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 Jesus, we turn our eyes to you.

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 What does that mean?

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 What does that look like from day to day?

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 We turn our eyes to you.

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 Really, the essence of what that song is emphasizing is that those who believe in the gospel will fundamentally be different in how they live.

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 That doctrine will lead to life.

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 That training and teaching, that the things that you believe about God will shape the way you live in this life.

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 And so when we talk about the gospel, we're not just talking about that gospel that is going to change us and save us for some future day.

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 That when I finally pass from this life to the next, this guarantee that I'll be with God in heaven someday.

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 That is true.

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 But the essence of what the gospel does for us is that it changes day by day.

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 It changes life in the moment.

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 In the present.

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 And not just changes life in the here and now, but changes it for the days and weeks and months and years to come until we go to be with Jesus someday in heaven in the future.

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 Fundamentally, the gospel will change every aspect of life.

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 And so we come this morning to 1 Timothy chapter 6.

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 And I would encourage you to open your Bibles with me, please.

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 1 Timothy chapter 6.

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 If you're using the Pew Bibles, it's on page 993.

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 They're in front of you.

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 And I would encourage you to see this for yourself.

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 If you don't have a Bible, use that Bible.

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 And if you don't have one, that now belongs to you.

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 That's our gift to you.

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 We would encourage you to take that home and make that your own so that you can have it for yourself.

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 But seeing the scripture, our commitment, our confidence is in the word of God to shape our lives.

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 This past week, I was reading a study and surprised, actually, in reading some of these statistics, that the American workers are more content than ever.

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 That word contentment, we're going to kind of get to that in our sermon today, our passage today.

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 But American workers, it says, are more content than ever, according to the Conference Board of Job Satisfaction.

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 The report finds improved satisfaction across all the 26 indicators that they will look at in the workplace.

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 So that over 62% of the workforce, U.S. workers, are satisfied in this year.

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 It's up from the previous year, 60% the previous year.

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 Satisfaction has now surged for two consecutive years, rising in many different areas.

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 Job satisfaction has been rising steadily over the last decade, in particular, where it hit an all-time low in 2010.

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 During the Great Recession.

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 Job satisfaction, it says, was up across the board.

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 Especially in areas that relate to things like work-life and balance.

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 Things like workload, or performance reviews that are given at the end of every year.

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 Or health plans and bonus plans and education and job training that's available.

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 Also increases because of the flexibility now in the job of being able to work from home,

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 or work in the office, and the flexibility of that.

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 About 7 in 10 say that they're satisfied with the respect that they have in the workplace,

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 and the co-workers that they are working with.

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 I was surprised to see these statistics.

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 But while it paints a rosy picture of the job market,

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 we also come to understand that contentment and satisfaction are temperamental.

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 Contentment and satisfaction can be fickle things, can't they?

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 These compensation packages, these health cares, and job security, and training, and flexibility.

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 What would life look like if those things were taken away?

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 How much contentment, how much satisfaction would there be?

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 How do you suppose that satisfaction would change if those things were stripped away?

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 You see, satisfaction and contentment are temperamental words.

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 They fluctuate.

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 They come and go.

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 They tend to be based upon the circumstance or the situation.

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 They're driven by experience.

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 They're driven by external factors.

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 But what if contentment and satisfaction were independent of circumstances?

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 What if they rested squarely on an unchanging foundation?

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 What if contentment was bound up in something that could not be touched?

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 What if satisfaction could be found in something that would not be diminished?

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 Something that would not be tarnished?

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 Something that was never at risk, would never be in jeopardy?

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 What would that do for us individually?

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 How would that begin to shape the way we respond in life?

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 If we had a satisfaction that would not be diminished,

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 that could not be touched,

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 that could not be influenced by outside factors?

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 That's what I think the Apostle Paul is getting to in our passage today.

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 He's getting really to the heart of what the gospel is meant to accomplish for us.

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 It's really meant to help lead us to stability,

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 to confidence, to security,

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 that of course is only found in Christ through the gospel.

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 We find that here in our passage in verse 6,

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 chapter 6, verse 6,

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 where it says,

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 Godliness with contentment is great gain.

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 Godliness with contentment is great gain.

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 And that has been kind of the summary statement, as it were, of this letter.

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 We've seen this time and time again,

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 that the course of life,

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 the way in which we live,

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 our godliness, as it were,

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 is bound up in our doctrine,

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 our contentment,

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 the things we believe.

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 So that if we believe the right things,

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 they will lead to the right behavior.

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 That our doctrine will influence the way that we live,

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 both for good or for ill.

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 John Piper has said this,

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 in kind of describing this,

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 he says,

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 God is most glorified in us

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 when we are most satisfied in him.

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 God is most glorified in us

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 when we are most satisfied in him.

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 And so he speaks to this issue,

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 this issue of contentment.

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 That when we set our eyes on him,

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 as Paul says in Colossians chapter 3,

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 set your eyes on things above,

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 not on the things of this earth.

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 Because that's where Christ is.

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 And if your confidence is bound up,

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 in what you know about Christ,

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 it will settle your heart

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 and help lead you to satisfaction

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 and will help lead you to a life of godliness.

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 The kind of godliness that we're going to look at

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 in our passage today.

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 The gospel has staying power

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 as it joins our satisfaction to God himself.

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 It has staying power.

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 What you believe about God and the gospel

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 will change the way you live

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 because it fundamentally changes what you believe.

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 It's independent of circumstances,

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 independent of welfare,

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 independent of prosperity,

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 independent of position.

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 Because our satisfaction is not locked up in this world,

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 but our satisfaction is locked up,

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 bound up in God and the gospel.

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 And so we're going to talk about this morning

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 from our passage,

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 the apostle Paul is going to lay out

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 some areas in which the gospel affects everyday life.

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 It changes the way we live

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 because it changes the way we think.

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 So if you're there with me

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 in 1 Timothy chapter 6,

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 look as I begin in verse 1.

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 Again, there on page 993.

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 It says this,

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 Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants

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 regard their own masters as worthy of all honor

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 so that the name of God and the teaching

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 may not be reviled.

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 Those who have believing masters

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 must not be disrespectful

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 on the ground that they are brothers.

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 Rather, they must serve all the better

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 since those who benefit by their good service

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 are believers and beloved.

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 Teach and urge these things.

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 The apostle Paul will begin here in chapter 6

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 to instruct Timothy

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 in how he is to inform this church,

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 how he is to teach this church.

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 And he wants Timothy to understand

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 in this church to understand

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 that the gospel will change the way they work.

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 The gospel changes our work.

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 It changes our work in some various areas.

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 He begins with one of the most difficult situations

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 that we're familiar with.

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 Even in difficult work environments,

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 the gospel has power to change the way

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 we respond to our employers

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 and especially here,

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 the way that these slaves

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 will respond to their masters.

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 In typical fashion,

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 the apostle Paul tackles a difficult issue.

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 He leaves no room for exception.

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 And so as the apostle Paul

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 will talk about this difficult situation,

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 he'll raise the bar

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 to talk about maybe the hardest job environment

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 so that anything is less than that

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 and it's covered.

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 So Paul wants to help these slaves

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 understand that the gospel

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 will shape the way

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 that they relate to their masters.

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 It says,

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 let all who are under the yoke.

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 Paul addresses this difficult work environment

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 and he leaves no exceptions.

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 Let every one of you respond this way.

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 Those who are under a yoke

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 is a phrase that's used throughout the scripture

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 to address,

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 not necessarily an abusive situation,

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 although some of those abusive situations

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 took place in the first century,

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 but to express this yoke of bondage

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 describing somebody who was under submission,

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 under authority,

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 under service to another individual.

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 Even Christ will use this of himself

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 where he says in Matthew,

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 take my yoke upon you

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 for my yoke is easy

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 and my burden is light.

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 And so those of us

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 who have come by faith to Christ

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 also will take on a yoke.

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 And so in Christ's example,

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 it's not the kind of leadership

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 that is oppressive,

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 but the kind of leadership that is kind.

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 It is a yoke though

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 because we submit ourselves to his authority.

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 So the Apostle Paul is relating

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 to both positive and negative situations

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 of this yoke.

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 But then he relates to bond servants

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 and this word bond servant

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 is the word slave.

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 Of course,

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 in our own history,

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 slavery was reprehensible.

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 But slavery in the first century

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 and even moving back in history,

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 it was not so much the same

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 as what we're familiar with.

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 There were something like 60 million slaves

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 in the Roman Empire.

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 And so the Apostle Paul,

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 in dealing with this,

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 was dealing with a significant issue.

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 We even read in the book of Ephesians,

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 and Colossians,

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 and even the letter

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 that was written to Philemon,

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 we recognize that this was

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 a pervasive issue in the first century.

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 But in order for us to really understand

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 what the Apostle Paul is referring to here,

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 we need to settle our hearts

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 and recognize what slavery was

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 in the first century.

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 In many cases,

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 slavery really was just binding

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 oneself to a master.

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 It was really,

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 in some cases,

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 the only means of survival

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 for those who did not have property,

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 those who didn't have vineyards

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 or trees or livestock.

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 This was the only way

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 for them to find employment.

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 We see this clearly

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 in the parable of the prodigal son,

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 where the prodigal son,

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 he spent all of his inheritance,

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 he lost all of his friends,

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 and now a drought would come

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 on the land around him,

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 and he was desperate.

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 It indicates that he was

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 clinging to survival.

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 And in that case,

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 we find from Luke chapter 15,

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 verse 15,

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 that the prodigal goes out,

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 he hires himself

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 to one of the citizens

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 of that country.

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 Literally,

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 he joined himself

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 to that citizen.

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 And so as a means of survival,

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 because he had no property

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 of his own anymore,

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 he had expended his funds,

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 he found a way of survival

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 that essentially was finding

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 permanent employment

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 with a master

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 by joining himself

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 to this landowner.

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 This was a way

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 for people living

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 in the first century

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 or in ancient Israel

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 to pay their debts,

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 to care for their families,

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 by contractually

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 binding themselves

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 to an employer

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 for a period of time.

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 Never to be more

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 than six years

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 as was bound up

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 in the law.

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 That would come

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 with certain benefits.

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 The benefits of a master

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 who was obliged

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 to their servants

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 financially.

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 Often providing them

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 a place to stay,

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 some food to eat,

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 a wage to care

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 for their family.

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 It was essentially

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 the job security

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 of the day.

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 We see this

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 throughout the Old Testament.

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 And specifically,

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 we see it in Ezra

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 and Nehemiah

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 where there were

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 some abuses

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 that were taking place.

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 But some of the best

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 heroes of the Bible

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 that you and I

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 both know

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 were slaves.

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 Think about Joseph

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 in particular

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 who was sold

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 by his brothers

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 into slavery,

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 into Egypt.

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 But in that instance,

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 Joseph would become

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 a prominent individual

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 in Potiphar's house.

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 So that we find

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 in Genesis 39,

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 verse 6,

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 that thus he left

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 all that he had,

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 speaking of Potiphar,

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 in Joseph's hand,

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 and he did not know

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 what he had

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 except for the bread

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 which he ate.

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 So they had

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 some level of authority.

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 They were often

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 made part of the family.

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 There were opportunities

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 for them to exert

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 authority and leadership

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 within the realm

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 and sphere

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 in which they've been placed.

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 Another instance,

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 of course,

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 of slavery

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 we looked at this summer

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 was Daniel

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 who, because of conquest

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 of Israel,

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 was taken with his friends

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 to Egypt

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 and there he was

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 a slave in Babylon

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 and also in Persia

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 but rose to power

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 that God allowed him

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 to rise within the ranks

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 and to be useful

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 in that situation.

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 Slaves in the New Testament

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 are seen

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 throughout the scriptures

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 and in the Gospels

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 in particular.

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 We read in Luke chapter 7

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 the centurion

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 who, because of his servant

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 or his slave,

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 he sends out to Jesus

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 because he's concerned

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 about his health.

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 In Luke chapter 7 verse 2

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 it says,

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 he was sick

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 to the point of death

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 and was highly valued

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 by the centurion.

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 Centurion cared for him.

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 We see this quality

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 of his life.

