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needs,</c><00:11:09.450><c> do</c><00:11:09.570><c> we</c><00:11:09.750><c> not,</c> 00:11:10.029 --> 00:11:11.350 brethren<00:11:10.250><c> and</c><00:11:10.409><c> sisters?</c> 00:11:11.669 --> 00:11:14.710 Our<00:11:11.929><c> first</c><00:11:12.250><c> great</c><00:11:12.590><c> need</c><00:11:12.990><c> is</c><00:11:13.250><c> a</c><00:11:13.409><c> moral</c><00:11:13.649><c> one.</c> 00:11:14.809 --> 00:11:17.730 We<00:11:14.990><c> need</c><00:11:15.470><c> the</c><00:11:15.809><c> forgiveness</c><00:11:16.230><c> of</c><00:11:16.509><c> our</c><00:11:16.809><c> sins.</c> 00:11:18.289 --> 00:11:22.309 We<00:11:18.370><c> need</c><00:11:18.710><c> God</c><00:11:19.169><c> to</c><00:11:19.409><c> work</c><00:11:19.870><c> in</c><00:11:20.210><c> our</c><00:11:20.509><c> lives</c><00:11:20.789><c> through</c><00:11:21.389><c> our</c><00:11:21.909><c> thinking,</c> 00:11:22.789 --> 00:11:24.870 to<00:11:22.990><c> change</c><00:11:23.529><c> the</c><00:11:23.710><c> 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need</c><00:11:40.190><c> is</c><00:11:40.409><c> a</c><00:11:40.490><c> physical</c><00:11:40.850><c> change</c><00:11:41.370><c> of</c><00:11:41.690><c> nature.</c> 00:11:42.590 --> 00:11:45.629 We<00:11:42.710><c> need</c><00:11:43.309><c> redemption</c><00:11:44.009><c> from</c><00:11:44.870><c> this</c><00:11:45.169><c> body.</c> 00:11:45.990 --> 00:11:46.870 True? 00:11:47.129 --> 00:11:48.870 First<00:11:47.470><c> need,</c><00:11:48.129><c> moral.</c> 00:11:49.190 --> 00:11:51.289 Second<00:11:49.549><c> need,</c><00:11:50.490><c> physical.</c> 00:11:51.669 --> 00:11:53.529 The<00:11:51.809><c> first</c><00:11:52.070><c> comes</c><00:11:52.470><c> today,</c> 00:11:53.690 --> 00:11:55.450 the<00:11:53.929><c> second</c><00:11:54.269><c> comes</c><00:11:54.990><c> tomorrow.</c> 00:11:55.809 --> 00:11:57.750 Now<00:11:56.009><c> that's</c><00:11:56.090><c> pretty</c><00:11:56.350><c> simple,</c><00:11:56.669><c> isn't</c><00:11:56.929><c> it?</c> 00:11:58.210 --> 00:12:00.590 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into</c><00:12:57.169><c> a</c><00:12:57.350><c> mountain,</c> 00:12:58.450 --> 00:13:01.129 and<00:12:58.730><c> he</c><00:12:58.830><c> opened</c><00:12:59.070><c> his</c><00:12:59.269><c> mouth</c><00:12:59.549><c> and</c><00:12:59.850><c> talked,</c><00:13:00.149><c> verse</c><00:13:00.590><c> 2.</c> 00:13:01.490 --> 00:13:04.269 So<00:13:01.610><c> what's</c><00:13:01.850><c> the</c><00:13:01.950><c> difference</c><00:13:02.309><c> when</c><00:13:02.470><c> you</c><00:13:02.649><c> come</c><00:13:02.889><c> to</c><00:13:03.009><c> Luke</c><00:13:03.230><c> chapter</c><00:13:03.669><c> 6?</c> 00:13:04.610 --> 00:13:07.149 Let's<00:13:04.789><c> come</c><00:13:05.009><c> across</c><00:13:05.330><c> to</c><00:13:05.490><c> Luke</c><00:13:05.690><c> 6.</c> 00:13:12.389 --> 00:13:15.889 Why<00:13:12.850><c> does</c><00:13:13.049><c> he</c><00:13:13.230><c> give</c><00:13:13.450><c> the</c><00:13:13.769><c> same</c><00:13:14.090><c> address</c><00:13:14.669><c> virtually</c> 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was</c><00:13:40.409><c> in</c><00:13:40.509><c> a</c><00:13:40.610><c> mountain.</c> 00:13:41.929 --> 00:13:44.710 And<00:13:42.070><c> in</c><00:13:42.169><c> verse</c><00:13:42.350><c> 17,</c><00:13:43.450><c> he</c><00:13:43.509><c> came</c><00:13:43.809><c> down</c><00:13:44.289><c> with</c><00:13:44.509><c> them</c> 00:13:44.710 --> 00:13:46.970 and<00:13:45.029><c> stood</c><00:13:45.549><c> in</c><00:13:46.250><c> the</c><00:13:46.570><c> plane.</c> 00:13:46.970 --> 00:13:49.230 And<00:13:47.210><c> the</c><00:13:47.990><c> company</c><00:13:48.330><c> of</c><00:13:48.490><c> his</c><00:13:48.710><c> disciples</c> 00:13:49.230 --> 00:13:52.429 and<00:13:49.470><c> a</c><00:13:49.629><c> great</c><00:13:49.870><c> multitude</c><00:13:50.289><c> of</c><00:13:50.549><c> people</c><00:13:50.730><c> out</c><00:13:50.870><c> of</c><00:13:51.070><c> all</c><00:13:51.350><c> Judea</c><00:13:51.730><c> and</c><00:13:51.929><c> Jerusalem,</c> 00:13:52.809 --> 00:13:55.409 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representative</c><00:14:23.529><c> multitude,</c> 00:14:25.610 --> 00:14:28.149 is<00:14:25.889><c> heard,</c><00:14:27.090><c> and</c><00:14:27.289><c> heals.</c> 00:14:28.370 --> 00:14:31.149 So<00:14:28.690><c> why,</c><00:14:29.149><c> on</c><00:14:29.370><c> this</c><00:14:29.570><c> occasion,</c><00:14:30.090><c> doesn't</c><00:14:30.370><c> he</c><00:14:30.470><c> go</c><00:14:30.669><c> back</c><00:14:30.889><c> up</c><00:14:31.029><c> into</c> 00:14:31.149 --> 00:14:31.629 the<00:14:31.350><c> mountain</c> 00:14:31.629 --> 00:14:34.309 and<00:14:32.029><c> invite</c><00:14:32.370><c> people</c><00:14:32.649><c> to</c><00:14:32.909><c> follow</c><00:14:33.090><c> him</c><00:14:33.289><c> as</c><00:14:33.409><c> he</c><00:14:33.570><c> does</c><00:14:33.789><c> in</c><00:14:33.950><c> Matthew</c> 00:14:34.309 --> 00:14:35.110 chapter<00:14:34.769><c> 5?</c> 00:14:35.330 --> 00:14:40.730 Let's<00:14:35.629><c> just</c><00:14:35.970><c> read</c><00:14:36.110><c> the</c><00:14:36.269><c> last</c><00:14:36.590><c> two</c><00:14:36.809><c> lines</c><00:14:37.110><c> of</c><00:14:37.269><c> verse</c><00:14:38.769><c> 17</c><00:14:39.590><c> again.</c> 00:14:41.649 --> 00:14:46.309 Which<00:14:42.269><c> came</c><00:14:42.889><c> to</c><00:14:43.970><c> hear</c><00:14:44.529><c> him</c> 00:14:46.309 --> 00:14:51.450 and,<00:14:47.429><c> secondly,</c><00:14:49.590><c> to</c><00:14:49.730><c> be</c><00:14:50.029><c> healed</c><00:14:50.429><c> of</c><00:14:50.710><c> their</c><00:14:50.929><c> diseases.