44.880><c> clothes.</c> 00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:47.599 I<00:27:45.960><c> don't</c><00:27:46.140><c> want</c><00:27:46.240><c> to</c><00:27:46.420><c> share</c><00:27:46.539><c> my</c><00:27:46.819><c> clothes.</c> 00:27:48.539 --> 00:27:51.720 Well,<00:27:48.920><c> that's</c><00:27:49.279><c> the</c><00:27:49.359><c> way</c><00:27:49.460><c> it</c><00:27:49.619><c> works</c><00:27:50.000><c> sometimes</c><00:27:50.599><c> in</c><00:27:50.779><c> a</c><00:27:50.940><c> family.</c> 00:27:52.200 --> 00:27:56.700 We<00:27:52.380><c> learn</c><00:27:52.619><c> tolerance,</c><00:27:53.420><c> forgiveness,</c><00:27:54.039><c> long</c><00:27:54.279><c>-suffering,</c><00:27:54.839><c> obedience,</c><00:27:56.460><c> to</c> 00:27:56.700 --> 00:27:58.660 be<00:27:56.980><c> unselfish.</c> 00:27:58.960 --> 00:28:05.400 Because<00:27:59.480><c> God</c><00:27:59.839><c> is</c><00:28:00.099><c> preparing</c><00:28:00.440><c> us</c><00:28:00.819><c> in</c><00:28:00.980><c> the</c><00:28:01.200><c> family</c><00:28:01.500><c> unit</c><00:28:01.880><c> for</c><00:28:02.960><c> respect</c><00:28:03.500><c> and</c><00:28:03.740><c> obedience</c><00:28:04.160><c> to</c><00:28:04.339><c> him.</c> 00:28:06.220 --> 00:28:08.619 And<00:28:06.319><c> our</c><00:28:06.460><c> Heavenly</c><00:28:06.720><c> Father</c><00:28:07.259><c> will</c><00:28:07.519><c> do</c><00:28:07.599><c> the</c><00:28:07.839><c> same.</c> 00:28:09.619 --> 00:28:11.819 What<00:28:09.759><c> we've</c><00:28:09.960><c> done</c><00:28:10.099><c> is</c><00:28:10.480><c> we've</c><00:28:10.680><c> put</c><00:28:10.779><c> a</c><00:28:10.880><c> little</c><00:28:11.000><c> bit</c><00:28:11.099><c> of</c><00:28:11.259><c> a</c><00:28:11.359><c> chart</c><00:28:11.500><c> together,</c> 00:28:11.839 --> 00:28:17.119 because<00:28:12.059><c> we</c><00:28:12.420><c> really</c><00:28:12.680><c> think</c><00:28:12.839><c> this</c><00:28:13.039><c> is</c><00:28:13.220><c> the</c><00:28:13.420><c> essence</c><00:28:13.799><c> of</c><00:28:14.740><c> why</c><00:28:15.420><c> the</c><00:28:16.380><c> family</c><00:28:16.599><c> unit</c><00:28:16.839><c> is</c> 00:28:17.119 --> 00:28:18.160 set<00:28:17.259><c> up</c><00:28:17.420><c> the</c><00:28:17.519><c> way</c><00:28:17.640><c> it</c><00:28:17.759><c> is,</c> 00:28:18.579 --> 00:28:22.339 and<00:28:18.880><c> why</c><00:28:19.279><c> the</c><00:28:19.480><c> lessons</c><00:28:19.799><c> we</c><00:28:20.119><c> learn</c><00:28:20.359><c> in</c><00:28:20.559><c> our</c><00:28:20.819><c> families</c><00:28:21.259><c> will</c><00:28:21.920><c> help</c><00:28:22.079><c> us</c> 00:28:22.339 --> 00:28:22.940 later<00:28:22.500><c> on.</c> 00:28:22.940 --> 00:28:27.500 If<00:28:23.559><c> we</c><00:28:23.740><c> look</c><00:28:23.920><c> at</c><00:28:24.079><c> this</c><00:28:24.359><c> chart,</c><00:28:24.680><c> for</c><00:28:24.940><c> example,</c><00:28:26.779><c> we</c><00:28:26.980><c> have</c><00:28:27.259><c> what</c> 00:28:27.500 --> 00:28:29.920 God<00:28:27.799><c> has</c><00:28:27.980><c> set</c><00:28:28.059><c> up</c><00:28:28.259><c> here</c><00:28:28.460><c> as</c><00:28:28.579><c> the</c><00:28:28.799><c> family</c><00:28:29.079><c> unit.</c> 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:32.960 We<00:28:30.180><c> have</c><00:28:30.339><c> the</c><00:28:30.559><c> relationship</c><00:28:31.099><c> of</c><00:28:31.319><c> the</c><00:28:31.599><c> child</c><00:28:32.039><c> to</c><00:28:32.299><c> the</c><00:28:32.559><c> parent,</c> 00:28:33.299 --> 00:28:35.160 and<00:28:33.440><c> the</c><00:28:33.599><c> parent</c><00:28:33.779><c> to</c><00:28:33.920><c> the</c><00:28:34.160><c> child.</c> 00:28:35.880 --> 00:28:39.460 And<00:28:36.079><c> the</c><00:28:36.259><c> parents</c><00:28:36.759><c> have</c><00:28:37.339><c> a</c><00:28:37.619><c> relationship</c><00:28:38.279><c> with</c><00:28:39.299><c> their</c> 00:28:39.460 --> 00:28:40.779 Heavenly<00:28:39.740><c> Father.</c> 00:28:42.039 --> 00:28:44.059 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we</c><00:31:21.220><c> think</c><00:31:21.380><c> about</c><00:31:21.539><c> the</c><00:31:21.779><c> example</c><00:31:22.059><c> of</c><00:31:22.240><c> our</c><00:31:22.400><c> Heavenly</c><00:31:22.680><c> Father,</c> 00:31:22.940 --> 00:31:29.799 who<00:31:23.839><c> is</c><00:31:24.099><c> long</c><00:31:24.460><c>-suffering,</c><00:31:26.599><c> loving,</c><00:31:28.319><c> who</c><00:31:28.440><c> is</c><00:31:28.599><c> able</c><00:31:28.799><c> to</c><00:31:29.099><c> make</c> 00:31:29.799 --> 00:31:31.559 the<00:31:30.299><c> two</c><00:31:30.660><c> aspects</c><00:31:31.200><c> meet,</c> 00:31:31.619 --> 00:31:35.099 mercy<00:31:32.059><c> and</c><00:31:32.539><c> truth,</c><00:31:33.380><c> mercy</c><00:31:33.819><c> and</c><00:31:34.119><c> justice.</c> 00:31:35.579 --> 00:31:38.440 And<00:31:35.819><c> that's</c><00:31:36.500><c> the</c><00:31:36.660><c> Father</c><00:31:36.980><c> that</c><00:31:37.380><c> we</c><00:31:37.640><c> have.</c> 00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:41.920 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way</c><00:31:49.480><c> that</c><00:31:49.740><c> Abraham</c><00:31:49.980><c> would</c><00:31:50.240><c> conduct</c><00:31:50.480><c> himself.</c> 00:31:50.940 --> 00:31:54.400 We<00:31:51.539><c> read</c><00:31:51.819><c> in</c><00:31:52.000><c> Genesis</c><00:31:52.299><c> 18</c><00:31:52.759><c> and</c><00:31:52.900><c> verse</c><00:31:53.099><c> 19.</c> 00:31:54.980 --> 00:31:58.740 For<00:31:55.140><c> I</c><00:31:55.519><c> know</c><00:31:55.740><c> him</c><00:31:56.160><c> that</c><00:31:56.579><c> he</c><00:31:56.740><c> will</c><00:31:56.960><c> command</c><00:31:57.299><c> his</c><00:31:57.660><c> children</c><00:31:58.119><c> and</c> 00:31:58.740 --> 00:32:00.180 his<00:31:59.039><c> household</c><00:31:59.400><c> after</c><00:31:59.779><c> him,</c> 00:32:00.180 --> 00:32:03.160 and<00:32:00.740><c> they</c><00:32:00.960><c> shall</c><00:32:01.140><c> keep</c><00:32:01.420><c> the</c><00:32:01.619><c> way</c><00:32:01.740><c> of</c><00:32:01.920><c> the</c><00:32:02.079><c> Lord</c><00:32:02.279><c> to</c><00:32:02.460><c> do</c><00:32:02.660><c> justice</c> 00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:04.319 and<00:32:03.500><c> judgment,</c> 00:32:04.660 --> 00:32:07.279 that<00:32:04.720><c> the</c><00:32:04.900><c> Lord</c><00:32:05.099><c> may</c><00:32:05.339><c> bring</c><00:32:05.480><c> upon</c><00:32:05.740><c> Abraham</c><00:32:06.440><c> that</c><00:32:06.940><c> which</c><00:32:07.119><c> he</c> 00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:07.920 hath<00:32:07.420><c> spoken</c><00:32:07.799><c> of.</c> 00:32:07.920 --> 00:32:10.619 What<00:32:08.140><c> a</c><00:32:08.359><c> wonderful</c><00:32:08.619><c> thing</c><00:32:08.880><c> to</c><00:32:09.160><c> say</c><00:32:09.420><c> about</c><00:32:09.700><c> Abraham.</c> 00:32:11.579 --> 00:32:13.480 God<00:32:11.799><c> says,</c><00:32:12.019><c> I</c><00:32:12.259><c> know</c><00:32:12.539><c> him.</c> 00:32:13.849 --> 00:32:22.900 He<00:32:14.220><c> will</c><00:32:14.900><c> command,</c><00:32:18.000><c> instruct</c><00:32:18.900><c> his</c><00:32:19.539><c> children</c><00:32:19.980><c> and</c><00:32:21.059><c> his</c><00:32:21.259><c> household</c><00:32:21.619><c> after</c><00:32:22.000><c> him.</c> 00:32:22.980 --> 00:32:25.079 You<00:32:23.180><c> think</c><00:32:23.279><c> there</c><00:32:23.440><c> wasn't</c><00:32:23.579><c> a</c><00:32:23.720><c> lot</c><00:32:23.900><c> of</c><00:32:24.039><c> room</c><00:32:24.220><c> for</c><00:32:24.440><c> debate</c><00:32:24.779><c> in</c> 00:32:25.079 --> 00:32:26.559 Abraham's<00:32:25.660><c> house.</c> 00:32:27.519 --> 00:32:29.000 Abraham<00:32:27.980><c> commanded.</c> 00:32:31.339 --> 00:32:33.619 And<00:32:31.880><c> what</c><00:32:32.019><c> a</c><00:32:32.099><c> wonderful</c><00:32:32.380><c> commendation,</c><00:32:33.220><c> actually.</c> 00:32:34.039 --> 00:32:36.240 No<00:32:34.160><c> wonder</c><00:32:34.319><c> the</c><00:32:34.819><c> Heavenly</c><00:32:35.099><c> Father</c><00:32:35.400><c> chose</c><00:32:35.819><c> Abraham.</c> 00:32:36.720 --> 00:32:38.140 I<00:32:36.920><c> know</c><00:32:37.160><c> him.</c> 00:32:38.619 --> 00:32:40.079 He<00:32:38.880><c> will</c><00:32:39.119><c> command</c><00:32:39.440><c> his</c><00:32:39.740><c> children.</c> 00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:44.220 He<00:32:41.220><c> will</c><00:32:41.440><c> raise</c><00:32:41.680><c> them</c><00:32:41.880><c> up</c><00:32:42.500><c> to</c><00:32:42.839><c> respect</c><00:32:43.200><c> me.</c> 00:32:44.579 --> 00:32:47.480 Abraham,<00:32:45.539><c> Isaac,</c><00:32:46.519><c> Jacob.</c> 00:32:49.940 --> 00:32:52.799 Deuteronomy<00:32:50.559><c> 6,</c><00:32:51.019><c> verse</c><00:32:51.240><c> 8</c><00:32:51.500><c> and</c><00:32:51.500><c> 9.</c> 00:32:52.960 --> 00:32:56.000 Practical<00:32:53.400><c> ways,</c><00:32:54.940><c> consistency.</c> 00:32:56.779 --> 00:33:00.279 Thou<00:32:56.900><c> shalt</c><00:32:57.160><c> bind</c><00:32:57.460><c> them</c><00:32:58.160><c> for</c><00:32:58.599><c> a</c><00:32:59.000><c> sign</c><00:32:59.259><c> upon</c><00:32:59.619><c> thine</c><00:32:59.839><c> hand.</c> 00:33:00.660 --> 00:33:03.420 They<00:33:00.859><c> shall</c><00:33:01.019><c> be</c><00:33:01.180><c> as</c><00:33:01.420><c> frontlets</c><00:33:01.779><c> between</c><00:33:02.180><c> thine</c><00:33:02.420><c> eyes,</c> 00:33:03.619 --> 00:33:05.859 and<00:33:03.720><c> thou</c><00:33:03.859><c> shalt</c><00:33:04.059><c> write</c><00:33:04.299><c> them</c><00:33:04.519><c> upon</c><00:33:04.720><c> the</c><00:33:04.940><c> posts</c><00:33:05.160><c> of</c><00:33:05.359><c> thy</c><00:33:05.500><c> house</c> 00:33:05.859 --> 00:33:07.380 and<00:33:06.079><c> on</c><00:33:06.240><c> thy</c><00:33:06.420><c> gates.