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 We see the testimony

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 of how things tended

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 to operate

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 in the first century

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 where slaves

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 were given authority

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 and leadership

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 within the home.

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 And then we also

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 recognize in the parables

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 that Jesus spoke.

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 In Matthew chapter 25,

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 this parable of the master

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 who goes on a long journey

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 and he stewards

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 the inheritance

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 that he has

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 to each of these slaves

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 that he has

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 and he gives them

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 each a talent

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 to manage.

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 To one,

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 he says,

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 he gives five talents.

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 To another,

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 he gives two talents.

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 And to the final one,

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 he gives one talent.

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 A talent, by the way,

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 was worth 20 years

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 of salary.

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 So to kind of do

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 the calculation

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 for you

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 at a minimum wage,

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 about 20 years' salary

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 is around $400,000

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 or so.

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 So this was a significant

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 sum of money

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 that was entrusted

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 to these servants

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 to manage.

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 Jesus,

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 in another parable

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 in Luke chapter 12,

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 will talk about

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 a master

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 who sets his estate

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 in the hands

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 of his servants

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 and then also goes away.

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 This was a typical response

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 in that first century.

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 In Galatians chapter 4,

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 we come to understand

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 that there was often

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 a situation

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 in which slaves

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 were accepted

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 as part of the family.

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 In Galatians chapter 4,

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 it says,

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 I mean that an heir,

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 as long as he's a child,

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 is no different

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 from a slave,

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 though he is the owner

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 of everything.

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 Slaves would often be

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 made part of the family,

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 enjoy the same status

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 and the same benefits

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 of the oldest son.

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 But here we find

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 that a slave

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 is treated with dignity,

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 just like the oldest son.

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 He was often regarded

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 as part of the family.

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 So in many respects,

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 this kind of service

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 was simply a guarantee

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 for employment.

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 Of course,

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 slavery wasn't always

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 as good

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 as these situations.

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 Peter will address

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 the harmful,

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 unjust situations

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 in 1 Peter chapter 2,

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 verses 18 to 21,

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 when he says,

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 Servants,

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 be subject to your masters

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 with all respect,

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 not only to the good

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 and gentle,

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 but also to the unjust.

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 For this is a gracious thing,

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 when mindful of God,

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 one endures sorrows

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 while suffering unjustly.

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 For what credit is it

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 when you sin

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 and are beaten for it,

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 you endure?

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 But if when you do good

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 and suffer for it,

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 you endure,

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 this is a gracious thing

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 in the sight of God.

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 You see,

00:19:19.539 --> 00:19:20.759
 slaves were often mistreated.

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 And in this situation,

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 the instruction

00:19:24.059 --> 00:19:25.019
 that Peter will give

00:19:25.019 --> 00:19:25.919
 to these slaves,

00:19:26.039 --> 00:19:27.059
 those who are treated

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 in a way

00:19:27.720 --> 00:19:29.039
 that is unjust,

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 now they have

00:19:30.339 --> 00:19:31.559
 an opportunity.

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 Now they have

00:19:32.980 --> 00:19:34.659
 the golden opportunity

00:19:34.659 --> 00:19:38.939
 to help their slave owners,

00:19:39.079 --> 00:19:39.720
 their masters,

00:19:39.879 --> 00:19:41.659
 to see something significant.

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 And that's where we come

00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:43.759
 in verse 21.

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 For to this you have been called,

00:19:46.660 --> 00:19:48.900
 because Christ suffered for you,

00:19:49.300 --> 00:19:50.779
 leaving you an example

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 so that you might follow

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 in his steps.

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 When you are treated

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 in a way that's unjust,

00:19:57.279 --> 00:19:58.340
 when you are treated

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 in a way that's unkind,

00:19:59.620 --> 00:20:00.420
 when you are treated

00:20:00.420 --> 00:20:02.880
 in a way that you don't deserve,

00:20:04.040 --> 00:20:06.080
 you have the opportunity

00:20:06.080 --> 00:20:08.660
 to maximize the brilliance

00:20:09.220 --> 00:20:10.759
 and the wonder of the gospel,

00:20:10.759 --> 00:20:13.059
 to point to the security

00:20:13.059 --> 00:20:14.660
 that eclipses

00:20:14.660 --> 00:20:16.059
 all other securities,

00:20:16.279 --> 00:20:18.660
 the object of your affection,

00:20:19.259 --> 00:20:21.160
 the stabilizing force

00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:22.579
 of your confidence

00:20:22.579 --> 00:20:24.359
 that comes from God

00:20:24.359 --> 00:20:25.000
 in the gospel.

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 And you get to model

00:20:26.559 --> 00:20:28.519
 that gospel in front

00:20:28.519 --> 00:20:30.879
 of those who are treating you

00:20:30.879 --> 00:20:31.319
 in this way.

00:20:31.920 --> 00:20:32.940
 You get to show them

00:20:32.940 --> 00:20:33.640
 who Christ is.

00:20:34.059 --> 00:20:35.359
 Not just to tell them

00:20:35.359 --> 00:20:36.680
 what Christ has done,

00:20:36.680 --> 00:20:38.400
 but to show what Christ has done

00:20:38.400 --> 00:20:39.640
 through the way that you live.

00:20:40.280 --> 00:20:40.720
 Of course,

00:20:40.920 --> 00:20:42.740
 Christ was the object

00:20:42.740 --> 00:20:44.400
 of the greatest injustice.

00:20:45.620 --> 00:20:47.019
 And as we decide,

00:20:47.759 --> 00:20:50.700
 as those who are treated unfairly,

00:20:51.100 --> 00:20:52.740
 to respond in a way

00:20:52.740 --> 00:20:54.480
 that points to Jesus

00:20:54.480 --> 00:20:56.540
 and our security in him,

00:20:56.640 --> 00:20:58.120
 we have the opportunity

00:20:58.120 --> 00:21:00.180
 to let people see

00:21:00.180 --> 00:21:01.340
 who Jesus is.

00:21:01.339 --> 00:21:02.099
 So,

00:21:02.539 --> 00:21:03.819
 make sure

00:21:03.819 --> 00:21:06.679
 that in your work situation,

00:21:07.740 --> 00:21:09.159
 even if it's difficult,

00:21:09.819 --> 00:21:11.119
 that you point to God.

00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:12.619
 But also,

00:21:13.439 --> 00:21:14.559
 Paul moves on,

00:21:14.980 --> 00:21:15.959
 it is a decision

00:21:15.959 --> 00:21:17.299
 that we make as well

00:21:17.299 --> 00:21:18.459
 to honor God

00:21:18.459 --> 00:21:19.779
 through our life.

00:21:20.759 --> 00:21:21.539
 He says that again

00:21:21.539 --> 00:21:22.119
 in verse 1,

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 Do you see what's at stake here?

00:21:37.699 --> 00:21:38.659
 Do you see

00:21:38.659 --> 00:21:40.759
 what the object

00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:41.799
 or the purpose

00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:43.539
 for our living

00:21:43.539 --> 00:21:46.579
 in even difficult work situations

00:21:46.579 --> 00:21:47.939
 is meant to point to?

00:21:49.939 --> 00:21:51.139
 What's at stake here

00:21:51.140 --> 00:21:52.780
 is so that the name of God

00:21:52.780 --> 00:21:53.960
 and the teaching

00:21:53.960 --> 00:21:55.120
 may not be reviled?

00:21:56.300 --> 00:21:57.800
 The gospel is at stake.

00:21:58.740 --> 00:22:00.340
 The word here for regard

00:22:00.340 --> 00:22:03.560
 is in the present middle imperative.

00:22:04.259 --> 00:22:05.560
 It means this needs to be

00:22:05.560 --> 00:22:06.680
 a present

00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:08.840
 and continuous part of your life.

00:22:09.040 --> 00:22:10.220
 And the fact that it's in

00:22:10.220 --> 00:22:11.300
 the middle case

00:22:11.300 --> 00:22:12.740
 means that it's something

00:22:12.740 --> 00:22:13.840
 that you need to choose

00:22:13.840 --> 00:22:14.980
 to do yourself.

00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:16.480
 No outside pressure

00:22:16.480 --> 00:22:18.300
 is going to make this happen

00:22:18.300 --> 00:22:19.020
 appropriately.

00:22:19.340 --> 00:22:20.560
 You need to choose

00:22:20.559 --> 00:22:21.639
 on your own

00:22:21.639 --> 00:22:23.679
 to regard your masters

00:22:23.679 --> 00:22:24.279
 this way.

00:22:25.980 --> 00:22:26.679
 Be in an opinion.

00:22:27.500 --> 00:22:28.779
 Consider to think.

00:22:30.019 --> 00:22:32.519
 Refers to this object,

00:22:33.159 --> 00:22:34.519
 objective criteria,

00:22:34.879 --> 00:22:36.319
 not an internal feeling.

00:22:36.819 --> 00:22:37.720
 It's not driven

00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:38.940
 by how you feel

00:22:38.940 --> 00:22:40.339
 about your master.

00:22:40.579 --> 00:22:41.179
 It's driven

00:22:41.179 --> 00:22:42.519
 by what you believe.

00:22:42.960 --> 00:22:44.359
 The truth that guides

00:22:44.359 --> 00:22:45.639
 the way you live.

00:22:46.339 --> 00:22:47.440
 Regard your masters

00:22:47.440 --> 00:22:49.340
 as worthy of all honor.

00:22:50.559 --> 00:22:51.700
 Now that's a bold statement,

00:22:51.820 --> 00:22:52.320
 wouldn't you say?

00:22:54.000 --> 00:22:56.440
 Paul issues this command

00:22:56.440 --> 00:22:58.480
 that is independent

00:22:58.480 --> 00:22:59.860
 of the situation.

00:23:00.900 --> 00:23:01.960
 Regardless of who

00:23:01.960 --> 00:23:03.700
 these slaves might be,

00:23:04.039 --> 00:23:04.960
 regardless of how

00:23:04.960 --> 00:23:06.580
 their masters treat them,

00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:08.559
 the command is issued

00:23:08.559 --> 00:23:10.900
 to every single one of them.

00:23:11.140 --> 00:23:12.279
 Regard your masters

00:23:12.279 --> 00:23:13.220
 this way,

00:23:13.279 --> 00:23:13.840
 with all honor.

00:23:13.839 --> 00:23:16.299
 It's a decision you make.

00:23:17.179 --> 00:23:17.899
 It's a choice,

00:23:18.099 --> 00:23:19.679
 a test of your faith.

00:23:20.899 --> 00:23:21.759
 It helps people

00:23:21.759 --> 00:23:23.279
 understand who you trust.

00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:24.599
 It helps people

00:23:24.599 --> 00:23:24.919
 recognize

00:23:25.539 --> 00:23:27.319
 who has your back.

00:23:27.639 --> 00:23:28.099
 Ultimately,

00:23:28.519 --> 00:23:29.939
 it points the direction

00:23:29.939 --> 00:23:32.039
 on where your faith lies.

00:23:33.339 --> 00:23:34.599
 For those who are believers,

00:23:34.980 --> 00:23:36.279
 you can trust the Lord.

00:23:37.699 --> 00:23:39.539
 He will ultimately reward you.

00:23:40.139 --> 00:23:41.259
 He will preserve you.

00:23:41.259 --> 00:23:42.960
 He will magnify himself

00:23:42.960 --> 00:23:43.539
 through you.

00:23:43.779 --> 00:23:45.180
 He may use these

00:23:45.180 --> 00:23:47.680
 very challenging circumstances

00:23:47.680 --> 00:23:50.240
 to amplify your testimony

00:23:50.240 --> 00:23:51.579
 in a very hard place.

00:23:52.940 --> 00:23:54.160
 The name of God

00:23:54.160 --> 00:23:55.000
 in the teaching,

00:23:55.940 --> 00:23:57.599
 may that be the focus

00:23:57.599 --> 00:23:59.000
 so that it is not reviled.

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 This is a gospel issue.

00:24:02.960 --> 00:24:04.220
 And all of Paul's instruction

00:24:04.220 --> 00:24:05.759
 throughout 1 Timothy

00:24:05.759 --> 00:24:07.039
 has been about the gospel.

