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went</c><00:26:59.440><c> on</c><00:26:59.619><c> behind</c><00:26:59.900><c> me,</c><00:27:00.759><c> and</c><00:27:00.900><c> I</c> 00:27:01.000 --> 00:27:02.400 got<00:27:01.180><c> pulled</c><00:27:01.380><c> over,</c> 00:27:02.599 --> 00:27:05.700 and<00:27:02.960><c> the</c><00:27:03.140><c> cop</c><00:27:03.380><c> came</c><00:27:03.720><c> up</c><00:27:03.880><c> to</c><00:27:04.019><c> my</c><00:27:04.400><c> window,</c><00:27:05.099><c> and</c><00:27:05.200><c> I</c><00:27:05.279><c> wasn't</c><00:27:05.440><c> really</c> 00:27:05.700 --> 00:27:07.059 even<00:27:05.980><c> thinking,</c><00:27:06.259><c> but</c><00:27:06.500><c> he</c><00:27:06.799><c> said</c><00:27:06.960><c> to</c> 00:27:07.059 --> 00:27:09.000 me,<00:27:07.359><c> you</c><00:27:07.359><c> know,</c><00:27:07.539><c> why</c><00:27:07.779><c> are</c><00:27:08.160><c> you</c><00:27:08.319><c> speeding?</c><00:27:08.559><c> I</c><00:27:08.599><c> said,</c><00:27:08.700><c> well,</c><00:27:08.799><c> I've</c><00:27:08.920><c> got</c> 00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:10.420 a<00:27:09.119><c> baptism</c><00:27:09.500><c> that</c><00:27:09.759><c> I'm</c><00:27:09.940><c> going</c><00:27:10.119><c> to,</c> 00:27:10.759 --> 00:27:13.740 and<00:27:11.059><c> in</c><00:27:11.480><c> the</c><00:27:11.660><c> back</c><00:27:11.819><c> of</c><00:27:12.000><c> my</c><00:27:12.200><c> mind,</c><00:27:12.519><c> I</c><00:27:12.660><c> kind</c><00:27:12.819><c> of</c><00:27:12.920><c> thought</c><00:27:13.000><c> to</c><00:27:13.160><c> myself,</c><00:27:13.380><c> yeah,</c><00:27:13.559><c> of</c> 00:27:13.740 --> 00:27:14.339 course<00:27:13.859><c> he's</c><00:27:14.000><c> going</c><00:27:14.119><c> to</c><00:27:14.240><c> buy</c> 00:27:14.339 --> 00:27:19.140 this<00:27:14.599><c> one.</c><00:27:15.619><c> This</c><00:27:15.980><c> is</c><00:27:16.700><c> a</c><00:27:16.940><c> totally</c><00:27:17.240><c> good</c><00:27:17.480><c> reason</c><00:27:17.980><c> for</c><00:27:18.799><c> speeding.</c> 00:27:19.160 --> 00:27:20.279 Of<00:27:19.400><c> course</c><00:27:19.599><c> it</c><00:27:19.700><c> is,</c><00:27:19.900><c> right?</c><00:27:19.960><c> He's</c><00:27:20.200><c> going</c> 00:27:20.279 --> 00:27:23.460 to<00:27:20.420><c> understand</c><00:27:20.720><c> that,</c><00:27:21.039><c> right?</c><00:27:21.319><c> You</c><00:27:21.319><c> know,</c><00:27:22.160><c> speeding</c><00:27:22.299><c> goes</c><00:27:22.539><c> out</c><00:27:22.680><c> the</c><00:27:22.779><c> window</c><00:27:22.960><c> when</c><00:27:23.079><c> you're</c><00:27:23.220><c> trying</c><00:27:23.339><c> to</c> 00:27:23.460 --> 00:27:28.019 get<00:27:23.599><c> to</c><00:27:23.700><c> an</c><00:27:23.880><c> ecclesial</c><00:27:24.279><c> obligation,</c><00:27:26.480><c> and</c><00:27:26.539><c> I</c><00:27:26.539><c> remember</c><00:27:26.819><c> him</c><00:27:27.539><c> looking</c><00:27:27.819><c> at</c> 00:27:28.019 --> 00:27:29.599 me<00:27:28.480><c> and</c><00:27:28.839><c> saying,</c><00:27:29.220><c> well,</c><00:27:29.380><c> you</c><00:27:29.519><c> know,</c> 00:27:29.599 --> 00:27:32.319 I'll<00:27:29.640><c> come</c><00:27:29.839><c> back</c><00:27:30.000><c> with</c><00:27:30.160><c> your</c><00:27:30.380><c> ticket,</c><00:27:30.759><c> and</c><00:27:31.039><c> I</c><00:27:31.119><c> was</c><00:27:31.339><c> shocked.</c><00:27:32.160><c> I</c> 00:27:32.319 --> 00:27:33.380 was<00:27:32.519><c> literally</c><00:27:32.799><c> shocked</c><00:27:33.099><c> that</c><00:27:33.180><c> I</c><00:27:33.240><c> was</c> 00:27:33.380 --> 00:27:36.880 going<00:27:33.460><c> to</c><00:27:33.519><c> get</c><00:27:33.660><c> a</c><00:27:33.779><c> ticket</c><00:27:34.079><c> for</c><00:27:34.619><c> speeding</c><00:27:34.900><c> on</c><00:27:35.119><c> the</c><00:27:35.180><c> way</c><00:27:35.279><c> to</c><00:27:35.380><c> a</c><00:27:35.539><c> baptism,</c><00:27:35.940><c> and</c><00:27:36.200><c> afterwards</c><00:27:36.519><c> I</c><00:27:36.680><c> thought</c> 00:27:36.880 --> 00:27:38.119 about<00:27:37.019><c> it</c><00:27:37.160><c> a</c><00:27:37.220><c> little</c><00:27:37.339><c> bit</c><00:27:37.480><c> more,</c><00:27:37.640><c> and</c><00:27:37.740><c> I</c><00:27:37.819><c> was</c><00:27:37.880><c> like,</c><00:27:37.980><c> you</c><00:27:38.039><c> know</c> 00:27:38.119 --> 00:27:39.559 what,<00:27:38.180><c> I</c><00:27:38.220><c> was</c><00:27:38.460><c> rationalizing</c><00:27:39.079><c> in</c><00:27:39.180><c> my</c><00:27:39.359><c> own</c> 00:27:39.559 --> 00:27:44.940 mind.