</c> 00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:09.759 Again,<00:33:07.980><c> just</c><00:33:08.160><c> as</c><00:33:08.359><c> a</c><00:33:08.539><c> practical</c><00:33:08.859><c> thing,</c><00:33:09.279><c> brothers</c><00:33:09.380><c> and</c><00:33:09.559><c> sisters,</c> 00:33:10.000 --> 00:33:13.140 we've<00:33:10.420><c> been</c><00:33:10.539><c> in</c><00:33:10.680><c> many</c><00:33:10.839><c> homes</c><00:33:11.160><c> where</c><00:33:12.440><c> brothers</c><00:33:12.859><c> and</c><00:33:13.000><c> sisters</c> 00:33:13.140 --> 00:33:13.880 have<00:33:13.319><c> done</c><00:33:13.440><c> just</c><00:33:13.720><c> that.</c> 00:33:14.039 --> 00:33:14.480 Literally. 00:33:14.819 --> 00:33:17.500 Just<00:33:15.220><c> put</c><00:33:15.380><c> up</c><00:33:15.539><c> Bible</c><00:33:15.819><c> verses</c><00:33:16.140><c> all</c><00:33:16.380><c> over</c><00:33:16.539><c> the</c><00:33:16.660><c> home.</c> 00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:20.720 In<00:33:17.799><c> the</c><00:33:18.019><c> washroom,</c><00:33:18.700><c> in</c><00:33:18.980><c> the</c><00:33:19.200><c> kitchen,</c><00:33:20.000><c> when</c><00:33:20.160><c> you</c><00:33:20.339><c> first</c><00:33:20.559><c> come</c> 00:33:20.720 --> 00:33:21.819 in<00:33:20.880><c> the</c><00:33:21.319><c> front</c><00:33:21.599><c> door,</c> 00:33:21.940 --> 00:33:24.819 I've<00:33:22.000><c> seen</c><00:33:22.079><c> them</c><00:33:22.240><c> in</c><00:33:22.319><c> Needlepoint,</c><00:33:23.319><c> and</c><00:33:23.700><c> it's</c><00:33:24.420><c> not</c><00:33:24.559><c> without</c> 00:33:24.819 --> 00:33:25.640 scriptural<00:33:25.279><c> precedent.</c> 00:33:25.839 --> 00:33:27.019 It's<00:33:26.019><c> very</c><00:33:26.240><c> good.</c> 00:33:27.460 --> 00:33:29.099 Because<00:33:27.799><c> if</c><00:33:27.940><c> they're</c><00:33:28.140><c> always</c><00:33:28.480><c> in</c><00:33:28.700><c> front</c><00:33:28.799><c> of</c><00:33:28.940><c> us,</c> 00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:33.960 hopefully<00:33:29.579><c> they</c><00:33:30.200><c> might</c><00:33:30.680><c> help</c><00:33:31.059><c> us</c><00:33:31.660><c> at</c><00:33:31.920><c> times</c><00:33:32.420><c> in</c><00:33:32.920><c> our</c><00:33:33.119><c> lives.</c> 00:33:36.079 --> 00:33:39.279 Proverbs<00:33:36.759><c> 22,</c><00:33:37.839><c> in</c><00:33:38.220><c> verse</c><00:33:38.440><c> 15.</c> 00:33:42.180 --> 00:33:45.059 Again,<00:33:43.019><c> we</c><00:33:43.359><c> think</c><00:33:43.519><c> about</c><00:33:43.900><c> the</c><00:33:44.140><c> rights</c><00:33:44.319><c> of</c><00:33:44.559><c> the</c><00:33:44.720><c> child,</c> 00:33:45.180 --> 00:33:48.380 and<00:33:45.359><c> we</c><00:33:45.539><c> think</c><00:33:45.740><c> about</c><00:33:46.319><c> even</c><00:33:46.779><c> in</c><00:33:47.119><c> Canada,</c><00:33:47.519><c> the</c><00:33:47.700><c> Supreme</c><00:33:48.059><c> Court</c> 00:33:48.380 --> 00:33:49.980 of<00:33:48.599><c> Canada,</c> 00:33:51.039 --> 00:33:58.099 almost<00:33:51.619><c> made</c><00:33:51.940><c> legislation</c><00:33:52.819><c> that</c><00:33:53.759><c> would</c><00:33:54.000><c> outlaw</c><00:33:54.980><c> parents</c><00:33:56.359><c> being</c><00:33:56.720><c> able</c><00:33:57.000><c> to</c> 00:33:58.099 --> 00:33:59.420 physically<00:33:58.480><c> discipline</c><00:33:59.019><c> a</c><00:33:59.220><c> child.</c> 00:33:59.519 --> 00:34:01.200 It<00:33:59.700><c> came</c><00:33:59.880><c> very</c><00:34:00.200><c> close.</c> 00:34:03.680 --> 00:34:08.599 And<00:34:04.160><c> scriptures</c><00:34:04.640><c> says,</c><00:34:05.740><c> foolishness</c><00:34:06.440><c> is</c><00:34:06.720><c> bound</c><00:34:06.960><c> in</c><00:34:07.180><c> the</c><00:34:07.319><c> heart</c><00:34:07.420><c> of</c><00:34:07.619><c> a</c><00:34:07.759><c> child,</c> 00:34:09.000 --> 00:34:12.880 but<00:34:09.079><c> the</c><00:34:09.300><c> rod</c><00:34:09.440><c> of</c><00:34:09.739><c> correction</c><00:34:10.219><c> shall</c><00:34:10.559><c> drive</c><00:34:10.880><c> it</c><00:34:11.300><c> far</c><00:34:11.599><c> from</c><00:34:12.079><c> him.</c> 00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:15.619 Now<00:34:13.679><c> again,</c><00:34:13.860><c> the</c><00:34:14.000><c> wonderful</c><00:34:14.239><c> thing,</c><00:34:14.480><c> we</c><00:34:14.559><c> put</c><00:34:14.679><c> up</c><00:34:14.820><c> the</c><00:34:14.960><c> top</c><00:34:15.159><c> here,</c><00:34:15.400><c> a</c> 00:34:15.619 --> 00:34:16.500 balanced<00:34:15.920><c> approach.</c> 00:34:16.940 --> 00:34:22.340 Because<00:34:17.199><c> if</c><00:34:17.400><c> we,</c><00:34:17.679><c> of</c><00:34:17.880><c> course,</c><00:34:18.219><c> beat</c><00:34:18.360><c> the</c><00:34:18.679><c> child</c><00:34:19.119><c> with</c><00:34:20.599><c> all</c><00:34:21.300><c> our</c><00:34:21.519><c> might,</c> 00:34:23.179 --> 00:34:26.599 we<00:34:23.300><c> think</c><00:34:23.460><c> again,</c><00:34:24.820><c> how</c><00:34:24.980><c> would</c><00:34:25.139><c> I</c><00:34:25.280><c> want</c><00:34:25.519><c> my</c><00:34:25.719><c> Heavenly</c><00:34:26.039><c> Father</c> 00:34:26.599 --> 00:34:27.980 to<00:34:26.900><c> deal</c><00:34:27.000><c> with</c><00:34:27.219><c> me?</c> 00:34:28.199 --> 00:34:31.219 Now<00:34:28.679><c> that</c><00:34:29.159><c> suddenly</c><00:34:29.519><c> tempers</c><00:34:29.920><c> us</c><00:34:30.079><c> a</c><00:34:30.119><c> little</c><00:34:30.340><c> bit.</c> 00:34:31.880 --> 00:34:36.400 And<00:34:32.360><c> we</c><00:34:32.639><c> see</c><00:34:32.820><c> that</c><00:34:32.940><c> there's</c><00:34:33.159><c> a</c><00:34:33.380><c> purpose</c><00:34:34.239><c> to</c><00:34:35.139><c> the</c><00:34:35.579><c> correction.</c> 00:34:36.800 --> 00:34:38.960 And<00:34:37.039><c> scriptures</c><00:34:37.380><c> is</c><00:34:37.619><c> very</c><00:34:38.000><c> wise.</c> 00:34:38.980 --> 00:34:41.360 Do<00:34:39.079><c> we</c><00:34:39.199><c> notice</c><00:34:39.400><c> what</c><00:34:39.539><c> it</c><00:34:39.780><c> says</c><00:34:39.900><c> there,</c><00:34:40.280><c> brothers</c><00:34:40.360><c> and</c><00:34:40.539><c> sisters?</c> 00:34:42.000 --> 00:34:46.099 It<00:34:42.400><c> says</c><00:34:42.780><c> that</c><00:34:43.559><c> the</c><00:34:44.239><c> rod</c><00:34:44.719><c> of</c><00:34:45.679><c> correction.</c> 00:34:46.579 --> 00:34:48.960 Now<00:34:46.760><c> we</c><00:34:46.880><c> can</c><00:34:47.099><c> go</c><00:34:47.300><c> to</c><00:34:47.519><c> all</c><00:34:47.719><c> the</c><00:34:47.900><c> concordances</c><00:34:48.440><c> we</c><00:34:48.760><c> want.</c> 00:34:49.099 --> 00:34:51.340 We<00:34:49.260><c> can</c><00:34:49.460><c> go</c><00:34:49.679><c> to</c><00:34:49.820><c> all</c><00:34:49.940><c> different</c><00:34:50.260><c> translations.</c> 00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:53.559 It's<00:34:52.619><c> a</c><00:34:52.820><c> rod.</c> 00:34:54.960 --> 00:35:00.019 And<00:34:55.679><c> what</c><00:34:56.400><c> God</c><00:34:56.760><c> is</c><00:34:57.559><c> wonderfully</c><00:34:58.099><c> laying</c><00:34:58.460><c> out</c><00:34:58.780><c> for</c><00:34:59.000><c> us</c><00:34:59.619><c> through</c> 00:35:00.019 --> 00:35:01.260 the<00:35:00.300><c> Proverbs</c><00:35:00.619><c> is</c> 00:35:01.260 --> 00:35:06.519 that<00:35:01.880><c> when</c><00:35:02.079><c> the</c><00:35:02.340><c> child</c><00:35:02.599><c> is</c><00:35:03.219><c> struck</c><00:35:03.679><c> with</c><00:35:04.420><c> an</c><00:35:04.920><c> external</c><00:35:05.420><c> object,</c> 00:35:07.900 --> 00:35:10.539 the<00:35:08.039><c> child</c><00:35:08.400><c> doesn't</c><00:35:08.719><c> associate</c><00:35:09.320><c> when</c><00:35:09.519><c> the</c><00:35:09.739><c> parent</c><00:35:09.960><c> takes</c><00:35:10.260><c> the</c> 00:35:10.539 --> 00:35:12.980 hand<00:35:10.820><c> and</c><00:35:11.099><c> lovingly</c><00:35:11.579><c> touches</c><00:35:11.800><c> the</c><00:35:12.119><c> child.</c> 00:35:13.179 --> 00:35:16.900 The<00:35:13.420><c> child</c><00:35:13.679><c> doesn't</c><00:35:14.079><c> flinch</c><00:35:15.019><c> because</c><00:35:15.500><c> it's</c><00:35:15.739><c> not</c><00:35:16.000><c> the</c><00:35:16.239><c> hand</c> 00:35:16.900 --> 00:35:18.019 that<00:35:17.260><c> met</c><00:35:17.380><c> the</c><00:35:17.639><c> discipline.</c> 00:35:18.500 --> 00:35:21.119 It's<00:35:18.900><c> the</c><00:35:19.119><c> rod</c><00:35:19.460><c> that</c><00:35:20.000><c> met</c><00:35:20.000><c> the</c><00:35:20.260><c> discipline.</c> 00:35:21.739 --> 00:35:24.900 And<00:35:22.320><c> so</c><00:35:22.539><c> the</c><00:35:22.820><c> child</c><00:35:23.119><c> then</c><00:35:23.380><c> can</c><00:35:23.559><c> make</c><00:35:24.019><c> the</c><00:35:24.340><c> differentiation</c> 00:35:24.900 --> 00:35:25.800 between<00:35:25.360><c> the</c><00:35:25.579><c> two.</c> 00:35:26.239 --> 00:35:28.900 That's<00:35:26.480><c> why</c><00:35:26.719><c> there's</c><00:35:27.000><c> a</c><00:35:27.119><c> wonderful</c><00:35:27.500><c> way</c><00:35:27.900><c> of</c><00:35:28.119><c> scriptures.</c> 00:35:29.320 --> 00:35:31.059 It's<00:35:29.900><c> so</c><00:35:30.139><c> logical.</c> 00:35:31.460 --> 00:35:33.880 Have<00:35:31.519><c> you</c><00:35:31.599><c> ever</c><00:35:31.739><c> wondered</c><00:35:32.000><c> why</c><00:35:32.360><c> God</c><00:35:32.659><c> says</c><00:35:32.960><c> the</c><00:35:33.239><c> rod?</c> 00:35:34.219 --> 00:35:37.159 Now,<00:35:34.500><c> of</c><00:35:34.800><c> course,</c><00:35:35.179><c> we</c><00:35:35.300><c> don't</c><00:35:35.679><c> beat</c><00:35:36.019><c> the</c><00:35:36.260><c> children.