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And<00:11:34.879><c> Peter</c><00:11:35.039><c> goes</c><00:11:35.220><c> on</c><00:11:35.440><c> to</c><00:11:35.620><c> say</c><00:11:35.720><c> in</c><00:11:35.860><c> verse</c><00:11:36.120><c> eight,</c><00:11:36.620><c> four,</c><00:11:37.299><c> if</c><00:11:37.360><c> these</c><00:11:37.799><c> things,</c><00:11:38.460><c> these</c><00:11:38.460><c> characteristics</c><00:11:39.100><c> that</c><00:11:39.299><c> we're</c><00:11:39.519><c> supposed</c><00:11:39.740><c> to</c>

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develop,<00:11:40.399><c> if</c><00:11:40.620><c> these</c><00:11:40.940><c> things</c><00:11:41.340><c> be</c><00:11:42.019><c> in</c><00:11:42.259><c> you</c><00:11:42.440><c> and</c><00:11:42.759><c> abound</c><00:11:43.279><c> in</c><00:11:43.539><c> you,</c>

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then<00:11:45.039><c> look</c><00:11:45.720><c> at</c><00:11:45.980><c> what</c><00:11:46.200><c> happens,</c><00:11:46.899><c> brother.</c>

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Look<00:11:47.200><c> at</c><00:11:47.379><c> what</c><00:11:47.539><c> is</c><00:11:47.919><c> made</c><00:11:48.299><c> available</c><00:11:48.840><c> to</c><00:11:49.200><c> us</c><00:11:49.460><c> in</c><00:11:49.700><c> verse</c><00:11:49.980><c> four.</c>

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By<00:11:52.200><c> the</c><00:11:52.500><c> grace</c><00:11:52.679><c> of</c><00:11:52.919><c> God,</c><00:11:53.059><c> it</c><00:11:53.299><c> says,</c><00:11:54.259><c> you'll</c><00:11:54.500><c> be</c><00:11:54.759><c> partakers</c><00:11:55.700><c> of</c>

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divine<00:11:57.019><c> nature.</c>

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God<00:11:59.399><c> will</c><00:11:59.799><c> share</c><00:12:00.480><c> his</c><00:12:01.100><c> nature</c><00:12:01.440><c> with</c><00:12:01.720><c> us.</c>

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It's<00:12:03.220><c> tough</c><00:12:03.360><c> to</c><00:12:03.639><c> grasp,</c><00:12:04.240><c> isn't</c><00:12:04.320><c> it?</c>

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But,<00:12:06.019><c> you</c><00:12:06.179><c> know,</c><00:12:06.740><c> God</c><00:12:06.919><c> forgives</c><00:12:07.399><c> sins.</c>

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It's<00:12:07.820><c> easy</c><00:12:08.059><c> for</c><00:12:08.240><c> him</c><00:12:08.279><c> to</c><00:12:08.519><c> forgive</c><00:12:08.799><c> sins.</c>

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But<00:12:09.600><c> now</c><00:12:10.080><c> what</c><00:12:10.240><c> he's</c><00:12:10.460><c> saying</c><00:12:10.639><c> is,</c><00:12:11.259><c> I'm</c><00:12:11.320><c> not</c><00:12:11.500><c> just</c><00:12:11.679><c> going</c><00:12:11.799><c> to</c>

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forgive<00:12:12.120><c> your</c><00:12:12.379><c> sins.</c>

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I'm<00:12:13.279><c> going</c><00:12:13.379><c> to</c><00:12:13.519><c> take</c><00:12:13.679><c> away</c><00:12:13.860><c> the</c><00:12:14.100><c> problem.</c>

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The<00:12:15.200><c> problem</c><00:12:15.519><c> is</c><00:12:15.720><c> your</c><00:12:15.860><c> nature.</c>

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Now,<00:12:17.659><c> the</c><00:12:17.840><c> apostasy</c><00:12:18.279><c> doesn't</c><00:12:18.519><c> know</c><00:12:18.740><c> that.</c>

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They<00:12:19.779><c> think</c><00:12:20.600><c> human</c><00:12:21.059><c> nature</c><00:12:21.399><c> is</c><00:12:21.639><c> good.</c>

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We<00:12:23.059><c> know</c><00:12:23.259><c> it's</c><00:12:23.559><c> not.</c>

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It's<00:12:25.399><c> capable</c><00:12:25.759><c> of</c><00:12:26.000><c> doing</c><00:12:26.159><c> good,</c><00:12:27.059><c> but</c><00:12:27.200><c> more</c><00:12:27.460><c> often</c><00:12:27.700><c> than</c><00:12:27.919><c> not,</c>

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it<00:12:28.639><c> leans</c><00:12:29.059><c> towards</c><00:12:29.440><c> sin.</c>

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So<00:12:30.539><c> God</c><00:12:30.840><c> is</c><00:12:31.080><c> going</c><00:12:31.259><c> to</c><00:12:31.500><c> take</c><00:12:31.740><c> away</c><00:12:32.000><c> our</c><00:12:32.240><c> nature</c><00:12:32.659><c> and</c><00:12:33.559><c> replace</c>

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it<00:12:34.580><c> with</c><00:12:35.000><c> his.</c>

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There'll<00:12:36.259><c> be</c><00:12:36.379><c> no</c><00:12:36.559><c> more</c><00:12:36.759><c> struggle</c><00:12:37.080><c> for</c><00:12:37.399><c> us.</c>

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And<00:12:40.700><c> then</c><00:12:40.840><c> look</c><00:12:41.000><c> at</c><00:12:41.120><c> verse</c><00:12:41.360><c> 11.</c>

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For<00:12:43.700><c> so</c><00:12:43.960><c> an</c><00:12:44.200><c> entrance</c><00:12:44.440><c> shall</c><00:12:44.720><c> be</c><00:12:45.059><c> ministered</c><00:12:45.559><c> unto</c><00:12:45.799><c> you</c><00:12:46.200><c> abundantly</c><00:12:46.960><c> into</c>

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the<00:12:47.500><c> everlasting</c><00:12:47.940><c> kingdom</c><00:12:48.360><c> of</c><00:12:48.600><c> our</c><00:12:48.799><c> Lord</c><00:12:49.100><c> and</c><00:12:49.440><c> Savior</c><00:12:49.720><c> Jesus</c><00:12:50.200><c> Christ.</c>

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So<00:12:52.799><c> may</c><00:12:53.019><c> we,</c><00:12:53.600><c> brethren,</c><00:12:54.019><c> be</c><00:12:54.259><c> granted</c><00:12:54.879><c> an</c><00:12:55.580><c> abundant</c><00:12:55.940><c> entrance</c>

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into<00:12:57.159><c> that</c><00:12:57.879><c> glorious</c><00:12:58.460><c> kingdom</c><00:12:58.919><c> to</c><00:12:59.200><c> come.</c>

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Let's<00:13:00.460><c> continue</c><00:13:00.860><c> to</c><00:13:01.200><c> grow</c><00:13:01.500><c> and</c><00:13:01.779><c> develop</c><00:13:02.299><c> our</c><00:13:02.639><c> faith</c><00:13:03.159><c> in</c>

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Christ<00:13:04.539><c> Jesus.</c>

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Amen.