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comment</c><00:14:37.220><c> here.</c> 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:39.580 Just<00:14:38.179><c> look</c><00:14:38.440><c> at</c><00:14:38.620><c> this.</c> 00:14:40.080 --> 00:14:43.440 And<00:14:40.279><c> this</c><00:14:40.480><c> is</c><00:14:40.700><c> where</c><00:14:40.980><c> the</c><00:14:41.440><c> greatest</c><00:14:41.779><c> commandment</c><00:14:42.259><c> is</c><00:14:42.539><c> found.</c> 00:14:43.779 --> 00:14:46.200 In<00:14:44.460><c> this</c><00:14:44.659><c> marvellous</c><00:14:45.220><c> book.</c> 00:14:47.360 --> 00:14:50.720 And<00:14:47.500><c> look</c><00:14:47.620><c> what</c><00:14:47.659><c> he</c><00:14:47.840><c> says</c><00:14:48.139><c> in</c><00:14:48.360><c> Deuteronomy,</c><00:14:49.480><c> in</c><00:14:49.840><c> Romans</c><00:14:50.159><c> rather,</c><00:14:50.620><c> in</c> 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:53.059 Romans<00:14:51.059><c> chapter</c><00:14:51.399><c> 10.</c> 00:14:53.340 --> 00:14:54.899 Verse<00:14:53.379><c> four,</c> 00:14:54.919 --> 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to</c> 00:15:12.740 --> 00:15:14.220 everyone<00:15:13.159><c> that's</c><00:15:13.500><c> got</c><00:15:13.759><c> faith.</c> 00:15:14.240 --> 00:15:14.980 There<00:15:14.500><c> it</c><00:15:14.700><c> is.</c> 00:15:15.320 --> 00:15:17.240 So<00:15:15.539><c> that's</c><00:15:15.820><c> how</c><00:15:15.899><c> it</c><00:15:16.059><c> comes,</c><00:15:16.419><c> not</c><00:15:16.659><c> by</c><00:15:16.940><c> law.</c> 00:15:17.620 --> 00:15:18.559 Now<00:15:17.759><c> listen.</c> 00:15:19.159 --> 00:15:23.679 For<00:15:19.759><c> Moses</c><00:15:20.360><c> describeth</c><00:15:21.600><c> the</c><00:15:22.539><c> righteousness</c><00:15:23.100><c> which</c><00:15:23.360><c> is</c><00:15:23.519><c> of</c> 00:15:23.679 --> 00:15:25.019 the<00:15:23.940><c> law.</c> 00:15:26.000 --> 00:15:27.840 And<00:15:26.139><c> then</c><00:15:26.259><c> he</c><00:15:26.379><c> quotes</c><00:15:26.600><c> Leviticus.</c> 00:15:28.320 --> 00:15:29.399 But<00:15:28.500><c> verse</c><00:15:28.840><c> six</c><00:15:29.080><c> says,</c> 00:15:29.399 --> 00:15:34.559 But<00:15:29.980><c> the</c><00:15:30.799><c> righteousness</c><00:15:31.620><c> which</c><00:15:32.379><c> is</c><00:15:32.559><c> of</c><00:15:32.799><c> faith</c><00:15:33.519><c> speaketh</c><00:15:34.220><c> on</c> 00:15:34.559 --> 00:15:35.580 this<00:15:35.019><c> wise.</c> 00:15:35.899 --> 00:15:38.379 And<00:15:36.019><c> he</c><00:15:36.159><c> quotes</c><00:15:36.860><c> Deuteronomy.</c> 00:15:39.220 --> 00:15:43.740 And<00:15:39.320><c> did</c><00:15:39.399><c> you</c><00:15:39.519><c> notice</c><00:15:40.240><c> that</c><00:15:41.500><c> in</c><00:15:41.759><c> describing</c><00:15:42.299><c> the</c><00:15:42.720><c> righteousness</c><00:15:43.279><c> which</c><00:15:43.500><c> is</c><00:15:43.600><c> of</c> 00:15:43.740 --> 00:15:44.679 the<00:15:43.919><c> law,</c><00:15:44.200><c> he</c><00:15:44.320><c> said,</c> 00:15:45.139 --> 00:15:47.379 Moses<00:15:45.639><c> described</c><00:15:46.360><c> it.</c> 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of</c><00:16:04.100><c> faith</c><00:16:04.679><c> speaketh.</c> 00:16:05.419 --> 00:16:07.039 Look<00:16:05.679><c> at</c><00:16:05.840><c> the</c><00:16:06.000><c> difference.</c> 00:16:07.340 --> 00:16:11.159 So<00:16:07.580><c> here's</c><00:16:07.940><c> God</c><00:16:08.220><c> telling</c><00:16:08.519><c> a</c><00:16:08.860><c> man</c><00:16:09.120><c> about</c><00:16:09.379><c> the</c><00:16:09.639><c> law</c><00:16:09.860><c> who's</c><00:16:10.500><c> interpreting</c><00:16:10.879><c> the</c> 00:16:11.159 --> 00:16:13.139 law<00:16:11.340><c> and</c><00:16:11.600><c> writing</c><00:16:11.820><c> it</c><00:16:12.039><c> down</c><00:16:12.120><c> as</c><00:16:12.320><c> he</c><00:16:12.580><c> sees</c><00:16:12.840><c> it.</c> 00:16:13.320 --> 00:16:15.460 Moses<00:16:13.720><c> describes</c><00:16:14.379><c> law.</c> 00:16:16.600 --> 00:16:20.440 But<00:16:16.759><c> in</c><00:16:16.919><c> Deuteronomy,</c><00:16:19.120><c> it's</c><00:16:19.340><c> in</c><00:16:19.500><c> him.</c> 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:23.379 It's<00:16:21.039><c> coming</c><00:16:21.179><c> out</c><00:16:21.320><c> of</c><00:16:21.440><c> his</c><00:16:21.700><c> heart</c><00:16:21.940><c> and</c><00:16:22.080><c> out</c><00:16:22.200><c> of</c><00:16:22.299><c> his</c><00:16:22.440><c> mouth,</c><00:16:23.159><c> as</c> 00:16:23.379 --> 00:16:24.980 Paul<00:16:23.539><c> goes</c><00:16:23.720><c> on</c><00:16:23.879><c> to</c><00:16:24.179><c> explain.</c> 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:26.179 It's<00:16:25.419><c> part</c><00:16:25.679><c> of</c><00:16:25.820><c> the</c><00:16:25.980><c> man.</c> 00:16:26.179 --> 00:16:28.460 He's<00:16:27.200><c> absorbed</c><00:16:27.720><c> the</c><00:16:28.000><c> principles.</c> 00:16:28.919 --> 00:16:30.139 He's<00:16:29.379><c> interpreted</c><00:16:29.779><c> them.</c> 00:16:30.620 --> 00:16:32.220 They<00:16:30.840><c> have</c><00:16:31.059><c> affected</c><00:16:31.440><c> him</c><00:16:31.779><c> greatly.</c> 00:16:32.539 --> 00:16:36.799 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great</c><00:16:46.299><c> terrible</c><00:16:47.139><c> temptations,</c> 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:52.559 to<00:16:48.799><c> the</c><00:16:48.960><c> weakness</c><00:16:49.259><c> of</c><00:16:49.460><c> his</c><00:16:49.679><c> flesh,</c><00:16:50.779><c> he</c><00:16:50.960><c> met</c><00:16:51.120><c> head</c><00:16:51.539><c> on</c><00:16:52.039><c> with</c><00:16:52.320><c> the</c> 00:16:52.559 --> 00:16:55.340 power<00:16:52.759><c> of</c><00:16:53.179><c> faith</c><00:16:53.539><c> straight</c><00:16:54.059><c> out</c><00:16:54.200><c> of</c><00:16:54.299><c> Deuteronomy.</c> 00:16:55.940 --> 00:16:59.759 And<00:16:56.419><c> in</c><00:16:56.600><c> that</c><00:16:56.899><c> section</c><00:16:57.320><c> is</c><00:16:58.399><c> the</c><00:16:58.580><c> greatest</c><00:16:58.879><c> commandment</c><00:16:59.299><c> of</c><00:16:59.399><c> the</c><00:16:59.480><c> law</c><00:16:59.600><c> in</c> 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:03.840 the<00:17:00.000><c> three</c><00:17:00.240><c> ways</c><00:17:00.740><c> that</c><00:17:02.059><c> we've</c><00:17:02.299><c> got</c><00:17:02.320><c> to</c><00:17:02.440><c> give</c><00:17:02.519><c> ourselves</c><00:17:02.960><c> totally</c><00:17:03.320><c> to</c><00:17:03.620><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:17:03.940 --> 00:17:06.579 And<00:17:04.059><c> because</c><00:17:04.240><c> he</c><00:17:04.380><c> had</c><00:17:04.720><c> totally</c><00:17:05.019><c> given</c><00:17:05.220><c> himself</c><00:17:05.700><c> three</c><00:17:06.240><c> ways</c> 00:17:06.579 --> 00:17:09.240 to<00:17:06.819><c> God,</c><00:17:07.220><c> which</c><00:17:07.460><c> incorporated</c><00:17:07.920><c> every</c><00:17:08.339><c> way,</c> 00:17:09.400 --> 00:17:11.900 then<00:17:09.519><c> the</c><00:17:09.799><c> three</c><00:17:10.039><c> ways</c><00:17:10.319><c> of</c><00:17:10.579><c> temptation,</c><00:17:11.200><c> which</c><00:17:11.440><c> incorporates</c> 00:17:11.900 --> 00:17:16.180 every<00:17:12.319><c> temptation,</c><00:17:14.420><c> he</c><00:17:14.759><c> was</c><00:17:14.940><c> able</c><00:17:15.099><c> to</c><00:17:15.380><c> refute</c><00:17:15.640><c> that</c><00:17:15.940><c> because</c> 00:17:16.180 --> 00:17:17.319 of<00:17:16.339><c> the</c><00:17:16.519><c> power</c><00:17:16.720><c> of</c><00:17:17.000><c> faith.</c> 00:17:17.759 --> 00:17:18.559 So<00:17:17.900><c> he</c><00:17:18.019><c> knew</c><00:17:18.180><c> where</c><00:17:18.359><c> it</c><00:17:18.500><c> was.</c> 00:17:18.680 --> 00:17:20.519 He<00:17:18.799><c> not</c><00:17:18.880><c> only</c><00:17:19.119><c> knew</c><00:17:19.380><c> where</c><00:17:19.539><c> it</c><00:17:19.640><c> was,</c><00:17:19.960><c> brothers</c><00:17:20.099><c> and</c><00:17:20.359><c> sisters,</c> 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:21.980 he<00:17:20.720><c> had</c><00:17:21.079><c> lived</c><00:17:21.339><c> that</c><00:17:21.579><c> principle.</c> 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:23.680 He<00:17:22.339><c> had</c><00:17:22.680><c> lived</c><00:17:22.819><c> that</c><00:17:23.119><c> through</c><00:17:23.279><c> the</c><00:17:23.480><c> wilderness.</c> 00:17:23.680 --> 00:17:24.740 He'd<00:17:24.119><c> seen</c><00:17:24.339><c> it.</c> 00:17:24.819 --> 00:17:26.019 He'd<00:17:25.240><c> understood</c><00:17:25.559><c> it.</c> 00:17:26.019 --> 00:17:27.240 And<00:17:26.160><c> he'd</c><00:17:26.440><c> put</c><00:17:26.539><c> it</c><00:17:26.700><c> into</c><00:17:26.900><c> practice.</c> 00:17:27.240 --> 00:17:28.519 And<00:17:27.420><c> it</c><00:17:27.640><c> worked.</c> 00:17:29.259 --> 00:17:30.740 It<00:17:29.819><c> worked.</c> 00:17:30.980 --> 00:17:32.720 And<00:17:31.359><c> why</c><00:17:31.559><c> did</c><00:17:31.660><c> it</c><00:17:31.859><c> work?</c> 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:36.180 Well,<00:17:33.400><c> you</c><00:17:33.599><c> see,</c><00:17:34.759><c> the</c><00:17:34.920><c> point</c><00:17:35.079><c> about</c><00:17:35.259><c> that</c><00:17:35.539><c> great</c><00:17:35.740><c> commandment</c> 00:17:36.180 --> 00:17:36.740 is<00:17:36.400><c> this.</c> 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:39.259 First<00:17:37.400><c> thing</c><00:17:37.599><c> it</c><00:17:37.759><c> says,</c><00:17:38.299><c> it</c><00:17:38.359><c> says</c><00:17:38.680><c> here.</c> 00:17:39.619 --> 00:17:41.940 Now<00:17:39.799><c> listen,</c><00:17:40.519><c> Israel,</c><00:17:40.920><c> listen.</c> 00:17:42.180 --> 00:17:45.160 Yahweh,<00:17:42.839><c> our</c><00:17:43.039><c> God,</c><00:17:43.599><c> is</c><00:17:44.000><c> one</c><00:17:44.539><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:17:45.220 --> 00:17:46.920 Now<00:17:45.440><c> you</c><00:17:45.599><c> think</c><00:17:45.779><c> about</c><00:17:46.039><c> that.</c> 00:17:47.539 --> 00:17:51.599 If<00:17:48.019><c> there</c><00:17:48.319><c> is</c><00:17:48.700><c> one</c><00:17:48.980><c> God</c><00:17:49.240><c> and</c><00:17:49.400><c> there</c><00:17:49.579><c> is</c><00:17:49.839><c> only</c><00:17:50.039><c> one</c><00:17:50.299><c> God,</c><00:17:51.400><c> then</c> 00:17:51.599 --> 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got</c><00:18:06.619><c> a</c><00:18:06.799><c> God</c><00:18:07.000><c> of</c><00:18:07.220><c> war</c><00:18:07.519><c> that</c><00:18:07.680><c> we</c><00:18:07.940><c> fear,</c><00:18:09.660><c> a</c><00:18:09.799><c> God</c><00:18:09.960><c> of</c> 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:14.079 peace<00:18:10.400><c> that</c><00:18:10.579><c> we</c><00:18:10.839><c> love,</c><00:18:12.400><c> a</c><00:18:12.519><c> God</c><00:18:12.660><c> of</c><00:18:12.880><c> compassion</c><00:18:13.279><c> that</c><00:18:13.440><c> we</c><00:18:13.619><c> appeal</c><00:18:13.859><c> to.</c> 00:18:14.220 --> 00:18:16.319 We<00:18:14.460><c> haven't</c><00:18:14.720><c> got</c><00:18:15.079><c> God's</c><00:18:15.500><c> meaning</c><00:18:15.640><c> and</c><00:18:15.859><c> Lord's</c><00:18:16.220><c> meaning.</c> 00:18:16.359 --> 00:18:17.519 We've<00:18:16.539><c> only</c><00:18:16.779><c> got</c><00:18:17.099><c> one.</c> 00:18:17.880 --> 00:18:22.019 And<00:18:18.119><c> therefore</c><00:18:18.400><c> 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that</c><00:18:52.220><c> love</c><00:18:52.599><c> is</c> 00:18:53.480 --> 00:18:55.740 the<00:18:53.759><c> constraining</c><00:18:54.559><c> factor.</c> 00:18:56.299 --> 00:18:59.400 Love<00:18:56.740><c> is</c><00:18:57.339><c> the</c><00:18:57.460><c> constraining</c><00:18:58.319><c> factor.</c> 00:18:59.640 --> 00:19:01.839 Thou<00:18:59.819><c> shalt</c><00:19:00.259><c> love</c><00:19:00.819><c> him.</c> 00:19:02.839 --> 00:19:04.920 Now<00:19:03.059><c> I've</c><00:19:03.240><c> often</c><00:19:03.519><c> said</c><00:19:03.759><c> this</c><00:19:04.039><c> and</c><00:19:04.220><c> I</c><00:19:04.380><c> think</c><00:19:04.519><c> it's</c><00:19:04.700><c> something</c> 00:19:04.920 --> 00:19:07.559 we<00:19:05.380><c> ought</c><00:19:05.579><c> to</c><00:19:05.799><c> think</c><00:19:06.079><c> deeply</c><00:19:06.500><c> about.</c> 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:10.220 Now<00:19:08.140><c> think</c><00:19:08.339><c> about</c><00:19:08.599><c> it,</c><00:19:08.720><c> 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sentimentality</c><00:19:43.579><c> or</c><00:19:45.619><c> sloppy</c><00:19:46.500><c> emotionalism.</c> 00:19:48.660 --> 00:19:50.299 It<00:19:48.859><c> won't</c><00:19:49.220><c> work.</c> 00:19:51.259 --> 00:19:54.640 It's<00:19:51.539><c> got</c><00:19:51.640><c> to</c><00:19:51.779><c> be</c><00:19:51.960><c> based</c><00:19:52.180><c> upon</c><00:19:53.079><c> understanding</c><00:19:54.000><c> not</c><00:19:54.279><c> only</c><00:19:54.460><c> that</c> 00:19:54.640 --> 00:19:58.859 God<00:19:54.859><c> is,</c><00:19:55.400><c> but</c><00:19:55.700><c> who</c><00:19:56.039><c> He</c><00:19:56.240><c> is,</c><00:19:56.920><c> what</c><00:19:57.240><c> He</c><00:19:57.440><c> is.</c> 00:19:59.420 --> 00:20:00.519 Getting<00:19:59.700><c> to</c><00:20:00.019><c> know</c><00:20:00.220><c> Him.</c> 00:20:00.599 --> 00:20:01.759 This<00:20:00.779><c> is</c><00:20:01.079><c> life</c><00:20:01.420><c> eternal.</c> 00:20:01.920 --> 00:20:04.779 To<00:20:02.240><c> 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of</c><00:21:02.980><c> Christ?</c> 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:06.460 And<00:21:04.279><c> then</c><00:21:04.420><c> he</c><00:21:04.420><c> goes</c><00:21:04.619><c> with</c><00:21:04.799><c> this</c><00:21:05.640><c> tremendous</c><00:21:06.200><c> list.</c> 00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:10.140 Tribulation,<00:21:07.259><c> distress,</c><00:21:07.940><c> persecution,</c><00:21:08.720><c> famine,</c><00:21:09.240><c> nakedness,</c><00:21:09.720><c> peril,</c><00:21:10.039><c> or</c> 00:21:10.140 --> 00:21:10.599 so<00:21:10.180><c> on.</c> 00:21:10.900 --> 00:21:13.640 None<00:21:11.259><c> of</c><00:21:11.460><c> those</c><00:21:11.680><c> things</c><00:21:11.960><c> can</c><00:21:12.279><c> separate</c><00:21:12.619><c> him</c><00:21:12.880><c> from</c><00:21:13.220><c> the</c><00:21:13.460><c> love</c> 00:21:13.640 --> 00:21:16.119 of<00:21:13.900><c> Christ</c><00:21:14.059><c> because</c><00:21:14.299><c> he</c><00:21:14.500><c> got</c><00:21:14.700><c> to</c><00:21:15.000><c> know</c><00:21:15.279><c> Christ.</c> 00:21:16.299 --> 00:21:19.099 But<00:21:16.460><c> now</c><00:21:16.599><c> he</c><00:21:16.720><c> comes</c><00:21:17.000><c> down</c><00:21:17.519><c> to</c><00:21:17.920><c> verse</c><00:21:18.359><c> 38.</c> 00:21:19.099 --> 00:21:23.299 For<00:21:20.039><c> I</c><00:21:20.299><c> am</c><00:21:20.500><c> persuaded</c><00:21:21.039><c> that</c><00:21:21.339><c> neither</c><00:21:21.759><c> death</c><00:21:22.259><c> nor</c><00:21:22.539><c> life,</c><00:21:23.079><c> nor</c> 00:21:23.299 --> 00:21:27.839 angels,<00:21:24.000><c> nor</c><00:21:24.240><c> principalities,</c><00:21:25.279><c> nor</c><00:21:25.519><c> powers,</c><00:21:26.200><c> nor</c><00:21:26.359><c> things</c><00:21:26.799><c> present,</c><00:21:27.140><c> nor</c><00:21:27.299><c> things</c><00:21:27.619><c> to</c> 00:21:27.839 --> 00:21:29.640 come,<00:21:28.099><c> nor</c><00:21:28.140><c> height</c><00:21:28.400><c> nor</c><00:21:28.619><c> depth.</c> 00:21:30.039 --> 00:21:31.279 Now<00:21:30.279><c> listen</c><00:21:30.500><c> to</c><00:21:30.640><c> this</c><00:21:30.839><c> one.</c> 00:21:31.660 --> 00:21:35.779 Nor<00:21:31.980><c> any</c><00:21:32.599><c> other</c><00:21:33.119><c> created</c><00:21:33.799><c> thing</c><00:21:34.400><c> as</c><00:21:34.900><c> the</c><00:21:35.079><c> Greek</c><00:21:35.240><c> has</c><00:21:35.460><c> it.</c> 00:21:36.259 --> 00:21:38.000 And<00:21:36.539><c> God's</c><00:21:36.839><c> created</c><00:21:37.119><c> everything.</c> 00:21:38.579 --> 00:21:41.940 There<00:21:38.759><c> is</c><00:21:39.099><c> nothing</c><00:21:39.420><c> in</c><00:21:39.759><c> creation</c><00:21:40.200><c> that</c><00:21:40.599><c> can</c><00:21:40.819><c> able</c><00:21:41.059><c> to</c><00:21:41.359><c> separate</c><00:21:41.599><c> us</c><00:21:41.740><c> from</c> 00:21:41.940 --> 00:21:43.500 the<00:21:42.140><c> love</c><00:21:42.259><c> of</c><00:21:42.660><c> God.</c> 00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:45.900 In<00:21:44.339><c> verse</c><00:21:44.519><c> 35,</c><00:21:44.960><c> it</c><00:21:45.039><c> was</c><00:21:45.180><c> the</c><00:21:45.240><c> love</c><00:21:45.440><c> of</c><00:21:45.740><c> Christ.</c> 00:21:45.900 --> 00:21:48.259 It's<00:21:46.319><c> exactly</c><00:21:46.740><c> the</c><00:21:47.000><c> same</c><00:21:47.220><c> thing.</c> 00:21:49.299 --> 00:21:55.579 And<00:21:49.400><c> there's</c><00:21:49.680><c> nothing</c><00:21:50.099><c> in</c><00:21:50.559><c> creation,</c><00:21:51.200><c> said</c><00:21:51.279><c> the</c><00:21:51.519><c> apostle,</c><00:21:52.779><c> that</c><00:21:52.880><c> could</c><00:21:53.099><c> come</c><00:21:53.259><c> between</c><00:21:53.599><c> him</c><00:21:53.900><c> and</c><00:21:54.000><c> his</c><00:21:54.240><c> God</c><00:21:54.539><c> with</c><00:21:55.059><c> the</c><00:21:55.240><c> love</c><00:21:55.359><c> that</c><00:21:55.500><c> he</c> 00:21:55.579 --> 00:21:56.420 had<00:21:55.779><c> for</c><00:21:56.039><c> God.