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or</c><00:18:21.319><c> foolishness</c><00:18:22.000><c> means</c><00:18:22.220><c> a</c><00:18:22.440><c> quagmire.</c> 00:18:23.839 --> 00:18:27.220 And<00:18:23.920><c> that's</c><00:18:24.819><c> where</c><00:18:24.900><c> mine</c><00:18:25.119><c> went</c><00:18:25.279><c> back</c><00:18:25.539><c> to</c><00:18:25.660><c> that</c><00:18:25.799><c> in</c><00:18:25.940><c> Deuteronomy,</c><00:18:26.500><c> Chapter</c><00:18:26.680><c> 1,</c> 00:18:27.440 --> 00:18:27.859 Lake<00:18:27.539><c> Placid.</c> 00:18:28.059 --> 00:18:29.480 So<00:18:28.160><c> there</c><00:18:28.359><c> we</c><00:18:28.559><c> are.</c> 00:18:29.819 --> 00:18:32.259 Keep<00:18:30.019><c> that</c><00:18:30.299><c> light</c><00:18:30.460><c> going</c><00:18:30.720><c> in</c><00:18:30.980><c> and</c><00:18:31.140><c> we</c><00:18:31.299><c> see</c><00:18:31.420><c> the</c><00:18:31.660><c> glory</c><00:18:31.900><c> of</c><00:18:32.099><c> the</c> 00:18:32.259 --> 00:18:34.740 land<00:18:32.480><c> 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trying</c><00:26:13.960><c> to</c><00:26:14.180><c> say</c><00:26:14.319><c> is</c><00:26:14.559><c> our</c><00:26:14.799><c> theme</c><00:26:15.000><c> for</c><00:26:15.180><c> the</c><00:26:15.339><c> day</c> 00:26:15.500 --> 00:26:17.599 is<00:26:15.740><c> the</c><00:26:15.900><c> temple</c><00:26:16.220><c> of</c><00:26:16.460><c> God</c><00:26:16.599><c> is</c><00:26:16.839><c> holy.</c> 00:26:17.880 --> 00:26:20.079 We've<00:26:18.220><c> seen</c><00:26:18.339><c> that</c><00:26:18.480><c> there's</c><00:26:18.680><c> an</c><00:26:18.880><c> equation</c><00:26:19.259><c> between</c><00:26:19.720><c> temple</c> 00:26:20.079 --> 00:26:21.079 and<00:26:20.319><c> body.</c> 00:26:21.200 --> 00:26:23.779 Your<00:26:21.519><c> body</c><00:26:21.779><c> is</c><00:26:21.980><c> the</c><00:26:22.180><c> temple</c><00:26:22.400><c> of</c><00:26:22.579><c> the</c><00:26:22.680><c> living</c><00:26:22.880><c> God.</c> 00:26:23.920 --> 00:26:28.079 We've<00:26:24.359><c> agreed</c><00:26:24.680><c> that</c><00:26:24.900><c> a</c><00:26:25.039><c> body</c><00:26:25.380><c> must</c><00:26:25.880><c> have</c><00:26:26.359><c> something</c><00:26:26.700><c> in</c><00:26:26.859><c> it</c><00:26:27.279><c> and</c><00:26:27.940><c> it</c> 00:26:28.079 --> 00:26:29.440 must<00:26:28.319><c> be</c><00:26:28.579><c> somewhere.</c> 00:26:29.640 --> 00:26:32.779 What<00:26:29.880><c> that</c><00:26:30.180><c> body</c><00:26:30.480><c> has</c><00:26:30.759><c> to</c><00:26:30.960><c> have</c><00:26:31.079><c> in</c><00:26:31.240><c> it</c><00:26:31.440><c> is</c><00:26:31.900><c> light.</c> 00:26:33.180 --> 00:26:35.500 If<00:26:33.339><c> the</c><00:26:33.599><c> light</c><00:26:33.779><c> is</c><00:26:34.039><c> in</c><00:26:34.160><c> it</c><00:26:34.299><c> then</c><00:26:34.420><c> there</c><00:26:34.579><c> is</c><00:26:34.759><c> some</c><00:26:35.019><c> chance</c><00:26:35.319><c> that</c> 00:26:35.500 --> 00:26:36.559 we<00:26:35.619><c> can</c><00:26:35.799><c> walk</c><00:26:36.019><c> in</c><00:26:36.160><c> the</c><00:26:36.339><c> light.</c> 00:26:36.839 --> 00:26:40.099 But<00:26:36.960><c> if</c><00:26:37.099><c> the</c><00:26:37.319><c> light</c><00:26:37.519><c> isn't</c><00:26:37.859><c> in</c><00:26:38.019><c> it</c><00:26:38.619><c> then</c><00:26:39.380><c> we</c><00:26:39.539><c> won't</c><00:26:39.700><c> walk</c><00:26:39.940><c> in</c> 00:26:40.099 --> 00:26:40.440 the<00:26:40.240><c> light.</c> 00:26:40.640 --> 00:26:41.980 No<00:26:40.859><c> way</c><00:26:41.019><c> we</c><00:26:41.160><c> can</c><00:26:41.299><c> walk</c><00:26:41.460><c> in</c><00:26:41.599><c> the</c><00:26:41.720><c> light.</c> 00:26:42.380 --> 00:26:45.240 But<00:26:42.559><c> just</c><00:26:42.799><c> because</c><00:26:43.119><c> the</c><00:26:43.359><c> light</c><00:26:43.539><c> is</c><00:26:43.880><c> there</c><00:26:44.259><c> doesn't</c><00:26:44.819><c> mean</c><00:26:45.039><c> to</c> 00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:49.119 say<00:26:45.460><c> that</c><00:26:45.660><c> we</c><00:26:45.960><c> don't</c><00:26:46.279><c> also</c><00:26:46.700><c> have</c><00:26:46.880><c> to</c><00:26:47.059><c> be</c><00:26:47.279><c> conscious</c><00:26:47.680><c> of</c><00:26:48.319><c> the</c><00:26:48.559><c> needs</c><00:26:48.740><c> of</c><00:26:48.980><c> others</c> 00:26:49.119 --> 00:26:52.039 and<00:26:49.319><c> to</c><00:26:49.579><c> see</c><00:26:49.799><c> that</c><00:26:50.140><c> light</c><00:26:50.440><c> in</c><00:26:51.000><c> a</c><00:26:51.259><c> practical</c><00:26:51.619><c> way.</c> 00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:54.559 Not<00:26:52.759><c> just</c><00:26:53.200><c> as</c><00:26:53.640><c> doctrine.</c> 00:26:54.660 --> 00:26:59.400 Doctrine's<00:26:55.259><c> got</c><00:26:55.579><c> to</c><00:26:55.880><c> be</c><00:26:56.200><c> right</c><00:26:56.480><c> in</c><00:26:56.680><c> case</c><00:26:56.900><c> somebody</c><00:26:57.240><c> thinks</c><00:26:57.519><c> I'm</c><00:26:57.740><c> watering</c><00:26:57.960><c> it</c><00:26:58.220><c> down.</c> 00:27:00.079 --> 00:27:03.920 But<00:27:00.259><c> John</c><00:27:00.440><c> says</c><00:27:00.980><c> he</c><00:27:01.740><c> wants</c><00:27:01.980><c> us</c><00:27:02.200><c> to</c><00:27:02.400><c> walk</c><00:27:02.619><c> in</c><00:27:02.819><c> that</c><00:27:03.119><c> light.</c> 00:27:04.579 --> 00:27:07.359 And<00:27:04.779><c> so</c><00:27:04.940><c> he's</c><00:27:05.180><c> talking</c><00:27:05.500><c> about</c><00:27:05.920><c> then</c><00:27:06.359><c> fellowship.</c> 00:27:08.000 --> 00:27:11.140 Fellowship<00:27:08.599><c> is</c><00:27:09.000><c> predicated</c><00:27:09.519><c> on</c><00:27:09.839><c> both</c><00:27:10.140><c> of</c><00:27:10.380><c> these</c><00:27:10.619><c> things.</c> 00:27:11.579 --> 00:27:14.420 Fellowship<00:27:12.099><c> with</c><00:27:12.259><c> the</c><00:27:12.519><c> Father</c><00:27:12.839><c> and</c><00:27:13.079><c> the</c><00:27:13.319><c> Son</c><00:27:13.599><c> and</c><00:27:13.839><c> each</c><00:27:14.119><c> other</c> 00:27:14.420 --> 00:27:17.440 is<00:27:14.920><c> predicated</c><00:27:15.519><c> on</c><00:27:15.779><c> the</c><00:27:16.019><c> light</c><00:27:16.240><c> being</c><00:27:16.559><c> in</c><00:27:16.859><c> me</c> 00:27:17.440 --> 00:27:20.299 and<00:27:17.880><c> the</c><00:27:18.099><c> light</c><00:27:18.380><c> coming</c><00:27:18.680><c> out</c><00:27:19.039><c> of</c><00:27:19.180><c> me</c><00:27:19.339><c> when</c><00:27:19.480><c> I'm</c><00:27:19.680><c> seen</c><00:27:19.900><c> to</c><00:27:20.119><c> walk</c> 00:27:20.299 --> 00:27:23.380 in<00:27:20.460><c> the</c><00:27:20.619><c> light</c><00:27:20.880><c> as</c><00:27:21.220><c> one</c><00:27:21.420><c> of</c><00:27:21.519><c> those</c><00:27:21.799><c> five</c><00:27:22.220><c> wise</c><00:27:22.619><c> virgins</c><00:27:23.039><c> with</c> 00:27:23.380 --> 00:27:24.099 plenty<00:27:23.640><c> of</c><00:27:23.859><c> oil.