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that</c><00:18:07.069><c> we</c><00:18:07.250><c> are</c><00:18:07.410><c> in</c><00:18:07.529><c> him.</c> 00:18:09.109 --> 00:18:13.190 John<00:18:09.390><c> is</c><00:18:09.650><c> warning</c><00:18:09.950><c> us</c><00:18:10.470><c> that</c><00:18:11.029><c> we</c><00:18:11.269><c> might</c><00:18:11.569><c> claim</c><00:18:12.049><c> to</c><00:18:12.289><c> be</c><00:18:12.450><c> in</c><00:18:12.670><c> God</c> 00:18:13.190 --> 00:18:14.849 and<00:18:13.650><c> in</c><00:18:13.930><c> Christ,</c> 00:18:15.269 --> 00:18:19.710 but<00:18:15.789><c> it</c><00:18:16.150><c> is</c><00:18:16.390><c> possible</c><00:18:16.789><c> that</c><00:18:17.049><c> our</c><00:18:17.349><c> claim</c><00:18:17.869><c> might</c><00:18:18.410><c> not</c><00:18:18.650><c> be</c><00:18:18.869><c> valid.</c> 00:18:20.109 --> 00:18:25.289 For<00:18:20.789><c> it</c><00:18:20.930><c> is</c><00:18:21.250><c> dependent</c><00:18:21.750><c> upon</c><00:18:22.470><c> our</c><00:18:22.930><c> 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are</c><00:21:00.769><c> called</c><00:21:01.109><c> in</c><00:21:01.470><c> one</c><00:21:01.769><c> body</c><00:21:02.410><c> and</c><00:21:03.069><c> be</c><00:21:03.269><c> ye</c><00:21:03.509><c> thankful.</c> 00:21:06.410 --> 00:21:11.009 Let<00:21:06.509><c> us</c><00:21:06.650><c> have</c><00:21:06.789><c> a</c><00:21:06.849><c> look</c><00:21:07.029><c> at</c><00:21:07.369><c> Colossians</c><00:21:08.029><c> 3</c><00:21:08.750><c> verses</c><00:21:09.250><c> 16</c><00:21:09.789><c> to</c><00:21:10.009><c> 17.</c> 00:21:18.029 --> 00:21:22.329 Colossians<00:21:18.690><c> 3</c><00:21:19.509><c> verses</c><00:21:20.230><c> 16</c><00:21:20.829><c> to</c><00:21:21.049><c> 17.</c> 00:21:23.430 --> 00:21:27.630 Let<00:21:24.109><c> the</c><00:21:24.309><c> words</c><00:21:24.630><c> of</c><00:21:24.809><c> Christ</c><00:21:25.230><c> dwell</c><00:21:25.609><c> in</c><00:21:25.750><c> you</c><00:21:26.029><c> richly</c><00:21:26.490><c> in</c><00:21:26.650><c> all</c><00:21:26.970><c> 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the</c><00:21:42.670><c> Lord</c><00:21:42.910><c> Jesus,</c> 00:21:44.089 --> 00:21:47.730 giving<00:21:44.329><c> thanks</c><00:21:44.930><c> to</c><00:21:45.190><c> God</c><00:21:45.630><c> the</c><00:21:46.190><c> Father</c><00:21:46.509><c> by</c><00:21:46.890><c> him.</c> 00:21:48.230 --> 00:21:54.930 What<00:21:49.130><c> Paul</c><00:21:49.430><c> is</c><00:21:49.710><c> telling</c><00:21:49.910><c> us</c><00:21:50.430><c> is</c><00:21:51.109><c> that</c><00:21:51.549><c> all</c><00:21:52.170><c> that</c><00:21:52.549><c> we</c><00:21:52.769><c> do</c><00:21:53.009><c> and</c><00:21:53.390><c> say</c><00:21:53.809><c> must</c><00:21:54.589><c> be</c> 00:21:54.930 --> 00:21:56.529 honoring<00:21:55.190><c> to</c><00:21:55.470><c> the</c><00:21:55.670><c> Father.</c> 00:21:57.069 --> 00:22:00.529 We<00:21:57.589><c> have</c><00:21:57.829><c> been</c><00:21:58.210><c> called</c><00:21:58.869><c> to</c><00:21:59.410><c> sonship.</c> 00:22:01.289 --> 00:22:06.690 The<00:22:01.609><c> 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lean</c><00:22:40.869><c> not</c><00:22:41.470><c> unto</c><00:22:42.109><c> thine</c><00:22:42.390><c> own</c><00:22:42.710><c> understanding.</c> 00:22:43.410 --> 00:22:48.470 In<00:22:44.410><c> all</c><00:22:45.029><c> thy</c><00:22:45.309><c> ways</c><00:22:45.670><c> acknowledge</c><00:22:46.230><c> him</c><00:22:46.910><c> and</c><00:22:47.549><c> he</c><00:22:47.730><c> shall</c><00:22:47.950><c> direct</c> 00:22:48.470 --> 00:22:50.049 thy<00:22:48.750><c> paths.</c> 00:22:50.589 --> 00:22:55.849 Be<00:22:50.609><c> not</c><00:22:50.950><c> wise</c><00:22:51.309><c> in</c><00:22:51.589><c> thine</c><00:22:51.750><c> own</c><00:22:51.990><c> eyes.</c><00:22:53.650><c> Fear</c><00:22:53.869><c> Yahweh</c><00:22:54.630><c> and</c><00:22:55.410><c> depart</c> 00:22:55.849 --> 00:22:57.049 from<00:22:56.150><c> evil.</c> 00:22:58.230 --> 00:23:00.950 And<00:22:58.309><c> in</c><00:22:58.509><c> writing</c><00:22:58.690><c> to</c><00:22:58.910><c> the</c><00:22:59.089><c> Corinthians</c><00:22:59.470><c> Paul</c><00:22:59.849><c> says,</c> 00:23:01.069 --> 00:23:05.349 whether<00:23:01.190><c> therefore</c><00:23:01.609><c> ye</c><00:23:01.890><c> eat</c><00:23:02.130><c> or</c><00:23:02.390><c> drink</c><00:23:02.690><c> or</c><00:23:03.369><c> whatsoever</c><00:23:03.829><c> ye</c><00:23:04.250><c> do,</c><00:23:05.190><c> do</c> 00:23:05.349 --> 00:23:08.369 all<00:23:06.049><c> to</c><00:23:06.549><c> the</c><00:23:06.769><c> glory</c><00:23:07.009><c> of</c><00:23:07.309><c> God.</c> 00:23:09.549 --> 00:23:15.130 Now<00:23:10.269><c> Paul</c><00:23:10.829><c> turns</c><00:23:11.529><c> to</c><00:23:11.750><c> the</c><00:23:11.970><c> wives</c><00:23:12.289><c> in</c><00:23:13.109><c> verse</c><00:23:13.410><c> 18</c><00:23:14.029><c> of</c><00:23:14.369><c> his</c><00:23:14.670><c> third</c> 00:23:15.130 --> 00:23:16.369 to<00:23:15.490><c> Colossians.</c> 00:23:18.210 --> 00:23:23.430 Wives,<00:23:19.170><c> submit</c><00:23:19.650><c> 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spiritual</c><00:25:16.869><c> lessons</c><00:25:17.250><c> for</c><00:25:17.529><c> us</c><00:25:17.789><c> in</c><00:25:17.869><c> this?</c> 00:25:19.690 --> 00:25:24.150 As<00:25:19.990><c> the</c><00:25:20.230><c> bride</c><00:25:20.390><c> of</c><00:25:20.589><c> Christ,</c><00:25:21.509><c> we</c><00:25:21.690><c> must</c><00:25:21.930><c> submit</c><00:25:22.569><c> to</c><00:25:23.369><c> our</c><00:25:23.809><c> own</c> 00:25:24.150 --> 00:25:26.009 husband,<00:25:25.130><c> Christ.</c> 00:25:26.869 --> 00:25:29.990 We<00:25:27.250><c> must</c><00:25:27.589><c> serve</c><00:25:28.069><c> the</c><00:25:28.390><c> Christ</c><00:25:28.829><c> cause.