</c> 00:21:56.920 --> 00:21:59.519 And<00:21:57.019><c> there</c><00:21:57.099><c> was</c><00:21:57.380><c> nothing</c><00:21:57.680><c> that</c><00:21:57.859><c> could</c><00:21:58.099><c> separate</c><00:21:58.420><c> him</c><00:21:58.640><c> from</c><00:21:58.819><c> the</c><00:21:58.960><c> love</c><00:21:59.059><c> of</c><00:21:59.299><c> Christ.</c> 00:21:59.779 --> 00:22:01.680 And<00:21:59.839><c> that</c><00:21:59.960><c> could</c><00:22:00.119><c> only</c><00:22:00.460><c> come</c><00:22:00.720><c> from</c><00:22:01.279><c> a</c><00:22:01.420><c> man.</c> 00:22:02.180 --> 00:22:05.099 A<00:22:02.700><c> poignant</c><00:22:03.160><c> outburst</c><00:22:03.680><c> like</c><00:22:03.960><c> that</c><00:22:04.119><c> could</c><00:22:04.319><c> only</c><00:22:04.660><c> come</c><00:22:04.819><c> from</c><00:22:05.000><c> a</c> 00:22:05.099 --> 00:22:08.720 man<00:22:05.299><c> who</c><00:22:05.839><c> knew</c><00:22:06.240><c> God</c><00:22:06.599><c> and</c><00:22:07.099><c> knew</c><00:22:07.359><c> his</c><00:22:07.619><c> son</c><00:22:07.839><c> through</c><00:22:08.140><c> and</c><00:22:08.420><c> through</c> 00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:11.799 to<00:22:09.039><c> such</c><00:22:09.259><c> an</c><00:22:09.460><c> extent</c><00:22:09.720><c> that</c><00:22:09.900><c> that</c><00:22:10.220><c> dominated</c><00:22:10.640><c> his</c><00:22:10.940><c> life.</c> 00:22:11.980 --> 00:22:15.640 Now<00:22:12.480><c> that's</c><00:22:12.980><c> where</c><00:22:13.140><c> we've</c><00:22:13.380><c> got</c><00:22:13.400><c> to</c><00:22:13.519><c> get</c><00:22:13.740><c> to,</c><00:22:14.859><c> to</c><00:22:15.119><c> keeping</c><00:22:15.359><c> the</c> 00:22:15.640 --> 00:22:16.259 greatest<00:22:15.940><c> commandment.</c> 00:22:16.299 --> 00:22:19.839 And<00:22:16.400><c> you</c><00:22:16.480><c> can</c><00:22:16.759><c> see,</c><00:22:17.119><c> brethren</c><00:22:17.279><c> and</c><00:22:17.480><c> sisters,</c><00:22:17.799><c> that</c><00:22:17.900><c> when</c><00:22:18.359><c> a</c><00:22:18.559><c> person</c><00:22:19.000><c> comes</c><00:22:19.500><c> to</c> 00:22:19.839 --> 00:22:24.359 some<00:22:20.220><c> sense</c><00:22:20.559><c> of</c><00:22:20.819><c> maturity</c><00:22:21.279><c> in</c><00:22:21.799><c> that</c><00:22:22.059><c> respect,</c><00:22:23.299><c> well,</c><00:22:24.140><c> what</c> 00:22:24.359 --> 00:22:25.880 about<00:22:24.500><c> all</c><00:22:24.680><c> the</c><00:22:24.799><c> other</c><00:22:25.000><c> commandments?</c> 00:22:26.380 --> 00:22:27.680 It's<00:22:26.660><c> automatic.</c> 00:22:28.000 --> 00:22:29.079 They're<00:22:28.160><c> all</c><00:22:28.380><c> taken</c><00:22:28.660><c> care</c><00:22:28.940><c> of.</c> 00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:30.950 We'll<00:22:29.339><c> see</c><00:22:29.519><c> that</c><00:22:29.740><c> a</c><00:22:29.819><c> little</c><00:22:29.920><c> later</c><00:22:30.200><c> on.</c> 00:22:31.619 --> 00:22:36.559 Now<00:22:31.799><c> Romans</c><00:22:32.039><c> chapter</c><00:22:32.460><c> 2,</c><00:22:33.960><c> you</c><00:22:34.200><c> see</c><00:22:34.400><c> how</c><00:22:35.039><c> the</c><00:22:35.220><c> Jews</c><00:22:35.539><c> miss</c><00:22:35.900><c> this</c> 00:22:36.559 --> 00:22:39.440 because<00:22:37.240><c> of</c><00:22:37.400><c> their</c><00:22:37.640><c> legalistic</c><00:22:38.200><c> attitude</c><00:22:38.579><c> to</c><00:22:38.779><c> God</c><00:22:39.019><c> and</c><00:22:39.180><c> their</c> 00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:40.740 fear<00:22:39.619><c> of</c><00:22:39.779><c> him</c><00:22:39.880><c> and</c><00:22:40.019><c> awe</c><00:22:40.220><c> of</c><00:22:40.339><c> him,</c> 00:22:40.740 --> 00:22:44.859 which<00:22:41.099><c> was</c><00:22:41.319><c> based</c><00:22:41.619><c> upon</c><00:22:41.920><c> terror</c><00:22:42.380><c> and</c><00:22:43.319><c> absolute</c><00:22:43.759><c> fright.</c> 00:22:45.480 --> 00:22:48.160 But<00:22:45.579><c> here's</c><00:22:45.940><c> the</c><00:22:46.079><c> apostle</c><00:22:46.359><c> telling</c><00:22:46.640><c> them</c><00:22:46.819><c> what</c><00:22:46.980><c> they'd</c><00:22:47.339><c> missed.</c> 00:22:48.759 --> 00:22:51.779 And<00:22:48.900><c> speaking</c><00:22:49.119><c> of</c><00:22:49.319><c> the</c><00:22:49.480><c> Jewish</c><00:22:49.700><c> attitude</c><00:22:50.059><c> in</c><00:22:50.220><c> Romans</c><00:22:50.559><c> 2</c><00:22:51.000><c> and</c><00:22:51.160><c> verses</c><00:22:51.420><c> 3</c> 00:22:51.779 --> 00:22:52.960 and<00:22:51.839><c> 4,</c><00:22:52.180><c> he</c><00:22:52.180><c> said,</c> 00:23:05.500 --> 00:23:07.599 Now<00:23:06.059><c> what</c><00:23:06.279><c> didn't</c><00:23:06.559><c> they</c><00:23:06.839><c> know?</c> 00:23:08.420 --> 00:23:09.779 This<00:23:08.720><c> is</c><00:23:08.839><c> what</c><00:23:08.920><c> they</c><00:23:09.079><c> didn't</c><00:23:09.319><c> know.</c> 00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:16.740 That<00:23:10.240><c> the</c><00:23:10.579><c> goodness</c><00:23:11.319><c> of</c><00:23:11.779><c> God</c><00:23:13.380><c> leadeth</c><00:23:14.299><c> thee</c><00:23:14.900><c> to</c><00:23:15.599><c> repentance.</c> 00:23:17.039 --> 00:23:17.960 That's<00:23:17.400><c> loving</c><00:23:17.599><c> God.</c> 00:23:18.160 --> 00:23:19.380 See<00:23:18.259><c> what</c><00:23:18.380><c> he</c><00:23:18.519><c> says?</c> 00:23:19.779 --> 00:23:21.059 He<00:23:19.900><c> said,</c><00:23:20.019><c> you</c><00:23:20.140><c> don't</c><00:23:20.440><c> know</c><00:23:20.720><c> that.</c> 00:23:21.200 --> 00:23:22.119 What<00:23:21.380><c> didn't</c><00:23:21.559><c> they</c><00:23:21.799><c> know?</c> 00:23:22.359 --> 00:23:27.160 That<00:23:22.700><c> the</c><00:23:23.099><c> goodness</c><00:23:23.720><c> of</c><00:23:24.099><c> God</c><00:23:25.119><c> leads</c><00:23:25.900><c> them</c><00:23:26.359><c> to</c><00:23:26.799><c> repentance,</c> 00:23:27.319 --> 00:23:28.619 which<00:23:27.420><c> the</c><00:23:27.660><c> Jew</c><00:23:27.799><c> had.</c> 00:23:28.819 --> 00:23:33.160 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being</c><00:23:42.380><c> led</c><00:23:42.619><c> by</c><00:23:42.960><c> goodness.</c> 00:23:43.799 --> 00:23:45.440 You<00:23:43.880><c> know,</c><00:23:44.000><c> I</c><00:23:44.059><c> won't</c><00:23:44.279><c> turn</c><00:23:44.440><c> this</c><00:23:44.700><c> reference</c><00:23:44.960><c> up,</c><00:23:45.339><c> brothers</c> 00:23:45.440 --> 00:23:47.440 and<00:23:45.660><c> sisters,</c><00:23:45.900><c> but</c><00:23:46.079><c> you</c><00:23:46.200><c> know</c><00:23:46.359><c> something?</c> 00:23:48.220 --> 00:23:53.599 That<00:23:48.359><c> when</c><00:23:48.640><c> Gomer,</c><00:23:50.059><c> the</c><00:23:50.420><c> very</c><00:23:50.960><c> loose</c><00:23:51.319><c> immoral</c><00:23:51.839><c> wife</c><00:23:52.539><c> of</c><00:23:53.380><c> the</c> 00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:57.119 prophet<00:23:53.779><c> Hosea,</c><00:23:54.880><c> played</c><00:23:54.900><c> up</c><00:23:55.160><c> and</c><00:23:56.079><c> committed</c><00:23:56.279><c> terrible</c><00:23:56.779><c> acts</c> 00:23:57.119 --> 00:23:59.519 against<00:23:57.480><c> him</c><00:23:57.700><c> and</c><00:23:58.759><c> their</c><00:23:58.940><c> marriage</c><00:23:59.299><c> vow,</c> 00:23:59.599 --> 00:24:01.940 when<00:23:59.740><c> he</c><00:23:59.980><c> finally</c><00:24:00.180><c> got</c><00:24:00.359><c> it</c><00:24:00.519><c> back</c><00:24:00.619><c> in</c><00:24:00.759><c> that</c><00:24:00.940><c> house</c><00:24:01.319><c> and</c><00:24:01.779><c> they</c> 00:24:01.940 --> 00:24:03.220 lived<00:24:02.079><c> together,</c> 00:24:03.380 --> 00:24:07.059 the<00:24:03.940><c> prophet</c><00:24:04.299><c> speaks</c><00:24:04.779><c> of</c><00:24:05.119><c> how</c><00:24:05.339><c> Israel</c><00:24:05.759><c> will</c><00:24:06.099><c> also</c><00:24:06.480><c> react</c><00:24:06.839><c> to</c> 00:24:07.059 --> 00:24:09.980 God<00:24:07.279><c> when</c><00:24:07.440><c> God</c><00:24:07.700><c> finally</c><00:24:08.059><c> brings</c><00:24:08.319><c> them</c><00:24:08.539><c> back</c><00:24:08.759><c> from</c><00:24:08.960><c> their</c><00:24:09.240><c> idolatry</c><00:24:09.779><c> and</c> 00:24:09.980 --> 00:24:11.599 their<00:24:10.240><c> spiritual</c><00:24:10.660><c> fornication.</c> 00:24:11.799 --> 00:24:15.740 And<00:24:11.940><c> it</c><00:24:12.119><c> says</c><00:24:12.240><c> they</c><00:24:12.420><c> will</c><00:24:12.779><c> seek</c><00:24:13.359><c> David</c><00:24:14.039><c> their</c><00:24:14.440><c> king</c><00:24:14.900><c> and</c><00:24:15.319><c> his</c> 00:24:15.740 --> 00:24:18.720 goodness,<00:24:16.859><c> his</c><00:24:17.380><c> goodness</c><00:24:17.920><c> in</c><00:24:18.160><c> the</c><00:24:18.279><c> latter</c><00:24:18.420><c> days.</c> 00:24:19.099 --> 00:24:22.880 And<00:24:19.339><c> that</c><00:24:19.539><c> woman</c><00:24:19.920><c> would</c><00:24:20.220><c> have</c><00:24:20.500><c> been</c><00:24:21.220><c> reduced</c><00:24:22.000><c> to</c><00:24:22.519><c> obedience,</c> 00:24:23.200 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his</c><00:24:32.160><c> wing</c><00:24:32.420><c> in</c><00:24:33.119><c> his</c><00:24:33.420><c> son,</c> 00:24:33.559 --> 00:24:37.000 when<00:24:33.680><c> they</c><00:24:33.880><c> recognize</c><00:24:34.460><c> who</c><00:24:34.680><c> he</c><00:24:34.920><c> is,</c><00:24:35.359><c> they'll</c><00:24:35.660><c> suddenly</c><00:24:36.019><c> realize,</c><00:24:36.680><c> brothers</c><00:24:36.759><c> and</c> 00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:39.180 sisters,<00:24:37.259><c> that</c><00:24:37.460><c> the</c><00:24:37.700><c> motive</c><00:24:37.940><c> force</c><00:24:38.180><c> in</c><00:24:38.339><c> their</c><00:24:38.500><c> life</c><00:24:38.660><c> has</c><00:24:38.859><c> been</c> 00:24:39.180 --> 00:24:40.880 altogether<00:24:39.819><c> wrong.</c> 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:43.319 And<00:24:41.180><c> now</c><00:24:41.460><c> they've</c><00:24:41.700><c> got</c><00:24:41.779><c> to</c><00:24:41.920><c> be</c><00:24:42.099><c> led</c><00:24:42.319><c> by</c><00:24:42.579><c> the</c><00:24:42.759><c> goodness</c><00:24:42.980><c> of</c><00:24:43.220><c> God.</c> 00:24:43.319 --> 00:24:46.339 And<00:24:43.440><c> they</c><00:24:43.619><c> didn't</c><00:24:43.880><c> know</c><00:24:44.180><c> that,</c><00:24:44.480><c> sisters,</c><00:24:44.740><c> you're</c><00:24:45.039><c> not</c><00:24:45.440><c> knowing</c><00:24:45.759><c> that.</c> 00:24:46.779 --> 00:24:50.339 And<00:24:47.000><c> so</c><00:24:47.099><c> when</c><00:24:47.220><c> you</c><00:24:47.400><c> come</c><00:24:47.539><c> to</c><00:24:47.660><c> that</c><00:24:47.799><c> greatest</c><00:24:48.119><c> commandment,</c><00:24:49.079><c> there</c><00:24:49.339><c> it</c><00:24:49.579><c> is.</c> 00:24:50.380 --> 00:24:54.160 It<00:24:50.759><c> is</c><00:24:51.019><c> the</c><00:24:51.319><c> motivation</c><00:24:51.960><c> of</c><00:24:52.420><c> love,</c><00:24:52.859><c> brothers</c><00:24:53.000><c> and</c><00:24:53.279><c> sisters.</c> 00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:55.000 That's<00:24:54.480><c> what</c><00:24:54.640><c> it</c><00:24:54.779><c> is.</c> 00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:57.880 But<00:24:55.359><c> it's</c><00:24:55.640><c> a</c><00:24:55.759><c> love</c><00:24:55.960><c> that's</c><00:24:56.319><c> based</c><00:24:56.519><c> upon</c><00:24:56.960><c> knowing</c><00:24:57.380><c> something,</c> 00:24:58.200 --> 00:25:01.900 understanding<00:24:58.839><c> who</c><00:24:59.500><c> God</c><00:24:59.779><c> is</c><00:24:59.960><c> and</c><00:25:00.099><c> what</c><00:25:00.319><c> he</c><00:25:00.480><c> is,</c><00:25:01.059><c> what</c><00:25:01.259><c> he</c><00:25:01.480><c> does,</c> 00:25:02.319 --> 00:25:05.200 and<00:25:02.400><c> what</c><00:25:02.500><c> he</c><00:25:02.720><c> can</c><00:25:02.980><c> do</c><00:25:03.119><c> for</c><00:25:03.319><c> one</c><00:25:03.519><c> person,</c><00:25:04.119><c> for</c><00:25:04.380><c> anybody.</c> 00:25:06.259 --> 00:25:10.500 So<00:25:06.460><c> Jesus</c><00:25:06.740><c> said</c><00:25:07.019><c> that,</c><00:25:08.220><c> to</c><00:25:08.400><c> love</c><00:25:08.640><c> him</c><00:25:08.880><c> with</c><00:25:09.099><c> all</c><00:25:09.299><c> your</c><00:25:09.599><c> heart,</c> 00:25:10.839 --> 00:25:12.339 with<00:25:11.000><c> all</c><00:25:11.160><c> your</c><00:25:11.400><c> soul.</c> 00:25:12.900 --> 00:25:17.460 You<00:25:13.039><c> know,</c><00:25:13.220><c> he</c><00:25:13.240><c> says,</c><00:25:13.900><c> with</c><00:25:14.099><c> all</c><00:25:14.339><c> the</c><00:25:14.539><c> heart,</c><00:25:14.779><c> actually</c><00:25:15.240><c> in</c><00:25:15.539><c> the</c><00:25:15.740><c> Greek,</c><00:25:16.180><c> literally</c><00:25:16.519><c> is</c> 00:25:17.460 --> 00:25:19.680 out<00:25:18.119><c> of</c><00:25:18.500><c> the</c><00:25:18.799><c> heart.</c> 00:25:20.160 --> 00:25:24.940 Now<00:25:20.640><c> he's</c><00:25:20.880><c> only</c><00:25:21.079><c> said</c><00:25:21.559><c> a</c><00:25:22.759><c> few</c><00:25:22.960><c> weeks</c><00:25:23.279><c> back</c><00:25:23.839><c> in</c><00:25:24.000><c> Mark</c><00:25:24.339><c> chapter</c><00:25:24.660><c> 7</c> 00:25:24.940 --> 00:25:28.700 that<00:25:25.240><c> out</c><00:25:25.700><c> of</c><00:25:26.000><c> the</c><00:25:26.200><c> heart</c><00:25:26.460><c> of</c><00:25:26.740><c> man</c><00:25:27.160><c> proceed</c><00:25:27.799><c> evil</c><00:25:28.319><c> thoughts.</c> 00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:30.799 This<00:25:29.079><c> is</c><00:25:29.220><c> where</c><00:25:29.299><c> they</c><00:25:29.480><c> originate</c><00:25:29.960><c> from.</c> 00:25:31.819 --> 00:25:34.400 If<00:25:31.880><c> we</c><00:25:32.059><c> take</c><00:25:32.200><c> that</c><00:25:32.460><c> literal</c><00:25:32.720><c> expression</c><00:25:33.220><c> then</c><00:25:33.599><c> that</c><00:25:34.000><c> we're</c><00:25:34.220><c> going</c><00:25:34.240><c> to</c> 00:25:34.400 --> 00:25:35.859 love<00:25:34.559><c> God</c><00:25:34.900><c> out</c><00:25:35.359><c> of</c><00:25:35.579><c> the</c><00:25:35.740><c> heart,</c> 00:25:35.940 --> 00:25:38.359 look<00:25:36.079><c> at</c><00:25:36.200><c> the</c><00:25:36.500><c> change</c><00:25:36.819><c> that's</c><00:25:37.059><c> going</c><00:25:37.160><c> to</c><00:25:37.279><c> take</c><00:25:37.480><c> place.</c> 00:25:38.559 --> 00:25:41.240 And<00:25:38.660><c> there's</c><00:25:38.759><c> only</c><00:25:38.920><c> way</c><00:25:39.099><c> that</c><00:25:39.220><c> we</c><00:25:39.299><c> can</c><00:25:39.420><c> love</c><00:25:39.660><c> God</c><00:25:40.000><c> out</c><00:25:40.319><c> of</c><00:25:40.480><c> the</c><00:25:40.599><c> heart.</c> 00:25:41.359 --> 00:25:44.940 If<00:25:41.619><c> evil</c><00:25:41.960><c> thoughts</c><00:25:42.299><c> originate</c><00:25:43.059><c> there,</c><00:25:44.180><c> then</c><00:25:44.359><c> there's</c><00:25:44.579><c> something</c><00:25:44.779><c> that's</c> 00:25:44.940 --> 00:25:46.559 got<00:25:45.000><c> to</c><00:25:45.099><c> go</c><00:25:45.339><c> in</c><00:25:45.619><c> there</c><00:25:45.799><c> to</c><00:25:46.000><c> replace</c><00:25:46.359><c> it</c> 00:25:46.559 --> 00:25:50.480 so<00:25:46.759><c> that</c><00:25:47.220><c> out</c><00:25:47.440><c> of</c><00:25:47.579><c> it</c><00:25:47.700><c> can</c><00:25:47.920><c> come</c><00:25:48.640><c> proper</c><00:25:49.079><c> thinking,</c><00:25:50.319><c> proper</c> 00:25:50.480 --> 00:25:52.940 understanding,<00:25:51.819><c> proper</c><00:25:52.059><c> love.</c> 00:25:53.559 --> 00:25:55.640 Look<00:25:53.720><c> at</c><00:25:53.799><c> the</c><00:25:53.960><c> radical</c><00:25:54.359><c> change</c><00:25:54.779><c> that's</c><00:25:54.960><c> got</c><00:25:55.079><c> to</c><00:25:55.240><c> take</c><00:25:55.400><c> place</c> 00:25:55.640 --> 00:25:56.920 in<00:25:55.819><c> that</c><00:25:56.079><c> heart.</c> 00:25:57.940 --> 00:26:01.279 So<00:25:58.079><c> the</c><00:25:58.279><c> heart</c><00:25:58.519><c> generates</c><00:25:59.059><c> it</c><00:25:59.339><c> because</c><00:25:59.579><c> it's</c><00:26:00.339><c> 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that</c><00:26:12.000><c> Jesus</c><00:26:12.279><c> uses.</c> 00:26:12.740 --> 00:26:15.160 And<00:26:13.380><c> he's</c><00:26:13.700><c> told</c><00:26:13.819><c> them</c><00:26:13.980><c> they've</c><00:26:14.220><c> got</c><00:26:14.259><c> to</c><00:26:14.339><c> serve</c><00:26:14.619><c> God</c><00:26:14.859><c> with</c><00:26:15.019><c> all</c> 00:26:15.160 --> 00:26:18.759 the<00:26:15.440><c> heart,</c><00:26:16.680><c> with</c><00:26:16.819><c> all</c><00:26:17.059><c> the</c><00:26:17.380><c> strength,</c><00:26:17.859><c> or</c><00:26:17.980><c> the</c><00:26:18.220><c> soul</c><00:26:18.400><c> rather,</c> 00:26:19.140 --> 00:26:21.420 and<00:26:19.259><c> with</c><00:26:19.500><c> all</c><00:26:20.119><c> the</c><00:26:20.420><c> strength.</c> 00:26:22.220 --> 00:26:28.660 And<00:26:22.500><c> that</c><00:26:22.740><c> means</c><00:26:23.680><c> conviction,</c><00:26:25.539><c> sincerity</c><00:26:26.180><c> and</c><00:26:27.599><c> action.