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true.<00:16:02.320><c> Because</c><00:16:02.779><c> we</c><00:16:03.200><c> have</c><00:16:03.379><c> the</c><00:16:03.580><c> opportunity</c><00:16:04.059><c> of</c><00:16:04.360><c> ruling</c><00:16:04.679><c> the</c>

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them.<00:23:28.299><c> And</c><00:23:28.720><c> then</c><00:23:28.839><c> it</c><00:23:28.920><c> uses</c><00:23:29.200><c> the</c><00:23:29.420><c> phrase</c><00:23:29.839><c> the</c><00:23:30.079><c> Lord</c><00:23:30.299><c> again</c><00:23:30.579><c> in</c>

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you<00:23:40.579><c> see</c><00:23:40.720><c> that</c><00:23:40.920><c> again</c>

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in<00:23:41.339><c> a</c><00:23:41.359><c> very</c><00:23:41.720><c> interesting</c><00:23:42.539><c> phrase</c><00:23:43.019><c> in</c><00:23:44.759><c> Romans</c><00:23:45.119><c> 15.</c><00:23:45.779><c> Have</c><00:23:45.980><c> a</c><00:23:46.039><c> look</c><00:23:46.180><c> at</c>

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see<00:23:49.380><c> here</c><00:23:50.559><c> is</c><00:23:51.839><c> you'll</c><00:23:52.240><c> see</c><00:23:52.640><c> a</c><00:23:53.900><c> passage</c><00:23:54.420><c> quoted</c><00:23:55.119><c> from</c><00:23:56.920><c> the</c><00:23:57.000><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:23:57.000><c> It's</c>

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a<00:23:57.000><c> very</c><00:23:57.000><c> interesting</c><00:23:57.000><c> passage</c>

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from<00:23:57.019><c> the</c><00:23:57.359><c> Old</c><00:23:58.119><c> Testament</c><00:23:59.039><c> and</c><00:24:00.359><c> applied</c><00:24:00.759><c> to</c><00:24:01.140><c> the</c><00:24:01.279><c> Lord</c><00:24:01.519><c> Jesus.</c>

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will,<00:24:12.359><c> of</c><00:24:12.480><c> Christ's</c><00:24:13.619><c> manifestation</c>

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attributed<00:24:19.119><c> to</c><00:24:19.400><c> the</c><00:24:19.519><c> Lord</c><00:24:19.660><c> Jesus</c><00:24:20.019><c> Christ</c><00:24:20.339><c> because</c>

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God<00:24:34.420><c> to</c><00:24:34.660><c> confirm</c><00:24:35.220><c> the</c><00:24:35.500><c> promises</c>

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made<00:24:36.099><c> unto</c><00:24:36.279><c> the</c><00:24:36.460><c> fathers</c><00:24:36.859><c> and</c><00:24:37.339><c> that</c><00:24:37.579><c> the</c><00:24:37.880><c> Gentiles</c><00:24:38.660><c> might</c><00:24:38.940><c> glorify</c><00:24:39.519><c> God</c>

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of<00:24:46.920><c> the</c><00:24:47.039><c> Gentiles.</c><00:24:48.099><c> There</c><00:24:48.359><c> was</c><00:24:48.599><c> a</c><00:24:48.799><c> token</c><00:24:49.519><c> contact</c><00:24:50.200><c> with</c><00:24:50.380><c> the</c>

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Gentiles<00:24:51.059><c> in</c><00:24:51.240><c> the</c><00:24:51.440><c> ministry</c><00:24:51.680><c> of</c><00:24:51.799><c> the</c><00:24:51.880><c> Lord</c>

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Jesus<00:24:52.359><c> Christ.</c><00:24:53.039><c> But</c><00:24:53.299><c> the</c><00:24:53.579><c> primary</c><00:24:54.099><c> fulfillment</c><00:24:54.799><c> of</c><00:24:56.359><c> these</c><00:24:56.740><c> words</c><00:24:57.200><c> was</c><00:24:57.500><c> in</c>

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Apostle<00:24:59.500><c> Paul</c><00:24:59.700><c> and</c><00:24:59.880><c> others</c><00:25:00.119><c> as</c><00:25:00.240><c> they</c><00:25:00.420><c> went</c><00:25:00.559><c> forth</c><00:25:00.819><c> to</c><00:25:00.980><c> the</c><00:25:01.119><c> Gentiles.</c><00:25:02.000><c> But</c>

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notice<00:25:02.480><c> the</c><00:25:02.660><c> way</c><00:25:02.799><c> it's</c>

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phrased.<00:25:04.539><c> Jesus</c><00:25:05.059><c> Christ</c><00:25:06.039><c> is</c><00:25:06.759><c> the</c><00:25:06.940><c> subject.</c><00:25:07.539><c> He</c><00:25:08.019><c> was</c><00:25:08.359><c> a</c><00:25:08.559><c> minister.</c><00:25:10.420><c> And</c><00:25:10.680><c> the</c><00:25:10.880><c> phrase</c><00:25:11.299><c> that</c><00:25:11.559><c> is</c><00:25:11.759><c> quoted</c>

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is<00:25:20.420><c> alluding</c>

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You<00:25:30.500><c> see</c><00:25:30.700><c> it</c><00:25:30.880><c> again.</c><00:25:31.380><c> Look</c><00:25:31.559><c> at</c><00:25:31.720><c> 1</c><00:25:31.920><c> Corinthians</c><00:25:32.299><c> 11</c><00:25:32.700><c> verse</c><00:25:33.000><c> 32.</c>

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It's<00:25:34.839><c> a</c><00:25:35.200><c> passage</c><00:25:35.619><c> we</c><00:25:37.859><c> hear</c><00:25:38.119><c> frequently</c>

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on<00:25:38.819><c> a</c><00:25:38.900><c> Sunday</c><00:25:39.160><c> morning.</c><00:25:40.619><c> It</c><00:25:40.759><c> speaks</c><00:25:41.079><c> about</c><00:25:41.339><c> how</c><00:25:42.140><c> we</c><00:25:43.099><c> are</c><00:25:43.420><c> chastened</c><00:25:43.900><c> of</c><00:25:44.119><c> the</c><00:25:44.299><c> Lord.</c><00:25:45.839><c> And</c><00:25:46.079><c> we</c>

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God.<00:25:52.759><c> But</c><00:25:53.200><c> it</c><00:25:53.359><c> is</c><00:25:53.559><c> speaking</c>

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the<00:26:05.960><c> Lord.</c><00:26:07.019><c> Now</c><00:26:07.420><c> if</c><00:26:07.740><c> you</c><00:26:07.819><c> look</c><00:26:07.960><c> back</c><00:26:08.240><c> up</c><00:26:08.420><c> at</c><00:26:08.579><c> verse</c>

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26,<00:26:10.700><c> you</c><00:26:10.819><c> see</c><00:26:11.119><c> as</c><00:26:11.579><c> often</c><00:26:11.920><c> as</c><00:26:12.140><c> you</c><00:26:12.220><c> eat</c><00:26:12.359><c> this</c><00:26:12.599><c> bread</c><00:26:12.799><c> and</c><00:26:12.960><c> drink</c>

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death.<00:26:16.259><c> So</c><00:26:16.420><c> it's</c><00:26:16.660><c> clearly</c><00:26:16.940><c> using</c><00:26:17.279><c> the</c><00:26:17.480><c> phrase</c><00:26:17.700><c> the</c><00:26:17.960><c> Lord</c><00:26:18.279><c> for</c>

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the<00:26:18.619><c> Lord</c><00:26:18.779><c> Jesus.</c><00:26:20.019><c> And</c><00:26:20.279><c> again</c><00:26:20.460><c> at</c><00:26:20.640><c> the</c>

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end<00:26:20.880><c> of</c><00:26:21.019><c> verse</c><00:26:21.200><c> 27,</c><00:26:21.740><c> the</c><00:26:21.960><c> blood</c><00:26:22.279><c> of</c><00:26:22.759><c> the</c><00:26:23.000><c> Lord.</c><00:26:23.980><c> And</c><00:26:24.220><c> again</c><00:26:24.359><c> at</c>

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the<00:26:24.539><c> end</c><00:26:24.700><c> of</c><00:26:24.819><c> verse</c><00:26:25.000><c> 29,</c><00:26:25.640><c> the</c><00:26:25.880><c> Lord's</c><00:26:26.400><c> body.</c>

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So<00:26:27.160><c> the</c><00:26:27.599><c> Lord</c><00:26:28.160><c> who</c><00:26:28.319><c> is</c><00:26:28.559><c> in</c><00:26:28.740><c> mind</c><00:26:29.000><c> here</c><00:26:29.359><c> is</c><00:26:30.019><c> the</c><00:26:30.299><c> Lord</c><00:26:30.599><c> Jesus.</c><00:26:33.500><c> Who</c><00:26:33.599><c> says,</c><00:26:35.180><c> of</c>

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whom<00:26:35.619><c> it</c><00:26:35.740><c> is</c><00:26:35.900><c> said,</c><00:26:36.660><c> that</c>

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he<00:26:37.319><c> will</c><00:26:38.019><c> cause</c><00:26:38.660><c> various</c><00:26:39.119><c> problems</c><00:26:39.700><c> in</c><00:26:39.920><c> the</c><00:26:40.099><c> Ecclesia</c><00:26:40.559><c> if</c><00:26:41.500><c> the</c>