</c> 00:25:30.509 --> 00:25:37.430 Anything<00:25:31.269><c> we</c><00:25:31.609><c> do</c><00:25:32.089><c> or</c><00:25:32.710><c> say</c><00:25:32.950><c> or</c><00:25:33.250><c> think</c><00:25:33.869><c> that</c><00:25:34.450><c> is</c><00:25:34.769><c> contrary</c><00:25:35.130><c> to</c><00:25:35.509><c> this</c><00:25:35.890><c> cause</c><00:25:36.349><c> is</c> 00:25:37.430 --> 00:25:39.970 unfaithfulness<00:25:38.250><c> to</c><00:25:38.490><c> Christ.</c> 00:25:41.349 --> 00:25:48.710 Verse<00:25:41.430><c> 19,</c><00:25:43.950><c> husbands,</c><00:25:45.230><c> love</c><00:25:45.529><c> your</c><00:25:45.809><c> wives</c><00:25:46.369><c> and</c><00:25:47.769><c> be</c><00:25:48.069><c> not</c><00:25:48.410><c> bitter</c> 00:25:48.710 --> 00:25:50.150 against<00:25:49.130><c> them.</c> 00:25:51.029 --> 00:25:53.950 That<00:25:51.369><c> word</c><00:25:51.670><c> love</c><00:25:52.369><c> is</c><00:25:52.849><c> agapeo.</c> 00:25:54.410 --> 00:25:58.210 It<00:25:54.650><c> is</c><00:25:54.869><c> that</c><00:25:55.250><c> sacrificial</c><00:25:55.829><c> love,</c><00:25:56.589><c> the</c><00:25:56.750><c> love</c><00:25:56.869><c> that</c><00:25:56.990><c> was</c><00:25:57.250><c> manifested</c><00:25:57.769><c> by</c><00:25:58.130><c> our</c> 00:25:58.210 --> 00:25:59.910 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most</c><00:26:15.349><c> wonderful</c><00:26:15.970><c> way.</c> 00:26:17.670 --> 00:26:21.829 Let's<00:26:17.990><c> have</c><00:26:18.089><c> a</c><00:26:18.150><c> look</c><00:26:18.289><c> then</c><00:26:18.509><c> at</c><00:26:18.849><c> Ephesians</c><00:26:19.430><c> chapter</c><00:26:19.750><c> 5,</c><00:26:20.569><c> at</c><00:26:20.789><c> verse</c><00:26:21.190><c> 22</c> 00:26:21.829 --> 00:26:23.289 to<00:26:22.029><c> 33.</c> 00:26:29.789 --> 00:26:34.990 Ephesians<00:26:30.470><c> chapter</c><00:26:31.009><c> 5,</c><00:26:33.250><c> at</c><00:26:33.470><c> verse</c><00:26:33.829><c> 22.</c> 00:26:38.529 --> 00:26:42.410 Wives,<00:26:39.049><c> submit</c><00:26:39.309><c> yourselves</c><00:26:39.950><c> unto</c><00:26:40.190><c> your</c><00:26:40.450><c> own</c><00:26:40.690><c> husbands</c><00:26:41.289><c> as</c> 00:26:42.410 --> 00:26:44.049 unto<00:26:42.829><c> the</c><00:26:43.049><c> Lord.</c> 00:26:44.089 --> 00:26:47.329 For<00:26:44.230><c> the</c><00:26:44.410><c> husband</c><00:26:44.869><c> is</c><00:26:45.210><c> the</c><00:26:45.369><c> head</c><00:26:45.470><c> of</c><00:26:45.630><c> the</c><00:26:45.789><c> wife,</c><00:26:46.190><c> even</c><00:26:46.450><c> as</c><00:26:46.710><c> Christ</c><00:26:47.089><c> is</c> 00:26:47.329 --> 00:26:49.329 the<00:26:47.589><c> head</c><00:26:47.890><c> of</c><00:26:48.210><c> the</c><00:26:48.329><c> ecclesia,</c> 00:26:49.869 --> 00:26:53.670 and<00:26:50.390><c> he</c><00:26:51.089><c> is</c><00:26:51.430><c> the</c><00:26:51.730><c> savior</c><00:26:52.170><c> of</c><00:26:52.609><c> the</c><00:26:52.769><c> body.</c> 00:26:54.410 --> 00:26:58.029 Therefore,<00:26:55.769><c> as</c><00:26:56.089><c> the</c><00:26:56.349><c> ecclesia</c><00:26:56.690><c> is</c><00:26:56.829><c> subject</c><00:26:57.190><c> to</c><00:26:57.410><c> Christ,</c><00:26:57.789><c> so</c> 00:26:58.029 --> 00:27:01.430 let<00:26:58.170><c> the</c><00:26:58.470><c> wives</c><00:26:58.690><c> be</c><00:26:58.930><c> to</c><00:26:59.069><c> their</c><00:26:59.329><c> own</c><00:26:59.609><c> husbands</c><00:27:00.089><c> in</c><00:27:00.430><c> everything.</c> 00:27:01.829 --> 00:27:07.569 Husbands,<00:27:03.150><c> love</c><00:27:03.450><c> your</c><00:27:03.750><c> wives</c><00:27:04.269><c> even</c><00:27:05.109><c> as</c><00:27:05.609><c> Christ</c><00:27:06.109><c> also</c><00:27:07.029><c> loved</c> 00:27:07.569 --> 00:27:12.369 the<00:27:07.869><c> ecclesia</c><00:27:08.609><c> and</c><00:27:09.269><c> gave</c><00:27:09.849><c> himself</c><00:27:10.450><c> for</c><00:27:10.769><c> it,</c> 00:27:12.450 --> 00:27:17.170 that<00:27:12.750><c> he</c><00:27:12.930><c> might</c><00:27:13.329><c> sanctify</c><00:27:14.089><c> and</c><00:27:14.470><c> cleanse</c><00:27:14.750><c> it</c><00:27:15.450><c> with</c><00:27:15.789><c> the</c><00:27:16.089><c> washing</c><00:27:16.329><c> of</c><00:27:16.670><c> water</c><00:27:16.869><c> by</c> 00:27:17.170 --> 00:27:17.769 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wives</c><00:27:32.730><c> as</c><00:27:33.470><c> their</c><00:27:33.690><c> own</c><00:27:33.970><c> bodies.</c> 00:27:35.329 --> 00:27:39.289 He<00:27:35.569><c> that</c><00:27:35.910><c> loveth</c><00:27:36.130><c> his</c><00:27:36.390><c> wife</c><00:27:36.690><c> loveth</c><00:27:37.109><c> himself,</c><00:27:38.509><c> for</c><00:27:38.809><c> no</c><00:27:39.089><c> man</c> 00:27:39.289 --> 00:27:41.549 ever<00:27:39.569><c> yet</c><00:27:39.829><c> hated</c><00:27:40.109><c> his</c><00:27:40.349><c> own</c><00:27:40.630><c> flesh,</c> 00:27:41.809 --> 00:27:47.029 but<00:27:42.089><c> nourishes</c><00:27:42.430><c> and</c><00:27:42.690><c> cherishes</c><00:27:43.130><c> it</c><00:27:43.630><c> even</c><00:27:44.190><c> as</c><00:27:44.849><c> the</c><00:27:45.230><c> Lord</c><00:27:45.650><c> the</c><00:27:45.970><c> ecclesia.</c> 00:27:48.450 --> 00:27:53.869 For<00:27:49.130><c> we</c><00:27:49.390><c> are</c><00:27:49.670><c> members</c><00:27:50.190><c> of</c><00:27:50.490><c> his</c><00:27:50.789><c> body,</c><00:27:52.210><c> of</c><00:27:52.329><c> his</c><00:27:52.630><c> flesh,</c><00:27:53.630><c> and</c><00:27:53.710><c> of</c> 00:27:53.869 --> 00:27:55.130 his<00:27:54.109><c> bones.