</c> 00:14:51.690 --> 00:14:54.429 Brethren<00:14:51.830><c> and</c><00:14:51.970><c> sisters,</c><00:14:52.850><c> he</c><00:14:52.990><c> didn't</c><00:14:53.230><c> need</c><00:14:53.470><c> to</c><00:14:53.629><c> go</c><00:14:53.769><c> into</c><00:14:53.970><c> a</c><00:14:54.129><c> mountain</c> 00:14:54.429 --> 00:14:58.169 because<00:14:55.409><c> these</c><00:14:55.750><c> people</c><00:14:56.049><c> did</c><00:14:56.330><c> not</c><00:14:56.549><c> come</c><00:14:56.789><c> along</c><00:14:57.110><c> primarily</c><00:14:57.850><c> to</c> 00:14:58.169 --> 00:14:59.309 be<00:14:58.389><c> healed.</c> 00:15:00.129 --> 00:15:03.210 That<00:15:00.309><c> was</c><00:15:00.590><c> not</c><00:15:00.889><c> their</c><00:15:01.149><c> first</c><00:15:01.850><c> motivation.</c> 00:15:03.789 --> 00:15:06.169 They<00:15:04.070><c> had</c><00:15:04.230><c> problems</c><00:15:04.509><c> like</c><00:15:04.710><c> everybody</c><00:15:05.070><c> else.</c> 00:15:06.470 --> 00:15:08.110 And<00:15:07.009><c> he</c><00:15:07.529><c> healed</c><00:15:07.769><c> them.</c> 00:15:08.110 --> 00:15:11.429 But<00:15:08.590><c> they</c><00:15:08.769><c> didn't</c><00:15:09.090><c> come</c><00:15:09.590><c> for</c><00:15:09.789><c> that</c><00:15:10.009><c> reason.</c> 00:15:11.490 --> 00:15:14.769 These<00:15:11.629><c> people</c><00:15:11.990><c> were</c><00:15:12.190><c> different</c><00:15:12.690><c> to</c><00:15:12.970><c> 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at</c><00:17:11.569><c> this</c><00:17:11.710><c> opportunity!</c><00:17:12.809><c> Look</c><00:17:12.930><c> at</c><00:17:13.049><c> these</c><00:17:13.509><c> thousands</c><00:17:14.029><c> of</c><00:17:14.329><c> people!</c> 00:17:15.890 --> 00:17:17.049 I'm<00:17:16.069><c> going</c><00:17:16.210><c> to</c><00:17:16.329><c> teach</c><00:17:16.470><c> them</c><00:17:16.630><c> the</c><00:17:16.809><c> truth.</c> 00:17:17.490 --> 00:17:19.769 He<00:17:17.609><c> doesn't</c><00:17:17.869><c> do</c><00:17:17.930><c> it.</c><00:17:17.950><c> He</c><00:17:18.049><c> turns</c><00:17:18.309><c> his</c><00:17:18.509><c> back</c><00:17:18.650><c> on</c><00:17:18.869><c> them.</c> 00:17:20.490 --> 00:17:23.109 And<00:17:20.710><c> he</c><00:17:20.849><c> walks</c><00:17:21.029><c> up</c><00:17:21.250><c> the</c><00:17:21.410><c> mountain,</c><00:17:22.509><c> and</c><00:17:22.609><c> it</c><00:17:22.690><c> is</c><00:17:22.809><c> as</c><00:17:22.990><c> though</c> 00:17:23.109 --> 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in</c><00:19:05.210><c> Galilee</c> 00:19:05.549 --> 00:19:08.650 where<00:19:05.789><c> he</c><00:19:06.170><c> summoned</c><00:19:06.390><c> his</c><00:19:06.690><c> disciples</c><00:19:07.349><c> around</c><00:19:08.390><c> him,</c> 00:19:08.650 --> 00:19:13.390 and<00:19:08.769><c> must</c><00:19:08.930><c> therefore</c><00:19:09.349><c> be</c><00:19:09.670><c> seen</c><00:19:10.170><c> not</c><00:19:11.210><c> as</c><00:19:11.589><c> an</c><00:19:11.829><c> isolated</c><00:19:12.269><c> incident,</c> 00:19:13.490 --> 00:19:16.269 but<00:19:13.569><c> as</c><00:19:13.849><c> part</c><00:19:14.109><c> of</c><00:19:14.289><c> his</c><00:19:14.509><c> whole</c><00:19:15.190><c> life.</c> 00:19:16.309 --> 00:19:19.430 It<00:19:16.410><c> is</c><00:19:16.710><c> a</c><00:19:16.910><c> passage</c><00:19:17.349><c> within</c><00:19:17.970><c> a</c><00:19:18.450><c> context,</c> 00:19:19.470 --> 00:19:23.569 and<00:19:19.569><c> the</c><00:19:19.829><c> context</c><00:19:20.329><c> is</c><00:19:20.609><c> the</c><00:19:20.829><c> revelation</c><00:19:21.309><c> of</c><00:19:21.690><c> God</c><00:19:22.130><c> in</c><00:19:23.150><c> Christ.</c> 00:19:23.910 --> 00:19:28.210 We're<00:19:24.150><c> going</c><00:19:24.210><c> to</c><00:19:24.390><c> see</c><00:19:24.529><c> that.</c><00:19:25.130><c> This</c><00:19:25.289><c> is</c><00:19:25.470><c> not</c><00:19:25.690><c> just</c><00:19:26.029><c> a</c><00:19:26.309><c> mere</c><00:19:26.750><c> discourse,</c> 00:19:28.490 --> 00:19:29.289 brethren<00:19:28.670><c> and</c><00:19:28.869><c> sisters.</c> 00:19:29.750 --> 00:19:34.490 This<00:19:30.009><c> is</c><00:19:30.289><c> actually</c><00:19:30.650><c> the</c><00:19:31.069><c> expression</c><00:19:31.849><c> of</c><00:19:33.170><c> a</c><00:19:33.630><c> character</c> 00:19:35.029 --> 00:19:40.549 revealed<00:19:35.630><c> by</c><00:19:36.230><c> the</c><00:19:36.369><c> Son</c><00:19:36.569><c> of</c><00:19:36.869><c> God</c><00:19:37.210><c> in</c><00:19:37.730><c> person</c><00:19:38.450><c> and</c><00:19:39.289><c> in</c><00:19:39.630><c> preaching.</c> 00:19:41.569 --> 00:19:45.789 It's<00:19:41.750><c> the</c><00:19:42.410><c> character</c><00:19:43.170><c> of</c><00:19:43.690><c> God</c><00:19:44.230><c> revealed</c><00:19:44.990><c> in</c><00:19:45.289><c> a</c><00:19:45.430><c> man,</c> 00:19:46.089 --> 00:19:50.710 both<00:19:46.230><c> in</c><00:19:46.670><c> action</c><00:19:47.210><c> and</c><00:19:48.410><c> in</c><00:19:48.710><c> word,</c><00:19:49.289><c> as</c><00:19:49.410><c> we're</c><00:19:49.630><c> going</c><00:19:49.730><c> to</c><00:19:49.930><c> see.</c> 00:19:51.750 --> 00:19:54.349 Let's<00:19:51.950><c> have</c><00:19:52.089><c> a</c><00:19:52.230><c> quick</c><00:19:52.390><c> look</c><00:19:52.630><c> then</c><00:19:53.049><c> at</c><00:19:53.289><c> what's</c><00:19:53.670><c> before</c><00:19:53.950><c> us</c> 00:19:54.349 --> 00:19:57.369 in<00:19:54.549><c> our</c><00:19:54.809><c> studies</c><00:19:55.170><c> over</c><00:19:55.650><c> this</c><00:19:55.890><c> weekend,</c><00:19:56.349><c> God</c><00:19:56.569><c> willing.</c> 00:19:57.809 --> 00:19:59.990 Here<00:19:57.990><c> is</c><00:19:58.170><c> a</c><00:19:58.329><c> summary</c><00:19:58.670><c> of</c><00:19:58.849><c> the</c><00:19:59.109><c> manifesto.</c> 00:20:00.130 --> 00:20:02.869 We'll<00:20:00.309><c> go</c><00:20:00.470><c> through</c><00:20:00.589><c> this</c><00:20:00.789><c> very</c><00:20:01.109><c> quickly</c><00:20:01.369><c> just</c><00:20:01.750><c> to</c><00:20:02.390><c> see.