<00:27:39.880><c> I</c><00:27:40.019><c> was</c><00:27:40.319><c> justifying</c><00:27:41.039><c> in</c><00:27:41.500><c> my</c><00:27:41.759><c> own</c><00:27:42.000><c> mind</c><00:27:42.359><c> that</c><00:27:43.079><c> my</c><00:27:43.440><c> obligations</c><00:27:44.059><c> to</c><00:27:44.599><c> my</c> 00:27:44.940 --> 00:27:46.480 God<00:27:45.339><c> and</c><00:27:45.839><c> to</c><00:27:46.099><c> my</c> 00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:50.160 ecclesia<00:27:46.880><c> and</c><00:27:47.039><c> my</c><00:27:47.339><c> family</c><00:27:47.839><c> overrode</c><00:27:49.039><c> the</c><00:27:49.500><c> obligations</c><00:27:49.960><c> that</c> 00:27:50.160 --> 00:27:52.140 I<00:27:50.299><c> had</c><00:27:50.500><c> to</c><00:27:50.900><c> state</c><00:27:51.059><c> and</c><00:27:51.319><c> country,</c> 00:27:52.299 --> 00:27:56.720 but<00:27:52.900><c> we</c><00:27:53.099><c> can</c><00:27:53.299><c> all</c><00:27:53.500><c> do</c><00:27:53.660><c> that.</c><00:27:53.839><c> We</c><00:27:53.940><c> all</c><00:27:54.319><c> justify</c><00:27:54.880><c> what</c><00:27:55.079><c> we</c><00:27:55.240><c> are</c><00:27:55.400><c> doing</c><00:27:55.700><c> sometimes,</c><00:27:56.319><c> and</c><00:27:56.500><c> we</c> 00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:58.339 use<00:27:57.059><c> our</c><00:27:57.940><c> faith</c> 00:27:58.339 --> 00:28:02.420 and<00:27:59.460><c> all</c><00:28:00.119><c> that's</c><00:28:00.440><c> involved</c><00:28:00.660><c> with</c><00:28:00.859><c> that</c><00:28:00.980><c> as</c><00:28:01.220><c> a</c><00:28:01.599><c> cloak</c><00:28:01.779><c> for</c><00:28:02.099><c> vice</c> 00:28:02.420 --> 00:28:04.460 sometimes<00:28:03.099><c> in</c><00:28:03.400><c> various</c><00:28:03.640><c> ways.</c><00:28:03.940><c> Perhaps</c><00:28:04.180><c> you</c><00:28:04.299><c> have</c> 00:28:04.460 --> 00:28:11.200 your<00:28:04.660><c> own</c><00:28:05.380><c> stories</c><00:28:05.799><c> that</c><00:28:06.779><c> you</c><00:28:06.920><c> can</c><00:28:07.119><c> think</c><00:28:07.279><c> of</c><00:28:07.460><c> personally,</c><00:28:08.640><c> but</c><00:28:08.900><c> Peter</c><00:28:09.460><c> begs</c><00:28:10.279><c> us</c> 00:28:11.200 --> 00:28:13.079 as<00:28:11.539><c> sojourners</c><00:28:12.180><c> and</c><00:28:12.460><c> pilgrims</c><00:28:12.839><c> to</c> 00:28:13.079 --> 00:28:16.960 have<00:28:13.400><c> conduct</c><00:28:13.920><c> that</c><00:28:14.180><c> is</c><00:28:14.660><c> honorable</c><00:28:15.359><c> before</c><00:28:16.279><c> the</c><00:28:16.640><c> government,</c> 00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:19.319 to<00:28:17.359><c> huppotasso,</c><00:28:18.259><c> to</c><00:28:18.440><c> submit</c><00:28:18.779><c> ourselves</c> 00:28:19.319 --> 00:28:23.779 to<00:28:20.039><c> government.</c><00:28:20.640><c> Perhaps</c><00:28:21.039><c> Peter</c><00:28:21.299><c> is</c><00:28:21.559><c> thinking</c><00:28:21.900><c> about</c><00:28:22.460><c> Matthew</c><00:28:22.900><c> chapter</c><00:28:23.240><c> 22,</c> 00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:25.579 his<00:28:24.019><c> own</c><00:28:24.299><c> experiences,</c><00:28:25.440><c> where</c> 00:28:25.579 --> 00:28:27.880 the<00:28:25.779><c> Pharisees</c><00:28:26.319><c> have</c><00:28:26.539><c> questions</c><00:28:26.960><c> about</c><00:28:27.180><c> whether</c><00:28:27.380><c> or</c><00:28:27.500><c> not</c><00:28:27.640><c> they</c><00:28:27.779><c> are</c> 00:28:27.880 --> 00:28:30.319 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another<00:28:41.359><c> example</c><00:28:41.920><c> that</c><00:28:42.119><c> Peter</c><00:28:42.380><c> uses</c><00:28:42.859><c> of</c><00:28:43.200><c> huppotasso,</c> 00:28:44.529 --> 00:28:49.059 1<00:28:44.799><c> Peter</c><00:28:45.400><c> chapter</c><00:28:45.680><c> 2</c><00:28:45.880><c> verse</c><00:28:46.099><c> 18.