</c> 00:27:55.789 --> 00:27:59.910 For<00:27:55.910><c> this</c><00:27:56.369><c> cause</c><00:27:56.809><c> shall</c><00:27:57.230><c> a</c><00:27:57.450><c> man</c><00:27:57.650><c> leave</c><00:27:58.069><c> his</c><00:27:58.410><c> father</c><00:27:58.849><c> and</c><00:27:59.089><c> mother,</c><00:27:59.809><c> and</c> 00:27:59.910 --> 00:28:02.230 shall<00:28:00.130><c> be</c><00:28:00.410><c> joined</c><00:28:00.710><c> unto</c><00:28:00.970><c> his</c><00:28:01.250><c> wife,</c> 00:28:02.529 --> 00:28:05.930 and<00:28:02.869><c> they</c><00:28:03.309><c> too</c><00:28:03.809><c> shall</c><00:28:04.329><c> be</c><00:28:04.609><c> one</c><00:28:04.950><c> flesh.</c> 00:28:06.150 --> 00:28:10.329 This<00:28:06.450><c> is</c><00:28:06.710><c> a</c><00:28:06.950><c> great</c><00:28:07.230><c> mystery,</c><00:28:08.170><c> but</c><00:28:08.349><c> I</c><00:28:08.750><c> speak</c><00:28:08.970><c> concerning</c><00:28:09.569><c> Christ</c><00:28:10.130><c> and</c> 00:28:10.329 --> 00:28:10.829 the<00:28:10.490><c> ecclesia.</c> 00:28:10.829 --> 00:28:16.930 Nevertheless,<00:28:13.390><c> let</c><00:28:13.529><c> every</c><00:28:13.910><c> one</c><00:28:14.569><c> of</c><00:28:14.970><c> you</c><00:28:15.170><c> in</c><00:28:15.369><c> particular</c><00:28:16.150><c> so</c> 00:28:16.930 --> 00:28:19.990 love<00:28:17.349><c> his</c><00:28:17.650><c> wife</c><00:28:18.130><c> even</c><00:28:18.690><c> as</c><00:28:18.890><c> himself,</c> 00:28:20.029 --> 00:28:23.970 and<00:28:20.269><c> the</c><00:28:20.490><c> wife</c><00:28:21.089><c> see</c><00:28:21.490><c> that</c><00:28:21.690><c> she</c><00:28:22.029><c> reverence</c><00:28:22.670><c> her</c><00:28:23.029><c> husband.</c> 00:28:24.829 --> 00:28:27.670 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and</c><00:28:44.369><c> is</c> 00:28:44.690 --> 00:28:46.049 doing<00:28:44.930><c> for</c><00:28:45.190><c> us?</c> 00:28:48.569 --> 00:28:55.369 He<00:28:49.250><c> has</c><00:28:49.930><c> loved</c><00:28:51.970><c> us</c><00:28:52.430><c> with</c><00:28:52.890><c> that</c><00:28:53.230><c> sacrificial</c><00:28:53.849><c> love</c><00:28:54.309><c> in</c><00:28:55.150><c> giving</c> 00:28:55.369 --> 00:28:56.970 his<00:28:55.650><c> life</c><00:28:55.890><c> for</c><00:28:56.109><c> us.</c> 00:28:57.769 --> 00:29:01.150 Were<00:28:57.990><c> we</c><00:28:58.230><c> not</c><00:28:58.490><c> taken</c><00:28:58.849><c> out</c><00:28:59.289><c> of</c><00:28:59.430><c> his</c><00:28:59.769><c> pierced</c><00:29:00.289><c> side?</c> 00:29:02.650 --> 00:29:04.809 Does<00:29:03.009><c> he</c><00:29:03.170><c> not</c><00:29:03.329><c> have</c><00:29:03.509><c> a</c><00:29:03.769><c> sympathy</c><00:29:04.089><c> with</c><00:29:04.349><c> us?</c> 00:29:04.809 --> 00:29:09.329 Have<00:29:05.829><c> we</c><00:29:06.069><c> not</c><00:29:06.250><c> become</c><00:29:06.670><c> bone</c><00:29:06.950><c> of</c><00:29:07.089><c> his</c><00:29:07.349><c> bone</c><00:29:07.549><c> and</c><00:29:07.829><c> flesh</c><00:29:08.029><c> of</c><00:29:08.190><c> his</c><00:29:08.470><c> flesh?</c> 00:29:10.049 --> 00:29:12.569 Are<00:29:10.309><c> we</c><00:29:10.589><c> not</c><00:29:10.809><c> the</c><00:29:11.049><c> body</c><00:29:11.349><c> of</c><00:29:11.589><c> Christ?</c> 00:29:13.890 --> 00:29:17.869 Is<00:29:14.150><c> he</c><00:29:14.309><c> not</c><00:29:14.569><c> able</c><00:29:15.210><c> to</c><00:29:16.309><c> keep</c><00:29:16.490><c> us</c><00:29:16.769><c> from</c><00:29:17.089><c> falling?</c> 00:29:18.650 --> 00:29:22.130 Is<00:29:18.970><c> he</c><00:29:19.109><c> not</c><00:29:19.329><c> able</c><00:29:19.589><c> to</c><00:29:19.890><c> present</c><00:29:20.170><c> us</c><00:29:20.569><c> faultless</c><00:29:21.069><c> before</c><00:29:21.410><c> the</c><00:29:21.710><c> presence</c><00:29:21.950><c> of</c> 00:29:22.130 --> 00:29:24.549 his<00:29:22.349><c> glory</c><00:29:22.670><c> with</c><00:29:22.950><c> exceeding</c><00:29:23.630><c> joy?</c> 00:29:25.690 --> 00:29:30.569 If<00:29:26.069><c> we</c><00:29:26.329><c> abide</c><00:29:26.690><c> in</c><00:29:26.910><c> his</c><00:29:27.170><c> love,</c><00:29:28.869><c> what</c><00:29:29.170><c> fullness</c><00:29:29.589><c> of</c><00:29:29.930><c> joy</c><00:29:30.109><c> will</c><00:29:30.349><c> be</c> 00:29:30.569 --> 00:29:31.630 ours,<00:29:30.829><c> brothers</c><00:29:31.049><c> and</c><00:29:31.269><c> sisters,</c> 00:29:31.630 --> 00:29:35.289 when<00:29:32.089><c> he</c><00:29:32.349><c> comes</c><00:29:32.670><c> to</c><00:29:32.869><c> be</c><00:29:33.170><c> glorified</c><00:29:33.730><c> in</c><00:29:33.890><c> his</c><00:29:34.109><c> saints?</c> 00:29:37.150 --> 00:29:43.410 Therefore,<00:29:37.529><c> husbands,</c><00:29:38.769><c> love</c><00:29:39.049><c> your</c><00:29:39.329><c> wives</c><00:29:39.769><c> and</c><00:29:40.789><c> do</c><00:29:41.049><c> not</c><00:29:41.309><c> behave</c><00:29:41.750><c> harshly</c><00:29:42.349><c> to</c><00:29:42.589><c> them.</c> 00:29:45.049 --> 00:29:48.609 Colossians<00:29:45.630><c> 3,</c><00:29:46.529><c> at</c><00:29:46.710><c> verse</c><00:29:46.930><c> 20.</c> 00:29:49.970 --> 00:29:53.049 Children,<00:29:50.529><c> obey</c><00:29:50.950><c> your</c><00:29:51.289><c> parents</c><00:29:51.569><c> in</c><00:29:51.789><c> all</c><00:29:52.049><c> things,</c><00:29:52.670><c> for</c><00:29:52.809><c> this</c> 00:29:53.049 --> 00:29:55.670 is<00:29:53.309><c> well</c><00:29:53.589><c> pleasing</c><00:29:54.009><c> unto</c><00:29:54.589><c> the</c><00:29:54.829><c> Lord.</c> 00:29:57.710 --> 00:30:06.769 Let's<00:29:58.329><c> go</c><00:29:58.710><c> back</c><00:29:59.029><c> to</c><00:29:59.269><c> Ephesians</c><00:30:00.210><c> 6,</c><00:30:02.950><c> verses</c><00:30:04.950><c> 1</c><00:30:05.369><c>-3.</c> 00:30:07.089 --> 00:30:11.150 Children,<00:30:07.369><c> obey</c><00:30:07.650><c> your</c><00:30:07.990><c> parents</c><00:30:08.349><c> in</c><00:30:08.569><c> the</c><00:30:08.730><c> Lord,</c><00:30:09.309><c> for</c><00:30:09.490><c> this</c><00:30:09.750><c> is</c><00:30:10.049><c> right.