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members<00:26:42.339><c> meet</c><00:26:42.900><c> and</c><00:26:43.740><c> eat</c><00:26:43.940><c> and</c><00:26:44.180><c> drink</c><00:26:44.740><c> unworthily.</c>

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So<00:26:45.720><c> there</c><00:26:45.839><c> is</c><00:26:45.920><c> a</c><00:26:45.960><c> very</c><00:26:46.380><c> active</c><00:26:46.799><c> involvement</c><00:26:47.359><c> in</c><00:26:47.599><c> the</c><00:26:47.700><c> running</c>

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of<00:26:48.059><c> the</c><00:26:48.180><c> Ecclesias</c><00:26:48.759><c> on</c><00:26:49.240><c> the</c><00:26:49.400><c> part</c><00:26:49.519><c> of</c><00:26:49.680><c> the</c>

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Lord<00:26:49.960><c> Jesus.</c><00:26:52.579><c> You</c><00:26:53.180><c> see</c><00:26:53.420><c> this</c><00:26:53.579><c> again</c><00:26:53.839><c> in</c><00:26:54.000><c> Ephesians</c><00:26:54.480><c> 1</c><00:26:54.859><c> verse</c>

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22.<00:26:56.180><c> And</c><00:26:56.240><c> if</c><00:26:56.599><c> you</c><00:26:56.660><c> look</c><00:26:56.660><c> at</c><00:26:56.660><c> this</c><00:26:56.660><c> passage,</c>

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combine<00:26:57.079><c> that</c><00:26:57.359><c> with</c><00:26:57.880><c> what</c><00:26:58.059><c> is</c><00:26:58.259><c> said</c><00:26:58.440><c> of</c><00:26:59.099><c> Christ</c><00:26:59.619><c> in</c><00:26:59.900><c> chapter</c>

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at<00:30:48.759><c> the</c><00:30:48.980><c> present</c><00:30:49.200><c> time.</c><00:30:51.319><c> This</c><00:30:51.880><c> same</c><00:30:52.500><c> point</c><00:30:53.140><c> is</c><00:30:54.299><c> made</c><00:30:54.720><c> in</c><00:30:55.039><c> Hebrews,</c><00:30:56.980><c> the</c>

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epistle<00:30:57.240><c> of</c><00:30:57.380><c> the</c><00:30:57.539><c> Hebrews,</c><00:30:57.859><c> in</c>

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terms<00:30:58.420><c> of</c><00:30:58.619><c> the</c><00:30:58.799><c> Lord</c><00:30:59.140><c> being</c><00:30:59.599><c> the</c><00:31:00.420><c> active</c><00:31:00.900><c> high</c><00:31:01.440><c> priest</c><00:31:02.079><c> of</c><00:31:03.140><c> the</c>

00:31:03.339 --> 00:31:06.359
Ecclesia.<00:31:05.160><c> Let's</c><00:31:05.680><c> just</c><00:31:05.859><c> have</c><00:31:05.960><c> a</c><00:31:06.019><c> look</c><00:31:06.160><c> over</c>

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there<00:31:06.579><c> at</c><00:31:06.819><c> Hebrews,</c><00:31:07.980><c> where</c><00:31:08.359><c> what</c><00:31:08.640><c> you</c><00:31:08.960><c> see</c><00:31:09.819><c> is</c><00:31:12.799><c> this</c><00:31:13.539><c> same</c><00:31:14.079><c> psalm</c><00:31:14.380><c> being</c><00:31:14.660><c> referred</c><00:31:15.039><c> to,</c>

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Hebrews<00:31:17.700><c> 8,</c><00:31:18.500><c> verse</c>

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of<00:31:28.680><c> the</c><00:31:28.799><c> throne</c><00:31:28.960><c> of</c><00:31:29.140><c> the</c><00:31:29.240><c> majesty</c><00:31:29.579><c> in</c><00:31:29.740><c> the</c><00:31:29.839><c> heavens.</c><00:31:31.500><c> Now</c><00:31:31.640><c> the</c>

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things<00:31:31.960><c> which</c><00:31:32.119><c> we</c><00:31:32.259><c> have</c><00:31:32.500><c> spoken,</c><00:31:33.019><c> this</c>

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is<00:31:33.539><c> the</c><00:31:33.700><c> psalm.</c><00:31:33.940><c> We</c><00:31:34.099><c> have</c><00:31:34.299><c> such</c><00:31:34.519><c> an</c><00:31:34.660><c> high</c><00:31:34.920><c> priest</c><00:31:35.160><c> who</c><00:31:35.380><c> is</c><00:31:35.839><c> sat</c>

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of<00:31:37.400><c> the</c><00:31:37.500><c> majesty</c><00:31:37.839><c> in</c><00:31:37.980><c> the</c><00:31:38.079><c> heavens.</c><00:31:39.160><c> And</c><00:31:39.619><c> just</c><00:31:40.460><c> let</c><00:31:40.779><c> me</c><00:31:41.079><c> remind</c>

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you<00:31:41.920><c> of</c><00:31:42.880><c> the</c><00:31:43.099><c> way</c><00:31:44.259><c> Mark</c><00:31:44.960><c> 16</c><00:31:46.059><c> was</c><00:31:46.819><c> worded</c>

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in<00:31:51.220><c> terms</c><00:31:51.519><c> of</c><00:31:51.779><c> Christ's</c><00:31:52.579><c> active</c><00:31:52.660><c> involvement</c><00:31:53.140><c> in</c><00:31:53.359><c> the</c><00:31:53.519><c> affairs</c><00:31:53.759><c> of</c><00:31:53.960><c> the</c>

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Ecclesia.<00:31:55.220><c> You</c><00:31:55.460><c> see,</c><00:31:56.220><c> the</c>

00:31:56.359 --> 00:31:59.319
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had<00:31:59.559><c> spoken</c><00:31:59.819><c> unto</c><00:32:00.019><c> them,</c><00:32:00.279><c> he</c><00:32:00.420><c> was</c><00:32:00.680><c> received</c>

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up<00:32:01.180><c> into</c><00:32:01.339><c> heaven</c><00:32:01.559><c> and</c><00:32:01.700><c> sat</c><00:32:01.900><c> on</c><00:32:02.059><c> the</c><00:32:02.700><c> right</c><00:32:02.940><c> hand</c><00:32:03.160><c> of</c><00:32:03.299><c> God.</c><00:32:04.619><c> You</c>

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get<00:32:05.339><c> this</c><00:32:05.599><c> continual</c><00:32:06.220><c> linking</c><00:32:06.700><c> of</c><00:32:07.799><c> this</c>

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position<00:32:08.720><c> back</c><00:32:09.200><c> to</c><00:32:09.640><c> Psalm</c><00:32:09.900><c> 110.</c><00:32:12.440><c> In</c><00:32:12.559><c> his</c><00:32:12.960><c> role</c><00:32:13.380><c> as</c><00:32:13.740><c> high</c><00:32:14.099><c> priest,</c><00:32:15.160><c> Christ</c><00:32:15.559><c> is,</c><00:32:16.140><c> in</c>

00:32:16.339 --> 00:32:22.099
verse<00:32:16.619><c> 2</c><00:32:17.319><c> of</c><00:32:17.680><c> Hebrews</c><00:32:17.980><c> 8,</c><00:32:18.720><c> a</c><00:32:19.039><c> minister</c><00:32:19.500><c> of</c><00:32:19.759><c> the</c><00:32:19.960><c> sanctuary</c><00:32:20.680><c> and</c>

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of<00:32:22.220><c> the</c><00:32:22.380><c> true</c><00:32:22.559><c> tabernacle.</c><00:32:23.079><c> This</c><00:32:23.380><c> is</c><00:32:24.420><c> additional</c>

00:32:24.799 --> 00:32:28.339
language<00:32:25.319><c> describing</c><00:32:26.019><c> the</c><00:32:26.660><c> Ecclesia</c><00:32:27.119><c> at</c><00:32:27.279><c> the</c><00:32:27.460><c> present</c><00:32:27.740><c> time.</c>

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Christ<00:32:29.000><c> is</c><00:32:29.440><c> actively</c><00:32:30.079><c> involved</c><00:32:31.160><c> with</c><00:32:31.900><c> the</c>

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Ecclesia.<00:32:35.019><c> And</c><00:32:35.299><c> this</c><00:32:35.859><c> fact</c><00:32:36.319><c> gives</c><00:32:37.039><c> us</c><00:32:37.400><c> great</c><00:32:37.680><c> comfort,</c><00:32:39.380><c> not</c>

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only<00:32:39.940><c> because</c><00:32:41.000><c> as</c><00:32:41.819><c> high</c><00:32:42.119><c> priest</c><00:32:42.660><c> he</c><00:32:43.079><c> has</c><00:32:43.500><c> offered</c>

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have<00:32:50.559><c> to</c><00:32:50.819><c> do.</c><00:32:53.779><c> You</c><00:32:53.940><c> see,</c><00:32:55.039><c> in</c><00:32:55.920><c> addition</c><00:32:56.279><c> to</c><00:32:56.599><c> offering</c><00:32:57.200><c> sacrifices,</c><00:32:59.420><c> a</c><00:32:59.779><c> great</c>