</c><00:28:47.339><c> He</c><00:28:47.460><c> goes</c><00:28:47.700><c> on</c><00:28:48.059><c> from</c><00:28:48.299><c> this</c><00:28:48.519><c> example</c><00:28:48.859><c> with</c> 00:28:49.059 --> 00:28:51.259 government<00:28:49.440><c> to</c><00:28:49.799><c> another</c><00:28:50.140><c> example.</c> 00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:54.599 Verse<00:28:51.480><c> 18,</c><00:28:52.720><c> servants</c><00:28:52.859><c> be</c><00:28:53.119><c> submissive</c><00:28:53.619><c> to</c><00:28:53.759><c> your</c><00:28:53.960><c> masters</c><00:28:54.319><c> with</c> 00:28:54.599 --> 00:28:56.599 all<00:28:54.880><c> fear,</c><00:28:55.279><c> not</c><00:28:55.400><c> only</c><00:28:55.599><c> to</c><00:28:55.759><c> the</c><00:28:55.940><c> good</c><00:28:56.039><c> and</c><00:28:56.279><c> gentle,</c> 00:28:56.960 --> 00:29:02.680 but<00:28:57.119><c> also</c><00:28:57.559><c> to</c><00:28:57.740><c> the</c><00:28:57.960><c> harsh.</c><00:28:58.759><c> And</c><00:28:58.900><c> so</c><00:28:59.019><c> here</c><00:28:59.200><c> is</c><00:28:59.539><c> exhortation</c><00:29:00.720><c> using</c><00:29:01.339><c> that</c><00:29:01.640><c> same</c><00:29:01.920><c> word,</c><00:29:02.400><c> to</c> 00:29:02.680 --> 00:29:05.059 submit<00:29:03.420><c> as</c><00:29:04.660><c> servants</c> 00:29:05.059 --> 00:29:08.039 to<00:29:05.680><c> masters</c><00:29:06.140><c> with</c><00:29:06.400><c> all</c><00:29:06.599><c> fear.</c><00:29:06.740><c> That</c><00:29:06.920><c> word</c><00:29:07.160><c> submit</c><00:29:07.519><c> there,</c><00:29:07.900><c> to</c> 00:29:08.039 --> 00:29:10.440 be<00:29:08.220><c> submissive,</c><00:29:09.039><c> is</c><00:29:09.220><c> the</c><00:29:09.359><c> word</c><00:29:09.500><c> huppotasso,</c> 00:29:10.440 --> 00:29:17.319 to<00:29:11.059><c> huppotasso</c><00:29:12.039><c> to</c><00:29:12.140><c> them,</c><00:29:13.259><c> to</c><00:29:13.400><c> be</c><00:29:13.859><c> under</c><00:29:14.500><c> one's</c><00:29:14.960><c> master,</c><00:29:15.559><c> under</c><00:29:16.240><c> one's</c><00:29:16.779><c> boss.</c><00:29:17.099><c> Now</c> 00:29:17.319 --> 00:29:18.740 why<00:29:17.480><c> would</c><00:29:17.740><c> Peter</c><00:29:17.960><c> pick</c><00:29:18.279><c> out</c> 00:29:18.740 --> 00:29:22.440 that<00:29:19.059><c> particular</c><00:29:19.599><c> example</c><00:29:20.180><c> of</c><00:29:20.839><c> a</c><00:29:21.079><c> servant</c><00:29:21.539><c> being</c><00:29:22.000><c> subject</c><00:29:22.259><c> to</c> 00:29:22.440 --> 00:29:24.539 its<00:29:22.579><c> master?</c><00:29:23.259><c> Back</c><00:29:23.440><c> in</c><00:29:23.599><c> the</c><00:29:23.700><c> days</c><00:29:23.880><c> of</c><00:29:24.099><c> the</c><00:29:24.279><c> Roman</c> 00:29:24.539 --> 00:29:27.900 Empire,<00:29:25.720><c> a</c><00:29:25.839><c> fifth</c><00:29:26.000><c> of</c><00:29:26.180><c> the</c><00:29:26.420><c> population</c><00:29:26.900><c> of</c><00:29:27.079><c> the</c><00:29:27.259><c> empire</c><00:29:27.559><c> were</c> 00:29:27.900 --> 00:29:31.460 Roman<00:29:28.220><c> slaves,</c><00:29:29.140><c> a</c><00:29:29.420><c> huge</c><00:29:29.700><c> portion,</c><00:29:30.700><c> highly</c><00:29:31.019><c> relevant</c> 00:29:31.460 --> 00:29:35.339 comment<00:29:31.859><c> for</c><00:29:32.240><c> Peter</c><00:29:32.420><c> to</c><00:29:32.559><c> be</c><00:29:32.700><c> making</c><00:29:32.960><c> his</c><00:29:33.140><c> epistle.</c><00:29:34.799><c> They</c><00:29:35.059><c> were</c> 00:29:35.339 --> 00:29:39.400 gained<00:29:35.539><c> by</c><00:29:35.940><c> warfare,</c><00:29:36.579><c> by</c><00:29:36.839><c> sea</c><00:29:37.079><c> 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in</c><00:36:23.599><c> on</c><00:36:23.780><c> their</c><00:36:23.960><c> own.