</c> 00:30:11.369 --> 00:30:14.529 Honor<00:30:11.609><c> thy</c><00:30:11.950><c> father</c><00:30:12.349><c> and</c><00:30:12.569><c> thy</c><00:30:12.730><c> mother,</c><00:30:13.609><c> which</c><00:30:13.789><c> is</c><00:30:13.990><c> the</c><00:30:14.230><c> first</c> 00:30:14.529 --> 00:30:16.410 commandment<00:30:15.029><c> with</c><00:30:15.289><c> promise,</c> 00:30:16.549 --> 00:30:19.849 that<00:30:16.690><c> it</c><00:30:16.910><c> may</c><00:30:17.170><c> be</c><00:30:17.410><c> well</c><00:30:17.730><c> with</c><00:30:17.990><c> thee,</c><00:30:18.829><c> and</c><00:30:19.069><c> that</c><00:30:19.250><c> thou</c><00:30:19.430><c> mayest</c> 00:30:19.849 --> 00:30:22.130 live<00:30:20.150><c> long</c><00:30:20.670><c> on</c><00:30:21.130><c> the</c><00:30:21.309><c> earth.</c> 00:30:22.650 --> 00:30:27.549 So<00:30:23.369><c> we</c><00:30:23.650><c> see</c><00:30:23.910><c> that</c><00:30:24.809><c> a</c><00:30:25.109><c> long</c><00:30:25.309><c> and</c><00:30:25.630><c> good</c><00:30:25.789><c> life</c><00:30:26.309><c> was</c><00:30:26.710><c> the</c><00:30:26.950><c> reward</c><00:30:27.269><c> of</c> 00:30:27.549 --> 00:30:29.670 children<00:30:28.069><c> who</c><00:30:28.630><c> obey,</c> 00:30:29.930 --> 00:30:34.089 who<00:30:30.470><c> submit</c><00:30:31.009><c> to</c><00:30:31.690><c> their</c><00:30:32.190><c> parents</c><00:30:32.549><c> in</c><00:30:32.769><c> all</c><00:30:33.049><c> things.</c> 00:30:35.250 --> 00:30:37.609 Are<00:30:35.470><c> we</c><00:30:35.710><c> not</c><00:30:35.950><c> the</c><00:30:36.210><c> children</c><00:30:36.490><c> of</c><00:30:36.750><c> God?</c> 00:30:38.069 --> 00:30:41.549 If<00:30:38.210><c> we</c><00:30:38.490><c> faithfully</c><00:30:39.029><c> obey</c><00:30:39.450><c> our</c><00:30:39.630><c> loving</c><00:30:39.910><c> Heavenly</c><00:30:40.329><c> Father,</c> 00:30:41.789 --> 00:30:45.710 has<00:30:41.990><c> he</c><00:30:42.190><c> not</c><00:30:42.450><c> promised</c><00:30:42.809><c> us</c><00:30:43.369><c> life</c><00:30:43.750><c> in</c><00:30:43.990><c> his</c><00:30:44.250><c> glorious</c><00:30:44.730><c> kingdom?</c> 00:30:46.210 --> 00:30:51.029 The<00:30:47.009><c> law</c><00:30:47.289><c> of</c><00:30:47.569><c> God</c><00:30:48.109><c> came</c><00:30:48.509><c> down</c><00:30:48.910><c> heavily</c><00:30:49.269><c> upon</c><00:30:49.670><c> the</c><00:30:50.349><c> son</c><00:30:50.549><c> who</c><00:30:50.690><c> was</c> 00:30:51.029 --> 00:30:53.589 stubborn<00:30:51.269><c> and</c><00:30:51.609><c> rebellious</c><00:30:52.470><c> and</c><00:30:52.930><c> disobedient.</c> 00:30:53.789 --> 00:30:56.710 Let's<00:30:54.009><c> go</c><00:30:54.170><c> to</c><00:30:54.349><c> Deuteronomy</c><00:30:54.869><c> 21.</c> 00:30:59.730 --> 00:31:07.710 Deuteronomy<00:31:00.529><c> 21,</c><00:31:05.450><c> verses</c><00:31:05.910><c> 18</c><00:31:06.710><c>-21.</c> 00:31:11.849 --> 00:31:15.829 Deuteronomy<00:31:12.450><c> 21,</c><00:31:13.549><c> verses</c><00:31:13.769><c> 18</c><00:31:14.309><c>-21.</c> 00:31:19.750 --> 00:31:22.730 If<00:31:20.349><c> a</c><00:31:20.569><c> man</c><00:31:20.730><c> have</c><00:31:20.990><c> a</c><00:31:21.329><c> stubborn</c><00:31:21.529><c> and</c><00:31:21.789><c> rebellious</c><00:31:22.269><c> son,</c> 00:31:23.130 --> 00:31:26.089 which<00:31:23.250><c> will</c><00:31:23.549><c> not</c><00:31:23.750><c> obey</c><00:31:24.049><c> the</c><00:31:24.230><c> voice</c><00:31:24.470><c> of</c><00:31:24.630><c> his</c><00:31:24.869><c> father</c><00:31:25.170><c> or</c><00:31:25.509><c> the</c><00:31:25.710><c> voice</c><00:31:25.930><c> of</c> 00:31:26.089 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00:31:40.809 --> 00:31:42.890 and<00:31:41.069><c> unto</c><00:31:41.230><c> the</c><00:31:41.509><c> gate</c><00:31:41.730><c> of</c><00:31:41.910><c> his</c><00:31:42.130><c> place.</c> 00:31:43.410 --> 00:31:46.470 And<00:31:43.549><c> they</c><00:31:43.829><c> shall</c><00:31:44.089><c> say</c><00:31:44.349><c> unto</c><00:31:44.650><c> the</c><00:31:44.910><c> elders</c><00:31:45.130><c> of</c><00:31:45.349><c> his</c><00:31:45.529><c> city,</c> 00:31:46.650 --> 00:31:48.990 This<00:31:46.869><c> our</c><00:31:47.210><c> son</c><00:31:47.410><c> is</c><00:31:47.730><c> stubborn</c><00:31:48.029><c> and</c><00:31:48.269><c> rebellious.</c> 00:31:49.289 --> 00:31:54.470 He<00:31:49.430><c> will</c><00:31:49.650><c> not</c><00:31:49.890><c> obey</c><00:31:50.109><c> our</c><00:31:50.490><c> voice.</c><00:31:51.549><c> He</c><00:31:51.750><c> is</c><00:31:51.950><c> a</c><00:31:52.150><c> glutton</c><00:31:52.829><c> and</c><00:31:53.190><c> a</c><00:31:53.369><c> drunkard.</c> 00:31:54.650 --> 00:31:59.630 And<00:31:55.009><c> all</c><00:31:55.410><c> the</c><00:31:55.569><c> men</c><00:31:55.710><c> of</c><00:31:55.849><c> his</c><00:31:56.130><c> city</c><00:31:57.009><c> shall</c><00:31:57.589><c> stone</c><00:31:58.029><c> him</c><00:31:58.269><c> with</c><00:31:58.609><c> stones,</c><00:31:59.569><c> that</c> 00:31:59.630 --> 00:32:00.329 he<00:31:59.950><c> die.</c> 00:32:00.329 --> 00:32:06.769 So<00:32:01.809><c> shall</c><00:32:02.089><c> thou</c><00:32:02.410><c> put</c><00:32:03.430><c> evil</c><00:32:03.829><c> away</c><00:32:04.369><c> from</c><00:32:04.670><c> among</c><00:32:05.009><c> you,</c><00:32:06.009><c> and</c><00:32:06.349><c> all</c> 00:32:06.769 --> 00:32:10.250 Israel<00:32:07.529><c> shall</c><00:32:08.069><c> hear</c><00:32:08.690><c> and</c><00:32:09.490><c> fear.</c> 00:32:10.769 --> 00:32:13.670 It's<00:32:11.230><c> almost</c><00:32:11.470><c> unbelievable,</c><00:32:12.130><c> isn't</c><00:32:12.369><c> it?</c> 00:32:13.930 --> 00:32:18.529 So<00:32:14.549><c> that's</c><00:32:15.250><c> how</c><00:32:15.549><c> important</c><00:32:15.910><c> it</c><00:32:16.170><c> is</c><00:32:16.609><c> for</c><00:32:17.109><c> children</c><00:32:17.609><c> to</c><00:32:18.170><c> obey</c> 00:32:18.529 --> 00:32:19.789 their<00:32:18.869><c> parents.