</c> 00:20:02.869 --> 00:20:05.869 The<00:20:03.849><c> vast</c><00:20:04.430><c> content,</c><00:20:04.890><c> and</c><00:20:04.970><c> I'm</c><00:20:05.150><c> very</c><00:20:05.569><c> pleased</c> 00:20:05.869 --> 00:20:08.349 that<00:20:06.029><c> there</c><00:20:06.230><c> is</c><00:20:06.410><c> something</c><00:20:06.710><c> like</c><00:20:06.930><c> eight</c><00:20:07.230><c> sessions</c><00:20:07.589><c> on</c><00:20:07.829><c> this</c><00:20:08.029><c> subject</c> 00:20:08.349 --> 00:20:12.089 because<00:20:08.710><c> to</c><00:20:08.930><c> do</c><00:20:09.029><c> it</c><00:20:09.170><c> in</c><00:20:09.289><c> four</c><00:20:09.490><c> or</c><00:20:09.670><c> five</c><00:20:09.849><c> is</c><00:20:10.009><c> very,</c><00:20:10.569><c> very</c><00:20:11.049><c> difficult.</c> 00:20:12.789 --> 00:20:15.970 In<00:20:12.869><c> Matthew</c><00:20:13.190><c> 5,</c><00:20:13.670><c> 1</c><00:20:13.930><c>-12,</c><00:20:14.490><c> our</c><00:20:14.809><c> next</c><00:20:15.130><c> study,</c><00:20:15.589><c> God</c><00:20:15.630><c> willing,</c> 00:20:16.269 --> 00:20:18.769 we're<00:20:16.410><c> going</c><00:20:16.470><c> to</c><00:20:16.529><c> have</c><00:20:16.630><c> a</c><00:20:16.730><c> look</c><00:20:16.829><c> at</c><00:20:16.970><c> the</c><00:20:17.170><c> eight</c><00:20:17.450><c> blessings</c><00:20:18.049><c> of</c> 00:20:18.769 --> 00:20:19.829 verses<00:20:19.049><c> 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law</c><00:20:33.309><c> in</c><00:20:33.569><c> operation.</c> 00:20:34.930 --> 00:20:38.750 Verses<00:20:35.009><c> 17</c><00:20:35.329><c>-20,</c><00:20:35.750><c> the</c><00:20:35.910><c> new</c><00:20:36.210><c> and</c><00:20:36.329><c> the</c><00:20:36.509><c> old</c><00:20:36.730><c> law</c><00:20:37.170><c> are</c><00:20:38.069><c> contrasted</c> 00:20:38.750 --> 00:20:39.990 and<00:20:38.970><c> compared.</c> 00:20:40.029 --> 00:20:42.549 And<00:20:40.109><c> he</c><00:20:40.230><c> talks</c><00:20:40.470><c> about</c><00:20:40.849><c> true</c><00:20:41.369><c> righteousness.</c> 00:20:42.809 --> 00:20:45.869 Verses<00:20:42.970><c> 21</c><00:20:43.329><c>-24,</c><00:20:44.809><c> the</c><00:20:44.869><c> law</c><00:20:45.150><c> of</c><00:20:45.369><c> the</c><00:20:45.630><c> heart.</c> 00:20:46.269 --> 00:20:49.809 25<00:20:46.789><c>-26,</c><00:20:47.809><c> humility</c><00:20:48.190><c> and</c><00:20:48.569><c> error,</c><00:20:48.769><c> judgment</c><00:20:49.170><c> and</c><00:20:49.529><c> mercy.</c> 00:20:50.009 --> 00:20:52.990 27<00:20:50.609><c>-30,</c><00:20:51.710><c> the</c><00:20:51.930><c> thought</c><00:20:52.230><c> and</c><00:20:52.509><c> the</c><00:20:52.769><c> act,</c> 00:20:53.049 --> 00:20:56.309 as<00:20:53.210><c> he</c><00:20:53.390><c> digs</c><00:20:53.930><c> deep</c><00:20:54.349><c> down</c><00:20:54.750><c> into</c><00:20:55.049><c> human</c><00:20:55.589><c> motivation.</c> 00:20:56.730 --> 00:20:59.509 Verses<00:20:57.029><c> 31</c><00:20:57.450><c>-32,</c><00:20:58.309><c> divorce</c><00:20:58.589><c> and</c><00:20:58.829><c> fornication.</c> 00:20:59.509 --> 00:21:03.549 33<00:21:00.430><c>-37,</c><00:21:01.730><c> the</c><00:21:01.930><c> thought</c><00:21:02.349><c> and</c><00:21:02.990><c> the</c><00:21:03.170><c> word.</c> 00:21:03.849 --> 00:21:06.829 And<00:21:04.109><c> 38</c><00:21:04.430><c>-48,</c><00:21:05.210><c> the</c><00:21:05.329><c> law</c><00:21:05.470><c> of</c><00:21:05.690><c> love,</c><00:21:06.049><c> the</c><00:21:06.190><c> divine</c><00:21:06.509><c> standard.</c> 00:21:06.829 --> 00:21:09.710 It's<00:21:06.970><c> going</c><00:21:07.109><c> to</c><00:21:07.150><c> take</c><00:21:07.349><c> us</c><00:21:07.549><c> until</c><00:21:08.109><c> Sunday</c><00:21:08.529><c> afternoon,</c><00:21:09.150><c> in</c><00:21:09.430><c> fact,</c><00:21:09.630><c> to</c> 00:21:09.710 --> 00:21:11.049 get<00:21:09.910><c> there.</c> 00:21:11.410 --> 00:21:14.789 So<00:21:11.490><c> chapter</c><00:21:11.710><c> 5</c><00:21:11.970><c> is</c><00:21:12.069><c> going</c><00:21:12.250><c> to</c><00:21:12.349><c> dominate</c><00:21:13.049><c> this</c><00:21:13.910><c> weekend.</c> 00:21:15.029 --> 00:21:17.809 In<00:21:15.089><c> Matthew</c><00:21:15.450><c> chapter</c><00:21:15.789><c> 6,</c><00:21:16.470><c> he</c><00:21:16.490><c> talks</c><00:21:16.730><c> about</c><00:21:16.970><c> the</c><00:21:17.289><c> secret</c><00:21:17.589><c> and</c> 00:21:17.809 --> 00:21:18.630 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the</c><00:22:06.970><c> Father's</c><00:22:07.410><c> gift</c><00:22:07.809><c> and</c><00:22:08.289><c> the</c><00:22:08.490><c> Son's</c><00:22:09.150><c> response.</c> 00:22:10.390 --> 00:22:13.329 13<00:22:10.769><c>-14,</c><00:22:11.650><c> two</c><00:22:11.789><c> ways,</c><00:22:12.289><c> life</c><00:22:12.690><c> and</c><00:22:12.990><c> death.</c> 00:22:13.430 --> 00:22:16.609 15,<00:22:14.529><c> danger</c><00:22:14.930><c> of</c><00:22:15.250><c> false</c><00:22:15.569><c> guides.</c> 00:22:16.690 --> 00:22:19.029 16<00:22:17.150><c>-20,</c><00:22:17.869><c> parable</c><00:22:18.049><c> of</c><00:22:18.309><c> two</c><00:22:18.509><c> trees.</c> 00:22:19.309 --> 00:22:21.690 People<00:22:19.529><c> be</c><00:22:19.789><c> known</c><00:22:20.130><c> by</c><00:22:20.470><c> their</c><00:22:20.769><c> fruits.</c> 00:22:21.890 --> 00:22:24.750 21<00:22:22.150><c>-23,</c><00:22:23.210><c> deceived</c><00:22:23.549><c> self</c><00:22:23.970><c>-seekers</c><00:22:24.289><c> 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absolutely</c><00:22:40.650><c> massive.</c> 00:22:42.609 --> 00:22:47.210 But<00:22:42.789><c> it's</c><00:22:43.210><c> also</c><00:22:43.789><c> critical</c><00:22:44.410><c> to</c><00:22:45.509><c> our</c><00:22:45.710><c> eternal</c><00:22:46.109><c> salvation.</c> 00:22:47.369 --> 00:22:49.109 We<00:22:47.549><c> don't</c><00:22:47.730><c> get</c><00:22:47.930><c> this</c><00:22:48.170><c> right,</c><00:22:48.630><c> brethren</c><00:22:48.690><c> and</c><00:22:48.849><c> sisters.</c> 00:22:49.190 --> 00:22:51.349 We<00:22:49.450><c> are</c><00:22:49.730><c> in</c><00:22:50.049><c> serious</c><00:22:50.769><c> trouble.</c> 00:22:51.349 --> 00:22:54.589 So<00:22:52.150><c> we</c><00:22:52.349><c> need</c><00:22:52.950><c> to</c><00:22:53.230><c> get</c><00:22:53.369><c> it</c><00:22:53.609><c> right.