00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:10.440
 How we treat our boss,

00:24:11.019 --> 00:24:11.819
 like I said,

00:24:12.079 --> 00:24:13.460
 has gospel implications.

00:24:13.659 --> 00:24:14.279
 And we see that

00:24:14.279 --> 00:24:16.039
 not only in 1 Timothy,

00:24:16.220 --> 00:24:16.779
 we see that

00:24:16.779 --> 00:24:17.639
 throughout the New Testament.

00:24:18.420 --> 00:24:19.379
 Titus chapter 2,

00:24:19.779 --> 00:24:20.579
 verses 9 and 10

00:24:20.579 --> 00:24:21.180
 says this,

00:24:21.420 --> 00:24:21.940
 Slaves,

00:24:22.159 --> 00:24:22.859
 bondservants,

00:24:23.220 --> 00:24:24.059
 are to be submissive

00:24:24.059 --> 00:24:24.819
 to their own masters

00:24:24.819 --> 00:24:25.460
 in everything.

00:24:26.279 --> 00:24:27.599
 They are to be well-pleasing,

00:24:27.740 --> 00:24:28.920
 not argumentative,

00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:29.980
 not pilfering,

00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:31.500
 but showing all good faith.

00:24:31.980 --> 00:24:34.000
 So that in everything,

00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:35.640
 they may adorn

00:24:35.640 --> 00:24:38.359
 the doctrine of God our Savior.

00:24:38.460 --> 00:24:39.220
 Does that sound familiar?

00:24:41.200 --> 00:24:42.099
 This word adorn

00:24:42.099 --> 00:24:44.000
 is the word cosmeo.

00:24:44.839 --> 00:24:45.680
 Does that sound familiar?

00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:47.279
 Cosmeo, cosmetic.

00:24:48.279 --> 00:24:49.839
 This is the word

00:24:49.839 --> 00:24:50.880
 that we get, cosmetics,

00:24:51.059 --> 00:24:52.660
 or to beautify ourselves.

00:24:52.859 --> 00:24:55.940
 And so in a work situation,

00:24:56.759 --> 00:24:58.000
 when you are responding

00:24:58.799 --> 00:24:59.819
 to your boss,

00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:00.680
 your employer,

00:25:01.079 --> 00:25:02.240
 in the right way,

00:25:02.240 --> 00:25:03.900
 you dress up,

00:25:04.279 --> 00:25:05.460
 you make beautiful,

00:25:05.940 --> 00:25:07.900
 you adorn the gospel

00:25:07.900 --> 00:25:08.880
 through your life.

00:25:09.940 --> 00:25:11.460
 Now by being argumentative,

00:25:11.720 --> 00:25:15.059
 not by taking from your company

00:25:15.059 --> 00:25:16.680
 the things that don't belong to you,

00:25:17.220 --> 00:25:18.579
 but showing good faith

00:25:18.579 --> 00:25:19.640
 so that in everything,

00:25:19.920 --> 00:25:21.880
 you might beautify the gospel.

00:25:22.480 --> 00:25:23.319
 You might say,

00:25:23.799 --> 00:25:25.680
 service with a smile.

00:25:26.279 --> 00:25:27.599
 That's what God has called us to.

00:25:28.720 --> 00:25:29.740
 We find ourselves,

00:25:29.880 --> 00:25:31.660
 you find yourself like me at times,

00:25:31.660 --> 00:25:32.779
 saying,

00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:34.220
 that's not fair.

00:25:35.340 --> 00:25:35.740
 Or,

00:25:35.940 --> 00:25:38.380
 I feel so unappreciated.

00:25:38.920 --> 00:25:39.400
 Or,

00:25:39.460 --> 00:25:41.820
 I feel so overworked.

00:25:41.880 --> 00:25:44.360
 I feel so taken advantage of.

00:25:45.060 --> 00:25:47.340
 I don't have to take this anymore.

00:25:47.820 --> 00:25:48.840
 You find yourself saying that?

00:25:50.000 --> 00:25:50.860
 I wonder

00:25:50.860 --> 00:25:53.880
 if maybe God is giving you

00:25:53.880 --> 00:25:54.600
 an opportunity

00:25:54.600 --> 00:25:57.140
 to adorn the gospel of God

00:25:57.140 --> 00:25:58.519
 through your attitude,

00:25:58.519 --> 00:26:00.799
 through working heartily,

00:26:00.859 --> 00:26:01.339
 as he says,

00:26:01.619 --> 00:26:02.299
 as Paul says

00:26:02.299 --> 00:26:03.980
 to the church of Colossae,

00:26:04.339 --> 00:26:05.440
 work heartily

00:26:05.440 --> 00:26:06.619
 as to the Lord

00:26:06.619 --> 00:26:07.440
 and not to men.

00:26:08.160 --> 00:26:09.119
 Knowing that your labor

00:26:09.119 --> 00:26:10.220
 is for the Lord.

00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:12.299
 Recognize who you're really

00:26:12.299 --> 00:26:13.139
 working for.

00:26:13.379 --> 00:26:14.980
 It's not the boss

00:26:14.980 --> 00:26:15.819
 that you see

00:26:15.819 --> 00:26:17.299
 that's right in your

00:26:17.299 --> 00:26:18.900
 front window,

00:26:18.980 --> 00:26:19.519
 as it were.

00:26:19.740 --> 00:26:19.940
 But,

00:26:20.180 --> 00:26:22.279
 it's the heavenly Father

00:26:22.279 --> 00:26:23.759
 that you're representing,

00:26:24.160 --> 00:26:24.960
 you're trusting

00:26:24.960 --> 00:26:26.039
 through your life,

00:26:26.039 --> 00:26:27.619
 through your attitude

00:26:27.619 --> 00:26:29.740
 to adorn the gospel of God,

00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:31.839
 to make God look glorious.

00:26:33.299 --> 00:26:34.680
 If we find ourselves saying

00:26:34.680 --> 00:26:36.819
 each of these things,

00:26:36.980 --> 00:26:38.460
 this is not fair.

00:26:38.619 --> 00:26:39.559
 We need to remember

00:26:39.559 --> 00:26:41.759
 that this presents

00:26:41.759 --> 00:26:44.200
 a gospel opportunity for us.

00:26:45.519 --> 00:26:46.339
 And in this way,

00:26:46.599 --> 00:26:48.680
 whether we are a slave or free,

00:26:49.139 --> 00:26:50.099
 the Apostle Paul says

00:26:50.099 --> 00:26:51.139
 in Ephesians chapter 6,

00:26:51.139 --> 00:26:52.480
 we have this responsibility.

00:26:53.579 --> 00:26:54.420
 This responsibility.

00:26:54.420 --> 00:26:56.120
 But then,

00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:57.700
 if things couldn't get

00:26:57.700 --> 00:26:58.500
 any harder,

00:26:59.120 --> 00:27:00.259
 now the Apostle Paul

00:27:00.259 --> 00:27:01.640
 turns to verse 2.

00:27:02.180 --> 00:27:02.680
 And now,

00:27:02.920 --> 00:27:04.420
 he raises the stakes.

00:27:05.700 --> 00:27:06.140
 Notice,

00:27:06.500 --> 00:27:07.019
 verse 2,

00:27:07.720 --> 00:27:08.240
 those who have

00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:09.240
 a believing masters

00:27:09.240 --> 00:27:11.680
 must not be disrespectful

00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:13.039
 on the ground

00:27:13.039 --> 00:27:13.759
 that they are brothers.

00:27:14.539 --> 00:27:14.900
 Rather,

00:27:15.000 --> 00:27:15.680
 they must serve

00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:16.300
 all the better,

00:27:16.800 --> 00:27:17.940
 since those who benefit

00:27:17.940 --> 00:27:19.200
 by their good service

00:27:19.200 --> 00:27:20.160
 are believers

00:27:20.160 --> 00:27:21.120
 and beloved.

00:27:21.460 --> 00:27:23.019
 Teach and urge

00:27:23.019 --> 00:27:24.240
 these things.

00:27:24.420 --> 00:27:25.600
 You see,

00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:26.740
 this is our decision

00:27:26.740 --> 00:27:28.560
 in the gospel

00:27:28.560 --> 00:27:30.420
 to bless our brother

00:27:30.420 --> 00:27:31.320
 in Christ.

00:27:32.039 --> 00:27:32.380
 Now,

00:27:32.940 --> 00:27:33.700
 those of you

00:27:33.700 --> 00:27:34.640
 who have worked

00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:36.600
 for a believing

00:27:36.600 --> 00:27:37.920
 employer,

00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:39.120
 a manager,

00:27:39.720 --> 00:27:41.600
 and you have been mistreated,

00:27:42.019 --> 00:27:43.180
 you will understand

00:27:43.180 --> 00:27:45.100
 the difficulties of this.

00:27:45.360 --> 00:27:45.900
 Because,

00:27:46.220 --> 00:27:47.180
 in our minds,

00:27:47.580 --> 00:27:48.039
 we think,

00:27:48.120 --> 00:27:48.220
 well,

00:27:48.340 --> 00:27:49.440
 he should know better.

00:27:49.880 --> 00:27:50.400
 Obviously,

00:27:50.920 --> 00:27:51.840
 I should be treated

00:27:51.840 --> 00:27:52.560
 a certain way.

00:27:52.559 --> 00:27:54.179
 We have the same standard

00:27:54.179 --> 00:27:54.919
 in the scripture.

00:27:55.480 --> 00:27:55.599
 So,

00:27:55.679 --> 00:27:58.000
 why is he treating me

00:27:58.000 --> 00:27:58.960
 this way

00:27:58.960 --> 00:27:59.859
 with injustice?

00:28:00.379 --> 00:28:02.039
 That he knows better.

00:28:03.460 --> 00:28:03.960
 Or maybe,

00:28:04.139 --> 00:28:04.419
 you say,

00:28:04.460 --> 00:28:04.579
 well,

00:28:04.659 --> 00:28:05.259
 he's a believer.

00:28:06.039 --> 00:28:06.319
 So,

00:28:06.399 --> 00:28:07.700
 I can kind of slack off.

00:28:07.819 --> 00:28:09.179
 I can just kind of

00:28:09.179 --> 00:28:10.639
 come in when I want to.

00:28:10.919 --> 00:28:11.319
 Because,

00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:12.039
 as a believer,

00:28:12.179 --> 00:28:13.200
 he's going to forgive me.

00:28:13.279 --> 00:28:13.980
 He's going to kind of

00:28:13.980 --> 00:28:14.659
 let this go.

00:28:15.619 --> 00:28:17.059
 Whichever end of the spectrum

00:28:17.059 --> 00:28:18.700
 you find yourself on,

00:28:18.700 --> 00:28:20.019
 you need to realize

00:28:20.019 --> 00:28:22.460
 that in the gospel,

00:28:23.180 --> 00:28:24.080
 we have a responsibility,

00:28:24.740 --> 00:28:25.319
 especially,

00:28:26.100 --> 00:28:28.059
 to bless the body of Christ,

00:28:28.140 --> 00:28:28.799
 our brothers,

00:28:28.980 --> 00:28:30.620
 our sisters in Christ,

00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:33.759
 because of our commitment to God,

00:28:33.840 --> 00:28:35.559
 and because of the unity

00:28:35.559 --> 00:28:36.819
 that we enjoy,

00:28:36.940 --> 00:28:38.360
 the family relationship

00:28:38.360 --> 00:28:39.740
 that we enjoy,

00:28:39.860 --> 00:28:40.980
 because of what Christ

00:28:40.980 --> 00:28:42.240
 has accomplished for us.

00:28:42.940 --> 00:28:43.700
 In this situation,

00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:46.799
 our responsibility increases,

00:28:46.799 --> 00:28:48.200
 not decreases.

00:28:49.220 --> 00:28:51.099
 The seriousness is greater,

00:28:51.419 --> 00:28:52.240
 not lesser.