</c> 00:27:24.359 --> 00:27:27.200 I<00:27:24.599><c> say</c><00:27:24.799><c> plenty</c><00:27:25.079><c> of</c><00:27:25.240><c> oil</c><00:27:25.359><c> because</c><00:27:25.579><c> you</c><00:27:25.759><c> know</c><00:27:25.859><c> they</c><00:27:25.960><c> had</c><00:27:26.099><c> an</c><00:27:26.339><c> extra</c><00:27:26.539><c> vessel</c><00:27:26.779><c> there</c><00:27:27.019><c> as</c> 00:27:27.200 --> 00:27:27.880 well,<00:27:27.400><c> didn't</c><00:27:27.539><c> they?</c> 00:27:28.380 --> 00:27:30.640 Their<00:27:28.599><c> lamp</c><00:27:28.759><c> was</c><00:27:29.059><c> topped</c><00:27:29.200><c> up</c><00:27:29.380><c> and</c><00:27:29.460><c> they</c><00:27:29.680><c> took</c><00:27:29.819><c> extra</c><00:27:30.319><c> vessels</c> 00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:31.259 with<00:27:30.880><c> their</c><00:27:31.079><c> oil.</c> 00:27:31.640 --> 00:27:35.059 So<00:27:31.980><c> you</c><00:27:32.480><c> don't</c><00:27:32.700><c> just</c><00:27:32.960><c> say</c><00:27:33.240><c> I'll</c><00:27:33.680><c> do</c><00:27:33.839><c> a</c><00:27:34.000><c> study</c><00:27:34.160><c> of</c><00:27:34.380><c> Corinthian</c><00:27:34.779><c> so</c><00:27:34.940><c> I</c> 00:27:35.059 --> 00:27:37.799 can<00:27:35.220><c> give</c><00:27:35.400><c> a</c><00:27:35.579><c> speech</c><00:27:35.819><c> in</c><00:27:36.880><c> Richmond</c><00:27:37.220><c> or</c><00:27:37.460><c> something.</c> 00:27:38.240 --> 00:27:40.200 And<00:27:38.500><c> that's</c><00:27:38.680><c> all</c><00:27:38.779><c> the</c><00:27:38.940><c> Bible</c><00:27:39.160><c> study</c><00:27:39.460><c> one</c><00:27:39.640><c> needs</c><00:27:39.920><c> to</c><00:27:40.099><c> do.</c> 00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:43.500 You<00:27:40.400><c> don't</c><00:27:40.660><c> just</c><00:27:40.940><c> do</c><00:27:41.200><c> something</c><00:27:41.579><c> to</c><00:27:42.220><c> achieve</c><00:27:42.559><c> an</c><00:27:42.779><c> immediate</c><00:27:43.220><c> end.</c> 00:27:43.759 --> 00:27:45.559 It's<00:27:44.140><c> got</c><00:27:44.220><c> to</c><00:27:44.359><c> be</c><00:27:44.559><c> going</c><00:27:44.759><c> in</c><00:27:44.940><c> all</c><00:27:45.119><c> the</c><00:27:45.319><c> time.</c> 00:27:45.559 --> 00:27:48.539 So<00:27:46.000><c> fellowship</c><00:27:46.539><c> is</c><00:27:46.900><c> predicated</c><00:27:47.319><c> on</c><00:27:47.559><c> both</c><00:27:47.799><c> of</c><00:27:48.019><c> these</c><00:27:48.220><c> things.</c> 00:27:48.799 --> 00:27:51.480 Hence<00:27:49.019><c> we</c><00:27:49.240><c> must</c><00:27:49.480><c> walk</c><00:27:49.759><c> as</c><00:27:50.119><c> children</c><00:27:50.519><c> of</c><00:27:50.759><c> light.</c> 00:27:51.539 --> 00:27:53.660 My<00:27:51.799><c> note,</c><00:27:52.140><c> and</c><00:27:52.240><c> when</c><00:27:52.380><c> I</c><00:27:52.519><c> put</c><00:27:52.640><c> a</c><00:27:52.799><c> quote</c><00:27:52.880><c> in</c><00:27:53.119><c> brackets</c><00:27:53.359><c> it</c><00:27:53.480><c> means</c> 00:27:53.660 --> 00:27:56.779 don't<00:27:53.920><c> look</c><00:27:54.059><c> it</c><00:27:54.180><c> up</c><00:27:54.299><c> because</c><00:27:54.480><c> you</c><00:27:54.640><c> probably</c><00:27:54.799><c> haven't</c><00:27:54.960><c> got</c><00:27:55.119><c> time</c><00:27:55.339><c> anyway,</c><00:27:56.440><c> was</c> 00:27:56.779 --> 00:27:58.420 Ephesians<00:27:57.299><c> chapter</c><00:27:57.619><c> five</c><00:27:57.940><c> verse</c><00:27:58.119><c> eight.</c> 00:27:58.599 --> 00:27:59.599 But<00:27:58.759><c> we're</c><00:27:58.960><c> still</c><00:27:59.160><c> in</c><00:27:59.380><c> John.</c> 00:27:59.940 --> 00:28:02.359 Turn<00:28:00.039><c> over</c><00:28:00.680><c> to</c><00:28:00.839><c> chapter</c><00:28:01.140><c> two.</c> 00:28:04.160 --> 00:28:05.660 First<00:28:04.420><c> of</c><00:28:04.579><c> John</c><00:28:04.799><c> chapter</c><00:28:05.180><c> two.</c> 00:28:06.019 --> 00:28:09.539 And<00:28:06.259><c> I</c><00:28:06.400><c> suppose</c><00:28:06.779><c> most</c><00:28:07.339><c> of</c><00:28:07.480><c> us</c><00:28:07.619><c> know</c><00:28:07.859><c> this</c><00:28:08.119><c> that</c><00:28:08.839><c> the</c><00:28:09.200><c> epistle</c> 00:28:09.539 --> 00:28:12.700 of<00:28:09.779><c> John</c><00:28:09.980><c> is</c><00:28:10.359><c> very</c><00:28:10.660><c> readily</c><00:28:11.059><c> dividable</c><00:28:11.640><c> into</c><00:28:11.940><c> God</c><00:28:12.200><c> is</c><00:28:12.440><c> light</c> 00:28:12.700 --> 00:28:14.039 chapters<00:28:13.140><c> one</c><00:28:13.420><c> and</c><00:28:13.640><c> two.</c> 00:28:14.039 --> 00:28:16.980 God<00:28:14.660><c> is</c><00:28:14.940><c> love</c><00:28:15.359><c> chapters</c><00:28:15.960><c> three</c><00:28:16.279><c> and</c><00:28:16.480><c> four.</c> 00:28:17.339 --> 00:28:20.000 And<00:28:17.859><c> God</c><00:28:18.039><c> is</c><00:28:18.319><c> life</c><00:28:18.759><c> chapter</c><00:28:19.539><c> five.</c> 00:28:20.019 --> 00:28:22.660 So<00:28:20.180><c> we're</c><00:28:20.380><c> still</c><00:28:20.559><c> in</c><00:28:20.740><c> the</c><00:28:20.880><c> section</c><00:28:21.140><c> of</c><00:28:21.359><c> God</c><00:28:21.539><c> is</c><00:28:21.740><c> light.</c> 00:28:23.099 --> 00:28:28.099 And<00:28:23.400><c> in</c><00:28:23.579><c> verses</c><00:28:24.059><c> eight</c><00:28:24.640><c> to</c><00:28:24.839><c> ten</c><00:28:25.119><c> of</c><00:28:25.680><c> chapter</c><00:28:26.000><c> two.</c> 00:28:28.900 --> 00:28:31.240 Paul<00:28:29.180><c> says,</c><00:28:30.119><c> it's</c><00:28:30.500><c> not</c><00:28:30.640><c> Paul</c><00:28:30.859><c> at</c><00:28:31.099><c> all.</c> 00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:35.200 It's<00:28:31.700><c> John</c><00:28:32.140><c> who</c><00:28:32.579><c> says</c><00:28:32.960><c> again</c><00:28:33.819><c> a</c><00:28:34.119><c> new</c><00:28:34.359><c> commandment</c><00:28:34.859><c> I</c><00:28:35.059><c> write</c> 00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:36.000 unto<00:28:35.460><c> you.