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function<00:33:00.859><c> of</c><00:33:01.240><c> the</c><00:33:01.400><c> high</c><00:33:01.660><c> priest</c>

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through<00:33:12.980><c> 8,</c><00:33:13.599><c> you</c><00:33:13.779><c> have</c><00:33:14.180><c> a</c><00:33:14.539><c> description</c>

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should<00:33:21.779><c> keep</c><00:33:22.019><c> knowledge.</c><00:33:23.920><c> But</c><00:33:24.099><c> the</c><00:33:24.440><c> problem</c><00:33:24.900><c> in</c><00:33:25.180><c> Israel</c><00:33:25.759><c> was</c>

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that<00:33:27.799><c> the</c><00:33:28.279><c> priests</c><00:33:28.579><c> were</c><00:33:28.940><c> consistently</c>

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sinners.<00:33:32.339><c> We</c><00:33:32.759><c> don't</c><00:33:32.900><c> have</c><00:33:33.039><c> that</c><00:33:33.220><c> problem.</c><00:33:35.079><c> Because</c><00:33:35.359><c> you</c><00:33:35.500><c> see,</c>

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is<00:33:39.480><c> without</c><00:33:39.900><c> sin.</c><00:33:41.539><c> We</c><00:33:41.700><c> don't</c><00:33:41.920><c> have</c><00:33:42.140><c> to</c><00:33:42.339><c> worry</c><00:33:42.640><c> about</c><00:33:42.940><c> a</c><00:33:43.200><c> priest</c>

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who<00:33:43.980><c> is</c><00:33:44.400><c> capricious</c><00:33:45.079><c> or</c><00:33:45.259><c> temperamental</c>

00:33:45.880 --> 00:33:54.099
or<00:33:46.140><c> partial</c><00:33:46.539><c> or</c><00:33:46.859><c> mean.</c><00:33:48.559><c> Our</c><00:33:48.920><c> priest</c><00:33:49.200><c> is</c><00:33:49.440><c> holy,</c><00:33:50.039><c> harmless,</c><00:33:50.640><c> undefiled,</c><00:33:51.740><c> separate</c><00:33:51.880><c> from</c><00:33:52.180><c> sinners.</c><00:33:53.799><c> And</c><00:33:54.000><c> you</c>

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see,<00:33:54.180><c> that's</c><00:33:54.539><c> the</c><00:33:54.720><c> point</c><00:33:54.900><c> that's</c><00:33:55.259><c> developed.</c><00:33:55.920><c> If</c><00:33:56.039><c> you</c><00:33:56.200><c> look</c>

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back<00:33:56.920><c> up</c><00:33:57.180><c> in</c><00:33:57.359><c> Hebrews</c><00:33:57.660><c> 7,</c><00:34:01.039><c> in</c><00:34:01.180><c> verse</c><00:34:01.420><c> 24,</c>

00:34:03.019 --> 00:34:06.579
you<00:34:03.420><c> see</c><00:34:03.579><c> this</c><00:34:03.839><c> description</c><00:34:04.299><c> of</c><00:34:04.460><c> the</c><00:34:04.680><c> priesthood</c><00:34:05.039><c> of</c><00:34:05.180><c> the</c><00:34:05.200><c> Lord</c><00:34:05.339><c> Jesus</c><00:34:05.700><c> Christ,</c><00:34:06.259><c> and</c>

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you<00:34:06.740><c> see</c><00:34:07.019><c> the</c>

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wonderful<00:34:09.199><c> blessing</c><00:34:09.780><c> that</c><00:34:10.079><c> we</c><00:34:10.400><c> have.</c><00:34:12.400><c> We</c><00:34:12.599><c> have</c><00:34:12.840><c> a</c><00:34:13.079><c> priest</c><00:34:13.260><c> who</c>

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is<00:34:13.659><c> actively</c><00:34:14.019><c> involved</c><00:34:14.900><c> in</c><00:34:15.460><c> turning</c>

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us<00:34:16.480><c> away</c><00:34:17.119><c> from</c><00:34:17.420><c> iniquity.</c><00:34:19.219><c> And</c><00:34:19.820><c> he</c><00:34:19.980><c> is</c><00:34:20.280><c> one</c><00:34:20.820><c> who</c><00:34:21.679><c> is</c><00:34:21.940><c> able</c><00:34:22.119><c> to</c>

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save<00:34:22.519><c> us</c><00:34:22.780><c> to</c><00:34:22.960><c> the</c><00:34:23.119><c> uttermost,</c><00:34:25.159><c> because</c>

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first<00:34:26.059><c> of</c><00:34:26.239><c> all,</c><00:34:26.420><c> he</c><00:34:26.539><c> is</c><00:34:26.840><c> immortal.</c><00:34:28.320><c> He</c><00:34:28.539><c> isn't</c><00:34:28.679><c> limited</c><00:34:29.159><c> like</c><00:34:29.440><c> a</c>

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mortal<00:34:29.900><c> priest</c><00:34:30.199><c> to</c><00:34:30.380><c> dealing</c><00:34:30.539><c> with</c><00:34:30.820><c> one</c><00:34:31.059><c> person</c>

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in<00:34:31.619><c> one</c><00:34:31.820><c> place.</c><00:34:33.400><c> He</c><00:34:33.639><c> is</c><00:34:33.900><c> immortal</c><00:34:34.219><c> and</c><00:34:34.320><c> has</c><00:34:34.599><c> the</c><00:34:34.880><c> powers</c><00:34:35.199><c> of</c><00:34:35.480><c> immortality.</c><00:34:37.519><c> Furthermore,</c><00:34:38.480><c> he</c>

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has<00:34:38.480><c> the</c><00:34:38.480><c> power</c>

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of<00:34:39.280><c> his</c><00:34:39.280><c> character.</c><00:34:41.019><c> It</c><00:34:41.019><c> was</c><00:34:41.260><c> in</c><00:34:41.360><c> the</c><00:34:41.519><c> days</c><00:34:41.679><c> of</c><00:34:41.860><c> his</c><00:34:42.079><c> mortality</c>

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perfect.<00:34:44.920><c> And</c><00:34:45.179><c> now</c><00:34:45.539><c> he</c><00:34:45.679><c> is</c><00:34:45.940><c> immortal.</c>

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turning<00:34:51.239><c> many</c><00:34:51.659><c> away</c><00:34:52.039><c> from</c><00:34:52.260><c> iniquity</c>

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is<00:34:53.500><c> one</c><00:34:53.800><c> who</c><00:34:54.139><c> becometh</c><00:34:54.739><c> us</c><00:34:55.280><c> and</c><00:34:55.739><c> provides</c><00:34:56.260><c> for</c><00:34:56.500><c> us</c><00:34:56.739><c> a</c><00:34:57.159><c> wonderful</c><00:34:57.780><c> blessing.</c><00:34:59.760><c> And</c><00:35:00.159><c> he</c>

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has<00:35:00.500><c> all</c><00:35:00.800><c> the</c><00:35:01.039><c> advantages</c>

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of<00:35:02.679><c> the</c><00:35:03.360><c> priests</c><00:35:03.599><c> in</c><00:35:03.780><c> Israel.</c><00:35:04.119><c> One</c><00:35:04.300><c> thing</c><00:35:04.480><c> you</c><00:35:04.599><c> could</c><00:35:04.780><c> say</c><00:35:05.000><c> about</c><00:35:05.199><c> the</c>

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priests<00:35:05.659><c> in</c><00:35:05.820><c> Israel</c><00:35:06.239><c> is</c><00:35:06.659><c> that</c><00:35:06.820><c> they</c>

00:35:06.920 --> 00:35:10.000
had<00:35:07.159><c> empathy,</c><00:35:07.719><c> or</c><00:35:07.900><c> they</c><00:35:08.099><c> should</c><00:35:08.239><c> have</c><00:35:08.400><c> had</c><00:35:08.619><c> empathy</c><00:35:09.059><c> with</c><00:35:09.480><c> those</c><00:35:09.760><c> who</c>

00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:12.260
came<00:35:10.260><c> to</c><00:35:10.480><c> them</c><00:35:10.820><c> because</c><00:35:11.320><c> they</c>

00:35:13.780 --> 00:35:20.420
were<00:35:14.280><c> of</c><00:35:14.780><c> human</c><00:35:15.239><c> stock.</c><00:35:17.539><c> And</c><00:35:18.039><c> that</c><00:35:18.179><c> is</c><00:35:18.400><c> true</c><00:35:18.539><c> of</c><00:35:18.679><c> the</c><00:35:18.800><c> Lord</c><00:35:18.940><c> Jesus</c><00:35:19.260><c> Christ.</c><00:35:20.300><c> You</c>

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know,<00:35:20.559><c> sometimes</c><00:35:21.059><c> we</c>

00:35:21.820 --> 00:35:26.659
read<00:35:22.099><c> these</c><00:35:22.360><c> passages</c><00:35:22.880><c> about</c><00:35:23.480><c> the</c><00:35:23.840><c> fact</c><00:35:24.000><c> that</c><00:35:24.159><c> the</c><00:35:24.300><c> Lord</c><00:35:24.519><c> Jesus</c><00:35:25.619><c> couldn't</c><00:35:26.380><c> be</c>

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touched<00:35:26.960><c> with</c><00:35:27.159><c> the</c><00:35:27.280><c> feeling</c>