</c> 00:35:38.699 --> 00:35:42.260 But<00:35:39.280><c> there's,</c><00:35:39.900><c> you</c><00:35:40.119><c> know,</c><00:35:40.659><c> society</c><00:35:41.000><c> has</c><00:35:41.320><c> changed.</c> 00:35:43.960 --> 00:35:47.579 There's<00:35:44.539><c> nothing</c><00:35:44.780><c> wrong</c><00:35:45.219><c> with</c><00:35:45.639><c> a</c><00:35:45.840><c> rod</c><00:35:46.000><c> on</c><00:35:46.239><c> the</c><00:35:46.360><c> rear</c><00:35:46.519><c> end</c><00:35:46.980><c> for</c> 00:35:47.579 --> 00:35:48.920 the<00:35:47.739><c> child</c><00:35:47.940><c> doing</c><00:35:48.199><c> something</c><00:35:48.539><c> wrong.</c> 00:35:48.920 --> 00:35:51.519 And<00:35:49.719><c> I</c><00:35:49.960><c> think</c><00:35:50.119><c> how</c><00:35:50.340><c> much</c><00:35:50.579><c> society</c><00:35:50.960><c> changed.</c> 00:35:51.860 --> 00:35:53.440 I'll<00:35:52.079><c> throw</c><00:35:52.239><c> something</c><00:35:52.539><c> out</c><00:35:52.739><c> to</c><00:35:52.800><c> you,</c><00:35:52.900><c> brothers</c><00:35:53.079><c> and</c><00:35:53.260><c> sisters,</c> 00:35:53.460 --> 00:35:56.380 just<00:35:53.659><c> to</c><00:35:53.780><c> give</c><00:35:53.880><c> you</c><00:35:54.000><c> a</c><00:35:54.019><c> little</c><00:35:54.219><c> bit</c><00:35:54.340><c> of</c><00:35:54.460><c> an</c><00:35:54.619><c> idea</c><00:35:54.860><c> how</c><00:35:55.019><c> much</c><00:35:55.300><c> society</c><00:35:55.699><c> has</c><00:35:56.059><c> changed.</c> 00:35:56.840 --> 00:36:03.039 I<00:35:57.079><c> remember</c><00:35:57.400><c> growing</c><00:35:57.719><c> up,</c><00:35:58.380><c> and</c><00:35:58.860><c> when</c><00:35:59.059><c> I</c><00:35:59.260><c> went</c><00:35:59.659><c> to</c><00:36:01.659><c> a</c><00:36:01.880><c> relative's</c><00:36:02.139><c> house,</c> 00:36:03.119 --> 00:36:08.260 if<00:36:03.340><c> I</c><00:36:03.539><c> did</c><00:36:03.659><c> something</c><00:36:04.059><c> wrong,</c><00:36:04.840><c> I</c><00:36:05.000><c> was</c><00:36:05.360><c> corrected</c><00:36:06.000><c> equally</c><00:36:07.039><c> to</c> 00:36:08.260 --> 00:36:10.380 the<00:36:08.900><c> children</c><00:36:09.139><c> at</c><00:36:09.300><c> that</c><00:36:09.500><c> house.</c> 00:36:11.159 --> 00:36:13.980 If<00:36:11.639><c> they</c><00:36:11.860><c> got</c><00:36:12.099><c> it,</c><00:36:12.320><c> I</c><00:36:12.559><c> got</c><00:36:12.780><c> it.</c> 00:36:15.159 --> 00:36:17.340 Now<00:36:15.440><c> you</c><00:36:15.599><c> think</c><00:36:15.880><c> about</c><00:36:16.079><c> that</c><00:36:16.340><c> today.</c> 00:36:17.820 --> 00:36:20.599 We<00:36:18.300><c> would</c><00:36:18.639><c> go</c><00:36:19.239><c> crazy.</c> 00:36:20.980 --> 00:36:23.199 You<00:36:21.460><c> touched</c><00:36:21.940><c> little</c><00:36:22.239><c> Susie.</c> 00:36:24.659 --> 00:36:29.039 That's<00:36:25.079><c> how</c><00:36:25.539><c> far,</c><00:36:25.980><c> and</c><00:36:26.679><c> we</c><00:36:26.980><c> think</c><00:36:27.119><c> we</c><00:36:27.280><c> came</c><00:36:27.440><c> out</c><00:36:27.639><c> not</c><00:36:27.900><c> bad,</c><00:36:28.860><c> but,</c><00:36:28.860><c> you</c> 00:36:29.039 --> 00:36:31.440 know,<00:36:29.679><c> that's</c><00:36:30.000><c> how</c><00:36:30.219><c> it</c><00:36:30.320><c> was</c><00:36:30.519><c> done.</c> 00:36:32.019 --> 00:36:33.380 You<00:36:32.239><c> went</c><00:36:32.420><c> over</c><00:36:32.659><c> to</c><00:36:32.800><c> their</c><00:36:32.900><c> house.</c> 00:36:33.840 --> 00:36:35.239 You<00:36:33.920><c> were</c><00:36:34.139><c> in</c><00:36:34.340><c> their</c><00:36:34.739><c> rules.</c> 00:36:35.559 --> 00:36:36.619 They<00:36:35.659><c> were</c><00:36:35.820><c> christened</c><00:36:36.099><c> albums</c><00:36:36.260><c> too,</c><00:36:36.460><c> by</c><00:36:36.480><c> the</c><00:36:36.559><c> way.</c> 00:36:36.820 --> 00:36:38.340 But<00:36:37.000><c> you</c><00:36:37.059><c> were</c><00:36:37.219><c> under</c><00:36:37.460><c> their</c><00:36:37.820><c> rules.</c> 00:36:38.800 --> 00:36:40.019 You<00:36:39.079><c> disobeyed.</c> 00:36:40.139 --> 00:36:41.199 You<00:36:40.420><c> got</c><00:36:40.659><c> it</c><00:36:41.000><c> equal.</c> 00:36:41.380 --> 00:36:42.000 And<00:36:41.559><c> you</c><00:36:41.639><c> know</c><00:36:41.760><c> what?</c> 00:36:42.039 --> 00:36:45.000 I<00:36:42.280><c> didn't</c><00:36:42.579><c> dare</c><00:36:42.940><c> go</c><00:36:43.099><c> home</c><00:36:43.260><c> and</c><00:36:43.420><c> tell</c><00:36:43.500><c> mom</c><00:36:43.699><c> and</c><00:36:43.860><c> dad</c><00:36:44.119><c> because</c><00:36:44.480><c> I'd</c><00:36:44.760><c> get</c><00:36:44.840><c> it</c> 00:36:45.000 --> 00:36:46.079 at<00:36:45.179><c> home.</c> 00:36:46.840 --> 00:36:49.579 But<00:36:47.199><c> today</c><00:36:47.739><c> we</c><00:36:48.079><c> would</c><00:36:48.239><c> go</c><00:36:48.500><c> home,</c><00:36:48.820><c> some</c><00:36:49.059><c> children</c><00:36:49.340><c> would</c><00:36:49.519><c> go</c> 00:36:49.579 --> 00:36:50.500 home<00:36:49.780><c> and</c><00:36:49.980><c> tell</c><00:36:50.019><c> mom</c><00:36:50.219><c> and</c><00:36:50.400><c> dad,</c> 00:36:50.579 --> 00:36:52.800 and<00:36:50.619><c> mom</c><00:36:50.780><c> and</c><00:36:50.860><c> dad</c><00:36:51.059><c> would</c><00:36:51.659><c> back</c><00:36:52.039><c> up</c><00:36:52.239><c> little</c><00:36:52.460><c> Johnny.</c> 00:36:53.179 --> 00:36:54.039 That's<00:36:53.579><c> terrible.</c> 00:36:54.420 --> 00:36:57.360 I'll<00:36:54.519><c> phone</c><00:36:55.059><c> uncle</c><00:36:55.840><c> whoever.</c> 00:36:59.039 --> 00:37:01.260 That's<00:36:59.559><c> how</c><00:37:00.000><c> far</c><00:37:00.420><c> we've</c><00:37:00.940><c> changed.</c> 00:37:01.420 --> 00:37:03.420 That's<00:37:01.719><c> how</c><00:37:02.000><c> far</c><00:37:02.260><c> we've</c><00:37:02.639><c> come.</c> 00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:09.059 And,<00:37:06.179><c> you</c><00:37:06.380><c> know,</c><00:37:06.480><c> we're</c><00:37:06.619><c> not</c><00:37:06.900><c> that</c><00:37:07.179><c> old,</c><00:37:07.800><c> but,</c><00:37:07.860><c> you</c><00:37:08.079><c> know,</c><00:37:08.400><c> that's</c><00:37:08.860><c> how</c> 00:37:09.059 --> 00:37:10.440 much<00:37:09.420><c> society</c><00:37:10.000><c> has</c><00:37:10.280><c> changed.</c> 00:37:10.460 --> 00:37:11.280 That's<00:37:10.840><c> not</c><00:37:11.039><c> right.</c> 00:37:11.559 --> 00:37:12.659 That's<00:37:11.860><c> not</c><00:37:12.000><c> right.</c> 00:37:13.480 --> 00:37:14.699 We've<00:37:13.960><c> got</c><00:37:14.079><c> two</c><00:37:14.320><c> ways.</c> 00:37:14.699 --> 00:37:17.739 Either<00:37:15.079><c> we're</c><00:37:15.300><c> really</c><00:37:15.579><c> getting</c><00:37:15.739><c> a</c><00:37:15.880><c> lot</c><00:37:16.019><c> better,</c><00:37:17.239><c> and</c><00:37:17.400><c> we're</c><00:37:17.480><c> getting</c><00:37:17.639><c> a</c> 00:37:17.739 --> 00:37:19.000 lot<00:37:18.000><c> smarter,</c> 00:37:19.739 --> 00:37:21.440 or<00:37:19.860><c> we're</c><00:37:20.000><c> getting</c><00:37:20.099><c> a</c><00:37:20.219><c> lot</c><00:37:20.400><c> worse.</c> 00:37:21.960 --> 00:37:24.199 And<00:37:22.480><c> take</c><00:37:23.000><c> your</c><00:37:23.199><c> choice.</c> 00:37:24.860 --> 00:37:26.420 Proverbs<00:37:25.099><c> 22</c><00:37:25.699><c> and</c><00:37:25.940><c> 1</c><00:37:26.139><c> says,</c> 00:37:26.539 --> 00:37:29.679 A<00:37:26.539><c> good</c><00:37:26.780><c> name</c><00:37:27.099><c> is</c><00:37:27.360><c> rather</c><00:37:27.599><c> to</c><00:37:27.820><c> be</c><00:37:28.019><c> chosen</c><00:37:28.400><c> than</c><00:37:28.980><c> great</c><00:37:29.280><c> riches</c> 00:37:29.679 --> 00:37:33.340 and<00:37:30.800><c> loving</c><00:37:31.079><c> favor</c><00:37:31.599><c> rather</c><00:37:32.340><c> than</c><00:37:32.659><c> silver</c><00:37:32.960><c> and</c><00:37:33.199><c> gold.</c> 00:37:33.440 --> 00:37:37.880 So<00:37:33.579><c> there's</c><00:37:34.219><c> a</c><00:37:34.280><c> purpose</c><00:37:34.619><c> to</c><00:37:34.880><c> discipline</c><00:37:35.199><c> and</c><00:37:35.500><c> correction</c><00:37:35.800><c> because,</c><00:37:37.000><c> again,</c><00:37:37.760><c> a</c> 00:37:37.880 --> 00:37:38.940 good<00:37:38.059><c> name</c><00:37:38.320><c> is</c><00:37:38.559><c> important.</c> 00:37:39.059 --> 00:37:40.500 We<00:37:39.239><c> raise</c><00:37:39.420><c> our</c><00:37:39.659><c> children.</c> 00:37:41.000 --> 00:37:42.400 Proverbs<00:37:41.440><c> 13,</c><00:37:41.880><c> 24.</c> 00:37:42.480 --> 00:37:45.380 He<00:37:42.559><c> that</c><00:37:42.840><c> sparreth</c><00:37:43.159><c> his</c><00:37:43.440><c> rod</c><00:37:43.639><c> hateth</c><00:37:44.000><c> his</c><00:37:44.239><c> son,</c><00:37:44.960><c> but</c><00:37:45.039><c> he</c><00:37:45.179><c> that</c> 00:37:45.380 --> 00:37:47.619 loveth<00:37:45.559><c> him</c><00:37:45.820><c> chasteneth</c><00:37:46.360><c> beetimes.</c> 00:37:48.440 --> 00:37:50.980 We've<00:37:48.719><c> heard</c><00:37:48.800><c> the</c><00:37:49.059><c> expression,</c><00:37:49.679><c> spare</c><00:37:49.739><c> the</c><00:37:49.960><c> rod,</c><00:37:50.239><c> spoil</c><00:37:50.440><c> the</c><00:37:50.679><c> child.</c> 00:37:51.119 --> 00:37:51.539 I<00:37:51.260><c> don't</c><00:37:51.380><c> know.</c> 00:37:51.699 --> 00:37:54.059 I<00:37:51.800><c> guess</c><00:37:52.019><c> that's</c><00:37:52.380><c> an</c><00:37:52.840><c> expression</c><00:37:53.260><c> that's</c><00:37:53.599><c> picked</c><00:37:53.780><c> up.</c> 00:37:54.139 --> 00:37:54.940 Maybe<00:37:54.380><c> it's</c><00:37:54.559><c> from</c><00:37:54.739><c> here.</c> 00:37:54.960 --> 00:37:56.139 I<00:37:54.960><c> don't</c><00:37:55.219><c> know.