00:28:53.500 --> 00:28:54.240
 The question

00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:55.539
 that must

00:28:55.539 --> 00:28:56.519
 have been

00:28:56.519 --> 00:28:57.879
 on the minds

00:28:57.879 --> 00:28:59.059
 of these slaves

00:28:59.059 --> 00:28:59.200
 is,

00:28:59.399 --> 00:29:00.559
 how can I live

00:29:00.559 --> 00:29:01.659
 this way

00:29:01.659 --> 00:29:02.779
 and be treated

00:29:02.779 --> 00:29:03.940
 like this

00:29:03.940 --> 00:29:04.319
 from

00:29:04.319 --> 00:29:06.259
 a brother in Christ?

00:29:11.500 --> 00:29:12.500
 Depending upon

00:29:12.500 --> 00:29:13.519
 your work situations,

00:29:13.740 --> 00:29:14.539
 maybe you can identify

00:29:14.539 --> 00:29:15.019
 a little bit.

00:29:15.019 --> 00:29:16.660
 when I was

00:29:16.660 --> 00:29:17.920
 living in Illinois,

00:29:18.740 --> 00:29:20.059
 I had moved,

00:29:20.960 --> 00:29:22.079
 our family had moved

00:29:22.079 --> 00:29:23.900
 out of the secular workplace.

00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:25.660
 I had become a pastor,

00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:27.200
 was there for four years,

00:29:27.660 --> 00:29:28.639
 and then there was

00:29:28.639 --> 00:29:29.859
 a transition period

00:29:29.859 --> 00:29:31.139
 where we were waiting

00:29:31.139 --> 00:29:31.660
 for God

00:29:31.660 --> 00:29:32.480
 to open up

00:29:32.480 --> 00:29:33.539
 the next opportunity.

00:29:34.539 --> 00:29:35.099
 And so,

00:29:35.359 --> 00:29:36.339
 God did open up

00:29:36.339 --> 00:29:37.319
 an opportunity for me

00:29:37.319 --> 00:29:38.400
 to work

00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:39.779
 at an engineering firm

00:29:39.779 --> 00:29:41.259
 that was local to me,

00:29:41.879 --> 00:29:43.319
 and it just so happened

00:29:43.319 --> 00:29:44.159
 that the man

00:29:44.159 --> 00:29:45.279
 who owned this company

00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:45.879
 was a Christian.

00:29:46.639 --> 00:29:47.679
 And not only

00:29:47.679 --> 00:29:49.099
 was he a Christian,

00:29:49.539 --> 00:29:50.839
 but he was a pastor

00:29:50.839 --> 00:29:51.539
 in town,

00:29:52.159 --> 00:29:53.359
 by vocational pastor.

00:29:54.139 --> 00:29:54.599
 And so,

00:29:54.679 --> 00:29:55.539
 as you can imagine

00:29:55.539 --> 00:29:56.919
 in my mind

00:29:56.919 --> 00:29:58.039
 and in my heart,

00:29:58.099 --> 00:29:58.359
 I thought,

00:29:58.460 --> 00:29:58.579
 well,

00:29:58.720 --> 00:30:00.319
 what a great opportunity

00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:01.000
 this is

00:30:01.000 --> 00:30:02.279
 to bless

00:30:02.279 --> 00:30:03.059
 another believer

00:30:03.059 --> 00:30:04.879
 and to be treated

00:30:04.879 --> 00:30:05.960
 well by him.

00:30:06.980 --> 00:30:08.399
 He hired me.

00:30:08.659 --> 00:30:09.659
 He made big promises

00:30:09.659 --> 00:30:10.919
 about how he's going

00:30:10.920 --> 00:30:11.460
 to take care

00:30:11.460 --> 00:30:12.480
 of my family.

00:30:12.980 --> 00:30:13.980
 But almost from

00:30:13.980 --> 00:30:15.279
 the moment I started,

00:30:15.920 --> 00:30:17.240
 he tried to make life

00:30:17.240 --> 00:30:18.820
 as miserable as possible

00:30:18.820 --> 00:30:20.640
 so that I would resign.

00:30:21.980 --> 00:30:23.279
 My salary was less

00:30:23.279 --> 00:30:24.120
 than what I made

00:30:24.120 --> 00:30:25.140
 as a college student

00:30:25.140 --> 00:30:26.960
 working as an intern

00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:28.759
 at a local engineering company.

00:30:30.220 --> 00:30:31.759
 It was less than I made

00:30:31.759 --> 00:30:32.920
 before I got a degree.

00:30:33.080 --> 00:30:34.080
 It was less than I made

00:30:34.080 --> 00:30:36.120
 before 13 years

00:30:36.120 --> 00:30:36.980
 of experience

00:30:36.980 --> 00:30:37.800
 as an integrated

00:30:37.800 --> 00:30:39.060
 product team lead.

00:30:39.059 --> 00:30:40.879
 In the two years

00:30:40.879 --> 00:30:41.559
 that I worked

00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:43.519
 at this engineering firm,

00:30:44.200 --> 00:30:45.079
 he refused

00:30:45.079 --> 00:30:46.240
 to give me vacation

00:30:46.240 --> 00:30:47.480
 and refused

00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:47.980
 to give me

00:30:47.980 --> 00:30:48.720
 any sick leave.

00:30:49.399 --> 00:30:50.099
 There were no

00:30:50.099 --> 00:30:51.079
 medical benefits.

00:30:51.700 --> 00:30:53.059
 There was never a raise.

00:30:53.759 --> 00:30:54.500
 And while all my

00:30:54.500 --> 00:30:55.299
 co-workers

00:30:55.299 --> 00:30:56.179
 got bonuses

00:30:56.179 --> 00:30:57.359
 at the end of the year

00:30:57.359 --> 00:30:58.319
 for whatever reason,

00:30:58.619 --> 00:30:59.139
 he decided

00:30:59.139 --> 00:31:00.039
 to overlook me.

00:31:02.019 --> 00:31:03.099
 As you can imagine,

00:31:03.240 --> 00:31:03.819
 it was hard.

00:31:05.500 --> 00:31:06.899
 But he was my boss.

00:31:06.900 --> 00:31:09.000
 And this was a golden

00:31:09.000 --> 00:31:10.660
 opportunity for me

00:31:10.660 --> 00:31:12.360
 to embrace

00:31:12.360 --> 00:31:13.280
 and adorn

00:31:13.280 --> 00:31:14.200
 the gospel.

00:31:15.660 --> 00:31:16.840
 And God

00:31:16.840 --> 00:31:18.000
 instrumentally used

00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:18.900
 that in my life

00:31:18.900 --> 00:31:20.540
 to not only help

00:31:20.540 --> 00:31:21.720
 to shape the way

00:31:21.720 --> 00:31:22.540
 I responded

00:31:22.540 --> 00:31:23.840
 in very hard things,

00:31:24.320 --> 00:31:25.700
 but also to recognize

00:31:25.700 --> 00:31:26.860
 that God is faithful.

00:31:27.600 --> 00:31:28.340
 That I didn't have

00:31:28.340 --> 00:31:28.940
 to depend

00:31:28.940 --> 00:31:29.960
 and lean

00:31:29.960 --> 00:31:31.519
 on a boss

00:31:31.519 --> 00:31:32.080
 to take care

00:31:32.080 --> 00:31:32.519
 of my needs

00:31:32.519 --> 00:31:33.240
 because God

00:31:33.240 --> 00:31:34.220
 was able

00:31:34.220 --> 00:31:35.040
 and faithful

00:31:35.039 --> 00:31:35.819
 to do it.

00:31:36.720 --> 00:31:39.159
 And to go

00:31:39.159 --> 00:31:39.799
 into work

00:31:39.799 --> 00:31:41.579
 and to try

00:31:41.579 --> 00:31:42.460
 to wear

00:31:42.460 --> 00:31:43.440
 the right attitude

00:31:43.440 --> 00:31:44.159
 and to work

00:31:44.159 --> 00:31:45.420
 with all my heart

00:31:45.420 --> 00:31:46.299
 and work diligently

00:31:46.299 --> 00:31:47.819
 from start to finish.

00:31:48.019 --> 00:31:48.920
 There were struggles,

00:31:49.039 --> 00:31:49.519
 of course,

00:31:49.700 --> 00:31:50.639
 that you can imagine.

00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:51.960
 And it's hard

00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:53.420
 not to gripe

00:31:53.420 --> 00:31:54.180
 and complain.

00:31:55.799 --> 00:31:56.980
 But each of us,

00:31:57.379 --> 00:31:58.099
 I would guess,

00:31:58.139 --> 00:31:59.019
 at some point

00:31:59.019 --> 00:31:59.559
 or the other

00:31:59.559 --> 00:32:00.059
 in life,

00:32:00.299 --> 00:32:01.000
 will have this

00:32:01.000 --> 00:32:01.819
 kind of opportunity.

00:32:01.819 --> 00:32:04.679
 embrace the opportunity

00:32:04.679 --> 00:32:05.599
 for the sake

00:32:05.599 --> 00:32:06.200
 of the gospel.

00:32:07.359 --> 00:32:08.779
 Adorn the gospel

00:32:08.779 --> 00:32:09.359
 of God.

00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:11.779
 Be one

00:32:11.779 --> 00:32:13.460
 who is faithful

00:32:13.460 --> 00:32:15.159
 not to bring

00:32:15.159 --> 00:32:17.240
 reviling

00:32:17.240 --> 00:32:17.859
 on the name

00:32:17.859 --> 00:32:18.259
 of God

00:32:18.259 --> 00:32:19.000
 in the teaching

00:32:19.000 --> 00:32:20.299
 of the gospel.

00:32:21.259 --> 00:32:22.200
 Adorn the gospel

00:32:22.200 --> 00:32:22.779
 well.

00:32:23.799 --> 00:32:24.599
 So not only

00:32:24.599 --> 00:32:25.899
 does the gospel

00:32:25.899 --> 00:32:26.679
 shape the way

00:32:26.679 --> 00:32:27.240
 that we work,

00:32:27.299 --> 00:32:27.879
 but the gospel

00:32:27.879 --> 00:32:28.899
 will change

00:32:28.899 --> 00:32:29.759
 our teaching.

00:32:29.759 --> 00:32:31.019
 That's what we turn

00:32:31.019 --> 00:32:31.519
 to next

00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:33.319
 in verses 3-5.

00:32:33.400 --> 00:32:34.099
 It changes

00:32:34.099 --> 00:32:35.059
 our teaching.

00:32:36.519 --> 00:32:37.000
 It says here

00:32:37.000 --> 00:32:37.460
 in verse 3,

00:32:37.519 --> 00:32:38.339
 if anyone teaches

00:32:38.339 --> 00:32:39.460
 a different doctrine

00:32:39.460 --> 00:32:40.779
 and does not agree

00:32:40.779 --> 00:32:41.680
 with sound words

00:32:41.680 --> 00:32:42.859
 of our Lord Jesus Christ

00:32:42.859 --> 00:32:43.500
 in the teaching

00:32:43.500 --> 00:32:44.019
 that accords

00:32:44.019 --> 00:32:44.700
 with godliness,

00:32:45.500 --> 00:32:46.359
 he is puffed up

00:32:46.359 --> 00:32:47.220
 with conceit,

00:32:47.619 --> 00:32:48.660
 he understands nothing,

00:32:49.140 --> 00:32:49.940
 he has an unhealthy

00:32:49.940 --> 00:32:51.400
 craving for controversy

00:32:51.400 --> 00:32:52.539
 and for quarrels

00:32:52.539 --> 00:32:53.319
 about words

00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:54.680
 which produce envy

00:32:54.680 --> 00:32:55.700
 and dissension

00:32:55.700 --> 00:32:56.460
 and slander

00:32:56.460 --> 00:32:57.599
 and evil suspicion

00:32:57.599 --> 00:32:59.399
 and constant friction

00:32:59.399 --> 00:33:00.219
 among people

00:33:00.219 --> 00:33:02.699
 who are depraved

00:33:02.699 --> 00:33:03.519
 in mind

00:33:03.519 --> 00:33:04.659
 and deprived

00:33:04.659 --> 00:33:05.319
 of the truth,

00:33:06.119 --> 00:33:07.219
 imagining that godliness

00:33:07.219 --> 00:33:08.379
 is a means of gain.