</c><00:36:24.900><c> And</c><00:36:25.039><c> their</c> 00:36:25.199 --> 00:36:26.780 partner<00:36:25.440><c> did</c><00:36:25.659><c> not</c><00:36:25.820><c> come</c><00:36:25.960><c> in</c><00:36:26.119><c> with</c><00:36:26.300><c> them.</c> 00:36:27.079 --> 00:36:31.039 And<00:36:27.179><c> so</c><00:36:27.360><c> Peter</c><00:36:27.579><c> is</c><00:36:28.179><c> exhorting</c><00:36:28.559><c> them</c><00:36:29.039><c> to</c><00:36:29.699><c> show</c><00:36:29.960><c> submission</c><00:36:30.639><c> in</c> 00:36:31.039 --> 00:36:32.420 your<00:36:31.280><c> relationships,</c> 00:36:32.619 --> 00:36:39.739 perhaps<00:36:33.099><c> to</c><00:36:33.460><c> help</c><00:36:33.719><c> convert</c><00:36:34.219><c> the</c><00:36:34.460><c> other</c><00:36:34.699><c> partner.</c><00:36:36.360><c> Notice</c><00:36:36.559><c> also</c><00:36:37.420><c> 2</c><00:36:38.139><c> Peter</c><00:36:38.460><c> chapter</c><00:36:38.739><c> 3</c> 00:36:39.739 --> 00:36:41.460 and<00:36:40.280><c> verse</c><00:36:40.719><c> 3.</c> 00:36:42.719 --> 00:36:49.679 He<00:36:43.280><c> says</c><00:36:43.639><c> to</c><00:36:43.960><c> wives,</c><00:36:48.039><c> 1</c><00:36:48.059><c> Peter</c><00:36:48.480><c> 3</c><00:36:48.739><c> verse</c><00:36:48.900><c> 3.</c> 00:36:52.980 --> 00:36:56.179 Do<00:36:53.019><c> not</c><00:36:53.320><c> let</c><00:36:53.519><c> your</c><00:36:53.860><c> adornment</c><00:36:54.340><c> be</c><00:36:54.559><c> merely</c><00:36:54.840><c> outward,</c><00:36:55.780><c> that</c><00:36:55.920><c> is</c> 00:36:56.179 --> 00:36:58.380 the<00:36:56.380><c> arranging</c><00:36:56.739><c> of</c><00:36:56.980><c> hair</c><00:36:57.179><c> and</c><00:36:57.380><c> wearing</c><00:36:57.599><c> of</c><00:36:57.860><c> gold</c><00:36:58.079><c> or</c> 00:36:58.380 --> 00:37:01.139 putting<00:36:58.619><c> on</c><00:36:59.000><c> fine</c><00:36:59.159><c> apparel.</c><00:36:59.920><c> Rather,</c><00:37:00.340><c> let</c><00:37:00.440><c> it</c><00:37:00.579><c> be</c><00:37:00.699><c> the</c><00:37:00.940><c> hidden</c> 00:37:01.139 --> 00:37:03.559 person<00:37:01.480><c> of</c><00:37:01.619><c> the</c><00:37:01.800><c> heart</c><00:37:02.079><c> with</c><00:37:02.559><c> the</c><00:37:02.940><c> incorruptible</c> 00:37:03.559 --> 00:37:07.960 beauty<00:37:03.880><c> of</c><00:37:04.019><c> a</c><00:37:04.280><c> gentle</c><00:37:04.659><c> and</c><00:37:05.119><c> quiet</c><00:37:05.460><c> spirit,</c><00:37:06.460><c> a</c><00:37:06.460><c> submissive</c><00:37:06.920><c> spirit,</c><00:37:07.539><c> which</c><00:37:07.679><c> is</c> 00:37:07.960 --> 00:37:09.980 very<00:37:08.360><c> precious</c><00:37:08.820><c> in</c><00:37:09.099><c> the</c><00:37:09.260><c> sight</c><00:37:09.360><c> of</c><00:37:09.599><c> God.</c> 00:37:09.980 --> 00:37:13.179 For<00:37:10.539><c> in</c><00:37:10.940><c> this</c><00:37:11.179><c> 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displayed</c><00:37:24.760><c> that</c><00:37:25.079><c> in</c><00:37:25.199><c> an</c> 00:37:25.400 --> 00:37:28.300 amazing<00:37:25.699><c> way.</c><00:37:26.420><c> As</c><00:37:26.699><c> Sarah</c><00:37:27.199><c> obeyed</c><00:37:27.920><c> Abraham,</c> 00:37:28.480 --> 00:37:32.719 calling<00:37:28.800><c> him</c><00:37:29.099><c> Lord,</c><00:37:30.019><c> whose</c><00:37:30.440><c> daughters</c><00:37:30.900><c> you</c><00:37:31.380><c> are</c><00:37:31.800><c> if</c><00:37:32.239><c> you</c><00:37:32.480><c> do</c> 00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:37.699 good<00:37:33.099><c> and</c><00:37:33.400><c> are</c><00:37:33.619><c> not</c><00:37:33.820><c> afraid</c><00:37:34.320><c> with</c><00:37:35.300><c> any</c><00:37:35.659><c> terror.</c><00:37:36.179><c> Now</c><00:37:36.559><c> wives,</c> 00:37:38.940 --> 00:37:46.079 do<00:37:39.579><c> we</c><00:37:39.739><c> do</c><00:37:39.880><c> that?