</c> 00:28:36.500 --> 00:28:39.680 Which<00:28:36.839><c> thing</c><00:28:37.200><c> is</c><00:28:37.660><c> true</c><00:28:38.039><c> in</c><00:28:38.319><c> him</c><00:28:38.619><c> and</c><00:28:39.019><c> in</c><00:28:39.279><c> you?</c> 00:28:39.680 --> 00:28:45.400 Because<00:28:40.660><c> the</c><00:28:41.160><c> darkness</c><00:28:41.660><c> is</c><00:28:41.980><c> past</c><00:28:42.440><c> and</c><00:28:43.400><c> the</c><00:28:43.779><c> true</c><00:28:44.119><c> light</c><00:28:44.500><c> now</c><00:28:44.880><c> shineth.</c> 00:28:45.619 --> 00:28:49.440 So<00:28:45.799><c> it's</c><00:28:45.960><c> not</c><00:28:46.240><c> just</c><00:28:46.599><c> a</c><00:28:47.079><c> light</c><00:28:47.339><c> that</c><00:28:47.599><c> comes</c><00:28:47.839><c> from</c><00:28:48.160><c> the</c><00:28:48.420><c> word</c><00:28:48.759><c> in</c> 00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:51.900 type,<00:28:50.000><c> in</c><00:28:50.220><c> shadow,</c><00:28:51.019><c> in</c><00:28:51.019><c> prophecy.</c> 00:28:52.079 --> 00:28:53.420 We've<00:28:52.440><c> seen</c><00:28:52.799><c> the</c><00:28:53.059><c> true</c><00:28:53.220><c> light.</c> 00:28:53.440 --> 00:28:56.079 Jesus<00:28:53.859><c> Christ,</c><00:28:54.200><c> we've</c><00:28:54.539><c> touched</c><00:28:54.779><c> him,</c><00:28:55.000><c> we've</c><00:28:55.380><c> handled</c><00:28:55.680><c> him,</c> 00:28:56.539 --> 00:28:57.819 says<00:28:56.700><c> John</c><00:28:56.940><c> in</c><00:28:57.099><c> his</c><00:28:57.240><c> opening</c><00:28:57.480><c> verses.</c> 00:28:58.059 --> 00:28:59.720 He's<00:28:58.339><c> now</c><00:28:58.680><c> here.</c> 00:29:00.819 --> 00:29:06.039 He<00:29:01.099><c> that</c><00:29:01.359><c> saith</c><00:29:01.660><c> he</c><00:29:01.819><c> is</c><00:29:02.019><c> in</c><00:29:02.180><c> the</c><00:29:02.359><c> light</c><00:29:02.700><c> and</c><00:29:03.880><c> hates</c><00:29:04.099><c> his</c><00:29:04.339><c> brother</c><00:29:04.819><c> is</c><00:29:05.799><c> in</c> 00:29:06.039 --> 00:29:08.019 darkness<00:29:06.380><c> even</c><00:29:06.680><c> until</c><00:29:07.000><c> now.</c> 00:29:08.059 --> 00:29:13.319 He<00:29:08.579><c> that</c><00:29:08.900><c> loveth</c><00:29:09.180><c> his</c><00:29:09.420><c> brother</c><00:29:10.259><c> abides</c><00:29:11.180><c> in</c><00:29:11.460><c> the</c><00:29:11.640><c> light</c><00:29:11.980><c> and</c><00:29:12.960><c> there</c><00:29:13.140><c> is</c> 00:29:13.319 --> 00:29:15.140 none<00:29:13.460><c> occasion</c><00:29:13.940><c> of</c><00:29:14.160><c> stumbling</c><00:29:14.480><c> in</c><00:29:14.720><c> him.</c> 00:29:15.440 --> 00:29:17.500 And<00:29:15.640><c> of</c><00:29:15.779><c> course</c><00:29:15.900><c> one</c><00:29:16.099><c> of</c><00:29:16.240><c> the</c><00:29:16.299><c> reasons</c><00:29:16.579><c> I</c><00:29:16.799><c> chose</c><00:29:17.059><c> that</c><00:29:17.240><c> because</c> 00:29:17.500 --> 00:29:19.500 he<00:29:17.720><c> says</c><00:29:17.960><c> he</c><00:29:18.599><c> abides</c><00:29:19.059><c> in</c><00:29:19.259><c> the</c><00:29:19.380><c> light.</c> 00:29:19.500 --> 00:29:20.640 He's<00:29:19.700><c> got</c><00:29:19.799><c> to</c><00:29:20.000><c> be</c><00:29:20.160><c> somewhere.</c> 00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:25.839 So<00:29:21.339><c> light</c><00:29:21.619><c> goes</c><00:29:21.940><c> in</c><00:29:22.420><c> and</c><00:29:23.079><c> that</c><00:29:23.319><c> causes</c><00:29:23.599><c> us</c><00:29:23.779><c> to</c><00:29:23.980><c> pick</c><00:29:24.099><c> up</c><00:29:24.220><c> our</c><00:29:24.420><c> body</c><00:29:24.599><c> and</c><00:29:25.160><c> everywhere</c><00:29:25.559><c> we</c> 00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:26.980 go<00:29:26.140><c> it's</c><00:29:26.700><c> light.</c> 00:29:27.220 --> 00:29:30.279 We're<00:29:27.599><c> shining</c><00:29:27.859><c> out</c><00:29:28.059><c> the</c><00:29:28.240><c> light</c><00:29:28.400><c> and</c><00:29:28.579><c> we're</c><00:29:29.019><c> in</c><00:29:29.119><c> an</c><00:29:29.359><c> environment</c><00:29:29.740><c> of</c><00:29:29.940><c> light.</c> 00:29:30.579 --> 00:29:34.039 And<00:29:30.839><c> that's</c><00:29:31.099><c> what</c><00:29:31.420><c> our</c><00:29:31.799><c> ecclesial</c><00:29:32.259><c> environment's</c><00:29:32.880><c> got</c><00:29:33.019><c> to</c><00:29:33.220><c> be.</c> 00:29:34.279 --> 00:29:37.259 Not<00:29:34.799><c> talking</c><00:29:35.200><c> about</c><00:29:35.480><c> the</c><00:29:35.700><c> trivia</c><00:29:35.859><c> of</c><00:29:36.019><c> the</c><00:29:36.160><c> world,</c><00:29:36.500><c> not</c><00:29:36.660><c> thinking</c><00:29:36.980><c> about</c> 00:29:37.259 --> 00:29:37.700 those<00:29:37.460><c> things,</c> 00:29:37.720 --> 00:29:41.720 but<00:29:37.880><c> trying</c><00:29:38.119><c> to</c><00:29:38.220><c> lift</c><00:29:38.500><c> each</c><00:29:38.839><c> other</c><00:29:39.039><c> up</c><00:29:39.900><c> to</c><00:29:40.160><c> those</c><00:29:40.460><c> glorious</c><00:29:40.779><c> heights.</c> 00:29:41.940 --> 00:29:45.000 Well<00:29:42.059><c> let's</c><00:29:42.200><c> go</c><00:29:42.420><c> back</c><00:29:42.619><c> to</c><00:29:42.799><c> Corinthians,</c><00:29:44.160><c> even</c><00:29:44.339><c> if</c><00:29:44.480><c> it</c><00:29:44.579><c> does</c><00:29:44.740><c> happen</c><00:29:44.900><c> to</c> 00:29:45.000 --> 00:29:46.500 be<00:29:45.160><c> 2</c><00:29:45.400><c> Corinthians.</c> 00:29:48.039 --> 00:29:51.220 2<00:29:48.559><c> Corinthians</c><00:29:49.079><c> chapter</c><00:29:49.940><c> 4.</c> 00:29:51.680 --> 00:29:54.700 And<00:29:51.779><c> I</c><00:29:51.880><c> won't</c><00:29:52.180><c> sort</c><00:29:52.460><c> of</c><00:29:53.099><c> say</c><00:29:53.359><c> what</c><00:29:53.640><c> the</c><00:29:53.819><c> difference</c><00:29:54.059><c> between</c><00:29:54.440><c> 1</c> 00:29:54.700 --> 00:29:56.000 and<00:29:54.819><c> 2</c><00:29:55.180><c> Corinthians</c><00:29:55.680><c> is,</c> 00:29:56.079 --> 00:30:01.079 except<00:29:56.339><c> that</c><00:29:57.039><c> of</c><00:29:57.359><c> course</c><00:29:57.579><c> it</c><00:29:57.680><c> is</c><00:29:57.940><c> the</c><00:29:58.140><c> sequel</c><00:29:58.460><c> to</c><00:29:58.900><c> the</c><00:30:00.339><c> first</c><00:30:00.700><c> letter.