1 00:00:01,230 --> 00:00:04,881 Welcome to relentless truth with John Warren, the 2 00:00:04,881 --> 00:00:08,215 podcast that extracts truth from a wide range 3 00:00:08,215 --> 00:00:08,904 of topics 4 00:00:09,422 --> 00:00:12,208 revealing who God is, who we are and 5 00:00:12,208 --> 00:00:15,312 how we relate to each other. Now, here's 6 00:00:15,471 --> 00:00:19,230 John with this week's powerful and practical insights. 7 00:00:24,169 --> 00:00:26,974 Welcome to relentless truth I'm John Warren, It's 8 00:00:26,974 --> 00:00:28,572 good to be with you again, please like 9 00:00:28,572 --> 00:00:30,191 share review and subscribe 10 00:00:30,730 --> 00:00:31,689 to relentless truth. 11 00:00:32,568 --> 00:00:34,486 You can find us where you get your 12 00:00:34,486 --> 00:00:34,965 podcast podcasts. 13 00:00:36,097 --> 00:00:39,597 Our website is john warren media dot com. 14 00:00:40,393 --> 00:00:41,825 Please feel free to go there to learn 15 00:00:41,825 --> 00:00:44,072 more about our work. Including the sponsor of 16 00:00:44,072 --> 00:00:45,290 all this works Cf 17 00:00:45,988 --> 00:00:49,181 Financial. It's actually Dba for Christian 18 00:00:49,660 --> 00:00:50,778 Financial Solutions 19 00:00:51,337 --> 00:00:51,576 Llc. 20 00:00:52,548 --> 00:00:55,753 Which is my company. 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We've we've had 36 00:01:35,007 --> 00:01:36,064 an introductory 37 00:01:37,254 --> 00:01:39,674 episode already on the book of. 38 00:01:41,015 --> 00:01:42,394 And so we're in 39 00:01:42,775 --> 00:01:43,894 C 1, 40 00:01:44,709 --> 00:01:47,926 And the theme of this book is is 41 00:01:47,986 --> 00:01:48,486 completeness 42 00:01:49,504 --> 00:01:50,303 in Christ. 43 00:01:51,102 --> 00:01:53,281 Isn't that just about the most beautiful 44 00:01:54,155 --> 00:01:54,474 theme, 45 00:01:55,435 --> 00:01:58,814 dear, Christian, brothers and sisters that we could 46 00:01:59,194 --> 00:02:00,814 focus on completeness 47 00:02:01,129 --> 00:02:03,301 in Christ. As I was thinking about this 48 00:02:03,359 --> 00:02:06,146 episode, I was and doing some planning. I 49 00:02:06,146 --> 00:02:06,624 was thinking, 50 00:02:07,500 --> 00:02:09,673 while, if only I could grasp 51 00:02:10,143 --> 00:02:11,019 that concept, 52 00:02:11,496 --> 00:02:11,996 completeness 53 00:02:12,770 --> 00:02:13,884 in in Christ. 54 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:17,329 We look to so many other things 55 00:02:17,878 --> 00:02:21,773 for our completeness are being found in in 56 00:02:21,773 --> 00:02:22,091 him. 57 00:02:23,204 --> 00:02:23,704 He 58 00:02:24,316 --> 00:02:26,383 completes us perfectly. A lot of times you'll 59 00:02:26,383 --> 00:02:29,272 hear in the movies or or the the 60 00:02:29,272 --> 00:02:30,331 modern sentiment 61 00:02:30,790 --> 00:02:32,308 that that this this person, 62 00:02:32,707 --> 00:02:34,385 this human completes me. 63 00:02:35,039 --> 00:02:36,655 And and I... That's a lovely 64 00:02:37,351 --> 00:02:37,851 romantic 65 00:02:38,467 --> 00:02:38,866 sentiment, 66 00:02:39,584 --> 00:02:41,758 but no human really 67 00:02:42,374 --> 00:02:43,352 completes another 68 00:02:43,984 --> 00:02:46,381 person, the way Jesus Christ, 69 00:02:47,259 --> 00:02:47,999 the way 70 00:02:48,538 --> 00:02:50,236 our lord Jesus Christ 71 00:02:51,346 --> 00:02:52,061 completes us. 72 00:02:52,697 --> 00:02:55,162 And and so that's the theme of of 73 00:02:55,162 --> 00:02:57,332 this book. This book is about crystal. 74 00:02:57,706 --> 00:02:59,933 It's about the study of Jesus Christ. If 75 00:02:59,933 --> 00:03:02,284 we If we wanna know who 76 00:03:02,745 --> 00:03:04,185 Jesus really is, 77 00:03:05,864 --> 00:03:07,644 Is a wonderful book 78 00:03:08,425 --> 00:03:08,985 to study. 79 00:03:09,797 --> 00:03:10,274 And, you know, 80 00:03:11,147 --> 00:03:13,845 I know we've we've been through Philippians as 81 00:03:13,845 --> 00:03:14,163 well. 82 00:03:15,195 --> 00:03:17,735 I... I've had the opportunity over the last 83 00:03:17,735 --> 00:03:19,823 few years. Last many years really, 84 00:03:20,622 --> 00:03:21,821 to a 10 or so, 85 00:03:22,460 --> 00:03:23,999 to teach scripture 86 00:03:24,458 --> 00:03:25,278 almost constantly. 