</c> 00:26:29.220 --> 00:26:32.619 See,<00:26:29.720><c> the</c><00:26:29.920><c> heart,</c><00:26:30.319><c> the</c><00:26:30.460><c> Hebrew</c><00:26:30.640><c> always</c><00:26:31.680><c> linked</c><00:26:32.099><c> that</c><00:26:32.420><c> with</c> 00:26:32.619 --> 00:26:33.099 the<00:26:32.839><c> mind.</c> 00:26:33.460 --> 00:26:35.839 Jesus<00:26:33.779><c> does</c><00:26:34.119><c> here</c><00:26:34.380><c> with</c><00:26:34.640><c> all</c><00:26:34.819><c> the</c><00:26:34.980><c> heart,</c><00:26:35.140><c> with</c><00:26:35.299><c> all</c><00:26:35.460><c> the</c><00:26:35.640><c> mind.</c> 00:26:36.240 --> 00:26:37.279 The<00:26:36.579><c> Hebrew</c><00:26:36.799><c> did</c><00:26:37.059><c> that.</c> 00:26:37.279 --> 00:26:41.480 We,<00:26:37.759><c> as</c><00:26:38.500><c> people</c><00:26:38.880><c> of</c><00:26:39.900><c> the</c><00:26:40.099><c> Western</c><00:26:40.380><c> civilization,</c><00:26:41.099><c> I</c><00:26:41.180><c> suppose,</c> 00:26:41.519 --> 00:26:43.460 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understood</c><00:26:50.740><c> it.</c> 00:26:51.579 --> 00:26:54.200 But<00:26:51.680><c> he</c><00:26:51.819><c> always</c><00:26:52.119><c> linked</c><00:26:52.279><c> the</c><00:26:52.599><c> heart</c><00:26:52.740><c> and</c><00:26:52.900><c> the</c><00:26:53.000><c> head</c><00:26:53.160><c> together.</c> 00:26:54.319 --> 00:26:57.039 The<00:26:54.539><c> heart</c><00:26:54.700><c> was</c><00:26:54.920><c> understood,</c><00:26:55.720><c> therefore,</c><00:26:56.420><c> to</c><00:26:56.579><c> be</c><00:26:56.720><c> linked</c><00:26:56.839><c> to</c> 00:26:57.039 --> 00:26:59.119 the<00:26:57.359><c> intelligence,</c><00:26:57.940><c> the</c><00:26:58.119><c> conviction.</c> 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:02.740 The<00:27:00.480><c> soul,</c><00:27:00.740><c> of</c><00:27:00.920><c> course,</c><00:27:01.220><c> speaks</c><00:27:01.480><c> of</c><00:27:01.779><c> sincerity,</c><00:27:02.420><c> that</c><00:27:02.579><c> which</c> 00:27:02.740 --> 00:27:05.900 comes<00:27:03.140><c> from</c><00:27:03.420><c> within,</c><00:27:04.220><c> the</c><00:27:04.519><c> genuine</c><00:27:04.880><c> motive.</c> 00:27:06.079 --> 00:27:08.319 And<00:27:06.559><c> strength</c><00:27:07.039><c> is</c><00:27:07.319><c> action.</c> 00:27:09.359 --> 00:27:11.759 So<00:27:09.480><c> when</c><00:27:09.640><c> we</c><00:27:09.839><c> come</c><00:27:10.039><c> to</c><00:27:10.220><c> love</c><00:27:10.420><c> God,</c><00:27:10.700><c> brothers</c><00:27:11.000><c> and</c><00:27:11.220><c> sisters,</c><00:27:11.380><c> we've</c><00:27:11.480><c> got</c><00:27:11.539><c> to</c> 00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:15.319 be<00:27:11.960><c> convinced</c><00:27:12.660><c> of</c><00:27:12.920><c> Him</c><00:27:13.420><c> and</c><00:27:13.839><c> who</c><00:27:14.079><c> He</c><00:27:14.259><c> is.</c> 00:27:15.660 --> 00:27:19.960 And<00:27:15.859><c> when</c><00:27:15.980><c> we</c><00:27:16.220><c> are,</c><00:27:16.460><c> we</c><00:27:16.539><c> are</c><00:27:16.859><c> so</c><00:27:17.180><c> convinced</c><00:27:17.759><c> that</c><00:27:18.359><c> we</c><00:27:18.539><c> are</c><00:27:18.880><c> internally</c><00:27:19.279><c> affected</c><00:27:19.779><c> and</c> 00:27:19.960 --> 00:27:21.279 we're<00:27:20.240><c> genuine</c><00:27:20.599><c> about</c><00:27:20.900><c> that</c><00:27:21.160><c> love,</c> 00:27:21.299 --> 00:27:23.119 and<00:27:21.440><c> it</c><00:27:21.559><c> will</c><00:27:22.079><c> develop</c><00:27:22.500><c> into</c><00:27:22.799><c> action.</c> 00:27:23.299 --> 00:27:27.420 My<00:27:23.480><c> little</c><00:27:23.880><c> children,</c><00:27:24.440><c> says</c><00:27:24.539><c> John,</c><00:27:24.960><c> don't</c><00:27:25.180><c> let's</c><00:27:25.559><c> love</c><00:27:25.779><c> in</c><00:27:26.420><c> word,</c><00:27:27.220><c> but</c><00:27:27.339><c> he</c> 00:27:27.420 --> 00:27:30.319 says<00:27:27.539><c> let's</c><00:27:27.839><c> love</c><00:27:28.319><c> in</c><00:27:28.720><c> word</c><00:27:28.940><c> and</c><00:27:29.180><c> in</c><00:27:29.460><c> deed.</c> 00:27:30.559 --> 00:27:32.240 It's<00:27:30.980><c> got</c><00:27:31.059><c> to</c><00:27:31.160><c> go</c><00:27:31.259><c> all</c><00:27:31.579><c> that</c><00:27:31.819><c> way.</c> 00:27:32.240 --> 00:27:34.740 Now,<00:27:32.900><c> there's</c><00:27:33.079><c> your</c><00:27:33.279><c> first</c><00:27:33.500><c> commandment.</c> 00:27:35.180 --> 00:27:40.920 And<00:27:35.259><c> he</c><00:27:35.380><c> says</c><00:27:35.539><c> the</c><00:27:35.740><c> second</c><00:27:36.279><c> is</c><00:27:36.859><c> like,</c><00:27:37.440><c> verse</c><00:27:37.660><c> 31,</c><00:27:39.079><c> and</c><00:27:39.220><c> the</c><00:27:39.440><c> second</c><00:27:39.660><c> is</c><00:27:39.940><c> like.</c> 00:27:42.039 --> 00:27:45.019 The<00:27:42.119><c> Greek</c><00:27:42.220><c> word</c><00:27:42.480><c> means</c><00:27:43.279><c> similar.</c> 00:27:45.539 --> 00:27:47.740 Now,<00:27:45.759><c> it's</c><00:27:46.039><c> similar</c><00:27:46.319><c> in</c><00:27:46.579><c> two</c><00:27:46.819><c> ways.</c> 00:27:48.380 --> 00:27:51.759 You<00:27:48.539><c> see,</c><00:27:48.839><c> it's</c><00:27:49.119><c> similar</c><00:27:49.500><c> in</c><00:27:50.059><c> the</c><00:27:50.119><c> same</c><00:27:50.539><c> way</c><00:27:51.119><c> that</c><00:27:51.420><c> the</c><00:27:51.619><c> other</c> 00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:52.799 one<00:27:51.880><c> is.</c> 00:27:53.579 --> 00:27:56.519 It's<00:27:54.019><c> a</c><00:27:54.279><c> recognition</c><00:27:54.799><c> of</c><00:27:55.079><c> who</c><00:27:55.279><c> our</c><00:27:55.480><c> neighbour</c><00:27:55.680><c> is,</c><00:27:56.160><c> and</c><00:27:56.359><c> our</c> 00:27:56.519 --> 00:27:58.640 neighbour<00:27:56.759><c> isn't</c><00:27:57.099><c> the</c><00:27:57.319><c> person</c><00:27:57.740><c> that</c><00:27:57.980><c> lives</c><00:27:58.140><c> next</c><00:27:58.539><c> door.</c> 00:27:58.660 --> 00:28:00.500 That's<00:27:58.880><c> not</c><00:27:59.059><c> your</c><00:27:59.200><c> biblical</c><00:27:59.599><c> neighbour.</c> 00:28:00.880 --> 00:28:04.339 Your<00:28:01.319><c> neighbour</c><00:28:01.680><c> in</c><00:28:01.839><c> the</c><00:28:01.940><c> Bible</c><00:28:02.240><c> is</c><00:28:02.440><c> your</c><00:28:02.579><c> brother</c><00:28:02.819><c> and</c><00:28:03.039><c> sister</c><00:28:03.220><c> in</c><00:28:03.380><c> the</c><00:28:03.480><c> truth,</c><00:28:03.619><c> and</c><00:28:03.700><c> that</c><00:28:04.059><c> is</c> 00:28:04.339 --> 00:28:06.640 provable,<00:28:05.680><c> quite</c><00:28:05.920><c> clearly</c><00:28:06.319><c> provable.</c> 00:28:06.779 --> 00:28:09.220 In<00:28:06.859><c> the</c><00:28:07.099><c> context</c><00:28:07.380><c> of</c><00:28:07.579><c> that</c><00:28:07.859><c> verse,</c><00:28:08.319><c> which</c><00:28:08.519><c> is</c><00:28:08.779><c> quoted</c><00:28:08.940><c> here,</c> 00:28:09.480 --> 00:28:13.519 it's<00:28:09.660><c> clearly</c><00:28:10.339><c> the</c><00:28:11.299><c> fellow</c><00:28:11.539><c> Israelite</c><00:28:11.960><c> that</c><00:28:12.079><c> God</c><00:28:12.220><c> is</c><00:28:12.400><c> talking</c><00:28:12.640><c> about.</c> 00:28:13.799 --> 00:28:15.099 And<00:28:13.920><c> who</c><00:28:14.079><c> is</c><00:28:14.279><c> he?</c> 00:28:15.619 --> 00:28:18.220 Well,<00:28:15.799><c> you</c><00:28:15.920><c> read</c><00:28:16.160><c> tonight,</c><00:28:16.599><c> if</c><00:28:16.720><c> you</c><00:28:16.839><c> haven't</c><00:28:17.059><c> read</c><00:28:17.279><c> your</c><00:28:17.480><c> daily</c><00:28:17.740><c> readings</c><00:28:18.019><c> yet,</c> 00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:20.339 you'll<00:28:18.500><c> read</c><00:28:18.660><c> it</c><00:28:18.819><c> when</c><00:28:18.900><c> you</c><00:28:19.019><c> go</c><00:28:19.200><c> home.</c> 00:28:20.940 --> 00:28:24.220 He<00:28:21.079><c> says,</c><00:28:22.160><c> let's</c><00:28:22.539><c> read</c><00:28:22.740><c> it,</c><00:28:22.900><c> 1</c><00:28:23.140><c> John</c><00:28:23.500><c> chapter</c><00:28:23.960><c> 5.</c> 00:28:24.339 --> 00:28:25.839 Look<00:28:24.420><c> what</c><00:28:24.539><c> it</c><00:28:24.700><c> says.</c> 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:28.599 Striking<00:28:27.559><c> reference,</c><00:28:28.079><c> really.</c> 00:28:28.599 --> 00:28:32.279 Who<00:28:29.460><c> is</c><00:28:29.720><c> your</c><00:28:29.839><c> brother?</c><00:28:30.180><c> Who</c><00:28:30.500><c> is</c><00:28:30.779><c> our</c><00:28:30.960><c> sister?</c><00:28:31.039><c> Who</c><00:28:31.299><c> are</c><00:28:31.500><c> they?</c> 00:28:32.359 --> 00:28:34.559 Well,<00:28:32.579><c> look</c><00:28:32.720><c> who</c><00:28:32.880><c> they</c><00:28:33.079><c> are.</c> 00:28:35.119 --> 00:28:37.460 And<00:28:35.220><c> this</c><00:28:35.339><c> is</c><00:28:35.599><c> why</c><00:28:35.779><c> it's</c><00:28:36.200><c> linked</c><00:28:36.339><c> with</c><00:28:36.559><c> God,</c><00:28:36.960><c> indivisibly</c> 00:28:37.460 --> 00:28:38.319 linked<00:28:37.680><c> with</c><00:28:37.859><c> God.</c> 00:28:38.539 --> 00:28:40.759 1<00:28:38.839><c> John</c><00:28:39.200><c> 5,</c><00:28:39.799><c> verses</c><00:28:40.039><c> 1</c><00:28:40.339><c> and</c><00:28:40.500><c> 2.</c> 00:28:40.940 --> 00:28:43.140 Just<00:28:41.200><c> notice</c><00:28:41.599><c> how</c><00:28:41.759><c> this</c><00:28:41.980><c> is</c><00:28:42.240><c> put.</c> 00:28:44.259 --> 00:28:47.119 Whosoever<00:28:44.779><c> believeth</c><00:28:45.240><c> that</c><00:28:45.420><c> Jesus</c><00:28:45.839><c> is</c><00:28:46.059><c> the</c><00:28:46.220><c> Christ</c><00:28:46.539><c> is</c><00:28:46.779><c> born</c> 00:28:47.119 --> 00:28:48.460 of<00:28:47.400><c> God.</c> 00:28:49.420 --> 00:28:50.480 Now,<00:28:49.599><c> listen</c><00:28:49.819><c> to</c><00:28:50.000><c> this.</c> 00:28:50.480 --> 00:28:55.339 And<00:28:51.140><c> everyone</c><00:28:51.940><c> that</c><00:28:52.400><c> loveth</c><00:28:52.779><c> him</c><00:28:53.500><c> that</c><00:28:54.079><c> begat,</c><00:28:54.779><c> that's</c><00:28:55.220><c> the</c> 00:28:55.339 --> 00:29:00.519 Father,<00:28:57.140><c> loveth</c><00:28:57.420><c> him</c><00:28:57.920><c> that</c><00:28:58.140><c> is</c><00:28:58.339><c> Jesus,</c><00:28:58.740><c> who</c><00:28:58.839><c> is</c><00:28:59.039><c> begotten</c><00:28:59.559><c> of</c><00:28:59.720><c> him.</c> 00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:02.619 That's<00:29:01.160><c> logical,</c><00:29:01.579><c> isn't</c><00:29:01.660><c> it?</c> 00:29:02.900 --> 00:29:08.779 If<00:29:03.059><c> we</c><00:29:03.259><c> come</c><00:29:03.440><c> to</c><00:29:03.819><c> love</c><00:29:04.099><c> a</c><00:29:04.279><c> person,</c><00:29:05.579><c> we</c><00:29:05.779><c> will</c><00:29:06.079><c> love</c><00:29:06.380><c> their</c><00:29:06.640><c> offspring,</c><00:29:07.440><c> because</c><00:29:07.579><c> they</c><00:29:07.940><c> do.</c> 00:29:09.299 --> 00:29:10.720 Look<00:29:09.460><c> at</c><00:29:09.539><c> the</c><00:29:09.599><c> next</c><00:29:09.859><c> verse.</c> 00:29:11.140 --> 00:29:16.359 By<00:29:11.400><c> this</c><00:29:11.740><c> we</c><00:29:12.059><c> know</c><00:29:12.259><c> that</c><00:29:12.440><c> we</c><00:29:12.680><c> love</c><00:29:13.400><c> the</c><00:29:14.279><c> children</c><00:29:14.819><c> of</c><00:29:15.099><c> God,</c><00:29:15.480><c> plural.</c> 00:29:17.259 --> 00:29:17.940 Look<00:29:17.420><c> at</c><00:29:17.559><c> that.</c> 00:29:17.940 --> 00:29:22.220 So<00:29:18.559><c> it</c><00:29:18.980><c> says,</c><00:29:20.700><c> everyone</c><00:29:20.700><c> that</c><00:29:20.980><c> loveth</c><00:29:21.200><c> him</c><00:29:21.480><c> that</c><00:29:21.720><c> begat,</c><00:29:22.099><c> if</c> 00:29:22.220 --> 00:29:24.440 we<00:29:22.400><c> love</c><00:29:22.579><c> the</c><00:29:22.819><c> Father,</c><00:29:23.160><c> the</c><00:29:23.299><c> Father</c><00:29:23.640><c> is</c><00:29:23.900><c> the</c><00:29:24.160><c> Father.</c> 00:29:24.460 --> 00:29:26.119 He<00:29:24.660><c> is</c><00:29:24.900><c> the</c><00:29:25.119><c> Father</c><00:29:25.420><c> of</c><00:29:25.599><c> the</c><00:29:25.759><c> child.</c> 00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:28.940 If<00:29:26.539><c> we</c><00:29:26.720><c> love</c><00:29:26.920><c> the</c><00:29:27.180><c> Father,</c><00:29:27.880><c> we'll</c><00:29:28.140><c> love</c><00:29:28.319><c> his</c><00:29:28.640><c> child.</c> 00:29:29.019 --> 00:29:31.559 And<00:29:29.099><c> if</c><00:29:29.180><c> we</c><00:29:29.299><c> love</c><00:29:29.519><c> his</c><00:29:29.799><c> child,</c><00:29:30.140><c> we'll</c><00:29:30.339><c> love</c><00:29:30.559><c> all</c><00:29:31.119><c> the</c><00:29:31.319><c> children</c> 00:29:31.559 --> 00:29:32.440 of<00:29:31.700><c> God,</c><00:29:32.259><c> says</c><00:29:32.259><c> John.</c> 00:29:32.779 --> 00:29:34.900 You<00:29:33.259><c> see,</c><00:29:33.380><c> you</c><00:29:33.420><c> can't</c><00:29:33.720><c> divide</c><00:29:34.000><c> that.</c> 00:29:34.920 --> 00:29:37.140 They<00:29:35.059><c> may</c><00:29:35.279><c> not</c><00:29:35.519><c> be</c><00:29:35.700><c> the</c><00:29:35.880><c> children</c><00:29:36.099><c> of</c><00:29:36.220><c> God</c><00:29:36.420><c> as</c><00:29:36.559><c> he</c><00:29:36.859><c> was.</c> 00:29:37.500 --> 00:29:40.299 No<00:29:37.700><c> one</c><00:29:37.799><c> can</c><00:29:38.000><c> ever</c><00:29:38.480><c> usurp</c><00:29:38.839><c> that</c><00:29:39.279><c> position.</c> 00:29:40.779 --> 00:29:43.259 But<00:29:40.940><c> they're</c><00:29:41.200><c> nonetheless</c><00:29:41.880><c> God's</c><00:29:42.420><c> children.</c> 00:29:44.240 --> 00:29:46.960 And<00:29:44.539><c> that's</c><00:29:44.700><c> how</c><00:29:44.859><c> he</c><00:29:45.019><c> puts</c><00:29:45.240><c> it</c><00:29:45.420><c> in</c><00:29:45.480><c> 1</c><00:29:45.839><c> John</c><00:29:46.220><c> chapter</c><00:29:46.700><c> 5.</c> 00:29:46.960 --> 00:29:49.500 It's<00:29:47.259><c> wonderful,</c><00:29:47.819><c> isn't</c><00:29:48.000><c> it,</c><00:29:48.140><c> the</c><00:29:48.279><c> way</c><00:29:48.380><c> that's</c><00:29:48.720><c> done.</c> 00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:52.440 We<00:29:50.119><c> love</c><00:29:50.339><c> the</c><00:29:50.559><c> Father</c><00:29:50.779><c> because</c><00:29:50.960><c> he</c><00:29:51.059><c> begat</c><00:29:51.279><c> that</c><00:29:51.599><c> son,</c><00:29:52.160><c> so</c><00:29:52.319><c> we</c> 00:29:52.440 --> 00:29:54.319 love<00:29:52.640><c> all</c><00:29:53.079><c> his</c><00:29:53.440><c> sons.</c> 00:29:54.759 --> 00:29:56.819 Because<00:29:55.019><c> there's</c><00:29:55.240><c> a</c><00:29:55.400><c> process</c><00:29:55.720><c> in</c><00:29:55.920><c> that.</c> 00:29:58.140 --> 00:30:02.480 Now,<00:29:58.420><c> this</c><00:29:58.640><c> commandment,</c><00:29:59.299><c> to</c><00:29:59.420><c> love</c><00:29:59.619><c> our</c><00:29:59.819><c> neighbour,</c><00:30:00.400><c> the</c><00:30:00.579><c> motivation</c><00:30:01.079><c> is</c><00:30:01.619><c> love.</c> 00:30:02.779 --> 00:30:03.900 Romans<00:30:03.140><c> chapter</c><00:30:03.519><c> 13.</c> 00:30:04.039 --> 00:30:05.000 Now<00:30:04.119><c> look</c><00:30:04.259><c> how</c><00:30:04.460><c> this</c><00:30:04.680><c> is</c><00:30:04.900><c> put.</c> 00:30:05.140 --> 00:30:07.559 You<00:30:05.160><c> see,</c><00:30:05.599><c> like</c><00:30:05.740><c> I</c><00:30:05.960><c> said,</c><00:30:06.420><c> these</c><00:30:06.599><c> great</c><00:30:06.960><c> commandments,</c><00:30:07.339><c> this</c> 00:30:07.559 --> 00:30:08.279 great<00:30:07.880><c> commandment,</c> 00:30:08.299 --> 00:30:10.619 because<00:30:08.420><c> there</c><00:30:08.559><c> are</c><00:30:08.559><c> really</c><00:30:08.859><c> two</c><00:30:09.079><c> but</c><00:30:09.180><c> there's</c><00:30:09.319><c> really</c><00:30:09.559><c> one,</c> 00:30:11.380 --> 00:30:13.640 is<00:30:11.539><c> all</c><00:30:11.819><c> encapsulated,</c><00:30:12.539><c> is</c><00:30:12.640><c> all</c><00:30:12.940><c> incorporated.</c> 00:30:13.640 --> 00:30:14.839 Everything<00:30:14.400><c> is.</c> 00:30:14.839 --> 00:30:17.660 All<00:30:15.200><c> law</c><00:30:15.519><c> is</c><00:30:15.799><c> incorporated</c><00:30:16.279><c> in</c><00:30:16.460><c> this.</c> 00:30:18.519 --> 00:30:20.019 And<00:30:18.660><c> it's</c><00:30:18.799><c> so</c><00:30:19.039><c> obvious.