</c> 00:22:55.250 --> 00:22:58.250 This<00:22:55.329><c> is</c><00:22:55.549><c> not</c><00:22:55.809><c> a</c><00:22:56.609><c> study</c><00:22:56.890><c> where</c><00:22:57.109><c> you</c><00:22:57.230><c> can</c><00:22:57.470><c> sit</c><00:22:57.670><c> back</c><00:22:57.930><c> and</c><00:22:58.069><c> say,</c> 00:22:58.369 --> 00:23:01.049 well,<00:22:58.390><c> that's</c><00:22:58.670><c> all</c><00:22:58.809><c> very</c><00:22:59.009><c> interesting</c><00:22:59.430><c> and</c><00:22:59.589><c> I</c><00:22:59.829><c> enjoyed</c><00:23:00.109><c> that.</c> 00:23:01.210 --> 00:23:02.769 This<00:23:01.390><c> is</c><00:23:01.609><c> not</c><00:23:01.789><c> optional.</c> 00:23:04.089 --> 00:23:08.250 This<00:23:04.269><c> is</c><00:23:04.549><c> about</c><00:23:04.990><c> your</c><00:23:05.549><c> destiny</c><00:23:06.130><c> and</c><00:23:06.869><c> my</c><00:23:07.210><c> destiny.</c> 00:23:08.630 --> 00:23:10.029 So<00:23:08.829><c> it's</c><00:23:09.150><c> critical.</c> 00:23:10.269 --> 00:23:12.069 We<00:23:10.430><c> need</c><00:23:10.650><c> them</c><00:23:10.809><c> to</c><00:23:11.069><c> focus.</c><00:23:11.390><c> It's</c><00:23:11.589><c> massive,</c> 00:23:12.069 --> 00:23:15.190 but<00:23:12.690><c> we'll</c><00:23:12.869><c> do</c><00:23:13.049><c> our</c><00:23:13.289><c> best</c><00:23:13.529><c> to</c><00:23:13.769><c> try</c><00:23:13.930><c> and</c><00:23:14.309><c> do</c><00:23:14.490><c> it</c><00:23:14.769><c> justice.</c> 00:23:15.410 --> 00:23:17.690 That's<00:23:15.690><c> going</c><00:23:15.769><c> to</c><00:23:15.869><c> be</c><00:23:16.029><c> difficult,</c><00:23:16.329><c> but</c><00:23:16.490><c> we'll</c><00:23:16.710><c> do</c><00:23:16.890><c> our</c><00:23:17.089><c> best.</c> 00:23:17.690 --> 00:23:20.869 See<00:23:18.170><c> if</c><00:23:18.289><c> we</c><00:23:18.369><c> can</c><00:23:18.609><c> dig</c><00:23:18.829><c> into</c><00:23:19.069><c> the</c><00:23:19.329><c> thoughts</c><00:23:19.569><c> of</c><00:23:19.769><c> our</c><00:23:19.910><c> Lord</c><00:23:20.089><c> Jesus</c><00:23:20.509><c> Christ</c> 00:23:20.869 --> 00:23:23.750 here<00:23:21.150><c> in</c><00:23:21.250><c> this</c><00:23:21.470><c> wonderful</c><00:23:21.990><c> discourse</c><00:23:22.670><c> on</c><00:23:23.450><c> the</c><00:23:23.609><c> Mount.</c> 00:23:23.930 --> 00:23:26.750 The<00:23:24.009><c> King's</c><00:23:24.950><c> Manifesto</c><00:23:25.769><c> for</c><00:23:26.410><c> Life.</c> 00:23:27.069 --> 00:23:28.950 So<00:23:27.150><c> what</c><00:23:27.309><c> is</c><00:23:27.509><c> a</c><00:23:27.750><c> manifesto?</c> 00:23:30.710 --> 00:23:33.029 Well,<00:23:30.970><c> here's</c><00:23:31.269><c> Webster's</c><00:23:31.789><c> dictionary</c><00:23:32.309><c> description</c> 00:23:33.029 --> 00:23:36.150 of<00:23:33.329><c> this</c><00:23:33.589><c> term</c><00:23:33.910><c> manifesto.</c><00:23:34.710><c> It</c><00:23:34.829><c> comes</c><00:23:34.890><c> from</c><00:23:35.150><c> the</c><00:23:35.289><c> Latin</c> 00:23:36.589 --> 00:23:37.690 manifestus. 00:23:38.430 --> 00:23:41.769 It's<00:23:39.029><c> a</c><00:23:39.190><c> public</c><00:23:39.589><c> declaration,</c><00:23:40.509><c> usually</c><00:23:41.029><c> of</c><00:23:41.329><c> a</c><00:23:41.529><c> prince</c> 00:23:41.769 --> 00:23:45.190 or<00:23:42.190><c> sovereign,</c><00:23:43.089><c> showing</c><00:23:43.329><c> his</c><00:23:43.730><c> intentions</c><00:23:44.230><c> or</c><00:23:44.569><c> proclaiming</c> 00:23:45.190 --> 00:23:47.450 his<00:23:45.390><c> opinions</c><00:23:45.970><c> and</c><00:23:46.250><c> motives.</c> 00:23:48.109 --> 00:23:51.150 As<00:23:48.289><c> a</c><00:23:48.490><c> manifesto</c><00:23:49.210><c> declaring</c><00:23:49.589><c> the</c><00:23:49.829><c> purpose</c><00:23:50.369><c> of</c><00:23:50.650><c> a</c><00:23:50.829><c> prince</c> 00:23:51.150 --> 00:23:54.150 to<00:23:51.490><c> begin</c><00:23:51.849><c> war</c><00:23:52.650><c> and</c><00:23:53.509><c> explaining</c> 00:23:54.150 --> 00:23:57.829 his<00:23:54.529><c> motives</c><00:23:55.069><c> for</c><00:23:55.430><c> so</c><00:23:55.670><c> doing.</c><00:23:56.890><c> 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to</c><00:24:11.650><c> be</c><00:24:11.789><c> part</c> 00:24:12.150 --> 00:24:15.369 of<00:24:12.309><c> my</c><00:24:12.670><c> army,</c><00:24:13.289><c> my</c><00:24:13.670><c> host,</c><00:24:14.690><c> then</c><00:24:14.869><c> this</c> 00:24:15.369 --> 00:24:16.970 is<00:24:15.809><c> the</c><00:24:15.950><c> basis.</c> 00:24:17.809 --> 00:24:20.430 I<00:24:17.890><c> lay</c><00:24:18.150><c> down</c><00:24:18.369><c> the</c><00:24:18.549><c> principles</c><00:24:19.009><c> of</c><00:24:19.250><c> your</c><00:24:19.470><c> involvement.</c> 00:24:21.329 --> 00:24:22.990 You<00:24:21.490><c> get</c><00:24:21.650><c> this</c><00:24:21.930><c> right,</c> 00:24:23.769 --> 00:24:25.950 you<00:24:23.970><c> will</c><00:24:24.130><c> go</c><00:24:24.390><c> forth</c><00:24:24.609><c> with</c><00:24:24.829><c> me</c><00:24:25.029><c> to</c><00:24:25.230><c> war.</c> 00:24:27.009 --> 00:24:29.930 Get<00:24:27.190><c> it</c><00:24:27.450><c> wrong,</c><00:24:28.569><c> ignore</c><00:24:28.930><c> it,</c> 00:24:30.450 --> 00:24:32.269 then<00:24:31.049><c> you're</c><00:24:31.269><c> in</c><00:24:31.410><c> trouble.</c> 00:24:32.369 --> 00:24:34.690 So<00:24:32.569><c> that's</c><00:24:33.150><c> why</c><00:24:33.289><c> it's</c><00:24:33.430><c> very</c><00:24:33.730><c> important</c><00:24:34.130><c> for</c><00:24:34.369><c> us.</c> 00:24:35.130 --> 00:24:37.890 And<00:24:35.250><c> Brother</c><00:24:35.470><c> Sargent</c><00:24:35.829><c> says</c><00:24:36.130><c> this</c><00:24:36.750><c> of</c><00:24:37.250><c> the</c><00:24:37.490><c> author</c> 00:24:37.890 --> 00:24:41.230 of<00:24:38.130><c> this</c><00:24:38.470><c> manifesto.