00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:30.199
of<00:35:27.659><c> our</c><00:35:27.840><c> infirmities</c><00:35:28.260><c> because</c><00:35:28.619><c> he</c><00:35:28.860><c> was</c><00:35:29.019><c> one</c><00:35:29.179><c> of</c><00:35:29.340><c> us,</c><00:35:29.679><c> and</c><00:35:30.000><c> we</c>

00:35:30.199 --> 00:35:32.260
tend<00:35:30.400><c> to</c><00:35:30.980><c> say</c><00:35:31.239><c> that,</c><00:35:31.579><c> well,</c><00:35:31.579><c> that</c><00:35:32.019><c> makes</c>

00:35:32.260 --> 00:35:41.960
him<00:35:33.099><c> better</c><00:35:34.400><c> than</c><00:35:34.619><c> God</c><00:35:35.219><c> to</c><00:35:35.840><c> deal</c><00:35:36.039><c> with.</c><00:35:38.519><c> Well,</c><00:35:40.000><c> the</c><00:35:40.079><c> whole</c><00:35:40.539><c> idea</c><00:35:41.340><c> of</c>

00:35:41.960 --> 00:35:44.980
the<00:35:42.099><c> Lord</c><00:35:42.280><c> Jesus</c><00:35:42.679><c> was</c><00:35:42.980><c> to</c><00:35:44.039><c> be</c><00:35:44.400><c> the</c>

00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:50.260
exact<00:35:45.579><c> representation</c><00:35:46.619><c> of</c><00:35:46.960><c> the</c><00:35:47.199><c> character</c><00:35:47.599><c> of</c><00:35:47.840><c> God.</c><00:35:48.880><c> The</c><00:35:49.179><c> Father</c><00:35:49.679><c> is</c>

00:35:50.260 --> 00:35:54.300
perfection.<00:35:52.800><c> The</c><00:35:53.119><c> Lord</c><00:35:53.500><c> is</c><00:35:54.019><c> neither</c>

00:35:54.300 --> 00:36:02.239
more<00:35:54.659><c> compassionate</c><00:35:55.480><c> nor</c><00:35:56.000><c> less</c><00:35:56.340><c> compassionate</c><00:35:57.139><c> than</c><00:35:57.619><c> the</c><00:35:57.840><c> Father.</c><00:35:59.920><c> But</c><00:36:00.780><c> for</c><00:36:02.019><c> him</c><00:36:02.239><c> to</c>

00:36:02.239 --> 00:36:02.239
be<00:36:02.239><c> perfect</c>

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and<00:36:02.559><c> to</c><00:36:02.559><c> be</c><00:36:02.820><c> as</c><00:36:03.400><c> compassionate</c><00:36:04.039><c> as</c><00:36:04.340><c> the</c><00:36:04.460><c> Father,</c><00:36:05.539><c> it</c><00:36:05.739><c> was</c><00:36:05.980><c> necessary</c><00:36:06.599><c> for</c>

00:36:06.820 --> 00:36:08.860
him<00:36:07.320><c> to</c><00:36:07.880><c> be</c><00:36:08.139><c> tried</c><00:36:08.380><c> at</c><00:36:08.599><c> all</c>

00:36:08.860 --> 00:36:12.400
points<00:36:09.119><c> like</c><00:36:09.380><c> as</c><00:36:09.599><c> we</c><00:36:09.800><c> are.</c><00:36:10.119><c> And</c><00:36:10.340><c> it</c><00:36:10.420><c> is</c><00:36:10.659><c> certainly</c><00:36:10.920><c> true</c><00:36:11.519><c> that</c>

00:36:12.400 --> 00:36:14.300
it<00:36:12.539><c> is</c><00:36:12.780><c> helpful</c><00:36:13.079><c> to</c><00:36:13.380><c> us,</c><00:36:13.679><c> and</c><00:36:13.900><c> sometimes</c>

00:36:14.300 --> 00:36:18.699
we<00:36:14.480><c> can</c><00:36:14.699><c> relate</c><00:36:15.119><c> to</c><00:36:15.340><c> the</c><00:36:15.480><c> fact</c><00:36:15.800><c> that</c><00:36:16.260><c> the</c><00:36:16.420><c> word</c><00:36:16.599><c> was</c><00:36:16.820><c> made</c><00:36:17.139><c> flesh,</c><00:36:18.320><c> and</c>

00:36:18.699 --> 00:36:21.300
in<00:36:19.119><c> the</c><00:36:19.320><c> Son</c><00:36:19.579><c> we</c><00:36:19.860><c> see</c><00:36:20.139><c> the</c><00:36:20.320><c> Father.</c>

00:36:21.380 --> 00:36:29.800
It<00:36:21.639><c> is</c><00:36:21.900><c> helpful</c><00:36:22.219><c> for</c><00:36:22.420><c> us</c><00:36:22.619><c> to</c><00:36:22.860><c> relate</c><00:36:23.400><c> to</c><00:36:24.619><c> the</c><00:36:24.840><c> Lord</c><00:36:25.000><c> Jesus</c><00:36:25.360><c> Christ.</c><00:36:29.280><c> So</c>

00:36:29.800 --> 00:36:32.739
we<00:36:30.179><c> have,</c><00:36:31.260><c> we</c><00:36:31.619><c> have</c><00:36:31.860><c> this</c><00:36:32.239><c> wonderful</c>

00:36:33.920 --> 00:36:36.800
situation<00:36:34.559><c> of</c><00:36:35.199><c> the</c><00:36:35.400><c> Son</c><00:36:35.619><c> sitting</c><00:36:35.900><c> at</c><00:36:36.099><c> the</c><00:36:36.219><c> right</c><00:36:36.400><c> hand</c><00:36:36.519><c> of</c><00:36:36.659><c> the</c>

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Father,<00:36:37.280><c> not</c><00:36:37.639><c> being</c><00:36:38.219><c> inactive,</c><00:36:39.559><c> but</c>

00:36:39.679 --> 00:36:45.840
being<00:36:40.079><c> fully</c><00:36:40.480><c> active,</c><00:36:43.360><c> being</c><00:36:43.659><c> the</c><00:36:43.860><c> one</c><00:36:44.079><c> who</c><00:36:44.300><c> is</c><00:36:44.760><c> actively</c><00:36:45.199><c> running</c><00:36:45.559><c> the</c>

00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:48.000
eclogies<00:36:46.239><c> at</c><00:36:46.400><c> the</c><00:36:46.559><c> present</c><00:36:46.880><c> time,</c>

00:36:48.800 --> 00:36:56.280
one<00:36:49.179><c> who</c><00:36:49.360><c> is</c><00:36:49.599><c> immortal,</c><00:36:51.760><c> one</c><00:36:52.099><c> who</c><00:36:52.300><c> is</c><00:36:52.619><c> perfect,</c><00:36:53.719><c> never</c><00:36:53.940><c> capricious,</c><00:36:54.860><c> never</c><00:36:55.119><c> temperamental.</c>

00:37:00.619 --> 00:37:09.000
This<00:37:01.219><c> activity</c><00:37:01.820><c> of</c><00:37:02.119><c> the</c><00:37:02.320><c> Son,</c><00:37:02.719><c> however,</c><00:37:03.900><c> does</c><00:37:04.280><c> not</c><00:37:04.860><c> negate</c><00:37:06.119><c> the</c><00:37:06.900><c> Father's</c><00:37:07.440><c> activity.</c><00:37:08.480><c> Just</c><00:37:08.760><c> have</c><00:37:08.920><c> a</c>

00:37:09.000 --> 00:37:14.360
look<00:37:09.199><c> back</c><00:37:09.559><c> at</c><00:37:10.039><c> John</c><00:37:10.340><c> 14.</c><00:37:11.780><c> We</c><00:37:12.000><c> have</c><00:37:12.360><c> what</c><00:37:13.260><c> at</c><00:37:13.659><c> first</c><00:37:13.900><c> we</c><00:37:14.099><c> might</c>

00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:18.599
take<00:37:14.659><c> as</c><00:37:15.000><c> a</c><00:37:15.519><c> contradiction</c><00:37:16.139><c> because</c><00:37:18.019><c> we</c>

00:37:18.599 --> 00:37:24.199
find<00:37:19.039><c> that</c><00:37:19.960><c> the</c><00:37:20.159><c> Lord</c><00:37:20.380><c> says</c><00:37:20.659><c> on</c><00:37:20.920><c> one</c><00:37:21.159><c> hand,</c><00:37:21.579><c> I</c><00:37:21.820><c> will</c><00:37:22.039><c> do</c><00:37:22.219><c> it,</c><00:37:23.000><c> and</c><00:37:23.239><c> later</c><00:37:23.519><c> on</c>

00:37:24.199 --> 00:37:26.260
says,<00:37:24.820><c> God</c><00:37:25.079><c> will</c><00:37:25.300><c> do</c><00:37:25.480><c> it.</c>

00:37:26.460 --> 00:37:31.019
In<00:37:26.820><c> terms</c><00:37:27.119><c> of</c><00:37:27.300><c> those</c><00:37:27.579><c> things</c><00:37:27.820><c> which</c><00:37:28.320><c> are</c><00:37:28.840><c> asked</c><00:37:29.400><c> in</c><00:37:29.780><c> his</c><00:37:30.099><c> name.</c>