</c><00:37:41.800><c> Do</c><00:37:41.940><c> we</c><00:37:42.480><c> submit,</c><00:37:43.440><c> do</c><00:37:43.500><c> we</c><00:37:43.699><c> who</c><00:37:43.840><c> potasso</c><00:37:44.619><c> to</c><00:37:45.659><c> our</c> 00:37:46.079 --> 00:37:49.239 husband?<00:37:46.460><c> Do</c><00:37:46.539><c> we</c><00:37:46.780><c> respect?</c><00:37:48.159><c> Do</c><00:37:48.260><c> we</c><00:37:48.739><c> organize</c> 00:37:49.239 --> 00:37:52.920 ourselves<00:37:49.860><c> under,</c><00:37:50.760><c> as</c><00:37:50.920><c> who</c><00:37:51.039><c> potasso</c><00:37:51.519><c> really</c><00:37:51.840><c> means,</c><00:37:52.659><c> under</c> 00:37:52.920 --> 00:37:56.820 our<00:37:53.239><c> husbands,</c><00:37:54.059><c> like</c><00:37:54.320><c> Sarah</c><00:37:54.659><c> did?</c><00:37:55.920><c> Is</c><00:37:56.179><c> that</c><00:37:56.480><c> our</c> 00:37:56.820 --> 00:38:00.460 adornment?<00:37:58.320><c> Is</c><00:37:58.480><c> that</c><00:37:58.619><c> what</c><00:37:58.719><c> we</c><00:37:58.960><c> focus</c><00:37:59.280><c> 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be,</c><00:38:14.980><c> if</c><00:38:15.179><c> we</c><00:38:15.460><c> followed</c><00:38:15.780><c> God's</c> 00:38:16.360 --> 00:38:18.219 principles<00:38:16.719><c> in</c><00:38:17.159><c> our</c><00:38:17.440><c> families</c><00:38:17.800><c> in</c><00:38:18.019><c> this</c> 00:38:18.219 --> 00:38:21.860 manner?<00:38:18.980><c> Do</c><00:38:19.219><c> we</c><00:38:19.480><c> respect</c><00:38:19.920><c> this</c><00:38:20.199><c> principle</c><00:38:20.699><c> in</c><00:38:21.260><c> a</c><00:38:21.480><c> society</c> 00:38:21.860 --> 00:38:24.300 that<00:38:22.079><c> totally</c><00:38:22.400><c> rejects</c><00:38:23.219><c> this</c><00:38:23.400><c> principle?</c> 00:38:25.280 --> 00:38:28.019 The<00:38:25.539><c> world</c><00:38:25.719><c> around</c><00:38:26.019><c> us</c><00:38:26.260><c> rejects</c><00:38:26.940><c> that</c><00:38:27.119><c> principle</c><00:38:27.539><c> that</c><00:38:27.800><c> Peter</c> 00:38:28.019 --> 00:38:29.119 is<00:38:28.239><c> putting</c><00:38:28.420><c> forth</c><00:38:28.760><c> here,</c> 00:38:29.119 --> 00:38:33.000 and<00:38:29.719><c> yet</c><00:38:29.840><c> God</c><00:38:30.099><c> has</c><00:38:30.579><c> given</c><00:38:30.920><c> it</c><00:38:31.159><c> to</c><00:38:31.400><c> us</c><00:38:31.739><c> to</c><00:38:32.199><c> make</c><00:38:32.420><c> our</c><00:38:32.699><c> families</c> 00:38:33.000 --> 00:38:35.780 better<00:38:33.480><c> and</c><00:38:33.659><c> our</c><00:38:33.900><c> ecclesias</c><00:38:34.340><c> better</c><00:38:34.599><c> as</c><00:38:34.820><c> well.</c> 00:38:36.519 --> 00:38:38.460 Now<00:38:36.699><c> for</c><00:38:36.860><c> husbands,</c><00:38:37.260><c> it's</c><00:38:37.460><c> easy</c><00:38:37.619><c> to</c><00:38:37.760><c> sit</c><00:38:37.860><c> back</c><00:38:38.059><c> at</c><00:38:38.159><c> this</c><00:38:38.340><c> point</c> 00:38:38.460 --> 00:38:39.280 and<00:38:38.579><c> say,</c> 00:38:40.840 --> 00:38:45.860 but<00:38:41.320><c> husbands</c><00:38:41.800><c> were</c><00:38:42.519><c> not</c><00:38:42.639><c> off</c><00:38:42.820><c> the</c><00:38:42.960><c> hook</c><00:38:43.460><c> either.</c><00:38:45.400><c> It's</c><00:38:45.699><c> not</c> 00:38:45.860 --> 00:38:48.920 the<00:38:46.000><c> word</c><00:38:46.179><c> who</c><00:38:46.320><c> potasso</c><00:38:46.880><c> that</c><00:38:47.079><c> Peter</c><00:38:47.380><c> uses</c><00:38:47.960><c> for</c><00:38:48.440><c> us,</c> 00:38:49.340 --> 00:38:52.199 but<00:38:49.480><c> it's</c><00:38:49.619><c> very</c><00:38:49.920><c> similar.</c><00:38:50.360><c> He's</c><00:38:50.480><c> getting</c><00:38:50.639><c> at</c><00:38:50.800><c> the</c><00:38:50.960><c> same</c><00:38:51.199><c> thing.</c><00:38:51.719><c> Second</c><00:38:51.900><c> Peter</c> 00:38:52.199 --> 00:38:53.460 chapter<00:38:52.460><c> three</c><00:38:52.800><c> verse</c><00:38:53.019><c> seven,</c> 00:38:53.460 --> 00:38:58.219 husbands<00:38:54.300><c> likewise</c><00:38:55.480><c> 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understanding</c><00:39:11.119><c> and</c><00:39:11.579><c> loving</c><00:39:11.880><c> and</c><00:39:12.579><c> taking</c><00:39:12.840><c> care</c><00:39:13.119><c> of</c> 00:39:13.300 --> 00:39:14.719 the<00:39:13.460><c> wife.