</c> 00:30:20.299 --> 00:30:25.140 But<00:30:20.359><c> in</c><00:30:20.539><c> Romans</c><00:30:20.759><c> 13</c><00:30:21.220><c> and</c><00:30:21.380><c> verses</c><00:30:21.660><c> 9</c><00:30:22.019><c> and</c><00:30:22.140><c> 10,</c><00:30:24.180><c> the</c><00:30:24.319><c> Apostle</c><00:30:24.579><c> says</c><00:30:24.859><c> for</c> 00:30:25.140 --> 00:30:28.440 this,<00:30:25.740><c> Romans</c><00:30:26.299><c> 13</c><00:30:26.839><c> verses</c><00:30:27.099><c> 9</c><00:30:27.420><c> and</c><00:30:27.539><c> 10,</c> 00:30:28.480 --> 00:30:32.299 for<00:30:28.680><c> this</c><00:30:29.099><c> thou</c><00:30:29.319><c> shalt</c><00:30:29.539><c> not</c><00:30:29.779><c> commit</c><00:30:30.039><c> adultery,</c><00:30:31.799><c> thou</c><00:30:31.980><c> shalt</c> 00:30:32.299 --> 00:30:35.559 not<00:30:32.619><c> kill,</c><00:30:34.480><c> thou</c><00:30:34.700><c> shalt</c><00:30:34.980><c> not</c><00:30:35.279><c> steal,</c> 00:30:35.640 --> 00:30:39.740 thou<00:30:35.799><c> shalt</c><00:30:36.059><c> not</c><00:30:36.299><c> bear</c><00:30:36.480><c> false</c><00:30:36.839><c> witness,</c><00:30:38.319><c> thou</c><00:30:38.579><c> shalt</c><00:30:38.859><c> not</c><00:30:39.240><c> covet,</c><00:30:39.500><c> and</c> 00:30:39.740 --> 00:30:41.599 if<00:30:39.900><c> there</c><00:30:40.099><c> be</c><00:30:40.359><c> any</c><00:30:40.819><c> other</c><00:30:41.160><c> commandment,</c> 00:30:41.599 --> 00:30:50.420 it<00:30:41.720><c> is</c><00:30:42.039><c> briefly</c><00:30:42.920><c> comprehended</c><00:30:43.859><c> in</c><00:30:44.200><c> this</c><00:30:44.680><c> saying,</c><00:30:46.680><c> namely,</c><00:30:47.680><c> thou</c><00:30:47.700><c> shalt</c><00:30:48.019><c> love</c><00:30:48.420><c> thy</c><00:30:48.680><c> neighbour</c><00:30:48.940><c> as</c><00:30:49.220><c> thyself.</c> 00:30:50.759 --> 00:30:55.559 Love<00:30:50.759><c> worketh</c><00:30:51.380><c> no</c><00:30:51.799><c> ill</c><00:30:52.180><c> to</c><00:30:52.460><c> his</c><00:30:52.700><c> neighbour,</c><00:30:53.619><c> therefore</c><00:30:54.160><c> love</c> 00:30:55.559 --> 00:30:57.900 is<00:30:56.259><c> the</c><00:30:56.460><c> fulfilling</c><00:30:56.940><c> of</c><00:30:57.539><c> the</c><00:30:57.720><c> law.</c> 00:30:58.160 --> 00:31:00.640 That<00:30:58.380><c> is</c><00:30:58.900><c> so</c><00:30:59.539><c> simple.</c> 00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:03.960 Now<00:31:02.140><c> brothers</c><00:31:02.319><c> and</c><00:31:02.640><c> sisters,</c><00:31:02.779><c> it</c><00:31:02.839><c> would</c><00:31:03.000><c> be</c><00:31:03.220><c> a</c><00:31:03.420><c> sorry</c><00:31:03.660><c> state</c> 00:31:03.960 --> 00:31:08.220 of<00:31:04.200><c> affairs</c><00:31:04.680><c> if</c><00:31:06.440><c> we</c><00:31:06.839><c> resisted</c><00:31:07.460><c> the</c><00:31:07.599><c> temptation</c> 00:31:08.220 --> 00:31:12.559 to<00:31:08.680><c> steal</c><00:31:08.960><c> from</c><00:31:09.160><c> our</c><00:31:09.359><c> brethren</c><00:31:09.579><c> and</c><00:31:09.799><c> sisters</c><00:31:10.039><c> because</c><00:31:10.440><c> God</c><00:31:10.779><c> said,</c><00:31:11.480><c> don't</c><00:31:11.500><c> do</c><00:31:11.740><c> it.</c> 00:31:13.039 --> 00:31:16.740 It<00:31:13.180><c> would</c><00:31:13.339><c> be</c><00:31:13.579><c> a</c><00:31:13.980><c> sad</c><00:31:14.200><c> state</c><00:31:14.539><c> of</c><00:31:14.779><c> affairs</c><00:31:15.039><c> if</c><00:31:15.240><c> that's</c><00:31:15.559><c> the</c><00:31:15.700><c> motivation.</c> 00:31:18.420 --> 00:31:21.819 We<00:31:18.519><c> would</c><00:31:18.779><c> be</c><00:31:19.680><c> a</c><00:31:19.859><c> long</c><00:31:20.039><c> way</c><00:31:20.299><c> from</c><00:31:20.460><c> the</c><00:31:20.619><c> Kingdom</c><00:31:20.799><c> of</c><00:31:21.000><c> God</c><00:31:21.160><c> if</c><00:31:21.359><c> that</c><00:31:21.640><c> was</c> 00:31:21.819 --> 00:31:23.380 our<00:31:22.079><c> motivation.</c> 00:31:24.299 --> 00:31:26.839 But<00:31:24.579><c> you</c><00:31:24.759><c> wouldn't</c><00:31:25.079><c> steal</c><00:31:25.279><c> from</c><00:31:25.480><c> me</c><00:31:25.660><c> and</c><00:31:25.799><c> I</c><00:31:25.960><c> wouldn't</c><00:31:26.339><c> dream</c> 00:31:26.839 --> 00:31:27.839 of<00:31:27.099><c> stealing</c><00:31:27.259><c> from</c><00:31:27.500><c> you,</c> 00:31:27.960 --> 00:31:30.720 not<00:31:28.160><c> because</c><00:31:28.500><c> I</c><00:31:28.799><c> know</c><00:31:29.000><c> that</c><00:31:29.160><c> I'm</c><00:31:29.359><c> not</c><00:31:29.579><c> allowed</c><00:31:29.880><c> to</c><00:31:30.079><c> do</c><00:31:30.240><c> it.</c> 00:31:30.720 --> 00:31:35.359 I<00:31:31.200><c> don't</c><00:31:31.680><c> want</c><00:31:32.019><c> to</c><00:31:32.319><c> steal</c><00:31:32.500><c> from</c><00:31:32.759><c> you</c><00:31:33.440><c> and</c><00:31:34.019><c> you</c><00:31:34.299><c> don't</c><00:31:34.740><c> want</c><00:31:35.079><c> to</c> 00:31:35.359 --> 00:31:36.839 steal<00:31:35.519><c> from</c><00:31:35.799><c> me.</c> 00:31:37.220 --> 00:31:41.480 Do<00:31:37.700><c> you?</c><00:31:38.400><c> I</c><00:31:38.720><c> certainly</c><00:31:39.059><c> don't.</c><00:31:39.799><c> I</c><00:31:39.839><c> wouldn't</c><00:31:40.160><c> dream</c><00:31:40.400><c> of</c><00:31:40.599><c> that.</c> 00:31:41.579 --> 00:31:43.400 And<00:31:41.700><c> you</c><00:31:41.859><c> wouldn't</c><00:31:42.160><c> dream</c><00:31:42.420><c> of</c><00:31:42.579><c> that.</c> 00:31:43.519 --> 00:31:46.059 And<00:31:43.660><c> not</c><00:31:43.799><c> because</c><00:31:44.039><c> you've</c><00:31:44.240><c> been</c><00:31:44.400><c> told</c><00:31:44.640><c> not</c><00:31:44.960><c> to,</c><00:31:45.640><c> but</c><00:31:45.740><c> because</c> 00:31:46.059 --> 00:31:47.319 we've<00:31:46.619><c> lived</c><00:31:46.819><c> together,</c> 00:31:47.640 --> 00:31:50.619 we've<00:31:48.000><c> worked</c><00:31:48.220><c> together,</c><00:31:49.019><c> we've</c><00:31:49.259><c> preached</c><00:31:49.480><c> the</c><00:31:49.740><c> truth</c><00:31:49.880><c> together,</c><00:31:50.319><c> we've</c> 00:31:50.619 --> 00:31:51.539 loved<00:31:50.799><c> God</c><00:31:51.059><c> together.</c> 00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:53.980 Who<00:31:52.039><c> would</c><00:31:52.279><c> want</c><00:31:52.440><c> to</c><00:31:52.700><c> steal</c><00:31:52.900><c> from</c><00:31:53.039><c> his</c><00:31:53.279><c> brother</c><00:31:53.480><c> or</c><00:31:53.680><c> sister?</c> 00:31:54.359 --> 00:31:56.940 It's<00:31:54.619><c> done</c><00:31:54.759><c> in</c><00:31:54.920><c> the</c><00:31:55.079><c> truth.</c><00:31:55.240><c> I</c><00:31:55.259><c> know</c><00:31:55.539><c> it</c><00:31:55.619><c> is.</c><00:31:55.900><c> I</c><00:31:55.980><c> know</c><00:31:56.119><c> there</c><00:31:56.240><c> are</c><00:31:56.539><c> exceptions</c><00:31:56.759><c> to</c> 00:31:56.940 --> 00:31:58.180 the<00:31:57.140><c> rule.</c> 00:31:58.440 --> 00:32:00.799 Woe<00:31:58.660><c> unto</c><00:31:58.880><c> them.</c><00:31:59.380><c> But</c><00:31:59.380><c> for</c><00:31:59.940><c> the</c><00:32:00.099><c> brother</c><00:32:00.259><c> and</c><00:32:00.500><c> sister,</c><00:32:00.779><c> it's</c> 00:32:00.799 --> 00:32:01.880 got<00:32:00.920><c> any</c><00:32:01.160><c> love</c><00:32:01.440><c> in</c><00:32:01.599><c> him.</c> 00:32:01.880 --> 00:32:04.640 He<00:32:01.880><c> would</c><00:32:02.140><c> never</c><00:32:02.440><c> dream</c><00:32:02.779><c> of</c><00:32:03.000><c> that</c><00:32:03.640><c> any</c><00:32:04.039><c> more</c><00:32:04.200><c> than</c><00:32:04.319><c> he'd</c><00:32:04.640><c> dream</c> 00:32:04.640 --> 00:32:05.680 of<00:32:04.779><c> doing</c><00:32:04.940><c> the</c><00:32:05.160><c> other</c><00:32:05.319><c> things</c> 00:32:05.680 --> 00:32:07.180 that<00:32:05.920><c> he</c><00:32:06.099><c> has</c><00:32:06.279><c> spoken</c><00:32:06.440><c> against</c><00:32:06.740><c> their</c><00:32:06.940><c> brethren.</c> 00:32:07.380 --> 00:32:09.059 Not<00:32:07.539><c> because</c><00:32:07.779><c> they've</c><00:32:07.940><c> been</c><00:32:08.019><c> told</c><00:32:08.140><c> not</c><00:32:08.480><c> to</c><00:32:08.619><c> do</c><00:32:08.720><c> it,</c><00:32:08.819><c> because</c> 00:32:09.059 --> 00:32:09.980 they<00:32:09.380><c> love</c><00:32:09.559><c> them.</c> 00:32:10.319 --> 00:32:13.200 And<00:32:10.420><c> so</c><00:32:10.559><c> the</c><00:32:10.799><c> love</c><00:32:11.140><c> becomes</c><00:32:11.759><c> the</c><00:32:12.119><c> all</c><00:32:12.400><c>-embracing</c><00:32:12.880><c> thing.</c> 00:32:13.519 --> 00:32:16.700 Now,<00:32:14.119><c> we</c><00:32:14.299><c> know</c><00:32:14.740><c> that</c><00:32:14.940><c> it's</c><00:32:15.119><c> the</c><00:32:15.299><c> royal</c><00:32:15.539><c> law.</c><00:32:15.980><c> Why</c><00:32:16.240><c> is</c><00:32:16.440><c> it</c><00:32:16.599><c> the</c> 00:32:16.700 --> 00:32:17.140 royal<00:32:16.940><c> law?</c> 00:32:17.400 --> 00:32:19.279 Let's<00:32:17.740><c> look</c><00:32:17.920><c> at</c><00:32:18.059><c> it</c><00:32:18.220><c> in</c><00:32:18.339><c> Leviticus</c><00:32:18.740><c> 19.</c> 00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:23.299 You<00:32:19.839><c> know,</c><00:32:20.000><c> it's</c><00:32:20.220><c> an</c><00:32:20.400><c> interesting</c><00:32:20.779><c> thing.</c><00:32:22.059><c> It's</c><00:32:22.259><c> incredible.</c> 00:32:24.460 --> 00:32:26.859 This<00:32:24.640><c> is</c><00:32:24.859><c> a</c><00:32:25.000><c> wonderful</c><00:32:25.380><c> thing.</c><00:32:26.079><c> You</c><00:32:26.160><c> see,</c><00:32:26.279><c> it's</c><00:32:26.460><c> called</c><00:32:26.579><c> the</c> 00:32:26.859 --> 00:32:27.359 royal<00:32:27.140><c> law.</c> 00:32:27.359 --> 00:32:29.839 James<00:32:27.940><c> calls</c><00:32:28.240><c> it</c><00:32:28.359><c> the</c><00:32:28.599><c> royal</c><00:32:28.920><c> law.</c> 00:32:30.380 --> 00:32:32.980 You<00:32:30.539><c> would</c><00:32:30.700><c> have</c><00:32:30.839><c> learnt</c><00:32:31.019><c> that</c><00:32:31.279><c> in</c><00:32:31.900><c> your</c><00:32:32.140><c> combined</c><00:32:32.539><c> weekend,</c> 00:32:33.059 --> 00:32:34.519 over<00:32:33.440><c> the</c><00:32:33.680><c> June</c><00:32:33.940><c> weekend,</c> 00:32:34.819 --> 00:32:36.779 that<00:32:34.980><c> James</c><00:32:35.359><c> calls</c><00:32:35.660><c> it</c><00:32:35.839><c> the</c><00:32:36.079><c> royal</c><00:32:36.460><c> law.</c> 00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:38.519 Now,<00:32:37.160><c> why</c><00:32:37.400><c> is</c><00:32:37.660><c> it?</c> 00:32:39.380 --> 00:32:45.460 Well,<00:32:39.680><c> in</c><00:32:39.759><c> Leviticus</c><00:32:40.160><c> 19,</c><00:32:42.240><c> here</c><00:32:42.420><c> it</c><00:32:42.599><c> is,</c><00:32:43.960><c> in</c><00:32:44.079><c> verse</c><00:32:44.339><c> 18.</c> 00:32:45.980 --> 00:32:48.880 Thou<00:32:46.200><c> shalt</c><00:32:46.400><c> not</c><00:32:46.660><c> avenge</c><00:32:47.140><c> nor</c><00:32:47.420><c> bear</c><00:32:47.700><c> any</c><00:32:48.119><c> grudge</c><00:32:48.420><c> against</c><00:32:48.660><c> the</c> 00:32:48.880 --> 00:32:50.279 children<00:32:49.079><c> of</c><00:32:49.240><c> thy</c><00:32:49.440><c> people,</c> 00:32:50.720 --> 00:32:54.839 but<00:32:50.819><c> thou</c><00:32:51.019><c> shalt</c><00:32:51.240><c> love</c><00:32:51.619><c> thy</c><00:32:51.859><c> neighbour</c><00:32:52.140><c> as</c><00:32:52.420><c> thyself.</c><00:32:53.319><c> I</c><00:32:53.700><c> am</c><00:32:54.440><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:32:54.880 --> 00:32:56.799 Now,<00:32:55.079><c> there</c><00:32:55.299><c> it</c><00:32:55.440><c> is,</c><00:32:55.640><c> and</c><00:32:55.759><c> it's</c><00:32:55.940><c> called</c><00:32:56.099><c> the</c><00:32:56.359><c> royal</c><00:32:56.660><c> law.</c> 00:32:56.799 --> 00:32:58.819 Now,<00:32:56.940><c> you</c><00:32:57.140><c> ask</c><00:32:57.380><c> people</c><00:32:57.640><c> why</c><00:32:57.920><c> it's</c><00:32:58.059><c> called</c><00:32:58.240><c> the</c><00:32:58.440><c> royal</c><00:32:58.640><c> law,</c> 00:32:58.900 --> 00:33:01.559 and<00:32:59.000><c> some</c><00:32:59.180><c> will</c><00:32:59.400><c> say</c><00:32:59.680><c> because</c><00:32:59.940><c> it's</c><00:33:00.119><c> given</c><00:33:00.279><c> by</c><00:33:00.519><c> the</c><00:33:00.720><c> king.</c> 00:33:02.220 --> 00:33:04.000 But<00:33:02.480><c> we</c><00:33:02.619><c> wouldn't</c><00:33:02.839><c> say</c><00:33:03.099><c> that.</c> 00:33:04.460 --> 00:33:08.200 It's<00:33:04.779><c> the</c><00:33:04.920><c> royal</c><00:33:05.200><c> law</c><00:33:05.500><c> because</c><00:33:05.839><c> it</c><00:33:06.220><c> rules</c><00:33:06.960><c> over</c><00:33:07.720><c> all</c><00:33:07.940><c> the</c> 00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:08.819 other<00:33:08.500><c> laws.</c> 00:33:09.019 --> 00:33:10.779 It's<00:33:09.240><c> king</c><00:33:09.559><c> over</c><00:33:09.859><c> all</c><00:33:10.140><c> the</c><00:33:10.319><c> other</c><00:33:10.460><c> laws,</c> 00:33:10.819 --> 00:33:13.220 because<00:33:11.019><c> if</c><00:33:11.259><c> we</c><00:33:11.420><c> love</c><00:33:11.559><c> our</c><00:33:11.740><c> neighbour,</c><00:33:12.480><c> then</c><00:33:12.680><c> none</c><00:33:12.920><c> of</c><00:33:13.019><c> that</c> 00:33:13.220 --> 00:33:14.539 needs<00:33:13.460><c> to</c><00:33:13.660><c> be</c><00:33:13.859><c> said.</c> 00:33:15.099 --> 00:33:17.380 Now,<00:33:15.299><c> I</c><00:33:15.380><c> want</c><00:33:15.539><c> you</c><00:33:15.740><c> to</c><00:33:15.799><c> notice</c><00:33:16.380><c> Leviticus</c><00:33:16.940><c> 19.</c> 00:33:17.859 --> 00:33:21.440 Just<00:33:18.279><c> have</c><00:33:18.619><c> a</c><00:33:18.799><c> look</c><00:33:19.119><c> how</c><00:33:19.599><c> Leviticus</c><00:33:20.079><c> 19</c><00:33:20.599><c> is</c><00:33:20.859><c> got</c><00:33:21.039><c> together.</c> 00:33:21.440 --> 00:33:25.380 It<00:33:21.779><c> is</c><00:33:22.359><c> a</c><00:33:22.480><c> conglomeration</c><00:33:23.500><c> of</c><00:33:23.900><c> bits</c><00:33:24.200><c> and</c><00:33:24.420><c> pieces</c><00:33:24.779><c> of</c><00:33:24.960><c> the</c><00:33:25.119><c> law</c> 00:33:25.380 --> 00:33:26.680 taken<00:33:25.880><c> from</c><00:33:26.279><c> everywhere.</c> 00:33:26.859 --> 00:33:28.759 Now,<00:33:26.960><c> look</c><00:33:27.059><c> how</c><00:33:27.279><c> it</c><00:33:27.319><c> goes.</c> 00:33:28.920 --> 00:33:29.839 Verse<00:33:29.019><c> 3,</c> 00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:32.920 Fear<00:33:30.380><c> every</c><00:33:30.740><c> man,</c><00:33:31.039><c> his</c><00:33:31.200><c> mother</c><00:33:31.420><c> and</c><00:33:31.660><c> father,</c><00:33:32.119><c> keep</c><00:33:32.319><c> me</c><00:33:32.619><c> Sabbath.</c> 00:33:33.259 --> 00:33:34.059 Verse<00:33:33.599><c> 4,</c> 00:33:34.359 --> 00:33:35.180 Don't<00:33:34.559><c> make</c><00:33:34.839><c> idols.</c> 00:33:35.519 --> 00:33:36.160 Verse<00:33:35.759><c> 5,</c> 00:33:36.220 --> 00:33:37.700 Be<00:33:36.400><c> careful</c><00:33:36.660><c> about</c><00:33:36.900><c> the</c><00:33:37.140><c> peace</c><00:33:37.380><c> offering.</c> 00:33:38.180 --> 00:33:38.799 Verse<00:33:38.440><c> 9,</c> 00:33:38.819 --> 00:33:40.940 When<00:33:38.940><c> you</c><00:33:39.160><c> reap</c><00:33:39.279><c> the</c><00:33:39.519><c> harvest</c><00:33:39.700><c> of</c><00:33:39.859><c> the</c><00:33:40.000><c> land,</c><00:33:40.200><c> don't</c><00:33:40.460><c> take</c><00:33:40.740><c> the</c> 00:33:40.940 --> 00:33:41.519 corners<00:33:41.200><c> of</c><00:33:41.319><c> it.</c> 00:33:41.799 --> 00:33:42.599 Verse<00:33:42.099><c> 11,</c> 00:33:42.619 --> 00:33:43.339 Don't<00:33:43.000><c> steal.</c> 00:33:43.720 --> 00:33:44.400 Verse<00:33:44.039><c> 12,</c> 00:33:44.400 --> 00:33:45.599 Don't<00:33:44.720><c> swear</c><00:33:44.960><c> falsely.</c> 00:33:45.960 --> 00:33:46.539 Verse<00:33:46.160><c> 13,</c> 00:33:46.599 --> 00:33:47.640 Don't<00:33:46.880><c> defraud</c><00:33:47.200><c> your</c><00:33:47.380><c> neighbour.</c> 00:33:48.000 --> 00:33:48.599 Verse<00:33:48.259><c> 14,</c> 00:33:48.880 --> 00:33:50.319 Don't<00:33:49.140><c> curse</c><00:33:49.940><c> the</c><00:33:50.180><c> deaf.</c> 00:33:50.319 --> 00:33:52.859 And<00:33:50.579><c> if</c><00:33:50.700><c> you</c><00:33:50.839><c> go</c><00:33:50.980><c> through</c><00:33:51.420><c> the</c><00:33:51.819><c> little</c><00:33:52.079><c> bits</c><00:33:52.319><c> and</c><00:33:52.579><c> pieces,</c> 00:33:53.180 --> 00:33:55.140 especially<00:33:53.500><c> the</c><00:33:53.660><c> one</c><00:33:53.740><c> about</c><00:33:53.920><c> the</c><00:33:54.160><c> peace</c><00:33:54.380><c> offering,</c> 00:33:55.819 --> 00:33:58.420 a<00:33:55.880><c> little</c><00:33:56.460><c> detail</c><00:33:56.960><c> is</c><00:33:57.299><c> plucked</c><00:33:57.559><c> out</c><00:33:57.660><c> of</c><00:33:57.779><c> the</c><00:33:57.960><c> peace</c><00:33:58.180><c> offering,</c> 00:33:58.480 --> 00:34:01.980 out<00:33:58.599><c> of</c><00:33:58.759><c> a</c><00:33:59.000><c> huge</c><00:33:59.299><c> context,</c><00:34:00.140><c> and</c><00:34:00.299><c> plucked</c><00:34:00.579><c> out</c><00:34:00.720><c> and</c><00:34:00.920><c> put</c><00:34:01.079><c> there.</c> 00:34:02.339 --> 00:34:03.799 Now,<00:34:02.480><c> what's</c><00:34:02.700><c> God</c><00:34:02.900><c> doing?</c> 00:34:04.539 --> 00:34:07.299 Well,<00:34:04.680><c> he</c><00:34:04.859><c> wrote</c><00:34:05.180><c> this</c><00:34:05.440><c> chapter</c><00:34:05.759><c> under</c><00:34:06.059><c> inspiration.</c> 00:34:07.819 --> 00:34:10.880 And<00:34:07.940><c> the</c><00:34:08.159><c> inspiration</c><00:34:08.579><c> of</c><00:34:08.719><c> God</c><00:34:08.940><c> caused</c><00:34:09.320><c> Moses</c><00:34:09.699><c> to</c><00:34:10.059><c> write</c><00:34:10.340><c> this</c><00:34:10.619><c> chapter,</c> 00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:12.900 and<00:34:11.099><c> God</c><00:34:11.480><c> plucked</c><00:34:12.079><c> all</c><00:34:12.260><c> over</c><00:34:12.500><c> the</c><00:34:12.719><c> place,</c> 00:34:13.340 --> 00:34:15.760 a<00:34:13.539><c> law</c><00:34:13.679><c> here</c><00:34:14.039><c> and</c><00:34:14.219><c> a</c><00:34:14.380><c> law</c><00:34:14.579><c> there</c><00:34:14.900><c> and</c><00:34:15.059><c> something</c><00:34:15.320><c> here.