00:37:31.099 --> 00:37:34.260
But<00:37:31.239><c> the</c><00:37:31.480><c> key</c><00:37:31.940><c> is</c><00:37:32.659><c> that</c><00:37:32.860><c> the</c><00:37:33.139><c> Son</c><00:37:33.420><c> is</c><00:37:33.940><c> sharing</c>

00:37:34.260 --> 00:37:39.820
the<00:37:34.619><c> throne</c><00:37:34.900><c> with</c><00:37:35.420><c> the</c><00:37:35.699><c> Father.</c><00:37:36.900><c> Sit</c><00:37:37.079><c> thou</c><00:37:37.559><c> at</c><00:37:37.980><c> my</c><00:37:38.380><c> right</c><00:37:38.719><c> hand.</c><00:37:39.599><c> They</c>

00:37:39.820 --> 00:37:42.980
are<00:37:40.280><c> there</c><00:37:40.900><c> together.</c><00:37:42.280><c> And</c><00:37:42.480><c> so</c>

00:37:42.980 --> 00:37:50.079
in<00:37:44.019><c> John</c><00:37:44.360><c> 14</c><00:37:44.920><c> verse</c><00:37:45.340><c> 23,</c><00:37:47.559><c> the</c><00:37:47.659><c> Son</c><00:37:47.940><c> says,</c><00:37:49.059><c> Jesus</c><00:37:49.440><c> answered</c><00:37:49.900><c> and</c>

00:37:50.079 --> 00:37:53.519
said<00:37:50.219><c> unto</c><00:37:50.460><c> him,</c><00:37:51.139><c> if</c><00:37:51.360><c> a</c><00:37:51.679><c> man</c><00:37:51.920><c> love</c><00:37:52.239><c> me,</c><00:37:53.019><c> he</c><00:37:53.300><c> will</c>

00:37:53.519 --> 00:37:59.199
keep<00:37:53.760><c> my</c><00:37:54.179><c> words,</c><00:37:54.699><c> and</c><00:37:55.139><c> my</c><00:37:55.659><c> Father</c><00:37:56.159><c> will</c><00:37:56.559><c> love</c><00:37:56.820><c> him,</c><00:37:57.579><c> and</c><00:37:58.239><c> we</c>

00:37:59.199 --> 00:38:03.500
will<00:37:59.980><c> come</c><00:38:00.260><c> unto</c><00:38:00.440><c> him</c><00:38:01.099><c> and</c><00:38:01.800><c> make</c><00:38:02.539><c> our</c><00:38:03.099><c> abode</c>

00:38:03.500 --> 00:38:06.440
with<00:38:03.699><c> him.</c><00:38:04.139><c> It</c><00:38:04.380><c> isn't</c><00:38:04.659><c> just</c><00:38:05.039><c> that</c><00:38:05.239><c> the</c><00:38:05.400><c> Son</c><00:38:05.659><c> makes</c><00:38:05.980><c> his</c><00:38:06.179><c> abode</c>

00:38:06.440 --> 00:38:08.460
with<00:38:06.579><c> us,</c><00:38:07.179><c> but</c><00:38:07.360><c> the</c><00:38:07.519><c> Father</c><00:38:07.780><c> does</c><00:38:08.139><c> as</c>

00:38:08.460 --> 00:38:11.739
well,<00:38:09.519><c> is</c><00:38:09.679><c> the</c><00:38:09.820><c> language</c><00:38:10.139><c> that</c><00:38:10.300><c> is</c><00:38:10.460><c> used.</c><00:38:10.679><c> And</c><00:38:10.860><c> so</c><00:38:11.139><c> it</c><00:38:11.239><c> can</c><00:38:11.440><c> be</c>

00:38:11.739 --> 00:38:14.019
said.<00:38:12.340><c> If</c><00:38:12.460><c> you</c><00:38:12.599><c> look</c><00:38:12.780><c> at</c><00:38:13.059><c> John</c><00:38:13.360><c> 15</c><00:38:13.860><c> and</c>

00:38:14.019 --> 00:38:21.480
verse<00:38:14.579><c> 16,</c><00:38:17.380><c> you</c><00:38:19.159><c> have</c><00:38:19.579><c> not</c><00:38:20.019><c> chosen</c><00:38:20.380><c> me,</c><00:38:20.699><c> but</c><00:38:20.820><c> I</c><00:38:21.019><c> have</c><00:38:21.199><c> chosen</c>

00:38:21.480 --> 00:38:23.019
you<00:38:21.739><c> and</c><00:38:21.920><c> ordained</c><00:38:22.300><c> you</c><00:38:22.519><c> that</c><00:38:22.659><c> you</c><00:38:22.840><c> should</c>

00:38:23.019 --> 00:38:25.179
go<00:38:23.280><c> and</c><00:38:23.440><c> bring</c><00:38:23.619><c> forth</c><00:38:23.980><c> fruit</c><00:38:24.219><c> and</c><00:38:24.380><c> that</c><00:38:24.539><c> your</c><00:38:24.780><c> fruit</c><00:38:24.940><c> should</c>

00:38:25.179 --> 00:38:27.539
remain,<00:38:26.000><c> that</c><00:38:26.300><c> whatsoever</c><00:38:26.840><c> you</c><00:38:27.320><c> shall</c>

00:38:27.539 --> 00:38:34.219
ask<00:38:28.079><c> of</c><00:38:28.320><c> the</c><00:38:28.539><c> Father</c><00:38:28.860><c> in</c><00:38:29.139><c> my</c><00:38:29.579><c> name,</c><00:38:30.599><c> he</c><00:38:32.000><c> may</c><00:38:32.940><c> give</c><00:38:33.159><c> it</c><00:38:33.320><c> to</c><00:38:33.460><c> you.</c>

00:38:34.340 --> 00:38:37.400
Now<00:38:34.840><c> earlier</c><00:38:35.219><c> in</c><00:38:35.760><c> chapter</c><00:38:36.039><c> 14,</c><00:38:37.079><c> verse</c>

00:38:37.400 --> 00:38:40.800
14,<00:38:37.880><c> he</c><00:38:38.059><c> has</c><00:38:38.219><c> said,</c><00:38:38.340><c> I</c><00:38:38.619><c> will</c><00:38:38.840><c> do</c><00:38:39.039><c> it.</c><00:38:39.639><c> If</c><00:38:39.820><c> you</c><00:38:40.039><c> ask</c><00:38:40.260><c> anything</c><00:38:40.599><c> in</c>

00:38:40.800 --> 00:38:42.719
my<00:38:41.059><c> name,</c><00:38:41.320><c> I</c><00:38:41.780><c> will</c><00:38:42.019><c> do</c><00:38:42.199><c> it.</c><00:38:42.420><c> Oh,</c><00:38:42.619><c> is</c>

00:38:42.719 --> 00:38:49.820
this<00:38:42.900><c> a</c><00:38:43.079><c> Bible</c><00:38:43.360><c> contradiction?</c><00:38:44.920><c> Not</c><00:38:45.139><c> at</c><00:38:45.360><c> all.</c><00:38:45.539><c> They</c><00:38:45.739><c> are</c><00:38:46.179><c> working</c><00:38:46.699><c> together</c><00:38:48.000><c> on</c>

00:38:49.820 --> 00:38:53.000
our<00:38:50.139><c> behalf.</c><00:38:52.500><c> And</c><00:38:53.000><c> so</c>

00:38:53.019 --> 00:39:00.179
now<00:38:53.219><c> they</c><00:38:53.880><c> were</c><00:38:54.360><c> doing</c><00:38:54.579><c> that</c><00:38:55.079><c> when</c><00:38:55.320><c> Christ</c><00:38:55.659><c> was</c><00:38:55.900><c> mortal,</c><00:38:58.139><c> working</c><00:38:58.440><c> together</c><00:38:59.159><c> in</c>

00:39:00.179 --> 00:39:02.940
terms<00:39:00.559><c> of</c><00:39:01.079><c> bringing</c><00:39:02.059><c> message,</c>

00:39:03.000 --> 00:39:08.719
the<00:39:03.159><c> message</c><00:39:03.380><c> of</c><00:39:03.619><c> salvation</c><00:39:04.219><c> to</c><00:39:04.480><c> Israel.</c><00:39:06.139><c> But</c><00:39:06.360><c> now,</c><00:39:07.840><c> now</c><00:39:08.500><c> the</c>

00:39:08.719 --> 00:39:10.780
situation<00:39:09.260><c> has</c><00:39:09.659><c> changed</c><00:39:09.960><c> dramatically</c>

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in<00:39:11.460><c> that</c><00:39:12.099><c> the</c><00:39:12.739><c> Son</c><00:39:12.860><c> has</c><00:39:13.079><c> been</c><00:39:13.440><c> glorified</c><00:39:14.059><c> to</c><00:39:14.239><c> God's</c><00:39:14.619><c> right</c><00:39:14.820><c> hand.</c><00:39:15.079><c> He</c>

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has<00:39:15.440><c> been</c><00:39:15.579><c> made</c><00:39:15.780><c> immortal</c><00:39:16.059><c> and</c>

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has<00:39:16.460><c> all</c><00:39:16.619><c> the</c><00:39:16.900><c> powers</c><00:39:17.199><c> of</c><00:39:17.460><c> immortality.</c><00:39:20.340><c> This</c><00:39:20.639><c> was</c><00:39:20.860><c> not</c><00:39:21.099><c> the</c>