</c><00:24:39.869><c> From</c><00:24:40.029><c> the</c><00:24:40.269><c> first</c><00:24:40.509><c> of</c><00:24:40.690><c> the</c><00:24:40.869><c> blessings</c> 00:24:41.230 --> 00:24:43.789 onwards,<00:24:41.990><c> this</c><00:24:41.990><c> is</c><00:24:42.210><c> a</c><00:24:42.390><c> manifesto</c><00:24:42.990><c> which</c><00:24:43.210><c> could</c><00:24:43.410><c> have</c><00:24:43.609><c> been</c> 00:24:43.789 --> 00:24:46.609 issued<00:24:44.130><c> by</c><00:24:44.430><c> the</c><00:24:44.630><c> king</c><00:24:44.829><c> of</c><00:24:45.029><c> the</c><00:24:45.210><c> age</c><00:24:45.470><c> to</c><00:24:45.730><c> come</c> 00:24:46.890 --> 00:24:50.650 and<00:24:47.190><c> no</c><00:24:47.529><c> one</c><00:24:47.690><c> else.</c><00:24:49.069><c> It</c><00:24:49.190><c> is</c><00:24:49.509><c> unique.</c> 00:24:51.369 --> 00:24:52.829 And<00:24:51.490><c> that</c><00:24:51.750><c> means,</c><00:24:52.170><c> brothers</c><00:24:52.269><c> and</c><00:24:52.470><c> sisters,</c> 00:24:53.150 --> 00:24:55.410 we<00:24:53.369><c> need</c><00:24:53.609><c> to</c><00:24:53.809><c> focus</c><00:24:54.170><c> on</c><00:24:54.410><c> it.</c> 00:24:55.609 --> 00:24:58.809 And<00:24:55.750><c> that's</c><00:24:55.970><c> the</c><00:24:56.109><c> reason</c><00:24:56.410><c> why</c><00:24:56.970><c> we</c><00:24:57.210><c> read</c><00:24:57.650><c> Psalm</c><00:24:58.109><c> 15</c> 00:24:58.809 --> 00:25:01.450 to<00:24:59.289><c> introduce</c><00:24:59.730><c> this</c><00:25:00.069><c> study</c><00:25:00.470><c> this</c><00:25:01.150><c> morning.</c> 00:25:01.549 --> 00:25:04.609 Because<00:25:01.890><c> Psalm</c><00:25:02.190><c> 15</c><00:25:03.230><c> provides</c><00:25:03.950><c> the</c><00:25:04.329><c> roots,</c> 00:25:04.609 --> 00:25:08.029 the<00:25:05.029><c> basis,</c><00:25:05.670><c> the</c><00:25:05.849><c> foundation</c><00:25:06.710><c> of</c><00:25:07.349><c> the</c><00:25:07.529><c> king's</c> 00:25:08.029 --> 00:25:10.190 manifesto<00:25:08.490><c> for</c><00:25:08.670><c> life.</c><00:25:08.910><c> There's</c><00:25:09.009><c> nothing</c><00:25:09.250><c> actually</c><00:25:09.769><c> new</c> 00:25:10.190 --> 00:25:13.210 in<00:25:10.589><c> Matthew</c><00:25:10.970><c> 5,</c><00:25:11.289><c> 6</c><00:25:11.569><c> and</c><00:25:11.690><c> 7.</c><00:25:11.930><c> It's</c><00:25:12.190><c> just</c><00:25:12.450><c> expanded.</c> 00:25:13.549 --> 00:25:16.109 It's<00:25:13.750><c> spelled</c><00:25:13.930><c> out.</c><00:25:14.769><c> It's</c><00:25:15.009><c> all</c><00:25:15.289><c> been</c><00:25:15.509><c> there</c> 00:25:16.109 --> 00:25:18.970 in<00:25:16.769><c> the</c><00:25:16.910><c> Old</c><00:25:17.069><c> Testament.</c><00:25:17.829><c> And</c><00:25:18.049><c> Psalm</c><00:25:18.250><c> 15</c> 00:25:18.970 --> 00:25:22.769 is<00:25:19.589><c> the</c><00:25:19.910><c> platform</c><00:25:20.549><c> from</c><00:25:20.950><c> which</c><00:25:21.250><c> the</c><00:25:21.390><c> Lord</c><00:25:21.589><c> Jesus</c><00:25:22.029><c> Christ</c> 00:25:22.769 --> 00:25:25.089 delivers<00:25:23.410><c> his</c><00:25:23.829><c> manifesto</c><00:25:24.509><c> for</c><00:25:24.769><c> life.</c> 00:25:25.589 --> 00:25:27.369 That's<00:25:25.890><c> a</c><00:25:25.930><c> wonderful</c><00:25:26.210><c> little</c><00:25:26.549><c> Psalm,</c><00:25:26.869><c> isn't</c><00:25:26.950><c> it?</c><00:25:26.950><c> Let's</c><00:25:27.109><c> come</c> 00:25:27.369 --> 00:25:29.109 back<00:25:27.549><c> to</c><00:25:27.710><c> Psalm</c><00:25:27.950><c> 15.</c> 00:25:30.069 --> 00:25:31.710 Most<00:25:30.309><c> of</c><00:25:30.470><c> us</c><00:25:30.670><c> find</c><00:25:30.950><c> this</c><00:25:31.309><c> Psalm</c> 00:25:31.710 --> 00:25:33.950 very<00:25:32.549><c> compelling.</c> 00:25:34.829 --> 00:25:38.210 And<00:25:34.890><c> so</c><00:25:35.150><c> it</c><00:25:35.230><c> should</c><00:25:35.490><c> be.</c> 00:25:44.670 --> 00:25:51.049 The<00:25:45.390><c> word</c><00:25:45.930><c> abide</c><00:25:49.190><c> means</c><00:25:50.029><c> to</c><00:25:50.309><c> turn</c><00:25:50.490><c> aside</c> 00:25:51.049 --> 00:25:54.329 from<00:25:51.390><c> the</c><00:25:51.630><c> road</c><00:25:51.890><c> for</c><00:25:52.190><c> lodging,</c><00:25:52.890><c> hence</c><00:25:53.170><c> to</c><00:25:53.470><c> sojourn.</c> 00:25:54.369 --> 00:25:56.269 This<00:25:54.549><c> is</c><00:25:54.730><c> talking</c><00:25:54.950><c> about</c><00:25:55.250><c> probation.</c> 00:25:56.670 --> 00:26:00.349 Who<00:25:57.029><c> will</c><00:25:57.869><c> spend</c><00:25:58.690><c> their</c><00:25:59.490><c> probation</c> 00:26:00.809 --> 00:26:03.470 in<00:26:01.369><c> thy</c><00:26:01.809><c> tabernacle,</c><00:26:02.750><c> thy</c><00:26:03.029><c> house,</c> 00:26:03.509 --> 00:26:06.230 the<00:26:03.750><c> ecclesia?</c><00:26:04.269><c> That's</c><00:26:04.470><c> what</c><00:26:04.569><c> he's</c><00:26:04.829><c> asking</c><00:26:05.170><c> here.</c> 00:26:06.430 --> 00:26:09.730 But<00:26:06.529><c> then</c><00:26:06.650><c> he</c><00:26:06.750><c> adds</c><00:26:06.930><c> this,</c><00:26:08.269><c> a</c><00:26:08.470><c> second</c><00:26:08.710><c> question.</c> 00:26:09.970 --> 00:26:12.950 Who<00:26:10.250><c> shall</c><00:26:10.529><c> 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--> 00:33:05.750 because<00:33:02.509><c> it</c><00:33:02.670><c> was</c><00:33:02.910><c> built</c><00:33:03.710><c> upon</c><00:33:04.549><c> a</c><00:33:04.750><c> rock,</c> 00:33:07.250 --> 00:33:08.769 to<00:33:07.430><c> never</c><00:33:07.670><c> be</c><00:33:07.869><c> moved.</c> 00:33:09.650 --> 00:33:11.069 There's<00:33:09.869><c> a</c><00:33:10.069><c> character</c><00:33:10.410><c> built</c> 00:33:11.069 --> 00:33:14.269 on<00:33:11.730><c> the</c><00:33:11.930><c> principles,</c><00:33:13.049><c> Psalm</c><00:33:13.190><c> 15.</c> 00:33:14.750 --> 00:33:16.630 That's<00:33:15.130><c> where</c><00:33:15.250><c> He</c><00:33:15.329><c> gets</c><00:33:15.509><c> it</c><00:33:15.730><c> from.