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Abraham.<00:24:07.339><c> It</c><00:24:07.440><c> might</c><00:24:07.640><c> be</c><00:24:07.799><c> worth</c>

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turning<00:24:08.160><c> over</c><00:24:08.400><c> to</c><00:24:08.519><c> that</c><00:24:08.619><c> for</c><00:24:08.779><c> a</c><00:24:08.859><c> moment.</c><00:24:09.500><c> Genesis</c><00:24:09.859><c> 16,</c><00:24:11.440><c> particularly</c><00:24:11.880><c> since</c>

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in<00:24:13.420><c> the</c><00:24:13.720><c> exhortation</c><00:24:14.359><c> to</c><00:24:14.660><c> wives</c>

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that<00:24:15.420><c> Peter</c><00:24:15.640><c> makes,</c><00:24:16.720><c> he</c><00:24:16.880><c> draws</c><00:24:17.319><c> a</c><00:24:17.579><c> lesson</c><00:24:17.779><c> from</c><00:24:18.160><c> Sarah.</c><00:24:19.599><c> It</c><00:24:19.779><c> would</c><00:24:19.980><c> be</c>

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from<00:24:22.640><c> Abraham,</c><00:24:24.039><c> who</c><00:24:24.900><c> in</c><00:24:26.539><c> Genesis</c><00:24:26.960><c> 16</c><00:24:27.559><c> did</c><00:24:27.839><c> not</c><00:24:28.180><c> return</c><00:24:29.500><c> railing</c><00:24:30.119><c> for</c><00:24:30.319><c> railing</c><00:24:31.299><c> or</c>

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evil<00:24:32.180><c> for</c><00:24:32.420><c> evil.</c><00:24:34.440><c> Contrarywise,</c>

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he<00:24:35.700><c> responded</c><00:24:36.319><c> with</c><00:24:37.619><c> that</c><00:24:38.059><c> which</c><00:24:38.259><c> led</c><00:24:38.500><c> to</c><00:24:39.279><c> peace.</c><00:24:40.539><c> He</c><00:24:40.720><c> sought</c>

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peace<00:24:41.759><c> and</c><00:24:42.240><c> eschewed</c><00:24:42.660><c> evil.</c><00:24:49.140><c> It</c><00:24:50.180><c> was</c><00:24:52.420><c> the</c>

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take<00:24:54.160><c> Hagar.</c><00:24:55.920><c> In</c><00:24:56.140><c> verse</c><00:24:56.420><c> 4</c><00:24:56.779><c> of</c><00:24:56.900><c> Genesis</c><00:24:57.259><c> 16,</c><00:24:58.000><c> Abraham</c><00:24:58.099><c> went</c><00:24:58.339><c> in</c>

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unto<00:24:58.680><c> Hagar,</c><00:24:59.680><c> and</c><00:24:59.740><c> she</c><00:24:59.940><c> conceived.</c><00:25:01.859><c> When</c><00:25:02.019><c> she</c><00:25:02.240><c> saw</c>

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that<00:25:02.660><c> she</c><00:25:02.759><c> had</c><00:25:02.960><c> conceived,</c><00:25:03.960><c> Sarai</c><00:25:04.259><c> was</c><00:25:04.559><c> despised</c><00:25:05.140><c> in</c><00:25:05.319><c> her</c><00:25:05.500><c> eyes.</c><00:25:06.059><c> Sarai</c><00:25:06.539><c> comes</c><00:25:06.779><c> to</c>

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Abraham,<00:25:07.599><c> and</c><00:25:07.640><c> in</c><00:25:07.680><c> a</c><00:25:07.779><c> very</c>

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unreasonable<00:25:08.680><c> manner</c><00:25:09.160><c> lays</c><00:25:09.539><c> all</c><00:25:10.019><c> the</c><00:25:10.259><c> blame</c><00:25:10.460><c> on</c><00:25:10.599><c> Abraham's</c><00:25:11.099><c> lap.</c><00:25:11.839><c> My</c><00:25:12.160><c> wrong</c><00:25:12.519><c> be</c><00:25:12.720><c> upon</c><00:25:13.019><c> thee.</c><00:25:13.500><c> I</c>

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have<00:25:13.900><c> given</c><00:25:14.119><c> my</c><00:25:14.420><c> maid</c>

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into<00:25:14.720><c> thy</c><00:25:14.960><c> bosom.</c><00:25:15.359><c> When</c><00:25:15.539><c> she</c><00:25:15.740><c> saw</c><00:25:15.980><c> that</c><00:25:16.099><c> she</c><00:25:16.240><c> had</c><00:25:16.480><c> conceived,</c>

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I<00:25:17.279><c> was</c><00:25:17.519><c> despised</c><00:25:17.920><c> in</c><00:25:18.099><c> her</c><00:25:18.240><c> eyes.</c><00:25:18.680><c> The</c><00:25:18.819><c> Lord</c><00:25:19.200><c> judged</c>

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between<00:25:19.920><c> me</c><00:25:20.200><c> and</c><00:25:20.380><c> thee,</c><00:25:20.680><c> but</c><00:25:20.799><c> it</c><00:25:20.900><c> was</c><00:25:21.039><c> her</c><00:25:21.200><c> idea.</c><00:25:22.960><c> Perhaps</c><00:25:23.339><c> Abraham</c><00:25:23.579><c> shouldn't</c><00:25:23.799><c> have</c><00:25:23.920><c> gone</c><00:25:24.099><c> along</c><00:25:24.400><c> with</c><00:25:24.559><c> it.</c><00:25:25.640><c> Perhaps</c>

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he<00:25:26.059><c> was</c><00:25:26.259><c> partly</c><00:25:26.480><c> at</c><00:25:26.700><c> fault,</c><00:25:26.839><c> but</c><00:25:27.019><c> the</c><00:25:27.119><c> whole</c><00:25:27.359><c> blame</c><00:25:27.579><c> wasn't</c><00:25:27.900><c> his.</c><00:25:29.539><c> But</c><00:25:29.660><c> he</c>

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does<00:25:30.059><c> not</c><00:25:30.359><c> counter</c><00:25:31.140><c> with</c><00:25:32.180><c> further</c><00:25:32.500><c> railing,</c>

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but<00:25:34.039><c> he</c><00:25:34.220><c> seeks</c><00:25:34.420><c> to</c><00:25:34.680><c> make</c><00:25:34.880><c> peace</c><00:25:35.420><c> in</c><00:25:35.700><c> a</c><00:25:35.859><c> reasonable</c><00:25:36.220><c> manner.</c><00:25:37.619><c> He</c>

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acts<00:25:38.299><c> according</c><00:25:38.859><c> to</c><00:25:39.500><c> knowledge</c><00:25:40.359><c> in</c><00:25:41.259><c> the</c><00:25:41.420><c> domestic</c>

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situation.<00:25:44.579><c> And</c><00:25:44.859><c> when</c><00:25:44.960><c> you</c><00:25:45.059><c> go</c><00:25:45.259><c> back</c><00:25:45.519><c> to</c><00:25:45.700><c> 1</c><00:25:45.880><c> Peter</c><00:25:46.059><c> 3,</c><00:25:48.180><c> you</c><00:25:48.339><c> can</c>

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see<00:25:48.900><c> where,</c><00:25:49.779><c> while</c><00:25:49.799><c> Peter</c><00:25:50.059><c> goes</c><00:25:50.339><c> on</c><00:25:51.200><c> in</c><00:25:51.579><c> verse</c><00:25:52.380><c> 9,</c>

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10,<00:25:54.559><c> and</c><00:25:54.700><c> 11,</c><00:25:56.039><c> addressing</c><00:25:56.420><c> the</c><00:25:57.079><c> entire</c><00:25:57.900><c> audience</c><00:25:58.420><c> that</c><00:25:58.579><c> he</c>

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was<00:25:58.859><c> writing</c><00:25:59.119><c> to,</c><00:26:00.920><c> this</c><00:26:01.279><c> particular</c><00:26:01.980><c> situation</c><00:26:02.859><c> might</c>

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very<00:26:03.839><c> well</c><00:26:03.980><c> have</c><00:26:04.079><c> been</c><00:26:04.200><c> in</c><00:26:04.400><c> mind.</c><00:26:05.279><c> For</c><00:26:05.400><c> he</c><00:26:05.460><c> says,</c><00:26:05.680><c> in</c><00:26:05.779><c> our</c><00:26:05.980><c> dealings</c><00:26:06.259><c> with</c>

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one<00:26:06.559><c> another,</c><00:26:07.220><c> let</c><00:26:07.319><c> us</c><00:26:07.539><c> not</c><00:26:07.779><c> render</c><00:26:08.220><c> evil</c>

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for<00:26:08.740><c> evil</c><00:26:08.940><c> or</c><00:26:09.140><c> railing</c><00:26:09.420><c> for</c><00:26:09.599><c> railing</c><00:26:09.880><c> in</c><00:26:10.000><c> verse</c><00:26:10.220><c> 9</c><00:26:10.559><c> of</c><00:26:10.720><c> 1</c><00:26:10.900><c> Peter</c>

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3,<00:26:12.079><c> a</c><00:26:12.319><c> contrary</c><00:26:12.579><c> wise</c><00:26:12.940><c> blessing.</c><00:26:14.779><c> In</c><00:26:14.880><c> verse</c><00:26:15.079><c> 11,</c>

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let<00:26:15.579><c> us</c><00:26:15.799><c> eschew</c><00:26:16.119><c> evil</c><00:26:16.279><c> and</c><00:26:16.440><c> do</c><00:26:16.640><c> good,</c><00:26:17.460><c> let</c><00:26:17.519><c> us</c><00:26:17.680><c> seek</c><00:26:17.920><c> peace.</c><00:26:20.839><c> This</c><00:26:21.359><c> example,</c><00:26:22.980><c> this</c><00:26:23.180><c> is</c>

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only<00:26:23.619><c> one</c><00:26:24.200><c> of</c><00:26:24.440><c> the</c><00:26:24.660><c> examples</c>

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that<00:26:25.380><c> could</c><00:26:25.559><c> be</c><00:26:25.799><c> cited,</c><00:26:27.119><c> where</c><00:26:27.640><c> we</c><00:26:28.500><c> need</c><00:26:28.660><c> to</c><00:26:28.920><c> act</c><00:26:29.180><c> in</c><00:26:29.339><c> our</c><00:26:29.480><c> domestic</c><00:26:29.920><c> situation</c><00:26:30.599><c> according</c><00:26:31.140><c> to</c>

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knowledge<00:26:31.880><c> and</c><00:26:32.339><c> not</c>

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according<00:26:32.920><c> to</c><00:26:33.319><c> carnal</c><00:26:33.640><c> impulse.</c><00:26:35.119><c> We</c><00:26:35.740><c> have</c><00:26:36.039><c> considered</c><00:26:36.339><c> the</c>