</c> 00:32:20.529 --> 00:32:24.829 Let's<00:32:20.769><c> come</c><00:32:20.990><c> then</c><00:32:21.309><c> to</c><00:32:21.769><c> Colossians</c><00:32:22.390><c> 3,</c><00:32:23.049><c> at</c><00:32:23.170><c> verse</c><00:32:23.410><c> 21.</c> 00:32:26.549 --> 00:32:33.190 Fathers,<00:32:28.349><c> provoke</c><00:32:28.410><c> not</c><00:32:28.750><c> your</c><00:32:29.069><c> children</c><00:32:29.369><c> to</c><00:32:29.650><c> anger,</c><00:32:31.009><c> lest</c><00:32:31.250><c> they</c><00:32:31.849><c> be</c><00:32:32.230><c> discouraged.</c> 00:32:34.650 --> 00:32:39.910 Do<00:32:34.869><c> not</c><00:32:35.369><c> irritate</c><00:32:36.089><c> needlessly</c><00:32:36.990><c> in</c><00:32:37.549><c> exacting</c><00:32:38.250><c> demands</c><00:32:38.869><c> and</c> 00:32:39.910 --> 00:32:42.210 continual<00:32:40.789><c> fault</c><00:32:41.210><c>-finding.</c> 00:32:42.730 --> 00:32:46.750 Let<00:32:42.910><c> us</c><00:32:43.190><c> encourage</c><00:32:43.829><c> our</c><00:32:44.190><c> children</c><00:32:44.630><c> in</c><00:32:45.210><c> the</c><00:32:45.390><c> things</c><00:32:45.549><c> of</c><00:32:45.750><c> the</c><00:32:45.930><c> Word.</c> 00:32:47.329 --> 00:32:50.230 Does<00:32:47.630><c> our</c><00:32:47.890><c> Heavenly</c><00:32:48.349><c> Father</c><00:32:48.809><c> provoke</c><00:32:49.269><c> us?</c> 00:32:50.509 --> 00:32:53.950 No,<00:32:51.109><c> brethren</c><00:32:51.410><c> and</c><00:32:51.630><c> sisters,</c><00:32:52.150><c> He</c><00:32:52.369><c> is</c><00:32:52.690><c> extremely</c><00:32:53.230><c> patient</c><00:32:53.670><c> and</c> 00:32:53.950 --> 00:32:55.089 long<00:32:54.269><c>-suffering.</c> 00:32:55.569 --> 00:32:58.869 He<00:32:55.809><c> gently</c><00:32:56.289><c> guides</c><00:32:56.710><c> us</c><00:32:56.990><c> by</c><00:32:57.190><c> the</c><00:32:57.390><c> hand</c><00:32:57.569><c> of</c><00:32:57.869><c> Providence,</c> 00:32:59.049 --> 00:33:02.849 providing<00:32:59.609><c> circumstances</c><00:33:00.549><c> in</c><00:33:00.829><c> our</c><00:33:01.049><c> daily</c><00:33:01.309><c> lives</c><00:33:01.950><c> to</c><00:33:02.490><c> guide</c> 00:33:02.849 --> 00:33:05.690 and<00:33:03.150><c> develop</c><00:33:03.410><c> us</c><00:33:03.690><c> and</c><00:33:03.890><c> to</c><00:33:04.109><c> develop</c><00:33:04.349><c> our</c><00:33:04.710><c> characters.</c> 00:33:07.250 --> 00:33:10.829 When<00:33:07.430><c> we</c><00:33:07.609><c> are</c><00:33:07.829><c> foolish</c><00:33:08.109><c> and</c><00:33:08.329><c> we</c><00:33:08.529><c> rebel</c><00:33:08.769><c> against</c><00:33:09.109><c> His</c><00:33:09.349><c> ways,</c><00:33:10.230><c> yes,</c><00:33:10.589><c> He</c> 00:33:10.829 --> 00:33:12.230 chastens<00:33:11.289><c> us,</c> 00:33:12.670 --> 00:33:16.890 with<00:33:12.849><c> a</c><00:33:13.029><c> view</c><00:33:13.250><c> to</c><00:33:13.509><c> bringing</c><00:33:13.769><c> us</c><00:33:14.089><c> back</c><00:33:14.329><c> into</c><00:33:14.549><c> His</c><00:33:14.809><c> ways</c><00:33:15.089><c> of</c><00:33:15.349><c> truth</c><00:33:15.529><c> and</c><00:33:15.769><c> righteousness.</c> 00:33:17.849 --> 00:33:20.180 Colossians<00:33:18.670><c> 3,</c><00:33:19.089><c> verse</c><00:33:19.269><c> 22.</c> 00:33:21.990 --> 00:33:26.529 Servants,<00:33:23.210><c> obey</c><00:33:23.769><c> in</c><00:33:24.049><c> all</c><00:33:24.390><c> things</c><00:33:24.670><c> your</c><00:33:24.950><c> masters</c><00:33:25.609><c> according</c> 00:33:26.529 --> 00:33:27.509 to<00:33:26.730><c> the</c><00:33:27.049><c> flesh,</c> 00:33:27.970 --> 00:33:33.089 not<00:33:28.269><c> with</c><00:33:28.529><c> eye</c><00:33:28.809><c>-service</c><00:33:29.130><c> as</c><00:33:29.390><c> men</c><00:33:29.710><c> pleases,</c><00:33:30.829><c> but</c><00:33:31.130><c> in</c><00:33:31.609><c> singleness</c><00:33:31.930><c> of</c><00:33:32.250><c> heart,</c> 00:33:33.509 --> 00:33:34.849 fearing<00:33:33.869><c> God.</c> 00:33:38.609 --> 00:33:43.930 The<00:33:38.970><c> word</c><00:33:39.309><c> servants</c><00:33:39.930><c> in</c><00:33:40.589><c> Greek</c><00:33:40.950><c> is</c><00:33:41.269><c> doulos,</c><00:33:42.529><c> and</c><00:33:42.690><c> signifies</c><00:33:43.430><c> a</c> 00:33:43.930 --> 00:33:45.349 bond<00:33:44.410><c> servant.</c> 00:33:45.670 --> 00:33:48.230 This<00:33:46.190><c> is</c><00:33:46.349><c> not</c><00:33:46.529><c> a</c><00:33:46.710><c> servant</c><00:33:46.910><c> who</c><00:33:47.029><c> is</c><00:33:47.309><c> paid.</c> 00:33:48.349 --> 00:33:51.490 This<00:33:48.450><c> is</c><00:33:48.569><c> not</c><00:33:48.730><c> a</c><00:33:48.970><c> servant</c><00:33:49.210><c> who</c><00:33:49.410><c> can</c><00:33:50.009><c> leave</c><00:33:50.289><c> his</c><00:33:50.549><c> master's</c><00:33:51.150><c> service</c><00:33:51.329><c> when</c> 00:33:51.490 --> 00:33:53.329 he<00:33:51.670><c> feels</c><00:33:51.930><c> so</c><00:33:52.289><c> inclined.</c> 00:33:53.490 --> 00:33:56.970 This<00:33:53.690><c> is</c><00:33:53.890><c> a</c><00:33:54.029><c> slave,</c><00:33:55.049><c> one</c><00:33:55.309><c> who</c><00:33:55.490><c> has</c><00:33:55.690><c> been</c><00:33:56.049><c> bought,</c><00:33:56.390><c> one</c><00:33:56.549><c> who</c><00:33:56.690><c> is</c> 00:33:56.970 --> 00:33:58.710 owned<00:33:57.230><c> by</c><00:33:57.509><c> his</c><00:33:57.730><c> master.</c> 00:33:59.390 --> 00:34:03.170 So<00:33:59.609><c> the</c><00:33:59.869><c> exhortation</c><00:34:00.450><c> is</c><00:34:00.690><c> to</c><00:34:01.089><c> obey</c><00:34:01.529><c> our</c><00:34:01.890><c> masters</c><00:34:02.329><c> according</c> 00:34:03.170 --> 00:34:03.990 to<00:34:03.369><c> the</c><00:34:03.630><c> flesh,</c> 00:34:04.390 --> 00:34:09.230 not<00:34:04.650><c> only</c><00:34:05.009><c> when</c><00:34:05.250><c> the</c><00:34:05.509><c> master</c><00:34:05.769><c> is</c><00:34:06.109><c> present,</c><00:34:07.069><c> but</c><00:34:07.289><c> in</c><00:34:07.450><c> his</c><00:34:07.670><c> absence</c><00:34:08.110><c> also.