00:33:09.139 --> 00:33:09.319
 You see,

00:33:09.379 --> 00:33:10.419
 the gospel will change

00:33:10.419 --> 00:33:11.139
 your teaching.

00:33:11.419 --> 00:33:12.699
 Not only will it change

00:33:12.699 --> 00:33:13.379
 the teaching

00:33:13.379 --> 00:33:14.559
 that you listen to,

00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:15.679
 but it will change

00:33:15.679 --> 00:33:16.519
 the kind of teaching

00:33:16.519 --> 00:33:17.119
 that you give.

00:33:18.240 --> 00:33:18.939
 All of us

00:33:18.939 --> 00:33:19.919
 at some point

00:33:19.919 --> 00:33:20.419
 or the other

00:33:20.419 --> 00:33:21.699
 are in teaching

00:33:21.699 --> 00:33:23.659
 counseling situations.

00:33:24.359 --> 00:33:26.139
 Maybe in your own family

00:33:26.140 --> 00:33:27.800
 as parents are instructing

00:33:27.800 --> 00:33:28.840
 and teaching your children

00:33:28.840 --> 00:33:30.920
 or maybe as friendships

00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:32.080
 or co-workers

00:33:32.080 --> 00:33:33.480
 and you have opportunities

00:33:33.480 --> 00:33:35.060
 to provide some counsel

00:33:35.060 --> 00:33:35.740
 and instruction

00:33:35.740 --> 00:33:36.960
 on how to live.

00:33:37.140 --> 00:33:39.360
 Make sure that your teaching

00:33:39.360 --> 00:33:40.900
 is aligned

00:33:40.900 --> 00:33:41.600
 with the gospel.

00:33:43.140 --> 00:33:44.040
 How do we know?

00:33:44.240 --> 00:33:45.080
 Well, first of all,

00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:45.759
 it's a teaching

00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:47.540
 that leads to spiritual health.

00:33:48.380 --> 00:33:49.259
 A teaching that leads

00:33:49.259 --> 00:33:49.900
 to spiritual health.

00:33:49.940 --> 00:33:50.600
 That's what we see here

00:33:50.600 --> 00:33:51.780
 at the very beginning here.

00:33:52.440 --> 00:33:53.040
 If anyone teaches

00:33:53.040 --> 00:33:54.180
 a different doctrine

00:33:54.180 --> 00:33:55.779
 and does not agree

00:33:55.779 --> 00:33:57.620
 with the sound words

00:33:57.620 --> 00:33:58.920
 of our Lord Jesus Christ

00:33:58.920 --> 00:34:00.060
 and the teaching

00:34:00.060 --> 00:34:01.480
 that accords to godliness.

00:34:01.620 --> 00:34:03.019
 This sound teaching

00:34:03.019 --> 00:34:04.240
 that he's referring to

00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:05.660
 is the Greek word

00:34:05.660 --> 00:34:07.080
 that relates to hygiene,

00:34:07.600 --> 00:34:08.300
 to wellness,

00:34:08.559 --> 00:34:09.320
 to health.

00:34:09.420 --> 00:34:10.619
 It's a medical term

00:34:10.619 --> 00:34:12.039
 that helps us understand

00:34:12.039 --> 00:34:14.240
 the quality of teaching

00:34:14.240 --> 00:34:16.619
 that points to soundness

00:34:16.619 --> 00:34:17.240
 and health,

00:34:17.619 --> 00:34:18.280
 spiritual health

00:34:18.280 --> 00:34:18.880
 in individuals.

00:34:19.780 --> 00:34:21.280
 Not the kind of teaching

00:34:21.280 --> 00:34:22.019
 that's different.

00:34:22.019 --> 00:34:24.259
 this different doctrine.

00:34:25.820 --> 00:34:28.039
 This is what the Apostle Paul

00:34:28.039 --> 00:34:29.739
 begins his letter with

00:34:29.739 --> 00:34:31.300
 in his instruction to Timothy

00:34:31.300 --> 00:34:33.460
 in chapter 1, verse 3.

00:34:33.619 --> 00:34:33.900
 He says,

00:34:34.000 --> 00:34:34.840
 I urged you

00:34:34.840 --> 00:34:36.860
 in chapter 1, verse 3,

00:34:37.079 --> 00:34:38.500
 when I was going to Macedonia,

00:34:38.699 --> 00:34:39.579
 remain in Ephesus

00:34:39.579 --> 00:34:40.880
 so that you may

00:34:40.880 --> 00:34:42.860
 charge certain people

00:34:42.860 --> 00:34:43.599
 or persons

00:34:43.599 --> 00:34:44.860
 not to teach

00:34:44.860 --> 00:34:46.500
 any different doctrine.

00:34:46.659 --> 00:34:47.320
 That's the same word.

00:34:48.519 --> 00:34:49.239
 Make sure

00:34:49.239 --> 00:34:50.359
 that your teaching

00:34:50.359 --> 00:34:52.199
 aligns with the Bible.

00:34:53.019 --> 00:34:53.819
 Make sure

00:34:53.819 --> 00:34:54.759
 your teaching

00:34:54.759 --> 00:34:56.679
 is in accord

00:34:56.679 --> 00:34:57.559
 with the gospel.

00:34:58.779 --> 00:35:00.299
 The right response

00:35:00.299 --> 00:35:01.139
 of slaves

00:35:01.139 --> 00:35:01.839
 to their masters

00:35:01.839 --> 00:35:05.119
 will motivate them

00:35:05.119 --> 00:35:06.539
 to live a certain way

00:35:06.539 --> 00:35:09.139
 and rather than moving

00:35:09.139 --> 00:35:11.299
 in a direction

00:35:11.299 --> 00:35:12.959
 that would repel

00:35:12.959 --> 00:35:14.339
 and resist

00:35:14.339 --> 00:35:15.459
 their masters,

00:35:15.679 --> 00:35:16.299
 they're learning

00:35:16.299 --> 00:35:16.979
 to submit

00:35:16.980 --> 00:35:18.360
 and adorn the gospel.

00:35:19.440 --> 00:35:21.480
 In this case,

00:35:21.840 --> 00:35:23.320
 we're transitioning now

00:35:23.320 --> 00:35:24.159
 to what seems

00:35:24.159 --> 00:35:24.599
 to be

00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:26.059
 a new thought here,

00:35:26.380 --> 00:35:27.579
 but we recognize

00:35:27.579 --> 00:35:28.440
 there's a couple

00:35:28.440 --> 00:35:29.039
 of connections

00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:29.980
 that are taking place.

00:35:30.780 --> 00:35:31.699
 The first connection

00:35:31.699 --> 00:35:32.079
 we see

00:35:32.079 --> 00:35:32.760
 is this reference

00:35:32.760 --> 00:35:33.500
 to teaching.

00:35:34.119 --> 00:35:35.139
 At the end of verse 2,

00:35:35.300 --> 00:35:36.559
 teach these things.

00:35:37.240 --> 00:35:37.960
 And now at the beginning

00:35:37.960 --> 00:35:38.599
 of verse 3,

00:35:38.840 --> 00:35:39.699
 if anyone teaches

00:35:39.699 --> 00:35:40.480
 a different doctrine.

00:35:40.679 --> 00:35:42.320
 So while it may seem

00:35:42.320 --> 00:35:43.059
 like these are

00:35:43.059 --> 00:35:44.079
 different thoughts,

00:35:44.519 --> 00:35:45.480
 somehow they relate

00:35:45.480 --> 00:35:46.039
 to one another.

00:35:47.019 --> 00:35:48.940
 The second relationship

00:35:48.940 --> 00:35:49.559
 that we see

00:35:49.559 --> 00:35:50.440
 is this reference

00:35:50.440 --> 00:35:51.219
 to the gospel.

00:35:52.279 --> 00:35:52.960
 In verse 1,

00:35:53.039 --> 00:35:53.779
 so the name of God

00:35:53.779 --> 00:35:54.300
 and the teaching

00:35:54.300 --> 00:35:55.800
 may not be reviled.

00:35:55.980 --> 00:35:56.880
 Then in verse 3,

00:35:57.239 --> 00:35:57.659
 the teaching

00:35:57.659 --> 00:35:58.579
 that does not accord

00:35:58.579 --> 00:35:59.199
 with sound words

00:35:59.199 --> 00:36:00.360
 of our Lord Jesus Christ

00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:01.199
 and the teaching

00:36:01.199 --> 00:36:01.659
 that accords

00:36:01.659 --> 00:36:02.219
 with godliness.

00:36:02.360 --> 00:36:03.119
 We've seen

00:36:03.119 --> 00:36:04.059
 throughout this letter

00:36:04.059 --> 00:36:06.059
 that this godly teaching

00:36:06.059 --> 00:36:07.000
 is synonymous

00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:07.759
 with the gospel.

00:36:09.139 --> 00:36:09.779
 So whether you're

00:36:09.779 --> 00:36:10.820
 teaching others

00:36:10.820 --> 00:36:12.259
 or being taught,

00:36:12.900 --> 00:36:13.639
 take note

00:36:13.639 --> 00:36:14.460
 of the content

00:36:14.460 --> 00:36:15.820
 of your doctrine.

00:36:16.880 --> 00:36:17.300
 Don't listen

00:36:17.300 --> 00:36:17.679
 to the kinds

00:36:17.679 --> 00:36:18.099
 of teachers

00:36:18.099 --> 00:36:18.960
 who are going

00:36:18.960 --> 00:36:19.760
 to soften

00:36:19.760 --> 00:36:20.960
 the hard truths.

00:36:21.679 --> 00:36:22.480
 Those hard truths

00:36:22.480 --> 00:36:23.159
 that would tell

00:36:23.159 --> 00:36:24.199
 those slaves

00:36:24.199 --> 00:36:25.119
 to resist

00:36:25.119 --> 00:36:26.500
 their unjust masters.

00:36:27.300 --> 00:36:29.619
 Those teachers

00:36:29.619 --> 00:36:30.460
 that would instruct

00:36:30.460 --> 00:36:31.119
 their slaves

00:36:31.119 --> 00:36:32.179
 to run away

00:36:32.179 --> 00:36:32.940
 from their masters.

00:36:33.679 --> 00:36:34.280
 Don't listen

00:36:34.280 --> 00:36:34.960
 to those kinds

00:36:34.960 --> 00:36:35.460
 of teachers.

00:36:35.659 --> 00:36:36.480
 It's not in accord

00:36:36.480 --> 00:36:37.019
 with the scripture.

00:36:38.679 --> 00:36:39.860
 It needs to agree

00:36:39.860 --> 00:36:40.519
 with the scripture.

00:36:41.579 --> 00:36:42.559
 It needs to agree

00:36:42.559 --> 00:36:43.380
 with sound teaching.

00:36:44.360 --> 00:36:45.840
 This agreement

00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:47.460
 is to come near,

00:36:48.079 --> 00:36:49.340
 to seek association,

00:36:49.480 --> 00:36:50.059
 to join.

00:36:50.860 --> 00:36:51.719
 It's the kind

00:36:51.719 --> 00:36:52.360
 of teaching

00:36:52.360 --> 00:36:53.719
 that is coupled

00:36:53.719 --> 00:36:55.519
 with sound teaching.

00:36:56.239 --> 00:36:58.059
 These healthy words.

00:36:59.059 --> 00:36:59.659
 Paul's addressed

00:36:59.659 --> 00:37:00.380
 sound teaching

00:37:00.380 --> 00:37:02.079
 throughout his letter.

00:37:02.239 --> 00:37:03.639
 He wants Timothy

00:37:03.639 --> 00:37:04.719
 and he wants this church

00:37:04.719 --> 00:37:05.400
 to recognize

00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:06.259
 the significance

00:37:06.259 --> 00:37:06.900
 of teaching

00:37:06.900 --> 00:37:07.960
 and how it leads

00:37:07.960 --> 00:37:09.219
 to right living.

00:37:09.860 --> 00:37:10.860
 Sound teaching

00:37:10.860 --> 00:37:12.200
 is the only way

00:37:12.200 --> 00:37:13.019
 to enjoy

00:37:13.019 --> 00:37:14.500
 sound living.