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one<00:26:36.640><c> of</c><00:26:36.819><c> railing</c><00:26:37.079><c> for</c><00:26:37.299><c> railing.</c><00:26:38.740><c> We</c><00:26:38.980><c> could</c><00:26:39.380><c> consider</c>

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courtesy<00:26:40.220><c> or</c><00:26:40.900><c> honesty</c><00:26:41.440><c> or</c><00:26:42.119><c> thoughtfulness.</c><00:26:43.579><c> All</c><00:26:43.980><c> the</c><00:26:44.240><c> virtues</c><00:26:44.539><c> of</c><00:26:44.859><c> godliness</c><00:26:45.460><c> are</c>

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to<00:26:46.299><c> be</c><00:26:46.500><c> practiced</c><00:26:46.880><c> in</c><00:26:47.220><c> the</c>

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home<00:26:47.880><c> as</c><00:26:48.720><c> well</c><00:26:49.000><c> as</c><00:26:49.220><c> outside</c><00:26:49.619><c> of</c><00:26:49.799><c> it.</c><00:26:50.599><c> We</c><00:26:50.799><c> are</c><00:26:51.059><c> to</c><00:26:51.279><c> dwell</c><00:26:51.740><c> with</c>

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our<00:26:52.400><c> wives</c><00:26:53.000><c> according</c><00:26:54.000><c> to</c><00:26:54.880><c> knowledge.</c><00:26:57.799><c> And</c><00:26:58.500><c> we</c><00:26:58.660><c> are</c><00:26:58.900><c> to</c>

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give<00:26:59.660><c> honor</c><00:27:00.240><c> to</c><00:27:00.539><c> the</c><00:27:00.720><c> wife.</c><00:27:02.519><c> We</c><00:27:02.660><c> are</c><00:27:02.880><c> to</c><00:27:03.299><c> give</c><00:27:03.859><c> honor</c><00:27:04.279><c> to</c><00:27:04.480><c> them</c>

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for<00:27:04.900><c> two</c><00:27:05.119><c> reasons,</c><00:27:05.500><c> and</c><00:27:05.759><c> again,</c><00:27:06.539><c> this</c><00:27:06.660><c> point</c><00:27:06.920><c> is</c>

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obscured<00:27:07.700><c> in</c><00:27:07.839><c> some</c><00:27:08.000><c> of</c><00:27:08.119><c> the</c><00:27:08.200><c> modern</c><00:27:08.500><c> versions.</c><00:27:09.180><c> As</c><00:27:09.259><c> a</c><00:27:09.279><c> matter</c>

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of<00:27:09.700><c> fact,</c><00:27:10.880><c> when</c><00:27:11.079><c> you</c><00:27:11.339><c> do</c><00:27:11.680><c> some</c><00:27:12.119><c> careful</c><00:27:12.559><c> detailed</c>

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Bible<00:27:13.460><c> study,</c><00:27:14.819><c> you</c><00:27:15.740><c> begin</c><00:27:15.980><c> to</c><00:27:16.259><c> become</c><00:27:16.500><c> quite</c><00:27:16.940><c> disenchanted</c>

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with<00:27:18.400><c> some</c><00:27:18.599><c> of</c><00:27:18.819><c> the</c><00:27:18.819><c> modern</c><00:27:19.119><c> versions.</c><00:27:20.299><c> You</c><00:27:20.880><c> find</c><00:27:21.180><c> that</c>

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there's<00:27:21.480><c> a</c><00:27:21.599><c> lot</c><00:27:21.720><c> of</c><00:27:21.880><c> lovely</c><00:27:22.099><c> points</c><00:27:22.359><c> which</c><00:27:22.539><c> they've</c><00:27:22.880><c> blurred</c>

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over.<00:27:23.980><c> And</c><00:27:24.299><c> the</c><00:27:24.779><c> awkwardness</c><00:27:25.240><c> of</c><00:27:25.400><c> the</c><00:27:25.539><c> King</c>

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James<00:27:26.319><c> is</c><00:27:26.779><c> a</c><00:27:26.940><c> problem,</c><00:27:27.380><c> and</c><00:27:27.380><c> its</c><00:27:27.640><c> archaic</c><00:27:28.140><c> wording</c><00:27:28.420><c> is</c><00:27:28.599><c> a</c><00:27:28.759><c> problem</c><00:27:29.039><c> at</c><00:27:29.299><c> times.</c><00:27:30.099><c> But</c><00:27:30.319><c> I</c>

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think<00:27:30.539><c> that</c><00:27:30.700><c> is</c><00:27:30.900><c> more</c><00:27:31.180><c> than</c>

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offset<00:27:31.720><c> by</c><00:27:31.940><c> the</c><00:27:32.160><c> fact</c><00:27:32.420><c> you</c><00:27:32.759><c> have</c><00:27:32.980><c> a</c><00:27:33.059><c> more</c><00:27:33.299><c> literal</c><00:27:33.640><c> and</c><00:27:33.880><c> accurate</c><00:27:34.240><c> translation</c><00:27:34.880><c> in</c>

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most<00:27:35.259><c> cases,</c><00:27:36.339><c> which</c><00:27:36.759><c> clues</c>

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you<00:27:37.299><c> into</c><00:27:37.559><c> some</c><00:27:37.900><c> significant</c><00:27:38.359><c> points</c><00:27:38.859><c> which</c><00:27:39.440><c> the</c><00:27:39.940><c> spirit</c><00:27:40.099><c> has</c>

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in<00:27:40.619><c> mind.</c><00:27:41.539><c> And</c><00:27:41.700><c> here's</c><00:27:42.039><c> one.</c><00:27:42.640><c> There</c><00:27:42.779><c> are</c><00:27:43.000><c> two</c><00:27:43.299><c> reasons</c>

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why<00:27:44.779><c> the</c><00:27:45.500><c> man</c><00:27:45.880><c> should</c><00:27:46.119><c> give</c><00:27:46.420><c> honor</c><00:27:46.720><c> to</c><00:27:46.920><c> his</c><00:27:47.099><c> wife.</c><00:27:48.019><c> One</c><00:27:48.299><c> is</c><00:27:48.579><c> she</c>

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is<00:27:48.960><c> weaker,</c><00:27:49.599><c> and</c><00:27:50.460><c> the</c><00:27:50.640><c> other</c><00:27:50.779><c> is</c><00:27:51.180><c> that</c><00:27:51.339><c> she</c><00:27:51.500><c> is</c><00:27:51.720><c> equal.</c>

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Now,<00:27:53.559><c> we</c><00:27:53.660><c> need</c><00:27:53.839><c> to</c><00:27:54.059><c> stop</c><00:27:54.220><c> on</c><00:27:54.359><c> a</c><00:27:54.420><c> couple</c><00:27:54.640><c> of</c><00:27:54.819><c> these</c><00:27:54.980><c> words.</c><00:27:57.180><c> Honor</c><00:27:57.460><c> means</c><00:27:58.599><c> honor,</c><00:27:59.900><c> just</c>

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like<00:28:00.299><c> the</c><00:28:00.420><c> word</c><00:28:00.640><c> that</c><00:28:00.759><c> was</c>

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used<00:28:01.180><c> in</c><00:28:01.359><c> connection</c><00:28:01.640><c> with</c><00:28:01.799><c> children</c><00:28:02.099><c> honoring</c><00:28:02.500><c> their</c><00:28:02.759><c> parents.</c><00:28:03.900><c> This</c>

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word<00:28:04.619><c> means</c><00:28:05.079><c> honor.</c><00:28:06.480><c> It</c><00:28:06.559><c> is</c><00:28:06.799><c> used,</c>

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well,<00:28:07.799><c> like</c><00:28:07.960><c> in</c><00:28:08.059><c> 2nd</c><00:28:08.619><c> Timothy</c><00:28:08.880><c> 1</c><00:28:09.140><c> and</c><00:28:09.259><c> verse</c><00:28:09.460><c> 7,</c><00:28:10.200><c> in</c><00:28:10.319><c> connection</c><00:28:10.640><c> with</c><00:28:11.019><c> honoring</c><00:28:11.400><c> God.</c>

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It's<00:28:13.059><c> the</c><00:28:13.420><c> same</c>

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word<00:28:14.059><c> that</c><00:28:14.140><c> is</c><00:28:14.319><c> used</c><00:28:14.660><c> there,</c><00:28:15.779><c> where</c><00:28:16.240><c> the</c><00:28:16.460><c> passage</c><00:28:16.779><c> reads</c><00:28:17.440><c> that</c>

00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:25.960
we<00:28:19.039><c> should</c><00:28:19.380><c> honor</c><00:28:20.079><c> God.</c><00:28:24.640><c> In</c><00:28:24.680><c> Revelation</c><00:28:25.039><c> 5</c><00:28:25.599><c> and</c><00:28:25.720><c> verse</c>

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12,<00:28:26.779><c> in</c><00:28:26.779><c> terms</c><00:28:27.019><c> of</c><00:28:27.339><c> fear</c><00:28:27.759><c> of</c><00:28:28.000><c> Him,</c><00:28:28.519><c> of</c><00:28:28.779><c> honor.</c><00:28:30.319><c> So</c><00:28:30.500><c> the</c><00:28:30.619><c> word</c><00:28:30.900><c> means</c><00:28:31.319><c> honor.</c><00:28:33.480><c> And</c><00:28:33.680><c> the</c><00:28:33.799><c> word</c><00:28:34.480><c> weaker,</c><00:28:36.319><c> it</c><00:28:36.319><c> means</c>

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physically<00:28:37.460><c> weaker.</c><00:28:38.319><c> That's</c><00:28:38.400><c> what</c><00:28:38.519><c> the</c><00:28:38.700><c> word</c><00:28:38.839><c> means.</c><00:28:39.779><c> We</c><00:28:39.920><c> may</c>

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not<00:28:40.299><c> like</c><00:28:40.500><c> the</c><00:28:40.660><c> implications,</c><00:28:41.920><c> but</c><00:28:42.059><c> that's</c><00:28:42.240><c> what</c>

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it<00:28:42.980><c> means.</c><00:28:43.380><c> It's</c><00:28:43.619><c> the</c><00:28:43.720><c> word</c><00:28:43.920><c> that</c><00:28:44.140><c> in</c><00:28:44.319><c> Acts</c><00:28:44.539><c> 4</c><00:28:44.839><c> and</c><00:28:44.960><c> verse</c><00:28:45.180><c> 9</c><00:28:45.519><c> is</c>

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translated<00:28:46.420><c> impotent.</c><00:28:48.019><c> So</c><00:28:48.160><c> it</c><00:28:48.220><c> is</c><00:28:48.400><c> clearly</c><00:28:48.660><c> used</c><00:28:49.079><c> in</c>