</c> 00:34:10.010 --> 00:34:12.750 It<00:34:10.110><c> is</c><00:34:10.309><c> needful</c><00:34:10.730><c> for</c><00:34:10.849><c> us</c><00:34:11.150><c> to</c><00:34:11.449><c> think</c><00:34:11.730><c> about</c><00:34:12.010><c> this</c><00:34:12.250><c> in</c><00:34:12.409><c> the</c><00:34:12.570><c> age</c> 00:34:12.750 --> 00:34:13.590 in<00:34:12.889><c> which</c><00:34:13.010><c> we</c><00:34:13.269><c> live,</c> 00:34:13.590 --> 00:34:18.389 when<00:34:14.730><c> we</c><00:34:14.889><c> go</c><00:34:15.150><c> about</c><00:34:15.329><c> our</c><00:34:15.610><c> daily</c><00:34:15.889><c> work,</c><00:34:16.889><c> that</c><00:34:16.989><c> we</c><00:34:17.130><c> do</c><00:34:17.309><c> not</c><00:34:17.590><c> blaspheme</c><00:34:18.150><c> the</c> 00:34:18.389 --> 00:34:19.909 name<00:34:18.610><c> that</c><00:34:18.849><c> we</c><00:34:19.070><c> bear.</c> 00:34:21.409 --> 00:34:25.429 The<00:34:21.690><c> service</c><00:34:21.909><c> that</c><00:34:22.130><c> we</c><00:34:22.349><c> render</c><00:34:22.769><c> our</c><00:34:23.610><c> earthly</c><00:34:23.949><c> master</c><00:34:24.590><c> must</c><00:34:25.190><c> be</c> 00:34:25.429 --> 00:34:28.269 as<00:34:25.650><c> though</c><00:34:26.050><c> we</c><00:34:26.650><c> were</c><00:34:26.929><c> serving</c><00:34:27.289><c> God.</c> 00:34:29.010 --> 00:34:34.750 We<00:34:29.309><c> must</c><00:34:29.590><c> with</c><00:34:29.989><c> singleness</c><00:34:30.389><c> of</c><00:34:30.750><c> heart,</c><00:34:31.469><c> with</c><00:34:31.789><c> total</c><00:34:32.030><c> dedication,</c><00:34:33.369><c> render</c><00:34:33.610><c> service.</c> 00:34:35.610 --> 00:34:38.710 The<00:34:36.090><c> spiritual</c><00:34:36.510><c> lesson</c><00:34:36.829><c> in</c><00:34:37.030><c> this</c><00:34:37.210><c> is</c><00:34:37.429><c> not</c><00:34:37.630><c> very</c><00:34:37.909><c> difficult</c><00:34:38.329><c> for</c><00:34:38.550><c> us</c> 00:34:38.710 --> 00:34:39.349 to<00:34:39.010><c> perceive.</c> 00:34:39.349 --> 00:34:45.130 We<00:34:40.289><c> are</c><00:34:40.530><c> the</c><00:34:40.829><c> bond</c><00:34:41.289><c> slaves</c><00:34:42.190><c> of</c><00:34:43.010><c> our</c><00:34:43.250><c> Lord</c><00:34:43.469><c> Jesus</c><00:34:43.949><c> Christ.</c> 00:34:46.130 --> 00:34:50.269 He<00:34:46.969><c> has</c><00:34:47.289><c> purchased</c><00:34:47.710><c> us</c><00:34:48.570><c> from</c><00:34:49.050><c> King</c><00:34:49.389><c> Sin.</c> 00:34:51.670 --> 00:34:56.869 We<00:34:51.949><c> are</c><00:34:52.269><c> now</c><00:34:52.949><c> in</c><00:34:53.630><c> the</c><00:34:53.929><c> service</c><00:34:54.590><c> of</c><00:34:55.309><c> the</c><00:34:55.489><c> King</c><00:34:55.690><c> of</c><00:34:55.949><c> Righteousness.</c> 00:34:58.269 --> 00:35:01.550 We<00:34:58.530><c> can</c><00:34:58.809><c> no</c><00:34:59.010><c> longer</c><00:34:59.670><c> serve</c><00:35:00.269><c> King</c><00:35:00.630><c> Sin.</c> 00:35:02.389 --> 00:35:06.949 Our<00:35:02.710><c> service</c><00:35:03.010><c> to</c><00:35:03.269><c> Christ</c><00:35:03.570><c> must</c><00:35:03.829><c> be</c><00:35:04.190><c> single</c><00:35:04.489><c>-hearted,</c><00:35:06.409><c> totally</c> 00:35:06.949 --> 00:35:09.750 dedicated<00:35:07.909><c> to</c><00:35:08.550><c> his</c><00:35:08.750><c> purpose.</c> 00:35:11.489 --> 00:35:17.230 Verses<00:35:12.369><c> 23</c><00:35:13.130><c> and</c><00:35:13.329><c> 24</c><00:35:14.469><c> of</c><00:35:14.929><c> Colossians</c><00:35:15.409><c> 3.</c> 00:35:20.949 --> 00:35:25.530 And<00:35:21.070><c> whatsoever</c><00:35:21.550><c> ye</c><00:35:21.929><c> do,</c><00:35:22.949><c> do</c><00:35:23.190><c> it</c><00:35:23.489><c> heartily</c><00:35:24.130><c> as</c><00:35:24.670><c> to</c><00:35:24.829><c> the</c><00:35:25.030><c> Lord,</c> 00:35:25.730 --> 00:35:27.829 and<00:35:26.110><c> not</c><00:35:26.449><c> unto</c><00:35:26.769><c> men.</c> 00:35:28.389 --> 00:35:33.010 Knowing<00:35:28.590><c> that</c><00:35:28.829><c> of</c><00:35:30.409><c> the</c><00:35:30.650><c> Lord</c><00:35:30.929><c> ye</c><00:35:31.369><c> shall</c><00:35:31.630><c> receive</c><00:35:32.230><c> the</c><00:35:32.469><c> reward</c> 00:35:33.010 --> 00:35:34.570 of<00:35:33.329><c> the</c><00:35:33.570><c> inheritance,</c> 00:35:34.869 --> 00:35:38.130 for<00:35:35.070><c> ye</c><00:35:35.449><c> serve</c><00:35:36.090><c> the</c><00:35:36.570><c> Lord</c><00:35:36.869><c> Christ.</c> 00:35:40.210 --> 00:35:45.510 We<00:35:40.929><c> are</c><00:35:41.210><c> to</c><00:35:41.449><c> serve</c><00:35:41.690><c> Christ</c><00:35:42.269><c> heartily,</c><00:35:43.809><c> literally</c><00:35:44.230><c> out</c><00:35:44.989><c> of</c><00:35:45.170><c> the</c> 00:35:45.510 --> 00:35:47.309 soul<00:35:45.809><c> or</c><00:35:46.110><c> life.</c> 00:35:47.429 --> 00:35:52.969 So<00:35:47.590><c> the</c><00:35:47.789><c> idea</c><00:35:48.230><c> is</c><00:35:48.530><c> that</c><00:35:49.090><c> we</c><00:35:49.469><c> are</c><00:35:49.789><c> dead,</c><00:35:51.110><c> and</c><00:35:51.110><c> the</c><00:35:52.329><c> life</c><00:35:52.570><c> that</c><00:35:52.789><c> we</c> 00:35:52.969 --> 00:35:55.349 now<00:35:53.329><c> live</c><00:35:53.789><c> is</c><00:35:54.170><c> unto</c><00:35:54.489><c> Christ.</c> 00:35:56.969 --> 00:36:01.869 Knowing<00:35:57.369><c> that</c><00:35:58.110><c> of</c><00:35:59.690><c> the</c><00:35:59.909><c> Lord</c><00:36:00.130><c> ye</c><00:36:00.409><c> shall</c><00:36:00.670><c> receive</c><00:36:01.210><c> the</c><00:36:01.389><c> 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give</c><00:36:20.190><c> us</c><00:36:20.510><c> life.