00:37:15.579 --> 00:37:16.539
 Teaching that accords

00:37:16.539 --> 00:37:17.099
 with godliness

00:37:17.099 --> 00:37:18.700
 is the only way

00:37:18.700 --> 00:37:19.539
 to get to God.

00:37:20.579 --> 00:37:21.500
 If you want to enjoy

00:37:21.500 --> 00:37:22.400
 spiritual life,

00:37:22.460 --> 00:37:23.660
 if you want to enjoy

00:37:23.660 --> 00:37:24.300
 a relationship

00:37:24.300 --> 00:37:24.800
 with God,

00:37:24.840 --> 00:37:26.039
 you need to listen

00:37:26.039 --> 00:37:26.820
 to the right kinds

00:37:26.820 --> 00:37:27.320
 of teaching

00:37:27.320 --> 00:37:28.240
 that will direct

00:37:28.240 --> 00:37:28.760
 your hearts,

00:37:28.880 --> 00:37:29.500
 your lives

00:37:29.500 --> 00:37:30.400
 to him.

00:37:31.720 --> 00:37:32.220
 And of course,

00:37:32.340 --> 00:37:33.120
 this has been

00:37:33.120 --> 00:37:34.599
 the consistent testimony

00:37:34.599 --> 00:37:35.220
 of this letter

00:37:35.220 --> 00:37:37.640
 that good theology

00:37:37.640 --> 00:37:38.579
 produces

00:37:38.579 --> 00:37:40.199
 good behavior

00:37:40.199 --> 00:37:42.019
 while bad theology

00:37:42.019 --> 00:37:43.279
 produces bad behavior.

00:37:44.179 --> 00:37:44.619
 We saw that

00:37:44.619 --> 00:37:45.319
 in chapter 3,

00:37:45.420 --> 00:37:46.579
 verses 14 and 15

00:37:46.579 --> 00:37:47.819
 where Paul says,

00:37:47.900 --> 00:37:48.420
 I hope to come

00:37:48.420 --> 00:37:49.119
 to you soon,

00:37:49.360 --> 00:37:49.980
 but I'm writing

00:37:49.980 --> 00:37:50.880
 these things to you

00:37:50.880 --> 00:37:52.380
 so that if I delay,

00:37:52.819 --> 00:37:53.699
 you may know

00:37:53.699 --> 00:37:54.480
 how one ought

00:37:54.480 --> 00:37:55.599
 to behave

00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:56.840
 in the household

00:37:56.840 --> 00:37:57.319
 of God,

00:37:57.819 --> 00:37:58.719
 which is the church

00:37:58.719 --> 00:37:59.400
 of the living God,

00:37:59.480 --> 00:38:00.719
 a pillar and buttress

00:38:00.719 --> 00:38:01.860
 of the truth.

00:38:03.539 --> 00:38:04.099
 The apostle Paul

00:38:04.099 --> 00:38:05.039
 wants us to understand

00:38:05.039 --> 00:38:06.960
 how intertwined

00:38:06.960 --> 00:38:08.920
 these two concepts are.

00:38:09.159 --> 00:38:10.240
 You have to know

00:38:10.240 --> 00:38:11.240
 the right things

00:38:11.240 --> 00:38:12.019
 so you can live

00:38:12.019 --> 00:38:12.760
 the right way.

00:38:13.840 --> 00:38:14.840
 And eventually,

00:38:15.240 --> 00:38:16.559
 what you believe,

00:38:16.699 --> 00:38:17.720
 whether good or bad,

00:38:18.000 --> 00:38:18.980
 is going to leak

00:38:18.980 --> 00:38:19.780
 out of you.

00:38:19.940 --> 00:38:21.019
 It's going to show up

00:38:21.019 --> 00:38:21.780
 in your behavior.

00:38:22.760 --> 00:38:23.900
 So then in chapter 5,

00:38:23.980 --> 00:38:25.240
 verses 24 and 25,

00:38:25.360 --> 00:38:26.059
 he says this,

00:38:26.740 --> 00:38:27.920
 the sins of some people

00:38:27.920 --> 00:38:29.420
 are conspicuous

00:38:29.420 --> 00:38:30.179
 or they're obvious,

00:38:30.960 --> 00:38:31.659
 going before them

00:38:31.659 --> 00:38:32.059
 to judgment,

00:38:32.199 --> 00:38:33.260
 but the sins of others

00:38:33.260 --> 00:38:33.840
 appear later.

00:38:34.220 --> 00:38:35.559
 So also good works

00:38:35.559 --> 00:38:36.820
 are conspicuous.

00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:38.639
 or obvious

00:38:38.639 --> 00:38:39.679
 in even those

00:38:39.679 --> 00:38:40.860
 that are not

00:38:40.860 --> 00:38:42.179
 cannot be hidden.

00:38:43.340 --> 00:38:44.280
 What you believe

00:38:44.280 --> 00:38:45.340
 about God,

00:38:46.220 --> 00:38:47.019
 the doctrines

00:38:47.019 --> 00:38:47.760
 that you hold to,

00:38:48.340 --> 00:38:49.539
 will eventually show up

00:38:49.539 --> 00:38:50.159
 in how you live.

00:38:51.119 --> 00:38:51.960
 And so as we look

00:38:51.960 --> 00:38:52.860
 around the landscape,

00:38:53.420 --> 00:38:54.579
 especially of the leaders

00:38:54.579 --> 00:38:55.740
 who seem to teach

00:38:55.740 --> 00:38:56.720
 so faithfully,

00:38:57.099 --> 00:38:58.199
 who seem to teach

00:38:58.199 --> 00:38:59.360
 so powerfully,

00:38:59.500 --> 00:39:00.720
 and then all of a sudden

00:39:00.720 --> 00:39:02.139
 the bottom has fallen out

00:39:02.139 --> 00:39:03.099
 and they've been exposed

00:39:03.099 --> 00:39:04.380
 in some way,

00:39:04.380 --> 00:39:06.200
 it demonstrates

00:39:06.200 --> 00:39:06.820
 that there's been

00:39:06.820 --> 00:39:08.500
 a flaw somewhere

00:39:08.500 --> 00:39:10.240
 in their believing,

00:39:10.700 --> 00:39:11.619
 in their theology.

00:39:14.059 --> 00:39:14.980
 Make sure

00:39:14.980 --> 00:39:17.380
 your theology is sound.

00:39:18.119 --> 00:39:18.840
 Make sure

00:39:18.840 --> 00:39:19.700
 that you're teaching

00:39:19.700 --> 00:39:20.619
 and listening

00:39:20.619 --> 00:39:22.000
 to the right things.

00:39:22.860 --> 00:39:24.019
 So what are the marks

00:39:24.019 --> 00:39:25.039
 of sound teaching?

00:39:25.820 --> 00:39:26.019
 Well,

00:39:26.079 --> 00:39:28.240
 it also impacts

00:39:28.240 --> 00:39:28.860
 the way we live.

00:39:28.860 --> 00:39:29.260
 We see that

00:39:29.260 --> 00:39:30.860
 in verses 4 and 5.

00:39:33.180 --> 00:39:34.519
 Especially in verse 5,

00:39:34.579 --> 00:39:34.960
 we see,

00:39:35.920 --> 00:39:36.880
 he is puffed up

00:39:36.880 --> 00:39:37.900
 with conceit.

00:39:38.460 --> 00:39:39.440
 He understands nothing.

00:39:40.280 --> 00:39:40.940
 He has an unhealthy

00:39:40.940 --> 00:39:42.240
 craving for controversy

00:39:42.240 --> 00:39:43.440
 and for quarrels

00:39:43.440 --> 00:39:44.180
 about words

00:39:44.180 --> 00:39:45.539
 which produce envy,

00:39:45.760 --> 00:39:46.220
 dissension,

00:39:46.420 --> 00:39:46.800
 slander,

00:39:47.200 --> 00:39:48.059
 and evil suspicion.

00:39:48.860 --> 00:39:50.039
 And constant friction

00:39:50.039 --> 00:39:50.840
 among people

00:39:50.840 --> 00:39:52.059
 who are depraved

00:39:52.059 --> 00:39:52.820
 in mind

00:39:52.820 --> 00:39:53.740
 and deprived

00:39:53.740 --> 00:39:54.400
 of the truth,

00:39:54.640 --> 00:39:55.940
 imagining that godliness

00:39:55.940 --> 00:39:57.139
 is a means

00:39:57.139 --> 00:39:57.920
 of gain.

00:39:59.360 --> 00:40:00.760
 Theology does impact

00:40:00.760 --> 00:40:01.659
 the way you live.

00:40:02.460 --> 00:40:03.460
 It shows up

00:40:03.460 --> 00:40:04.900
 in how you behave.

00:40:06.539 --> 00:40:07.019
 And so what are

00:40:07.019 --> 00:40:07.619
 the marks of it?

00:40:07.720 --> 00:40:08.619
 What do you notice

00:40:08.619 --> 00:40:09.900
 of the kinds

00:40:09.900 --> 00:40:10.820
 of teachings,

00:40:11.039 --> 00:40:12.500
 the kinds of doctrines

00:40:12.500 --> 00:40:15.880
 that are divergent?

00:40:16.559 --> 00:40:16.760
 Well,

00:40:16.760 --> 00:40:17.240
 it's going to lead

00:40:17.240 --> 00:40:18.019
 to this kind of life.

00:40:18.700 --> 00:40:19.400
 The kind of life

00:40:19.400 --> 00:40:20.260
 of one who

00:40:20.260 --> 00:40:21.659
 likes controversy,

00:40:22.340 --> 00:40:23.059
 likes to argue

00:40:23.059 --> 00:40:23.840
 about words,

00:40:23.840 --> 00:40:25.200
 likes to ask

00:40:25.200 --> 00:40:26.180
 the kinds of questions

00:40:26.180 --> 00:40:28.340
 that are somewhat

00:40:28.340 --> 00:40:29.079
 superficial

00:40:29.079 --> 00:40:30.000
 and irrelevant,

00:40:30.800 --> 00:40:32.340
 that want to

00:40:32.340 --> 00:40:33.300
 parse out

00:40:33.300 --> 00:40:33.920
 the things

00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:35.320
 that really don't matter,

00:40:35.440 --> 00:40:36.440
 that are unrelated

00:40:36.440 --> 00:40:37.519
 really to the gospel.

00:40:38.320 --> 00:40:38.880
 They want to

00:40:38.880 --> 00:40:39.440
 demonstrate

00:40:39.440 --> 00:40:40.280
 that they are

00:40:40.280 --> 00:40:42.059
 the smartest person

00:40:42.059 --> 00:40:42.700
 in the room.

00:40:43.860 --> 00:40:44.400
 They love,

00:40:44.460 --> 00:40:45.320
 they have this unhealthy

00:40:45.320 --> 00:40:46.700
 craving for controversy.

00:40:47.340 --> 00:40:47.980
 They love it

00:40:47.980 --> 00:40:48.820
 when people are all

00:40:48.820 --> 00:40:49.680
 revved up

00:40:49.680 --> 00:40:50.880
 and they've got them going.

00:40:52.340 --> 00:40:52.860
 And then,

00:40:52.960 --> 00:40:53.160
 of course,

00:40:53.160 --> 00:40:53.700
 in the wake,

00:40:53.840 --> 00:40:55.079
 of their teaching,

00:40:56.100 --> 00:40:56.980
 they leave

00:40:56.980 --> 00:40:58.039
 those around them

00:40:58.039 --> 00:40:59.160
 full of envy

00:40:59.160 --> 00:40:59.840
 and dissension

00:40:59.840 --> 00:41:00.600
 and slander

00:41:00.600 --> 00:41:01.960
 and evil suspicion,

00:41:02.760 --> 00:41:03.900
 this constant friction

00:41:03.900 --> 00:41:05.019
 among those

00:41:05.019 --> 00:41:06.420
 who are depraved

00:41:06.420 --> 00:41:06.820
 in mind

00:41:06.820 --> 00:41:07.300
 and deprived

00:41:07.300 --> 00:41:07.700
 of the truth.