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a<00:28:49.500><c> physical</c><00:28:49.859><c> sense,</c><00:28:51.519><c> talking</c><00:28:51.859><c> about</c><00:28:52.119><c> the</c><00:28:52.299><c> deed</c><00:28:52.519><c> done</c><00:28:52.859><c> to</c><00:28:53.059><c> the</c>

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impotent<00:28:53.460><c> man.</c><00:28:57.000><c> Women</c><00:28:57.279><c> do</c><00:28:57.579><c> show</c><00:28:58.019><c> tremendous</c><00:28:58.500><c> endurance.</c>

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There's<00:28:59.220><c> no</c><00:28:59.420><c> question</c><00:28:59.660><c> about</c><00:28:59.920><c> that.</c><00:29:00.980><c> They</c><00:29:01.259><c> have</c><00:29:01.640><c> the</c><00:29:01.799><c> ability</c>

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to<00:29:02.380><c> persevere</c><00:29:02.940><c> and</c><00:29:03.119><c> to</c><00:29:03.319><c> absorb</c><00:29:03.619><c> pain</c><00:29:04.380><c> for</c><00:29:04.940><c> someone</c>

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they<00:29:05.359><c> love.</c><00:29:07.480><c> But</c><00:29:07.779><c> as</c><00:29:08.359><c> we</c><00:29:08.480><c> can</c><00:29:08.680><c> see</c><00:29:08.759><c> in</c><00:29:08.880><c> the</c><00:29:09.059><c> Olympics,</c><00:29:09.900><c> which</c>

00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:13.740
is<00:29:10.200><c> just</c><00:29:10.420><c> coming</c><00:29:10.619><c> up,</c><00:29:12.039><c> they</c><00:29:12.220><c> are</c><00:29:12.420><c> not</c><00:29:12.599><c> built</c><00:29:12.940><c> to</c><00:29:13.099><c> be</c><00:29:13.240><c> as</c><00:29:13.500><c> heavy</c>

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or<00:29:13.920><c> as</c><00:29:14.200><c> strong</c><00:29:14.400><c> or</c><00:29:14.599><c> as</c><00:29:14.720><c> fast</c><00:29:15.019><c> as</c><00:29:15.160><c> a</c><00:29:15.299><c> man.</c><00:29:16.779><c> They</c><00:29:16.880><c> are</c><00:29:17.700><c> physically</c>

00:29:18.579 --> 00:29:21.259
weaker<00:29:18.980><c> as</c><00:29:19.259><c> a</c><00:29:19.380><c> sex.</c><00:29:20.339><c> And</c><00:29:20.539><c> normally</c><00:29:20.900><c> in</c><00:29:21.099><c> the</c>

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marriage,<00:29:22.259><c> the</c><00:29:22.339><c> husband</c><00:29:22.619><c> is</c><00:29:22.859><c> stronger</c><00:29:23.359><c> than</c><00:29:23.740><c> the</c><00:29:23.940><c> wife.</c><00:29:25.579><c> And</c>

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normally<00:29:26.319><c> we</c><00:29:26.460><c> can</c><00:29:26.759><c> see</c><00:29:27.000><c> an</c><00:29:27.160><c> emotional</c><00:29:27.680><c> difference</c>

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as<00:29:28.339><c> well.</c><00:29:29.640><c> The</c><00:29:29.779><c> woman</c><00:29:29.920><c> is</c><00:29:30.220><c> geared</c><00:29:30.440><c> to</c><00:29:30.619><c> be</c><00:29:30.799><c> more</c><00:29:31.119><c> sensitive</c><00:29:31.539><c> and</c>

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responsive.<00:29:33.799><c> And</c><00:29:33.940><c> it's</c><00:29:34.319><c> God</c><00:29:34.559><c> who</c><00:29:34.700><c> made</c><00:29:34.900><c> us</c><00:29:35.140><c> this</c><00:29:35.339><c> way,</c>

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and<00:29:36.480><c> He</c><00:29:36.819><c> terms</c><00:29:37.220><c> the</c><00:29:37.460><c> woman</c><00:29:37.779><c> the</c><00:29:38.319><c> weaker</c><00:29:38.779><c> vessel.</c><00:29:40.980><c> But</c><00:29:41.359><c> what</c><00:29:41.559><c> of</c>

00:29:41.640 --> 00:29:46.940
it?<00:29:43.500><c> The</c><00:29:43.819><c> man</c><00:29:44.140><c> of</c><00:29:44.299><c> the</c><00:29:44.539><c> flesh,</c><00:29:45.940><c> when</c><00:29:46.119><c> he</c><00:29:46.319><c> is</c><00:29:46.440><c> in</c><00:29:46.539><c> a</c><00:29:46.599><c> position</c>

00:29:46.940 --> 00:29:48.759
where<00:29:47.119><c> he</c><00:29:47.279><c> is</c><00:29:47.380><c> dealing</c><00:29:47.599><c> with</c><00:29:47.779><c> someone</c><00:29:48.099><c> who</c><00:29:48.240><c> is</c><00:29:48.400><c> weaker</c><00:29:48.619><c> than</c>

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himself,<00:29:49.440><c> takes</c><00:29:49.720><c> advantage</c><00:29:50.339><c> of</c><00:29:50.519><c> the</c><00:29:50.700><c> situation</c><00:29:51.279><c> and</c>

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practices<00:29:54.440><c> intimidation,</c><00:29:55.000><c> but</c><00:29:55.220><c> not</c><00:29:55.400><c> the</c><00:29:55.539><c> man</c><00:29:55.640><c> of</c><00:29:55.759><c> the</c><00:29:55.960><c> spirit.</c><00:29:58.059><c> The</c><00:29:58.240><c> reaction</c><00:29:58.579><c> of</c>

00:29:58.759 --> 00:29:59.480
the<00:29:58.859><c> man</c><00:29:59.000><c> of</c><00:29:59.160><c> the</c><00:29:59.299><c> spirit</c>

00:29:59.480 --> 00:30:03.019
should<00:29:59.640><c> be</c><00:29:59.819><c> that</c><00:30:00.160><c> which</c><00:30:00.440><c> is</c><00:30:00.660><c> described</c><00:30:00.980><c> in</c><00:30:01.119><c> verse</c><00:30:01.359><c> 8.</c><00:30:02.740><c> If</c><00:30:02.839><c> we</c>

00:30:03.019 --> 00:30:04.740
are<00:30:03.140><c> dealing</c><00:30:03.359><c> with</c><00:30:03.640><c> someone</c><00:30:03.940><c> who</c><00:30:04.099><c> is</c><00:30:04.279><c> weaker</c><00:30:04.500><c> than</c>

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ourselves,<00:30:06.500><c> we</c><00:30:06.619><c> are</c><00:30:06.799><c> to</c><00:30:06.940><c> have</c><00:30:07.099><c> compassion</c><00:30:07.720><c> one</c><00:30:07.980><c> towards</c><00:30:08.339><c> another,</c><00:30:08.980><c> love</c>

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as<00:30:09.519><c> brethren.</c><00:30:10.200><c> We</c><00:30:10.299><c> are</c><00:30:10.480><c> to</c><00:30:10.599><c> be</c><00:30:10.799><c> pitiful.</c>

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That<00:30:11.400><c> is,</c><00:30:11.839><c> we</c><00:30:11.920><c> are</c><00:30:12.099><c> to</c><00:30:12.279><c> pity</c><00:30:12.579><c> the</c><00:30:12.880><c> other</c><00:30:13.079><c> person's</c><00:30:13.380><c> situation</c>

00:30:14.000 --> 00:30:17.160
and<00:30:14.539><c> to</c><00:30:14.640><c> be</c><00:30:14.880><c> courteous.</c><00:30:16.420><c> As</c><00:30:16.660><c> a</c><00:30:16.759><c> matter</c><00:30:16.940><c> of</c>

00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:21.279
fact,<00:30:18.180><c> this</c><00:30:18.559><c> relationship</c><00:30:19.400><c> of</c><00:30:20.279><c> dealing</c><00:30:20.539><c> with</c><00:30:20.819><c> someone</c><00:30:21.119><c> who</c>

00:30:21.279 --> 00:30:24.940
is<00:30:21.640><c> weaker</c><00:30:21.940><c> than</c><00:30:22.259><c> ourselves</c><00:30:22.980><c> is</c><00:30:23.779><c> one</c><00:30:24.119><c> in</c><00:30:24.339><c> which</c><00:30:24.640><c> we</c>

00:30:24.940 --> 00:30:33.460
are<00:30:25.119><c> to</c><00:30:25.359><c> practice</c><00:30:26.059><c> graciousness,</c><00:30:28.059><c> that</c><00:30:28.299><c> great</c><00:30:28.819><c> characteristic</c><00:30:29.480><c> of</c><00:30:29.740><c> God,</c><00:30:30.740><c> graciousness.</c><00:30:33.019><c> Perhaps</c><00:30:33.339><c> we</c>

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could<00:30:33.619><c> turn</c><00:30:33.839><c> over</c><00:30:34.000><c> to</c>

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Exodus<00:30:34.440><c> 22</c><00:30:34.859><c> and</c><00:30:35.079><c> press</c><00:30:35.279><c> this</c><00:30:35.799><c> point,</c><00:30:36.660><c> because</c><00:30:37.079><c> it</c><00:30:37.240><c> is</c><00:30:37.480><c> something</c><00:30:37.799><c> that</c><00:30:39.359><c> you</c><00:30:40.000><c> see</c><00:30:40.420><c> frequently</c><00:30:41.000><c> ignored</c><00:30:41.759><c> in</c><00:30:42.079><c> a</c>

00:30:42.220 --> 00:30:48.000
church,<00:30:43.940><c> where</c><00:30:44.960><c> the</c><00:30:45.599><c> husband</c><00:30:45.859><c> is</c><00:30:46.099><c> quite</c><00:30:46.380><c> quick</c><00:30:46.539><c> to</c><00:30:46.759><c> agree</c><00:30:47.160><c> that,</c><00:30:47.859><c> yes,</c><00:30:47.859><c> he</c>

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is<00:30:48.200><c> stronger</c><00:30:48.420><c> than</c><00:30:48.619><c> his</c><00:30:48.799><c> wife,</c>

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but<00:30:50.779><c> when</c><00:30:51.019><c> the</c><00:30:51.420><c> child</c><00:30:51.779><c> dumps</c><00:30:52.180><c> his</c><00:30:52.299><c> food</c><00:30:52.420><c> upside</c><00:30:52.859><c> down,</c><00:30:54.539><c> the</c>