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situation<00:39:21.739><c> during</c><00:39:22.039><c> the</c><00:39:22.179><c> days</c><00:39:22.340><c> of</c><00:39:22.480><c> his</c><00:39:22.679><c> mortality.</c>

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So<00:39:25.719><c> what</c><00:39:26.139><c> we</c><00:39:26.579><c> see</c><00:39:26.940><c> in</c><00:39:27.099><c> the</c><00:39:27.260><c> course</c><00:39:27.420><c> of</c><00:39:27.599><c> the</c><00:39:27.760><c> ministry</c><00:39:28.159><c> and</c><00:39:28.619><c> the</c>

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Father<00:39:29.179><c> and</c><00:39:29.320><c> the</c><00:39:29.539><c> Son</c><00:39:29.820><c> working</c><00:39:30.380><c> together</c>

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to<00:39:32.179><c> save</c><00:39:32.820><c> is</c><00:39:34.219><c> greatly</c><00:39:34.679><c> magnified</c><00:39:35.659><c> at</c><00:39:36.000><c> the</c><00:39:36.260><c> present</c><00:39:36.519><c> time.</c><00:39:38.639><c> We</c>

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think<00:39:39.400><c> of</c><00:39:39.539><c> the</c><00:39:39.739><c> Apostles</c><00:39:40.360><c> as</c><00:39:40.980><c> having</c><00:39:41.300><c> a</c>

00:39:42.440 --> 00:39:46.500
wonderful<00:39:42.920><c> blessing,</c><00:39:44.380><c> as</c><00:39:44.579><c> having</c><00:39:44.820><c> the</c><00:39:45.159><c> Son</c><00:39:45.519><c> of</c><00:39:45.800><c> God</c><00:39:46.099><c> working</c>

00:39:46.500 --> 00:39:49.440
with<00:39:46.800><c> them.</c><00:39:48.280><c> We</c><00:39:48.619><c> have</c><00:39:48.800><c> an</c><00:39:48.920><c> even</c><00:39:49.139><c> greater</c>

00:39:49.440 --> 00:39:54.019
blessing.<00:39:50.699><c> We</c><00:39:50.920><c> have</c><00:39:51.179><c> the</c><00:39:51.519><c> immortalized</c><00:39:52.480><c> Son</c><00:39:52.760><c> of</c><00:39:52.980><c> God</c><00:39:53.500><c> working</c>

00:39:54.019 --> 00:39:56.920
with<00:39:54.320><c> us.</c><00:39:55.300><c> We</c><00:39:55.579><c> have</c><00:39:55.780><c> an</c><00:39:56.019><c> incredible</c>

00:39:56.920 --> 00:40:00.719
blessing<00:39:57.440><c> in</c><00:39:57.679><c> our</c><00:39:57.900><c> warfare</c><00:39:58.260><c> against</c><00:39:58.679><c> sin</c><00:39:59.139><c> with</c><00:39:59.780><c> the</c><00:40:00.179><c> Father</c>

00:40:00.719 --> 00:40:07.219
and<00:40:01.340><c> the</c><00:40:01.719><c> Son</c><00:40:02.860><c> working</c><00:40:03.679><c> to</c><00:40:04.119><c> save</c><00:40:04.380><c> us</c><00:40:06.059><c> against</c>

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sin.<00:40:08.219><c> And</c><00:40:08.380><c> that</c><00:40:08.559><c> is</c><00:40:08.760><c> the</c><00:40:08.940><c> point.</c><00:40:09.099><c> If</c><00:40:09.199><c> you</c><00:40:09.300><c> look</c><00:40:09.460><c> at</c><00:40:09.619><c> Romans</c><00:40:09.900><c> 8,</c>

00:40:11.139 --> 00:40:15.800
that<00:40:11.380><c> is</c><00:40:11.599><c> the</c><00:40:11.800><c> point</c><00:40:12.300><c> that</c><00:40:15.099><c> the</c><00:40:15.340><c> Apostle</c>

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draws<00:40:16.179><c> out.</c><00:40:18.320><c> You</c><00:40:18.539><c> see,</c><00:40:19.059><c> the</c><00:40:19.519><c> great</c><00:40:19.800><c> difficulty</c><00:40:20.519><c> that</c><00:40:20.780><c> we</c><00:40:21.099><c> have</c>

00:40:21.619 --> 00:40:24.960
is<00:40:22.820><c> this</c><00:40:23.320><c> law</c><00:40:23.900><c> that</c><00:40:24.099><c> is</c><00:40:24.260><c> in</c><00:40:24.360><c> our</c><00:40:24.579><c> members</c>

00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:31.659
warring<00:40:25.820><c> against</c><00:40:26.320><c> us,</c><00:40:27.480><c> seeking</c><00:40:27.900><c> to</c><00:40:28.860><c> captivate</c><00:40:29.679><c> us</c><00:40:30.099><c> and</c><00:40:30.619><c> permanently</c><00:40:31.159><c> bring</c>

00:40:31.659 --> 00:40:34.059
us<00:40:31.920><c> under</c><00:40:32.460><c> its</c><00:40:32.719><c> power.</c>

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And<00:40:35.059><c> as</c><00:40:35.400><c> the</c><00:40:35.559><c> Apostle</c><00:40:36.119><c> cries</c><00:40:36.519><c> out,</c><00:40:37.920><c> who's</c><00:40:38.400><c> going</c><00:40:38.519><c> to</c><00:40:38.820><c> deliver</c>

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me<00:40:39.300><c> from</c><00:40:39.500><c> this?</c><00:40:41.019><c> He</c><00:40:41.360><c> thanks</c><00:40:41.860><c> God</c><00:40:42.579><c> through</c>

00:40:42.920 --> 00:40:46.599
Jesus<00:40:43.360><c> Christ</c><00:40:43.800><c> our</c><00:40:44.079><c> Lord,</c><00:40:44.619><c> and</c><00:40:44.840><c> that</c><00:40:45.059><c> is</c><00:40:45.260><c> picked</c><00:40:45.460><c> up</c><00:40:45.639><c> and</c><00:40:45.860><c> amplified</c><00:40:46.280><c> here</c>

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in<00:40:46.719><c> verse</c><00:40:46.980><c> 31.</c><00:40:48.960><c> What</c><00:40:49.179><c> shall</c>

00:40:49.360 --> 00:40:54.679
we<00:40:49.599><c> say</c><00:40:49.820><c> then</c><00:40:50.159><c> to</c><00:40:50.340><c> these</c><00:40:50.579><c> things</c><00:40:50.860><c> of</c><00:40:51.039><c> chapter</c><00:40:51.360><c> 8?</c><00:40:53.059><c> If</c><00:40:53.420><c> God</c><00:40:54.119><c> be</c>

00:40:54.679 --> 00:40:59.179
for<00:40:54.780><c> us,</c><00:40:56.340><c> who</c><00:40:56.579><c> can</c><00:40:56.719><c> be</c><00:40:56.920><c> against</c><00:40:57.280><c> us?</c><00:40:58.840><c> And</c>

00:40:59.179 --> 00:41:07.219
God<00:40:59.599><c> is</c><00:40:59.780><c> for</c><00:41:00.039><c> us.</c><00:41:01.099><c> God</c><00:41:01.820><c> is</c><00:41:02.500><c> our</c><00:41:03.039><c> Savior.</c><00:41:04.940><c> He</c><00:41:05.039><c> is</c><00:41:05.280><c> our</c><00:41:05.699><c> benefactor.</c><00:41:06.739><c> He</c><00:41:06.820><c> that</c>

00:41:07.219 --> 00:41:09.519
spared<00:41:07.559><c> not</c><00:41:08.159><c> his</c><00:41:08.820><c> own</c><00:41:09.280><c> Son,</c>

00:41:09.679 --> 00:41:14.780
but<00:41:09.840><c> delivered</c><00:41:10.300><c> him</c><00:41:10.579><c> up</c><00:41:10.840><c> for</c><00:41:11.039><c> us</c><00:41:11.340><c> all,</c><00:41:13.659><c> how</c><00:41:14.019><c> shall</c><00:41:14.260><c> he</c><00:41:14.579><c> not,</c>

00:41:14.800 --> 00:41:18.500
having<00:41:15.239><c> done</c><00:41:15.599><c> that</c><00:41:16.199><c> much</c><00:41:16.820><c> for</c><00:41:17.199><c> us,</c><00:41:18.079><c> surely</c>

00:41:18.500 --> 00:41:27.000
he<00:41:18.820><c> will</c><00:41:19.300><c> also</c><00:41:19.840><c> freely</c><00:41:20.159><c> give</c><00:41:20.360><c> us</c><00:41:20.559><c> all</c><00:41:20.920><c> things?</c><00:41:22.639><c> The</c><00:41:22.940><c> fact</c><00:41:23.119><c> of</c><00:41:23.280><c> the</c><00:41:23.320><c> matter</c><00:41:23.519><c> is</c><00:41:24.539><c> that</c><00:41:25.159><c> God</c><00:41:25.579><c> is</c><00:41:25.920><c> such</c><00:41:26.139><c> a</c><00:41:26.440><c> benefactor,</c>