</c> 00:33:17.029 --> 00:33:20.529 See<00:33:17.150><c> how</c><00:33:17.369><c> important</c><00:33:17.789><c> that</c><00:33:18.069><c> was</c><00:33:18.730><c> to</c><00:33:19.829><c> the</c><00:33:20.069><c> development</c> 00:33:20.529 --> 00:33:23.250 of<00:33:20.970><c> 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who</c><00:34:32.030><c> heard</c> 00:34:32.329 --> 00:34:35.309 these<00:34:32.630><c> things.</c><00:34:33.010><c> There</c><00:34:33.050><c> would</c><00:34:33.269><c> be</c><00:34:33.389><c> two</c><00:34:33.690><c> different</c><00:34:34.170><c> responses</c> 00:34:35.170 --> 00:34:38.409 to<00:34:35.489><c> these</c><00:34:35.789><c> things.</c><00:34:36.849><c> There</c><00:34:36.929><c> would</c><00:34:37.110><c> be</c><00:34:37.269><c> those</c><00:34:37.590><c> who</c><00:34:37.789><c> would</c><00:34:38.130><c> see</c> 00:34:38.409 --> 00:34:41.469 the<00:34:38.849><c> import</c><00:34:39.090><c> of</c><00:34:39.349><c> this</c><00:34:39.630><c> and</c><00:34:40.170><c> make</c><00:34:40.650><c> the</c><00:34:41.170><c> effort</c> 00:34:41.469 --> 00:34:44.610 to<00:34:41.829><c> develop</c><00:34:42.170><c> the</c><00:34:42.650><c> characteristics</c><00:34:43.230><c> of</c><00:34:43.489><c> a</c><00:34:43.650><c> citizen</c><00:34:43.989><c> of</c><00:34:44.269><c> 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lives</c><00:35:13.389><c> was</c><00:35:13.750><c> the</c><00:35:14.070><c> antithesis</c> 00:35:15.110 --> 00:35:17.570 of<00:35:15.789><c> what</c><00:35:15.929><c> was</c><00:35:16.150><c> happening</c><00:35:16.349><c> to</c><00:35:16.550><c> those</c><00:35:16.769><c> who</c><00:35:17.030><c> understood</c> 00:35:17.570 --> 00:35:20.289 the<00:35:17.829><c> blessings</c><00:35:18.190><c> and</c><00:35:19.050><c> implemented</c><00:35:19.570><c> those</c><00:35:19.949><c> blessings</c> 00:35:20.289 --> 00:35:23.010 into<00:35:20.530><c> their</c><00:35:20.750><c> life.</c><00:35:22.010><c> You</c><00:35:22.150><c> ever</c><00:35:22.309><c> noticed</c><00:35:22.690><c> that</c><00:35:22.889><c> in</c> 00:35:23.010 --> 00:35:26.170 Matthew<00:35:23.369><c> 23,</c><00:35:25.429><c> verse</c><00:35:25.769><c> 1,</c> 00:35:26.170 --> 00:35:28.090 you<00:35:26.170><c> think</c><00:35:26.250><c> that</c><00:35:26.489><c> the</c><00:35:26.610><c> audience</c><00:35:27.030><c> is</c><00:35:27.349><c> the</c><00:35:27.590><c> same</c><00:35:27.909><c> as</c> 00:35:28.090 --> 00:35:31.650 Matthew<00:35:28.449><c> 5,</c><00:35:28.909><c> verse</c><00:35:29.110><c> 1?</c><00:35:30.969><c> It</c><00:35:30.969><c> says</c><00:35:31.329><c> this</c><00:35:31.570><c> in</c> 00:35:31.650 --> 00:35:34.030 Matthew<00:35:31.949><c> 23,</c><00:35:32.510><c> verse</c><00:35:32.769><c> 1.</c> 00:35:34.329 --> 00:35:37.909 Then<00:35:34.489><c> spoke</c><00:35:34.849><c> Jesus</c><00:35:35.309><c> to</c><00:35:35.550><c> the</c><00:35:35.730><c> multitudes</c><00:35:36.230><c> and</c><00:35:36.449><c> to</c><00:35:36.570><c> his</c><00:35:36.829><c> disciples.</c> 00:35:38.289 --> 00:35:39.769 Same<00:35:38.570><c> people.</c> 00:35:40.590 --> 00:35:43.230 Matthew<00:35:40.969><c> chapter</c><00:35:41.269><c> 5,</c><00:35:41.889><c> verse</c><00:35:42.150><c> 1,</c><00:35:42.429><c> when</c><00:35:42.590><c> he</c><00:35:42.789><c> saw</c> 00:35:43.230 --> 00:35:47.190 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religiosity.<00:38:03.210><c> Big</c><00:38:03.449><c> word,</c><00:38:03.789><c> isn't</c><00:38:03.889><c> it?</c> 00:38:04.110 --> 00:38:07.909 Self<00:38:04.809><c>-worship</c><00:38:05.349><c> and</c><00:38:05.829><c> self</c><00:38:06.389><c>-interest.</c> 00:38:08.110 --> 00:38:09.789 The<00:38:08.210><c> fifth</c><00:38:08.510><c> woe,</c><00:38:09.030><c> for</c><00:38:09.170><c> instance,</c> 00:38:10.230 --> 00:38:13.150 Matthew<00:38:10.570><c> 23,</c><00:38:11.269><c> verse</c><00:38:11.409><c> 23,</c><00:38:12.369><c> relates</c><00:38:12.389><c> to</c><00:38:12.730><c> mercy</c> 00:38:13.150 --> 00:38:15.610 amongst<00:38:13.570><c> other</c><00:38:13.909><c> things.</c><00:38:14.170><c> You</c><00:38:14.269><c> have</c><00:38:14.369><c> a</c><00:38:14.409><c> look</c><00:38:14.530><c> at</c><00:38:14.650><c> verse</c><00:38:14.869><c> 23.</c> 00:38:16.030 --> 00:38:18.789 Woe<00:38:16.309><c> unto</c><00:38:16.449><c> you</c><00:38:16.650><c> 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just</c><00:39:42.309><c> inlay</c><00:39:42.630><c> this</c><00:39:42.889><c> out.</c><00:39:44.130><c> The</c><00:39:44.289><c> eight</c><00:39:44.550><c> blessings</c> 00:39:44.989 --> 00:39:48.110 and<00:39:45.230><c> the</c><00:39:45.329><c> eight</c><00:39:45.550><c> woes.</c><00:39:47.210><c> The</c><00:39:47.409><c> first</c><00:39:47.690><c> blessing,</c> 00:39:48.349 --> 00:39:50.070 the<00:39:48.530><c> kingdom</c><00:39:48.809><c> opened</c><00:39:49.050><c> to</c><00:39:49.250><c> the</c><00:39:49.409><c> poor</c><00:39:49.530><c> in</c><00:39:49.849><c> spirit,</c> 00:39:50.070 --> 00:39:52.369 Matthew<00:39:50.429><c> 5</c><00:39:50.849><c>-3.</c> 00:39:52.670 --> 00:39:55.670 The<00:39:52.789><c> first</c><00:39:53.090><c> woe,</c><00:39:54.030><c> verse</c><00:39:54.269><c> 13</c><00:39:54.690><c> of</c><00:39:54.809><c> Matthew</c><00:39:55.170><c> 23.</c> 00:39:55.869 --> 00:39:59.230 The<00:39:55.989><c> kingdom's</c><00:39:56.690><c> shut</c><00:39:56.869><c> by</c><00:39:57.590><c> the</c><00:39:57.809><c> scribes</c><00:39:58.190><c> and</c><00:39:58.329><c> Pharisees.</c> 00:39:59.389 --> 00:40:01.269 So<00:39:59.469><c> the</c><00:39:59.630><c> kingdom's</c><00:40:00.110><c> open</c><00:40:00.389><c> for</c><00:40:00.690><c> one</c><00:40:01.010><c> class,</c> 00:40:01.449 --> 00:40:03.409 it's<00:40:01.769><c> shut</c><00:40:02.070><c> by</c><00:40:02.510><c> another.</c> 00:40:04.090 --> 00:40:06.550 Second<00:40:04.670><c> blessing,</c><00:40:05.489><c> comfort</c><00:40:05.730><c> for</c><00:40:05.949><c> the</c><00:40:06.090><c> mourners.</c> 00:40:06.889 --> 00:40:10.070 But<00:40:07.010><c> in</c><00:40:07.150><c> verse</c><00:40:07.409><c> 14,</c><00:40:08.250><c> they</c><00:40:08.550><c> caused</c><00:40:08.949><c> distress</c><00:40:09.550><c> and</c><00:40:09.809><c> mourning.