00:41:07.760 --> 00:41:08.519
 They show

00:41:08.519 --> 00:41:09.840
 where their true heart is.

00:41:10.720 --> 00:41:11.519
 They are depraved.

00:41:12.500 --> 00:41:13.160
 They're depraved.

00:41:13.700 --> 00:41:14.360
 And this is

00:41:14.360 --> 00:41:15.160
 the word

00:41:15.160 --> 00:41:15.900
 for

00:41:15.900 --> 00:41:18.120
 to destroy utterly,

00:41:18.600 --> 00:41:19.600
 to be corrupt.

00:41:20.340 --> 00:41:21.039
 They're depraved

00:41:21.039 --> 00:41:21.600
 in their mind.

00:41:21.860 --> 00:41:22.579
 They're deprived

00:41:22.579 --> 00:41:23.039
 of the truth,

00:41:23.039 --> 00:41:23.420
 which means,

00:41:23.659 --> 00:41:24.019
 is the word

00:41:24.019 --> 00:41:24.639
 to steal

00:41:24.639 --> 00:41:25.460
 or to rob

00:41:25.460 --> 00:41:26.639
 or to deprive.

00:41:27.579 --> 00:41:29.039
 They assume

00:41:29.039 --> 00:41:30.460
 and they posture

00:41:30.460 --> 00:41:30.980
 themselves

00:41:30.980 --> 00:41:32.139
 as those who

00:41:32.139 --> 00:41:33.179
 have it all together,

00:41:33.440 --> 00:41:34.880
 who know all the truths.

00:41:35.159 --> 00:41:36.059
 But they demonstrate

00:41:36.059 --> 00:41:37.440
 through the collateral

00:41:37.440 --> 00:41:38.840
 damage of their life,

00:41:38.980 --> 00:41:39.960
 they really don't know

00:41:39.960 --> 00:41:41.380
 anything about the gospel

00:41:41.380 --> 00:41:43.000
 because the gospel

00:41:43.000 --> 00:41:43.500
 is meant

00:41:43.500 --> 00:41:44.920
 to produce

00:41:44.920 --> 00:41:45.840
 the kind

00:41:45.840 --> 00:41:47.000
 of fruit

00:41:47.000 --> 00:41:47.739
 that we see

00:41:47.739 --> 00:41:49.019
 in Galatians 5.22.

00:41:49.019 --> 00:41:50.539
 the fruit of the Spirit

00:41:50.539 --> 00:41:51.159
 that is love

00:41:51.159 --> 00:41:51.639
 and joy,

00:41:52.039 --> 00:41:52.420
 peace,

00:41:52.900 --> 00:41:53.320
 patience,

00:41:53.500 --> 00:41:53.800
 kindness,

00:41:54.500 --> 00:41:54.759
 goodness,

00:41:55.019 --> 00:41:55.440
 faithfulness,

00:41:55.539 --> 00:41:55.920
 gentleness,

00:41:56.259 --> 00:41:56.960
 and self-control.

00:41:57.739 --> 00:41:58.219
 Rather,

00:41:58.340 --> 00:41:58.900
 what you see

00:41:58.900 --> 00:41:59.460
 as the marks

00:41:59.460 --> 00:42:00.079
 of their life

00:42:00.079 --> 00:42:00.599
 are those

00:42:00.599 --> 00:42:03.619
 works of the flesh,

00:42:04.659 --> 00:42:05.280
 those enmity

00:42:05.280 --> 00:42:06.019
 and strife

00:42:06.019 --> 00:42:06.719
 and jealousy,

00:42:07.500 --> 00:42:08.280
 fits of anger,

00:42:08.739 --> 00:42:09.219
 rivalries,

00:42:09.320 --> 00:42:09.780
 dissension,

00:42:09.960 --> 00:42:10.360
 divisions

00:42:10.360 --> 00:42:11.380
 that we see

00:42:11.380 --> 00:42:12.559
 in the passage

00:42:12.559 --> 00:42:14.239
 preceding Galatians 5.22.

00:42:15.159 --> 00:42:15.899
 These teachers

00:42:15.899 --> 00:42:16.339
 show

00:42:16.339 --> 00:42:17.579
 what is really

00:42:17.579 --> 00:42:18.719
 on their hearts

00:42:18.719 --> 00:42:19.500
 and minds.

00:42:20.619 --> 00:42:21.639
 They demonstrate

00:42:21.639 --> 00:42:22.579
 they really have

00:42:22.579 --> 00:42:23.339
 no affection

00:42:23.339 --> 00:42:24.659
 for the gospel.

00:42:26.959 --> 00:42:28.359
 This is the telltale sign

00:42:28.359 --> 00:42:28.839
 that we see

00:42:28.839 --> 00:42:29.679
 throughout the Old Testament

00:42:29.679 --> 00:42:31.139
 or throughout the New Testament

00:42:31.139 --> 00:42:32.679
 of false teachers.

00:42:33.199 --> 00:42:34.199
 This love of money.

00:42:34.719 --> 00:42:35.299
 Thinking that

00:42:35.299 --> 00:42:37.199
 working for the gospel

00:42:37.199 --> 00:42:37.879
 in some way

00:42:37.879 --> 00:42:39.419
 is supposed to lead

00:42:39.419 --> 00:42:41.099
 to some benefit

00:42:41.099 --> 00:42:41.579
 for them.

00:42:41.759 --> 00:42:43.359
 This gain,

00:42:43.360 --> 00:42:46.220
 this luxury

00:42:46.220 --> 00:42:46.700
 they're supposed

00:42:46.700 --> 00:42:47.340
 to experience.

00:42:47.579 --> 00:42:48.800
 This means of gain

00:42:48.800 --> 00:42:49.500
 we see there

00:42:49.500 --> 00:42:51.059
 in verses 4 and 5.

00:42:52.480 --> 00:42:54.039
 But in 2 Peter 2,

00:42:54.140 --> 00:42:54.579
 verse 3,

00:42:56.019 --> 00:42:56.940
 Peter will address

00:42:56.940 --> 00:42:57.820
 those who are

00:42:57.820 --> 00:42:58.460
 false teachers

00:42:58.460 --> 00:42:58.920
 this way.

00:42:59.079 --> 00:42:59.360
 He says,

00:43:00.039 --> 00:43:00.620
 in their greed

00:43:00.620 --> 00:43:01.480
 they will exploit you

00:43:01.480 --> 00:43:02.180
 with false words.

00:43:03.039 --> 00:43:04.160
 Their condemnation

00:43:04.160 --> 00:43:05.240
 from long ago

00:43:05.240 --> 00:43:06.039
 is not idle

00:43:06.039 --> 00:43:07.380
 and their destruction

00:43:07.380 --> 00:43:08.400
 is not asleep.

00:43:09.220 --> 00:43:09.840
 The hallmark

00:43:09.840 --> 00:43:10.559
 of those

00:43:10.559 --> 00:43:11.920
 who are false teachers

00:43:11.920 --> 00:43:13.800
 will be their obsession

00:43:13.800 --> 00:43:14.400
 with money.

00:43:15.880 --> 00:43:16.720
 And as we saw

00:43:16.720 --> 00:43:18.480
 back in this passage

00:43:18.480 --> 00:43:19.400
 and we saw

00:43:19.400 --> 00:43:20.380
 in 2 Peter,

00:43:20.740 --> 00:43:21.820
 those same kind of

00:43:21.820 --> 00:43:22.820
 hallmarks are true today.

00:43:23.659 --> 00:43:24.180
 In the health,

00:43:24.300 --> 00:43:24.880
 wealth gospel

00:43:24.880 --> 00:43:25.900
 and maybe even

00:43:25.900 --> 00:43:26.680
 in your own

00:43:26.680 --> 00:43:28.440
 teaching and instruction

00:43:28.440 --> 00:43:29.220
 and encouragement

00:43:29.220 --> 00:43:30.900
 to those around you

00:43:30.900 --> 00:43:32.460
 that point to

00:43:32.460 --> 00:43:33.380
 the product

00:43:33.380 --> 00:43:34.180
 instead of pointing

00:43:34.180 --> 00:43:35.380
 to Christ.

00:43:35.880 --> 00:43:36.840
 Don't follow

00:43:36.840 --> 00:43:37.860
 their divergent teaching.

00:43:38.079 --> 00:43:38.720
 Don't listen

00:43:38.720 --> 00:43:39.460
 to those

00:43:39.460 --> 00:43:40.820
 who cause friction.

00:43:41.699 --> 00:43:42.420
 Don't give heed

00:43:42.420 --> 00:43:43.019
 to those

00:43:43.019 --> 00:43:44.440
 who are unsatisfied

00:43:44.440 --> 00:43:45.500
 with their income.

00:43:46.940 --> 00:43:47.740
 Don't follow

00:43:47.740 --> 00:43:48.240
 after those

00:43:48.240 --> 00:43:49.199
 who pursue

00:43:49.199 --> 00:43:50.720
 dishonest gain.

00:43:51.240 --> 00:43:51.679
 And finally,

00:43:52.559 --> 00:43:54.019
 in verses 6 to 10

00:43:54.019 --> 00:43:54.960
 we find the gospel

00:43:54.960 --> 00:43:56.559
 changes our perspective.

00:43:56.740 --> 00:43:57.220
 It changes

00:43:57.220 --> 00:43:58.500
 our perspective.

00:43:59.579 --> 00:44:00.099
 And we spent

00:44:00.099 --> 00:44:00.559
 some time

00:44:00.559 --> 00:44:01.159
 talking about

00:44:01.159 --> 00:44:02.119
 contentment,

00:44:02.440 --> 00:44:02.920
 talked about

00:44:02.920 --> 00:44:03.639
 godliness.

00:44:04.360 --> 00:44:04.699
 Let me just

00:44:04.699 --> 00:44:05.780
 wrap this up here

00:44:05.780 --> 00:44:06.960
 by reading this

00:44:06.960 --> 00:44:07.659
 and providing

00:44:07.659 --> 00:44:08.559
 some brief comments.

00:44:08.559 --> 00:44:09.719
 Godliness

00:44:09.719 --> 00:44:10.420
 with contentment

00:44:10.420 --> 00:44:10.960
 is great gain.

00:44:11.900 --> 00:44:12.599
 For we brought

00:44:12.599 --> 00:44:14.139
 nothing into this world,

00:44:14.579 --> 00:44:15.500
 we can take

00:44:15.500 --> 00:44:16.920
 nothing out

00:44:16.920 --> 00:44:17.440
 of this world.

00:44:18.139 --> 00:44:19.000
 But if we have

00:44:19.000 --> 00:44:19.860
 food and clothing,

00:44:20.340 --> 00:44:21.059
 with these

00:44:21.059 --> 00:44:21.840
 we will be content.

00:44:22.900 --> 00:44:23.559
 But those

00:44:23.559 --> 00:44:24.159
 who desire

00:44:24.159 --> 00:44:24.699
 to be rich

00:44:24.699 --> 00:44:25.699
 fall into temptation

00:44:25.699 --> 00:44:26.799
 and into a snare,

00:44:27.699 --> 00:44:28.820
 into many senseless

00:44:28.820 --> 00:44:29.960
 and harmful desires

00:44:29.960 --> 00:44:31.360
 that plunge people

00:44:31.360 --> 00:44:32.059
 into ruin

00:44:32.059 --> 00:44:33.019
 and destruction.

00:44:34.099 --> 00:44:34.579
 For the love

00:44:34.579 --> 00:44:34.920
 of money

00:44:34.920 --> 00:44:35.420
 is the root

00:44:35.420 --> 00:44:36.039
 of all kinds

00:44:36.039 --> 00:44:36.460
 of evil.

00:44:36.460 --> 00:44:37.860
 it is through

00:44:37.860 --> 00:44:38.679
 this craving

00:44:38.679 --> 00:44:39.420
 that some

00:44:39.420 --> 00:44:40.420
 have wandered

00:44:40.420 --> 00:44:41.960
 away from the faith

00:44:41.960 --> 00:44:42.960
 and have pierced

00:44:42.960 --> 00:44:43.480
 themselves

00:44:43.480 --> 00:44:44.740
 with many pangs.