00:30:54.759 --> 00:30:56.519
stronger<00:30:55.000><c> one</c><00:30:55.259><c> stands</c><00:30:55.559><c> there</c><00:30:55.779><c> observing</c><00:30:56.119><c> the</c><00:30:56.299><c> weaker</c>

00:30:56.519 --> 00:31:00.259
one<00:30:56.720><c> doing</c><00:30:56.900><c> all</c><00:30:57.140><c> the</c><00:30:57.279><c> work,</c><00:30:57.519><c> cleaning</c><00:30:57.759><c> it</c><00:30:57.980><c> up.</c><00:30:59.339><c> Well,</c><00:30:59.819><c> if</c><00:31:00.039><c> she</c>

00:31:00.259 --> 00:31:12.200
is<00:31:00.420><c> weaker</c><00:31:00.599><c> and</c><00:31:00.700><c> we</c><00:31:00.839><c> are</c><00:31:01.039><c> stronger,</c><00:31:02.420><c> why</c><00:31:02.640><c> don't</c><00:31:12.200><c> we</c>

00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:15.740
To<00:31:12.359><c> those</c><00:31:12.700><c> who</c><00:31:13.000><c> are</c><00:31:13.279><c> in</c><00:31:13.339><c> a</c><00:31:13.720><c> stronger</c><00:31:14.000><c> position</c><00:31:14.579><c> to</c><00:31:15.240><c> consider</c>

00:31:15.740 --> 00:31:18.460
the<00:31:15.980><c> needs</c><00:31:16.539><c> of</c><00:31:17.059><c> those</c><00:31:17.279><c> who</c><00:31:17.440><c> are</c><00:31:17.559><c> weaker,</c>

00:31:18.640 --> 00:31:22.339
ye<00:31:18.640><c> shall</c><00:31:18.859><c> not</c><00:31:19.119><c> afflict</c><00:31:19.519><c> any</c><00:31:19.960><c> widow</c><00:31:20.420><c> or</c><00:31:20.920><c> fatherless</c><00:31:21.319><c> child.</c>

00:31:23.039 --> 00:31:24.839
If<00:31:23.160><c> thou</c><00:31:23.359><c> afflict</c><00:31:23.680><c> them</c><00:31:23.880><c> in</c><00:31:24.039><c> any</c><00:31:24.259><c> wise,</c>

00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:29.299
I'll<00:31:25.279><c> hear</c><00:31:25.440><c> their</c><00:31:25.680><c> cry.</c><00:31:27.059><c> And</c><00:31:27.299><c> again,</c><00:31:27.720><c> in</c><00:31:27.839><c> verse</c><00:31:28.000><c> 25,</c><00:31:28.940><c> if</c><00:31:29.119><c> you</c>

00:31:29.299 --> 00:31:31.059
lend<00:31:29.460><c> money</c><00:31:29.759><c> to</c><00:31:29.940><c> any</c><00:31:30.119><c> of</c><00:31:30.220><c> the</c><00:31:30.359><c> people</c><00:31:30.539><c> that</c><00:31:30.700><c> is</c><00:31:30.880><c> poor</c>

00:31:31.059 --> 00:31:35.039
by<00:31:31.339><c> thee,</c><00:31:32.579><c> you</c><00:31:32.740><c> shall</c><00:31:32.880><c> not</c><00:31:33.019><c> be</c><00:31:33.140><c> to</c><00:31:33.220><c> him</c><00:31:33.339><c> as</c><00:31:33.539><c> a</c><00:31:33.660><c> usurer.</c><00:31:34.799><c> Verse</c>

00:31:35.039 --> 00:31:37.539
26,<00:31:35.720><c> if</c><00:31:35.859><c> you</c><00:31:36.019><c> take</c><00:31:36.160><c> your</c><00:31:36.319><c> neighbor's</c><00:31:36.700><c> raiment</c><00:31:36.880><c> to</c><00:31:37.140><c> pledge,</c>

00:31:37.539 --> 00:31:41.119
deliver<00:31:38.259><c> it</c><00:31:38.420><c> to</c><00:31:38.480><c> him</c><00:31:38.640><c> again,</c><00:31:39.240><c> act</c><00:31:39.559><c> in</c><00:31:39.779><c> a</c><00:31:40.079><c> considerate</c><00:31:40.500><c> manner</c>

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to<00:31:42.059><c> those</c><00:31:42.359><c> who</c><00:31:42.579><c> are</c><00:31:42.759><c> in</c><00:31:42.859><c> a</c><00:31:43.039><c> weaker</c><00:31:43.240><c> position</c>

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than<00:31:43.819><c> you</c><00:31:44.099><c> are.</c><00:31:45.900><c> Why?</c><00:31:46.859><c> Verse</c><00:31:47.039><c> 27,</c><00:31:48.500><c> that</c><00:31:48.579><c> is</c><00:31:48.740><c> his</c><00:31:48.960><c> covering,</c><00:31:49.440><c> it</c>

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is<00:31:49.680><c> his</c><00:31:49.819><c> raiment</c><00:31:50.039><c> for</c><00:31:50.259><c> his</c><00:31:50.480><c> skin.</c>

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What's<00:31:51.420><c> he</c><00:31:51.480><c> going</c><00:31:51.599><c> to</c><00:31:51.839><c> sleep</c><00:31:52.039><c> in?</c><00:31:52.720><c> And</c><00:31:52.819><c> it</c><00:31:52.960><c> shall</c><00:31:53.119><c> come</c><00:31:53.339><c> to</c><00:31:53.579><c> pass</c><00:31:53.839><c> when</c><00:31:54.019><c> he</c>

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crieth<00:31:54.539><c> unto</c><00:31:54.700><c> me</c><00:31:54.920><c> that</c><00:31:55.019><c> I</c><00:31:55.200><c> will</c><00:31:55.380><c> hear,</c>

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for<00:31:57.259><c> I</c><00:31:57.740><c> am</c><00:31:58.819><c> gracious.</c><00:32:00.259><c> The</c><00:32:00.599><c> reason</c><00:32:00.980><c> for</c><00:32:01.259><c> that</c><00:32:01.579><c> conduct</c><00:32:02.119><c> of</c><00:32:02.539><c> the</c>

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stronger<00:32:03.180><c> towards</c><00:32:03.579><c> the</c><00:32:03.799><c> weaker</c>

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was<00:32:04.559><c> because</c><00:32:04.920><c> we</c><00:32:05.059><c> are</c><00:32:05.259><c> to</c><00:32:05.440><c> reflect</c><00:32:05.900><c> the</c><00:32:06.200><c> moral</c><00:32:06.519><c> attributes</c><00:32:07.019><c> of</c>

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God<00:32:07.460><c> in</c><00:32:07.579><c> our</c><00:32:07.759><c> life.</c><00:32:09.039><c> He</c><00:32:09.200><c> is</c><00:32:09.619><c> gracious,</c>

00:32:11.319 --> 00:32:15.220
he<00:32:11.400><c> is</c><00:32:11.660><c> the</c><00:32:12.000><c> stronger,</c><00:32:13.519><c> and</c><00:32:13.640><c> he</c><00:32:13.880><c> gently</c><00:32:14.160><c> deals</c><00:32:14.559><c> with</c><00:32:14.779><c> and</c><00:32:14.900><c> is</c>

00:32:15.220 --> 00:32:17.519
considerate<00:32:15.519><c> towards</c><00:32:15.839><c> ourselves</c><00:32:16.420><c> who</c><00:32:16.740><c> are</c><00:32:17.019><c> weaker</c><00:32:17.299><c> than</c>

00:32:17.519 --> 00:32:26.480
him.<00:32:18.859><c> He</c><00:32:19.019><c> is</c><00:32:19.339><c> gracious.</c><00:32:21.160><c> And</c><00:32:21.200><c> so,</c><00:32:21.680><c> husbands,</c><00:32:22.759><c> we</c><00:32:23.039><c> are</c><00:32:23.279><c> to</c><00:32:23.599><c> practice</c><00:32:24.299><c> graciousness</c><00:32:25.940><c> in</c>

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relation<00:32:26.759><c> to</c><00:32:27.000><c> our</c><00:32:27.220><c> wives.</c>

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Oh,<00:32:28.079><c> we</c><00:32:28.180><c> may</c><00:32:28.400><c> do</c><00:32:28.599><c> this</c><00:32:28.779><c> in</c><00:32:28.920><c> a</c><00:32:29.039><c> social</c><00:32:29.339><c> setting.</c><00:32:31.480><c> We</c><00:32:31.740><c> may</c><00:32:32.119><c> hold</c>

00:32:32.440 --> 00:32:34.640
their<00:32:32.680><c> chair</c><00:32:32.920><c> for</c><00:32:33.140><c> them.</c><00:32:33.680><c> We</c><00:32:33.819><c> may</c><00:32:34.019><c> hold</c><00:32:34.259><c> their</c><00:32:34.500><c> coat</c>

00:32:34.640 --> 00:32:36.859
for<00:32:34.799><c> them.</c><00:32:34.880><c> We</c><00:32:35.000><c> may</c><00:32:35.140><c> open</c><00:32:35.339><c> the</c><00:32:35.460><c> door</c><00:32:35.660><c> for</c><00:32:35.799><c> them.</c><00:32:36.200><c> Well,</c><00:32:36.279><c> we</c><00:32:36.380><c> need</c><00:32:36.519><c> to</c>

00:32:36.859 --> 00:32:39.420
practice<00:32:37.119><c> it</c><00:32:37.319><c> in</c><00:32:37.440><c> a</c><00:32:37.619><c> domestic</c><00:32:38.119><c> setting</c><00:32:38.420><c> as</c><00:32:38.700><c> well,</c>

00:32:40.299 --> 00:32:43.119
helping<00:32:40.519><c> them</c><00:32:40.759><c> with</c><00:32:40.960><c> chores,</c><00:32:42.279><c> helping</c><00:32:42.519><c> them</c><00:32:42.700><c> with</c><00:32:42.920><c> cleanup</c>

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that<00:32:43.319><c> has</c><00:32:43.460><c> to</c><00:32:43.599><c> be</c><00:32:43.720><c> done.</c>

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If<00:32:44.519><c> they</c><00:32:45.279><c> are</c><00:32:45.519><c> weaker</c><00:32:45.759><c> and</c><00:32:45.900><c> we</c><00:32:46.079><c> are</c><00:32:46.299><c> stronger,</c><00:32:47.460><c> then</c><00:32:47.579><c> let</c><00:32:47.640><c> us</c>

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offer<00:32:48.480><c> some</c><00:32:48.680><c> help</c><00:32:49.319><c> practicing</c><00:32:50.500><c> graciousness</c>