</c> 00:34:16.199 --> 00:34:17.760 In<00:34:16.340><c> other</c><00:34:16.579><c> words,</c><00:34:17.139><c> samples.</c> 00:34:17.760 --> 00:34:19.980 And<00:34:18.179><c> he</c><00:34:18.280><c> put</c><00:34:18.420><c> them</c><00:34:18.579><c> all</c><00:34:18.699><c> in</c><00:34:18.840><c> the</c><00:34:18.940><c> 19th</c><00:34:19.280><c> chapter</c><00:34:19.500><c> of</c><00:34:19.639><c> Deuteronomy</c> 00:34:19.980 --> 00:34:20.880 and<00:34:20.099><c> put</c><00:34:20.260><c> in</c><00:34:20.420><c> the</c><00:34:20.500><c> middle,</c> 00:34:21.019 --> 00:34:22.659 Thou<00:34:21.159><c> shalt</c><00:34:21.360><c> love</c><00:34:21.679><c> thy</c><00:34:21.900><c> neighbour</c><00:34:22.219><c> as</c><00:34:22.340><c> thyself.</c> 00:34:22.719 --> 00:34:23.500 And<00:34:22.760><c> what's</c><00:34:22.920><c> he</c><00:34:23.099><c> telling</c><00:34:23.239><c> us?</c> 00:34:23.699 --> 00:34:26.980 That<00:34:23.820><c> all</c><00:34:24.039><c> those</c><00:34:24.280><c> laws</c><00:34:24.579><c> are</c><00:34:24.940><c> axiomatic</c><00:34:25.500><c> if</c><00:34:25.659><c> we</c><00:34:25.800><c> love</c><00:34:26.000><c> our</c><00:34:26.239><c> neighbour.</c> 00:34:27.639 --> 00:34:28.820 Beautifully<00:34:28.039><c> done.</c> 00:34:29.539 --> 00:34:31.079 And<00:34:29.699><c> when</c><00:34:29.800><c> you</c><00:34:29.940><c> read</c><00:34:30.059><c> that</c><00:34:30.320><c> through</c><00:34:30.579><c> first</c><00:34:30.900><c> time</c> 00:34:31.079 --> 00:34:33.500 and<00:34:31.219><c> you</c><00:34:31.340><c> sort</c><00:34:31.480><c> of</c><00:34:31.840><c> don't</c><00:34:32.119><c> understand</c><00:34:32.500><c> that,</c><00:34:32.699><c> you</c><00:34:32.699><c> think,</c> 00:34:33.559 --> 00:34:34.800 what<00:34:33.760><c> on</c><00:34:33.920><c> earth</c><00:34:34.000><c> is</c><00:34:34.059><c> going</c><00:34:34.260><c> on</c><00:34:34.500><c> here?</c> 00:34:35.159 --> 00:34:37.039 There's<00:34:35.460><c> bits</c><00:34:35.619><c> and</c><00:34:35.820><c> pieces</c><00:34:36.059><c> everywhere.</c> 00:34:37.300 --> 00:34:39.199 But<00:34:37.440><c> then</c><00:34:37.599><c> you</c><00:34:37.679><c> suddenly</c><00:34:38.019><c> dawn</c><00:34:38.239><c> to</c><00:34:38.320><c> what</c><00:34:38.500><c> God</c><00:34:38.739><c> has</c><00:34:38.940><c> done.</c> 00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:41.320 He's<00:34:39.840><c> giving</c><00:34:39.980><c> you</c><00:34:40.320><c> samples.</c> 00:34:41.340 --> 00:34:42.960 Sample<00:34:41.719><c> this,</c><00:34:41.980><c> sample</c><00:34:42.300><c> that,</c><00:34:42.659><c> sample</c><00:34:42.900><c> that.</c> 00:34:43.000 --> 00:34:44.760 And<00:34:43.219><c> in</c><00:34:43.340><c> the</c><00:34:43.460><c> middle,</c><00:34:43.860><c> a</c><00:34:44.039><c> law</c><00:34:44.199><c> which</c><00:34:44.420><c> says,</c> 00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:47.360 hey,<00:34:46.179><c> here's</c><00:34:46.360><c> the</c><00:34:46.539><c> king</c><00:34:46.679><c> of</c><00:34:46.780><c> them</c><00:34:46.960><c> all.</c> 00:34:47.719 --> 00:34:48.980 All<00:34:48.000><c> these</c><00:34:48.179><c> are</c><00:34:48.440><c> subservient.</c> 00:34:49.239 --> 00:34:50.639 The<00:34:49.440><c> whole</c><00:34:49.719><c> law</c><00:34:49.960><c> is</c><00:34:50.260><c> encapsulated.</c> 00:34:50.679 --> 00:34:51.420 All<00:34:50.900><c> in</c><00:34:51.159><c> here.</c> 00:34:51.519 --> 00:34:52.260 It's<00:34:51.659><c> all</c><00:34:51.820><c> incorporated.</c> 00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:54.420 Now,<00:34:52.679><c> here's</c><00:34:52.880><c> something</c><00:34:53.019><c> else</c><00:34:53.239><c> in</c><00:34:53.360><c> that</c><00:34:53.579><c> chapter.</c> 00:34:54.440 --> 00:34:56.559 Eight<00:34:54.760><c> times</c><00:34:55.199><c> in</c><00:34:55.380><c> this</c><00:34:55.619><c> chapter,</c> 00:34:57.079 --> 00:34:59.699 eight<00:34:57.440><c> times</c><00:34:57.780><c> you</c><00:34:57.940><c> have</c><00:34:58.019><c> the</c><00:34:58.579><c> expression,</c> 00:35:00.019 --> 00:35:01.820 I<00:35:00.119><c> am</c><00:35:00.619><c> Yahweh.</c> 00:35:02.179 --> 00:35:05.219 And<00:35:02.619><c> eight</c><00:35:03.159><c> times</c><00:35:03.679><c> you</c><00:35:03.820><c> have</c><00:35:04.000><c> the</c><00:35:04.300><c> expression,</c> 00:35:05.280 --> 00:35:08.400 I<00:35:05.639><c> am</c><00:35:06.019><c> Yahweh,</c><00:35:07.039><c> your</c><00:35:07.480><c> God.</c> 00:35:09.099 --> 00:35:10.820 Now,<00:35:09.300><c> you</c><00:35:09.460><c> think</c><00:35:09.599><c> about</c><00:35:09.860><c> that.</c> 00:35:10.940 --> 00:35:14.639 I<00:35:11.539><c> am</c><00:35:12.039><c> Yahweh</c><00:35:12.519><c> eight</c><00:35:12.880><c> times</c><00:35:13.639><c> for</c><00:35:13.980><c> perfect,</c> 00:35:14.960 --> 00:35:16.559 absolute<00:35:15.360><c> perfection.</c> 00:35:16.900 --> 00:35:19.920 And<00:35:17.000><c> I</c><00:35:17.420><c> am</c><00:35:17.679><c> Yahweh,</c><00:35:18.400><c> your</c><00:35:18.760><c> Elohim.</c> 00:35:20.179 --> 00:35:21.559 Eight<00:35:20.440><c> times.</c> 00:35:21.880 --> 00:35:23.440 To<00:35:22.000><c> love</c><00:35:22.239><c> God</c><00:35:22.480><c> with</c><00:35:22.679><c> all</c><00:35:22.840><c> your</c><00:35:23.039><c> heart</c> 00:35:23.440 --> 00:35:25.119 and<00:35:23.920><c> to</c><00:35:24.059><c> love</c><00:35:24.159><c> your</c><00:35:24.360><c> brethren</c><00:35:24.559><c> and</c><00:35:24.679><c> yourself.</c> 00:35:25.539 --> 00:35:27.280 I<00:35:25.679><c> am</c><00:35:25.820><c> Yahweh</c><00:35:26.280><c> and</c><00:35:26.500><c> in</c><00:35:26.679><c> the</c><00:35:26.820><c> hall</c><00:35:26.960><c> tonight</c> 00:35:27.280 --> 00:35:29.219 we've<00:35:27.539><c> got</c><00:35:27.679><c> part</c><00:35:27.940><c> of</c><00:35:28.039><c> his</c><00:35:28.219><c> Elohim.</c> 00:35:29.880 --> 00:35:32.320 And<00:35:30.119><c> eight</c><00:35:30.420><c> times</c><00:35:30.880><c> those</c><00:35:31.179><c> two</c><00:35:31.300><c> expressions</c><00:35:31.739><c> appear</c> 00:35:32.320 --> 00:35:34.780 in<00:35:32.820><c> the</c><00:35:32.980><c> 19th</c><00:35:33.300><c> chapter</c><00:35:33.539><c> of</c><00:35:33.659><c> Leviticus.</c> 00:35:35.119 --> 00:35:37.199 In<00:35:35.380><c> the</c><00:35:35.559><c> middle</c><00:35:35.719><c> of</c><00:35:35.960><c> which</c><00:35:36.179><c> we</c><00:35:36.519><c> have</c> 00:35:37.199 --> 00:35:39.579 the<00:35:37.780><c> love</c><00:35:38.039><c> and</c><00:35:38.320><c> neighbour</c><00:35:38.579><c> as</c><00:35:38.960><c> ourself.</c> 00:35:39.579 --> 00:35:41.179 And<00:35:40.159><c> so,</c><00:35:40.599><c> brothers</c><00:35:40.619><c> and</c><00:35:40.900><c> sisters,</c> 00:35:41.420 --> 00:35:44.360 you<00:35:41.579><c> can't</c><00:35:42.300><c> therefore</c><00:35:42.820><c> divide</c><00:35:43.440><c> these</c><00:35:43.840><c> commandments.</c> 00:35:44.780 --> 00:35:47.139 Now,<00:35:44.920><c> let's</c><00:35:45.139><c> have</c><00:35:45.239><c> a</c><00:35:45.320><c> look</c><00:35:45.380><c> at</c><00:35:45.460><c> the</c><00:35:45.599><c> 1st</c><00:35:45.860><c> of</c><00:35:46.019><c> John,</c><00:35:46.239><c> Chapter</c><00:35:46.639><c> 4.</c> 00:35:47.619 --> 00:35:49.380 Now,<00:35:47.760><c> you</c><00:35:47.920><c> see</c><00:35:48.039><c> how</c><00:35:48.159><c> this</c><00:35:48.360><c> is</c><00:35:48.599><c> done.</c> 00:35:50.079 --> 00:35:52.219 You<00:35:50.360><c> can't</c><00:35:50.699><c> say,</c><00:35:51.179><c> well,</c><00:35:51.500><c> I</c><00:35:51.739><c> love</c><00:35:51.960><c> God,</c> 00:35:52.239 --> 00:35:54.860 but<00:35:52.420><c> there's</c><00:35:52.559><c> some</c><00:35:52.739><c> of</c><00:35:52.840><c> my</c><00:35:53.000><c> brethren</c><00:35:53.199><c> and</c><00:35:53.460><c> sisters</c><00:35:53.579><c> I</c><00:35:53.739><c> don't</c><00:35:54.019><c> love.</c> 00:35:55.500 --> 00:35:57.519 You<00:35:55.800><c> just</c><00:35:56.039><c> can't</c><00:35:56.260><c> say</c><00:35:56.539><c> that.</c> 00:35:57.980 --> 00:36:02.119 And<00:35:58.219><c> John</c><00:35:58.400><c> is</c><00:35:58.659><c> a</c><00:35:58.920><c> very,</c><00:35:59.239><c> very</c><00:36:01.059><c> emphatic</c><00:36:01.760><c> witness</c> 00:36:02.119 --> 00:36:03.619 to<00:36:02.400><c> that</c><00:36:02.619><c> principle.</c> 00:36:04.460 --> 00:36:07.059 Now,<00:36:04.579><c> in</c><00:36:04.739><c> the</c><00:36:04.840><c> 1st</c><00:36:05.139><c> of</c><00:36:05.280><c> John,</c><00:36:05.699><c> Chapter</c><00:36:05.940><c> 4,</c> 00:36:07.059 --> 00:36:09.539 verse<00:36:07.860><c> 19</c><00:36:08.280><c> to</c><00:36:08.519><c> the</c><00:36:08.699><c> end,</c> 00:36:09.559 --> 00:36:10.679 he<00:36:09.860><c> says,</c> 00:36:11.360 --> 00:36:13.539 We<00:36:11.480><c> love</c><00:36:11.739><c> him</c><00:36:12.099><c> that</c><00:36:12.280><c> is</c><00:36:12.460><c> God,</c> 00:36:14.360 --> 00:36:16.900 because<00:36:14.780><c> he</c><00:36:15.159><c> first</c><00:36:15.559><c> loved</c><00:36:15.780><c> us.</c> 00:36:17.219 --> 00:36:18.440 If<00:36:17.480><c> a</c><00:36:17.659><c> man</c><00:36:17.880><c> say,</c> 00:36:18.920 --> 00:36:20.480 I<00:36:19.119><c> love</c><00:36:19.400><c> God,</c> 00:36:21.019 --> 00:36:22.000 and<00:36:21.219><c> hateth</c><00:36:21.460><c> his</c><00:36:21.699><c> brother,</c> 00:36:22.079 --> 00:36:23.500 he's<00:36:22.440><c> a</c><00:36:22.639><c> liar.</c> 00:36:23.940 --> 00:36:25.780 That's<00:36:24.340><c> pretty</c><00:36:24.559><c> strong</c><00:36:24.820><c> language.</c> 00:36:25.960 --> 00:36:28.079 For<00:36:26.179><c> he</c><00:36:26.659><c> that</c><00:36:27.059><c> loveth</c><00:36:27.360><c> not</c><00:36:27.619><c> his</c><00:36:27.840><c> brother,</c> 00:36:28.179 --> 00:36:29.760 whom<00:36:28.280><c> he</c><00:36:28.480><c> hath</c><00:36:28.699><c> seen,</c> 00:36:29.960 --> 00:36:31.199 how<00:36:30.260><c> can</c><00:36:30.480><c> he</c><00:36:30.599><c> love</c><00:36:30.860><c> God,</c> 00:36:31.340 --> 00:36:33.460 whom<00:36:31.420><c> he</c><00:36:31.679><c> hath</c><00:36:31.940><c> not</c><00:36:32.460><c> seen?</c> 00:36:33.579 --> 00:36:36.820 And<00:36:34.139><c> this</c><00:36:34.539><c> commandment</c><00:36:35.179><c> have</c><00:36:35.360><c> we</c><00:36:35.579><c> from</c><00:36:35.760><c> him,</c> 00:36:37.400 --> 00:36:39.340 that<00:36:37.500><c> he</c><00:36:37.760><c> who</c><00:36:38.019><c> loveth</c><00:36:38.239><c> God,</c> 00:36:39.519 --> 00:36:41.460 love<00:36:39.599><c> his</c><00:36:39.880><c> brother</c><00:36:40.340><c> also.</c> 00:36:41.800 --> 00:36:46.000 Last<00:36:42.239><c> verse,</c><00:36:42.980><c> that</c><00:36:43.159><c> John</c><00:36:43.360><c> calls</c><00:36:43.739><c> that</c><00:36:44.260><c> a</c><00:36:44.539><c> commandment.</c> 00:36:47.039 --> 00:36:47.980 Now,<00:36:47.360><c> brethren</c><00:36:47.440><c> and</c><00:36:47.639><c> sisters,</c> 00:36:48.159 --> 00:36:51.679 there<00:36:48.360><c> is</c><00:36:48.639><c> a</c><00:36:48.860><c> sense</c><00:36:49.360><c> that</c><00:36:50.460><c> we</c><00:36:50.820><c> say,</c> 00:36:51.760 --> 00:36:53.179 you<00:36:51.780><c> cannot</c><00:36:52.199><c> command</c><00:36:52.880><c> love,</c> 00:36:53.360 --> 00:36:55.019 but<00:36:53.539><c> the</c><00:36:53.739><c> Bible</c><00:36:54.019><c> does.</c> 00:36:55.699 --> 00:36:58.099 A<00:36:56.099><c> new</c><00:36:56.659><c> commandment</c><00:36:57.440><c> I</c><00:36:57.679><c> give</c><00:36:57.840><c> you,</c> 00:36:58.280 --> 00:36:59.059 that<00:36:58.380><c> you</c><00:36:58.480><c> love</c><00:36:58.639><c> one</c><00:36:58.840><c> another.</c> 00:36:59.219 --> 00:37:00.500 How<00:36:59.420><c> do</c><00:36:59.559><c> you</c><00:36:59.579><c> do</c><00:36:59.679><c> that?</c> 00:37:01.280 --> 00:37:03.639 Now,<00:37:01.760><c> I</c><00:37:01.960><c> suppose</c><00:37:02.260><c> in</c><00:37:02.420><c> the</c><00:37:02.579><c> sense</c><00:37:02.739><c> that</c><00:37:02.920><c> we</c><00:37:03.159><c> say,</c> 00:37:04.079 --> 00:37:05.380 that<00:37:04.360><c> you</c><00:37:04.480><c> can't</c><00:37:04.840><c> command</c><00:37:05.179><c> love,</c> 00:37:05.440 --> 00:37:06.880 in<00:37:05.539><c> the</c><00:37:05.699><c> sense</c><00:37:05.820><c> that</c><00:37:06.000><c> we</c><00:37:06.199><c> mean</c><00:37:06.320><c> it,</c> 00:37:06.900 --> 00:37:08.219 no<00:37:07.079><c> more</c><00:37:07.239><c> you</c><00:37:07.440><c> can.</c> 00:37:08.699 --> 00:37:09.800 You<00:37:08.840><c> can't</c><00:37:09.119><c> say</c><00:37:09.340><c> to</c><00:37:09.460><c> a</c><00:37:09.539><c> person,</c> 00:37:10.039 --> 00:37:12.139 I<00:37:10.119><c> demand</c><00:37:10.559><c> that</c><00:37:10.739><c> you</c><00:37:10.840><c> love</c><00:37:11.039><c> that</c><00:37:11.260><c> person.</c> 00:37:12.420 --> 00:37:13.780 It<00:37:12.559><c> won't</c><00:37:12.840><c> work.</c> 00:37:14.159 --> 00:37:15.360 But<00:37:14.320><c> the</c><00:37:14.440><c> Bible</c><00:37:14.780><c> says,</c> 00:37:15.619 --> 00:37:16.519 it<00:37:15.659><c> is</c><00:37:15.920><c> a</c><00:37:16.159><c> commandment.</c> 00:37:16.880 --> 00:37:17.599 And<00:37:16.980><c> so</c><00:37:17.099><c> you</c><00:37:17.239><c> see,</c> 00:37:18.059 --> 00:37:19.460 how<00:37:18.239><c> are</c><00:37:18.320><c> we</c><00:37:18.360><c> going</c><00:37:18.420><c> to</c><00:37:18.440><c> do</c><00:37:18.559><c> that?</c> 00:37:19.539 --> 00:37:21.920 Well,<00:37:20.000><c> you</c><00:37:20.159><c> see,</c><00:37:20.280><c> it's</c><00:37:20.559><c> a</c><00:37:20.659><c> long</c><00:37:20.980><c> journey.</c> 00:37:22.860 --> 00:37:23.880 We<00:37:23.000><c> know</c><00:37:23.119><c> we</c><00:37:23.300><c> can't</c><00:37:23.559><c> do</c><00:37:23.719><c> it,</c> 00:37:23.960 --> 00:37:25.699 by<00:37:24.219><c> accepting</c><00:37:24.659><c> the</c><00:37:24.880><c> fact</c><00:37:25.039><c> that</c><00:37:25.139><c> it's</c><00:37:25.320><c> a</c><00:37:25.420><c> commandment,</c> 00:37:25.719 --> 00:37:26.380 and<00:37:25.820><c> therefore</c><00:37:26.059><c> doing</c><00:37:26.280><c> it,</c> 00:37:26.380 --> 00:37:27.300 because<00:37:26.480><c> we've</c><00:37:26.739><c> got</c><00:37:26.940><c> to</c><00:37:27.099><c> do</c><00:37:27.199><c> it,</c> 00:37:27.300 --> 00:37:29.460 because<00:37:27.519><c> it</c><00:37:27.739><c> won't</c><00:37:28.079><c> work</c><00:37:28.900><c> that</c><00:37:29.280><c> way.</c> 00:37:29.460 --> 00:37:30.880 It<00:37:29.559><c> will</c><00:37:29.760><c> never</c><00:37:29.960><c> work</c><00:37:30.280><c> that</c><00:37:30.539><c> way.</c> 00:37:31.380 --> 00:37:33.079 But<00:37:31.440><c> because</c><00:37:31.760><c> we</c><00:37:31.880><c> know</c><00:37:32.059><c> it</c><00:37:32.239><c> is</c><00:37:32.519><c> a</c><00:37:32.719><c> commandment,</c> 00:37:33.460 --> 00:37:35.199 we<00:37:33.719><c> know</c><00:37:33.940><c> we've</c><00:37:34.039><c> got</c><00:37:34.119><c> to</c><00:37:34.260><c> start</c><00:37:34.480><c> that</c><00:37:34.739><c> process,</c> 00:37:35.440 --> 00:37:37.119 and<00:37:35.599><c> we</c><00:37:35.699><c> know</c><00:37:35.980><c> we've</c><00:37:36.099><c> got</c><00:37:36.179><c> to</c><00:37:36.260><c> finish</c><00:37:36.539><c> that</c><00:37:36.780><c> process,</c> 00:37:37.239 --> 00:37:38.880 because<00:37:37.360><c> God</c><00:37:37.559><c> demands</c><00:37:38.000><c> that</c><00:37:38.179><c> we</c><00:37:38.280><c> finish</c><00:37:38.559><c> it.</c> 00:37:39.019 --> 00:37:39.860 And<00:37:39.159><c> the</c><00:37:39.340><c> process</c><00:37:39.639><c> is,</c> 00:37:39.880 --> 00:37:42.079 we<00:37:40.019><c> really</c><00:37:40.380><c> get</c><00:37:40.780><c> to</c><00:37:41.179><c> love</c><00:37:41.340><c> our</c><00:37:41.500><c> brethren</c><00:37:41.719><c> and</c><00:37:41.960><c> sisters.</c> 00:37:42.139 --> 00:37:43.760 We<00:37:42.440><c> really</c><00:37:42.860><c> have</c><00:37:43.119><c> to.</c> 00:37:44.179 --> 00:37:45.239 And<00:37:44.340><c> if</c><00:37:44.480><c> we</c><00:37:44.719><c> don't,</c> 00:37:45.340 --> 00:37:46.460 and<00:37:45.500><c> we</c><00:37:45.639><c> say</c><00:37:45.760><c> we</c><00:37:45.940><c> love</c><00:37:46.099><c> God,</c> 00:37:46.699 --> 00:37:49.980 then<00:37:46.880><c> John</c><00:37:47.139><c> plainly</c><00:37:47.719><c> says</c><00:37:47.960><c> that</c><00:37:48.260><c> we</c><00:37:48.579><c> are</c><00:37:49.320><c> liars.</c> 00:37:50.360 --> 00:37:52.059 That's<00:37:50.719><c> pretty</c><00:37:50.960><c> strong</c><00:37:51.199><c> language,</c><00:37:51.599><c> isn't</c><00:37:51.840><c> it?</c> 00:37:52.519 --> 00:37:53.659 Now,<00:37:52.960><c> work</c><00:37:53.219><c> it</c><00:37:53.460><c> out.</c> 00:37:53.820 --> 00:37:56.340 Why<00:37:54.099><c> are</c><00:37:54.699><c> those</c><00:37:54.940><c> two</c><00:37:55.139><c> things</c><00:37:55.360><c> together?</c> 00:37:56.840 --> 00:37:58.300 Well,<00:37:57.179><c> first</c><00:37:57.440><c> of</c><00:37:57.579><c> all,</c><00:37:57.739><c> John</c><00:37:57.960><c> says,</c> 00:37:58.300 --> 00:38:00.900 we<00:37:58.760><c> love</c><00:37:59.079><c> him</c><00:37:59.360><c> because</c><00:37:59.639><c> he</c><00:37:59.920><c> first</c><00:38:00.260><c> loved</c><00:38:00.539><c> us.