87 00:03:25,657 --> 00:03:27,015 And in the last couple of years, 88 00:03:27,908 --> 00:03:30,773 I agreed to to do some more classes 89 00:03:30,773 --> 00:03:33,479 at my church. And now now going forward, 90 00:03:33,718 --> 00:03:36,844 I'm I'm taking on an adult bible study 91 00:03:37,394 --> 00:03:39,309 in Orlando, on Mondays, 92 00:03:40,586 --> 00:03:41,485 late in the afternoon, 93 00:03:42,023 --> 00:03:43,241 that that'll come after 94 00:03:43,619 --> 00:03:45,056 teaching, for a full day, 95 00:03:46,349 --> 00:03:49,469 at Circle Christian School. And I'm I'm just 96 00:03:49,949 --> 00:03:53,069 blessed with the the opportunity to teach. This 97 00:03:53,069 --> 00:03:55,365 podcast now has gone on for almost 98 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:58,768 3 years were past a hundred and 50 99 00:03:59,620 --> 00:04:01,688 episodes. I I forgot to do that thing 100 00:04:01,688 --> 00:04:04,728 that the producers and the marketing folks advised 101 00:04:04,728 --> 00:04:06,724 me to do when we started this podcast, 102 00:04:07,283 --> 00:04:09,678 I've I've really forgotten to take a a 103 00:04:09,678 --> 00:04:11,775 large season of time off 104 00:04:12,153 --> 00:04:13,691 to do do planning 105 00:04:14,082 --> 00:04:14,979 I've just kept 106 00:04:15,511 --> 00:04:19,028 kinda churning through all of these episodes week 107 00:04:19,481 --> 00:04:22,180 after week, not in some sort of rote 108 00:04:22,180 --> 00:04:22,680 way 109 00:04:23,467 --> 00:04:25,774 but but, hopefully in a way that bless 110 00:04:25,774 --> 00:04:28,798 this audience. Your your feedback is is a 111 00:04:28,798 --> 00:04:30,549 a rich rich blessing. And and by the 112 00:04:30,549 --> 00:04:32,274 way I didn't mention it, But the website 113 00:04:32,475 --> 00:04:34,154 the website is john warren media dot com. 114 00:04:34,394 --> 00:04:36,794 I did mention that. You can... Wanna communicate 115 00:04:36,794 --> 00:04:38,714 with me through the contact form there, or 116 00:04:38,714 --> 00:04:40,475 you can send along an email directly to 117 00:04:40,475 --> 00:04:43,687 me at John. At john warren media dot 118 00:04:43,687 --> 00:04:43,927 com. 119 00:04:44,646 --> 00:04:47,523 It's always a blessing to hear from you. 120 00:04:48,402 --> 00:04:50,320 My friends down in Australia, 121 00:04:51,214 --> 00:04:54,487 over in Australia, over and down, in Australia, 122 00:04:54,646 --> 00:04:56,663 it it is a blessing 123 00:04:57,041 --> 00:04:58,877 to hear from you even folks in New 124 00:04:59,036 --> 00:04:59,356 Zealand. 125 00:05:00,088 --> 00:05:01,201 What a rich blessing 126 00:05:01,598 --> 00:05:04,618 in in India, and many other many other 127 00:05:04,618 --> 00:05:07,479 countries and right here in in Florida, what 128 00:05:07,479 --> 00:05:08,353 a blessing it is. 129 00:05:09,083 --> 00:05:11,887 And and most of the other states. I 130 00:05:12,499 --> 00:05:14,565 enjoy data, So I I didn't start this 131 00:05:14,565 --> 00:05:15,621 podcast to 132 00:05:16,249 --> 00:05:19,196 to to put up impressive numbers, but the 133 00:05:19,196 --> 00:05:21,825 the data is just astounding at the number 134 00:05:21,825 --> 00:05:24,794 of of listeners and and it it does 135 00:05:24,852 --> 00:05:25,352 continue 136 00:05:25,900 --> 00:05:26,400 consistently 137 00:05:27,010 --> 00:05:28,516 to grow and I'm grateful for that. 138 00:05:29,308 --> 00:05:30,680 Well, 1 of the 139 00:05:31,052 --> 00:05:34,801 the advantages to all of this teaching is 140 00:05:34,801 --> 00:05:36,791 also a disadvantage and that is I get 141 00:05:36,791 --> 00:05:38,247 to immerse myself 142 00:05:38,861 --> 00:05:40,693 in in biblical truth. 143 00:05:41,584 --> 00:05:43,422 And and it's... For those of you who 144 00:05:43,422 --> 00:05:44,141 who teach 145 00:05:44,620 --> 00:05:44,940 bible, 146 00:05:45,499 --> 00:05:47,657 scripture, pastors and and the like, 147 00:05:48,376 --> 00:05:50,225 you know that it is 1 of the 148 00:05:50,225 --> 00:05:52,634 most convict things that you'll 149 00:05:53,088 --> 00:05:54,861 you'll ever do. A friend of mine who 150 00:05:54,997 --> 00:05:55,895 was a pastor 151 00:05:57,159 --> 00:05:59,702 years ago, that name named Mike Francis who 152 00:05:59,702 --> 00:06:01,927 who whose ministry is a blessing. He's always 153 00:06:01,927 --> 00:06:04,564 a pastor to me. But but he had 154 00:06:04,564 --> 00:06:06,652 a a heart attack on a nazi an 155 00:06:07,185 --> 00:06:09,250 brain injury. And and 1 of the things 156 00:06:09,250 --> 00:06:11,077 he he would say is that that, you 157 00:06:11,077 --> 00:06:12,903 know, before he preach each Sunday. 158 00:06:13,872 --> 00:06:16,336 Sometimes on Saturday, sometimes during preparation during the 159 00:06:16,336 --> 00:06:16,495 week. 160 00:06:17,608 --> 00:06:19,675 Well, most of the time, he he he 161 00:06:19,675 --> 00:06:20,970 had this completely 162 00:06:21,519 --> 00:06:24,572 un feeling. Well, I I have that feeling 163 00:06:24,630 --> 00:06:27,742 today talking about the completeness, our completeness in 164 00:06:27,901 --> 00:06:30,543 Christ, And today, specifically, we're gonna look at 165 00:06:30,543 --> 00:06:33,964 chapter 1 versus 9 through 13, and and 166 00:06:33,964 --> 00:06:36,533 it's... Most comment will call that the worthy 167 00:06:36,670 --> 00:06:36,908 walk. 168 00:06:37,719 --> 00:06:38,857 A walk worthy 169 00:06:39,711 --> 00:06:40,211 of 170 00:06:40,588 --> 00:06:42,659 our Lord Jesus Christ. 