</c> 00:30:01.079 --> 00:30:05.240 But<00:30:02.299><c> in</c><00:30:02.619><c> 2</c><00:30:02.759><c> Corinthians</c><00:30:03.319><c> 4</c><00:30:03.680><c> we've</c><00:30:03.920><c> got</c><00:30:04.059><c> another</c><00:30:04.279><c> occasion</c><00:30:04.819><c> where</c><00:30:05.079><c> the</c> 00:30:05.240 --> 00:30:11.420 apostle<00:30:05.740><c> has</c><00:30:06.900><c> in</c><00:30:07.180><c> mind</c><00:30:07.799><c> what</c><00:30:09.099><c> happened</c><00:30:09.359><c> back</c><00:30:09.700><c> in</c><00:30:10.319><c> Genesis.</c> 00:30:11.579 --> 00:30:16.519 And<00:30:11.720><c> in</c><00:30:11.859><c> 2</c><00:30:12.200><c> Corinthians</c><00:30:12.819><c> chapter</c><00:30:13.339><c> 4</c><00:30:14.420><c> and</c><00:30:14.779><c> at</c><00:30:14.980><c> verse</c><00:30:15.220><c> 6.</c> 00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:23.240 For<00:30:17.700><c> God</c><00:30:18.339><c> who</c><00:30:19.660><c> commanded</c><00:30:20.099><c> the</c><00:30:20.359><c> light</c><00:30:20.660><c> to</c><00:30:20.940><c> shine</c><00:30:21.140><c> out</c><00:30:21.319><c> of</c><00:30:21.500><c> darkness</c><00:30:22.460><c> hath</c> 00:30:23.240 --> 00:30:24.390 shined<00:30:23.599><c> in</c><00:30:23.819><c> our</c><00:30:24.039><c> hearts</c> 00:30:24.390 --> 00:30:31.130 to<00:30:25.410><c> give</c><00:30:25.609><c> the</c><00:30:25.910><c> light</c><00:30:26.349><c> of</c><00:30:27.509><c> the</c><00:30:27.710><c> knowledge</c><00:30:28.089><c> of</c><00:30:29.269><c> the</c><00:30:29.450><c> glory</c><00:30:29.730><c> of</c><00:30:29.990><c> God</c><00:30:30.309><c> in</c> 00:30:31.130 --> 00:30:33.930 the<00:30:31.390><c> face</c><00:30:31.769><c> of</c><00:30:32.250><c> Jesus</c><00:30:32.750><c> Christ.</c> 00:30:34.450 --> 00:30:36.109 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light</c><00:30:44.690><c> goes</c><00:30:44.990><c> in,</c><00:30:45.750><c> it</c><00:30:45.990><c> gives</c><00:30:46.170><c> us</c><00:30:46.490><c> knowledge.</c> 00:30:47.089 --> 00:30:47.930 Knowledge<00:30:47.450><c> of</c><00:30:47.690><c> what?</c> 00:30:48.390 --> 00:30:51.849 Knowledge<00:30:48.809><c> of</c><00:30:49.069><c> God's</c><00:30:49.589><c> glory</c><00:30:50.109><c> and</c><00:30:50.910><c> it's</c><00:30:51.170><c> there</c><00:30:51.309><c> in</c><00:30:51.470><c> the</c><00:30:51.650><c> face</c> 00:30:51.849 --> 00:30:52.990 of<00:30:52.069><c> Jesus</c><00:30:52.430><c> Christ.</c> 00:30:52.990 --> 00:30:55.309 It's<00:30:53.869><c> all</c><00:30:54.049><c> about</c><00:30:54.549><c> the</c><00:30:54.950><c> cross.</c> 00:30:55.529 --> 00:30:59.069 It's<00:30:55.990><c> all</c><00:30:56.250><c> about</c><00:30:56.730><c> the</c><00:30:57.190><c> Spirit</c><00:30:57.569><c> of</c><00:30:58.089><c> Christ.</c> 00:30:59.730 --> 00:31:05.289 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this</c><00:31:14.089><c> in</c><00:31:14.230><c> mind</c> 00:31:14.450 --> 00:31:17.809 in<00:31:14.630><c> respect</c><00:31:14.950><c> to</c><00:31:15.170><c> the</c><00:31:15.470><c> relationship</c><00:31:16.009><c> between</c><00:31:16.710><c> the</c><00:31:17.450><c> light</c><00:31:17.609><c> in</c> 00:31:17.809 --> 00:31:18.849 the<00:31:17.970><c> body,</c> 00:31:18.930 --> 00:31:22.609 the<00:31:19.450><c> relationship</c><00:31:19.970><c> between</c><00:31:20.390><c> that</c><00:31:20.670><c> body</c><00:31:20.930><c> and</c><00:31:21.170><c> that</c><00:31:21.630><c> temple.</c> 00:31:23.089 --> 00:31:27.369 In<00:31:23.190><c> the</c><00:31:23.369><c> 1</c><00:31:23.549><c> Corinthians</c><00:31:24.130><c> chapter</c><00:31:24.569><c> 12</c><00:31:25.569><c> and</c><00:31:26.009><c> verses</c><00:31:26.309><c> 12</c><00:31:26.730><c> to</c><00:31:26.829><c> 14,</c> 00:31:27.750 --> 00:31:29.789 we<00:31:27.930><c> can't</c><00:31:28.349><c> miss</c><00:31:28.589><c> 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the</c><00:34:06.250><c> spirit</c><00:34:06.569><c> of</c><00:34:06.809><c> Christ,</c> 00:34:07.710 --> 00:34:10.769 the<00:34:07.890><c> word</c><00:34:08.130><c> of</c><00:34:08.309><c> the</c><00:34:08.530><c> cross</c><00:34:08.909><c> in</c><00:34:09.889><c> the</c><00:34:10.050><c> body</c><00:34:10.250><c> of</c><00:34:10.510><c> Christ.</c> 00:34:11.050 --> 00:34:13.449 So<00:34:11.309><c> can</c><00:34:11.469><c> it</c><00:34:11.650><c> be,</c><00:34:11.909><c> and</c><00:34:12.250><c> I</c><00:34:12.429><c> believe</c><00:34:12.530><c> we're</c><00:34:12.789><c> quite</c><00:34:13.050><c> right</c><00:34:13.230><c> in</c> 00:34:13.449 --> 00:34:13.710 saying<00:34:13.550><c> this,</c> 00:34:13.809 --> 00:34:16.690 that<00:34:13.949><c> every</c><00:34:14.130><c> time</c><00:34:14.250><c> we</c><00:34:14.429><c> read</c><00:34:14.510><c> this</c><00:34:15.050><c> body</c><00:34:15.429><c> of</c><00:34:15.630><c> Christ</c><00:34:15.849><c> in</c><00:34:16.030><c> 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Ephesians</c><00:34:29.710><c> and</c><00:34:30.170><c> we're</c><00:34:30.610><c> bringing</c><00:34:30.889><c> our</c><00:34:31.369><c> day</c> 00:34:31.730 --> 00:34:35.250 and<00:34:31.989><c> our</c><00:34:32.690><c> consideration</c><00:34:33.230><c> for</c><00:34:33.469><c> today</c><00:34:33.789><c> on</c><00:34:34.190><c> Corinthians</c><00:34:34.690><c> to</c><00:34:34.989><c> a</c> 00:34:35.250 --> 00:34:37.869 conclusion<00:34:35.630><c> by</c><00:34:36.530><c> going</c><00:34:36.929><c> to</c><00:34:37.150><c> Ephesians.</c> 00:34:38.150 --> 00:34:42.050 But<00:34:38.610><c> I</c><00:34:38.769><c> make</c><00:34:38.909><c> no</c><00:34:39.090><c> apology</c><00:34:39.510><c> for</c><00:34:39.730><c> it</c><00:34:39.909><c> because</c><00:34:40.469><c> Ephesians</c><00:34:41.150><c> is</c><00:34:41.489><c> just</c><00:34:41.730><c> so</c> 00:34:42.050 --> 00:34:44.010 wonderful<00:34:42.389><c> in</c><00:34:42.610><c> chapter</c><00:34:42.909><c> 4.</c> 00:34:45.329 --> 00:34:48.210 And<00:34:45.570><c> I'd</c><00:34:45.750><c> like</c><00:34:45.750><c> to</c><00:34:45.969><c> just</c><00:34:46.190><c> highlight</c><00:34:46.590><c> some</c><00:34:46.849><c> of</c><00:34:47.030><c> these</c><00:34:47.230><c> features.</c> 00:34:50.150 --> 00:34:54.190 We<00:34:50.829><c> read</c><00:34:51.050><c> the</c><00:34:51.250><c> first</c><00:34:51.449><c> few</c><00:34:51.650><c> verses</c><00:34:52.010><c> of</c><00:34:52.230><c> Ephesians</c><00:34:52.769><c> chapter</c><00:34:53.110><c> 4.