00:41:27.000 --> 00:41:30.300
he<00:41:27.340><c> is</c><00:41:27.559><c> so</c><00:41:27.880><c> far</c><00:41:28.300><c> from</c><00:41:28.539><c> looking</c><00:41:28.780><c> to</c><00:41:29.079><c> condemn</c><00:41:29.340><c> us</c><00:41:29.639><c> that</c><00:41:29.900><c> he</c><00:41:30.039><c> will</c>

00:41:30.300 --> 00:41:32.639
even<00:41:30.699><c> count</c><00:41:30.960><c> our</c><00:41:31.519><c> faith</c><00:41:31.860><c> for</c><00:41:32.139><c> righteousness.</c>

00:41:33.099 --> 00:41:35.579
Who<00:41:33.340><c> shall</c><00:41:33.599><c> lay</c><00:41:33.820><c> anything</c><00:41:34.239><c> to</c><00:41:34.440><c> the</c><00:41:34.619><c> charge</c><00:41:34.840><c> of</c><00:41:35.039><c> God's</c><00:41:35.380><c> elect?</c>

00:41:35.800 --> 00:41:39.260
It<00:41:35.920><c> is</c><00:41:36.119><c> God</c><00:41:36.420><c> that</c><00:41:36.800><c> justifieth,</c><00:41:38.820><c> who</c><00:41:39.019><c> counts</c>

00:41:39.260 --> 00:41:44.800
our<00:41:39.619><c> faith</c><00:41:40.019><c> for</c><00:41:40.340><c> righteousness,</c><00:41:40.840><c> which</c><00:41:41.000><c> the</c><00:41:41.199><c> Apostle</c><00:41:41.539><c> has</c><00:41:41.719><c> already</c><00:41:42.059><c> developed.</c><00:41:44.000><c> And</c><00:41:44.460><c> in</c>

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addition<00:41:45.199><c> to</c>

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that,<00:41:46.159><c> in</c><00:41:46.380><c> addition</c><00:41:46.719><c> to</c><00:41:46.940><c> the</c><00:41:47.219><c> Father</c><00:41:47.659><c> working</c><00:41:48.099><c> on</c><00:41:48.300><c> our</c><00:41:48.519><c> behalf,</c><00:41:49.599><c> there</c>

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is<00:41:50.019><c> the</c><00:41:50.099><c> Lord</c><00:41:50.239><c> Jesus</c><00:41:50.579><c> Christ.</c>

00:41:51.039 --> 00:41:53.920
Who<00:41:51.980><c> is</c><00:41:52.179><c> it</c><00:41:52.280><c> that</c><00:41:52.460><c> condemneth?</c><00:41:52.820><c> Is</c><00:41:52.980><c> it</c><00:41:53.059><c> going</c><00:41:53.179><c> to</c><00:41:53.260><c> be</c><00:41:53.380><c> Christ</c>

00:41:53.920 --> 00:41:57.320
that<00:41:55.079><c> died,</c><00:41:56.199><c> yea,</c><00:41:56.500><c> rather</c><00:41:56.760><c> than</c><00:41:56.920><c> is</c><00:41:57.119><c> risen</c>

00:41:57.320 --> 00:42:00.480
again,<00:41:58.139><c> who</c><00:41:58.300><c> is</c><00:41:58.519><c> even</c><00:41:58.699><c> at</c><00:41:58.940><c> the</c><00:41:59.179><c> right</c><00:41:59.480><c> hand</c><00:41:59.760><c> of</c><00:41:59.920><c> God?</c><00:42:00.179><c> You</c><00:42:00.360><c> see</c>

00:42:00.480 --> 00:42:02.739
the<00:42:00.679><c> phrase</c><00:42:00.920><c> coming</c><00:42:01.119><c> in</c><00:42:01.360><c> again.</c><00:42:01.960><c> Who</c><00:42:02.199><c> also</c>

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maketh<00:42:03.119><c> intercession</c><00:42:03.719><c> for</c><00:42:04.019><c> us?</c><00:42:05.619><c> Is</c><00:42:05.840><c> he</c><00:42:06.079><c> the</c><00:42:06.239><c> one</c><00:42:06.340><c> who's</c><00:42:06.559><c> going</c>

00:42:06.659 --> 00:42:10.199
to<00:42:06.800><c> be</c><00:42:06.980><c> against</c><00:42:07.360><c> us?</c><00:42:09.340><c> He</c><00:42:09.699><c> is</c><00:42:09.960><c> working</c>

00:42:10.199 --> 00:42:18.800
with<00:42:10.440><c> us</c><00:42:10.619><c> as</c><00:42:10.860><c> well.</c><00:42:13.500><c> To</c><00:42:13.980><c> deliver</c><00:42:14.559><c> us,</c><00:42:16.019><c> not</c><00:42:16.599><c> from</c><00:42:16.940><c> God,</c><00:42:18.199><c> we</c><00:42:18.480><c> are</c>

00:42:18.800 --> 00:42:21.519
delivered<00:42:19.320><c> by</c><00:42:19.980><c> God.</c><00:42:20.760><c> But</c><00:42:21.019><c> to</c><00:42:21.019><c> deliver</c><00:42:21.019><c> us</c>

00:42:22.820 --> 00:42:30.099
from<00:42:23.340><c> sin.</c><00:42:25.059><c> Sometimes</c><00:42:25.579><c> we</c><00:42:26.079><c> take</c><00:42:26.380><c> this</c><00:42:26.619><c> word</c><00:42:26.860><c> intercession</c><00:42:27.519><c> and</c><00:42:29.179><c> we</c>

00:42:30.099 --> 00:42:32.539
overlook<00:42:30.440><c> the</c><00:42:30.699><c> fact</c><00:42:30.920><c> that</c><00:42:31.079><c> it</c><00:42:31.219><c> is</c><00:42:31.500><c> used</c><00:42:31.800><c> very</c>

00:42:32.539 --> 00:42:36.280
broadly<00:42:33.179><c> in</c><00:42:33.539><c> scripture.</c><00:42:34.159><c> And</c><00:42:34.340><c> we</c><00:42:34.420><c> go</c><00:42:34.659><c> back</c><00:42:34.940><c> to</c><00:42:35.059><c> verse</c><00:42:35.260><c> 26</c><00:42:35.840><c> where</c><00:42:36.059><c> we</c>

00:42:36.280 --> 00:42:38.380
see<00:42:36.460><c> that</c><00:42:37.440><c> the</c><00:42:37.599><c> Spirit</c><00:42:37.900><c> of</c><00:42:38.059><c> Christ</c>

00:42:38.380 --> 00:42:41.500
in<00:42:38.500><c> us</c><00:42:38.639><c> maketh</c><00:42:39.219><c> intercession</c><00:42:39.900><c> for</c><00:42:40.159><c> us</c><00:42:40.320><c> with</c><00:42:40.539><c> groanings</c><00:42:41.059><c> that</c>

00:42:41.500 --> 00:42:42.980
cannot<00:42:41.719><c> be</c><00:42:41.960><c> uttered</c><00:42:42.119><c> and</c><00:42:42.219><c> we</c><00:42:42.360><c> tend</c><00:42:42.480><c> to</c><00:42:42.659><c> equate</c>

00:42:42.980 --> 00:42:47.719
the<00:42:43.199><c> two.</c><00:42:43.579><c> And</c><00:42:43.780><c> we</c><00:42:43.940><c> see</c><00:42:44.239><c> Christ</c><00:42:44.800><c> interceding</c><00:42:46.300><c> to</c><00:42:47.059><c> appease</c><00:42:47.539><c> an</c>

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angry<00:42:48.059><c> God.</c><00:42:48.679><c> That's</c><00:42:48.940><c> not</c><00:42:49.199><c> the</c><00:42:49.360><c> picture</c>

00:42:49.539 --> 00:42:52.900
that's<00:42:49.780><c> here</c><00:42:49.900><c> at</c><00:42:50.119><c> all.</c><00:42:51.000><c> God</c><00:42:51.300><c> is</c><00:42:51.539><c> not</c><00:42:51.719><c> our</c><00:42:51.900><c> enemy.</c><00:42:52.139><c> He</c><00:42:52.280><c> is</c><00:42:52.519><c> our</c>

00:42:52.900 --> 00:42:56.000
friend.<00:42:54.219><c> He</c><00:42:54.380><c> is</c><00:42:54.599><c> our</c><00:42:54.940><c> benefactor.</c><00:42:55.780><c> He</c>

00:42:56.000 --> 00:43:03.920
is<00:42:56.199><c> working</c><00:42:56.400><c> to</c><00:42:56.739><c> save</c><00:42:57.019><c> us.</c><00:42:58.619><c> Our</c><00:42:59.119><c> enemy</c><00:42:59.739><c> is</c><00:43:00.739><c> sin.</c><00:43:02.840><c> And</c><00:43:03.119><c> this</c><00:43:03.400><c> Spirit</c><00:43:03.719><c> of</c>

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Christ,<00:43:04.460><c> that</c><00:43:04.539><c> is</c><00:43:04.659><c> in</c><00:43:04.780><c> verse</c><00:43:04.980><c> 26</c>

00:43:05.519 --> 00:43:10.579
when<00:43:05.699><c> you</c><00:43:05.840><c> look</c><00:43:05.980><c> carefully</c><00:43:06.380><c> at</c><00:43:07.400><c> the</c><00:43:07.760><c> phrase,</c><00:43:08.519><c> it</c><00:43:08.719><c> is</c><00:43:09.719><c> the</c><00:43:10.019><c> Spirit</c><00:43:10.280><c> of</c>