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in<00:32:52.759><c> our</c><00:32:53.019><c> lives.</c><00:32:54.819><c> And</c><00:32:55.400><c> we</c><00:32:55.720><c> are</c><00:32:56.039><c> to</c><00:32:56.220><c> give</c><00:32:56.460><c> honor</c><00:32:57.119><c> because</c><00:32:58.740><c> our</c><00:32:59.380><c> wives</c><00:32:59.940><c> are</c><00:33:00.559><c> equal.</c><00:33:02.240><c> Go</c>

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back<00:33:02.759><c> to</c><00:33:03.220><c> 1</c><00:33:03.420><c> Peter</c><00:33:03.740><c> 3.</c>

00:33:07.180 --> 00:33:10.500
Our<00:33:07.339><c> wives</c><00:33:08.039><c> are</c><00:33:08.720><c> equal</c><00:33:09.180><c> with</c><00:33:09.579><c> us.</c>

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Likewise,<00:33:15.460><c> your</c><00:33:15.539><c> husbands</c><00:33:15.900><c> dwell</c><00:33:16.259><c> with</c><00:33:16.460><c> them</c><00:33:16.640><c> according</c><00:33:16.940><c> to</c>

00:33:17.160 --> 00:33:20.720
knowledge,<00:33:18.440><c> giving</c><00:33:18.720><c> honor</c><00:33:18.960><c> to</c><00:33:19.119><c> the</c><00:33:19.359><c> wife</c><00:33:19.980><c> as</c><00:33:20.559><c> unto</c>

00:33:20.720 --> 00:33:29.099
the<00:33:20.940><c> weaker</c><00:33:21.099><c> vessel</c><00:33:21.680><c> and</c><00:33:23.440><c> as</c><00:33:25.440><c> being</c><00:33:26.279><c> heirs</c><00:33:26.880><c> together</c><00:33:27.740><c> of</c><00:33:28.980><c> the</c>

00:33:29.099 --> 00:33:32.160
grace<00:33:29.299><c> of</c><00:33:29.619><c> life.</c><00:33:30.559><c> There</c><00:33:30.759><c> is</c><00:33:31.079><c> a</c><00:33:31.319><c> second</c><00:33:31.740><c> reason</c>

00:33:32.160 --> 00:33:37.299
why<00:33:32.480><c> we</c><00:33:32.660><c> should</c><00:33:33.019><c> honor</c><00:33:33.940><c> the</c><00:33:34.299><c> wife</c><00:33:34.720><c> because</c><00:33:35.680><c> she</c><00:33:35.980><c> is</c><00:33:36.319><c> an</c><00:33:36.660><c> heir</c>

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along<00:33:38.099><c> with</c><00:33:38.619><c> us</c><00:33:39.359><c> of</c><00:33:39.880><c> the</c><00:33:40.039><c> grace</c><00:33:40.240><c> of</c><00:33:40.519><c> life.</c>

00:33:42.559 --> 00:33:47.579
You<00:33:42.660><c> know,</c><00:33:43.180><c> we</c><00:33:43.380><c> like</c><00:33:43.740><c> to</c><00:33:44.099><c> quote</c><00:33:44.339><c> Galatians</c><00:33:44.940><c> 3</c><00:33:46.359><c> in</c><00:33:47.259><c> connection</c>

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with<00:33:47.759><c> the</c><00:33:47.920><c> first</c><00:33:48.099><c> principle</c><00:33:48.500><c> proof</c>

00:33:48.799 --> 00:33:53.640
that<00:33:48.980><c> we</c><00:33:49.099><c> need</c><00:33:49.279><c> to</c><00:33:50.160><c> become</c><00:33:50.160><c> the</c><00:33:51.339><c> baptized</c><00:33:52.039><c> into</c><00:33:52.339><c> the</c><00:33:52.480><c> Lord</c><00:33:52.640><c> Jesus,</c><00:33:53.299><c> that</c><00:33:53.440><c> we</c>

00:33:53.640 --> 00:33:55.200
need<00:33:54.059><c> to</c><00:33:54.279><c> become</c><00:33:54.480><c> related</c><00:33:54.980><c> to</c>

00:33:55.200 --> 00:34:01.839
the<00:33:55.400><c> Abrahamic</c><00:33:55.980><c> covenants.</c><00:33:59.240><c> We</c><00:33:59.599><c> frequently</c><00:34:00.059><c> quote</c><00:34:00.339><c> Galatians</c><00:34:00.839><c> 3</c><00:34:01.460><c> verse</c>

00:34:01.839 --> 00:34:04.519
27<00:34:02.380><c> and</c><00:34:02.559><c> skip</c><00:34:02.819><c> over</c><00:34:03.099><c> verse</c><00:34:03.319><c> 28</c>

00:34:05.019 --> 00:34:08.860
and<00:34:05.539><c> go</c><00:34:05.740><c> on</c><00:34:05.880><c> to</c><00:34:05.980><c> verse</c><00:34:06.160><c> 29</c><00:34:06.599><c> to</c><00:34:06.839><c> make</c><00:34:07.019><c> the</c><00:34:07.240><c> first</c><00:34:07.460><c> principle</c><00:34:07.779><c> point.</c><00:34:08.739><c> But</c>

00:34:08.860 --> 00:34:10.760
verse<00:34:09.119><c> 28</c><00:34:09.480><c> tells</c><00:34:09.780><c> us</c><00:34:10.019><c> that</c><00:34:10.159><c> in</c><00:34:10.360><c> Christ,</c>

00:34:11.039 --> 00:34:13.239
there<00:34:11.079><c> is</c><00:34:11.239><c> neither</c><00:34:11.480><c> Jew</c><00:34:11.739><c> nor</c><00:34:12.000><c> Greek,</c><00:34:12.559><c> there</c><00:34:12.599><c> is</c><00:34:12.719><c> neither</c><00:34:12.940><c> bond</c>

00:34:13.239 --> 00:34:15.400
nor<00:34:13.500><c> free,</c><00:34:13.980><c> there</c><00:34:14.119><c> is</c><00:34:14.239><c> neither</c><00:34:14.400><c> male</c><00:34:14.659><c> nor</c><00:34:14.900><c> female.</c>

00:34:15.400 --> 00:34:20.980
We<00:34:16.059><c> are</c><00:34:16.380><c> all</c><00:34:16.880><c> one</c><00:34:17.260><c> in</c><00:34:17.599><c> Christ</c><00:34:17.940><c> Jesus.</c><00:34:19.099><c> Both</c><00:34:19.699><c> are</c><00:34:20.539><c> of</c><00:34:20.739><c> the</c><00:34:20.880><c> seed</c>

00:34:20.980 --> 00:34:25.139
of<00:34:21.159><c> Abraham.</c><00:34:22.440><c> Both</c><00:34:22.880><c> are</c><00:34:23.400><c> heirs</c><00:34:23.820><c> of</c><00:34:24.019><c> the</c><00:34:24.159><c> promises.</c>

00:34:25.760 --> 00:34:32.000
Both<00:34:26.079><c> are</c><00:34:26.619><c> joint</c><00:34:27.320><c> heirs</c><00:34:28.059><c> with</c><00:34:28.500><c> Christ.</c><00:34:30.480><c> Both</c><00:34:30.820><c> are</c><00:34:31.239><c> called</c><00:34:31.699><c> and</c>

00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:33.599
chosen<00:34:32.300><c> of</c><00:34:32.579><c> God.</c>

00:34:34.199 --> 00:34:40.239
Both<00:34:34.460><c> are</c><00:34:34.780><c> justified</c><00:34:35.500><c> by</c><00:34:35.800><c> the</c><00:34:36.019><c> sacrifice</c><00:34:36.460><c> of</c><00:34:36.800><c> Christ.</c><00:34:38.619><c> And</c><00:34:38.840><c> both</c><00:34:39.159><c> look</c><00:34:39.500><c> forward</c><00:34:40.019><c> to</c>

00:34:40.239 --> 00:34:42.780
being<00:34:40.579><c> equal</c><00:34:41.159><c> unto</c><00:34:41.480><c> the</c><00:34:41.760><c> angels.</c>

00:34:43.579 --> 00:34:48.179
As<00:34:44.199><c> a</c><00:34:44.260><c> matter</c><00:34:44.460><c> of</c><00:34:44.679><c> fact,</c><00:34:45.800><c> something</c><00:34:46.119><c> I</c><00:34:46.360><c> hadn't</c><00:34:46.599><c> noticed</c><00:34:46.900><c> before</c><00:34:47.579><c> that</c>

00:34:48.179 --> 00:34:51.460
was<00:34:49.000><c> drawn</c><00:34:49.360><c> to</c><00:34:49.639><c> my</c><00:34:49.900><c> attention</c><00:34:50.360><c> by</c>

00:34:51.460 --> 00:34:54.820
Brother<00:34:51.739><c> Thomas</c><00:34:52.199><c> in</c><00:34:52.659><c> a</c><00:34:52.920><c> writing</c><00:34:53.179><c> on</c><00:34:53.659><c> the</c><00:34:54.000><c> subject</c><00:34:54.360><c> of</c><00:34:54.559><c> husband</c>

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-wife<00:34:55.059><c> relations.</c>

00:34:57.880 --> 00:35:01.760
Have<00:34:57.920><c> you</c><00:34:57.980><c> ever</c><00:34:58.159><c> noticed</c><00:34:58.440><c> in</c><00:34:58.760><c> Genesis</c><00:34:59.159><c> 1</c><00:34:59.480><c> and</c><00:34:59.619><c> verse</c><00:34:59.840><c> 26</c><00:35:00.599><c> who</c>

00:35:01.760 --> 00:35:04.820
was<00:35:02.059><c> made</c><00:35:02.340><c> in</c><00:35:02.519><c> the</c><00:35:02.739><c> image</c><00:35:03.119><c> of</c><00:35:03.380><c> the</c><00:35:03.500><c> Elohistic</c><00:35:03.940><c> host?</c>

00:35:05.559 --> 00:35:11.559
I'd<00:35:06.119><c> always</c><00:35:06.400><c> read</c><00:35:06.679><c> this,</c><00:35:08.139><c> that</c><00:35:08.460><c> Adam</c><00:35:08.960><c> was</c><00:35:09.380><c> made</c><00:35:09.940><c> in</c><00:35:11.139><c> the</c><00:35:11.360><c> image</c>

00:35:11.559 --> 00:35:14.980
of<00:35:11.719><c> the</c><00:35:11.840><c> Elohim</c><00:35:12.219><c> and</c><00:35:13.320><c> the</c><00:35:14.019><c> woman</c><00:35:14.239><c> was</c><00:35:14.500><c> made</c>