</c> 00:37:56.280 --> 00:37:59.260 But<00:37:56.659><c> you</c><00:37:57.119><c> spare</c><00:37:57.360><c> the</c><00:37:57.619><c> rod,</c><00:37:57.860><c> you</c><00:37:57.980><c> hate</c><00:37:58.219><c> your</c><00:37:58.420><c> son.</c> 00:37:59.960 --> 00:38:01.860 In<00:38:00.119><c> other</c><00:38:00.199><c> words,</c><00:38:00.380><c> if</c><00:38:00.480><c> you</c><00:38:00.679><c> don't</c><00:38:00.960><c> love</c><00:38:01.159><c> your</c><00:38:01.400><c> children,</c><00:38:01.739><c> let</c> 00:38:01.860 --> 00:38:03.280 them<00:38:01.920><c> do</c><00:38:02.039><c> whatever</c><00:38:02.219><c> they</c><00:38:02.440><c> want.</c> 00:38:04.780 --> 00:38:06.380 Just<00:38:05.179><c> let</c><00:38:05.480><c> them</c><00:38:05.659><c> go.</c> 00:38:06.679 --> 00:38:07.840 You'll<00:38:06.900><c> come</c><00:38:07.039><c> out</c><00:38:07.199><c> in</c><00:38:07.320><c> the</c><00:38:07.400><c> end.</c> 00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:09.500 No,<00:38:08.820><c> you</c><00:38:08.860><c> won't.</c> 00:38:09.960 --> 00:38:11.239 They're<00:38:10.059><c> little</c><00:38:10.360><c> bundles</c><00:38:10.699><c> of</c><00:38:10.960><c> flesh.</c> 00:38:11.559 --> 00:38:12.780 Jeremiah<00:38:11.820><c> tells</c><00:38:12.119><c> us</c><00:38:12.300><c> what's</c><00:38:12.440><c> in</c><00:38:12.460><c> our</c><00:38:12.659><c> heart.</c> 00:38:12.820 --> 00:38:14.940 The<00:38:12.880><c> heart</c><00:38:13.059><c> of</c><00:38:13.219><c> man</c><00:38:13.280><c> is</c><00:38:13.420><c> his</c><00:38:13.579><c> evil,</c><00:38:13.820><c> and</c><00:38:13.860><c> death</c><00:38:13.940><c> will</c><00:38:14.099><c> be</c><00:38:14.239><c> wicked.</c> 00:38:15.159 --> 00:38:18.619 It<00:38:15.340><c> is</c><00:38:15.579><c> not</c><00:38:15.840><c> good</c><00:38:16.280><c> what's</c><00:38:17.340><c> in</c><00:38:17.420><c> us.</c> 00:38:19.940 --> 00:38:21.840 Yeah,<00:38:20.059><c> but</c><00:38:20.159><c> the</c><00:38:20.360><c> child's</c><00:38:20.739><c> so</c><00:38:21.019><c> sweet,</c><00:38:21.239><c> they're</c><00:38:21.519><c> innocent.</c> 00:38:22.099 --> 00:38:23.659 Yeah,<00:38:22.360><c> let</c><00:38:22.539><c> it</c><00:38:22.760><c> go.</c> 00:38:25.559 --> 00:38:26.860 Again,<00:38:25.860><c> Scripture's</c><00:38:26.239><c> very</c><00:38:26.519><c> clear.</c> 00:38:26.940 --> 00:38:28.500 And<00:38:27.059><c> one</c><00:38:27.119><c> of</c><00:38:27.260><c> the</c><00:38:27.320><c> things</c><00:38:27.400><c> we</c><00:38:27.559><c> put</c><00:38:27.639><c> on</c><00:38:27.780><c> the</c><00:38:27.940><c> bottom</c><00:38:28.119><c> here</c><00:38:28.380><c> is</c> 00:38:28.500 --> 00:38:30.139 when<00:38:28.639><c> we're</c><00:38:28.860><c> doing</c><00:38:29.039><c> the</c><00:38:29.360><c> discipline</c><00:38:29.699><c> here,</c> 00:38:30.360 --> 00:38:34.820 brothers<00:38:30.480><c> and</c><00:38:30.679><c> sisters,</c><00:38:30.980><c> one</c><00:38:31.079><c> of</c><00:38:31.239><c> the</c><00:38:31.360><c> things</c><00:38:31.519><c> that</c><00:38:32.320><c> certainly</c><00:38:32.800><c> we've</c><00:38:34.119><c> been</c><00:38:34.340><c> taught</c><00:38:34.579><c> by</c> 00:38:34.820 --> 00:38:36.019 others<00:38:35.019><c> is</c><00:38:35.280><c> that</c> 00:38:36.019 --> 00:38:39.059 very<00:38:36.559><c> helpful</c><00:38:36.920><c> is</c><00:38:37.179><c> that</c><00:38:37.360><c> the</c><00:38:37.599><c> parents</c><00:38:37.960><c> stand</c><00:38:38.480><c> together</c><00:38:38.860><c> in</c> 00:38:39.059 --> 00:38:40.280 the<00:38:39.300><c> discipline.</c> 00:38:41.340 --> 00:38:44.579 That<00:38:41.519><c> mom</c><00:38:41.639><c> and</c><00:38:41.840><c> dad</c><00:38:42.219><c> are</c><00:38:42.639><c> united</c><00:38:43.059><c> in</c><00:38:43.400><c> the</c><00:38:43.719><c> discipline</c><00:38:44.079><c> of</c><00:38:44.360><c> the</c> 00:38:44.579 --> 00:38:48.320 child,<00:38:47.059><c> not</c><00:38:47.360><c> divided.</c> 00:38:50.500 --> 00:38:54.920 That's<00:38:50.900><c> very</c><00:38:51.199><c> important,</c><00:38:52.099><c> that</c><00:38:52.280><c> the</c><00:38:52.579><c> children</c><00:38:52.980><c> see</c><00:38:53.500><c> consistency</c><00:38:54.400><c> from</c><00:38:54.739><c> mom</c> 00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:55.980 and<00:38:55.059><c> dad.</c> 00:38:56.539 --> 00:38:59.380 When<00:38:56.739><c> I'm</c><00:38:56.920><c> dealing</c><00:38:57.099><c> with</c><00:38:57.559><c> dad</c><00:38:57.860><c> saying</c><00:38:58.139><c> it,</c><00:38:58.500><c> it's</c><00:38:58.619><c> as</c><00:38:58.780><c> if</c><00:38:58.920><c> mom's</c> 00:38:59.380 --> 00:38:59.780 saying<00:38:59.460><c> it.</c> 00:38:59.940 --> 00:39:03.559 If<00:39:00.159><c> mom's</c><00:39:00.599><c> saying</c><00:39:00.679><c> it,</c><00:39:00.960><c> dad</c><00:39:01.199><c> supports,</c><00:39:03.079><c> and</c><00:39:03.260><c> so</c><00:39:03.440><c> on.</c> 00:39:03.579 --> 00:39:04.719 It's<00:39:03.880><c> very</c><00:39:04.199><c> important.</c> 00:39:04.719 --> 00:39:09.019 If<00:39:05.059><c> the</c><00:39:05.280><c> children</c><00:39:05.519><c> see</c><00:39:05.719><c> divided,</c><00:39:07.960><c> big</c><00:39:08.139><c> trouble.</c> 00:39:10.139 --> 00:39:13.880 So<00:39:10.480><c> one</c><00:39:10.699><c> of</c><00:39:10.820><c> the</c><00:39:10.940><c> golden</c><00:39:11.179><c> rules</c><00:39:11.619><c> is</c><00:39:11.980><c> parents</c><00:39:12.719><c> stand</c><00:39:13.360><c> together</c> 00:39:13.880 --> 00:39:15.059 in<00:39:14.179><c> discipline.</c> 00:39:15.960 --> 00:39:19.280 We<00:39:16.159><c> lead,</c><00:39:16.739><c> brothers</c><00:39:17.000><c> and</c><00:39:17.260><c> sisters,</c><00:39:18.599><c> by</c><00:39:18.800><c> example.</c> 00:39:19.780 --> 00:39:22.300 We've<00:39:20.000><c> heard</c><00:39:20.099><c> the</c><00:39:20.360><c> expression,</c><00:39:20.760><c> children</c><00:39:21.139><c> are</c><00:39:21.440><c> little</c><00:39:21.679><c> blotters.</c> 00:39:22.760 --> 00:39:24.239 They<00:39:23.059><c> pick</c><00:39:23.239><c> up</c><00:39:23.440><c> everything.</c> 00:39:25.199 --> 00:39:28.019 So<00:39:25.559><c> we</c><00:39:25.739><c> have</c><00:39:25.940><c> to</c><00:39:26.099><c> lead</c><00:39:26.219><c> by</c><00:39:26.480><c> example</c><00:39:26.920><c> in</c><00:39:27.239><c> word.</c> 00:39:28.239 --> 00:39:31.699 And<00:39:28.400><c> one</c><00:39:28.500><c> of</c><00:39:28.619><c> the</c><00:39:28.739><c> great</c><00:39:28.900><c> things</c><00:39:29.139><c> about</c><00:39:29.360><c> the</c><00:39:29.599><c> truth</c><00:39:29.760><c> is</c><00:39:30.199><c> a</c><00:39:30.639><c> great</c><00:39:30.980><c> litmus</c><00:39:31.360><c> test</c> 00:39:31.699 --> 00:39:32.280 that<00:39:31.860><c> we</c><00:39:32.059><c> have.</c> 00:39:32.280 --> 00:39:34.659 How<00:39:32.980><c> are</c><00:39:33.360><c> we</c><00:39:33.539><c> developing</c><00:39:33.980><c> in</c><00:39:34.199><c> the</c><00:39:34.400><c> truth?</c> 00:39:34.940 --> 00:39:37.780 Sometimes<00:39:35.320><c> we</c><00:39:35.500><c> don't</c><00:39:35.739><c> know,</c><00:39:35.940><c> unless</c><00:39:36.380><c> we're</c><00:39:36.760><c> going</c><00:39:36.880><c> to</c><00:39:37.480><c> have</c><00:39:37.619><c> a</c> 00:39:37.780 --> 00:39:40.119 survey<00:39:38.119><c> that</c><00:39:38.300><c> we</c><00:39:38.480><c> ask</c><00:39:38.659><c> our</c><00:39:38.840><c> brothers</c><00:39:39.019><c> and</c><00:39:39.239><c> sisters,</c> 00:39:40.519 --> 00:39:41.780 how<00:39:40.820><c> are</c><00:39:40.980><c> we</c><00:39:41.099><c> doing</c><00:39:41.239><c> in</c><00:39:41.380><c> the</c><00:39:41.579><c> truth?</c> 00:39:42.019 --> 00:39:44.760 Maybe<00:39:42.199><c> they'll</c><00:39:42.420><c> write</c><00:39:42.579><c> down</c><00:39:42.820><c> some</c><00:39:43.119><c> comments</c><00:39:43.420><c> for</c><00:39:43.659><c> us.</c> 00:39:45.460 --> 00:39:48.679 But<00:39:45.699><c> that's</c><00:39:45.880><c> not</c><00:39:46.059><c> really</c><00:39:46.260><c> good,</c><00:39:46.440><c> because</c><00:39:46.619><c> that's</c><00:39:46.940><c> judging</c><00:39:47.119><c> ourselves</c><00:39:47.480><c> by</c><00:39:47.760><c> ourselves.</c> 00:39:49.500 --> 00:39:52.340 But<00:39:49.900><c> how</c><00:39:50.300><c> do</c><00:39:50.440><c> we</c><00:39:50.679><c> figure</c><00:39:50.840><c> out</c><00:39:51.079><c> what</c><00:39:51.219><c> our</c><00:39:51.380><c> Heavenly</c><00:39:51.579><c> Father</c><00:39:51.940><c> thinks</c><00:39:52.199><c> of</c><00:39:52.280><c> us?</c> 00:39:52.340 --> 00:39:53.760 How<00:39:52.519><c> are</c><00:39:52.719><c> we</c><00:39:52.920><c> progressing</c><00:39:53.280><c> in</c><00:39:53.440><c> the</c><00:39:53.639><c> truth?</c> 00:39:53.840 --> 00:39:56.099 And<00:39:53.940><c> one</c><00:39:54.039><c> of</c><00:39:54.139><c> the</c><00:39:54.280><c> things</c><00:39:54.480><c> that</c><00:39:54.940><c> the</c><00:39:55.099><c> Bible</c><00:39:55.320><c> gives</c><00:39:55.519><c> us</c><00:39:55.699><c> as</c><00:39:55.860><c> an</c> 00:39:56.099 --> 00:39:59.039 internal<00:39:56.300><c> mechanism</c><00:39:56.860><c> for</c><00:39:57.320><c> our</c><00:39:57.599><c> walk</c><00:39:57.820><c> in</c><00:39:57.920><c> the</c><00:39:58.159><c> truth</c><00:39:58.420><c> is,</c> 00:39:59.039 --> 00:40:02.260 from<00:39:59.400><c> James,</c><00:40:00.579><c> is</c><00:40:00.780><c> our</c><00:40:01.119><c> speech.</c> 00:40:04.380 --> 00:40:09.199 James<00:40:04.760><c> is</c><00:40:05.099><c> an</c><00:40:05.320><c> internal</c><00:40:05.599><c> mechanism,</c><00:40:07.079><c> the</c><00:40:07.340><c> control</c><00:40:07.860><c> of</c><00:40:08.099><c> the</c><00:40:08.340><c> tongue.</c> 00:40:10.260 --> 00:40:12.960 So<00:40:10.699><c> how</c><00:40:11.400><c> are</c><00:40:11.619><c> we</c><00:40:11.820><c> progressing</c><00:40:12.219><c> in</c><00:40:12.400><c> the</c><00:40:12.659><c> truth?