</c> 00:34:54.889 --> 00:35:02.550 I<00:34:55.530><c> therefore,</c><00:34:56.150><c> the</c><00:34:56.369><c> prisoner</c><00:34:56.969><c> of</c><00:34:57.730><c> the</c><00:34:57.929><c> Lord,</c><00:34:59.210><c> beseech</c><00:34:59.570><c> you</c><00:34:59.829><c> that</c><00:35:00.050><c> you</c><00:35:00.409><c> walk</c><00:35:00.730><c> worthy</c><00:35:01.610><c> of</c> 00:35:02.550 --> 00:35:03.389 the<00:35:02.789><c> vocation</c> 00:35:03.389 --> 00:35:05.670 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on</c><00:35:17.309><c> by</c><00:35:17.610><c> willpower.</c> 00:35:19.250 --> 00:35:23.289 It's<00:35:19.730><c> got</c><00:35:19.889><c> to</c><00:35:20.130><c> be</c><00:35:20.550><c> a</c><00:35:20.989><c> spirit</c><00:35:21.289><c> mind</c><00:35:21.730><c> which</c><00:35:22.389><c> does</c><00:35:22.730><c> these</c><00:35:23.050><c> things</c> 00:35:23.289 --> 00:35:24.869 because<00:35:23.570><c> it</c><00:35:23.769><c> wants</c><00:35:24.030><c> to</c><00:35:24.269><c> do</c><00:35:24.429><c> them,</c> 00:35:25.050 --> 00:35:28.309 because<00:35:25.409><c> it</c><00:35:25.630><c> loves</c><00:35:25.829><c> to</c><00:35:26.070><c> do</c><00:35:26.190><c> them</c><00:35:26.369><c> and</c><00:35:26.610><c> it's</c><00:35:26.849><c> just</c><00:35:27.090><c> part</c><00:35:27.329><c> of</c><00:35:27.489><c> them.</c> 00:35:28.730 --> 00:35:31.989 Just<00:35:28.989><c> as</c><00:35:29.210><c> God</c><00:35:29.469><c> said</c><00:35:29.690><c> to</c><00:35:29.929><c> Moses,</c><00:35:30.449><c> I</c><00:35:30.510><c> am</c><00:35:30.829><c> merciful,</c><00:35:31.550><c> gracious,</c> 00:35:32.469 --> 00:35:34.610 longsuffering<00:35:33.110><c> and</c><00:35:33.309><c> abundant</c><00:35:33.590><c> in</c><00:35:33.849><c> goodness</c><00:35:34.110><c> and</c><00:35:34.409><c> truth</c> 00:35:34.610 --> 00:35:37.750 and<00:35:34.809><c> keep</c><00:35:35.030><c> mercy</c><00:35:35.369><c> for</c><00:35:35.650><c> thousands,</c><00:35:36.530><c> God</c><00:35:36.769><c> didn't</c><00:35:36.989><c> just</c><00:35:37.210><c> say,</c><00:35:37.449><c> well</c><00:35:37.630><c> I</c> 00:35:37.750 --> 00:35:40.170 have<00:35:37.969><c> to</c><00:35:38.150><c> turn</c><00:35:38.329><c> that</c><00:35:38.570><c> on</c><00:35:38.750><c> when</c><00:35:39.190><c> you're</c><00:35:39.750><c> about</c><00:35:39.929><c> the</c><00:35:40.070><c> place.</c> 00:35:40.170 --> 00:35:41.829 He<00:35:40.250><c> said,</c><00:35:40.429><c> that</c><00:35:40.630><c> is</c><00:35:40.929><c> me.</c> 00:35:42.570 --> 00:35:50.150 And<00:35:43.050><c> this</c><00:35:43.210><c> should</c><00:35:43.409><c> be</c><00:35:43.610><c> us,</c><00:35:44.250><c> lowly,</c><00:35:45.610><c> meek,</c><00:35:46.710><c> longsuffering</c><00:35:47.690><c> and</c><00:35:48.150><c> forbearing,</c> 00:35:50.230 --> 00:35:54.650 endeavouring<00:35:50.710><c> to</c><00:35:50.909><c> keep</c><00:35:51.329><c> the</c><00:35:52.170><c> unity</c><00:35:52.630><c> of</c><00:35:53.070><c> the</c><00:35:53.269><c> Spirit</c><00:35:53.630><c> in</c><00:35:54.429><c> the</c> 00:35:54.650 --> 00:35:55.429 bond<00:35:54.849><c> of</c><00:35:55.070><c> peace.</c> 00:35:55.889 --> 00:36:00.809 And<00:35:56.170><c> I</c><00:35:56.730><c> think</c><00:35:56.949><c> it's</c><00:35:57.210><c> quite</c><00:35:57.510><c> valid</c><00:35:57.750><c> to</c><00:35:57.989><c> say</c><00:35:58.130><c> that</c><00:35:58.349><c> expression</c><00:35:58.769><c> unity</c><00:35:59.110><c> of</c><00:35:59.289><c> the</c><00:35:59.510><c> Spirit</c><00:35:59.909><c> has</c><00:36:00.530><c> a</c> 00:36:00.809 --> 00:36:02.110 double<00:36:00.989><c> application.</c> 00:36:02.510 --> 00:36:04.929 It's<00:36:02.750><c> got</c><00:36:02.849><c> to</c><00:36:03.030><c> be</c><00:36:03.230><c> the</c><00:36:03.469><c> Spirit,</c><00:36:03.829><c> the</c><00:36:04.070><c> translators</c><00:36:04.449><c> have</c><00:36:04.590><c> put</c><00:36:04.750><c> a</c> 00:36:04.929 --> 00:36:05.550 capital<00:36:05.170><c> S</c><00:36:05.349><c> there,</c> 00:36:05.570 --> 00:36:08.809 there's<00:36:05.809><c> no</c><00:36:06.150><c> justification</c><00:36:06.869><c> in</c><00:36:07.130><c> Greek</c><00:36:07.289><c> language</c><00:36:07.650><c> for</c><00:36:07.829><c> the</c><00:36:08.030><c> capital</c><00:36:08.269><c> S,</c> 00:36:08.949 --> 00:36:10.269 but<00:36:09.190><c> we</c><00:36:09.349><c> can</c><00:36:09.530><c> take</c><00:36:09.690><c> it</c><00:36:09.849><c> that</c><00:36:10.050><c> way.</c> 00:36:10.269 --> 00:36:15.789 That<00:36:10.690><c> unity</c><00:36:11.269><c> which</c><00:36:11.670><c> alone</c><00:36:11.969><c> comes</c><00:36:12.510><c> from</c><00:36:12.849><c> the</c><00:36:13.170><c> Spirit,</c><00:36:14.530><c> the</c><00:36:14.730><c> eternal</c><00:36:15.190><c> Spirit</c><00:36:15.590><c> as</c> 00:36:15.789 --> 00:36:17.150 Brother<00:36:16.030><c> Thomas</c><00:36:16.329><c> would</c><00:36:16.590><c> call</c><00:36:16.769><c> him,</c> 00:36:17.449 --> 00:36:22.210 deity<00:36:17.610><c> himself,</c><00:36:19.130><c> but</c><00:36:19.269><c> it</c><00:36:19.469><c> also</c><00:36:19.730><c> comes</c><00:36:20.050><c> down</c><00:36:20.349><c> to</c><00:36:20.550><c> being</c><00:36:20.769><c> a</c><00:36:21.090><c> unity</c><00:36:21.369><c> of</c><00:36:21.789><c> mind,</c><00:36:22.030><c> a</c> 00:36:22.210 --> 00:36:23.269 unity<00:36:22.409><c> of</c><00:36:22.690><c> disposition,</c> 00:36:23.590 --> 00:36:25.929 the<00:36:23.929><c> Spirit</c><00:36:24.269><c> that</c><00:36:24.510><c> dwells</c><00:36:24.889><c> in</c><00:36:25.050><c> us.</c> 00:36:26.369 --> 00:36:29.670 We<00:36:26.489><c> must</c><00:36:26.769><c> endeavour</c><00:36:27.190><c> to</c><00:36:27.389><c> keep</c><00:36:27.590><c> that</c><00:36:27.949><c> unity</c><00:36:28.289><c> of</c><00:36:28.590><c> Spirit</c><00:36:28.909><c> in</c><00:36:29.449><c> the</c> 00:36:29.670 --> 00:36:31.050 bond<00:36:29.829><c> of</c><00:36:30.070><c> peace,</c> 00:36:31.409 --> 00:36:34.190 because,<00:36:32.030><c> and</c><00:36:32.269><c> here's</c><00:36:32.550><c> our</c><00:36:32.989><c> Corinthians</c><00:36:33.449><c> theme</c><00:36:33.750><c> coming</c><00:36:34.010><c> through,</c> 00:36:34.190 --> 00:36:36.929 I<00:36:34.289><c> wasn't</c><00:36:34.550><c> deliberately</c><00:36:34.949><c> dodging</c><00:36:35.349><c> Corinthians,</c><00:36:35.909><c> but</c><00:36:36.110><c> Ephesians</c><00:36:36.469><c> has</c><00:36:36.670><c> got</c><00:36:36.769><c> it</c> 00:36:36.929 --> 00:36:37.309 as<00:36:37.090><c> well.</c> 00:36:37.309 --> 00:36:41.489 There's<00:36:37.869><c> one</c><00:36:38.090><c> body</c><00:36:38.469><c> and</c><00:36:39.789><c> there's</c><00:36:40.050><c> one</c><00:36:40.329><c> Spirit.