171 00:06:43,536 --> 00:06:44,036 And 172 00:06:44,652 --> 00:06:47,134 that is is just so intimidating. 173 00:06:47,611 --> 00:06:50,021 Completeness in Christ our completeness, we can rest 174 00:06:50,634 --> 00:06:53,435 in him, and yet, I don't tend to 175 00:06:53,435 --> 00:06:56,063 rest. I tend to be fit and anxious. 176 00:06:57,576 --> 00:06:58,634 I tend to 177 00:06:59,010 --> 00:07:01,262 look to other things for 178 00:07:02,049 --> 00:07:04,590 completeness. And and my list of those other 179 00:07:04,590 --> 00:07:06,416 things, what we'll call them idol? We'll call 180 00:07:06,416 --> 00:07:08,980 them what they are. There they're actually not 181 00:07:09,369 --> 00:07:12,102 all that uni unemployed. They're they're they're actually 182 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:13,356 noble sometimes. 183 00:07:14,154 --> 00:07:17,742 Those other things can be in routine. They 184 00:07:17,742 --> 00:07:18,675 can be and 185 00:07:19,034 --> 00:07:20,954 even in my teaching. How much teaching am 186 00:07:21,115 --> 00:07:21,514 I doing? 187 00:07:22,154 --> 00:07:24,875 How much recognition for that teaching do I 188 00:07:24,875 --> 00:07:27,278 get, not in a not in AAA 189 00:07:27,278 --> 00:07:29,977 man's applause sort away, but but just just 190 00:07:29,977 --> 00:07:32,121 even behind the scenes, even just thank you 191 00:07:32,121 --> 00:07:34,041 for what you do or or Like, this 192 00:07:34,041 --> 00:07:35,708 has made such a difference in my life. 193 00:07:36,819 --> 00:07:38,485 I guess that is the applause of of 194 00:07:38,485 --> 00:07:39,517 man sometimes. 195 00:07:39,993 --> 00:07:42,080 I mean, I think it's very real when 196 00:07:42,468 --> 00:07:45,486 when, Kathy Ce, who I loved Dearly, 197 00:07:46,598 --> 00:07:47,551 comes up to me and, 198 00:07:48,822 --> 00:07:50,887 year or so go, during a series we 199 00:07:50,887 --> 00:07:51,863 were doing on the 200 00:07:52,173 --> 00:07:54,107 attributes of god says wow, this is 201 00:07:54,484 --> 00:07:56,656 this is really changing the way 202 00:07:57,112 --> 00:07:58,785 I I read scripture. 203 00:07:59,518 --> 00:08:00,817 III 204 00:08:00,875 --> 00:08:02,712 really appreciate that feedback, 205 00:08:03,590 --> 00:08:05,506 but it is tempting then, 206 00:08:06,464 --> 00:08:07,762 to for me to, 207 00:08:08,953 --> 00:08:09,431 develop pride, 208 00:08:10,388 --> 00:08:13,520 rely on myself for some of of my 209 00:08:13,659 --> 00:08:14,057 completeness. 210 00:08:15,493 --> 00:08:17,726 Even though I teach it, I know how 211 00:08:17,726 --> 00:08:18,226 empty 212 00:08:18,538 --> 00:08:21,422 that is, I know that Christ is our 213 00:08:21,637 --> 00:08:22,137 sufficiency 214 00:08:22,750 --> 00:08:25,293 that the attributes of God are amazing that 215 00:08:25,293 --> 00:08:26,803 his essence is amazing. 216 00:08:27,454 --> 00:08:30,238 They doesn't have separate attributes that he's 1 217 00:08:30,238 --> 00:08:31,034 in substance. 218 00:08:31,590 --> 00:08:33,579 Even though I know all those things and 219 00:08:33,579 --> 00:08:35,647 that our completeness is in Christ. 220 00:08:36,459 --> 00:08:38,856 God inca. God in the flesh. 221 00:08:40,294 --> 00:08:42,052 Even though I know all those things and 222 00:08:42,211 --> 00:08:44,384 I read it here from Paul, even though 223 00:08:44,543 --> 00:08:46,941 I know Philippians, the book that we just 224 00:08:46,941 --> 00:08:49,498 read and I see how complimentary it is. 225 00:08:50,297 --> 00:08:51,436 It's because it was written 226 00:08:52,149 --> 00:08:54,623 from the same same in the same time 227 00:08:54,623 --> 00:08:56,618 period to just a slightly different group of 228 00:08:56,618 --> 00:08:56,857 people. 229 00:08:58,214 --> 00:09:01,103 But but even even though Paul is correcting 230 00:09:01,103 --> 00:09:02,461 some things in the church there, 231 00:09:03,180 --> 00:09:04,080 providing wonderful 232 00:09:04,539 --> 00:09:06,856 information for us. And I don't know it 233 00:09:06,856 --> 00:09:09,108 perfectly, but but I do know it well 234 00:09:09,108 --> 00:09:11,904 and have studied it well, Even even though 235 00:09:11,904 --> 00:09:14,061 all of that is true, even though I'm 236 00:09:14,061 --> 00:09:14,960 familiar with 237 00:09:15,435 --> 00:09:17,754 some of the Greek language and just how 238 00:09:17,754 --> 00:09:19,035 important it is, and we're gonna talk about 239 00:09:19,035 --> 00:09:20,875 a an important word that we talk about 240 00:09:20,875 --> 00:09:22,975 a lot today. I still 241 00:09:23,449 --> 00:09:26,157 tend to find my completeness in me. Even 242 00:09:26,157 --> 00:09:28,228 though I know I come up short. I 243 00:09:28,228 --> 00:09:30,299 wonder if you do this. You know, yeah, 244 00:09:30,379 --> 00:09:33,103 you know, you're ear even somewhat depressed over 245 00:09:33,103 --> 00:09:35,438 your limitations. You you know your 246 00:09:35,815 --> 00:09:37,751 pro for sin. You know 247 00:09:38,766 --> 00:09:41,239 that your your... Like, the hem writer said, 248 00:09:41,398 --> 00:09:42,515 you're prone to wonder. 