</c> 00:36:23.010 --> 00:36:27.329 But<00:36:23.650><c> he</c><00:36:24.289><c> will</c><00:36:24.590><c> give</c><00:36:24.710><c> us</c><00:36:25.409><c> not</c><00:36:25.929><c> the</c><00:36:26.150><c> life</c><00:36:26.329><c> that</c><00:36:26.530><c> we</c><00:36:26.750><c> now</c><00:36:27.050><c> have,</c> 00:36:27.750 --> 00:36:31.150 he<00:36:28.030><c> will</c><00:36:28.269><c> give</c><00:36:28.389><c> us</c><00:36:28.650><c> the</c><00:36:28.829><c> life</c><00:36:29.010><c> of</c><00:36:29.210><c> the</c><00:36:29.429><c> Father,</c><00:36:30.289><c> eternal</c><00:36:30.670><c> life.</c> 00:36:31.150 --> 00:36:37.190 It<00:36:32.230><c> is</c><00:36:32.510><c> the</c><00:36:32.849><c> inheritance</c><00:36:33.389><c> of</c><00:36:33.929><c> his</c><00:36:34.250><c> sons,</c><00:36:35.989><c> the</c><00:36:36.230><c> faithful</c><00:36:36.769><c> seed</c> 00:36:37.190 --> 00:36:38.349 of<00:36:37.429><c> Abraham.</c> 00:36:38.829 --> 00:36:40.789 We<00:36:39.190><c> will</c><00:36:39.469><c> inherit</c><00:36:39.829><c> the</c><00:36:40.090><c> whole</c><00:36:40.369><c> world.</c> 00:36:41.130 --> 00:36:43.289 That's<00:36:41.469><c> what</c><00:36:41.670><c> Abraham</c><00:36:42.050><c> was</c><00:36:42.369><c> promised.</c> 00:36:43.489 --> 00:36:46.829 That<00:36:43.670><c> is</c><00:36:43.889><c> the</c><00:36:44.010><c> very</c><00:36:44.309><c> purpose</c><00:36:44.929><c> of</c><00:36:45.630><c> the</c><00:36:45.869><c> creation.</c> 00:36:47.409 --> 00:36:53.590 That<00:36:47.590><c> the</c><00:36:47.869><c> spiritual</c><00:36:48.389><c> creation</c><00:36:48.869><c> of</c><00:36:49.110><c> God,</c><00:36:49.449><c> his</c><00:36:49.630><c> ecclesia,</c><00:36:51.150><c> will</c><00:36:51.389><c> inhabit</c><00:36:51.789><c> it</c><00:36:52.289><c> eternally.</c> 00:36:54.230 --> 00:36:56.670 Let's<00:36:54.369><c> go</c><00:36:54.510><c> to</c><00:36:54.610><c> 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faith.</c> 00:37:25.230 --> 00:37:27.650 Acts<00:37:25.610><c> chapter</c><00:37:25.909><c> 20</c><00:37:26.309><c> at</c><00:37:26.510><c> verse</c><00:37:26.730><c> 32.</c> 00:37:29.909 --> 00:37:32.869 Acts<00:37:30.530><c> 20</c><00:37:30.929><c> at</c><00:37:31.150><c> verse</c><00:37:31.389><c> 32.</c> 00:37:36.489 --> 00:37:41.369 And<00:37:36.510><c> now,</c><00:37:37.070><c> brethren,</c><00:37:37.969><c> I</c><00:37:38.190><c> commend</c><00:37:38.650><c> you</c><00:37:38.849><c> to</c><00:37:39.010><c> God</c><00:37:39.869><c> and</c><00:37:40.610><c> to</c><00:37:40.789><c> the</c><00:37:41.010><c> word</c><00:37:41.210><c> of</c> 00:37:41.369 --> 00:37:42.730 his<00:37:41.610><c> grace,</c> 00:37:43.349 --> 00:37:49.449 which<00:37:43.550><c> is</c><00:37:43.829><c> able</c><00:37:44.110><c> to</c><00:37:44.449><c> build</c><00:37:44.650><c> you</c><00:37:44.869><c> up</c><00:37:45.570><c> and</c><00:37:46.210><c> to</c><00:37:46.510><c> give</c><00:37:46.690><c> you</c><00:37:47.030><c> an</c><00:37:47.389><c> inheritance</c><00:37:47.969><c> among</c><00:37:48.929><c> all</c> 00:37:49.449 --> 00:37:51.250 them<00:37:49.750><c> which</c><00:37:50.170><c> are</c><00:37:50.429><c> sanctified.</c> 00:37:51.250 --> 00:37:55.710 The<00:37:52.250><c> word</c><00:37:52.590><c> of</c><00:37:52.769><c> his</c><00:37:53.010><c> grace</c><00:37:53.329><c> is</c><00:37:53.570><c> able</c><00:37:53.769><c> to</c><00:37:54.070><c> build</c><00:37:54.269><c> us</c><00:37:54.530><c> up</c><00:37:54.869><c> and</c><00:37:55.349><c> to</c> 00:37:55.710 --> 00:37:58.329 give<00:37:55.829><c> us</c><00:37:56.210><c> that</c><00:37:56.489><c> inheritance.</c> 00:38:00.610 --> 00:38:02.989 Colossians<00:38:00.909><c> 3</c><00:38:01.650><c> verse</c><00:38:02.150><c> 25.</c> 00:38:06.230 --> 00:38:09.650 But<00:38:06.250><c> he</c><00:38:06.590><c> that</c><00:38:06.829><c> doeth</c><00:38:07.170><c> wrong</c><00:38:07.750><c> shall</c><00:38:08.190><c> receive</c><00:38:08.789><c> for</c><00:38:09.070><c> the</c><00:38:09.289><c> wrong</c> 00:38:09.650 --> 00:38:11.489 which<00:38:10.070><c> he</c><00:38:10.250><c> hath</c><00:38:10.449><c> done,</c> 00:38:11.690 --> 00:38:14.869 and<00:38:11.969><c> there</c><00:38:12.210><c> is</c><00:38:12.409><c> no</c><00:38:12.650><c> respect</c><00:38:13.389><c> of</c><00:38:13.869><c> persons.</c> 00:38:15.530 --> 00:38:18.269 God<00:38:15.909><c> is</c><00:38:16.230><c> just</c><00:38:16.949><c> and</c><00:38:17.429><c> equal.</c> 00:38:18.630 --> 00:38:27.510 So<00:38:19.269><c> if</c><00:38:19.489><c> we</c><00:38:19.710><c> die</c><00:38:19.949><c> with</c><00:38:20.170><c> Christ</c><00:38:20.570><c> now,</c><00:38:25.949><c> denying</c><00:38:26.269><c> the</c><00:38:26.769><c> impulses</c><00:38:27.309><c> of</c> 00:38:27.510 --> 00:38:28.650 the<00:38:27.769><c> flesh,</c> 00:38:29.010 --> 00:38:33.590 he<00:38:29.269><c> will</c><00:38:29.590><c> fulfill</c><00:38:30.150><c> our</c><00:38:30.630><c> joy</c><00:38:31.130><c> and</c><00:38:31.590><c> he</c><00:38:31.769><c> will</c><00:38:32.070><c> give</c><00:38:32.269><c> us</c><00:38:32.590><c> life.</c> 00:38:35.130 --> 00:38:38.090 But,<00:38:35.289><c> brethren</c><00:38:35.590><c> and</c><00:38:35.849><c> sisters,</c><00:38:36.050><c> if</c><00:38:36.269><c> we</c><00:38:36.550><c> try</c><00:38:36.889><c> to</c><00:38:37.190><c> preserve</c><00:38:37.730><c> this</c> 00:38:38.090 --> 00:38:40.170 life<00:38:38.389><c> that</c><00:38:38.590><c> we</c><00:38:38.789><c> have</c><00:38:39.010><c> now,</c> 00:38:41.150 --> 00:38:45.949 then<00:38:41.789><c> we</c><00:38:42.429><c> will</c><00:38:42.750><c> not</c><00:38:43.010><c> gain</c><00:38:43.309><c> that</c><00:38:43.630><c> life</c><00:38:44.170><c> which</c><00:38:44.809><c> will</c><00:38:45.170><c> come</c><00:38:45.510><c> with</c> 00:38:45.949 --> 00:38:48.250 the<00:38:46.030><c> return</c><00:38:46.369><c> of</c><00:38:46.590><c> our</c><00:38:46.690><c> Lord</c><00:38:46.909><c> Jesus</c><00:38:47.329><c> Christ.