</c> 00:38:01.199 --> 00:38:03.559 So<00:38:01.579><c> God</c><00:38:01.940><c> loved</c><00:38:02.340><c> us,</c><00:38:02.900><c> brethren</c><00:38:03.099><c> and</c><00:38:03.380><c> sisters,</c> 00:38:03.639 --> 00:38:06.460 when<00:38:03.800><c> there</c><00:38:04.000><c> was</c><00:38:04.219><c> nothing</c><00:38:04.539><c> to</c><00:38:04.820><c> love.</c> 00:38:07.059 --> 00:38:08.880 Christ<00:38:07.239><c> died</c><00:38:07.420><c> when</c><00:38:07.559><c> we</c><00:38:07.719><c> were</c><00:38:07.880><c> sinners.</c> 00:38:11.719 --> 00:38:12.760 Think<00:38:11.920><c> about</c><00:38:12.199><c> that.</c> 00:38:13.139 --> 00:38:16.880 So<00:38:13.320><c> we</c><00:38:13.539><c> find</c><00:38:13.900><c> some</c><00:38:15.039><c> obnoxious</c><00:38:16.199><c> characteristic</c> 00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:18.219 in<00:38:17.380><c> our</c><00:38:17.539><c> brethren</c><00:38:17.739><c> and</c><00:38:18.000><c> sisters</c> 00:38:18.219 --> 00:38:20.780 that<00:38:18.420><c> makes</c><00:38:18.659><c> it</c><00:38:18.840><c> impossible</c><00:38:19.280><c> for</c><00:38:19.500><c> us</c><00:38:19.659><c> to</c><00:38:19.860><c> love.</c> 00:38:21.619 --> 00:38:22.360 Well,<00:38:21.760><c> John</c><00:38:21.960><c> says,</c> 00:38:22.679 --> 00:38:25.219 we<00:38:22.719><c> love</c><00:38:22.960><c> him</c><00:38:23.119><c> because</c><00:38:23.420><c> he</c><00:38:23.880><c> first</c><00:38:24.480><c> loved</c><00:38:24.780><c> us,</c> 00:38:25.219 --> 00:38:28.119 before<00:38:25.599><c> ever</c><00:38:26.219><c> we</c><00:38:26.420><c> loved</c><00:38:26.639><c> him.</c> 00:38:29.239 --> 00:38:31.019 So<00:38:29.300><c> you</c><00:38:29.440><c> see,</c><00:38:29.739><c> there's</c><00:38:29.780><c> got</c><00:38:29.940><c> to</c><00:38:30.039><c> be</c><00:38:30.139><c> a</c><00:38:30.139><c> way</c><00:38:30.320><c> around</c><00:38:30.599><c> this.</c> 00:38:31.360 --> 00:38:32.239 That's<00:38:31.599><c> point</c><00:38:31.760><c> number</c><00:38:32.059><c> one.</c> 00:38:32.380 --> 00:38:33.920 Point<00:38:32.579><c> number</c><00:38:32.800><c> two</c><00:38:32.980><c> is</c><00:38:33.179><c> this,</c> 00:38:34.300 --> 00:38:36.539 and<00:38:34.380><c> this</c><00:38:34.519><c> is</c><00:38:34.699><c> implicit</c><00:38:35.059><c> in</c><00:38:35.179><c> what</c><00:38:35.340><c> John</c><00:38:35.480><c> is</c><00:38:35.739><c> saying.</c> 00:38:37.539 --> 00:38:39.360 If<00:38:37.760><c> we</c><00:38:38.059><c> love</c><00:38:38.239><c> God,</c> 00:38:41.179 --> 00:38:44.400 then<00:38:41.420><c> we</c><00:38:41.599><c> must</c><00:38:41.900><c> love</c><00:38:42.840><c> who</c><00:38:43.320><c> he</c><00:38:43.519><c> loves.</c> 00:38:46.760 --> 00:38:48.000 You<00:38:46.960><c> see,</c><00:38:47.280><c> brothers</c><00:38:47.420><c> and</c><00:38:47.659><c> sisters,</c> 00:38:48.239 --> 00:38:50.179 you<00:38:48.519><c> think</c><00:38:48.679><c> about</c><00:38:48.960><c> it.</c> 00:38:50.539 --> 00:38:52.920 You<00:38:50.840><c> develop</c><00:38:51.079><c> in</c><00:38:51.239><c> your</c><00:38:51.480><c> life</c><00:38:51.780><c> a</c><00:38:52.059><c> strong</c><00:38:52.300><c> attachment</c> 00:38:52.920 --> 00:38:53.880 for<00:38:53.559><c> people,</c> 00:38:53.880 --> 00:38:55.039 for<00:38:54.139><c> your</c><00:38:54.300><c> children</c><00:38:54.599><c> perhaps,</c> 00:38:55.059 --> 00:38:56.980 your<00:38:55.260><c> wife,</c><00:38:56.420><c> your</c><00:38:56.579><c> relations,</c> 00:38:57.119 --> 00:38:58.719 your<00:38:57.260><c> brothers</c><00:38:57.420><c> and</c><00:38:57.659><c> sisters.</c> 00:38:59.059 --> 00:39:01.500 You<00:38:59.239><c> develop</c><00:38:59.400><c> a</c><00:38:59.619><c> strong</c><00:38:59.820><c> attachment</c><00:39:00.340><c> to</c><00:39:00.579><c> them.</c> 00:39:02.039 --> 00:39:04.059 It<00:39:02.159><c> is</c><00:39:02.420><c> impossible</c><00:39:03.000><c> for</c><00:39:03.300><c> you</c> 00:39:04.059 --> 00:39:06.980 to<00:39:04.400><c> have</c><00:39:04.579><c> a</c><00:39:04.760><c> complete</c><00:39:05.320><c> unity</c><00:39:05.739><c> of</c><00:39:06.059><c> mind</c><00:39:06.380><c> and</c><00:39:06.739><c> feeling</c> 00:39:06.980 --> 00:39:08.239 in<00:39:07.239><c> love</c><00:39:07.440><c> with</c><00:39:07.579><c> another</c><00:39:07.840><c> brother</c> 00:39:08.239 --> 00:39:11.059 who<00:39:08.719><c> doesn't</c><00:39:09.179><c> like</c><00:39:09.659><c> your</c><00:39:10.079><c> family.</c> 00:39:12.460 --> 00:39:16.639 There<00:39:12.559><c> will</c><00:39:12.820><c> always</c><00:39:13.139><c> be</c><00:39:14.019><c> that</c><00:39:14.360><c> sense</c><00:39:14.699><c> of</c><00:39:15.019><c> antagonism</c><00:39:15.639><c> there.</c> 00:39:16.760 --> 00:39:19.519 It<00:39:17.000><c> will</c><00:39:17.099><c> never</c><00:39:17.320><c> be</c><00:39:17.539><c> a</c><00:39:17.659><c> fulfilment</c><00:39:18.239><c> of</c><00:39:18.460><c> that</c><00:39:18.679><c> love.</c> 00:39:20.300 --> 00:39:22.260 And<00:39:20.519><c> then</c><00:39:20.679><c> how</c><00:39:20.860><c> can</c><00:39:21.079><c> we</c><00:39:21.199><c> divide</c><00:39:21.599><c> love</c><00:39:21.860><c> of</c><00:39:22.039><c> neighbour</c> 00:39:22.260 --> 00:39:23.139 from<00:39:22.500><c> love</c><00:39:22.699><c> of</c><00:39:22.900><c> God?</c> 00:39:23.139 --> 00:39:24.739 Because<00:39:23.579><c> God</c><00:39:23.900><c> so</c><00:39:24.219><c> loved</c><00:39:24.400><c> the</c><00:39:24.599><c> world.</c> 00:39:24.960 --> 00:39:25.800 God<00:39:25.219><c> loved</c><00:39:25.539><c> us,</c> 00:39:25.880 --> 00:39:27.019 and<00:39:25.980><c> he</c><00:39:26.139><c> not</c><00:39:26.219><c> only</c><00:39:26.420><c> loved</c><00:39:26.679><c> the</c><00:39:26.880><c> world</c> 00:39:27.019 --> 00:39:29.039 in<00:39:27.179><c> the</c><00:39:27.320><c> sense</c><00:39:27.460><c> that</c><00:39:27.579><c> he</c><00:39:27.639><c> wanted</c><00:39:27.840><c> to</c><00:39:28.119><c> save</c><00:39:28.440><c> everybody</c> 00:39:29.039 --> 00:39:30.519 if<00:39:29.300><c> they</c><00:39:29.500><c> were</c><00:39:29.719><c> willing,</c> 00:39:30.880 --> 00:39:32.760 but<00:39:31.059><c> when</c><00:39:31.280><c> it</c><00:39:31.380><c> comes</c><00:39:31.579><c> that</c><00:39:31.739><c> people</c><00:39:32.099><c> were</c><00:39:32.460><c> willing,</c> 00:39:32.980 --> 00:39:34.599 some<00:39:33.219><c> were</c><00:39:34.159><c> willing,</c> 00:39:34.739 --> 00:39:37.260 and<00:39:35.219><c> of</c><00:39:35.519><c> their</c><00:39:35.780><c> own</c><00:39:36.099><c> free</c><00:39:36.400><c> will,</c> 00:39:37.599 --> 00:39:39.480 volunteered<00:39:38.079><c> to</c><00:39:38.260><c> be</c><00:39:38.500><c> baptised</c><00:39:38.940><c> into</c><00:39:39.079><c> his</c><00:39:39.300><c> son,</c> 00:39:39.500 --> 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00:39:53.719 but<00:39:52.039><c> we</c><00:39:52.219><c> shall</c><00:39:52.400><c> go</c><00:39:52.579><c> our</c><00:39:52.739><c> actions.</c> 00:39:54.320 --> 00:39:57.539 We<00:39:54.360><c> have</c><00:39:54.559><c> no</c><00:39:54.739><c> difficulty</c><00:39:55.099><c> loving</c><00:39:55.440><c> the</c><00:39:56.000><c> altogether</c><00:39:56.440><c> lovely,</c> 00:39:57.599 --> 00:39:58.239 God<00:39:57.719><c> himself.</c> 00:39:58.639 --> 00:40:00.880 We<00:39:58.800><c> have</c><00:39:59.000><c> difficulty</c><00:39:59.360><c> loving</c><00:39:59.880><c> the</c><00:40:00.239><c> unlovely,</c> 00:40:01.079 --> 00:40:01.900 man. 00:40:02.539 --> 00:40:04.539 And<00:40:02.880><c> we</c><00:40:03.079><c> struggle</c><00:40:03.380><c> with</c><00:40:03.599><c> that.</c> 00:40:04.820 --> 00:40:05.679 But<00:40:04.920><c> you</c><00:40:05.099><c> see,</c> 00:40:06.179 --> 00:40:08.039 what<00:40:06.340><c> we</c><00:40:06.519><c> would</c><00:40:06.679><c> like</c><00:40:06.820><c> to</c><00:40:07.019><c> do</c> 00:40:08.199 --> 00:40:10.519 is<00:40:08.679><c> take</c><00:40:08.960><c> those</c><00:40:09.239><c> two</c><00:40:09.480><c> commandments</c> 00:40:11.159 --> 00:40:15.079 and<00:40:11.639><c> put</c><00:40:11.780><c> them</c><00:40:11.860><c> on</c><00:40:12.000><c> our</c><00:40:12.260><c> wall</c><00:40:12.920><c> like</c><00:40:13.960><c> that,</c> 00:40:15.500 --> 00:40:17.420 so<00:40:15.719><c> that</c><00:40:15.880><c> the</c><00:40:16.000><c> one</c><00:40:16.119><c> on</c><00:40:16.300><c> God</c><00:40:16.480><c> is</c><00:40:16.679><c> up</c><00:40:16.900><c> here,</c> 00:40:17.840 --> 00:40:19.199 the<00:40:18.000><c> one</c><00:40:18.219><c> on</c><00:40:18.360><c> man</c><00:40:18.539><c> is</c><00:40:18.739><c> down</c><00:40:19.000><c> there,</c> 00:40:19.199 --> 00:40:21.659 because<00:40:19.599><c> we</c><00:40:19.940><c> can</c><00:40:20.119><c> always</c><00:40:20.360><c> love</c><00:40:20.579><c> him,</c> 00:40:22.139 --> 00:40:24.300 but<00:40:22.280><c> this</c><00:40:22.539><c> fellow</c><00:40:22.780><c> down</c><00:40:22.940><c> here</c><00:40:23.039><c> is</c><00:40:23.119><c> a</c><00:40:23.219><c> bit</c><00:40:23.320><c> difficult.</c> 00:40:24.440 --> 00:40:26.860 But<00:40:24.619><c> Jesus</c><00:40:24.840><c> said</c><00:40:25.019><c> upon</c><00:40:25.280><c> these</c><00:40:25.559><c> two</c><00:40:25.780><c> commandments</c> 00:40:27.059 --> 00:40:29.340 hang<00:40:27.519><c> all</c><00:40:27.719><c> the</c><00:40:27.860><c> law</c><00:40:27.960><c> and</c><00:40:28.099><c> the</c><00:40:28.340><c> prophets,</c> 00:40:29.820 --> 00:40:31.239 hung<00:40:30.280><c> squarely.</c> 00:40:31.480 --> 00:40:33.320 And<00:40:31.719><c> we've</c><00:40:31.880><c> got</c><00:40:31.920><c> to</c><00:40:32.059><c> get</c><00:40:32.139><c> that</c><00:40:32.420><c> right.</c> 00:40:33.860 --> 00:40:34.739 And<00:40:33.960><c> you</c><00:40:34.000><c> know,</c><00:40:34.280><c> brothers</c><00:40:34.440><c> and</c><00:40:34.579><c> sisters,</c> 00:40:34.760 --> 00:40:36.239 that's<00:40:35.079><c> not</c><00:40:35.280><c> easy.</c> 00:40:37.159 --> 00:40:38.519 It's<00:40:37.559><c> altogether</c><00:40:37.840><c> difficult.</c> 00:40:38.920 --> 00:40:41.420 It's<00:40:39.320><c> a</c><00:40:39.519><c> struggle</c><00:40:39.719><c> in</c><00:40:39.940><c> life</c><00:40:40.099><c> to</c><00:40:40.300><c> do</c><00:40:40.460><c> that.</c> 00:40:42.199 --> 00:40:44.199 It's<00:40:42.420><c> a</c><00:40:42.519><c> real</c><00:40:42.900><c> struggle</c><00:40:43.239><c> in</c><00:40:43.500><c> life</c> 00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:47.179 to<00:40:44.900><c> internally</c><00:40:45.360><c> come</c><00:40:45.659><c> to</c><00:40:45.820><c> grips</c><00:40:45.960><c> with</c><00:40:46.199><c> that.</c> 00:40:47.400 --> 00:40:49.340 But<00:40:47.840><c> we</c><00:40:48.039><c> know</c><00:40:48.260><c> this.</c> 00:40:49.360 --> 00:40:51.179 It's<00:40:49.599><c> a</c><00:40:49.719><c> commandment.</c> 00:40:51.440 --> 00:40:53.199 And<00:40:51.519><c> we</c><00:40:51.599><c> know</c><00:40:51.800><c> that</c><00:40:51.920><c> if</c><00:40:52.000><c> we</c><00:40:52.139><c> can't</c><00:40:52.360><c> ultimately</c><00:40:52.699><c> come</c><00:40:52.900><c> to</c><00:40:53.059><c> grips</c> 00:40:53.199 --> 00:40:53.800 with<00:40:53.380><c> it,</c> 00:40:53.980 --> 00:40:55.239 then<00:40:54.079><c> we</c><00:40:54.199><c> cannot</c><00:40:54.440><c> claim</c><00:40:54.679><c> to</c><00:40:54.880><c> love</c><00:40:55.019><c> God,</c> 00:40:55.239 --> 00:40:57.159 and<00:40:55.360><c> we</c><00:40:55.440><c> know</c><00:40:55.579><c> that</c><00:40:55.679><c> if</c><00:40:55.780><c> we</c><00:40:55.920><c> do,</c><00:40:56.340><c> we're</c><00:40:56.679><c> liars.</c> 00:40:57.380 --> 00:40:58.980 Now,<00:40:57.539><c> that's</c><00:40:57.820><c> as</c><00:40:58.159><c> strong</c><00:40:58.460><c> as</c><00:40:58.599><c> that</c><00:40:58.820><c> is.</c> 00:40:59.179 --> 00:41:00.559 And<00:40:59.280><c> that's</c><00:40:59.460><c> why</c><00:40:59.679><c> Jesus</c><00:41:00.139><c> said,</c> 00:41:00.980 --> 00:41:04.059 and<00:41:01.139><c> the</c><00:41:01.820><c> second,</c><00:41:02.000><c> he</c><00:41:02.199><c> says,</c><00:41:02.840><c> is</c><00:41:03.139><c> similar.</c> 00:41:04.800 --> 00:41:07.300 There<00:41:04.980><c> are</c><00:41:05.159><c> no</c><00:41:05.360><c> greater</c><00:41:05.639><c> commandments</c><00:41:06.099><c> than</c><00:41:06.440><c> these.</c> 00:41:08.260 --> 00:41:09.380 Now,<00:41:08.440><c> in</c><00:41:08.619><c> Matthew,</c><00:41:08.960><c> he</c><00:41:09.119><c> says,</c> 00:41:09.559 --> 00:41:11.500 upon<00:41:09.739><c> these</c><00:41:10.139><c> two</c><00:41:10.500><c> commandments</c> 00:41:12.179 --> 00:41:14.219 hang<00:41:12.619><c> all</c><00:41:13.059><c> the</c><00:41:13.260><c> law</c><00:41:13.519><c> and</c><00:41:13.719><c> the</c><00:41:13.980><c> prophets.</c> 00:41:14.219 --> 00:41:17.019 Now,<00:41:15.340><c> here's</c><00:41:15.480><c> an</c><00:41:15.619><c> interesting</c><00:41:16.019><c> thing,</c><00:41:16.360><c> brothers</c><00:41:16.500><c> and</c><00:41:16.739><c> sisters.</c> 00:41:17.119 --> 00:41:18.239 Do<00:41:17.239><c> you</c><00:41:17.260><c> know</c><00:41:17.440><c> something?</c> 00:41:18.940 --> 00:41:23.300 That<00:41:19.260><c> word</c><00:41:19.639><c> hang</c><00:41:20.219><c> is</c><00:41:21.219><c> exactly</c><00:41:21.880><c> the</c><00:41:22.179><c> same</c><00:41:22.420><c> Greek</c><00:41:22.719><c> word</c> 00:41:23.300 --> 00:41:26.559 in<00:41:24.420><c> Acts</c><00:41:24.639><c> of</c><00:41:24.760><c> the</c><00:41:24.940><c> Apostles</c><00:41:25.380><c> where</c><00:41:25.579><c> the</c><00:41:25.800><c> apostle</c><00:41:26.099><c> says</c> 00:41:26.559 --> 00:41:29.099 they<00:41:27.280><c> hanged</c><00:41:27.760><c> him</c><00:41:27.900><c> on</c><00:41:28.119><c> a</c><00:41:28.320><c> tree.</c> 00:41:29.260 --> 00:41:31.079 And<00:41:29.440><c> look</c><00:41:29.579><c> what</c><00:41:29.820><c> happened</c><00:41:30.059><c> there.</c> 00:41:32.679 --> 00:41:34.860 Now,<00:41:32.980><c> hanging</c><00:41:33.260><c> on</c><00:41:33.500><c> that</c><00:41:33.800><c> tree</c> 00:41:35.059 --> 00:41:39.719 was<00:41:35.659><c> the</c><00:41:35.960><c> perfect</c><00:41:36.400><c> manifestation</c><00:41:37.320><c> of</c><00:41:38.159><c> the</c><00:41:38.440><c> greatest</c><00:41:38.820><c> commandment.</c> 00:41:40.059 --> 00:41:41.519 The<00:41:40.460><c> same</c><00:41:40.760><c> Greek</c><00:41:41.059><c> word.</c> 00:41:41.639 --> 00:41:43.480 They<00:41:42.019><c> hung</c><00:41:42.300><c> him</c><00:41:42.539><c> there.</c> 00:41:43.539 --> 00:41:45.559 And<00:41:44.059><c> they</c><00:41:44.179><c> would</c><00:41:44.340><c> have</c><00:41:44.480><c> nailed</c><00:41:44.599><c> his</c><00:41:44.800><c> hands</c><00:41:45.019><c> together</c> 00:41:45.559 --> 00:41:48.019 and<00:41:45.760><c> his</c><00:41:46.000><c> feet</c><00:41:46.139><c> together.</c> 00:41:48.679 --> 00:41:50.239 And<00:41:48.800><c> though</c><00:41:48.900><c> he</c><00:41:48.960><c> would</c><00:41:49.139><c> have</c><00:41:49.280><c> been,</c><00:41:49.380><c> of</c><00:41:49.539><c> course,</c> 00:41:50.320 --> 00:41:52.980 in<00:41:50.360><c> a</c><00:41:50.420><c> very</c><00:41:51.219><c> parlous</c><00:41:51.659><c> state</c><00:41:51.820><c> and</c><00:41:52.119><c> limply</c><00:41:52.420><c> hanging</c><00:41:52.719><c> there,</c> 00:41:53.079 --> 00:41:54.840 he'd<00:41:53.280><c> at</c><00:41:53.380><c> least</c><00:41:53.579><c> hung</c><00:41:53.840><c> straight.</c> 00:41:55.559 --> 00:41:58.099 And<00:41:55.900><c> up</c><00:41:56.139><c> there,</c><00:41:56.360><c> we</c><00:41:56.539><c> saw</c><00:41:56.739><c> those</c><00:41:57.039><c> two</c><00:41:57.340><c> commandments</c><00:41:57.739><c> meet.</c> 00:41:58.300 --> 00:42:01.659 1<00:41:58.599><c> John</c><00:41:59.000><c> 4,</c><00:41:59.760><c> verse</c><00:42:00.019><c> 10,</c><00:42:00.420><c> brothers</c><00:42:00.619><c> and</c><00:42:00.880><c> sisters.</c> 00:42:02.860 --> 00:42:05.059 Isn't<00:42:03.380><c> this</c><00:42:03.900><c> the</c><00:42:04.179><c> principle?</c> 00:42:06.619 --> 00:42:09.199 1<00:42:06.940><c> John</c><00:42:07.280><c> 4,</c><00:42:07.579><c> verse</c><00:42:07.940><c> 10,</c> 00:42:09.460 --> 00:42:10.460 Herein<00:42:10.099><c> is</c><00:42:10.239><c> love.</c> 00:42:10.519 --> 00:42:11.519 This<00:42:10.699><c> is</c><00:42:10.840><c> it,</c><00:42:11.019><c> says</c><00:42:11.199><c> John.</c> 00:42:11.619 --> 00:42:12.960 This<00:42:11.800><c> is</c><00:42:12.000><c> it.</c> 00:42:13.440 --> 00:42:15.719 Not<00:42:13.840><c> that</c><00:42:14.159><c> we</c><00:42:14.559><c> love</c><00:42:14.820><c> God,</c> 00:42:16.360 --> 00:42:18.500 but<00:42:16.539><c> that</c><00:42:16.699><c> he</c><00:42:16.840><c> loved</c><00:42:17.099><c> us</c> 00:42:18.699 --> 00:42:23.500 and<00:42:19.099><c> sent</c><00:42:19.480><c> his</c><00:42:19.820><c> Son</c><00:42:20.159><c> to</c><00:42:20.440><c> be</c><00:42:20.619><c> the</c><00:42:20.860><c> propitiation</c><00:42:21.619><c> for</c><00:42:22.079><c> our</c><00:42:22.519><c> sins.</c> 00:42:24.039 --> 00:42:26.599 Now,<00:42:24.219><c> on</c><00:42:24.420><c> that</c><00:42:24.659><c> cross</c><00:42:25.119><c> was</c><00:42:25.440><c> a</c><00:42:25.619><c> man</c><00:42:25.840><c> who</c><00:42:26.159><c> hung</c><00:42:26.320><c> there</c> 00:42:26.599 --> 00:42:28.900 because<00:42:27.000><c> he</c><00:42:27.519><c> loved</c><00:42:27.800><c> God.</c> 00:42:29.079 --> 00:42:33.780 And<00:42:29.320><c> he</c><00:42:29.659><c> hung</c><00:42:29.860><c> there</c><00:42:30.619><c> because</c><00:42:31.340><c> God</c><00:42:32.239><c> loved</c><00:42:33.119><c> us.