</c> 00:40:13.300 --> 00:40:15.719 How<00:40:13.619><c> do</c><00:40:13.800><c> we</c><00:40:13.980><c> control</c><00:40:14.480><c> our</c><00:40:14.900><c> speech?</c> 00:40:16.460 --> 00:40:17.900 What<00:40:16.739><c> do</c><00:40:16.920><c> we</c><00:40:17.139><c> say?</c> 00:40:18.860 --> 00:40:21.420 How<00:40:19.059><c> do</c><00:40:19.239><c> we</c><00:40:19.440><c> say</c><00:40:19.639><c> it?</c> 00:40:22.880 --> 00:40:26.840 And<00:40:23.239><c> again,</c><00:40:23.860><c> by</c><00:40:23.980><c> leading</c><00:40:24.199><c> by</c><00:40:24.440><c> example,</c><00:40:25.559><c> sometimes</c><00:40:26.119><c> we've</c><00:40:26.760><c> got</c> 00:40:26.840 --> 00:40:27.440 to<00:40:26.940><c> be</c><00:40:27.119><c> careful.</c> 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Do<00:40:43.820><c> curse</c><00:40:44.079><c> words</c><00:40:44.440><c> come</c><00:40:44.659><c> out</c><00:40:44.820><c> of</c><00:40:44.900><c> our</c><00:40:45.079><c> mouth?</c> 00:40:46.420 --> 00:40:49.039 Do<00:40:46.739><c> hurtful</c><00:40:47.239><c> words</c><00:40:47.539><c> come</c><00:40:47.760><c> out</c><00:40:47.920><c> of</c><00:40:48.019><c> our</c><00:40:48.179><c> mouth?</c> 00:40:49.940 --> 00:40:52.320 You<00:40:50.219><c> can</c><00:40:50.420><c> see</c><00:40:50.579><c> again</c><00:40:50.760><c> the</c><00:40:50.920><c> logic</c><00:40:51.159><c> of</c><00:40:51.340><c> the</c><00:40:51.480><c> scriptures.</c> 00:40:52.360 --> 00:40:56.239 The<00:40:52.559><c> rod,</c><00:40:53.300><c> the</c><00:40:53.480><c> pain</c><00:40:53.599><c> of</c><00:40:53.739><c> the</c><00:40:53.940><c> rod,</c><00:40:55.019><c> go</c><00:40:55.320><c> away.</c> 00:40:56.340 --> 00:40:59.820 But<00:40:56.880><c> a</c><00:40:57.099><c> cutting</c><00:40:57.260><c> word</c><00:40:57.880><c> can</c><00:40:58.639><c> be</c><00:40:58.760><c> for</c><00:40:59.000><c> a</c><00:40:59.059><c> lifetime.</c> 00:41:02.760 --> 00:41:05.500 In<00:41:02.840><c> our</c><00:41:03.159><c> conversation,</c><00:41:04.179><c> or</c><00:41:04.340><c> in</c><00:41:04.440><c> the</c><00:41:04.559><c> wise</c><00:41:04.780><c> version,</c><00:41:05.139><c> it</c><00:41:05.320><c> says</c> 00:41:05.500 --> 00:41:09.179 the<00:41:05.699><c> manner</c><00:41:05.920><c> of</c><00:41:06.179><c> life,</c><00:41:07.079><c> our</c><00:41:07.219><c> behavior,</c><00:41:07.840><c> Philippians</c><00:41:08.179><c> 1</c><00:41:08.440><c> verse</c><00:41:08.659><c> 27,</c> 00:41:09.460 --> 00:41:10.679 what's<00:41:09.760><c> our</c><00:41:09.960><c> manner</c><00:41:10.179><c> of</c><00:41:10.440><c> life?</c> 00:41:10.800 --> 00:41:13.760 What's<00:41:11.079><c> our</c><00:41:11.460><c> example</c><00:41:12.039><c> that</c><00:41:12.179><c> we're</c><00:41:12.360><c> giving</c><00:41:12.539><c> to</c><00:41:12.760><c> our</c><00:41:12.920><c> children?</c> 00:41:15.460 --> 00:41:19.380 In<00:41:16.000><c> love,</c><00:41:17.280><c> are</c><00:41:17.460><c> we</c><00:41:17.659><c> putting</c><00:41:17.820><c> others</c><00:41:18.219><c> first?</c> 00:41:19.960 --> 00:41:25.340 Do<00:41:20.500><c> the</c><00:41:20.780><c> children</c><00:41:21.079><c> see</c><00:41:21.380><c> mom</c><00:41:21.579><c> and</c><00:41:21.760><c> dad</c><00:41:22.199><c> visiting</c><00:41:22.699><c> the</c><00:41:23.059><c> sick,</c><00:41:24.460><c> helping?</c> 00:41:25.460 --> 00:41:26.920 That's<00:41:25.820><c> study</c><00:41:26.019><c> days.</c> 00:41:27.480 --> 00:41:29.179 Doing<00:41:27.699><c> things</c><00:41:27.980><c> in</c><00:41:28.159><c> the</c><00:41:28.340><c> Ecclesia.</c> 00:41:30.639 --> 00:41:34.059 And<00:41:30.820><c> do</c><00:41:30.920><c> they</c><00:41:31.039><c> see</c><00:41:31.420><c> mom</c><00:41:31.619><c> and</c><00:41:31.760><c> 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in</c><00:41:53.519><c> God?</c> 00:41:53.900 --> 00:41:55.940 And<00:41:54.860><c> in</c><00:41:55.079><c> purity.</c> 00:41:56.239 --> 00:42:00.719 In<00:41:56.519><c> purity</c><00:41:56.739><c> of</c><00:41:56.980><c> mind,</c><00:41:57.380><c> as</c><00:41:57.500><c> 1</c><00:41:57.659><c> John</c><00:41:57.860><c> 3</c><00:41:58.119><c> says,</c><00:41:58.679><c> our</c><00:41:58.820><c> innermost</c><00:41:59.159><c> thoughts</c><00:41:59.519><c> and</c><00:41:59.719><c> motives</c><00:42:00.059><c> are</c><00:42:00.579><c> to</c> 00:42:00.719 --> 00:42:04.599 be<00:42:00.960><c> pure</c><00:42:01.500><c> when</c><00:42:02.519><c> we</c><00:42:02.699><c> lead</c><00:42:03.260><c> by</c><00:42:03.619><c> example.</c> 00:42:06.460 --> 00:42:12.360 And<00:42:06.960><c> the</c><00:42:07.159><c> scriptures</c><00:42:07.440><c> abound</c><00:42:07.920><c> in</c><00:42:10.059><c> principles</c><00:42:11.039><c> of</c><00:42:11.480><c> example.</c> 00:42:12.480 --> 00:42:15.719 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are</c><00:44:42.559><c> still</c><00:44:42.760><c> the</c><00:44:42.960><c> same.</c> 00:44:44.099 --> 00:44:46.199 And<00:44:44.179><c> we</c><00:44:44.880><c> still</c><00:44:45.420><c> try.</c> 00:44:46.699 --> 00:44:49.019 Because<00:44:47.000><c> where</c><00:44:47.179><c> there's</c><00:44:47.340><c> life,</c><00:44:47.980><c> there's</c><00:44:48.260><c> hope.</c> 00:44:51.360 --> 00:44:53.960 Now,<00:44:51.820><c> we</c><00:44:52.000><c> don't</c><00:44:52.159><c> have</c><00:44:52.300><c> the</c><00:44:52.500><c> time</c><00:44:52.699><c> now,</c><00:44:52.980><c> but</c><00:44:53.159><c> we've</c><00:44:53.360><c> just</c><00:44:53.579><c> put</c><00:44:53.679><c> up</c><00:44:53.820><c> a</c> 00:44:53.960 --> 00:44:54.579 few<00:44:54.079><c> examples,</c> 00:44:54.719 --> 00:44:55.780 brothers<00:44:54.880><c> and</c><00:44:55.019><c> sisters,</c><00:44:55.199><c> through</c><00:44:55.400><c> the</c><00:44:55.559><c> scriptures.</c> 00:44:55.840 --> 00:44:57.820 If<00:44:55.980><c> you</c><00:44:56.099><c> were</c><00:44:56.159><c> to</c><00:44:56.260><c> go</c><00:44:56.360><c> through</c><00:44:56.539><c> the</c><00:44:56.719><c> Bible,</c><00:44:57.199><c> where</c><00:44:57.360><c> would</c><00:44:57.480><c> you</c><00:44:57.599><c> go?</c> 00:44:57.820 --> 00:45:00.480 We've<00:44:58.079><c> got</c><00:44:58.079><c> four</c><00:44:58.079><c> examples</c><00:44:58.480><c> of</c><00:44:58.679><c> good</c><00:44:58.940><c> parenting</c><00:44:59.219><c> and</c><00:45:00.219><c> maybe</c> 00:45:00.480 --> 00:45:02.219 some<00:45:00.699><c> negative</c><00:45:01.079><c> examples.</c> 00:45:02.280 --> 00:45:04.739 And<00:45:02.679><c> there</c><00:45:02.780><c> are</c><00:45:03.059><c> some</c><00:45:03.260><c> wonderful</c><00:45:03.659><c> examples</c><00:45:04.119><c> in</c><00:45:04.320><c> the</c><00:45:04.460><c> scriptures.</c> 00:45:04.940 --> 00:45:08.519 We've<00:45:05.320><c> got</c><00:45:05.420><c> the</c><00:45:05.599><c> example</c><00:45:05.900><c> of</c><00:45:06.139><c> Alcana</c><00:45:06.539><c> and</c><00:45:06.800><c> Hannah</c><00:45:07.039><c> with</c><00:45:07.420><c> Samuel.</c> 00:45:09.440 --> 00:45:13.960 What<00:45:09.619><c> a</c><00:45:09.860><c> wonderful</c><00:45:10.340><c> influence</c><00:45:11.079><c> his</c><00:45:12.739><c> parents</c><00:45:13.119><c> were.</c> 00:45:14.139 --> 00:45:17.900 Mary,<00:45:15.199><c> a</c><00:45:15.420><c> tremendous</c><00:45:16.119><c> handmaid</c><00:45:16.659><c> of</c><00:45:16.800><c> the</c><00:45:16.960><c> Lord.</c> 00:45:18.920 --> 00:45:22.059 And<00:45:19.380><c> what</c><00:45:19.820><c> Mary</c><00:45:20.199><c> learned,</c><00:45:20.699><c> and</c><00:45:20.800><c> you</c><00:45:20.860><c> can</c><00:45:21.059><c> see</c><00:45:21.179><c> her</c><00:45:21.460><c> develop</c><00:45:21.820><c> in</c> 00:45:22.059 --> 00:45:23.460 the<00:45:22.199><c> Gospel</c><00:45:22.519><c> record.</c> 00:45:24.760 --> 00:45:26.420 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into</c><00:45:40.739><c> Hebrews</c><00:45:41.039><c> chapter</c><00:45:41.440><c> 11,</c><00:45:42.219><c> Moses'</c><00:45:42.980><c> mom</c><00:45:43.099><c> and</c><00:45:43.300><c> dad.</c> 00:45:45.219 --> 00:45:52.639 Because<00:45:45.880><c> by</c><00:45:46.539><c> faith,</c><00:45:47.400><c> they</c><00:45:48.039><c> were</c><00:45:48.380><c> moved</c><00:45:48.760><c> to</c><00:45:49.880><c> put</c><00:45:50.199><c> Moses</c><00:45:50.619><c> in</c><00:45:51.539><c> the</c><00:45:51.679><c> basket.</c> 00:45:52.880 --> 00:45:57.139 Because<00:45:53.400><c> they</c><00:45:53.760><c> saw</c><00:45:54.179><c> that</c><00:45:54.380><c> he</c><00:45:54.480><c> was</c><00:45:54.699><c> a</c><00:45:54.840><c> goodly</c><00:45:55.099><c> child,</c><00:45:56.500><c> even</c><00:45:56.739><c> from</c><00:45:56.980><c> an</c> 00:45:57.139 --> 00:45:58.239 early<00:45:57.380><c> age.</c> 00:45:58.380 --> 00:46:00.119 And<00:45:58.519><c> we</c><00:45:58.619><c> have</c><00:45:58.699><c> the</c><00:45:58.900><c> negative</c><00:45:59.179><c> example,</c><00:45:59.960><c> Eli.</c> 00:46:00.119 --> 00:46:06.500 Eli<00:46:00.460><c> loved</c><00:46:01.280><c> the</c><00:46:01.860><c> things</c><00:46:02.019><c> of</c><00:46:02.300><c> God,</c><00:46:04.119><c> righteousness,</c><00:46:05.039><c> but</c><00:46:05.239><c> he</c><00:46:05.719><c> didn't</c><00:46:05.940><c> apply</c><00:46:06.300><c> it</c> 00:46:06.500 --> 00:46:07.579 in<00:46:06.599><c> his</c><00:46:06.800><c> life.</c> 00:46:08.800 --> 00:46:11.460 He<00:46:09.320><c> didn't</c><00:46:09.659><c> discipline</c><00:46:10.440><c> his</c><00:46:10.679><c> boys.</c> 00:46:11.780 --> 00:46:13.539 He<00:46:11.980><c> knew</c><00:46:12.139><c> they</c><00:46:12.280><c> were</c><00:46:12.440><c> doing</c><00:46:12.579><c> wrong.</c> 00:46:13.599 --> 00:46:15.039 He<00:46:13.820><c> loved</c><00:46:14.079><c> God.