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Christ,<00:43:11.300><c> of</c><00:43:11.519><c> the</c><00:43:11.719><c> Christ</c><00:43:12.000><c>-like</c>

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case.<00:43:41.739><c> And</c><00:43:42.039><c> here</c><00:43:42.500><c> the</c><00:43:43.019><c> Son</c><00:43:43.300><c> works</c><00:43:43.900><c> with</c><00:43:44.280><c> us</c><00:43:44.980><c> in</c><00:43:45.400><c> our</c><00:43:45.659><c> warfare</c>

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1<00:43:55.260><c> John</c><00:43:55.579><c> chapter</c><00:43:56.079><c> 2</c><00:43:57.400><c> where</c>

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we<00:44:00.440><c> have</c><00:44:00.820><c> the</c><00:44:01.400><c> Father</c><00:44:02.019><c> and</c><00:44:02.880><c> the</c><00:44:03.179><c> Son</c><00:44:04.059><c> seeking</c><00:44:04.559><c> to</c><00:44:05.000><c> save</c><00:44:05.219><c> us</c><00:44:05.980><c> from</c><00:44:06.380><c> sin.</c><00:44:08.719><c> It</c>

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is<00:44:09.059><c> a</c><00:44:09.219><c> situation</c><00:44:09.760><c> where</c>

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write<00:44:16.900><c> unto</c><00:44:17.400><c> you</c><00:44:17.639><c> that</c><00:44:17.800><c> you</c><00:44:18.039><c> sin</c><00:44:18.239><c> not.</c><00:44:18.579><c> That's</c>

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the<00:44:19.539><c> objective.</c><00:44:20.139><c> That</c><00:44:20.280><c> you</c><00:44:20.400><c> be</c><00:44:20.639><c> turned</c><00:44:21.079><c> away</c><00:44:21.659><c> from</c><00:44:21.900><c> iniquity.</c>

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But<00:44:24.000><c> if</c><00:44:25.159><c> any</c><00:44:25.460><c> man</c><00:44:25.780><c> sins,</c><00:44:26.119><c> we</c><00:44:26.340><c> have</c><00:44:26.579><c> an</c>

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advocate<00:44:27.179><c> with</c><00:44:27.940><c> the</c><00:44:28.179><c> Father,</c><00:44:28.679><c> Jesus</c><00:44:29.119><c> Christ</c><00:44:29.539><c> the</c><00:44:29.760><c> righteous.</c>

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our<00:44:32.460><c> sins.</c><00:44:33.340><c> Not</c><00:44:33.639><c> for</c><00:44:33.860><c> ours</c><00:44:34.079><c> only,</c><00:44:34.460><c> but</c><00:44:34.619><c> also</c><00:44:34.960><c> for</c><00:44:35.119><c> the</c><00:44:35.260><c> sins</c><00:44:35.420><c> of</c>

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the<00:44:35.699><c> whole</c><00:44:35.960><c> world.</c><00:44:36.420><c> Now</c><00:44:36.599><c> you</c><00:44:36.659><c> see</c><00:44:36.820><c> the</c>

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points<00:44:37.199><c> being</c><00:44:37.500><c> drawn</c><00:44:38.360><c> together</c><00:44:38.760><c> here.</c><00:44:39.199><c> Here</c><00:44:39.480><c> is</c><00:44:39.699><c> the</c><00:44:39.940><c> Father</c>

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and<00:44:40.760><c> the</c><00:44:41.039><c> Son,</c><00:44:41.659><c> Jesus</c><00:44:42.139><c> Christ</c><00:44:42.559><c> the</c><00:44:42.760><c> righteous.</c>

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Here<00:44:45.599><c> we</c><00:44:45.860><c> have</c><00:44:46.119><c> the</c><00:44:46.519><c> Son</c><00:44:46.820><c> as</c><00:44:47.139><c> the</c><00:44:47.460><c> Savior,</c><00:44:48.300><c> the</c><00:44:48.539><c> propitiation</c>

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for<00:44:49.920><c> our</c><00:44:50.179><c> sins.</c><00:44:52.400><c> And</c><00:44:52.639><c> what</c><00:44:52.780><c> we're</c><00:44:53.559><c> inclined</c><00:44:53.900><c> to</c><00:44:54.119><c> do</c>

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the<00:45:05.639><c> Father</c><00:45:05.880><c> who</c><00:45:06.099><c> supplied</c>

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10.<00:45:14.039><c> Here</c><00:45:14.139><c> in</c><00:45:14.320><c> his</c><00:45:14.539><c> love,</c><00:45:15.199><c> not</c><00:45:15.360><c> that</c><00:45:15.519><c> we</c>

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loved<00:45:15.960><c> God,</c><00:45:16.320><c> but</c><00:45:16.519><c> that</c><00:45:16.699><c> he</c><00:45:16.840><c> loved</c><00:45:17.059><c> us</c><00:45:17.460><c> and</c><00:45:17.860><c> sent</c><00:45:18.219><c> his</c><00:45:18.679><c> Son</c><00:45:18.980><c> to</c>

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be<00:45:19.300><c> the</c><00:45:19.500><c> propitiation</c><00:45:20.119><c> for</c><00:45:20.400><c> our</c><00:45:20.639><c> sins.</c><00:45:21.159><c> This</c>

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is<00:45:21.500><c> not</c><00:45:21.619><c> an</c><00:45:21.820><c> angry</c><00:45:22.059><c> God</c><00:45:22.460><c> with</c><00:45:22.739><c> whom</c><00:45:22.860><c> we</c><00:45:23.059><c> deal.</c><00:45:23.420><c> This</c><00:45:23.619><c> is</c><00:45:23.820><c> a</c><00:45:23.920><c> loving</c><00:45:24.159><c> God</c>

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who<00:45:25.000><c> supplies</c><00:45:25.760><c> the</c><00:45:26.059><c> propitiation.</c>

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are<00:45:45.360><c> ourselves</c><00:45:45.980><c> the</c><00:45:46.260><c> condemned</c><00:45:46.659><c> and</c><00:45:47.059><c> here</c>

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is<00:45:47.500><c> the</c><00:45:47.800><c> helper</c><00:45:48.099><c> in</c><00:45:48.280><c> the</c><00:45:48.440><c> court</c><00:45:48.599><c> of</c><00:45:48.900><c> justice.</c><00:45:50.420><c> Jesus</c><00:45:50.820><c> Christ</c>

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as<00:45:51.760><c> he</c><00:45:51.960><c> attempts</c><00:45:52.179><c> to</c><00:45:52.800><c> convince</c><00:45:53.119><c> the</c><00:45:53.380><c> angry</c>

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God<00:45:54.079><c> not</c><00:45:54.360><c> to</c><00:45:54.539><c> punish</c><00:45:54.780><c> us.</c><00:45:55.579><c> That's</c><00:45:56.159><c> a</c><00:45:56.340><c> pagan</c><00:45:56.579><c> notion.</c><00:45:57.800><c> The</c><00:45:58.059><c> biblical</c><00:45:58.539><c> notion</c><00:45:59.079><c> is,</c>

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used<00:46:03.639><c> there?</c><00:46:04.380><c> It's</c><00:46:04.579><c> perikletos.</c>

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That's<00:46:07.219><c> the</c><00:46:07.380><c> word</c><00:46:07.739><c> comforter.</c><00:46:10.219><c> A</c><00:46:10.719><c> comforter.</c><00:46:12.179><c> That's</c><00:46:12.500><c> the</c><00:46:12.559><c> word</c><00:46:12.699><c> that's</c><00:46:13.019><c> used</c><00:46:13.320><c> in</c>

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the<00:46:13.599><c> Gospel</c><00:46:13.940><c> of</c><00:46:14.079><c> John</c>

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for<00:46:14.599><c> comforter.</c><00:46:15.239><c> And</c><00:46:15.559><c> who</c><00:46:16.000><c> is</c><00:46:16.480><c> the</c><00:46:16.900><c> great</c><00:46:17.760><c> comforter?</c><00:46:20.260><c> It</c><00:46:20.579><c> is</c>

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the<00:46:20.980><c> Father.</c><00:46:23.059><c> And</c><00:46:23.699><c> Zola</c><00:46:23.699><c> is</c><00:46:23.699><c> the</c><00:46:23.699><c> father</c><00:46:23.699><c> of</c>

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John.<00:46:47.400><c> We</c><00:46:47.980><c> have</c><00:46:48.320><c> sin.</c><00:46:50.260><c> The</c><00:46:50.519><c> Father</c><00:46:50.739><c> will</c><00:46:51.000><c> help</c><00:46:51.239><c> us.</c><00:46:51.880><c> In</c><00:46:52.079><c> the</c><00:46:52.300><c> multitude</c><00:46:52.760><c> of</c>

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is<00:46:59.940><c> the</c><00:47:00.139><c> comforter.</c><00:47:01.400><c> Incidentally</c>

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in<00:47:02.280><c> the</c><00:47:02.760><c> Septuagint,</c><00:47:03.360><c> which</c><00:47:03.500><c> is</c><00:47:03.679><c> the</c><00:47:03.800><c> Greek</c><00:47:03.920><c> version</c><00:47:04.239><c> of</c><00:47:04.440><c> the</c>

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