</c> 00:42:33.780 --> 00:42:37.920 Hanging<00:42:34.559><c> there</c><00:42:34.980><c> was</c><00:42:35.239><c> perfectly</c><00:42:35.900><c> together</c><00:42:36.320><c> with</c><00:42:36.480><c> those</c><00:42:36.719><c> two</c><00:42:36.900><c> commandments.</c> 00:42:38.940 --> 00:42:42.679 Jesus<00:42:39.199><c> would</c><00:42:39.420><c> have</c><00:42:39.699><c> never</c><00:42:40.159><c> have</c><00:42:40.639><c> faced</c><00:42:40.960><c> that</c><00:42:42.019><c> crucifixion</c> 00:42:42.679 --> 00:42:44.300 had<00:42:42.860><c> he</c><00:42:42.940><c> not</c><00:42:43.099><c> loved</c><00:42:43.320><c> his</c><00:42:43.579><c> God.</c> 00:42:44.400 --> 00:42:47.000 There<00:42:44.480><c> was</c><00:42:44.760><c> no</c><00:42:45.179><c> other</c><00:42:45.679><c> force</c><00:42:45.980><c> could</c><00:42:46.179><c> ever</c><00:42:46.400><c> got</c><00:42:46.599><c> him</c><00:42:46.780><c> through</c> 00:42:47.000 --> 00:42:47.639 that<00:42:47.280><c> trial.</c> 00:42:48.099 --> 00:42:51.300 The<00:42:48.219><c> love</c><00:42:48.420><c> of</c><00:42:48.579><c> God</c><00:42:48.739><c> alone</c><00:42:49.320><c> was</c><00:42:50.340><c> able</c><00:42:50.619><c> to</c><00:42:50.800><c> do</c><00:42:50.880><c> that,</c><00:42:51.199><c> brothers</c> 00:42:51.300 --> 00:42:52.420 and<00:42:51.480><c> sisters.</c> 00:42:52.739 --> 00:42:55.619 And<00:42:52.900><c> it</c><00:42:52.960><c> was</c><00:42:53.159><c> the</c><00:42:53.320><c> love</c><00:42:53.500><c> of</c><00:42:53.679><c> God</c><00:42:53.860><c> for</c><00:42:54.139><c> man</c><00:42:54.460><c> that</c><00:42:54.880><c> sent</c><00:42:55.059><c> him</c><00:42:55.300><c> there.</c> 00:42:55.960 --> 00:42:57.579 Now,<00:42:56.159><c> there</c><00:42:56.400><c> he</c><00:42:56.579><c> is,</c><00:42:57.360><c> hanging.</c> 00:42:57.760 --> 00:43:00.739 And<00:42:58.079><c> upon</c><00:42:58.239><c> those</c><00:42:58.559><c> two</c><00:42:58.860><c> commandments</c><00:42:59.239><c> hung</c><00:42:59.960><c> all</c><00:43:00.300><c> the</c><00:43:00.460><c> law</c><00:43:00.579><c> and</c> 00:43:00.739 --> 00:43:01.239 the<00:43:00.980><c> prophets.</c> 00:43:01.239 --> 00:43:05.599 As<00:43:01.739><c> Paul</c><00:43:02.059><c> says,</c><00:43:02.739><c> he</c><00:43:02.800><c> loved</c><00:43:03.119><c> me</c><00:43:03.440><c> and</c><00:43:03.579><c> gave</c><00:43:03.920><c> himself</c><00:43:04.360><c> for</c><00:43:04.659><c> me.</c> 00:43:05.960 --> 00:43:07.480 And<00:43:06.139><c> so</c><00:43:06.219><c> there</c><00:43:06.380><c> you</c><00:43:06.519><c> have</c><00:43:06.659><c> it.</c> 00:43:07.920 --> 00:43:10.179 And<00:43:08.059><c> this</c><00:43:08.199><c> is</c><00:43:08.320><c> how</c><00:43:08.440><c> the</c><00:43:08.539><c> Lord</c><00:43:08.760><c> presented</c><00:43:09.119><c> that</c><00:43:09.440><c> commandment.</c> 00:43:10.280 --> 00:43:12.860 And<00:43:10.400><c> later</c><00:43:10.559><c> on,</c><00:43:11.719><c> during</c><00:43:12.000><c> his</c><00:43:12.239><c> life</c><00:43:12.460><c> lived</c><00:43:12.679><c> it</c> 00:43:12.860 --> 00:43:15.760 and<00:43:13.000><c> later</c><00:43:13.260><c> on</c><00:43:13.500><c> gave</c><00:43:13.719><c> a</c><00:43:14.079><c> stark</c><00:43:14.380><c> demonstration</c><00:43:15.059><c> of</c><00:43:15.199><c> that</c><00:43:15.579><c> in</c> 00:43:15.760 --> 00:43:17.320 his<00:43:16.039><c> crucifixion.</c> 00:43:18.079 --> 00:43:21.179 Well,<00:43:18.380><c> the</c><00:43:18.519><c> scribe</c><00:43:18.820><c> is</c><00:43:18.980><c> greatly</c><00:43:19.260><c> impressed</c><00:43:19.679><c> in</c><00:43:19.920><c> verse</c><00:43:20.139><c> 32.</c> 00:43:21.739 --> 00:43:24.739 Well,<00:43:22.079><c> master,</c><00:43:22.500><c> he</c><00:43:22.679><c> said,</c><00:43:22.980><c> you've</c><00:43:23.239><c> said</c><00:43:23.380><c> the</c><00:43:23.659><c> truth.</c> 00:43:25.360 --> 00:43:29.260 For<00:43:25.400><c> there</c><00:43:25.579><c> is</c><00:43:25.760><c> one</c><00:43:26.000><c> God</c><00:43:26.400><c> and</c><00:43:27.440><c> there</c><00:43:27.599><c> is</c><00:43:27.840><c> none</c><00:43:27.960><c> other</c><00:43:28.179><c> but</c><00:43:28.360><c> he.</c> 00:43:29.500 --> 00:43:31.599 Now,<00:43:30.059><c> the</c><00:43:30.300><c> Greek</c><00:43:30.480><c> has</c><00:43:30.719><c> it</c><00:43:30.860><c> a</c><00:43:30.880><c> little</c><00:43:31.019><c> bit</c><00:43:31.239><c> different.</c> 00:43:32.019 --> 00:43:38.460 It<00:43:32.039><c> says,</c><00:43:33.780><c> well</c><00:43:33.800><c> hast</c><00:43:34.239><c> thou</c><00:43:34.480><c> said</c><00:43:35.380><c> truly</c><00:43:36.360><c> that</c><00:43:36.679><c> there</c><00:43:37.000><c> is</c><00:43:37.239><c> one</c><00:43:37.579><c> God.</c> 00:43:39.380 --> 00:43:41.420 It's<00:43:39.559><c> a</c><00:43:39.639><c> little</c><00:43:39.739><c> bit</c><00:43:39.920><c> more</c><00:43:40.139><c> emphatic,</c><00:43:40.579><c> just</c><00:43:40.820><c> slightly</c><00:43:41.179><c> more</c> 00:43:41.420 --> 00:43:42.860 emphatic<00:43:41.760><c> in</c><00:43:41.920><c> the</c><00:43:42.099><c> original.</c> 00:43:43.000 --> 00:43:46.179 And<00:43:43.079><c> you</c><00:43:43.320><c> see,</c><00:43:43.699><c> what</c><00:43:43.980><c> the</c><00:43:44.260><c> scribe</c><00:43:44.699><c> had</c><00:43:44.960><c> done,</c><00:43:45.460><c> brothers</c><00:43:45.559><c> and</c><00:43:45.820><c> sisters,</c> 00:43:46.639 --> 00:43:51.840 was<00:43:46.940><c> to</c><00:43:47.300><c> grasp</c><00:43:47.619><c> the</c><00:43:48.039><c> premise</c><00:43:48.579><c> and</c><00:43:50.480><c> the</c><00:43:50.739><c> implications</c><00:43:51.420><c> which</c> 00:43:51.840 --> 00:43:53.380 flowed<00:43:52.119><c> out</c><00:43:52.280><c> of</c><00:43:52.420><c> that.</c> 00:43:54.019 --> 00:43:58.320 The<00:43:54.659><c> premise</c><00:43:55.139><c> of</c><00:43:55.420><c> this</c><00:43:55.639><c> whole</c><00:43:56.000><c> commandment</c><00:43:57.119><c> is</c><00:43:57.519><c> that</c><00:43:57.780><c> Yahweh</c> 00:43:58.320 --> 00:43:59.199 is<00:43:58.659><c> indivisible.</c> 00:43:59.460 --> 00:44:00.380 He's<00:43:59.619><c> one.</c> 00:44:00.739 --> 00:44:06.599 And<00:44:00.860><c> therefore</c><00:44:02.079><c> demands</c><00:44:03.139><c> an</c><00:44:04.179><c> absolutely</c><00:44:05.159><c> undivided</c><00:44:06.179><c> loyalty</c> 00:44:06.599 --> 00:44:08.340 and<00:44:06.920><c> attention</c><00:44:07.300><c> and</c><00:44:07.519><c> love.</c> 00:44:08.360 --> 00:44:10.639 He<00:44:08.559><c> said,</c><00:44:09.280><c> you've</c><00:44:09.559><c> absolutely</c><00:44:09.980><c> said</c><00:44:10.260><c> the</c><00:44:10.519><c> truth.</c> 00:44:10.659 --> 00:44:11.940 And<00:44:10.820><c> he</c><00:44:11.059><c> grabbed</c><00:44:11.380><c> the</c><00:44:11.679><c> premise.</c> 00:44:12.219 --> 00:44:16.599 And<00:44:12.340><c> out</c><00:44:12.500><c> of</c><00:44:12.639><c> that</c><00:44:13.019><c> he's</c><00:44:13.760><c> going</c><00:44:13.900><c> to</c><00:44:14.219><c> extend</c><00:44:15.039><c> the</c><00:44:15.460><c> implications.</c> 00:44:16.860 --> 00:44:19.159 And<00:44:17.039><c> he</c><00:44:17.199><c> says</c><00:44:17.360><c> this</c><00:44:17.699><c> in</c><00:44:17.900><c> verse</c><00:44:18.099><c> 33.</c> 00:44:19.860 --> 00:44:22.719 And<00:44:20.340><c> to</c><00:44:20.579><c> love</c><00:44:20.719><c> him</c><00:44:20.940><c> with</c><00:44:21.139><c> all</c><00:44:21.300><c> the</c><00:44:21.539><c> heart</c><00:44:21.739><c> and</c><00:44:21.880><c> with</c><00:44:22.000><c> all</c><00:44:22.139><c> the</c><00:44:22.340><c> understanding,</c> 00:44:22.860 --> 00:44:24.659 and<00:44:22.900><c> they're</c><00:44:23.039><c> the</c><00:44:23.139><c> two</c><00:44:23.260><c> things</c><00:44:23.500><c> together,</c><00:44:23.860><c> and</c><00:44:24.000><c> with</c><00:44:24.139><c> all</c><00:44:24.320><c> the</c> 00:44:24.659 --> 00:44:27.139 soul<00:44:25.099><c> and</c><00:44:25.480><c> with</c><00:44:25.679><c> all</c><00:44:25.900><c> the</c><00:44:26.239><c> strength,</c> 00:44:27.460 --> 00:44:32.000 and<00:44:27.900><c> to</c><00:44:28.239><c> love</c><00:44:28.440><c> his</c><00:44:28.599><c> neighbour</c><00:44:28.840><c> as</c><00:44:28.980><c> himself,</c><00:44:30.800><c> is</c><00:44:31.039><c> more.</c> 00:44:32.579 --> 00:44:35.099 Now,<00:44:32.880><c> the</c><00:44:33.099><c> Greek</c><00:44:33.280><c> here</c><00:44:33.480><c> is</c><00:44:33.699><c> very</c><00:44:34.039><c> emphatic.</c> 00:44:35.239 --> 00:44:37.559 The<00:44:35.460><c> RSV</c><00:44:35.960><c> has</c><00:44:36.320><c> much</c><00:44:36.980><c> more.</c> 00:44:37.559 --> 00:44:43.579 Rotherham<00:44:38.500><c> has</c><00:44:39.039><c> abundantly</c><00:44:40.219><c> more,</c><00:44:40.980><c> is</c><00:44:41.199><c> abundantly</c><00:44:42.219><c> more,</c><00:44:42.519><c> he</c><00:44:42.780><c> said,</c> 00:44:44.380 --> 00:44:48.500 than<00:44:44.900><c> whole</c><00:44:45.420><c> burnt</c><00:44:45.940><c> offerings</c><00:44:46.519><c> and</c><00:44:47.440><c> sacrifices.</c> 00:44:48.699 --> 00:44:50.179 Now,<00:44:48.900><c> notice</c><00:44:49.179><c> that.</c> 00:44:50.199 --> 00:44:54.099 So<00:44:50.420><c> here</c><00:44:50.679><c> is</c><00:44:51.059><c> an</c><00:44:51.360><c> exposition</c><00:44:51.960><c> of</c><00:44:52.320><c> the</c><00:44:52.519><c> burnt</c><00:44:52.739><c> offering</c><00:44:53.239><c> par</c> 00:44:54.099 --> 00:44:56.679 excellence,<00:44:54.599><c> which</c><00:44:54.840><c> Jesus</c><00:44:55.340><c> endorsed.</c> 00:44:57.679 --> 00:44:59.239 And<00:44:57.940><c> he</c><00:44:58.119><c> set</c><00:44:58.260><c> it</c><00:44:58.480><c> out</c><00:44:58.619><c> that</c><00:44:58.860><c> way.</c> 00:44:59.619 --> 00:45:01.320 Now,<00:44:59.780><c> think</c><00:44:59.920><c> about</c><00:45:00.119><c> the</c><00:45:00.340><c> burnt</c><00:45:00.500><c> offering.</c> 00:45:01.500 --> 00:45:03.699 If<00:45:01.679><c> there's</c><00:45:01.820><c> one</c><00:45:02.139><c> thing</c><00:45:02.360><c> that's</c><00:45:02.659><c> outstanding</c><00:45:03.159><c> in</c><00:45:03.360><c> the</c><00:45:03.519><c> burnt</c> 00:45:03.699 --> 00:45:05.179 offering<00:45:03.900><c> that</c><00:45:04.019><c> we</c><00:45:04.219><c> all</c><00:45:04.400><c> would</c><00:45:04.559><c> be</c><00:45:04.719><c> aware</c><00:45:04.940><c> of,</c> 00:45:05.179 --> 00:45:11.760 it<00:45:05.539><c> was</c><00:45:06.059><c> totally</c><00:45:07.000><c> consumed</c><00:45:08.099><c> upon</c><00:45:08.559><c> the</c><00:45:08.840><c> altar,</c><00:45:09.599><c> totally</c><00:45:10.159><c> consumed.</c> 00:45:12.219 --> 00:45:14.559 Only<00:45:12.400><c> one</c><00:45:12.659><c> part</c><00:45:12.900><c> of</c><00:45:12.980><c> it</c><00:45:13.260><c> never</c><00:45:13.500><c> got</c><00:45:13.760><c> burnt.</c> 00:45:15.079 --> 00:45:16.420 That<00:45:15.219><c> was</c><00:45:15.400><c> the</c><00:45:15.659><c> skin.</c> 00:45:17.119 --> 00:45:20.380 In<00:45:17.219><c> Leviticus</c><00:45:17.519><c> 7</c><00:45:17.760><c> and</c><00:45:17.920><c> verse</c><00:45:18.099><c> 8,</c><00:45:18.559><c> the</c><00:45:18.559><c> skin</c><00:45:19.099><c> was</c><00:45:19.659><c> given</c><00:45:19.900><c> to</c><00:45:20.079><c> the</c><00:45:20.239><c> priest.</c> 00:45:20.460 --> 00:45:21.900 God<00:45:20.579><c> said,</c><00:45:20.800><c> I'm</c><00:45:20.840><c> not</c><00:45:21.099><c> interested</c><00:45:21.420><c> in</c><00:45:21.559><c> it.</c> 00:45:22.139 --> 00:45:26.579 The<00:45:22.219><c> words</c><00:45:22.519><c> in</c><00:45:22.679><c> Leviticus</c><00:45:23.039><c> are,</c><00:45:23.400><c> he</c><00:45:23.400><c> shall</c><00:45:23.719><c> have</c><00:45:24.239><c> it</c><00:45:24.500><c> to</c><00:45:24.619><c> himself,</c><00:45:26.320><c> have</c> 00:45:26.579 --> 00:45:27.519 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have</c><00:45:37.719><c> it</c><00:45:37.860><c> to</c><00:45:38.019><c> yourself.</c> 00:45:38.639 --> 00:45:39.820 It's<00:45:38.880><c> external.</c> 00:45:40.000 --> 00:45:41.480 God<00:45:40.199><c> wants</c><00:45:40.420><c> that</c><00:45:40.519><c> what's</c><00:45:40.639><c> going</c><00:45:40.800><c> on</c><00:45:41.059><c> inside.</c> 00:45:41.820 --> 00:45:44.219 And<00:45:41.880><c> when</c><00:45:42.000><c> they</c><00:45:42.300><c> finally</c><00:45:42.719><c> burnt</c><00:45:42.940><c> that</c><00:45:43.219><c> burnt</c><00:45:43.500><c> offering,</c><00:45:44.039><c> it</c> 00:45:44.219 --> 00:45:46.260 was<00:45:44.639><c> totally</c><00:45:45.280><c> burnt</c><00:45:45.639><c> upon</c><00:45:45.880><c> the</c><00:45:46.119><c> altar.</c> 00:45:46.500 --> 00:45:50.000 All<00:45:46.940><c> of</c><00:45:47.179><c> it,</c><00:45:47.420><c> all</c><00:45:47.699><c> your</c><00:45:47.980><c> soul,</c><00:45:48.460><c> all</c><00:45:48.679><c> your</c><00:45:48.940><c> strength,</c><00:45:49.619><c> all</c><00:45:49.760><c> your</c> 00:45:50.000 --> 00:45:50.739 heart<00:45:50.159><c> and</c><00:45:50.360><c> understanding.</c> 00:45:50.860 --> 00:45:52.820 You<00:45:50.980><c> see,</c><00:45:51.340><c> not</c><00:45:51.559><c> part</c><00:45:51.820><c> of</c><00:45:51.900><c> it.</c> 00:45:53.280 --> 00:45:55.840 It's<00:45:53.400><c> the</c><00:45:53.579><c> only</c><00:45:53.780><c> offering</c><00:45:54.019><c> that</c><00:45:54.179><c> was</c><00:45:54.579><c> absolutely,</c><00:45:55.360><c> totally</c> 00:45:55.840 --> 00:45:56.800 burnt<00:45:56.119><c> upon</c><00:45:56.360><c> that</c><00:45:56.579><c> altar.</c> 00:45:56.980 --> 00:45:59.619 So<00:45:57.139><c> much</c><00:45:57.320><c> so</c><00:45:57.619><c> that</c><00:45:57.880><c> in</c><00:45:58.079><c> Psalm</c><00:45:58.239><c> 20</c><00:45:58.539><c> and</c><00:45:58.679><c> verse</c><00:45:58.900><c> 3,</c> 00:45:59.619 --> 00:46:02.659 David<00:46:00.179><c> saw</c><00:46:00.699><c> the</c><00:46:00.980><c> burnt</c><00:46:01.199><c> offering</c><00:46:01.519><c> as</c><00:46:01.860><c> actually</c><00:46:02.179><c> equivalent</c> 00:46:02.659 --> 00:46:04.639 to<00:46:02.860><c> the</c><00:46:03.119><c> fat</c><00:46:03.239><c> of</c><00:46:03.380><c> all</c><00:46:03.619><c> the</c><00:46:03.739><c> others.</c> 00:46:05.199 --> 00:46:07.659 Remember<00:46:05.639><c> all</c><00:46:06.079><c> thine</c><00:46:06.300><c> offerings,</c><00:46:06.619><c> he</c><00:46:06.840><c> said.</c> 00:46:07.699 --> 00:46:11.219 And<00:46:07.900><c> consider</c><00:46:08.539><c> that</c><00:46:09.039><c> the</c><00:46:09.239><c> burnt</c><00:46:09.440><c> offering</c><00:46:09.699><c> is</c><00:46:09.920><c> the</c><00:46:10.139><c> fat,</c><00:46:10.960><c> to</c> 00:46:11.219 --> 00:46:11.860 quote<00:46:11.380><c> the</c><00:46:11.579><c> Hebrew.</c> 00:46:12.360 --> 00:46:15.539 He<00:46:12.500><c> saw</c><00:46:12.780><c> that</c><00:46:12.980><c> the</c><00:46:13.139><c> burnt</c><00:46:13.320><c> offering</c><00:46:13.519><c> was</c><00:46:13.719><c> really</c><00:46:14.059><c> Yahweh's</c><00:46:14.519><c> portion</c><00:46:14.780><c> in</c><00:46:15.139><c> total,</c> 00:46:15.760 --> 00:46:17.780 whereas<00:46:15.980><c> in</c><00:46:16.179><c> all</c><00:46:16.340><c> others</c><00:46:16.480><c> it</c><00:46:16.579><c> was</c><00:46:16.739><c> just</c><00:46:17.019><c> a</c><00:46:17.099><c> handful</c><00:46:17.360><c> of</c><00:46:17.619><c> fat</c> 00:46:17.780 --> 00:46:18.900 from<00:46:18.059><c> the</c><00:46:18.360><c> internal</c><00:46:18.679><c> organs.</c> 00:46:18.980 --> 00:46:21.019 But<00:46:19.139><c> now</c><00:46:19.420><c> it's</c><00:46:19.679><c> all</c><00:46:19.860><c> of</c><00:46:19.960><c> it.</c> 00:46:21.199 --> 00:46:22.940 That's<00:46:21.340><c> how</c><00:46:21.440><c> he</c><00:46:21.559><c> saw</c><00:46:21.719><c> the</c><00:46:21.920><c> burnt</c><00:46:22.099><c> offering.</c> 00:46:23.699 --> 00:46:25.300 Now<00:46:23.900><c> let's</c><00:46:24.059><c> have</c><00:46:24.159><c> a</c><00:46:24.199><c> look</c><00:46:24.280><c> at</c><00:46:24.300><c> what</c><00:46:24.400><c> they</c><00:46:24.500><c> did</c><00:46:24.639><c> with</c><00:46:24.780><c> the</c><00:46:24.940><c> burnt</c><00:46:25.099><c> offering</c> 00:46:25.300 --> 00:46:27.199 and<00:46:25.400><c> see</c><00:46:25.559><c> what</c><00:46:25.800><c> the</c><00:46:25.900><c> scribe</c><00:46:26.099><c> was</c><00:46:26.280><c> saying.</c> 00:46:28.340 --> 00:46:31.139 In<00:46:28.860><c> Leviticus</c><00:46:29.280><c> chapter</c><00:46:29.619><c> 1,</c> 00:46:31.500 --> 00:46:34.900 the<00:46:31.599><c> scribe</c><00:46:32.099><c> was</c><00:46:32.360><c> very</c><00:46:32.739><c> astute</c><00:46:33.360><c> picking</c><00:46:33.659><c> this</c><00:46:34.000><c> up.</c> 00:46:35.380 --> 00:46:37.420 And<00:46:35.519><c> Jesus</c><00:46:35.800><c> acknowledged</c><00:46:36.380><c> that.</c> 00:46:39.079 --> 00:46:41.199 In<00:46:39.199><c> Leviticus</c><00:46:39.559><c> chapter</c><00:46:39.920><c> 1,</c> 00:46:42.019 --> 00:46:44.940 we<00:46:42.119><c> note,</c><00:46:42.559><c> brothers</c><00:46:42.699><c> and</c><00:46:42.900><c> sisters,</c><00:46:43.179><c> that</c><00:46:43.400><c> in</c><00:46:43.559><c> verse</c><00:46:43.880><c> 6,</c> 00:46:45.380 --> 00:46:46.619 they<00:46:45.500><c> would</c><00:46:45.739><c> have</c><00:46:45.960><c> flayed</c><00:46:46.239><c> the</c><00:46:46.420><c> burnt</c><00:46:46.519><c> offering.