249 00:09:43,484 --> 00:09:44,358 Wonder that is. 250 00:09:46,423 --> 00:09:48,727 Even though you know all those things, why 251 00:09:48,727 --> 00:09:49,465 do we 252 00:09:50,332 --> 00:09:52,723 re... Tend to rely on ourselves instead of 253 00:09:52,723 --> 00:09:55,375 trusting in Jesus Christ for 254 00:09:55,752 --> 00:09:57,346 for our completeness. 255 00:09:58,157 --> 00:09:59,828 I I think a lot of it is 256 00:09:59,828 --> 00:10:00,783 is is knowledge, 257 00:10:01,340 --> 00:10:03,568 but it's also our human limitations on this 258 00:10:03,568 --> 00:10:04,761 earth that will be with us. 259 00:10:05,333 --> 00:10:07,719 And as we mature in Christ, we tend 260 00:10:07,719 --> 00:10:08,219 to 261 00:10:08,991 --> 00:10:11,059 grow in our knowledge of our own sin 262 00:10:11,059 --> 00:10:12,411 and our own limitations. 263 00:10:13,047 --> 00:10:14,998 So let me just read 264 00:10:15,537 --> 00:10:17,695 this introductory section, and then we're gonna, 265 00:10:18,334 --> 00:10:20,012 for... If you're following along if you're able 266 00:10:20,012 --> 00:10:21,690 to do so, you're not driving and you're 267 00:10:21,690 --> 00:10:22,190 someplace 268 00:10:22,902 --> 00:10:25,129 safe where you have access to a Bible. 269 00:10:25,288 --> 00:10:26,800 We're we're in 1, 270 00:10:27,436 --> 00:10:29,027 and you don't need to, you know, 271 00:10:29,678 --> 00:10:31,746 pull over the rest stop, and and 272 00:10:32,621 --> 00:10:34,690 I'm gonna read the the versus, to you, 273 00:10:35,246 --> 00:10:37,090 and you can you can keep but doing 274 00:10:37,090 --> 00:10:38,916 whatever it is you're doing and you'll get 275 00:10:38,916 --> 00:10:40,766 these these these very 276 00:10:41,537 --> 00:10:44,340 simple but profound concepts. So he starts out 277 00:10:45,208 --> 00:10:46,964 Paul and apostle of Christ Jesus by the 278 00:10:47,044 --> 00:10:49,757 Will of God and Timothy, our brother to 279 00:10:49,757 --> 00:10:51,992 the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at. 280 00:10:53,442 --> 00:10:55,186 Grace to you and peace from God our 281 00:10:55,186 --> 00:10:57,905 father. We've talked a lot on this podcast 282 00:10:58,118 --> 00:10:59,094 about Paul's 283 00:10:59,941 --> 00:11:02,738 introductions. They're there's so much you can learn. 284 00:11:02,897 --> 00:11:03,954 We can learn 285 00:11:04,330 --> 00:11:07,456 in in Philippians, the preview our previous study 286 00:11:08,149 --> 00:11:09,684 about servant leadership 287 00:11:10,154 --> 00:11:11,110 from from Paul. 288 00:11:12,385 --> 00:11:14,696 1 of the things that we talked about 289 00:11:14,696 --> 00:11:16,153 that you can see here 290 00:11:16,768 --> 00:11:17,587 is that 291 00:11:18,058 --> 00:11:20,069 Paul changes his greeting 292 00:11:20,683 --> 00:11:21,956 for his audience. For example, 293 00:11:22,592 --> 00:11:24,444 he founded the church at Philip, 294 00:11:24,994 --> 00:11:26,591 and he doesn't need to use the word 295 00:11:26,591 --> 00:11:29,065 an apostle. He doesn't need to establish his 296 00:11:29,065 --> 00:11:30,662 apostles ship. They are near and dear to 297 00:11:30,662 --> 00:11:32,577 his heart. Well, all the churches are near 298 00:11:32,577 --> 00:11:35,224 and dear. Weren't his his greetings are all 299 00:11:35,224 --> 00:11:35,542 warm. 300 00:11:36,180 --> 00:11:37,613 But here, for Colossal, 301 00:11:38,171 --> 00:11:40,901 he he he needs to establish his 302 00:11:41,516 --> 00:11:42,153 apostles ship. 303 00:11:43,521 --> 00:11:44,021 So 304 00:11:44,474 --> 00:11:47,014 Paul, really, if you... If you look a 305 00:11:47,014 --> 00:11:49,714 little closer than than maybe the obvious as 306 00:11:49,714 --> 00:11:51,063 you read these texts, 307 00:11:52,428 --> 00:11:53,880 You'll see that Paul 308 00:11:54,649 --> 00:11:57,346 is really doing a master on leadership among 309 00:11:57,346 --> 00:11:59,820 other things. And and and, yeah, there's some 310 00:11:59,820 --> 00:12:02,281 other themes. He's beautiful theology here. 311 00:12:02,916 --> 00:12:04,979 But if you just look at it, the 312 00:12:04,979 --> 00:12:06,670 way he leads is 313 00:12:07,058 --> 00:12:09,438 is is so tender. And he says to 314 00:12:09,438 --> 00:12:11,739 the saints. He calls the people saints. And 315 00:12:11,739 --> 00:12:14,691 in Philippians, he called Timothy and himself, bond 316 00:12:14,691 --> 00:12:16,679 servants or slaves, Greek word Dol, 317 00:12:17,156 --> 00:12:19,803 that that that that that word... We translate 318 00:12:19,859 --> 00:12:20,177 slave. 