</c> 00:46:15.440 --> 00:46:18.400 His<00:46:15.699><c> boys</c><00:46:15.960><c> were</c><00:46:16.260><c> a</c><00:46:16.440><c> disaster,</c><00:46:17.599><c> and</c><00:46:17.800><c> he</c><00:46:17.860><c> didn't</c><00:46:18.039><c> do</c><00:46:18.179><c> anything</c> 00:46:18.400 --> 00:46:19.320 about<00:46:18.639><c> them.</c> 00:46:19.320 --> 00:46:22.019 And<00:46:19.860><c> so</c><00:46:20.000><c> we</c><00:46:20.059><c> know</c><00:46:20.179><c> what</c><00:46:20.360><c> happens</c><00:46:20.500><c> with</c><00:46:20.719><c> his</c><00:46:20.880><c> boys.</c> 00:46:22.659 --> 00:46:24.239 And<00:46:22.840><c> we</c><00:46:22.880><c> know</c><00:46:23.000><c> what</c><00:46:23.179><c> happened</c><00:46:23.280><c> with</c><00:46:23.480><c> Eli.</c> 00:46:24.460 --> 00:46:25.119 Even<00:46:24.760><c> David.</c> 00:46:25.300 --> 00:46:27.480 And<00:46:25.440><c> this</c><00:46:25.519><c> is</c><00:46:25.659><c> why</c><00:46:25.800><c> we</c><00:46:26.099><c> put</c><00:46:26.280><c> the</c><00:46:26.420><c> example</c><00:46:26.760><c> of</c><00:46:26.840><c> David</c><00:46:27.119><c> in</c><00:46:27.280><c> here.</c> 00:46:27.659 --> 00:46:29.639 It<00:46:27.880><c> is</c><00:46:28.260><c> not</c><00:46:28.679><c> easy.</c> 00:46:29.780 --> 00:46:31.960 Even<00:46:30.079><c> King</c><00:46:30.380><c> David,</c><00:46:30.940><c> as</c><00:46:31.119><c> great</c><00:46:31.280><c> as</c><00:46:31.380><c> he</c><00:46:31.619><c> was.</c> 00:46:32.460 --> 00:46:33.139 Look<00:46:32.579><c> at</c><00:46:32.719><c> Absalom.</c> 00:46:33.440 --> 00:46:34.239 Look<00:46:33.599><c> at</c><00:46:33.780><c> Adonijah.</c> 00:46:34.519 --> 00:46:36.000 Look<00:46:34.679><c> at</c><00:46:34.719><c> what</c><00:46:34.860><c> happened</c><00:46:34.900><c> to</c><00:46:35.039><c> his</c><00:46:35.239><c> boys.</c> 00:46:37.659 --> 00:46:38.960 Tough<00:46:38.059><c> stuff.</c> 00:46:39.239 --> 00:46:40.139 Hard. 00:46:41.900 --> 00:46:46.139 David<00:46:42.420><c> wished</c><00:46:42.940><c> he</c><00:46:43.199><c> could</c><00:46:43.539><c> exchange</c><00:46:44.000><c> his</c><00:46:44.280><c> life</c><00:46:44.519><c> for</c><00:46:44.800><c> Absalom.</c> 00:46:50.960 --> 00:46:51.920 Proverbs<00:46:51.159><c> 10</c><00:46:51.400><c> and</c><00:46:51.559><c> 1</c><00:46:51.719><c> says,</c> 00:46:52.099 --> 00:46:54.900 A<00:46:52.099><c> wise</c><00:46:52.519><c> son</c><00:46:52.940><c> maketh</c><00:46:53.340><c> a</c><00:46:53.579><c> glad</c><00:46:53.840><c> father.</c> 00:46:57.159 --> 00:46:59.760 The<00:46:57.340><c> father</c><00:46:57.659><c> of</c><00:46:57.880><c> righteousness</c><00:46:58.280><c> shall</c><00:46:58.539><c> rejoice,</c> 00:46:59.780 --> 00:47:03.380 And<00:46:59.940><c> he</c><00:47:00.199><c> that</c><00:47:00.360><c> begetteth</c><00:47:00.719><c> a</c><00:47:00.920><c> wise</c><00:47:01.199><c> child</c><00:47:01.699><c> shall</c><00:47:01.960><c> have</c><00:47:02.139><c> joy</c><00:47:02.360><c> of</c><00:47:02.500><c> him.</c> 00:47:03.460 --> 00:47:05.019 Thy<00:47:03.599><c> father</c><00:47:03.920><c> and</c><00:47:04.019><c> thy</c><00:47:04.119><c> mother</c><00:47:04.380><c> shall</c><00:47:04.559><c> be</c><00:47:04.800><c> glad,</c> 00:47:05.119 --> 00:47:07.300 And<00:47:05.179><c> she</c><00:47:05.420><c> that</c><00:47:05.639><c> bear</c><00:47:05.800><c> thee</c><00:47:05.940><c> shall</c><00:47:06.139><c> rejoice.</c> 00:47:07.780 --> 00:47:10.320 Versus<00:47:08.219><c> he</c><00:47:08.440><c> that</c><00:47:08.559><c> begetteth</c><00:47:08.900><c> a</c><00:47:09.059><c> fool</c><00:47:09.239><c> doeth</c><00:47:09.539><c> it</c><00:47:09.639><c> to</c><00:47:09.840><c> his</c><00:47:10.059><c> sorrow.</c> 00:47:10.619 --> 00:47:12.280 A<00:47:10.780><c> foolish</c><00:47:11.039><c> son</c><00:47:11.239><c> is</c><00:47:11.380><c> a</c><00:47:11.539><c> grief</c><00:47:11.679><c> to</c><00:47:11.860><c> his</c><00:47:12.039><c> father,</c> 00:47:12.380 --> 00:47:14.320 And<00:47:12.480><c> bitterness</c><00:47:12.699><c> to</c><00:47:12.900><c> her</c><00:47:13.099><c> that</c><00:47:13.320><c> bear</c><00:47:13.480><c> him.</c> 00:47:14.639 --> 00:47:16.500 Probably<00:47:14.820><c> because</c><00:47:15.079><c> the</c><00:47:15.159><c> mom</c><00:47:15.260><c> has</c><00:47:15.500><c> to</c><00:47:15.539><c> live</c><00:47:15.699><c> with</c><00:47:15.860><c> that</c><00:47:16.039><c> foolish</c><00:47:16.219><c> child</c> 00:47:16.500 --> 00:47:18.019 all<00:47:16.719><c> day</c><00:47:16.880><c> long.</c> 00:47:18.239 --> 00:47:20.019 Dad<00:47:18.480><c> comes</c><00:47:18.940><c> home</c><00:47:19.119><c> from</c><00:47:19.320><c> work.</c> 00:47:20.039 --> 00:47:22.159 But<00:47:20.039><c> it's</c><00:47:20.880><c> an</c><00:47:21.099><c> interesting</c><00:47:21.539><c> thing,</c><00:47:21.860><c> isn't</c><00:47:22.019><c> it?</c> 00:47:22.519 --> 00:47:25.860 But<00:47:22.780><c> what</c><00:47:22.940><c> it's</c><00:47:23.239><c> showing</c><00:47:23.320><c> us</c><00:47:23.639><c> here</c><00:47:23.920><c> is</c><00:47:24.579><c> in</c><00:47:24.900><c> the</c><00:47:25.079><c> first</c><00:47:25.280><c> two</c><00:47:25.559><c> sections,</c> 00:47:25.920 --> 00:47:27.780 there's<00:47:26.119><c> a</c><00:47:26.239><c> wonderful</c><00:47:26.500><c> purpose</c><00:47:26.880><c> to</c><00:47:27.059><c> raising</c><00:47:27.260><c> a</c><00:47:27.460><c> children,</c> 00:47:28.260 --> 00:47:32.900 and<00:47:28.480><c> it</c><00:47:28.840><c> is</c><00:47:29.079><c> a</c><00:47:29.219><c> great</c><00:47:29.519><c> joy</c><00:47:30.079><c> when</c><00:47:31.500><c> they</c><00:47:31.980><c> choose</c><00:47:32.320><c> and</c><00:47:32.539><c> the</c><00:47:32.739><c> arrow</c> 00:47:32.900 --> 00:47:33.780 hits<00:47:33.159><c> its</c><00:47:33.440><c> mark.</c> 00:47:33.780 --> 00:47:37.360 And<00:47:34.519><c> so</c><00:47:34.719><c> we</c><00:47:34.860><c> would</c><00:47:35.059><c> encourage</c><00:47:35.380><c> young</c><00:47:35.639><c> parents</c><00:47:36.159><c> that</c><00:47:36.860><c> it's</c><00:47:37.199><c> a</c> 00:47:37.360 --> 00:47:38.139 tremendous<00:47:37.699><c> thing.</c> 00:47:38.500 --> 00:47:42.099 It's<00:47:38.780><c> worth</c><00:47:39.099><c> the</c><00:47:39.400><c> effort</c><00:47:39.860><c> to</c><00:47:40.659><c> see</c><00:47:40.820><c> this</c><00:47:41.039><c> end</c><00:47:41.219><c> result.</c> 00:47:46.019 --> 00:47:50.599 Just<00:47:46.500><c> really</c><00:47:47.219><c> quickly</c><00:47:47.519><c> here</c><00:47:47.900><c> on</c><00:47:48.659><c> some</c><00:47:49.280><c> really</c><00:47:49.760><c> quick</c><00:47:50.000><c> suggestions</c> 00:47:50.599 --> 00:47:55.500 as<00:47:50.980><c> to</c><00:47:52.019><c> some</c><00:47:52.880><c> practical</c><00:47:53.480><c> advice</c><00:47:53.820><c> on</c><00:47:54.119><c> child</c><00:47:54.480><c> training.</c> 00:47:56.460 --> 00:47:59.860 One<00:47:56.719><c> of</c><00:47:56.880><c> the</c><00:47:56.960><c> things</c><00:47:57.179><c> is</c><00:47:57.440><c> for</c><00:47:57.800><c> those</c><00:47:58.119><c> that</c><00:47:58.300><c> are</c><00:47:58.539><c> starting</c><00:47:58.760><c> a</c><00:47:58.900><c> family</c> 00:48:00.380 --> 00:48:05.139 is<00:48:00.860><c> to</c><00:48:01.340><c> plan</c><00:48:01.559><c> ahead</c><00:48:01.840><c> of</c><00:48:02.079><c> time</c><00:48:02.420><c> on</c><00:48:03.500><c> how</c><00:48:03.699><c> you're</c><00:48:03.940><c> going</c><00:48:04.000><c> to</c><00:48:04.219><c> discipline</c> 00:48:05.760 --> 00:48:09.199 so<00:48:06.239><c> that</c><00:48:06.420><c> you</c><00:48:06.519><c> can</c><00:48:06.900><c> avoid</c><00:48:07.300><c> conflict</c><00:48:07.820><c> later</c><00:48:08.099><c> on.</c> 00:48:09.400 --> 00:48:11.699 What<00:48:09.599><c> is</c><00:48:09.900><c> acceptable</c><00:48:10.400><c> in</c><00:48:10.639><c> the</c><00:48:10.840><c> children?</c> 00:48:11.739 --> 00:48:12.820 What<00:48:11.900><c> is</c><00:48:12.119><c> not</c><00:48:12.360><c> acceptable?</c> 00:48:13.219 --> 00:48:16.119 How<00:48:13.400><c> do</c><00:48:13.519><c> we</c><00:48:13.659><c> punish</c><00:48:13.980><c> them</c><00:48:14.340><c> when</c><00:48:14.559><c> they</c><00:48:14.699><c> do</c><00:48:14.820><c> something</c><00:48:15.139><c> wrong?</c> 00:48:16.940 --> 00:48:18.960 What<00:48:17.219><c> do</c><00:48:17.320><c> we</c><00:48:17.400><c> do</c><00:48:17.519><c> to</c><00:48:17.739><c> encourage</c><00:48:18.000><c> them</c><00:48:18.159><c> when</c><00:48:18.260><c> they</c><00:48:18.420><c> do</c><00:48:18.599><c> the</c> 00:48:18.960 --> 00:48:19.579 right<00:48:19.239><c> thing?</c> 00:48:20.079 --> 00:48:21.960 And<00:48:20.260><c> if</c><00:48:20.360><c> we</c><00:48:20.500><c> can</c><00:48:20.679><c> discuss</c><00:48:20.920><c> these</c><00:48:21.179><c> things</c><00:48:21.300><c> as</c><00:48:21.480><c> parents</c><00:48:21.739><c> ahead</c> 00:48:21.960 --> 00:48:22.239 of<00:48:22.119><c> time,</c> 00:48:22.340 --> 00:48:25.980 it<00:48:22.440><c> sometimes</c><00:48:23.199><c> alleviates</c><00:48:23.920><c> tension</c><00:48:24.260><c> in</c><00:48:24.480><c> the</c><00:48:24.539><c> house</c><00:48:24.739><c> later</c><00:48:25.039><c> on.</c> 00:48:26.800 --> 00:48:30.760 How<00:48:27.239><c> do</c><00:48:27.400><c> we</c><00:48:27.500><c> instruct</c><00:48:27.860><c> them</c><00:48:28.019><c> to</c><00:48:28.139><c> be</c><00:48:28.360><c> respectful,</c><00:48:29.460><c> to</c><00:48:29.679><c> be</c><00:48:29.860><c> obedient?</c> 00:48:31.019 --> 00:48:34.340 How<00:48:31.219><c> do</c><00:48:31.380><c> we</c><00:48:31.559><c> reinforce</c><00:48:32.280><c> positive</c><00:48:32.860><c> behavior</c><00:48:33.239><c> in</c><00:48:33.380><c> the</c><00:48:33.539><c> children?