</c> 00:46:46.619 --> 00:46:47.619 That<00:46:46.739><c> is,</c><00:46:47.039><c> cut</c><00:46:47.059><c> it</c><00:46:47.179><c> all</c><00:46:47.360><c> open.</c> 00:46:47.980 --> 00:46:50.500 It<00:46:48.059><c> was</c><00:46:48.260><c> cut</c><00:46:49.059><c> open</c><00:46:49.280><c> so</c><00:46:49.420><c> it</c><00:46:49.559><c> laid</c><00:46:49.699><c> out</c><00:46:50.139><c> flat</c> 00:46:50.500 --> 00:46:53.659 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upon</c><00:47:04.460><c> the</c><00:47:04.699><c> wood,</c> 00:47:06.099 --> 00:47:09.000 that<00:47:06.219><c> is,</c><00:47:06.920><c> on</c><00:47:06.920><c> the</c><00:47:07.159><c> fire,</c><00:47:07.539><c> which</c><00:47:07.679><c> is</c><00:47:07.880><c> upon</c><00:47:08.039><c> the</c><00:47:08.260><c> altar.</c> 00:47:09.260 --> 00:47:11.639 But<00:47:09.500><c> his</c><00:47:09.760><c> inwards</c><00:47:10.079><c> and</c><00:47:10.260><c> his</c><00:47:10.539><c> legs</c><00:47:10.739><c> shall</c><00:47:10.940><c> he</c><00:47:11.159><c> wash</c><00:47:11.340><c> in</c><00:47:11.519><c> water,</c> 00:47:11.679 --> 00:47:14.179 and<00:47:11.860><c> the</c><00:47:12.059><c> priest</c><00:47:12.260><c> shall</c><00:47:12.480><c> burn</c><00:47:12.800><c> all</c><00:47:13.420><c> on</c><00:47:13.760><c> the</c><00:47:13.940><c> altar.</c> 00:47:14.440 --> 00:47:17.539 Now<00:47:14.659><c> it's</c><00:47:14.840><c> got</c><00:47:14.940><c> to</c><00:47:15.039><c> 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looking</c><00:47:28.780><c> at</c><00:47:28.940><c> the</c><00:47:29.079><c> law</c><00:47:29.199><c> as</c><00:47:30.219><c> the</c><00:47:30.480><c> Lord</c><00:47:30.780><c> had</c><00:47:31.119><c> seen</c><00:47:31.260><c> it.</c> 00:47:32.059 --> 00:47:33.320 The<00:47:32.199><c> fog</c><00:47:32.380><c> was</c><00:47:32.699><c> clearing</c><00:47:32.980><c> for</c><00:47:33.239><c> him.</c> 00:47:33.380 --> 00:47:36.099 He<00:47:33.519><c> was</c><00:47:33.519><c> beginning</c><00:47:33.800><c> to</c><00:47:34.239><c> see</c><00:47:34.960><c> that</c><00:47:35.320><c> God</c><00:47:35.500><c> was</c><00:47:35.619><c> dealing</c><00:47:35.699><c> with</c> 00:47:36.099 --> 00:47:37.619 moral<00:47:36.440><c> issues.</c> 00:47:37.800 --> 00:47:39.639 And<00:47:37.840><c> when</c><00:47:38.039><c> the</c><00:47:38.179><c> Lord</c><00:47:38.400><c> spilled</c><00:47:38.659><c> out</c><00:47:38.820><c> the</c><00:47:38.900><c> great</c><00:47:39.199><c> commandment,</c> 00:47:39.699 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than</c><00:48:08.260><c> whole</c><00:48:08.539><c> burnt</c><00:48:08.820><c> offerings.</c> 00:48:09.199 --> 00:48:11.860 There<00:48:09.420><c> it</c><00:48:09.539><c> is.</c><00:48:10.340><c> And</c><00:48:10.480><c> he'd</c><00:48:10.699><c> picked</c><00:48:10.780><c> that</c><00:48:11.019><c> up.</c> 00:48:12.400 --> 00:48:13.860 He'd<00:48:12.639><c> picked</c><00:48:12.760><c> that</c><00:48:13.000><c> up.</c> 00:48:14.179 --> 00:48:16.900 You<00:48:14.260><c> know,</c><00:48:14.539><c> brothers</c><00:48:14.679><c> and</c><00:48:14.900><c> sisters,</c><00:48:16.480><c> you</c><00:48:16.619><c> ever</c><00:48:16.739><c> wondered</c> 00:48:16.900 --> 00:48:18.199 about<00:48:17.119><c> this?</c> 00:48:18.599 --> 00:48:23.579 That<00:48:19.079><c> when</c><00:48:19.280><c> it</c><00:48:19.519><c> came</c><00:48:20.280><c> to</c><00:48:21.340><c> the</c><00:48:21.860><c> daily</c><00:48:22.440><c> offering,</c> 00:48:23.639 --> 00:48:26.420 called<00:48:23.820><c> 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kept</c><00:50:27.599><c> saying</c><00:50:27.860><c> beside</c><00:50:28.400><c> the</c><00:50:28.599><c> daily</c><00:50:28.820><c> burnt</c> 00:50:28.980 --> 00:50:30.139 offering,<00:50:29.380><c> beside.</c> 00:50:30.179 --> 00:50:32.699 You<00:50:30.659><c> colour</c><00:50:30.900><c> in</c><00:50:31.059><c> how</c><00:50:31.179><c> many</c><00:50:31.300><c> times</c><00:50:31.480><c> it</c><00:50:31.719><c> says</c><00:50:31.840><c> that</c><00:50:32.019><c> in</c><00:50:32.139><c> the</c><00:50:32.260><c> 28th</c> 00:50:32.699 --> 00:50:33.880 chapter<00:50:32.880><c> of</c><00:50:33.059><c> Numbers.</c> 00:50:34.440 --> 00:50:36.079 And<00:50:34.599><c> that's</c><00:50:34.780><c> why</c><00:50:34.920><c> it's</c><00:50:35.179><c> the</c><00:50:35.400><c> greatest</c><00:50:35.659><c> command</c> 00:50:36.079 --> 00:50:39.519 because<00:50:36.340><c> there</c><00:50:36.460><c> was</c><00:50:36.719><c> one</c><00:50:37.119><c> lamb,</c><00:50:38.300><c> totally</c><00:50:38.719><c> dedicated,</c> 00:50:39.900 --> 00:50:43.559 morning<00:50:40.260><c> and</c><00:50:40.619><c> evening</c><00:50:40.920><c> to</c><00:50:41.099><c> God</c><00:50:41.559><c> all</c><00:50:42.019><c> his</c><00:50:42.239><c> life,</c><00:50:43.079><c> kept</c><00:50:43.260><c> going,</c> 00:50:43.760 --> 00:50:47.460 and<00:50:43.800><c> upon</c><00:50:44.099><c> which</c><00:50:45.079><c> other</c><00:50:45.639><c> sacrifices</c><00:50:46.260><c> were</c><00:50:46.559><c> made.</c> 00:50:47.539 --> 00:50:49.000 And<00:50:47.659><c> so</c><00:50:47.780><c> you</c><00:50:47.940><c> see</c><00:50:48.079><c> the</c><00:50:48.380><c> importance</c><00:50:48.659><c> of</c><00:50:48.880><c> that.</c> 00:50:49.099 --> 00:50:50.579 And<00:50:49.239><c> he</c><00:50:49.320><c> was</c><00:50:49.500><c> a</c><00:50:49.699><c> scribe.</c> 00:50:50.780 --> 00:50:52.179 He<00:50:51.000><c> had</c><00:50:51.179><c> perceived</c><00:50:51.699><c> that.</c> 00:50:52.500 --> 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Jesus</c><00:51:02.440><c> said</c><00:51:02.679><c> to</c><00:51:02.800><c> him.</c> 00:51:04.130 --> 00:51:06.059 Verse<00:51:04.539><c> 34.</c> 00:51:06.380 --> 00:51:09.400 And<00:51:06.480><c> when</c><00:51:06.659><c> Jesus</c><00:51:07.000><c> saw</c><00:51:07.239><c> that</c><00:51:07.380><c> he</c><00:51:07.500><c> answered</c><00:51:08.039><c> discreetly.</c> 00:51:09.820 --> 00:51:15.079 Now<00:51:10.280><c> the</c><00:51:10.659><c> Greek</c><00:51:10.900><c> literally</c><00:51:11.599><c> says,</c><00:51:12.760><c> holding</c><00:51:13.659><c> intelligence.</c> 00:51:15.739 --> 00:51:18.739 As<00:51:15.920><c> if</c><00:51:16.079><c> he</c><00:51:16.360><c> had</c><00:51:16.599><c> held</c><00:51:17.019><c> intelligence</c><00:51:17.760><c> here.</c> 00:51:19.059 --> 00:51:22.820 So<00:51:19.239><c> the</c><00:51:19.480><c> RSV</c><00:51:20.019><c> says,</c><00:51:20.780><c> when</c><00:51:20.900><c> he</c><00:51:21.219><c> answered</c><00:51:21.539><c> wisely.</c> 00:51:23.380 --> 00:51:27.599 Rotherham<00:51:23.820><c> says,</c><00:51:24.659><c> when</c><00:51:24.760><c> he</c><00:51:25.059><c> answered</c><00:51:25.460><c> with</c><00:51:26.320><c> intelligence.</c> 00:51:28.420 --> 00:51:34.320 So<00:51:28.940><c> Jesus</c><00:51:29.380><c> sees</c><00:51:29.800><c> that</c><00:51:30.000><c> this</c><00:51:30.179><c> man</c><00:51:30.760><c> has</c><00:51:31.800><c> grasped</c><00:51:32.780><c> the</c><00:51:33.000><c> significance</c><00:51:33.800><c> of</c><00:51:34.159><c> what</c> 00:51:34.320 --> 00:51:35.440 he's<00:51:34.659><c> saying.</c> 00:51:36.420 --> 00:51:43.400 And<00:51:36.579><c> the</c><00:51:36.780><c> expression</c><00:51:37.139><c> is,</c><00:51:38.780><c> you're</c><00:51:39.199><c> not</c><00:51:39.900><c> far</c><00:51:40.519><c> from</c><00:51:41.780><c> the</c><00:51:41.980><c> kingdom</c><00:51:42.199><c> of</c><00:51:42.460><c> God.</c> 00:51:43.980 --> 00:51:47.360 You<00:51:44.099><c> know,</c><00:51:44.320><c> brothers</c><00:51:44.480><c> and</c><00:51:44.739><c> sisters,</c><00:51:44.960><c> I</c><00:51:45.199><c> find</c><00:51:45.440><c> that</c><00:51:45.880><c> terribly</c><00:51:46.300><c> encouraging.</c> 00:51:47.780 --> 00:51:51.559 In<00:51:48.019><c> this</c><00:51:48.280><c> respect,</c><00:51:50.000><c> that</c><00:51:50.079><c> there</c><00:51:50.280><c> are</c><00:51:50.440><c> people</c><00:51:50.719><c> who</c><00:51:50.900><c> don't</c><00:51:51.159><c> believe</c> 00:51:51.559 --> 00:51:53.659 that<00:51:51.719><c> we</c><00:51:51.880><c> should</c><00:51:52.039><c> study</c><00:51:52.320><c> the</c><00:51:52.539><c> Bible,</c><00:51:52.820><c> even</c><00:51:53.059><c> in</c><00:51:53.219><c> the</c><00:51:53.440><c> truth.</c> 00:51:53.659 --> 00:51:56.460 There<00:51:54.000><c> are</c><00:51:54.000><c> people</c><00:51:54.000><c> who</c><00:51:54.239><c> believe</c><00:51:54.460><c> the</c><00:51:54.760><c> fundamentals</c><00:51:55.199><c> are</c><00:51:55.460><c> sufficient.</c> 00:51:57.360 --> 00:52:00.420 That<00:51:57.500><c> really</c><00:51:57.940><c> scoff</c><00:51:58.320><c> at</c><00:51:58.659><c> the</c><00:51:58.800><c> deeper</c><00:51:59.079><c> study</c><00:51:59.320><c> of</c><00:51:59.480><c> the</c><00:51:59.619><c> word.</c> 00:52:00.760 --> 00:52:02.039 There<00:52:00.900><c> are</c><00:52:01.000><c> people</c><00:52:01.159><c> who</c><00:52:01.420><c> believe</c><00:52:01.619><c> that.</c> 00:52:02.460 --> 00:52:03.840 I've<00:52:02.599><c> run</c><00:52:02.780><c> across</c><00:52:03.119><c> them.</c> 00:52:04.019 --> 00:52:07.199 But<00:52:04.239><c> here's</c><00:52:04.699><c> a</c><00:52:04.900><c> reference</c><00:52:05.099><c> in</c><00:52:05.300><c> the</c><00:52:05.460><c> Bible</c><00:52:05.699><c> where</c><00:52:05.940><c> Jesus</c><00:52:06.340><c> commended</c><00:52:06.800><c> a</c><00:52:06.980><c> man</c> 00:52:07.199 --> 00:52:08.960 for<00:52:07.539><c> working</c><00:52:07.900><c> that</c><00:52:08.219><c> out.</c> 00:52:09.380 --> 00:52:11.199 And<00:52:09.539><c> it</c><00:52:09.599><c> was</c><00:52:09.800><c> well</c><00:52:10.119><c> worked</c><00:52:10.340><c> out.</c> 00:52:11.440 --> 00:52:12.760 And<00:52:11.599><c> he</c><00:52:11.739><c> commended</c><00:52:12.000><c> him</c><00:52:12.219><c> for</c><00:52:12.400><c> it.</c> 00:52:13.179 --> 00:52:16.239 And<00:52:13.380><c> he</c><00:52:13.460><c> was</c><00:52:13.679><c> not</c><00:52:14.079><c> yet</c><00:52:14.380><c> in</c><00:52:14.699><c> the</c><00:52:14.880><c> kingdom</c><00:52:15.079><c> of</c><00:52:15.340><c> God.</c> 00:52:16.599 --> 00:52:17.639 But<00:52:16.760><c> he'd</c><00:52:16.940><c> made</c><00:52:17.099><c> a</c><00:52:17.340><c> start.</c> 00:52:17.639 --> 00:52:22.719 He'd<00:52:18.480><c> come</c><00:52:18.639><c> to</c><00:52:18.860><c> an</c><00:52:19.679><c> intelligent</c><00:52:20.400><c> comprehension</c><00:52:21.199><c> of</c><00:52:22.400><c> some</c><00:52:22.639><c> of</c> 00:52:22.719 --> 00:52:25.079 the<00:52:22.880><c> fundamental</c><00:52:23.340><c> principles</c><00:52:23.760><c> of</c><00:52:23.940><c> the</c><00:52:24.079><c> law.</c> 00:52:25.360 --> 00:52:27.400 And<00:52:25.500><c> Jesus</c><00:52:25.699><c> said,</c><00:52:26.659><c> you're</c><00:52:26.739><c> not</c><00:52:27.079><c> far.</c> 00:52:27.500 --> 00:52:29.380 Now,<00:52:27.739><c> you</c><00:52:27.920><c> think</c><00:52:28.059><c> about</c><00:52:28.320><c> that.</c> 00:52:29.960 --> 00:52:31.760 How<00:52:30.280><c> far</c><00:52:30.579><c> had</c><00:52:30.719><c> he</c><00:52:30.840><c> gone?</c> 00:52:32.880 --> 00:52:36.119 Head,<00:52:34.199><c> fat,</c><00:52:35.300><c> flesh.</c> 00:52:36.440 --> 00:52:39.280 Well,<00:52:36.639><c> he</c><00:52:36.760><c> says,</c><00:52:36.980><c> when</c><00:52:37.099><c> he</c><00:52:37.320><c> saw</c><00:52:37.400><c> that</c><00:52:37.579><c> he</c><00:52:37.619><c> answered</c><00:52:37.980><c> intelligently,</c> 00:52:39.719 --> 00:52:41.940 he<00:52:39.820><c> got</c><00:52:40.019><c> two</c><00:52:40.300><c> more</c><00:52:40.500><c> pieces</c><00:52:40.820><c> to</c><00:52:41.099><c> go,</c><00:52:41.280><c> hadn't</c><00:52:41.480><c> he?</c> 00:52:42.260 --> 00:52:45.440 He's<00:52:42.639><c> now</c><00:52:42.820><c> got</c><00:52:42.960><c> to</c><00:52:43.119><c> move</c><00:52:43.260><c> on</c><00:52:43.500><c> from</c><00:52:43.699><c> his</c><00:52:43.920><c> conviction</c><00:52:44.400><c> to</c><00:52:45.239><c> being</c> 00:52:45.440 --> 00:52:46.880 sincere<00:52:45.940><c> about</c><00:52:46.199><c> it.</c> 00:52:46.880 --> 00:52:48.320 The<00:52:47.559><c> fat.</c> 00:52:48.900 --> 00:52:50.940 And<00:52:48.960><c> then</c><00:52:49.039><c> he's</c><00:52:49.179><c> got</c><00:52:49.239><c> to</c><00:52:49.400><c> move</c><00:52:49.519><c> on</c><00:52:49.860><c> from</c><00:52:50.099><c> his</c><00:52:50.360><c> sincerity</c> 00:52:50.940 --> 00:52:54.260 and<00:52:51.800><c> show</c><00:52:52.099><c> that</c><00:52:52.380><c> sincerity</c><00:52:53.059><c> in</c><00:52:53.920><c> action.</c> 00:52:54.639 --> 00:52:55.699 His<00:52:54.760><c> legs.</c> 00:52:56.280 --> 00:52:58.920 You're<00:52:56.420><c> not</c><00:52:56.719><c> far,</c><00:52:57.920><c> intelligently.</c> 00:52:59.139 --> 00:53:02.320 But<00:52:59.260><c> there</c><00:52:59.420><c> are</c><00:52:59.619><c> two</c><00:53:00.000><c> stages</c><00:53:00.420><c> to</c><00:53:00.719><c> go,</c><00:53:01.099><c> brothers</c><00:53:01.199><c> and</c><00:53:01.460><c> sisters.</c> 00:53:02.760 --> 00:53:04.719 And<00:53:02.940><c> the</c><00:53:03.139><c> greatest</c><00:53:03.360><c> commandment,</c><00:53:03.800><c> as</c><00:53:03.940><c> we</c><00:53:04.099><c> know,</c><00:53:04.280><c> was</c><00:53:04.519><c> called</c> 00:53:04.719 --> 00:53:06.539 the<00:53:04.960><c> Shema,</c><00:53:05.679><c> hearing.</c> 00:53:07.159 --> 00:53:11.900 But<00:53:07.380><c> Paul</c><00:53:07.539><c> said,</c><00:53:08.639><c> not</c><00:53:08.639><c> the</c><00:53:09.000><c> hearers</c><00:53:09.460><c> of</c><00:53:09.719><c> the</c><00:53:09.900><c> law</c><00:53:10.219><c> are</c><00:53:10.780><c> justified,</c><00:53:11.440><c> but</c><00:53:11.619><c> the</c> 00:53:11.900 --> 00:53:12.519 doers<00:53:12.179><c> of</c><00:53:12.340><c> it.</c> 00:53:12.719 --> 00:53:14.219 You<00:53:12.800><c> see</c><00:53:12.820><c> that</c><00:53:12.960><c> in</c><00:53:13.099><c> the</c><00:53:13.239><c> second</c><00:53:13.420><c> chapter</c><00:53:13.719><c> of</c><00:53:14.000><c> Romans.</c> 00:53:14.219 --> 00:53:15.980 Now,<00:53:14.880><c> he</c><00:53:15.019><c> was</c><00:53:15.260><c> a</c><00:53:15.440><c> hearer.</c> 00:53:16.159 --> 00:53:16.780 He'd<00:53:16.440><c> heard</c><00:53:16.559><c> it.</c> 00:53:17.099 --> 00:53:18.019 He'd<00:53:17.460><c> understood</c><00:53:17.719><c> it.</c> 00:53:18.159 --> 00:53:19.179 His<00:53:18.360><c> head</c><00:53:18.539><c> was</c><00:53:18.719><c> on</c><00:53:18.860><c> the</c><00:53:19.000><c> altar.</c> 00:53:19.480 --> 00:53:21.219 He's<00:53:19.659><c> got</c><00:53:19.780><c> two</c><00:53:20.039><c> parts</c><00:53:20.340><c> to</c><00:53:20.559><c> go.</c> 00:53:21.380 --> 00:53:22.840 And<00:53:21.519><c> we're</c><00:53:21.619><c> all</c><00:53:21.760><c> the</c><00:53:21.920><c> same,</c><00:53:22.199><c> brothers</c><00:53:22.320><c> and</c><00:53:22.539><c> sisters.</c> 00:53:23.159 --> 00:53:24.179 We<00:53:23.159><c> come</c><00:53:23.340><c> to</c><00:53:23.440><c> the</c><00:53:23.639><c> study</c><00:53:23.860><c> class.</c> 00:53:24.219 --> 00:53:25.340 We<00:53:24.420><c> learn.</c> 00:53:25.480 --> 00:53:28.300 We<00:53:25.719><c> become</c><00:53:26.260><c> intelligent</c><00:53:26.960><c> in</c><00:53:27.239><c> some</c><00:53:27.440><c> of</c><00:53:27.559><c> the</c><00:53:27.659><c> things</c><00:53:27.800><c> of</c><00:53:27.940><c> the</c><00:53:28.099><c> Word.</c> 00:53:28.360 --> 00:53:29.920 Not<00:53:28.539><c> everything,</c><00:53:29.019><c> but</c><00:53:29.219><c> in</c><00:53:29.460><c> some</c><00:53:29.659><c> things.</c> 00:53:30.199 --> 00:53:32.179 We<00:53:30.340><c> understand</c><00:53:30.880><c> certain</c><00:53:31.219><c> principles.</c> 00:53:32.260 --> 00:53:33.619 We<00:53:32.500><c> become</c><00:53:32.739><c> convicted</c><00:53:33.119><c> of</c><00:53:33.360><c> them.</c> 00:53:33.820 --> 00:53:36.420 Now<00:53:33.960><c> we've</c><00:53:34.119><c> got</c><00:53:34.179><c> to</c><00:53:34.559><c> become</c><00:53:35.039><c> sincerely</c><00:53:35.679><c> convicted</c><00:53:36.039><c> of</c><00:53:36.260><c> them.</c> 00:53:36.539 --> 00:53:40.059 That's<00:53:36.860><c> got</c><00:53:36.920><c> to</c><00:53:37.019><c> be</c><00:53:37.219><c> thought</c><00:53:37.420><c> about,</c><00:53:38.400><c> processed</c><00:53:38.900><c> in</c><00:53:39.219><c> here.</c> 00:53:40.179 --> 00:53:42.880 Really<00:53:40.619><c> take</c><00:53:41.039><c> over</c><00:53:41.460><c> and</c><00:53:41.800><c> make</c><00:53:42.139><c> part</c><00:53:42.460><c> of</c><00:53:42.599><c> us.</c> 00:53:42.880 --> 00:53:46.639 And<00:53:43.460><c> when</c><00:53:43.639><c> it</c><00:53:43.780><c> becomes</c><00:53:44.179><c> a</c><00:53:44.440><c> sincere</c><00:53:44.860><c> conviction,</c><00:53:45.579><c> it</c><00:53:45.579><c> is</c><00:53:45.800><c> inevitable</c><00:53:46.280><c> that</c> 00:53:46.639 --> 00:53:48.119 we'll<00:53:46.820><c> put</c><00:53:46.900><c> that</c><00:53:47.079><c> in</c><00:53:47.239><c> practice.</c> 00:53:48.579 --> 00:53:52.039 How<00:53:48.840><c> far,</c><00:53:49.400><c> brothers</c><00:53:49.420><c> and</c><00:53:49.659><c> sisters,</c><00:53:50.239><c> are</c><00:53:50.320><c> we</c><00:53:50.480><c> from</c><00:53:50.659><c> the</c><00:53:50.820><c> Kingdom</c><00:53:51.039><c> of</c><00:53:51.280><c> God?</c>