319 00:12:20,972 --> 00:12:23,778 And and and so he's humble. It's humble 320 00:12:24,169 --> 00:12:26,246 servant leadership, but it is leadership. 321 00:12:27,285 --> 00:12:29,282 And he's not afraid to lead. Grace to 322 00:12:29,282 --> 00:12:30,560 you and peace from God our father. 323 00:12:31,292 --> 00:12:34,149 Most theologian believe that these greetings that Paul 324 00:12:34,149 --> 00:12:36,292 does when he says Grace and peace. He 325 00:12:36,292 --> 00:12:38,300 he doesn't just, you know, pick 326 00:12:39,165 --> 00:12:42,423 those those those 2 words randomly. He... He's 327 00:12:42,423 --> 00:12:44,114 he's using a a Jewish 328 00:12:44,727 --> 00:12:47,054 piece and and gentile grace 329 00:12:47,843 --> 00:12:50,554 greeting, customer greetings to to greet both Jews 330 00:12:50,554 --> 00:12:51,192 and gentile. 331 00:12:51,830 --> 00:12:54,381 Hey, we we call him the the gospel, 332 00:12:54,780 --> 00:12:56,476 the apostle rather to 333 00:12:56,789 --> 00:12:57,528 the gentile. 334 00:12:58,146 --> 00:13:01,498 And and and so he he was... He 335 00:13:01,498 --> 00:13:03,972 spent a lot of his ministry con concerned 336 00:13:03,972 --> 00:13:04,712 about Unity 337 00:13:05,344 --> 00:13:07,336 in the church. We've even said during in 338 00:13:07,416 --> 00:13:10,604 Philip that, Philippians rather that he was concerned 339 00:13:10,604 --> 00:13:12,755 about the church at Philip and its unity. 340 00:13:13,407 --> 00:13:15,021 So many goes on. We also 341 00:13:15,396 --> 00:13:17,464 we always thank god, the father of our 342 00:13:17,543 --> 00:13:19,452 Lord Jesus Christ when we pray for you 343 00:13:19,452 --> 00:13:21,373 since we heard of your faith in Christ 344 00:13:21,452 --> 00:13:23,595 Jesus and the love that you have for 345 00:13:23,595 --> 00:13:24,492 all the saints 346 00:13:24,944 --> 00:13:26,769 because of the hope laid up for you, 347 00:13:27,500 --> 00:13:30,059 in heaven. It is because of that great 348 00:13:30,059 --> 00:13:31,820 hope. We have to remember again, and again, 349 00:13:32,059 --> 00:13:34,459 who God is. It is because of him 350 00:13:34,459 --> 00:13:35,852 because he first 351 00:13:36,227 --> 00:13:38,693 loved us that we are able to have 352 00:13:38,693 --> 00:13:40,920 faith that we are able to love each 353 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:41,159 other. 354 00:13:42,049 --> 00:13:44,049 The love that you have for all the 355 00:13:44,049 --> 00:13:45,269 saints. So this church 356 00:13:45,889 --> 00:13:48,289 is is is what your church and my 357 00:13:48,289 --> 00:13:50,622 church should strive to be known for for 358 00:13:50,622 --> 00:13:53,826 being... It is known for being a loving 359 00:13:53,883 --> 00:13:54,201 church. 360 00:13:55,791 --> 00:13:57,938 And and he says of this, you have 361 00:13:57,938 --> 00:13:59,767 heard before in the word of truth, 362 00:14:00,499 --> 00:14:01,297 the gospel, 363 00:14:02,414 --> 00:14:04,728 which has come to you as indeed in 364 00:14:04,728 --> 00:14:07,281 the whole world, it is bearing fruit and 365 00:14:07,281 --> 00:14:07,781 increasing 366 00:14:08,093 --> 00:14:10,396 as it also does among you since the 367 00:14:10,396 --> 00:14:12,302 day you heard it and understood the grace 368 00:14:12,302 --> 00:14:13,810 of God in truth. 369 00:14:14,604 --> 00:14:15,740 Just as you 370 00:14:16,289 --> 00:14:16,789 learned 371 00:14:17,168 --> 00:14:18,467 it from Ipa, 372 00:14:19,326 --> 00:14:21,564 our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful 373 00:14:21,564 --> 00:14:24,361 minister of Christ on your behalf and has 374 00:14:24,361 --> 00:14:25,580 made known to us 375 00:14:25,893 --> 00:14:26,711 your love 376 00:14:27,164 --> 00:14:29,072 in the spirit. This is a pap. This 377 00:14:29,072 --> 00:14:32,013 is not a p. This is p was 378 00:14:32,013 --> 00:14:34,318 in the church at Philip and had gone 379 00:14:34,318 --> 00:14:34,818 to 380 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:38,000 attend Paul's needs and became ill almost died, 381 00:14:38,957 --> 00:14:40,871 that... That's a different guy. This is this 382 00:14:40,871 --> 00:14:44,083 is a path who Paul calls our beloved 383 00:14:44,221 --> 00:14:44,540 servant. 384 00:14:45,910 --> 00:14:49,413 So if epa might have been their pastor. 