</c> 00:48:36.860 --> 00:48:39.300 And<00:48:37.300><c> we</c><00:48:37.599><c> put</c><00:48:37.739><c> up</c><00:48:37.860><c> the</c><00:48:38.000><c> idea</c><00:48:38.179><c> of</c><00:48:38.420><c> remote</c><00:48:38.699><c> control,</c> 00:48:39.699 --> 00:48:42.340 because<00:48:39.699><c> sometimes</c><00:48:41.019><c> we</c><00:48:41.179><c> can</c><00:48:41.500><c> have</c><00:48:41.679><c> our</c><00:48:41.900><c> children</c><00:48:42.099><c> under</c> 00:48:42.340 --> 00:48:43.699 remote<00:48:42.619><c> control,</c> 00:48:44.739 --> 00:48:47.619 but<00:48:45.179><c> we</c><00:48:45.619><c> put</c><00:48:45.760><c> it</c><00:48:45.880><c> up</c><00:48:46.000><c> there</c><00:48:46.179><c> because</c><00:48:46.559><c> we</c><00:48:46.980><c> talked</c><00:48:47.159><c> about</c><00:48:47.320><c> the</c> 00:48:47.619 --> 00:48:48.400 blind<00:48:47.880><c> spots.</c> 00:48:48.760 --> 00:48:51.659 And<00:48:48.960><c> what</c><00:48:49.179><c> we</c><00:48:49.300><c> mean</c><00:48:49.400><c> by</c><00:48:49.619><c> that,</c><00:48:50.719><c> brothers</c><00:48:50.800><c> and</c><00:48:50.960><c> sisters,</c><00:48:51.280><c> is</c> 00:48:51.659 --> 00:48:52.420 for<00:48:52.000><c> example,</c> 00:48:52.420 --> 00:48:56.860 we<00:48:52.539><c> can</c><00:48:52.699><c> have</c><00:48:52.960><c> blind</c><00:48:53.260><c> spots</c><00:48:53.900><c> in</c><00:48:55.659><c> the</c><00:48:55.940><c> truth.</c> 00:48:59.039 --> 00:49:02.019 Say,<00:48:59.460><c> for</c><00:48:59.639><c> example,</c><00:49:00.320><c> as</c><00:49:00.559><c> parents,</c><00:49:01.400><c> we're</c><00:49:01.699><c> gossippers.</c> 00:49:02.039 --> 00:49:10.320 Say<00:49:02.239><c> we</c><00:49:02.380><c> gossip</c><00:49:02.739><c> a</c><00:49:02.940><c> lot,</c><00:49:04.519><c> and</c><00:49:04.920><c> we</c><00:49:05.179><c> might</c><00:49:05.639><c> run</c><00:49:09.519><c> others</c><00:49:09.800><c> down,</c> 00:49:10.500 --> 00:49:13.159 talk<00:49:10.880><c> behind</c><00:49:11.300><c> other</c><00:49:11.559><c> people's</c><00:49:11.960><c> backs</c><00:49:12.239><c> about</c><00:49:12.519><c> people</c><00:49:12.780><c> in</c><00:49:12.900><c> the</c><00:49:12.980><c> meeting</c> 00:49:13.159 --> 00:49:15.079 or<00:49:13.320><c> whatever</c><00:49:13.500><c> the</c><00:49:13.719><c> case</c><00:49:13.920><c> might</c><00:49:14.179><c> be.</c> 00:49:15.139 --> 00:49:18.920 Well,<00:49:15.579><c> if</c><00:49:16.139><c> we</c><00:49:16.340><c> are</c><00:49:16.519><c> like</c><00:49:16.719><c> that,</c><00:49:17.039><c> how</c><00:49:17.260><c> are</c><00:49:17.420><c> we</c><00:49:17.480><c> going</c><00:49:17.619><c> to</c><00:49:18.179><c> recognize</c> 00:49:18.920 --> 00:49:21.019 that<00:49:19.219><c> behavior</c><00:49:19.559><c> in</c><00:49:19.699><c> our</c><00:49:19.900><c> children</c><00:49:20.119><c> to</c><00:49:20.420><c> correct</c><00:49:20.619><c> it?</c> 00:49:21.019 --> 00:49:23.239 Chances<00:49:21.800><c> are</c><00:49:22.219><c> we've</c><00:49:22.460><c> got</c><00:49:22.559><c> a</c><00:49:22.760><c> blind</c><00:49:22.920><c> spot.</c> 00:49:23.480 --> 00:49:25.340 We're<00:49:23.480><c> not</c><00:49:23.780><c> going</c><00:49:23.940><c> to</c><00:49:24.139><c> correct</c><00:49:24.340><c> that.</c> 00:49:26.139 --> 00:49:29.659 So<00:49:26.440><c> we</c><00:49:26.559><c> have</c><00:49:26.719><c> to</c><00:49:26.880><c> be</c><00:49:27.119><c> really</c><00:49:27.699><c> cautious</c><00:49:28.320><c> and</c><00:49:28.719><c> really</c><00:49:29.199><c> careful</c> 00:49:29.659 --> 00:49:31.019 about<00:49:29.960><c> that.</c> 00:49:31.579 --> 00:49:34.139 If<00:49:31.860><c> we</c><00:49:32.199><c> have</c><00:49:32.500><c> certain</c><00:49:32.800><c> parts</c><00:49:33.179><c> of</c><00:49:33.340><c> our</c><00:49:33.659><c> personality,</c> 00:49:34.260 --> 00:49:37.380 we<00:49:34.500><c> might</c><00:49:34.780><c> be</c><00:49:35.119><c> blind</c><00:49:35.360><c> to</c><00:49:35.599><c> that</c><00:49:36.119><c> looking</c><00:49:36.619><c> at</c><00:49:36.840><c> our</c><00:49:36.960><c> own</c><00:49:37.159><c> children.</c> 00:49:37.440 --> 00:49:38.579 Fortunately,<00:49:37.840><c> we've</c><00:49:37.900><c> got</c><00:49:38.000><c> brothers</c><00:49:38.159><c> and</c><00:49:38.380><c> sisters</c> 00:49:38.579 --> 00:49:41.179 who<00:49:38.739><c> can</c><00:49:38.880><c> help</c><00:49:39.039><c> us</c><00:49:39.260><c> on</c><00:49:39.400><c> that,</c><00:49:40.139><c> because</c><00:49:40.420><c> otherwise</c><00:49:40.760><c> we</c><00:49:40.940><c> might</c> 00:49:41.179 --> 00:49:42.360 miss<00:49:41.480><c> that.</c> 00:49:42.599 --> 00:49:46.159 And<00:49:42.780><c> that's</c><00:49:43.019><c> something</c><00:49:43.199><c> I</c><00:49:43.300><c> think</c><00:49:43.440><c> we</c><00:49:43.659><c> really</c><00:49:44.000><c> have</c><00:49:44.239><c> to</c><00:49:45.059><c> consider</c><00:49:45.519><c> and</c><00:49:45.980><c> to</c> 00:49:46.159 --> 00:49:46.599 look<00:49:46.340><c> at.</c> 00:49:47.079 --> 00:49:49.820 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00:49:59.820 oh,<00:49:58.699><c> I've</c><00:49:58.920><c> got</c><00:49:58.940><c> to</c><00:49:59.079><c> discipline</c><00:49:59.440><c> again.</c> 00:50:00.079 --> 00:50:02.460 I<00:50:00.280><c> feel</c><00:50:00.460><c> like</c><00:50:00.679><c> half</c><00:50:00.860><c> my</c><00:50:01.039><c> life</c><00:50:01.239><c> I</c><00:50:01.400><c> say</c><00:50:01.559><c> no.</c> 00:50:02.659 --> 00:50:06.619 If<00:50:02.940><c> we</c><00:50:03.119><c> look</c><00:50:03.320><c> at</c><00:50:03.460><c> it</c><00:50:03.679><c> as</c><00:50:04.320><c> an</c><00:50:04.500><c> opportunity</c><00:50:05.239><c> for</c><00:50:05.519><c> us</c><00:50:05.619><c> to</c><00:50:05.699><c> have</c><00:50:05.920><c> a</c><00:50:06.139><c> conversation</c> 00:50:06.619 --> 00:50:09.739 with<00:50:06.860><c> our</c><00:50:07.059><c> children,</c><00:50:07.579><c> to</c><00:50:07.820><c> explain</c><00:50:08.500><c> what's</c><00:50:08.980><c> right.</c> 00:50:09.800 --> 00:50:12.360 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why</c><00:50:18.519><c> I've</c><00:50:18.679><c> done</c><00:50:18.820><c> that.</c> 00:50:19.880 --> 00:50:21.519 Here's<00:50:20.139><c> the</c><00:50:20.280><c> principle</c><00:50:20.599><c> that</c><00:50:20.840><c> that's</c><00:50:21.099><c> based</c><00:50:21.340><c> on.</c> 00:50:21.780 --> 00:50:24.119 It<00:50:21.960><c> allows</c><00:50:22.179><c> an</c><00:50:22.360><c> opportunity</c><00:50:22.880><c> when</c><00:50:23.440><c> we</c><00:50:23.619><c> have</c><00:50:23.800><c> conflict</c> 00:50:24.119 --> 00:50:26.179 to<00:50:24.280><c> be</c><00:50:24.380><c> able</c><00:50:24.500><c> to</c><00:50:24.659><c> speak</c><00:50:24.800><c> openly</c><00:50:25.059><c> with</c><00:50:25.239><c> our</c><00:50:25.420><c> children.</c> 00:50:26.679 --> 00:50:28.800 And<00:50:26.800><c> the</c><00:50:26.880><c> other</c><00:50:27.019><c> one,</c><00:50:27.139><c> of</c><00:50:27.280><c> course,</c><00:50:27.820><c> is</c><00:50:28.000><c> the</c><00:50:28.119><c> idea</c><00:50:28.320><c> of</c><00:50:28.579><c> discipline,</c> 00:50:29.019 --> 00:50:30.840 rebuke,<00:50:29.360><c> chastening,</c><00:50:29.820><c> and</c><00:50:29.960><c> punishment.</c> 00:50:31.159 --> 00:50:33.219 To<00:50:31.400><c> set</c><00:50:31.539><c> the</c><00:50:31.800><c> rules,</c><00:50:32.139><c> the</c><00:50:32.320><c> behavior.</c> 00:50:33.780 --> 00:50:36.199 To<00:50:33.980><c> ensure</c><00:50:34.340><c> that</c><00:50:34.519><c> our</c><00:50:34.739><c> children</c><00:50:35.000><c> rectify</c><00:50:35.579><c> what's</c><00:50:35.920><c> wrong.</c> 00:50:36.579 --> 00:50:38.980 To<00:50:36.760><c> admit</c><00:50:37.079><c> what</c><00:50:37.239><c> they</c><00:50:37.820><c> do</c><00:50:38.000><c> is</c><00:50:38.199><c> wrong.</c> 00:50:39.380 --> 00:50:41.460 One<00:50:39.519><c> of</c><00:50:39.619><c> the</c><00:50:39.800><c> greatest</c><00:50:40.059><c> things</c><00:50:40.360><c> that</c><00:50:40.519><c> we</c><00:50:40.579><c> can</c><00:50:40.820><c> face</c><00:50:41.099><c> in</c><00:50:41.280><c> life</c> 00:50:41.460 --> 00:50:44.139 is<00:50:41.619><c> people</c><00:50:41.840><c> don't</c><00:50:42.119><c> take</c><00:50:42.440><c> responsibility</c><00:50:43.059><c> for</c><00:50:43.280><c> anything.</c> 00:50:45.380 --> 00:50:47.239 And<00:50:45.639><c> you</c><00:50:45.980><c> cannot.</c> 00:50:47.340 --> 00:50:49.179 We've<00:50:47.780><c> experienced</c><00:50:48.139><c> this</c><00:50:48.360><c> many</c><00:50:48.599><c> times</c><00:50:48.900><c> at</c><00:50:49.079><c> work.</c> 00:50:49.260 --> 00:50:54.039 You<00:50:49.559><c> cannot</c><00:50:50.219><c> get</c><00:50:50.619><c> some</c><00:50:50.900><c> people</c><00:50:51.139><c> to</c><00:50:51.719><c> recognize</c><00:50:52.320><c> their</c><00:50:52.579><c> own</c><00:50:52.780><c> responsibility.</c> 00:50:54.579 --> 00:50:56.420 Yes,<00:50:54.719><c> but</c><00:50:54.880><c> you</c><00:50:55.039><c> did</c><00:50:55.219><c> that</c><00:50:55.559><c> wrong.</c> 00:50:56.659 --> 00:50:59.000 No,<00:50:57.099><c> no,</c><00:50:57.199><c> it</c><00:50:57.340><c> was</c><00:50:57.619><c> so</c><00:50:57.760><c>-and</c><00:50:57.900><c>-so,</c><00:50:58.139><c> it</c><00:50:58.139><c> was</c><00:50:58.380><c> so</c><00:50:58.599><c>-and</c><00:50:58.820><c>-so.</c> 00:50:59.280 --> 00:51:00.619 No,<00:50:59.460><c> no,</c><00:50:59.639><c> but</c><00:50:59.880><c> you</c><00:51:00.039><c> have</c><00:51:00.179><c> to</c><00:51:00.320><c> understand,</c> 00:51:00.860 --> 00:51:02.699 because<00:51:01.139><c> you</c><00:51:01.500><c> did</c><00:51:01.780><c> that,</c><00:51:02.159><c> that's</c><00:51:02.460><c> what</c><00:51:02.579><c> happened.