</c> 00:36:42.090 --> 00:36:45.269 Yes,<00:36:42.949><c> there's</c><00:36:43.369><c> that</c><00:36:43.670><c> one</c><00:36:44.010><c> eternal</c><00:36:44.489><c> Spirit,</c><00:36:44.849><c> but</c><00:36:44.989><c> there's</c><00:36:45.230><c> got</c> 00:36:45.269 --> 00:36:48.750 to<00:36:45.369><c> be</c><00:36:45.510><c> one</c><00:36:45.769><c> disposition</c><00:36:46.349><c> as</c><00:36:46.909><c> you</c><00:36:47.110><c> are</c><00:36:47.329><c> called</c><00:36:47.449><c> in</c><00:36:47.670><c> one</c><00:36:47.909><c> hope.</c> 00:36:48.929 --> 00:36:51.170 There's<00:36:49.230><c> got</c><00:36:49.289><c> to</c><00:36:49.409><c> be</c><00:36:49.530><c> one</c><00:36:49.650><c> hope,</c><00:36:50.130><c> there's</c><00:36:50.429><c> got</c><00:36:50.510><c> to</c><00:36:50.630><c> be</c><00:36:50.750><c> a</c><00:36:50.929><c> unity</c> 00:36:51.170 --> 00:36:52.210 of<00:36:51.409><c> hope.</c> 00:36:52.710 --> 00:36:57.010 There's<00:36:52.949><c> one</c><00:36:53.190><c> Lord,</c><00:36:53.610><c> one</c><00:36:53.849><c> faith,</c><00:36:54.909><c> one</c><00:36:55.170><c> baptism</c><00:36:55.750><c> and</c><00:36:56.449><c> one</c><00:36:56.769><c> God</c> 00:36:57.010 --> 00:36:59.670 and<00:36:57.230><c> Father</c><00:36:57.510><c> of</c><00:36:57.710><c> all</c><00:36:57.809><c> who</c><00:36:57.949><c> is</c><00:36:58.110><c> above</c><00:36:58.309><c> all</c><00:36:58.449><c> and</c><00:36:58.670><c> through</c><00:36:58.869><c> all</c><00:36:59.170><c> and</c><00:36:59.449><c> in</c> 00:36:59.670 --> 00:37:00.630 you<00:36:59.829><c> all.</c> 00:37:00.710 --> 00:37:04.849 So<00:37:01.230><c> Paul</c><00:37:01.469><c> 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00:37:20.650 --> 00:37:23.849 You<00:37:21.170><c> can't</c><00:37:21.429><c> have</c><00:37:21.610><c> disembodied</c><00:37:22.329><c> Holy</c><00:37:22.650><c> Spirit</c><00:37:22.929><c> gifts.</c> 00:37:24.349 --> 00:37:26.329 You<00:37:24.550><c> can't</c><00:37:24.789><c> have</c><00:37:24.909><c> a</c><00:37:25.030><c> gift</c><00:37:25.190><c> of</c><00:37:25.449><c> tongues</c><00:37:25.670><c> unless</c><00:37:25.909><c> you've</c><00:37:26.090><c> got</c><00:37:26.190><c> a</c> 00:37:26.329 --> 00:37:27.989 person<00:37:26.610><c> there</c><00:37:26.769><c> with</c><00:37:26.929><c> a</c><00:37:27.090><c> head</c><00:37:27.190><c> and</c><00:37:27.329><c> with</c><00:37:27.530><c> a</c><00:37:27.630><c> tongue.</c> 00:37:27.989 --> 00:37:30.210 I'm<00:37:28.809><c> stating</c><00:37:29.010><c> the</c><00:37:29.269><c> obvious.</c> 00:37:30.230 --> 00:37:32.309 And<00:37:30.369><c> we</c><00:37:30.510><c> often</c><00:37:30.690><c> think</c><00:37:30.869><c> that</c><00:37:31.010><c> when</c><00:37:31.130><c> the</c><00:37:31.349><c> Holy</c><00:37:31.510><c> Spirit</c><00:37:31.849><c> came</c><00:37:32.110><c> down</c><00:37:32.250><c> it</c> 00:37:32.309 --> 00:37:33.650 was<00:37:32.550><c> a</c><00:37:32.690><c> something.</c> 00:37:34.530 --> 00:37:36.469 Well,<00:37:34.690><c> it</c><00:37:34.769><c> was</c><00:37:34.949><c> really</c><00:37:35.369><c> people.</c> 00:37:37.010 --> 00:37:39.349 The<00:37:37.250><c> way</c><00:37:37.409><c> in</c><00:37:37.550><c> which</c><00:37:37.710><c> it</c><00:37:38.050><c> applied</c><00:37:38.309><c> in</c><00:37:38.489><c> the</c><00:37:38.610><c> first</c><00:37:38.750><c> century</c><00:37:39.090><c> is</c> 00:37:39.349 --> 00:37:41.590 irrelevant<00:37:39.789><c> to</c><00:37:40.050><c> our</c><00:37:40.269><c> comments</c><00:37:40.469><c> at</c><00:37:40.690><c> the</c><00:37:40.809><c> moment.</c> 00:37:41.750 --> 00:37:44.989 The<00:37:41.989><c> quote</c><00:37:42.170><c> in</c><00:37:42.429><c> verse</c><00:37:42.690><c> 8</c><00:37:42.989><c> is</c><00:37:43.170><c> of</c><00:37:43.349><c> course</c><00:37:43.530><c> taken</c><00:37:43.869><c> from</c><00:37:44.130><c> Psalm</c><00:37:44.369><c> 68.</c> 00:37:45.250 --> 00:37:46.130 Don't<00:37:45.449><c> go</c><00:37:45.670><c> back</c><00:37:45.869><c> there.</c> 00:37:46.369 --> 00:37:48.949 Psalm<00:37:46.610><c> 68</c><00:37:47.130><c> is</c><00:37:47.369><c> based</c><00:37:47.630><c> on</c><00:37:47.789><c> the</c><00:37:48.010><c> incident</c><00:37:48.309><c> in</c><00:37:48.469><c> the</c><00:37:48.590><c> wilderness</c> 00:37:48.949 --> 00:37:52.150 when<00:37:49.510><c> Yahweh</c><00:37:50.050><c> descended</c><00:37:50.570><c> on</c><00:37:50.949><c> Sinai</c> 00:37:52.150 --> 00:37:54.929 and<00:37:53.030><c> he</c><00:37:53.309><c> received</c><00:37:53.789><c> gifts</c><00:37:54.230><c> from</c><00:37:54.489><c> men.</c> 00:37:55.150 --> 00:37:56.670 And<00:37:55.530><c> what</c><00:37:55.650><c> were</c><00:37:55.750><c> the</c><00:37:55.869><c> gifts</c><00:37:56.010><c> he</c><00:37:56.250><c> received?</c> 00:37:56.670 --> 00:37:58.329 The<00:37:57.510><c> Levites.</c> 00:37:58.449 --> 00:38:01.949 And<00:37:58.710><c> he</c><00:37:58.769><c> took</c><00:37:58.969><c> the</c><00:37:59.309><c> Levites</c><00:37:59.889><c> for</c><00:38:00.110><c> himself,</c><00:38:00.570><c> the</c><00:38:00.789><c> workers.</c> 00:38:02.909 --> 00:38:06.409 But<00:38:03.070><c> Paul</c><00:38:03.269><c> says</c><00:38:03.570><c> here</c><00:38:04.090><c> when</c><00:38:04.650><c> he</c><00:38:04.869><c> ascended</c><00:38:05.150><c> up</c><00:38:05.409><c> again,</c> 00:38:06.750 --> 00:38:10.010 he<00:38:06.809><c> led</c><00:38:07.030><c> captivity</c><00:38:07.570><c> captive</c><00:38:07.949><c> and</c><00:38:08.110><c> he</c><00:38:08.250><c> gave</c><00:38:08.469><c> gifts</c><00:38:08.869><c> to</c><00:38:09.150><c> men.</c> 00:38:10.730 --> 00:38:15.250 How<00:38:10.909><c> can</c><00:38:11.110><c> you</c><00:38:11.429><c> change</c><00:38:11.869><c> gifts</c><00:38:12.369><c> from</c><00:38:12.750><c> men</c><00:38:13.250><c> to</c><00:38:13.610><c> gifts</c><00:38:14.030><c> to</c><00:38:14.389><c> men?</c> 00:38:15.650 --> 00:38:18.130 Well,<00:38:15.750><c> you</c><00:38:15.929><c> see</c><00:38:16.050><c> when</c><00:38:16.329><c> Yahweh</c><00:38:16.710><c> came</c><00:38:17.030><c> down,</c> 00:38:18.230 --> 00:38:20.969 he<00:38:18.449><c> received</c><00:38:18.869><c> gifts</c><00:38:19.250><c> from</c><00:38:19.570><c> men,</c><00:38:20.190><c> says</c><00:38:20.309><c> Psalm</c><00:38:20.610><c> 68.