385 00:14:49,891 --> 00:14:52,940 Well Paul goes on in versus 9 through 386 00:14:52,997 --> 00:14:56,296 13, There's this this section that most comment 387 00:14:56,353 --> 00:14:58,102 reference as the worthy walk. And here's what 388 00:14:58,102 --> 00:14:59,875 he says. And so 389 00:15:00,249 --> 00:15:01,442 from the day we heard, 390 00:15:02,094 --> 00:15:04,188 we have not ceased to pray for you 391 00:15:04,485 --> 00:15:06,478 asking that you may be filled with the 392 00:15:06,478 --> 00:15:09,847 knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom 393 00:15:10,399 --> 00:15:10,899 and 394 00:15:11,275 --> 00:15:14,064 understanding so as to walk in a manner, 395 00:15:14,622 --> 00:15:17,672 worthy of the lord fully pleasing to him 396 00:15:17,983 --> 00:15:21,667 bearing fruit in every good work and increasing 397 00:15:21,724 --> 00:15:24,669 in the knowledge of god, being strengthened with 398 00:15:24,669 --> 00:15:25,408 all power 399 00:15:25,877 --> 00:15:28,127 according to his glorious might for all endurance 400 00:15:28,502 --> 00:15:31,525 and patience with joy, giving thanks to the 401 00:15:31,525 --> 00:15:33,854 father who has qualified you to share 402 00:15:34,244 --> 00:15:37,508 in the inheritance of the saints in light. 403 00:15:38,144 --> 00:15:39,736 That's the end of verse 12. That is 404 00:15:39,736 --> 00:15:42,537 all 1 sentence, believe it or not. Versus 405 00:15:42,537 --> 00:15:43,889 9 through 12, And then he says in 406 00:15:43,889 --> 00:15:46,355 verse 13 versus 13 and 14. 407 00:15:47,389 --> 00:15:48,923 He has delivered us 408 00:15:49,313 --> 00:15:52,280 from the domain of darkness and transferred us 409 00:15:52,576 --> 00:15:55,680 to the kingdom of his beloved son in 410 00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:57,056 whom we have 411 00:15:57,670 --> 00:15:58,170 redemption 412 00:15:58,959 --> 00:15:59,939 the forgiveness 413 00:16:00,637 --> 00:16:01,676 of sins. 414 00:16:02,955 --> 00:16:05,133 That this is such a beautiful 415 00:16:05,671 --> 00:16:08,485 section. He starts with And so from the 416 00:16:08,485 --> 00:16:08,985 day 417 00:16:09,365 --> 00:16:09,925 we heard, 418 00:16:11,685 --> 00:16:13,205 That is heard from, 419 00:16:14,485 --> 00:16:15,685 the beloved servant. 420 00:16:16,338 --> 00:16:17,237 About the saints 421 00:16:18,171 --> 00:16:18,671 at. 422 00:16:19,606 --> 00:16:21,758 And and so from from the day we 423 00:16:21,758 --> 00:16:23,511 heard about you, we've not ceased to pray 424 00:16:23,511 --> 00:16:25,835 for you. Now there there just aren't many 425 00:16:25,835 --> 00:16:27,268 of us who can say that. 426 00:16:27,904 --> 00:16:29,996 My my wife and I as we have 427 00:16:30,690 --> 00:16:31,645 matured in the faith. 428 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,169 We spend a a couple of times per 429 00:16:35,169 --> 00:16:36,850 day, the beginning and end of the day, 430 00:16:37,570 --> 00:16:38,289 praying together. 431 00:16:39,570 --> 00:16:40,610 Almost every day. 432 00:16:41,424 --> 00:16:44,052 And we pray for many of you, many 433 00:16:44,052 --> 00:16:47,556 of the the same things day after day 434 00:16:47,556 --> 00:16:49,967 after day. So we could say 435 00:16:50,359 --> 00:16:52,597 in some respects that we've not ceased to 436 00:16:52,597 --> 00:16:53,097 pray 437 00:16:53,476 --> 00:16:56,613 for certain people? But but are we perfectly 438 00:16:56,753 --> 00:16:59,390 faithful to pray for all of those people 439 00:16:59,390 --> 00:17:01,317 could we make the claim, we have not 440 00:17:01,317 --> 00:17:02,430 ceased to pray for you no. 441 00:17:03,463 --> 00:17:06,564 But look at what Paul pray for asking 442 00:17:06,564 --> 00:17:08,971 that you may be filled with the knowledge 443 00:17:09,758 --> 00:17:11,977 of his will in all spiritual wisdom and 444 00:17:11,977 --> 00:17:12,215 understanding. 445 00:17:12,928 --> 00:17:15,306 Well, if you've listened to this podcast, you 446 00:17:15,306 --> 00:17:17,783 know about this word knowledge. That is used 447 00:17:17,783 --> 00:17:19,402 here. The root word is no, 448 00:17:20,260 --> 00:17:21,878 sometimes called, you know, Gen 449 00:17:22,337 --> 00:17:24,036 to sort of made a little more 450 00:17:24,669 --> 00:17:28,341 English ish. It's no, GN0SI, 451 00:17:28,501 --> 00:17:30,976 which is hard to say. So it it 452 00:17:30,976 --> 00:17:33,611 has been changed over the years to Gen 453 00:17:33,611 --> 00:17:33,850 sc. 454 00:17:35,057 --> 00:17:37,912 It... This word knowledge here is has the 455 00:17:37,912 --> 00:17:40,078 prefix epi on it, So it's epi, 456 00:17:41,482 --> 00:17:42,220 which is 457 00:17:42,528 --> 00:17:44,829 an intense form of knowing, and we've talked 458 00:17:44,829 --> 00:17:47,685 a lot about this. It it's a close... 