</c> 00:40:10.349 --> 00:40:13.670 The<00:40:10.630><c> mourners</c><00:40:10.909><c> were</c><00:40:11.289><c> distressed</c><00:40:12.329><c> by</c><00:40:13.010><c> the</c><00:40:13.250><c> behaviour</c> 00:40:13.670 --> 00:40:16.730 of<00:40:13.889><c> these</c><00:40:14.210><c> scribes</c><00:40:14.730><c> and</c><00:40:14.969><c> Pharisees.</c> 00:40:16.730 --> 00:40:19.530 Third<00:40:17.250><c> blessing,</c><00:40:18.070><c> the</c><00:40:18.230><c> meat</c><00:40:18.369><c> to</c><00:40:18.570><c> inherit</c><00:40:18.849><c> the</c><00:40:19.110><c> earth.</c> 00:40:19.929 --> 00:40:23.510 In<00:40:19.969><c> Matthew</c><00:40:20.369><c> 23</c><00:40:20.989><c> and</c><00:40:21.170><c> verse</c><00:40:21.429><c> 15,</c><00:40:22.329><c> we've</c><00:40:22.489><c> got</c><00:40:22.710><c> fanatics</c> 00:40:23.530 --> 00:40:25.829 compassing<00:40:24.130><c> the</c><00:40:24.289><c> earth</c><00:40:24.489><c> to</c><00:40:24.650><c> make</c><00:40:24.889><c> one</c><00:40:25.269><c> disciple</c> 00:40:25.829 --> 00:40:29.409 and<00:40:26.230><c> then</c><00:40:26.429><c> of</c><00:40:26.570><c> course</c><00:40:26.750><c> they</c><00:40:27.050><c> make</c><00:40:27.210><c> him</c><00:40:27.889><c> worse</c><00:40:28.349><c> than</c><00:40:28.610><c> themselves.</c> 00:40:30.769 --> 00:40:31.449 The<00:40:31.070><c> fourth,</c> 00:40:31.650 --> 00:40:34.210 true<00:40:31.929><c> righteousness</c><00:40:32.550><c> sought</c><00:40:32.969><c> by</c><00:40:33.269><c> true</c><00:40:33.530><c> desire.</c> 00:40:34.510 --> 00:40:38.389 Whereas<00:40:34.750><c> we</c><00:40:35.050><c> have</c><00:40:35.269><c> in</c><00:40:35.429><c> Matthew</c><00:40:35.809><c> 23,</c><00:40:36.449><c> verses</c><00:40:36.690><c> 16</c><00:40:37.150><c>-22,</c> 00:40:38.610 --> 00:40:41.369 false<00:40:38.829><c> righteousness</c><00:40:39.510><c> sought</c><00:40:39.909><c> by</c><00:40:40.170><c> what</c><00:40:40.269><c> is</c><00:40:40.570><c> called</c> 00:40:41.449 --> 00:40:43.650 casuistry.<00:40:42.550><c> So</c><00:40:42.650><c> what's</c><00:40:42.989><c> casuistry?</c> 00:40:43.650 --> 00:40:45.849 According<00:40:44.449><c> to</c><00:40:44.730><c> Webster,</c><00:40:45.190><c> it</c><00:40:45.190><c> is</c><00:40:45.389><c> this.</c> 00:40:46.150 --> 00:40:49.389 The<00:40:46.210><c> science</c><00:40:46.610><c> or</c><00:40:46.809><c> doctrine</c><00:40:47.210><c> of</c><00:40:47.429><c> cases</c><00:40:47.789><c> of</c><00:40:48.150><c> conscience.</c> 00:40:51.449 --> 00:40:52.929 The<00:40:51.789><c> science</c><00:40:52.329><c> of</c><00:40:52.630><c> resolving</c> 00:40:53.329 --> 00:40:55.309 cases<00:40:53.889><c> of</c><00:40:54.190><c> doubtful</c><00:40:54.650><c> propriety</c> 00:40:55.309 --> 00:40:57.750 or<00:40:55.469><c> of</c><00:40:55.730><c> determining</c><00:40:56.150><c> the</c><00:40:56.449><c> lawfulness</c><00:40:56.809><c> or</c><00:40:57.110><c> unlawfulness</c> 00:40:57.750 --> 00:41:00.409 of<00:40:58.070><c> what</c><00:40:58.269><c> a</c><00:40:58.369><c> man</c><00:40:58.550><c> may</c><00:40:58.809><c> do</c><00:40:58.989><c> by</c><00:40:59.269><c> rules</c><00:40:59.590><c> and</c><00:40:59.869><c> principles</c> 00:41:00.409 --> 00:41:03.690 drawn<00:41:00.829><c> from</c><00:41:01.130><c> the</c><00:41:01.389><c> scripture,</c><00:41:02.429><c> from</c><00:41:02.590><c> the</c><00:41:02.730><c> laws</c><00:41:02.909><c> of</c><00:41:03.190><c> society</c> 00:41:03.690 --> 00:41:06.349 or<00:41:04.269><c> from</c><00:41:04.590><c> equity</c><00:41:05.050><c> and</c><00:41:05.690><c> natural</c><00:41:06.110><c> reasoning.</c> 00:41:06.389 --> 00:41:10.070 In<00:41:06.550><c> other</c><00:41:06.730><c> words,</c><00:41:06.969><c> it's</c><00:41:07.190><c> about</c><00:41:07.489><c> writing</c><00:41:07.869><c> down</c><00:41:08.349><c> the</c><00:41:08.530><c> Word</c><00:41:08.710><c> of</c><00:41:08.909><c> God.</c> 00:41:10.210 --> 00:41:12.010 Diminishing<00:41:10.769><c> the</c><00:41:11.050><c> power</c><00:41:11.289><c> of</c><00:41:11.409><c> the</c><00:41:11.510><c> Word</c><00:41:11.630><c> of</c><00:41:11.849><c> God</c> 00:41:12.010 --> 00:41:14.690 by<00:41:12.389><c> human</c><00:41:12.849><c> reasoning.</c><00:41:13.570><c> That's</c><00:41:13.670><c> what</c><00:41:13.949><c> casuistry</c><00:41:14.510><c> is.</c> 00:41:14.809 --> 00:41:17.929 We're<00:41:14.949><c> going</c><00:41:15.030><c> to</c><00:41:15.210><c> see</c><00:41:15.349><c> when</c><00:41:15.469><c> we</c><00:41:15.670><c> come</c><00:41:16.210><c> to</c><00:41:16.489><c> the</c><00:41:16.590><c> matter</c><00:41:16.929><c> of</c><00:41:17.329><c> oaths</c> 00:41:17.929 --> 00:41:20.869 and<00:41:18.550><c> truthfulness</c><00:41:19.090><c> in</c><00:41:19.329><c> Matthew</c><00:41:19.789><c> chapter</c><00:41:20.110><c> 5</c> 00:41:20.869 --> 00:41:23.409 that<00:41:21.389><c> that's</c><00:41:21.690><c> what</c><00:41:21.889><c> was</c><00:41:22.150><c> happening</c><00:41:22.409><c> in</c><00:41:22.710><c> Christ's</c><00:41:23.170><c> day.</c> 00:41:23.690 --> 00:41:26.289 They<00:41:23.869><c> were</c><00:41:24.090><c> bringing</c><00:41:24.449><c> into</c><00:41:25.170><c> the</c><00:41:25.570><c> marketplace</c> 00:41:26.289 --> 00:41:30.610 not<00:41:26.869><c> only</c><00:41:27.389><c> the</c><00:41:27.849><c> things</c><00:41:28.190><c> of</c><00:41:28.489><c> God,</c><00:41:28.750><c> the</c><00:41:28.969><c> temple,</c><00:41:29.550><c> the</c><00:41:29.690><c> altar,</c><00:41:29.969><c> etc.</c> 00:41:30.849 --> 00:41:33.449 but<00:41:31.130><c> God</c><00:41:31.510><c> Himself</c><00:41:32.550><c> in</c><00:41:32.949><c> order</c><00:41:33.130><c> to</c><00:41:33.349><c> sell</c> 00:41:33.449 --> 00:41:35.909 potatoes<00:41:34.050><c> and</c><00:41:34.389><c> carrots</c><00:41:34.710><c> and</c><00:41:34.949><c> tomatoes.