00:35:14.980 --> 00:35:20.500
in<00:35:15.659><c> the</c><00:35:15.780><c> image</c><00:35:15.960><c> of</c><00:35:16.599><c> Adam.</c><00:35:19.039><c> And</c><00:35:19.039><c> we</c><00:35:19.400><c> probably</c><00:35:19.920><c> many</c><00:35:20.159><c> of</c><00:35:20.260><c> us</c><00:35:20.400><c> have</c>

00:35:20.500 --> 00:35:22.199
read<00:35:20.619><c> it</c><00:35:20.760><c> that</c><00:35:20.940><c> way</c><00:35:21.079><c> because</c><00:35:21.440><c> of</c><00:35:21.699><c> the</c>

00:35:22.199 --> 00:35:27.559
the<00:35:22.460><c> point</c><00:35:22.599><c> that</c><00:35:22.760><c> is</c><00:35:22.840><c> being</c><00:35:23.039><c> made</c><00:35:23.239><c> in</c><00:35:23.440><c> 1st</c><00:35:23.679><c> Corinthians</c><00:35:23.980><c> 11.</c><00:35:26.639><c> But</c><00:35:26.880><c> Genesis</c><00:35:27.239><c> 1</c>

00:35:27.559 --> 00:35:30.480
verse<00:35:27.780><c> 26</c><00:35:28.179><c> doesn't</c><00:35:28.460><c> read</c><00:35:28.739><c> that</c><00:35:29.059><c> way.</c>

00:35:31.280 --> 00:35:38.480
God<00:35:31.900><c> said,</c><00:35:33.500><c> let</c><00:35:33.619><c> us</c><00:35:33.900><c> make</c><00:35:34.179><c> man</c><00:35:34.679><c> in</c><00:35:34.920><c> our</c><00:35:35.159><c> image</c><00:35:35.480><c> after</c><00:35:35.940><c> our</c><00:35:36.219><c> likeness</c><00:35:36.880><c> and</c>

00:35:38.480 --> 00:35:40.679
let<00:35:38.940><c> them</c><00:35:39.500><c> have</c><00:35:39.960><c> dominion</c><00:35:40.400><c> over</c>

00:35:40.679 --> 00:35:47.639
the<00:35:40.860><c> fish</c><00:35:41.420><c> of</c><00:35:41.579><c> the</c><00:35:41.760><c> sea.</c><00:35:44.219><c> Verse</c><00:35:44.840><c> 27,</c><00:35:45.780><c> so</c><00:35:46.079><c> God</c><00:35:46.539><c> created</c><00:35:47.079><c> man</c><00:35:47.480><c> in</c>

00:35:47.639 --> 00:35:49.579
his<00:35:47.820><c> own</c><00:35:48.039><c> image,</c><00:35:48.420><c> in</c><00:35:48.420><c> the</c><00:35:48.559><c> image</c><00:35:48.739><c> of</c><00:35:48.900><c> God</c><00:35:49.159><c> created</c>

00:35:49.579 --> 00:35:56.579
him,<00:35:50.219><c> male</c><00:35:50.780><c> and</c><00:35:51.280><c> female</c><00:35:51.960><c> created</c><00:35:53.920><c> he</c><00:35:54.239><c> them.</c><00:35:55.760><c> The</c><00:35:55.980><c> implication</c>

00:35:56.579 --> 00:36:00.019
is<00:35:56.940><c> clear</c><00:35:57.380><c> that</c><00:35:57.920><c> both</c><00:35:58.360><c> man</c><00:35:58.800><c> and</c><00:35:59.320><c> woman</c>

00:36:00.019 --> 00:36:09.179
were<00:36:00.559><c> made</c><00:36:01.059><c> in</c><00:36:01.260><c> the</c><00:36:01.579><c> image</c><00:36:01.880><c> of</c><00:36:02.099><c> the</c><00:36:02.239><c> Elohim,</c><00:36:05.860><c> implying</c><00:36:07.199><c> that</c>

00:36:09.179 --> 00:36:14.119
in<00:36:10.139><c> the</c><00:36:10.260><c> Elohistic</c><00:36:10.760><c> host</c><00:36:11.480><c> the</c><00:36:12.940><c> likeness</c><00:36:13.480><c> of</c><00:36:13.699><c> both</c>

00:36:14.119 --> 00:36:23.179
and<00:36:14.619><c> female</c><00:36:15.280><c> is</c><00:36:16.159><c> represented.</c><00:36:19.480><c> Therefore,</c><00:36:21.260><c> let</c><00:36:22.260><c> the</c><00:36:22.579><c> husband</c>

00:36:23.179 --> 00:36:28.179
honor<00:36:24.239><c> his</c><00:36:24.659><c> wife</c><00:36:25.199><c> because</c><00:36:26.460><c> in</c><00:36:27.000><c> Christ</c>

00:36:28.019 --> 00:36:36.739
they<00:36:28.619><c> are</c><00:36:29.139><c> equals</c><00:36:29.699><c> and</c><00:36:30.579><c> surely</c><00:36:31.019><c> this</c><00:36:31.460><c> is</c><00:36:31.800><c> a</c><00:36:32.139><c> far</c><00:36:32.519><c> more</c><00:36:33.059><c> important</c><00:36:33.579><c> area</c><00:36:34.199><c> of</c>

00:36:36.739 --> 00:36:39.659
relationship<00:36:37.539><c> than</c><00:36:38.900><c> that</c><00:36:39.400><c> which</c>

00:36:39.659 --> 00:36:43.320
exists<00:36:40.159><c> in</c><00:36:40.800><c> the</c><00:36:41.019><c> temporal</c><00:36:41.320><c> sphere.</c><00:36:42.300><c> For</c><00:36:42.460><c> the</c><00:36:42.659><c> relationship</c>

00:36:43.320 --> 00:36:47.099
in<00:36:45.119><c> the</c><00:36:45.340><c> Ecclesia</c><00:36:45.900><c> is</c><00:36:46.719><c> that</c><00:36:46.980><c> which</c>

00:36:47.099 --> 00:36:52.460
we<00:36:47.260><c> look</c><00:36:47.460><c> forward</c><00:36:47.719><c> to</c><00:36:47.920><c> extending</c><00:36:48.280><c> on</c><00:36:48.679><c> into</c><00:36:48.960><c> eternity.</c><00:36:51.280><c> Now,</c>

00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:54.440
what<00:36:52.739><c> practical</c><00:36:53.300><c> implications</c><00:36:53.920><c> does</c><00:36:54.239><c> that</c>

00:36:54.440 --> 00:37:00.960
exhortation<00:36:54.920><c> have</c><00:36:55.159><c> for</c><00:36:55.380><c> us?</c><00:36:57.280><c> Honor</c><00:36:57.619><c> your</c><00:36:57.900><c> wife</c><00:36:58.480><c> because</c><00:36:59.980><c> she</c>

00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:04.739
is<00:37:01.219><c> an</c><00:37:01.460><c> heir</c><00:37:01.760><c> together</c><00:37:02.380><c> of</c><00:37:03.300><c> the</c><00:37:03.440><c> grace</c><00:37:03.599><c> of</c><00:37:03.880><c> life.</c>

00:37:04.780 --> 00:37:10.179
What<00:37:05.099><c> do</c><00:37:05.320><c> you</c><00:37:05.519><c> do</c><00:37:06.199><c> with</c><00:37:06.860><c> someone</c><00:37:07.300><c> who</c><00:37:07.599><c> is</c><00:37:08.039><c> your</c><00:37:08.400><c> equal?</c><00:37:10.000><c> Well,</c>

00:37:10.219 --> 00:37:13.199
one<00:37:10.340><c> of</c><00:37:10.440><c> the</c><00:37:10.519><c> things</c><00:37:10.739><c> you</c><00:37:10.960><c> do</c><00:37:11.219><c> is</c><00:37:11.420><c> you</c><00:37:11.679><c> respect</c><00:37:12.239><c> them.</c>

00:37:15.099 --> 00:37:21.619
And<00:37:15.739><c> we</c><00:37:16.059><c> don't</c><00:37:16.460><c> show</c><00:37:16.760><c> respect</c><00:37:17.619><c> to</c><00:37:18.199><c> our</c><00:37:18.480><c> wives</c><00:37:19.039><c> if</c><00:37:20.320><c> we</c><00:37:21.159><c> disdain</c>

00:37:21.619 --> 00:37:23.159
their<00:37:21.880><c> advice</c>

00:37:23.480 --> 00:37:27.079
every<00:37:24.119><c> time</c><00:37:24.360><c> it</c><00:37:24.500><c> is</c><00:37:24.719><c> offered.</c><00:37:25.659><c> And</c><00:37:25.860><c> our</c><00:37:26.039><c> basic</c><00:37:26.460><c> attitude</c><00:37:26.900><c> is</c>

00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:29.739
as<00:37:27.239><c> soon</c><00:37:27.500><c> as</c><00:37:27.619><c> they</c><00:37:28.219><c> begin</c><00:37:28.500><c> to</c><00:37:28.699><c> say</c><00:37:28.860><c> something,</c>

00:37:29.820 --> 00:37:34.440
we<00:37:30.340><c> disdain</c><00:37:30.780><c> it.</c><00:37:31.760><c> If</c><00:37:31.980><c> we</c><00:37:32.219><c> respect</c><00:37:32.699><c> someone,</c><00:37:33.659><c> we</c><00:37:33.940><c> hear</c><00:37:34.219><c> them</c>

00:37:34.440 --> 00:37:37.460
out.<00:37:35.739><c> Perhaps</c><00:37:36.139><c> the</c><00:37:36.280><c> way</c><00:37:36.460><c> they're</c><00:37:36.699><c> putting</c><00:37:36.940><c> the</c><00:37:37.219><c> point</c>

00:37:37.460 --> 00:37:40.480
is<00:37:37.820><c> not</c><00:37:38.059><c> exactly</c><00:37:38.480><c> the</c><00:37:38.619><c> way</c><00:37:38.699><c> they</c><00:37:38.900><c> should,</c><00:37:39.320><c> but</c><00:37:39.460><c> we</c><00:37:39.679><c> look</c><00:37:40.019><c> for,</c>

00:37:40.639 --> 00:37:41.719
because<00:37:40.920><c> we</c><00:37:41.179><c> respect</c><00:37:41.519><c> them,</c>

00:37:41.980 --> 00:37:44.340
we<00:37:42.139><c> look</c><00:37:42.380><c> for</c><00:37:42.579><c> the</c><00:37:42.780><c> germ</c><00:37:42.980><c> of</c><00:37:43.260><c> wisdom</c><00:37:43.559><c> that</c><00:37:43.739><c> is</c><00:37:43.920><c> there</c><00:37:44.099><c> that</c><00:37:44.199><c> we</c>

00:37:44.340 --> 00:37:45.880
can<00:37:44.500><c> take</c><00:37:44.719><c> from</c><00:37:44.900><c> it.</c>