459 00:17:48,558 --> 00:17:50,406 It's it's it's thorough knowledge 460 00:17:50,953 --> 00:17:53,020 but it's intimate knowledge. In fact, 461 00:17:53,895 --> 00:17:55,905 it's so intimate that this word 462 00:17:56,836 --> 00:18:00,039 is used in the sep 2 to describe 463 00:18:00,826 --> 00:18:02,098 intimacy between a man and a woman. 464 00:18:02,814 --> 00:18:04,961 So so this is this is intimate knowledge. 465 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,665 It's not just academic knowledge. It's not idaho 466 00:18:07,665 --> 00:18:09,825 just that that that... Oh, I know that 467 00:18:09,825 --> 00:18:10,460 flower is read, 468 00:18:11,175 --> 00:18:13,715 it it's it's no. And in this case, 469 00:18:13,874 --> 00:18:15,938 epic if for emphasis, strong, 470 00:18:16,573 --> 00:18:17,367 strong knowledge. 471 00:18:17,938 --> 00:18:19,232 Filled with the epi 472 00:18:20,241 --> 00:18:22,330 of his will in all 473 00:18:22,862 --> 00:18:23,680 spiritual wisdom 474 00:18:24,292 --> 00:18:27,095 and understanding. I find myself praying 475 00:18:27,723 --> 00:18:28,701 when I pray 476 00:18:29,077 --> 00:18:31,946 to start meetings or 2 or or when 477 00:18:32,025 --> 00:18:34,710 I'm with other believers, I I find myself 478 00:18:34,909 --> 00:18:36,984 and and sometimes alone and sometimes even in 479 00:18:36,984 --> 00:18:37,623 the middle of the night, 480 00:18:38,341 --> 00:18:40,416 praying for for wisdom. 481 00:18:41,773 --> 00:18:42,991 And praying to know 482 00:18:43,304 --> 00:18:45,944 God's will. Well, Paul talks about this very 483 00:18:45,944 --> 00:18:46,444 comfortably, 484 00:18:46,904 --> 00:18:48,684 and he says filled with the knowledge 485 00:18:49,144 --> 00:18:50,984 asking that you may be filled. So you 486 00:18:50,984 --> 00:18:53,157 talking out the church. With the knowledge, 487 00:18:53,636 --> 00:18:54,136 epi, 488 00:18:55,392 --> 00:18:58,186 intimate knowledge of Christ of his will, 489 00:18:58,904 --> 00:19:00,741 in all spiritual wisdom. 490 00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:02,375 And and 491 00:19:02,674 --> 00:19:03,075 understanding. 492 00:19:03,795 --> 00:19:04,295 So 493 00:19:04,674 --> 00:19:08,035 his is a reference back to to Christ 494 00:19:08,035 --> 00:19:10,089 in verse 7. He's a faithful minister of 495 00:19:10,209 --> 00:19:13,399 Christ on your behalf. His will is not 496 00:19:13,399 --> 00:19:15,472 referencing a path, obviously. 497 00:19:16,429 --> 00:19:16,588 So, 498 00:19:17,545 --> 00:19:18,901 so as them verse 10, 499 00:19:19,794 --> 00:19:20,614 to walk 500 00:19:20,992 --> 00:19:23,810 in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully 501 00:19:23,869 --> 00:19:24,908 pleasing to him. 502 00:19:25,627 --> 00:19:27,725 There there's there's this notion 503 00:19:28,118 --> 00:19:30,502 that we can... We tend to go to 504 00:19:30,502 --> 00:19:31,853 1 end of the spectrum or the other. 505 00:19:32,012 --> 00:19:33,681 We tend to be like the pendulum that 506 00:19:33,681 --> 00:19:36,478 just swings violently from 1 side of the 507 00:19:36,478 --> 00:19:39,602 cabinet to the other, or from 1 side 508 00:19:39,896 --> 00:19:41,827 to the other 1 extreme 509 00:19:42,281 --> 00:19:44,189 to the other, and we'll we'll we'll say 510 00:19:44,189 --> 00:19:46,997 things like it's so difficult. It's so difficult 511 00:19:46,997 --> 00:19:49,634 to know how to please God. 512 00:19:50,273 --> 00:19:52,590 And then, others, when the pendulum swings the 513 00:19:52,590 --> 00:19:54,599 other way, it'll It'll be God as my 514 00:19:54,599 --> 00:19:56,591 buddy, of course, he he's pleased with me. 515 00:19:57,069 --> 00:19:59,299 And and Paul is just spelling it out, 516 00:19:59,778 --> 00:20:02,406 walking in a manner worthy of the Lord. 517 00:20:03,059 --> 00:20:04,437 Fully pleasing to him 518 00:20:04,815 --> 00:20:07,290 must be possible or he wouldn't say it 519 00:20:07,290 --> 00:20:09,205 here. And then he and then he... There... 520 00:20:09,445 --> 00:20:11,441 There's a there's a pause there, and he 521 00:20:11,441 --> 00:20:11,520 says, 522 00:20:13,528 --> 00:20:14,006 breaking, 523 00:20:14,723 --> 00:20:16,897 bearing, sorry, bearing fruit 524 00:20:17,512 --> 00:20:19,845 in every good work and increasing 525 00:20:20,301 --> 00:20:21,279 in the knowledge 526 00:20:22,307 --> 00:20:25,194 of of God. Stenosis, again, Gen, 527 00:20:26,206 --> 00:20:26,684 of God. 528 00:20:27,798 --> 00:20:30,583 And so this this bearing fruit is related 529 00:20:30,583 --> 00:20:31,083 to 530 00:20:31,711 --> 00:20:33,701 increasing in the knowledge of God. This is 531 00:20:33,701 --> 00:20:36,190 not again just an academic exercises 532 00:20:36,804 --> 00:20:37,304 intimacy 533 00:20:37,679 --> 00:20:38,156 with him. 534 00:20:38,808 --> 00:20:41,359 That that fruit, that fruits of the spirit 535 00:20:41,359 --> 00:20:44,070 are talked about, a fair amount in scripture. 