</c> 00:51:02.699 --> 00:51:05.739 No,<00:51:03.559><c> no,</c><00:51:03.900><c> no,</c><00:51:04.219><c> that</c><00:51:04.340><c> was,</c><00:51:05.059><c> they</c><00:51:05.280><c> did</c><00:51:05.519><c> that.</c> 00:51:05.739 --> 00:51:07.179 If<00:51:05.880><c> they</c><00:51:06.059><c> hadn't</c><00:51:06.199><c> have</c><00:51:06.320><c> done</c><00:51:06.420><c> that,</c><00:51:06.579><c> I'm</c><00:51:06.739><c> sure</c><00:51:06.920><c> it</c><00:51:07.059><c> wouldn't</c> 00:51:07.179 --> 00:51:08.840 have<00:51:07.260><c> worked</c><00:51:07.500><c> out</c><00:51:07.699><c> that</c><00:51:07.960><c> way.</c> 00:51:09.199 --> 00:51:12.880 Ah,<00:51:09.500><c> maybe</c><00:51:09.780><c> it's,</c><00:51:10.199><c> but,</c><00:51:10.639><c> and</c><00:51:10.800><c> you</c><00:51:10.880><c> know,</c><00:51:11.219><c> it's</c><00:51:11.699><c> people</c><00:51:12.099><c> do</c><00:51:12.519><c> not</c> 00:51:12.880 --> 00:51:14.679 accept<00:51:13.519><c> responsibility</c><00:51:14.400><c> today.</c> 00:51:14.679 --> 00:51:16.340 And<00:51:14.940><c> that's</c><00:51:15.159><c> one</c><00:51:15.300><c> of</c><00:51:15.400><c> the</c><00:51:15.480><c> greatest</c><00:51:15.659><c> things</c><00:51:15.860><c> we</c><00:51:15.960><c> can</c><00:51:16.039><c> get</c><00:51:16.139><c> our</c> 00:51:16.340 --> 00:51:16.739 children<00:51:16.500><c> to</c><00:51:16.659><c> do</c> 00:51:16.739 --> 00:51:17.739 is<00:51:16.900><c> accept</c><00:51:17.119><c> responsibility.</c> 00:51:17.820 --> 00:51:19.420 Do<00:51:17.940><c> what's</c><00:51:18.260><c> wrong,</c><00:51:18.539><c> they</c><00:51:18.699><c> admit</c><00:51:18.860><c> it.</c> 00:51:19.579 --> 00:51:21.440 And<00:51:19.739><c> then</c><00:51:19.840><c> they</c><00:51:19.920><c> have</c><00:51:20.099><c> to</c><00:51:20.260><c> rectify</c><00:51:20.679><c> it.</c> 00:51:21.840 --> 00:51:23.760 They<00:51:21.980><c> have</c><00:51:22.139><c> to</c><00:51:22.260><c> give</c><00:51:22.440><c> back</c><00:51:22.639><c> what</c><00:51:22.739><c> they</c><00:51:22.960><c> took.</c> 00:51:24.579 --> 00:51:26.719 They<00:51:24.760><c> have</c><00:51:24.900><c> to</c><00:51:25.079><c> make</c><00:51:25.280><c> amends</c><00:51:25.699><c> in</c><00:51:26.059><c> some</c><00:51:26.360><c> way.</c> 00:51:27.099 --> 00:51:30.820 And<00:51:27.179><c> it's</c><00:51:28.300><c> a</c><00:51:28.380><c> good</c><00:51:28.559><c> thing</c><00:51:28.760><c> for</c><00:51:28.960><c> us</c><00:51:29.159><c> to</c><00:51:29.420><c> do</c><00:51:29.539><c> that</c><00:51:29.719><c> with</c><00:51:29.860><c> our</c><00:51:30.039><c> children.</c> 00:51:33.659 --> 00:51:38.199 Here's<00:51:34.039><c> a</c><00:51:34.420><c> poem,</c><00:51:35.760><c> and</c><00:51:35.840><c> we'll</c><00:51:36.039><c> just,</c><00:51:36.920><c> one</c><00:51:37.139><c> more</c><00:51:37.400><c> slide</c><00:51:37.679><c> and</c><00:51:37.760><c> that's</c><00:51:38.019><c> it.</c> 00:51:38.280 --> 00:51:41.099 So,<00:51:38.699><c> you</c><00:51:38.739><c> know,</c><00:51:38.940><c> children</c><00:51:39.280><c> learn</c><00:51:39.760><c> what</c><00:51:40.000><c> they</c><00:51:40.360><c> live.</c> 00:51:41.739 --> 00:51:43.500 And<00:51:41.900><c> it's</c><00:51:42.000><c> a</c><00:51:42.119><c> wonderful</c><00:51:42.360><c> poem,</c><00:51:42.639><c> because</c><00:51:42.880><c> it</c><00:51:43.079><c> kind</c><00:51:43.239><c> of</c><00:51:43.340><c> really</c> 00:51:43.500 --> 00:51:44.179 lays<00:51:43.679><c> out,</c> 00:51:44.179 --> 00:51:45.820 starts<00:51:44.539><c> with</c><00:51:44.719><c> a</c><00:51:44.820><c> negative</c><00:51:45.019><c> and</c><00:51:45.219><c> then</c><00:51:45.280><c> it</c><00:51:45.360><c> finishes</c><00:51:45.480><c> with</c><00:51:45.659><c> a</c> 00:51:45.820 --> 00:51:47.099 positive<00:51:46.239><c> about</c><00:51:46.500><c> raising</c><00:51:46.840><c> children.</c> 00:51:47.119 --> 00:51:50.440 If<00:51:47.300><c> a</c><00:51:47.440><c> child</c><00:51:47.619><c> lives</c><00:51:47.840><c> with</c><00:51:48.059><c> criticism,</c><00:51:48.820><c> he</c><00:51:48.980><c> learns</c><00:51:49.300><c> to</c><00:51:49.539><c> condemn.</c> 00:51:51.280 --> 00:51:54.619 If<00:51:51.539><c> a</c><00:51:51.780><c> child</c><00:51:52.000><c> lives</c><00:51:52.260><c> with</c><00:51:52.539><c> hostility,</c><00:51:53.099><c> he</c><00:51:53.280><c> learns</c><00:51:53.559><c> to</c><00:51:53.840><c> fight.</c> 00:51:55.559 --> 00:51:59.119 If<00:51:55.800><c> a</c><00:51:56.039><c> child</c><00:51:56.260><c> lives</c><00:51:56.539><c> with</c><00:51:56.820><c> ridicule,</c><00:51:57.300><c> he</c><00:51:57.460><c> learns</c><00:51:57.739><c> to</c><00:51:57.960><c> be</c><00:51:58.219><c> shy.</c> 00:51:59.699 --> 00:52:03.679 If<00:51:59.940><c> a</c><00:52:00.139><c> child</c><00:52:00.340><c> lives</c><00:52:00.599><c> with</c><00:52:00.900><c> tolerance,</c><00:52:01.960><c> he</c><00:52:02.119><c> learns</c><00:52:02.400><c> to</c><00:52:02.639><c> be</c><00:52:02.800><c> patient.</c> 00:52:04.059 --> 00:52:08.280 If<00:52:04.360><c> a</c><00:52:04.559><c> child</c><00:52:04.800><c> lives</c><00:52:05.059><c> with</c><00:52:05.340><c> encouragement,</c><00:52:06.159><c> he</c><00:52:06.260><c> learns</c><00:52:06.960><c> confidence.</c> 00:52:08.480 --> 00:52:14.480 If<00:52:09.079><c> a</c><00:52:09.320><c> child</c><00:52:09.559><c> lives</c><00:52:09.840><c> with</c><00:52:10.139><c> praise,</c><00:52:11.719><c> he</c><00:52:11.900><c> learns</c><00:52:12.440><c> to</c><00:52:13.440><c> appreciate.</c> 00:52:16.079 --> 00:52:20.840 So<00:52:16.280><c> it's</c><00:52:16.380><c> a</c><00:52:16.480><c> wonderful</c><00:52:17.719><c> sentence,</c><00:52:19.300><c> I</c><00:52:19.300><c> think,</c><00:52:19.699><c> here.</c> 00:52:21.159 --> 00:52:24.679 And<00:52:21.320><c> I'd</c><00:52:21.619><c> just</c><00:52:21.619><c> like</c><00:52:21.760><c> to</c><00:52:21.980><c> finish,</c><00:52:23.099><c> our</c><00:52:23.260><c> time</c><00:52:23.460><c> is</c><00:52:23.699><c> gone,</c><00:52:24.239><c> brothers</c><00:52:24.360><c> and</c><00:52:24.519><c> sisters,</c> 00:52:24.699 --> 00:52:27.440 but<00:52:24.860><c> to</c><00:52:25.039><c> finish</c><00:52:25.239><c> with</c><00:52:25.619><c> one</c><00:52:25.920><c> last</c><00:52:26.420><c> verse.</c> 00:52:28.780 --> 00:52:36.820 That<00:52:29.380><c> there's</c><00:52:29.980><c> tremendous</c><00:52:30.460><c> hope</c><00:52:31.300><c> and</c><00:52:33.780><c> it's</c><00:52:35.119><c> worth</c><00:52:35.400><c> the</c><00:52:35.659><c> effort.</c> 00:52:36.840 --> 00:52:39.780 Because<00:52:37.320><c> we</c><00:52:37.619><c> pray</c><00:52:38.059><c> that</c><00:52:38.579><c> it's</c><00:52:38.820><c> worth</c><00:52:39.079><c> the</c><00:52:39.280><c> effort</c><00:52:39.480><c> with</c><00:52:39.659><c> our</c> 00:52:39.780 --> 00:52:42.119 Heavenly<00:52:40.039><c> Father</c><00:52:40.460><c> working</c><00:52:40.780><c> with</c><00:52:41.039><c> us.</c> 00:52:43.019 --> 00:52:46.000 And<00:52:43.159><c> from</c><00:52:43.420><c> Rotherhams,</c><00:52:44.119><c> I've</c><00:52:44.300><c> used</c><00:52:44.480><c> this</c><00:52:44.760><c> quote</c><00:52:44.920><c> from</c><00:52:45.159><c> Proverbs</c><00:52:45.420><c> 22</c><00:52:45.800><c> and</c> 00:52:46.000 --> 00:52:46.679 6,<00:52:46.199><c> it</c><00:52:46.280><c> says</c><00:52:46.460><c> this,</c> 00:52:46.679 --> 00:52:51.219 train<00:52:46.980><c> up</c><00:52:47.199><c> a</c><00:52:47.380><c> youth</c><00:52:47.659><c> in</c><00:52:48.960><c> the</c><00:52:49.219><c> direction</c><00:52:49.659><c> of</c><00:52:50.119><c> his</c><00:52:50.360><c> duty.</c> 00:52:51.880 --> 00:52:56.159 Even<00:52:52.119><c> when</c><00:52:52.300><c> he</c><00:52:52.539><c> becomeeth</c><00:52:52.920><c> old,</c><00:52:54.139><c> he</c><00:52:54.360><c> will</c><00:52:54.559><c> not</c><00:52:54.780><c> depart</c><00:52:55.139><c> from</c><00:52:55.320><c> it.</c> 00:52:56.980 --> 00:53:00.679 So,<00:52:57.280><c> brothers</c><00:52:57.440><c> and</c><00:52:57.659><c> sisters,</c><00:52:58.079><c> if</c><00:52:58.099><c> we</c><00:52:58.199><c> can</c><00:52:58.360><c> instill</c><00:52:58.760><c> these</c><00:52:59.039><c> wonderful</c><00:52:59.440><c> truths</c><00:52:59.960><c> in</c> 00:53:00.679 --> 00:53:01.380 our<00:53:00.840><c> young</c><00:53:01.039><c> people,</c> 00:53:01.579 --> 00:53:04.179 and<00:53:01.719><c> aunts</c><00:53:01.900><c> and</c><00:53:02.000><c> uncles,</c><00:53:02.280><c> your</c><00:53:02.460><c> responsibility</c><00:53:03.119><c> too,</c><00:53:03.880><c> in</c><00:53:04.019><c> the</c> 00:53:04.179 --> 00:53:04.860 Sunday<00:53:04.400><c> schools.</c> 00:53:04.860 --> 00:53:09.260 If<00:53:05.800><c> we</c><00:53:05.980><c> can</c><00:53:06.199><c> instill</c><00:53:06.440><c> these</c><00:53:06.780><c> things,</c><00:53:08.159><c> God</c><00:53:08.420><c> promises</c><00:53:08.940><c> us</c> 00:53:09.260 --> 00:53:10.699 wonderful<00:53:09.619><c> blessings,</c> 00:53:11.780 --> 00:53:16.980 that<00:53:12.059><c> we</c><00:53:12.699><c> pray</c><00:53:13.139><c> that</c><00:53:13.840><c> when</c><00:53:14.119><c> they're</c><00:53:14.500><c> old,</c><00:53:14.980><c> they</c><00:53:15.039><c> will</c><00:53:15.260><c> consider</c><00:53:15.599><c> these</c><00:53:15.960><c> things,</c> 00:53:17.159 --> 00:53:23.159 and<00:53:17.320><c> embrace</c><00:53:17.940><c> the</c><00:53:18.380><c> truth,</c><00:53:19.440><c> and</c><00:53:19.559><c> become</c><00:53:20.599><c> wonderful</c><00:53:21.239><c> family</c><00:53:21.719><c> members</c><00:53:22.239><c> of</c> 00:53:23.159 --> 00:53:24.239 the<00:53:23.539><c> greater</c><00:53:23.760><c> family,</c> 00:53:24.460 --> 00:53:25.840 that<00:53:24.679><c> of</c><00:53:24.880><c> the</c><00:53:25.039><c> acclaimed.</c>