</c><00:39:14.039><c> Why</c><00:39:14.480><c> so</c> 00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:16.860 that<00:39:14.840><c> our</c><00:39:15.139><c> prayers</c><00:39:15.340><c> are</c><00:39:15.539><c> not</c><00:39:15.679><c> hindered?</c><00:39:15.920><c> So</c><00:39:16.079><c> that</c><00:39:16.179><c> when</c><00:39:16.320><c> we</c><00:39:16.539><c> pray</c><00:39:16.679><c> to</c> 00:39:16.860 --> 00:39:18.940 God<00:39:17.260><c> before</c><00:39:17.760><c> we</c><00:39:18.000><c> go</c><00:39:18.219><c> to</c><00:39:18.380><c> bed</c><00:39:18.460><c> at</c><00:39:18.679><c> night,</c> 00:39:19.360 --> 00:39:21.980 that<00:39:19.619><c> we</c><00:39:19.780><c> don't</c><00:39:19.960><c> have</c><00:39:20.199><c> some</c><00:39:20.420><c> 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there,</c><00:46:07.980><c> God</c><00:46:08.300><c> resists</c><00:46:09.039><c> the</c><00:46:09.420><c> proud.</c><00:46:09.599><c> It's</c><00:46:09.780><c> a</c> 00:46:09.940 --> 00:46:13.699 military<00:46:10.340><c> term</c><00:46:10.659><c> as</c><00:46:10.940><c> well.</c><00:46:11.980><c> It</c><00:46:12.159><c> means</c><00:46:12.559><c> to</c><00:46:12.980><c> wage</c> 00:46:13.699 --> 00:46:18.059 war<00:46:14.619><c> against.</c><00:46:15.380><c> In</c><00:46:15.519><c> other</c><00:46:15.679><c> words,</c><00:46:16.420><c> if</c><00:46:16.679><c> we</c><00:46:16.900><c> are</c><00:46:17.139><c> proud</c><00:46:17.639><c> and</c><00:46:17.920><c> we</c> 00:46:18.059 --> 00:46:19.980 are<00:46:18.239><c> not</c><00:46:18.480><c> willing</c><00:46:18.780><c> to</c><00:46:19.159><c> submit</c><00:46:19.460><c> ourselves</c> 00:46:19.980 --> 00:46:23.699 to<00:46:20.159><c> each</c><00:46:20.420><c> other,</c><00:46:21.159><c> then</c><00:46:21.460><c> God</c><00:46:21.840><c> will</c><00:46:22.159><c> resist</c><00:46:22.559><c> us.</c><00:46:22.920><c> He</c><00:46:23.079><c> will</c><00:46:23.360><c> wage</c> 00:46:23.699 --> 00:46:27.300 war<00:46:24.659><c> against</c><00:46:25.619><c> us.</c><00:46:25.820><c> That's</c><00:46:26.079><c> how</c><00:46:26.460><c> serious</c> 00:46:27.320 --> 00:46:32.619 God<00:46:27.840><c> sees</c><00:46:28.300><c> pride.</c><00:46:29.980><c> He</c><00:46:30.260><c> will</c><00:46:30.539><c> wage</c><00:46:31.000><c> war</c><00:46:31.679><c> against</c><00:46:32.119><c> us.</c><00:46:32.300><c> And</c><00:46:32.460><c> so</c> 00:46:32.619 --> 00:46:34.920 instead<00:46:33.000><c> we</c><00:46:33.139><c> need</c><00:46:33.360><c> to</c><00:46:34.059><c> submit</c><00:46:34.380><c> ourselves,</c> 00:46:35.159 --> 00:46:39.199 arrange<00:46:35.519><c> ourselves</c><00:46:36.179><c> under</c><00:46:36.820><c> our</c><00:46:37.420><c> captain</c><00:46:37.860><c> who</c><00:46:38.480><c> 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are</c><00:47:24.920><c> subject</c><00:47:25.340><c> to</c><00:47:25.539><c> the</c> 00:47:25.659 --> 00:47:29.659 Lord<00:47:25.840><c> Jesus</c><00:47:26.199><c> Christ.</c><00:47:27.159><c> It's</c><00:47:27.480><c> the</c><00:47:27.639><c> word</c><00:47:28.099><c> huppotasso,</c><00:47:29.440><c> again,</c> 00:47:29.820 --> 00:47:32.880 to<00:47:29.980><c> be</c><00:47:30.199><c> subject</c><00:47:30.739><c> to</c><00:47:31.400><c> him.</c><00:47:31.860><c> And</c><00:47:32.079><c> so</c><00:47:32.420><c> the</c><00:47:32.659><c> picture</c> 00:47:32.880 --> 00:47:36.420 that<00:47:33.179><c> Peter</c><00:47:33.340><c> is</c><00:47:33.599><c> painting</c><00:47:33.980><c> when</c><00:47:34.199><c> we</c><00:47:34.920><c> look</c><00:47:35.079><c> at</c><00:47:35.239><c> all</c><00:47:35.440><c> these</c><00:47:35.760><c> examples</c><00:47:36.159><c> of</c> 00:47:36.420 --> 00:47:39.519 huppotassoing<00:47:37.739><c> in</c><00:47:38.179><c> his</c><00:47:38.420><c> 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each</c><00:49:34.280><c> other,</c><00:49:35.440><c> ultimately</c><00:49:35.940><c> God</c> 00:49:36.460 --> 00:49:41.360 cannot<00:49:37.099><c> exalt</c><00:49:37.940><c> us.