00:37:46.659 --> 00:37:52.920
If<00:37:47.179><c> we</c><00:37:47.559><c> respect</c><00:37:48.000><c> someone,</c><00:37:49.420><c> we</c><00:37:49.659><c> do</c><00:37:49.880><c> not</c><00:37:50.119><c> ridicule</c><00:37:50.659><c> them</c><00:37:51.440><c> in</c><00:37:52.260><c> public</c><00:37:52.659><c> or</c>

00:37:52.920 --> 00:37:59.219
in<00:37:53.159><c> private</c><00:37:53.619><c> because</c><00:37:54.860><c> our</c>

00:37:59.219 --> 00:38:05.480
if<00:38:00.079><c> we</c><00:38:00.559><c> respect</c><00:38:01.099><c> someone,</c><00:38:02.599><c> we</c><00:38:02.679><c> do</c><00:38:02.920><c> not</c><00:38:03.099><c> pronounce</c><00:38:03.860><c> arbitrary</c><00:38:04.619><c> edicts</c>

00:38:06.820 --> 00:38:11.340
without<00:38:07.079><c> explanation,</c><00:38:07.760><c> without</c><00:38:08.019><c> discussion.</c><00:38:09.940><c> It's</c><00:38:10.079><c> something</c><00:38:10.340><c> that</c><00:38:10.599><c> is</c>

00:38:11.340 --> 00:38:13.179
common<00:38:11.659><c> in</c><00:38:11.940><c> some</c><00:38:12.099><c> homes</c>

00:38:13.219 --> 00:38:16.679
where<00:38:13.739><c> all</c><00:38:14.039><c> of</c><00:38:14.199><c> a</c><00:38:14.260><c> sudden</c><00:38:14.480><c> the</c><00:38:14.940><c> husband</c><00:38:15.199><c> will</c><00:38:15.420><c> announce,</c><00:38:16.340><c> we're</c><00:38:16.480><c> going</c><00:38:16.579><c> to</c>

00:38:16.679 --> 00:38:18.119
do<00:38:16.780><c> this,</c><00:38:17.199><c> we're</c><00:38:17.320><c> going</c><00:38:17.440><c> to</c><00:38:17.519><c> do</c><00:38:17.659><c> that,</c>

00:38:18.239 --> 00:38:23.840
with<00:38:18.400><c> no</c><00:38:18.679><c> prior</c><00:38:18.940><c> discussion,</c><00:38:20.579><c> with</c><00:38:20.760><c> no</c><00:38:20.980><c> consideration</c><00:38:21.619><c> of</c><00:38:21.960><c> the</c><00:38:22.199><c> wife's</c><00:38:22.599><c> input.</c><00:38:23.599><c> And</c><00:38:23.760><c> he</c>

00:38:23.840 --> 00:38:24.820
takes<00:38:24.099><c> advantage</c><00:38:24.559><c> of</c>

00:38:24.820 --> 00:38:28.699
position<00:38:25.280><c> and</c><00:38:25.579><c> pronounces</c><00:38:26.119><c> an</c><00:38:26.440><c> arbitrary</c><00:38:26.860><c> edict.</c><00:38:28.440><c> Well,</c><00:38:28.599><c> if</c>

00:38:28.699 --> 00:38:30.400
we<00:38:28.900><c> respect</c><00:38:29.340><c> the</c><00:38:29.519><c> other</c><00:38:29.699><c> person</c><00:38:29.960><c> with</c><00:38:30.119><c> whom</c><00:38:30.239><c> we're</c>

00:38:30.400 --> 00:38:36.460
dealing,<00:38:31.239><c> we</c><00:38:31.420><c> don't</c><00:38:31.599><c> do</c><00:38:31.780><c> that.</c><00:38:34.320><c> We</c><00:38:34.559><c> don't</c><00:38:34.840><c> ignore</c><00:38:35.519><c> the</c><00:38:36.139><c> wishes</c>

00:38:36.460 --> 00:38:39.719
of<00:38:36.800><c> people</c><00:38:37.099><c> whom</c><00:38:37.280><c> we</c><00:38:37.519><c> respect.</c><00:38:39.000><c> We</c><00:38:39.239><c> listen</c><00:38:39.519><c> to</c>

00:38:39.719 --> 00:38:44.840
them<00:38:39.900><c> and</c><00:38:40.039><c> try</c><00:38:40.340><c> to</c><00:38:40.659><c> accommodate</c><00:38:41.000><c> them.</c><00:38:42.519><c> If</c><00:38:42.800><c> we</c><00:38:43.099><c> respect</c><00:38:43.440><c> someone,</c><00:38:44.679><c> we</c>

00:38:44.840 --> 00:38:47.159
don't<00:38:45.199><c> magnify</c><00:38:45.900><c> their</c><00:38:46.199><c> weaknesses.</c>

00:38:47.559 --> 00:38:52.340
We<00:38:47.980><c> concentrate</c><00:38:48.440><c> upon</c><00:38:48.639><c> their</c><00:38:48.960><c> strengths</c><00:38:49.619><c> and</c><00:38:50.860><c> feel</c><00:38:51.139><c> that</c><00:38:51.340><c> their</c><00:38:51.539><c> weaknesses</c><00:38:51.940><c> are</c>

00:38:52.340 --> 00:38:53.519
relatively<00:38:52.679><c> unimportant</c>

00:38:53.519 --> 00:38:56.940
because<00:38:54.099><c> of</c><00:38:54.280><c> the</c><00:38:54.380><c> far</c><00:38:54.739><c> greater</c><00:38:55.139><c> importance</c><00:38:55.820><c> of</c><00:38:56.340><c> the</c><00:38:56.539><c> strengths</c><00:38:56.739><c> that</c>

00:38:56.940 --> 00:38:58.019
they<00:38:57.099><c> have.</c>

00:39:00.019 --> 00:39:03.840
If<00:39:00.159><c> we</c><00:39:00.380><c> respect</c><00:39:00.820><c> someone,</c><00:39:01.159><c> we</c><00:39:01.260><c> don't</c><00:39:01.900><c> forget</c><00:39:02.559><c> their</c><00:39:03.039><c> concerns</c>

00:39:03.840 --> 00:39:06.659
and<00:39:04.559><c> forget</c><00:39:04.780><c> what</c><00:39:04.940><c> is</c><00:39:05.199><c> important</c><00:39:05.420><c> to</c><00:39:05.579><c> them</c>

00:39:06.719 --> 00:39:09.679
because<00:39:07.139><c> we</c><00:39:07.440><c> respect</c><00:39:07.840><c> the</c><00:39:08.059><c> individual.</c><00:39:09.019><c> That</c><00:39:09.239><c> which</c><00:39:09.400><c> is</c><00:39:09.579><c> of</c>

00:39:09.679 --> 00:39:12.900
concern<00:39:10.099><c> to</c><00:39:10.280><c> them</c><00:39:10.719><c> sticks</c><00:39:11.099><c> out</c><00:39:11.400><c> in</c><00:39:11.539><c> our</c><00:39:11.719><c> minds.</c>

00:39:13.940 --> 00:39:19.219
And<00:39:14.599><c> so</c><00:39:14.739><c> the</c><00:39:14.960><c> exhortation</c><00:39:15.500><c> is</c><00:39:15.820><c> clear.</c><00:39:17.559><c> Let</c><00:39:17.880><c> us</c><00:39:18.139><c> be</c><00:39:18.539><c> gracious</c>

00:39:19.219 --> 00:39:21.760
to<00:39:20.099><c> someone</c><00:39:20.460><c> who</c><00:39:20.699><c> is</c><00:39:20.920><c> weaker.</c>

00:39:22.059 --> 00:39:27.400
Let<00:39:22.739><c> us</c><00:39:22.940><c> show</c><00:39:23.199><c> respect</c><00:39:24.099><c> to</c><00:39:24.940><c> someone</c><00:39:25.320><c> who</c><00:39:25.559><c> is</c><00:39:26.360><c> equal.</c>

00:39:29.300 --> 00:39:32.300
Likewise,<00:39:29.860><c> ye</c><00:39:29.960><c> husbands,</c><00:39:31.079><c> then</c><00:39:31.079><c> dwell</c><00:39:31.579><c> with</c><00:39:31.760><c> them</c><00:39:31.980><c> according</c>

00:39:32.300 --> 00:39:34.099
to<00:39:32.519><c> knowledge,</c><00:39:33.320><c> cleave</c><00:39:33.619><c> to</c><00:39:33.699><c> them,</c><00:39:33.940><c> not</c>

00:39:34.099 --> 00:39:37.900
according<00:39:34.500><c> to</c><00:39:35.480><c> the</c><00:39:35.639><c> carnal</c><00:39:35.860><c> impulses</c><00:39:36.280><c> of</c><00:39:36.460><c> the</c><00:39:36.679><c> flesh,</c><00:39:37.019><c> but</c><00:39:37.179><c> according</c><00:39:37.559><c> to</c>

00:39:37.900 --> 00:39:41.079
godly<00:39:38.219><c> knowledge.</c><00:39:39.559><c> Give</c><00:39:39.760><c> honor</c><00:39:40.019><c> onto</c><00:39:40.239><c> them,</c>

00:39:41.239 --> 00:39:46.179
showing<00:39:41.519><c> graciousness</c><00:39:42.239><c> to</c><00:39:42.380><c> them,</c><00:39:43.500><c> being</c><00:39:43.800><c> respectful</c><00:39:44.539><c> that</c>

00:39:46.179 --> 00:39:49.699
your<00:39:46.800><c> prayers</c><00:39:47.579><c> be</c><00:39:48.579><c> not</c><00:39:48.800><c> hindered.</c>

00:39:51.159 --> 00:39:57.300
Few<00:39:51.719><c> things</c><00:39:52.280><c> can</c><00:39:54.039><c> so</c><00:39:54.460><c> chronically</c><00:39:55.059><c> hinder</c><00:39:55.599><c> our</c><00:39:56.059><c> prayers</c><00:39:56.539><c> as</c>

00:39:57.300 --> 00:39:59.059
marital<00:39:57.780><c> strife.</c>

00:39:59.539 --> 00:40:03.760
A<00:39:59.679><c> home</c><00:39:59.920><c> should</c><00:40:00.139><c> be</c><00:40:00.360><c> a</c><00:40:00.539><c> place</c><00:40:00.739><c> of</c><00:40:01.019><c> refuge</c><00:40:01.500><c> from</c><00:40:01.739><c> a</c><00:40:02.000><c> carnal</c><00:40:02.320><c> world,</c><00:40:03.619><c> but</c>

00:40:03.760 --> 00:40:05.619
if<00:40:03.900><c> the</c><00:40:04.000><c> home</c><00:40:04.219><c> becomes</c><00:40:04.500><c> a</c><00:40:04.699><c> place</c><00:40:04.860><c> of</c><00:40:05.139><c> tension</c>