</c> 00:38:21.190 --> 00:38:25.150 He<00:38:21.289><c> took</c><00:38:21.489><c> the</c><00:38:21.750><c> Levites</c><00:38:22.329><c> and</c><00:38:23.210><c> then</c><00:38:23.570><c> when</c><00:38:23.829><c> he</c><00:38:24.090><c> ascended</c><00:38:24.369><c> up</c><00:38:24.650><c> again,</c> 00:38:25.150 --> 00:38:30.070 he<00:38:26.210><c> left</c><00:38:26.530><c> them</c><00:38:27.929><c> behind</c><00:38:28.190><c> and</c><00:38:28.409><c> he</c><00:38:28.590><c> gave</c><00:38:28.869><c> them</c><00:38:29.070><c> to</c><00:38:29.309><c> Aaron.</c> 00:38:30.530 --> 00:38:33.590 And<00:38:30.690><c> he</c><00:38:30.789><c> says</c><00:38:30.889><c> I've</c><00:38:31.269><c> given</c><00:38:31.429><c> them</c><00:38:31.670><c> to</c><00:38:31.929><c> Aaron</c><00:38:32.429><c> to</c><00:38:33.050><c> help</c><00:38:33.289><c> him.</c> 00:38:33.710 --> 00:38:35.590 Now<00:38:33.869><c> what's</c><00:38:34.170><c> the</c><00:38:34.369><c> anti</c><00:38:34.630><c>-type?</c> 00:38:37.909 --> 00:38:40.210 Yahweh<00:38:38.150><c> has</c><00:38:38.469><c> descended</c><00:38:38.829><c> and</c><00:38:39.150><c> manifested</c><00:38:39.510><c> himself</c><00:38:39.909><c> in</c><00:38:40.090><c> the</c> 00:38:40.210 --> 00:38:41.869 Lord<00:38:40.369><c> Jesus</c><00:38:40.829><c> Christ.</c> 00:38:42.550 --> 00:38:47.849 He<00:38:42.889><c> has</c><00:38:43.250><c> taken</c><00:38:43.690><c> from</c><00:38:44.269><c> among</c><00:38:44.570><c> mankind</c><00:38:45.369><c> certain</c><00:38:46.250><c> people</c><00:38:46.610><c> to</c><00:38:46.809><c> himself.</c> 00:38:48.369 --> 00:38:49.510 He's<00:38:48.750><c> called</c><00:38:48.969><c> them.</c> 00:38:49.989 --> 00:38:51.429 He's<00:38:50.489><c> sanctified</c><00:38:50.929><c> them.</c> 00:38:51.550 --> 00:38:52.670 He's<00:38:51.949><c> separated</c><00:38:52.329><c> them.</c> 00:38:52.730 --> 00:38:54.130 He's<00:38:53.150><c> redeemed</c><00:38:53.449><c> them.</c> 00:38:54.130 --> 00:38:57.710 And<00:38:54.849><c> then</c><00:38:55.090><c> by</c><00:38:55.409><c> a</c><00:38:55.570><c> beautiful</c><00:38:55.949><c> figure,</c><00:38:56.530><c> he's</c><00:38:56.929><c> given</c><00:38:57.190><c> them</c><00:38:57.449><c> to</c> 00:38:57.710 --> 00:38:59.070 his<00:38:58.010><c> son.</c> 00:39:00.369 --> 00:39:02.150 Ever<00:39:00.610><c> read</c><00:39:00.849><c> John</c><00:39:01.110><c> 17?</c> 00:39:03.050 --> 00:39:05.630 Those<00:39:03.449><c> that</c><00:39:03.650><c> thou</c><00:39:03.809><c> gavest</c><00:39:04.329><c> me</c><00:39:04.550><c> I</c><00:39:04.670><c> have</c><00:39:04.869><c> kept.</c> 00:39:06.050 --> 00:39:08.929 All<00:39:06.289><c> that</c><00:39:06.489><c> thou</c><00:39:06.670><c> hast</c><00:39:06.949><c> given</c><00:39:07.210><c> me</c><00:39:07.469><c> I</c><00:39:07.650><c> have</c><00:39:07.809><c> lost</c><00:39:08.070><c> none.</c> 00:39:09.110 --> 00:39:11.809 The<00:39:09.329><c> number</c><00:39:09.570><c> of</c><00:39:09.809><c> times</c><00:39:09.989><c> in</c><00:39:10.250><c> John's</c><00:39:10.650><c> Gospel</c><00:39:10.929><c> that</c><00:39:11.170><c> Jesus</c><00:39:11.550><c> as</c> 00:39:11.809 --> 00:39:13.329 the<00:39:12.110><c> first</c><00:39:12.409><c> born</c><00:39:12.670><c> son</c> 00:39:13.329 --> 00:39:17.610 talks<00:39:13.969><c> about</c><00:39:14.289><c> the</c><00:39:14.570><c> Father</c><00:39:14.869><c> giving</c><00:39:15.349><c> the</c><00:39:15.690><c> younger</c><00:39:16.010><c> sons</c><00:39:16.269><c> to</c><00:39:16.489><c> him</c> 00:39:18.010 --> 00:39:22.409 as<00:39:18.550><c> what</c><00:39:18.769><c> we</c><00:39:18.929><c> might</c><00:39:19.090><c> almost</c><00:39:19.449><c> call</c><00:39:19.730><c> New</c><00:39:20.110><c> Testament</c><00:39:20.769><c> Levites</c> 00:39:22.889 --> 00:39:25.449 is<00:39:23.329><c> this</c><00:39:23.530><c> beautiful</c><00:39:23.949><c> principle</c><00:39:24.369><c> that</c><00:39:24.590><c> Paul's</c><00:39:24.949><c> drawing</c><00:39:25.110><c> on</c><00:39:25.329><c> here.</c> 00:39:25.449 --> 00:39:27.949 We<00:39:25.550><c> know</c><00:39:25.730><c> that</c><00:39:25.869><c> because</c><00:39:25.969><c> he's</c><00:39:26.269><c> quoting</c><00:39:26.449><c> Psalm</c><00:39:26.730><c> 68.</c> 00:39:28.130 --> 00:39:29.630 So<00:39:28.250><c> you</c><00:39:28.409><c> see</c><00:39:28.510><c> we've</c><00:39:28.769><c> lost</c><00:39:28.869><c> our</c><00:39:29.210><c> identity.</c> 00:39:29.989 --> 00:39:30.949 God<00:39:30.250><c> has</c><00:39:30.550><c> taken</c><00:39:30.789><c> us.</c> 00:39:31.030 --> 00:39:32.670 We've<00:39:31.269><c> given</c><00:39:31.429><c> ourselves</c><00:39:31.889><c> voluntarily</c><00:39:32.389><c> to</c><00:39:32.510><c> him.</c> 00:39:32.889 --> 00:39:35.630 Now<00:39:33.090><c> he</c><00:39:33.230><c> has</c><00:39:33.489><c> given</c><00:39:33.690><c> us</c><00:39:33.969><c> back</c><00:39:34.210><c> to</c><00:39:34.550><c> work</c><00:39:34.869><c> for</c><00:39:35.210><c> the</c><00:39:35.429><c> son.</c> 00:39:35.789 --> 00:39:38.030 How<00:39:36.150><c> can</c><00:39:36.349><c> we</c><00:39:36.469><c> work</c><00:39:36.650><c> for</c><00:39:36.829><c> the</c><00:39:36.969><c> son</c><00:39:37.110><c> today?</c> 00:39:38.650 --> 00:39:40.750 Well<00:39:38.849><c> he</c><00:39:38.949><c> says</c><00:39:39.170><c> this</c><00:39:39.449><c> is</c><00:39:39.610><c> how</c><00:39:39.730><c> we</c><00:39:39.849><c> do</c><00:39:40.010><c> it.</c> 00:39:41.010 --> 00:39:42.309 Verse<00:39:41.190><c> 11.</c> 00:39:42.889 --> 00:39:45.769 And<00:39:42.969><c> he</c><00:39:43.289><c> gave,</c><00:39:44.289><c> here's</c><00:39:44.449><c> our</c><00:39:44.610><c> word</c><00:39:44.789><c> gave,</c> 00:39:46.050 --> 00:39:50.829 he<00:39:46.309><c> gave</c><00:39:46.909><c> to</c><00:39:47.429><c> the</c><00:39:47.750><c> son</c><00:39:48.230><c> for</c><00:39:49.010><c> the</c><00:39:49.230><c> benefit</c><00:39:49.469><c> of</c><00:39:49.670><c> the</c><00:39:49.849><c> Ecclesia</c> 00:39:51.050 --> 00:39:53.510 some<00:39:51.449><c> apostles,</c><00:39:52.170><c> some</c><00:39:52.289><c> prophets,</c><00:39:52.789><c> some</c><00:39:52.949><c> evangelists,</c> 00:39:53.590 --> 00:39:55.409 some<00:39:53.750><c> pastors</c><00:39:54.090><c> and</c><00:39:54.329><c> teachers,</c> 00:39:55.889 --> 00:39:57.530 for<00:39:56.210><c> the</c><00:39:56.449><c> equipping</c><00:39:56.750><c> of</c><00:39:56.929><c> the</c><00:39:57.110><c> saints,</c> 00:39:57.869 --> 00:39:59.590 for<00:39:57.969><c> the</c><00:39:58.130><c> work</c><00:39:58.289><c> of</c><00:39:58.449><c> the</c><00:39:58.650><c> ministry,</c> 00:40:00.170 --> 00:40:02.690 for<00:40:00.429><c> the</c><00:40:00.630><c> edifying</c><00:40:01.030><c> of</c><00:40:01.230><c> the</c><00:40:01.329><c> body</c><00:40:01.570><c> of</c><00:40:01.730><c> Christ.