00:44:45.119 --> 00:44:45.440
 Do you see

00:44:45.440 --> 00:44:46.360
 the dangers

00:44:46.360 --> 00:44:47.400
 that the Apostle Paul

00:44:47.400 --> 00:44:48.760
 is drawing out here?

00:44:49.280 --> 00:44:50.559
 The wonder

00:44:50.559 --> 00:44:51.720
 and the security

00:44:51.720 --> 00:44:52.340
 that we have

00:44:52.340 --> 00:44:53.679
 in contentment

00:44:53.679 --> 00:44:54.880
 coupled with godliness?

00:44:56.159 --> 00:44:56.840
 Godliness

00:44:56.840 --> 00:44:57.780
 with contentment

00:44:57.780 --> 00:44:58.860
 is great gain.

00:44:58.960 --> 00:44:59.920
 While those

00:44:59.920 --> 00:45:00.840
 false teachers

00:45:00.840 --> 00:45:01.900
 are looking

00:45:01.900 --> 00:45:03.460
 for the gain

00:45:03.460 --> 00:45:04.019
 that would come

00:45:04.019 --> 00:45:05.780
 in a monetary way

00:45:05.780 --> 00:45:07.119
 or a physical way,

00:45:07.239 --> 00:45:08.199
 there is gain

00:45:08.199 --> 00:45:08.900
 to be had

00:45:08.900 --> 00:45:10.360
 in living a godly life.

00:45:10.780 --> 00:45:11.820
 But not the gain

00:45:11.820 --> 00:45:12.900
 that you might expect

00:45:12.900 --> 00:45:14.139
 here in this world.

00:45:15.039 --> 00:45:15.579
 It's better.

00:45:16.179 --> 00:45:16.739
 It's deeper.

00:45:16.860 --> 00:45:17.239
 It's greater.

00:45:17.340 --> 00:45:17.980
 It's more secure.

00:45:18.900 --> 00:45:19.679
 It's the gain

00:45:19.679 --> 00:45:20.159
 of having

00:45:20.159 --> 00:45:20.940
 relationship

00:45:20.940 --> 00:45:21.759
 with Jesus.

00:45:21.980 --> 00:45:22.539
 Of having

00:45:22.539 --> 00:45:23.659
 sins forgiven

00:45:23.659 --> 00:45:24.800
 that only comes

00:45:24.800 --> 00:45:25.380
 through faith

00:45:25.380 --> 00:45:25.980
 in Christ.

00:45:25.980 --> 00:45:29.440
 those of you

00:45:29.440 --> 00:45:30.740
 who have

00:45:30.740 --> 00:45:31.460
 enjoyed

00:45:31.460 --> 00:45:32.320
 the benefits

00:45:32.320 --> 00:45:33.659
 of this gospel

00:45:33.659 --> 00:45:34.219
 that we've been

00:45:34.219 --> 00:45:34.900
 talking about,

00:45:35.320 --> 00:45:36.000
 you know

00:45:36.000 --> 00:45:37.500
 that it requires

00:45:37.500 --> 00:45:38.659
 us to come

00:45:38.659 --> 00:45:39.079
 to a place

00:45:39.079 --> 00:45:39.699
 of recognizing

00:45:39.699 --> 00:45:40.519
 our own sin.

00:45:41.360 --> 00:45:41.840
 Of knowing

00:45:41.840 --> 00:45:42.780
 that all have sinned

00:45:42.780 --> 00:45:43.380
 and come short

00:45:43.380 --> 00:45:43.960
 of the glory

00:45:43.960 --> 00:45:44.760
 of God.

00:45:45.420 --> 00:45:46.940
 Every one of us

00:45:46.940 --> 00:45:48.559
 has committed

00:45:48.559 --> 00:45:49.619
 offenses

00:45:49.619 --> 00:45:50.539
 against God

00:45:50.539 --> 00:45:52.380
 big and small

00:45:52.380 --> 00:45:53.139
 and because

00:45:53.139 --> 00:45:54.199
 of those offenses

00:45:54.199 --> 00:45:56.719
 we are

00:45:56.719 --> 00:45:57.879
 deserving

00:45:57.879 --> 00:45:58.839
 of condemnation

00:45:58.839 --> 00:45:59.299
 and judgment.

00:46:00.619 --> 00:46:01.339
 Romans 6.23

00:46:01.339 --> 00:46:01.739
 says,

00:46:01.879 --> 00:46:02.299
 the wages

00:46:02.299 --> 00:46:02.919
 of sin

00:46:02.919 --> 00:46:04.039
 is death

00:46:04.039 --> 00:46:06.059
 but the gift

00:46:06.059 --> 00:46:06.480
 of God

00:46:06.480 --> 00:46:07.279
 is eternal life

00:46:07.279 --> 00:46:08.419
 through Jesus Christ

00:46:08.419 --> 00:46:08.719
 our Lord.

00:46:08.819 --> 00:46:10.119
 And so we enjoy

00:46:10.119 --> 00:46:10.939
 the benefits

00:46:10.939 --> 00:46:12.099
 of what Christ

00:46:12.099 --> 00:46:12.839
 has come to do.

00:46:13.139 --> 00:46:13.899
 He paid

00:46:13.899 --> 00:46:14.719
 for our sin

00:46:14.719 --> 00:46:15.719
 on the cross.

00:46:16.379 --> 00:46:17.599
 He erased

00:46:17.599 --> 00:46:18.099
 the debt

00:46:18.099 --> 00:46:18.639
 for those

00:46:18.639 --> 00:46:19.439
 who come to him

00:46:19.439 --> 00:46:20.099
 in faith

00:46:20.099 --> 00:46:21.460
 asking forgiveness

00:46:21.460 --> 00:46:22.619
 for their sins

00:46:22.619 --> 00:46:23.819
 and recognizing

00:46:23.820 --> 00:46:24.539
 that only

00:46:24.539 --> 00:46:26.019
 Jesus can pay

00:46:26.019 --> 00:46:27.080
 for those sins.

00:46:27.420 --> 00:46:28.360
 He died

00:46:28.360 --> 00:46:29.380
 he rose again

00:46:29.380 --> 00:46:30.000
 to give us

00:46:30.000 --> 00:46:30.900
 new life

00:46:30.900 --> 00:46:31.580
 a hope

00:46:31.580 --> 00:46:32.440
 of a future

00:46:32.440 --> 00:46:33.140
 with God

00:46:33.140 --> 00:46:34.180
 that only comes

00:46:34.180 --> 00:46:34.800
 through believing.

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 Believe

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 on the Lord

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 Jesus Christ

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 and you'll be saved.

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 So if we confess

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 with our mouth

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 that Jesus is Lord

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 if we believe

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 in our heart

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 that God raised

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 Jesus from the dead

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 we'll be saved.

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 And then

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 it leads us

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 to this life

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 this opportunity

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 for contentment.

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 Contentment

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 we can enjoy

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 because the perspective

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 of our life

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 has changed

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 and there's new hope

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 now.

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 There's new confidence

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 now.

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 As Paul will describe

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 in Philippians chapter 4

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 verses 11 to 13

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 he says

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 not that I'm speaking

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 of being in need

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 for I have learned

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 in whatever situation

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 I am to be content.

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 I know how to be brought low.

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 I know how to abound.

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 In any

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 and every circumstance

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 I have learned

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 the secret

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 of facing

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 plenty

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 and hunger

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 abundance

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 and need

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 I can do

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 all things

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 through him

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 who strengthens

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 me.

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 The apostle Paul

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 has learned

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 the beauty

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 the key

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 to making it

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 through this life

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 and he does that

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 one way

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 through faith

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 in Christ.

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 So when things

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 are good

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 when things

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 are bad

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 when life

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 is hard

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 when life

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 is good

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 when he has

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 plenty

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 when he has lack

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 when he is

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 experiencing

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 the pleasure

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 of people's

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 welcoming embrace

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 and those

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 who are pushing

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 him out of town

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 he has learned

00:47:55.759 --> 00:47:56.539
 that he can trust

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 in Christ

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 he can do

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 all things

00:47:58.960 --> 00:47:59.480
 through Christ

00:47:59.480 --> 00:48:00.359
 who strengthens him.

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 That is

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 the key

00:48:03.699 --> 00:48:04.960
 to the Christian life

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 and the alternative

00:48:06.440 --> 00:48:08.079
 that the apostle Paul

00:48:08.079 --> 00:48:08.759
 presents here

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 in verses 9 to 10

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 is a horrible fate.

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 Those who fall

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 into temptation

00:48:14.519 --> 00:48:14.960
 he says

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 into a snare

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 many senseless

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 and harmful

00:48:17.900 --> 00:48:18.519
 desires

00:48:18.519 --> 00:48:20.179
 this love

00:48:20.179 --> 00:48:20.619
 for money

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 drives them

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 and it's not

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 that money

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 is evil

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 in itself

00:48:25.000 --> 00:48:25.900
 that God

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 has allowed us

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 to enjoy

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 the benefits

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 of money

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 so that we

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 can share

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 like Christ

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 we find

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 in 2 Corinthians

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 chapter 8

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 that though

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 he was rich

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 it says

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 he became

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 poor for us

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 so that we

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 through his

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 poverty

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 might be rich

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 and that's

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 the pleasure

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 the benefit

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 that we

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 have

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 when we

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 make

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 money

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 we have

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 plenty

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 it gives us

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 the opportunity

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 to steward

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 that money

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 and to share

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 with others

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 to do otherwise

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 is what we find

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 here at the end

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 we have this craving

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 and as it leads

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 some away

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 from the faith

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 it pierces them

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 with many pangs

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 may God help us

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 to learn

00:49:11.019 --> 00:49:11.880
 the secret

00:49:11.880 --> 00:49:12.659
 to contentment

00:49:12.659 --> 00:49:14.259
 to understand

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 the significance

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 of what God

00:49:16.299 --> 00:49:16.940
 has given to us

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 and to allow

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 the stabilizing

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 force of Christ

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 strengthening

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 in our life

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 to help us

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 adorn the gospel

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 wherever we are

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 God we thank you

00:49:26.980 --> 00:49:27.299
 for

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 thank you for

00:49:29.519 --> 00:49:29.920
 the word

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 that we've read

00:49:30.500 --> 00:49:30.960
 this morning

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 and God

00:49:33.019 --> 00:49:33.639
 as we evaluate

00:49:33.639 --> 00:49:34.079
 our lives

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 we know

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 that there are

00:49:35.360 --> 00:49:36.139
 some areas

00:49:36.139 --> 00:49:37.440
 we need to grow

00:49:37.440 --> 00:49:39.340
 we pray

00:49:39.340 --> 00:49:39.659
 that you would

00:49:39.659 --> 00:49:40.099
 help us

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 as we relate

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 to our managers

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 our bosses

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 our employers

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 help us

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 to adorn the gospel

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 in a way

00:49:48.340 --> 00:49:49.740
 that makes

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 much of Jesus

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 and Lord

00:49:51.900 --> 00:49:52.380
 as we

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 are instructing

00:49:53.820 --> 00:49:54.280
 others

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 as we're listening

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 to teaching

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 help it to be

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 the kind of teaching

00:49:58.960 --> 00:49:59.960
 that accords

00:49:59.960 --> 00:50:00.720
 with godliness

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 the kind of teaching

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 that even

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 makes life

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 hard

00:50:04.840 --> 00:50:06.340
 so that Christ

00:50:06.340 --> 00:50:07.220
 can be exalted

00:50:07.219 --> 00:50:08.179
 even through

00:50:08.179 --> 00:50:09.219
 difficult situations

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 and Lord

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 I pray

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 you would help

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 us to be content

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 help us to learn

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 the secret

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 of godliness

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 along with

00:50:17.179 --> 00:50:17.980
 contentment

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 that what

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 we believe

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 in terms

00:50:22.039 --> 00:50:22.579
 of faith

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 will lead us

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 to behavior

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 that points

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 to Christ

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 and God

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 I pray

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 that you'd help

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 us to do that

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 faithfully

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 in Jesus name

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 amen

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 God bless you

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 have a great week

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