</c> 00:38:48.530 --> 00:38:59.190 If<00:38:49.269><c> we</c><00:38:49.449><c> are</c><00:38:49.710><c> not</c><00:38:49.949><c> prepared</c><00:38:50.369><c> to</c><00:38:50.710><c> cease</c><00:38:50.929><c> from</c><00:38:51.309><c> sin,</c><00:38:52.710><c> then</c><00:38:53.190><c> we</c><00:38:54.250><c> will</c><00:38:54.530><c> receive</c><00:38:54.989><c> shame,</c><00:38:56.210><c> condemnation</c><00:38:57.389><c> and</c><00:38:57.989><c> rejection.</c> 00:38:59.849 --> 00:39:02.320 Paul<00:39:00.130><c> said</c><00:39:00.409><c> to</c><00:39:00.730><c> the</c><00:39:00.949><c> Galatian</c><00:39:01.449><c> Ecclesia,</c> 00:39:03.590 --> 00:39:07.469 For<00:39:03.650><c> he</c><00:39:03.989><c> that</c><00:39:04.349><c> soweth</c><00:39:04.630><c> to</c><00:39:04.809><c> his</c><00:39:05.070><c> flesh</c><00:39:05.690><c> shall</c><00:39:06.369><c> of</c><00:39:06.530><c> the</c><00:39:06.869><c> flesh</c> 00:39:07.469 --> 00:39:08.949 reap<00:39:07.869><c> corruption,</c> 00:39:09.369 --> 00:39:13.230 but<00:39:09.550><c> he</c><00:39:09.869><c> that</c><00:39:10.170><c> soweth</c><00:39:10.449><c> to</c><00:39:10.610><c> the</c><00:39:10.909><c> spirit</c><00:39:11.809><c> shall</c><00:39:12.130><c> of</c><00:39:12.289><c> the</c><00:39:12.610><c> spirit</c> 00:39:13.230 --> 00:39:15.150 reap<00:39:13.690><c> life</c><00:39:14.090><c> everlasting.</c> 00:39:15.849 --> 00:39:22.250 And<00:39:16.530><c> John</c><00:39:16.869><c> says</c><00:39:17.190><c> to</c><00:39:17.449><c> us,</c><00:39:18.710><c> little</c><00:39:18.710><c> children,</c><00:39:19.829><c> abide</c><00:39:20.230><c> in</c><00:39:20.429><c> him</c><00:39:20.869><c> that</c><00:39:21.610><c> when</c><00:39:21.909><c> he</c> 00:39:22.250 --> 00:39:23.489 shall<00:39:22.469><c> appear,</c> 00:39:23.849 --> 00:39:28.329 we<00:39:24.190><c> may</c><00:39:24.449><c> have</c><00:39:24.769><c> confidence</c><00:39:25.469><c> and</c><00:39:26.630><c> not</c><00:39:26.949><c> be</c><00:39:27.349><c> ashamed</c><00:39:27.750><c> before</c><00:39:28.170><c> him</c> 00:39:28.329 --> 00:39:29.630 when<00:39:28.489><c> he</c><00:39:28.710><c> comes.</c> 00:39:30.829 --> 00:39:34.570 So<00:39:31.170><c> finally</c><00:39:31.469><c> then,</c><00:39:32.449><c> we</c><00:39:32.510><c> look</c><00:39:32.710><c> at</c><00:39:32.849><c> Colossians</c><00:39:33.389><c> 4</c><00:39:33.730><c> verse</c><00:39:33.989><c> 1.</c> 00:39:34.570 --> 00:39:39.989 Masters,<00:39:36.389><c> give</c><00:39:36.690><c> unto</c><00:39:37.070><c> your</c><00:39:37.409><c> servants</c><00:39:37.969><c> that</c><00:39:38.789><c> which</c><00:39:39.050><c> is</c><00:39:39.369><c> just</c> 00:39:39.989 --> 00:39:41.710 and<00:39:40.670><c> equal,</c> 00:39:42.230 --> 00:39:46.030 knowing<00:39:42.630><c> that</c><00:39:43.469><c> ye</c><00:39:43.730><c> also</c><00:39:44.170><c> have</c><00:39:44.449><c> a</c><00:39:44.650><c> master</c><00:39:44.969><c> in</c><00:39:45.210><c> heaven.</c> 00:39:47.710 --> 00:39:50.369 What<00:39:48.010><c> is</c><00:39:48.309><c> the</c><00:39:48.630><c> spirit</c><00:39:48.969><c> of</c><00:39:49.250><c> our</c><00:39:49.429><c> master?</c> 00:39:51.110 --> 00:39:55.030 We<00:39:51.409><c> remember,</c><00:39:52.110><c> brethren</c><00:39:52.190><c> and</c><00:39:52.469><c> sisters,</c><00:39:53.530><c> in</c><00:39:53.789><c> the</c><00:39:54.170><c> greatest</c><00:39:54.550><c> hour</c><00:39:54.849><c> of</c> 00:39:55.030 --> 00:39:56.230 his<00:39:55.309><c> need,</c> 00:39:56.519 --> 00:40:01.530 he<00:39:56.849><c> took</c><00:39:57.090><c> a</c><00:39:57.389><c> towel</c><00:39:57.769><c> and</c><00:39:58.909><c> he</c><00:39:59.210><c> girded</c><00:39:59.510><c> himself</c><00:39:59.929><c> as</c><00:40:00.250><c> a</c><00:40:00.550><c> servant.</c> 00:40:02.690 --> 00:40:05.329 Then<00:40:03.409><c> he</c><00:40:03.550><c> said</c><00:40:03.769><c> to</c><00:40:03.929><c> his</c><00:40:04.150><c> disciples,</c> 00:40:06.309 --> 00:40:12.889 If<00:40:06.349><c> I</c><00:40:06.849><c> then,</c><00:40:07.909><c> your</c><00:40:08.289><c> Lord</c><00:40:08.610><c> and</c><00:40:08.849><c> master,</c><00:40:10.090><c> have</c><00:40:10.250><c> washed</c><00:40:10.570><c> your</c><00:40:10.969><c> feet,</c><00:40:12.690><c> ye</c> 00:40:12.889 --> 00:40:16.510 also<00:40:13.369><c> ought</c><00:40:13.690><c> to</c><00:40:14.010><c> wash</c><00:40:14.690><c> one</c><00:40:15.210><c> another's</c><00:40:15.650><c> feet.</c> 00:40:17.610 --> 00:40:21.010 And<00:40:17.829><c> so,</c><00:40:18.230><c> brethren</c><00:40:18.269><c> and</c><00:40:18.550><c> sisters,</c><00:40:19.570><c> as</c><00:40:19.809><c> we</c><00:40:20.170><c> strive</c><00:40:20.489><c> to</c><00:40:20.849><c> follow</c> 00:40:21.010 --> 00:40:22.769 that<00:40:21.289><c> great</c><00:40:21.570><c> example,</c> 00:40:23.429 --> 00:40:27.969 let<00:40:23.570><c> us</c><00:40:23.829><c> strive</c><00:40:24.210><c> to</c><00:40:24.489><c> put</c><00:40:24.670><c> on</c><00:40:25.429><c> that</c><00:40:25.869><c> humility</c><00:40:26.369><c> that</c><00:40:26.630><c> he</c><00:40:26.889><c> manifested.</c> 00:40:28.710 --> 00:40:34.429 Let<00:40:29.590><c> us</c><00:40:29.889><c> strive</c><00:40:30.409><c> to</c><00:40:31.110><c> help</c><00:40:31.369><c> one</c><00:40:31.610><c> another</c><00:40:31.989><c> to</c><00:40:33.309><c> gain</c><00:40:33.690><c> that</c> 00:40:34.429 --> 00:40:36.010 glorious<00:40:34.949><c> kingdom,</c> 00:40:36.630 --> 00:40:41.289 that<00:40:36.789><c> life</c><00:40:37.449><c> which</c><00:40:38.070><c> we</c><00:40:38.389><c> shall</c><00:40:38.590><c> receive</c><00:40:38.969><c> of</c><00:40:39.150><c> him</c><00:40:39.750><c> when</c><00:40:40.190><c> he</c><00:40:40.449><c> comes.</c>