</c> 00:40:03.190 --> 00:40:04.329 Who's<00:40:03.590><c> excluded</c><00:40:03.909><c> from</c><00:40:04.170><c> that?</c> 00:40:04.489 --> 00:40:05.230 Anyone? 00:40:05.650 --> 00:40:06.530 No. 00:40:06.690 --> 00:40:08.150 No<00:40:06.809><c> one.</c> 00:40:09.349 --> 00:40:10.849 Till<00:40:09.590><c> we</c><00:40:09.969><c> all</c><00:40:10.429><c> come,</c> 00:40:11.349 --> 00:40:13.530 well<00:40:11.630><c> of</c><00:40:11.809><c> course</c><00:40:11.909><c> I</c><00:40:12.050><c> missed</c><00:40:12.130><c> the</c><00:40:12.309><c> body</c><00:40:12.489><c> of</c><00:40:12.710><c> Christ</c><00:40:12.889><c> there</c><00:40:13.010><c> didn't</c><00:40:13.230><c> I?</c> 00:40:13.710 --> 00:40:16.429 For<00:40:13.909><c> the</c><00:40:14.050><c> work</c><00:40:14.190><c> of</c><00:40:14.329><c> the</c><00:40:14.489><c> ministry,</c><00:40:14.809><c> for</c><00:40:14.949><c> the</c><00:40:15.150><c> edifying</c><00:40:15.570><c> of</c><00:40:15.829><c> the</c> 00:40:16.429 --> 00:40:17.170 body<00:40:16.710><c> of</c><00:40:16.969><c> Christ.</c> 00:40:17.190 --> 00:40:18.849 And<00:40:17.309><c> that</c><00:40:17.369><c> was</c><00:40:17.550><c> another</c><00:40:17.750><c> reason</c><00:40:18.030><c> of</c><00:40:18.230><c> course</c><00:40:18.429><c> why</c><00:40:18.610><c> I</c><00:40:18.690><c> wanted</c> 00:40:18.849 --> 00:40:19.289 this<00:40:19.170><c> quote</c> 00:40:19.289 --> 00:40:21.269 from<00:40:19.530><c> Ephesians</c><00:40:20.070><c> chapter</c><00:40:20.389><c> four.</c> 00:40:21.730 --> 00:40:24.110 Till<00:40:21.849><c> we</c><00:40:22.050><c> all</c><00:40:22.369><c> come</c><00:40:22.610><c> in</c><00:40:22.789><c> the</c><00:40:23.010><c> unity</c><00:40:23.269><c> of</c><00:40:23.469><c> the</c><00:40:23.670><c> faith</c> 00:40:24.110 --> 00:40:29.789 and<00:40:24.849><c> of</c><00:40:24.989><c> the</c><00:40:25.210><c> knowledge</c><00:40:25.449><c> of</c><00:40:25.630><c> the</c><00:40:25.789><c> son</c><00:40:25.929><c> of</c><00:40:26.210><c> God</c><00:40:27.050><c> unto</c><00:40:27.869><c> a</c><00:40:28.809><c> perfect</c><00:40:29.230><c> man.</c> 00:40:30.230 --> 00:40:34.070 And<00:40:30.530><c> I</c><00:40:30.710><c> have</c><00:40:30.929><c> underlined</c><00:40:31.389><c> heavily</c><00:40:31.809><c> and</c><00:40:32.170><c> tried</c><00:40:32.389><c> to</c><00:40:33.469><c> magnify</c><00:40:33.889><c> as</c> 00:40:34.070 --> 00:40:34.630 much<00:40:34.210><c> as</c><00:40:34.349><c> I</c><00:40:34.449><c> can</c> 00:40:34.630 --> 00:40:36.010 that<00:40:34.829><c> expression</c><00:40:35.210><c> a</c><00:40:35.449><c> perfect</c><00:40:35.710><c> man.</c> 00:40:36.250 --> 00:40:39.730 He<00:40:36.570><c> doesn't</c><00:40:36.969><c> say</c><00:40:37.309><c> until</c><00:40:37.690><c> we</c><00:40:37.989><c> become</c><00:40:38.369><c> perfect</c><00:40:39.050><c> or</c><00:40:39.269><c> mature,</c> 00:40:39.969 --> 00:40:41.670 which<00:40:40.170><c> it</c><00:40:40.409><c> means</c><00:40:40.909><c> individuals.</c> 00:40:41.909 --> 00:40:43.269 He's<00:40:42.250><c> talking</c><00:40:42.389><c> about</c><00:40:42.650><c> one</c><00:40:42.909><c> man.</c> 00:40:43.369 --> 00:40:44.389 It's<00:40:43.650><c> the</c><00:40:43.809><c> Christ</c><00:40:44.090><c> man.</c> 00:40:44.590 --> 00:40:45.570 It's<00:40:44.829><c> the</c><00:40:45.030><c> Christ</c><00:40:45.230><c> body.</c> 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with</c><00:40:59.289><c> every</c><00:40:59.489><c> wind</c> 00:40:59.690 --> 00:41:00.210 of<00:40:59.929><c> doctrine</c> 00:41:00.210 --> 00:41:01.909 by<00:41:00.429><c> the</c><00:41:00.690><c> slight</c><00:41:00.849><c> of</c><00:41:01.090><c> men,</c> 00:41:02.130 --> 00:41:05.409 and<00:41:02.309><c> cunning</c><00:41:02.570><c> craftiness</c><00:41:03.150><c> whereby</c><00:41:03.429><c> they</c><00:41:03.789><c> lie</c><00:41:04.010><c> in</c><00:41:04.130><c> wait</c><00:41:04.230><c> to</c><00:41:04.530><c> deceive.</c> 00:41:05.530 --> 00:41:08.269 But<00:41:05.889><c> speaking</c><00:41:06.309><c> the</c><00:41:06.710><c> truth</c><00:41:06.889><c> in</c><00:41:07.190><c> love,</c> 00:41:08.369 --> 00:41:10.909 may<00:41:08.510><c> grow</c><00:41:08.710><c> up</c><00:41:08.929><c> into</c><00:41:09.130><c> him</c><00:41:09.329><c> in</c><00:41:09.489><c> all</c><00:41:09.730><c> things</c><00:41:09.909><c> which</c><00:41:10.110><c> is</c><00:41:10.349><c> the</c><00:41:10.530><c> head,</c> 00:41:11.389 --> 00:41:12.710 even<00:41:11.710><c> Christ.</c> 00:41:13.250 --> 00:41:14.869 Now<00:41:13.670><c> I'm</c><00:41:13.989><c> going</c><00:41:14.070><c> to</c><00:41:14.230><c> finish</c><00:41:14.449><c> in</c><00:41:14.610><c> a</c><00:41:14.690><c> minute</c> 00:41:14.869 --> 00:41:18.550 and<00:41:15.130><c> I'm</c><00:41:15.409><c> going</c><00:41:15.510><c> to</c><00:41:15.670><c> finish</c><00:41:15.869><c> by</c><00:41:16.150><c> reading</c><00:41:16.489><c> verse</c><00:41:17.530><c> 16.</c> 00:41:18.909 --> 00:41:20.969 But<00:41:19.190><c> just</c><00:41:19.590><c> before</c><00:41:19.809><c> we</c><00:41:20.050><c> do,</c> 00:41:21.110 --> 00:41:22.070 I<00:41:21.210><c> think,</c><00:41:21.550><c> brethren</c><00:41:21.690><c> and</c><00:41:21.909><c> sisters,</c> 00:41:22.070 --> 00:41:24.630 it's<00:41:22.250><c> been</c><00:41:22.449><c> a</c><00:41:22.590><c> wonderful</c><00:41:22.849><c> 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16</c><00:42:22.010><c> of</c><00:42:22.210><c> Ephesians</c><00:42:22.710><c> 4,</c> 00:42:23.469 --> 00:42:26.309 with<00:42:23.690><c> which</c><00:42:23.869><c> we</c><00:42:24.070><c> will</c><00:42:24.309><c> conclude</c><00:42:24.610><c> our</c><00:42:24.909><c> study</c><00:42:25.110><c> for</c><00:42:25.329><c> the</c><00:42:25.469><c> day.</c> 00:42:26.949 --> 00:42:30.389 So<00:42:27.309><c> this</c><00:42:27.829><c> head</c><00:42:28.130><c> which</c><00:42:28.349><c> he</c><00:42:28.610><c> speaks</c><00:42:28.869><c> about</c><00:42:29.130><c> in</c><00:42:29.550><c> verse</c><00:42:29.769><c> 15,</c> 00:42:30.809 --> 00:42:32.070 the<00:42:30.969><c> head</c><00:42:31.230><c> which</c><00:42:31.429><c> is</c><00:42:31.650><c> Christ,</c> 00:42:32.570 --> 00:42:33.849 it's<00:42:32.789><c> the</c><00:42:32.969><c> thinking</c><00:42:33.190><c> of</c><00:42:33.429><c> Christ,</c> 00:42:34.250 --> 00:42:35.710 it's<00:42:34.510><c> the</c><00:42:34.730><c> 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