00:40:05.619 --> 00:40:09.659
and<00:40:06.159><c> of</c><00:40:06.360><c> hostility</c><00:40:06.820><c> and</c><00:40:07.079><c> turmoil,</c><00:40:08.559><c> then</c><00:40:08.659><c> a</c><00:40:08.880><c> great</c><00:40:09.139><c> disruption</c>

00:40:09.659 --> 00:40:12.079
occurs<00:40:10.119><c> to</c><00:40:10.340><c> the</c><00:40:10.539><c> prayers</c><00:40:11.039><c> of</c><00:40:11.719><c> both</c><00:40:11.940><c> the</c>

00:40:12.079 --> 00:40:18.480
husband<00:40:12.519><c> and</c><00:40:13.199><c> the</c><00:40:13.380><c> wife.</c><00:40:16.340><c> And</c><00:40:16.519><c> then</c><00:40:16.699><c> there</c><00:40:17.340><c> is</c><00:40:17.960><c> the</c><00:40:18.000><c> matter</c><00:40:18.280><c> of</c>

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forgiveness.<00:40:20.780><c> We</c><00:40:21.039><c> pray,</c>

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forgive<00:40:23.679><c> us</c><00:40:23.960><c> our</c><00:40:24.199><c> sins</c><00:40:24.920><c> as</c><00:40:26.320><c> we</c><00:40:27.000><c> forgive</c><00:40:27.380><c> those</c><00:40:28.019><c> who</c><00:40:28.440><c> have</c><00:40:28.760><c> transgressed</c><00:40:29.300><c> against</c><00:40:29.619><c> us.</c>

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The<00:40:32.179><c> domestic</c><00:40:32.659><c> circumstance</c><00:40:33.380><c> is</c><00:40:34.039><c> no</c><00:40:34.440><c> exception.</c><00:40:37.099><c> If</c><00:40:37.320><c> we</c><00:40:37.559><c> harbor</c><00:40:37.920><c> resentment</c><00:40:38.579><c> and</c>

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bitterness<00:40:39.199><c> towards</c><00:40:39.599><c> our</c><00:40:39.840><c> wife,</c>

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then<00:40:41.519><c> we</c><00:40:41.679><c> hinder</c><00:40:41.900><c> our</c><00:40:42.179><c> prayers.</c><00:40:44.099><c> We</c><00:40:44.199><c> are</c><00:40:44.519><c> asking</c><00:40:44.739><c> god</c><00:40:45.199><c> to</c><00:40:46.699><c> forgive</c><00:40:47.019><c> us</c>

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and<00:40:47.679><c> our</c><00:40:47.860><c> standards</c><00:40:48.340><c> when</c><00:40:48.579><c> we</c><00:40:48.719><c> do</c><00:40:48.880><c> not</c><00:40:49.039><c> forgive</c>

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within<00:40:49.739><c> the</c><00:40:49.840><c> domestic</c><00:40:50.239><c> scene.</c><00:40:52.219><c> Surely</c><00:40:52.400><c> we</c><00:40:52.519><c> do</c><00:40:52.699><c> not</c><00:40:52.820><c> want</c><00:40:53.000><c> god</c>

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to<00:40:53.360><c> act</c><00:40:53.579><c> towards</c><00:40:53.860><c> us</c><00:40:54.079><c> in</c><00:40:54.219><c> such</c><00:40:54.360><c> a</c><00:40:54.559><c> manner.</c>

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We<00:40:57.519><c> are</c><00:40:57.820><c> then</c><00:40:58.239><c> to</c><00:41:00.719><c> dwell</c><00:41:01.659><c> with</c><00:41:01.820><c> them</c><00:41:02.000><c> according</c><00:41:02.260><c> to</c><00:41:02.480><c> knowledge,</c><00:41:03.059><c> giving</c><00:41:03.199><c> honor</c><00:41:03.420><c> unto</c><00:41:03.579><c> the</c><00:41:03.840><c> wife</c><00:41:04.059><c> as</c><00:41:04.260><c> under</c>

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weaker<00:41:04.780><c> vessel,</c><00:41:06.079><c> as</c><00:41:06.159><c> being</c><00:41:06.380><c> areas</c><00:41:06.619><c> together</c><00:41:07.000><c> of</c><00:41:07.159><c> the</c><00:41:07.260><c> grace</c>

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of<00:41:07.619><c> life,</c><00:41:08.980><c> that</c><00:41:09.119><c> your</c><00:41:09.420><c> prayers</c><00:41:10.159><c> be</c><00:41:10.519><c> not</c><00:41:10.699><c> hindered.</c>

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Here<00:41:13.679><c> then,</c><00:41:14.320><c> brethren,</c><00:41:16.079><c> here</c><00:41:16.320><c> then</c><00:41:16.800><c> are</c><00:41:17.139><c> three</c><00:41:17.420><c> passages</c><00:41:18.059><c> which</c><00:41:19.239><c> provide</c><00:41:19.760><c> to</c><00:41:20.019><c> us</c>

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clear<00:41:22.119><c> exhortation,</c><00:41:23.179><c> specifically</c><00:41:23.800><c> directed</c><00:41:24.480><c> to</c><00:41:25.119><c> our</c><00:41:25.380><c> circumstance.</c><00:41:27.420><c> We</c><00:41:27.699><c> are</c><00:41:28.159><c> to</c>

00:41:28.340 --> 00:41:30.659
be<00:41:29.000><c> the</c><00:41:29.480><c> leader</c><00:41:29.800><c> in</c><00:41:30.079><c> the</c><00:41:30.260><c> family.</c>

00:41:30.659 --> 00:41:34.239
We<00:41:31.179><c> are</c><00:41:31.360><c> to</c><00:41:31.480><c> be</c><00:41:31.559><c> the</c><00:41:31.800><c> head</c><00:41:31.960><c> the</c><00:41:32.159><c> way</c><00:41:32.260><c> the</c><00:41:32.400><c> Lord</c><00:41:32.559><c> Jesus</c><00:41:32.960><c> Christ</c><00:41:33.400><c> is,</c>

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being<00:41:35.780><c> willing</c><00:41:36.139><c> to</c><00:41:36.800><c> submit</c><00:41:37.360><c> our</c><00:41:37.940><c> own</c><00:41:38.280><c> selfish</c><00:41:38.780><c> interests</c><00:41:39.579><c> in</c>

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a<00:41:41.739><c> selfless</c><00:41:42.780><c> manner.</c>

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We<00:41:45.699><c> are</c><00:41:45.960><c> to</c><00:41:46.280><c> seek</c><00:41:46.539><c> the</c><00:41:46.820><c> well</c><00:41:47.079><c>-being</c><00:41:47.280><c> of</c><00:41:47.440><c> the</c><00:41:47.599><c> wife,</c><00:41:48.860><c> seeking</c><00:41:49.179><c> that</c><00:41:49.440><c> she</c><00:41:49.619><c> may</c><00:41:49.860><c> be</c><00:41:50.119><c> saved.</c>

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We<00:41:52.219><c> are</c><00:41:52.519><c> to</c><00:41:52.739><c> be</c><00:41:53.199><c> cautious</c><00:41:54.019><c> of</c><00:41:55.360><c> bitterness</c><00:41:55.940><c> in</c><00:41:56.940><c> the</c><00:41:57.059><c> sense</c><00:41:57.320><c> of</c>

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that<00:41:58.179><c> which</c><00:41:58.380><c> is</c><00:41:58.739><c> sharp,</c>

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pointed,<00:42:01.019><c> designed</c><00:42:01.300><c> to</c><00:42:01.559><c> hurt.</c><00:42:03.420><c> We</c><00:42:04.059><c> are</c><00:42:04.400><c> to</c><00:42:05.179><c> heed</c><00:42:05.440><c> the</c><00:42:05.699><c> exhortation</c><00:42:06.179><c> that</c><00:42:06.320><c> is</c>

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here<00:42:06.639><c> in</c><00:42:06.820><c> Peter</c>

00:42:07.780 --> 00:42:10.900
and<00:42:08.099><c> the</c><00:42:08.280><c> example</c><00:42:08.679><c> that</c><00:42:08.860><c> is</c><00:42:09.019><c> set</c><00:42:09.159><c> before</c><00:42:09.500><c> us</c><00:42:09.699><c> by</c><00:42:09.900><c> Abraham.</c>

00:42:13.360 --> 00:42:18.260
The<00:42:13.960><c> passages</c><00:42:14.420><c> directed</c><00:42:15.019><c> specifically</c><00:42:15.639><c> to</c><00:42:15.920><c> our</c><00:42:16.139><c> circumstance</c><00:42:16.880><c> may</c><00:42:17.900><c> not</c><00:42:18.119><c> be</c>

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numerous<00:42:18.579><c> and</c><00:42:18.780><c> they</c><00:42:18.880><c> may</c>

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not<00:42:19.199><c> be</c><00:42:19.420><c> long,</c><00:42:20.500><c> but</c><00:42:20.739><c> when</c><00:42:20.940><c> we</c><00:42:21.239><c> meditate</c><00:42:21.579><c> upon</c><00:42:21.940><c> them,</c><00:42:23.059><c> they</c><00:42:23.159><c> provide</c><00:42:23.579><c> to</c>

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us<00:42:23.980><c> a</c><00:42:24.300><c> powerful</c><00:42:24.860><c> exhortation</c>

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that<00:42:26.840><c> we</c><00:42:27.019><c> should</c><00:42:27.260><c> take</c><00:42:27.599><c> the</c><00:42:27.860><c> great</c><00:42:28.179><c> principles</c><00:42:28.639><c> of</c><00:42:29.000><c> godliness</c>

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and<00:42:30.619><c> apply</c><00:42:31.119><c> them</c><00:42:31.599><c> within</c><00:42:31.940><c> our</c><00:42:32.139><c> domestic</c><00:42:32.519><c> situation,</c><00:42:35.000><c> that</c><00:42:35.059><c> we</c>

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might<00:42:35.559><c> reflect</c><00:42:36.199><c> to</c><00:42:36.820><c> our</c><00:42:37.079><c> wives</c><00:42:37.599><c> and</c><00:42:37.940><c> to</c><00:42:38.119><c> our</c>

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families<00:42:38.900><c> the</c><00:42:39.679><c> great</c><00:42:39.920><c> leadership</c><00:42:40.519><c> that</c><00:42:41.059><c> the</c><00:42:41.159><c> Lord</c><00:42:41.360><c> Jesus</c><00:42:41.780><c> Christ</c><00:42:42.340><c> shows</c><00:42:42.679><c> to</c><00:42:42.960><c> ourselves.</c>