</c><00:49:39.820><c> It's</c><00:49:39.980><c> tremendous</c><00:49:40.440><c> exhortation</c> 00:49:41.360 --> 00:49:46.039 to<00:49:41.960><c> all</c><00:49:42.280><c> of</c><00:49:42.440><c> us.</c><00:49:42.840><c> Do</c><00:49:43.099><c> we</c><00:49:43.719><c> huppotasso,</c><00:49:45.360><c> brothers</c><00:49:45.539><c> and</c><00:49:45.760><c> sisters</c> 00:49:46.039 --> 00:49:49.239 and<00:49:46.480><c> young</c><00:49:46.739><c> people,</c><00:49:47.539><c> or</c><00:49:47.760><c> are</c><00:49:48.039><c> we</c><00:49:48.280><c> more</c><00:49:48.559><c> inclined</c> 00:49:49.239 --> 00:49:55.000 to<00:49:50.019><c> huppotasso</c><00:49:51.739><c> or</c><00:49:51.739><c> to</c><00:49:52.099><c> be</c><00:49:52.380><c> over</c><00:49:52.760><c> other</c><00:49:53.039><c> people?</c><00:49:53.760><c> Incidentally,</c><00:49:54.679><c> where</c><00:49:54.840><c> do</c> 00:49:55.000 --> 00:49:55.860 you<00:49:55.159><c> think</c><00:49:55.360><c> this</c> 00:49:55.860 --> 00:50:02.659 phrase<00:49:56.280><c> comes</c><00:49:56.639><c> from</c><00:49:57.139><c> in</c><00:49:57.579><c> chapter</c><00:49:57.780><c> two</c><00:49:58.059><c> verse</c><00:49:58.300><c> five?</c><00:50:02.420><c> Chapter</c> 00:50:02.659 --> 00:50:18.739 five<00:50:17.099><c> verse</c><00:50:17.340><c> five.</c><00:50:18.260><c> Where</c><00:50:18.519><c> do</c><00:50:18.619><c> you</c><00:50:18.619><c> think</c> 00:50:18.739 --> 00:50:23.079 this<00:50:18.940><c> phrase</c><00:50:19.239><c> comes</c><00:50:19.539><c> in?</c><00:50:19.900><c> In</c><00:50:20.079><c> first</c><00:50:20.260><c> Peter</c><00:50:20.460><c> chapter</c><00:50:20.760><c> five</c><00:50:21.099><c> verse</c><00:50:21.360><c> five,</c><00:50:22.940><c> he</c> 00:50:23.079 --> 00:50:26.039 says,<00:50:23.739><c> be</c><00:50:23.780><c> clothed</c><00:50:24.900><c> with</c><00:50:25.400><c> humility.</c> 00:50:26.219 --> 00:50:29.440 Where<00:50:26.400><c> is</c><00:50:26.539><c> that</c><00:50:26.699><c> coming</c><00:50:26.900><c> from?</c><00:50:27.559><c> Why</c><00:50:27.699><c> would</c><00:50:27.920><c> Peter</c><00:50:28.159><c> say</c><00:50:28.420><c> that?</c> 00:50:29.980 --> 00:50:33.280 Be<00:50:30.300><c> clothed</c><00:50:30.860><c> with</c><00:50:31.480><c> humility.</c><00:50:32.619><c> Surely,</c> 00:50:33.679 --> 00:50:36.760 brothers<00:50:33.800><c> and</c><00:50:34.019><c> sisters,</c><00:50:34.539><c> Peter's</c><00:50:35.059><c> mind</c><00:50:35.380><c> is</c><00:50:35.800><c> drawn</c><00:50:36.139><c> to</c><00:50:36.340><c> a</c><00:50:36.400><c> very</c> 00:50:36.760 --> 00:50:39.760 intimate<00:50:37.119><c> moment</c><00:50:37.639><c> with</c><00:50:38.500><c> the</c><00:50:38.719><c> Lord</c><00:50:38.920><c> Jesus</c><00:50:39.320><c> Christ</c> 00:50:39.760 --> 00:50:47.599 in<00:50:40.139><c> John</c><00:50:40.480><c> chapter</c><00:50:40.820><c> 13,</c><00:50:41.360><c> just</c><00:50:41.679><c> after</c><00:50:42.400><c> a</c><00:50:43.099><c> Passover</c><00:50:43.480><c> meal,</c><00:50:43.920><c> to</c><00:50:44.159><c> remember</c><00:50:44.780><c> their</c><00:50:45.159><c> exit</c><00:50:45.659><c> from</c><00:50:46.320><c> Egypt.</c><00:50:46.800><c> And</c><00:50:47.099><c> at</c><00:50:47.320><c> that</c> 00:50:47.599 --> 00:50:52.019 point<00:50:47.800><c> in</c><00:50:47.980><c> time,</c><00:50:48.579><c> Jesus</c><00:50:49.079><c> girds</c><00:50:49.619><c> himself</c><00:50:50.139><c> with</c><00:50:50.480><c> a</c><00:50:50.659><c> towel,</c><00:50:51.019><c> doesn't</c><00:50:51.199><c> he?