</c> 00:41:36.369 --> 00:41:38.409 That's<00:41:37.130><c> what</c><00:41:37.250><c> they</c><00:41:37.349><c> were</c><00:41:37.510><c> doing.</c> 00:41:38.429 --> 00:41:41.250 They<00:41:38.590><c> had</c><00:41:38.989><c> written</c><00:41:39.269><c> down</c><00:41:40.050><c> the</c><00:41:40.369><c> value</c> 00:41:41.389 --> 00:41:45.349 of<00:41:41.769><c> God's</c><00:41:42.469><c> Word.</c><00:41:43.489><c> That's</c><00:41:43.769><c> what</c><00:41:43.949><c> casuistry</c><00:41:44.469><c> is.</c> 00:41:45.929 --> 00:41:47.550 The<00:41:46.110><c> fifth</c><00:41:46.969><c> blessing</c> 00:41:47.550 --> 00:41:50.829 is<00:41:48.030><c> about</c><00:41:49.070><c> the</c><00:41:49.469><c> merciful</c><00:41:49.809><c> obtaining</c><00:41:50.389><c> mercy.</c> 00:41:50.969 --> 00:41:53.289 And<00:41:51.030><c> as</c><00:41:51.150><c> we</c><00:41:51.369><c> saw</c><00:41:51.690><c> in</c><00:41:52.050><c> Matthew</c><00:41:52.429><c> chapter</c><00:41:52.730><c> 23</c> 00:41:53.289 --> 00:41:56.690 verses<00:41:53.670><c> 23</c><00:41:54.170><c> and</c><00:41:54.409><c> 24,</c><00:41:55.909><c> mercy</c><00:41:56.010><c> was</c><00:41:56.309><c> omitted</c> 00:41:57.010 --> 00:41:59.789 and<00:41:57.650><c> left</c><00:41:57.929><c> undone</c><00:41:58.429><c> by</c><00:41:58.670><c> this</c><00:41:58.989><c> class</c><00:41:59.269><c> of</c><00:41:59.550><c> people.</c> 00:42:00.210 --> 00:42:02.730 The<00:42:00.610><c> sixth</c><00:42:00.989><c> blessing</c><00:42:01.329><c> is</c><00:42:01.550><c> about</c><00:42:01.769><c> the</c><00:42:02.150><c> pure</c> 00:42:02.730 --> 00:42:06.889 within,<00:42:03.889><c> seeing</c><00:42:04.150><c> God.</c><00:42:04.809><c> Verse</c><00:42:05.010><c> 8</c><00:42:05.230><c> of</c><00:42:05.369><c> Matthew</c><00:42:05.730><c> 5.</c> 00:42:07.070 --> 00:42:08.250 An<00:42:07.190><c> external</c><00:42:07.710><c> purity.</c> 00:42:08.650 --> 00:42:11.010 Being<00:42:08.909><c> blind</c><00:42:09.449><c> to</c><00:42:09.889><c> internal</c><00:42:10.449><c> corruption</c> 00:42:11.010 --> 00:42:13.550 was<00:42:11.309><c> the</c><00:42:11.610><c> characteristic</c><00:42:12.110><c> of</c><00:42:12.349><c> the</c><00:42:12.590><c> scribes</c><00:42:12.869><c> and</c><00:42:13.050><c> Pharisees</c> 00:42:13.550 --> 00:42:17.090 in<00:42:13.710><c> the</c><00:42:13.969><c> sixth</c><00:42:14.429><c> woe</c><00:42:15.309><c> of</c><00:42:15.530><c> Matthew</c><00:42:15.869><c> 23.</c> 00:42:17.559 --> 00:42:19.809 Peacemaker's<00:42:17.909><c> seventh</c><00:42:18.250><c> blessing</c><00:42:18.690><c> of</c><00:42:18.869><c> Matthew</c><00:42:19.230><c> 5.</c> 00:42:20.170 --> 00:42:24.210 To<00:42:20.269><c> be</c><00:42:20.429><c> the</c><00:42:20.650><c> sons</c><00:42:20.829><c> of</c><00:42:21.090><c> God,</c><00:42:22.010><c> seventh</c><00:42:22.329><c> woe,</c><00:42:22.969><c> hypocrites</c><00:42:23.449><c> and</c><00:42:23.690><c> lawless.</c> 00:42:24.590 --> 00:42:27.809 They<00:42:24.730><c> were</c><00:42:24.969><c> divisive</c><00:42:25.389><c> and</c><00:42:25.650><c> destructive</c><00:42:26.190><c> in</c><00:42:26.409><c> all</c><00:42:26.710><c> their</c><00:42:26.869><c> ways.</c> 00:42:27.989 --> 00:42:29.170 And<00:42:28.170><c> the</c><00:42:28.289><c> eighth</c><00:42:28.650><c> blessing,</c> 00:42:29.170 --> 00:42:32.969 the<00:42:30.030><c> persecuted</c><00:42:30.590><c> rewarded.</c><00:42:31.610><c> The</c><00:42:31.750><c> eighth</c><00:42:32.130><c> woe,</c> 00:42:33.070 --> 00:42:36.030 the<00:42:33.329><c> persecutors</c><00:42:34.369><c> are</c><00:42:34.849><c> condemned.</c> 00:42:36.449 --> 00:42:38.329 See<00:42:36.610><c> the</c><00:42:36.769><c> structure</c><00:42:37.110><c> of</c><00:42:37.309><c> that?</c> 00:42:38.610 --> 00:42:41.329 You've<00:42:38.730><c> got</c><00:42:38.829><c> eight</c><00:42:39.090><c> blessings</c><00:42:39.670><c> in</c><00:42:40.650><c> Matthew</c><00:42:40.989><c> 5</c> 00:42:41.750 --> 00:42:43.989 matched<00:42:42.289><c> by</c><00:42:42.630><c> eight</c><00:42:42.969><c> woes</c> 00:42:43.989 --> 00:42:46.489 in<00:42:44.329><c> Matthew</c><00:42:44.909><c> 23.</c> 00:42:46.769 --> 00:42:48.909 Well,<00:42:46.909><c> brethren</c><00:42:46.989><c> and</c><00:42:47.170><c> sisters</c><00:42:47.389><c> and</c><00:42:47.610><c> young</c><00:42:47.769><c> people,</c> 00:42:49.170 --> 00:42:53.090 that's<00:42:49.469><c> the</c><00:42:49.650><c> background</c><00:42:50.210><c> to</c><00:42:51.369><c> the</c><00:42:51.550><c> King's</c><00:42:52.050><c> manifesto</c> 00:42:53.090 --> 00:42:55.610 for<00:42:53.369><c> life.</c><00:42:54.210><c> And</c><00:42:54.469><c> what</c><00:42:54.630><c> you</c><00:42:54.809><c> and</c><00:42:54.949><c> I</c><00:42:55.070><c> need</c><00:42:55.250><c> to</c><00:42:55.510><c> do</c> 00:42:55.610 --> 00:42:58.289 as<00:42:55.829><c> we</c><00:42:55.969><c> sit</c><00:42:56.409><c> and</c><00:42:56.690><c> listen</c><00:42:57.030><c> to</c><00:42:57.269><c> these</c><00:42:57.530><c> things</c> 00:42:58.289 --> 00:43:02.590 in<00:42:58.769><c> what</c><00:42:58.889><c> is</c><00:42:59.030><c> to</c><00:42:59.250><c> follow,</c><00:42:59.510><c> God</c><00:42:59.750><c> willing,</c><00:43:00.610><c> is</c><00:43:00.789><c> to</c><00:43:00.989><c> ask</c><00:43:01.289><c> the</c><00:43:01.530><c> question,</c> 00:43:03.610 --> 00:43:04.429 who, 00:43:04.829 --> 00:43:08.010 who<00:43:06.030><c> among</c><00:43:06.590><c> us</c> 00:43:08.010 --> 00:43:10.869 shall<00:43:08.550><c> dwell</c><00:43:09.110><c> in</c><00:43:10.309><c> thy</c><00:43:10.489><c> holy</c> 00:43:10.869 --> 00:43:13.920 hill?<00:43:11.769><c> The</c><00:43:12.070><c> answer</c><00:43:12.489><c> is</c><00:43:13.510><c> found</c> 00:43:14.150 --> 00:43:17.030 in<00:43:14.949><c> Matthew</c><00:43:15.250><c> 5,</c><00:43:15.690><c> 6</c><00:43:16.030><c> and</c><00:43:16.210><c> 7</c> 00:43:17.030 --> 00:43:19.610 in<00:43:17.769><c> the</c><00:43:17.969><c> King's</c><00:43:18.429><c> manifesto</c> 00:43:19.610 --> 00:43:21.130 for<00:43:20.269><c> life.</c>