</c> 00:50:52.699 --> 00:50:55.679 He's<00:50:53.300><c> clothed</c><00:50:53.719><c> with</c><00:50:53.940><c> this</c><00:50:54.260><c> towel</c><00:50:54.579><c> in</c><00:50:54.860><c> an</c><00:50:55.099><c> act</c> 00:50:55.679 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Peter,<00:51:13.860><c> the</c><00:51:14.099><c> same</c><00:51:14.400><c> who</c><00:51:14.599><c> wanted</c><00:51:15.000><c> in</c><00:51:15.400><c> the</c><00:51:15.659><c> end</c><00:51:15.940><c> for</c><00:51:16.179><c> his</c><00:51:16.420><c> own</c><00:51:16.980><c> whole</c><00:51:17.239><c> body</c><00:51:17.699><c> to</c> 00:51:17.920 --> 00:51:20.599 be<00:51:18.139><c> washed,</c><00:51:18.699><c> the</c><00:51:19.019><c> same</c><00:51:19.380><c> who</c><00:51:19.719><c> grows</c><00:51:20.139><c> to</c> 00:51:20.599 --> 00:51:24.679 understand,<00:51:21.639><c> to</c><00:51:21.860><c> provide</c><00:51:22.139><c> a</c><00:51:22.559><c> personal</c><00:51:22.980><c> example,</c><00:51:24.059><c> to</c><00:51:24.199><c> provide</c> 00:51:24.679 --> 00:51:26.639 personal<00:51:25.320><c> exhortation</c><00:51:26.059><c> from</c><00:51:26.260><c> the</c><00:51:26.480><c> own</c> 00:51:26.639 --> 00:51:30.780 experiences<00:51:27.159><c> in</c><00:51:27.679><c> his</c><00:51:27.960><c> own</c><00:51:28.179><c> life.</c><00:51:28.480><c> It</c><00:51:28.579><c> was</c><00:51:28.960><c> Peter</c><00:51:29.480><c> who</c><00:51:30.260><c> did</c><00:51:30.559><c> not</c> 00:51:30.780 --> 00:51:33.139 want<00:51:30.960><c> his</c><00:51:31.260><c> feet</c><00:51:31.420><c> to</c><00:51:31.619><c> be</c><00:51:31.880><c> washed</c><00:51:32.099><c> in</c><00:51:32.460><c> that</c><00:51:32.780><c> act</c> 00:51:33.139 --> 00:51:37.880 of<00:51:33.860><c> clothing</c><00:51:34.300><c> himself</c><00:51:35.019><c> with</c><00:51:35.300><c> humility.</c><00:51:36.519><c> And</c><00:51:36.820><c> yet</c><00:51:37.019><c> by</c><00:51:37.300><c> the</c><00:51:37.539><c> time</c><00:51:37.719><c> we</c> 00:51:37.880 --> 00:51:40.460 get<00:51:38.099><c> to</c><00:51:38.239><c> his</c><00:51:38.480><c> epistles,</c><00:51:39.260><c> we</c><00:51:39.539><c> see</c><00:51:39.780><c> that</c><00:51:39.980><c> he</c><00:51:40.139><c> has</c> 00:51:40.460 --> 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disciples.<00:51:54.639><c> So,</c><00:51:54.900><c> brothers</c><00:51:55.000><c> and</c><00:51:55.139><c> sisters,</c><00:51:56.559><c> as</c><00:51:56.559><c> part</c><00:51:56.940><c> of</c><00:51:57.159><c> our</c> 00:51:57.460 --> 00:52:01.679 exit<00:51:57.820><c> from</c><00:51:58.400><c> Egypt</c><00:51:58.960><c> and</c><00:51:59.619><c> as</c><00:51:59.760><c> we</c><00:52:00.340><c> deal</c><00:52:00.659><c> with</c><00:52:01.000><c> our</c><00:52:01.360><c> trials,</c> 00:52:01.679 --> 00:52:07.380 let's<00:52:02.460><c> focus</c><00:52:03.059><c> our</c><00:52:03.559><c> energy</c><00:52:04.159><c> on</c><00:52:05.159><c> huppotassowing</c><00:52:06.079><c> as</c><00:52:06.719><c> a</c><00:52:06.980><c> witness</c> 00:52:07.380 --> 00:52:09.400 to<00:52:07.619><c> those</c><00:52:07.940><c> who</c><00:52:08.159><c> are</c><00:52:08.360><c> around</c><00:52:08.539><c> us,</c> 00:52:09.460 --> 00:52:15.059 even<00:52:09.920><c> the</c><00:52:10.239><c> gentiles</c><00:52:10.980><c> and</c><00:52:11.420><c> the</c><00:52:11.679><c> persecutors</c><00:52:12.380><c> of</c><00:52:12.800><c> our</c><00:52:13.440><c> high</c><00:52:13.800><c> calling,</c><00:52:14.880><c> as</c> 00:52:15.059 --> 00:52:17.179 a<00:52:15.340><c> means</c><00:52:15.699><c> of</c><00:52:16.219><c> working</c><00:52:16.500><c> with</c><00:52:16.800><c> God</c> 00:52:17.179 --> 00:52:20.920 and<00:52:17.460><c> working</c><00:52:17.719><c> with</c><00:52:17.920><c> our</c><00:52:18.119><c> brothers</c><00:52:18.320><c> and</c><00:52:18.559><c> sisters,</c><00:52:19.440><c> our</c><00:52:19.699><c> parents,</c><00:52:20.519><c> to</c><00:52:20.699><c> be</c> 00:52:20.920 --> 00:52:23.280 built<00:52:21.139><c> up</c><00:52:21.639><c> a</c><00:52:22.119><c> spiritual</c><00:52:22.599><c> house</c><00:52:22.960><c> with</c> 00:52:23.280 --> 00:52:25.800 Christ<00:52:23.760><c> as</c><00:52:24.460><c> the</c><00:52:24.679><c> cornerstone.</c>