536 00:20:44,230 --> 00:20:46,781 This love, joy peace, patients, kindness, 537 00:20:47,672 --> 00:20:48,570 goodness faithfulness, 538 00:20:49,980 --> 00:20:51,969 gentleness and and self control. 539 00:20:52,845 --> 00:20:55,406 The the... This... This is the the bearing 540 00:20:55,406 --> 00:20:58,849 fruit, bearing the fruit that comes from walking 541 00:20:59,144 --> 00:21:01,292 by faith in in Christ, 542 00:21:02,008 --> 00:21:02,986 being strengthened 543 00:21:03,774 --> 00:21:04,571 with all power. 544 00:21:05,687 --> 00:21:07,463 According to his 545 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:08,956 glorious might. 546 00:21:09,833 --> 00:21:11,986 According to the glorious might of Christ, 547 00:21:12,558 --> 00:21:14,782 Not your own might is what he's saying 548 00:21:14,782 --> 00:21:18,516 here. For all endurance and patience with joy. 549 00:21:19,151 --> 00:21:21,058 I hear people say, and I've said it 550 00:21:21,058 --> 00:21:23,297 before about myself, Well, I'm just not a 551 00:21:23,297 --> 00:21:23,933 patient person. 552 00:21:25,522 --> 00:21:26,714 Well, well, you need to be. 553 00:21:28,223 --> 00:21:30,789 I I struggle with endurance. I struggle 554 00:21:31,179 --> 00:21:34,126 III get frustrated. I get frustrated mostly with 555 00:21:34,126 --> 00:21:34,286 me. 556 00:21:35,162 --> 00:21:36,676 But I get frustrated with other people and 557 00:21:36,676 --> 00:21:38,668 are situations, things that are difficult. I I 558 00:21:38,668 --> 00:21:39,942 don't like difficult things. 559 00:21:40,834 --> 00:21:43,146 I don't like tension. I don't like tension 560 00:21:43,146 --> 00:21:44,662 among believers. I don't think we should have 561 00:21:44,662 --> 00:21:46,894 as much tension as we do. I don't 562 00:21:46,974 --> 00:21:48,409 I don't like the way people treat each 563 00:21:48,409 --> 00:21:49,127 other in the church. 564 00:21:50,099 --> 00:21:51,618 I certainly don't wanna be any part of 565 00:21:51,618 --> 00:21:51,778 that. 566 00:21:52,896 --> 00:21:55,454 But I I struggle with with all of 567 00:21:55,454 --> 00:21:55,694 this. 568 00:21:56,413 --> 00:21:59,050 But but notice that Paul says according to 569 00:21:59,050 --> 00:21:59,550 his 570 00:22:00,504 --> 00:22:01,004 glorious 571 00:22:01,383 --> 00:22:01,702 might. 572 00:22:03,301 --> 00:22:05,160 Being strengthened with all power 573 00:22:06,098 --> 00:22:09,295 according to his glorious. It is resting in 574 00:22:09,295 --> 00:22:13,541 him. Being complete in Jesus Christ, trusting in 575 00:22:13,541 --> 00:22:15,537 him. It it does not mean as some 576 00:22:15,537 --> 00:22:19,144 of my brethren would would would teach. That 577 00:22:19,144 --> 00:22:21,144 what we just throw it into autopilot and 578 00:22:21,144 --> 00:22:21,384 relax. 579 00:22:22,265 --> 00:22:24,105 That... That's not the point. It doesn't mean 580 00:22:24,105 --> 00:22:25,144 that we're not accountable, 581 00:22:25,625 --> 00:22:28,125 but it means that that we are trusting 582 00:22:28,599 --> 00:22:30,830 in him in his might, not in me, 583 00:22:31,149 --> 00:22:32,503 John and his might. 584 00:22:33,778 --> 00:22:35,553 Trusting in him, resting 585 00:22:36,183 --> 00:22:38,509 in him. You see how beautifully this fits 586 00:22:38,723 --> 00:22:40,549 with the sermon on the mount, be not 587 00:22:40,549 --> 00:22:40,788 anxious. 588 00:22:42,137 --> 00:22:44,043 Trust in and and he goes on, Look 589 00:22:44,043 --> 00:22:45,962 at the birds and the in the fields 590 00:22:45,962 --> 00:22:48,263 and the and and and they they... The 591 00:22:48,263 --> 00:22:49,240 birds don't have 592 00:22:49,612 --> 00:22:51,834 store houses for storing and yet your father 593 00:22:51,834 --> 00:22:53,103 and heaven meets all their needs. 594 00:22:53,754 --> 00:22:56,386 I'm I'm I'm para, but you you know 595 00:22:56,386 --> 00:22:57,365 that section 596 00:22:58,539 --> 00:23:00,613 even compares our parenting you if you're being 597 00:23:00,613 --> 00:23:01,890 evil, not how to give good gift your 598 00:23:01,890 --> 00:23:03,325 children, How much more you father than heaven. 599 00:23:03,899 --> 00:23:06,376 Give good things to those who who ask 600 00:23:06,376 --> 00:23:09,413 him. There's there's a trusting God resting in 601 00:23:09,413 --> 00:23:11,570 him. It's not resting in him without human 602 00:23:11,570 --> 00:23:14,701 effort. It is realizing that our power, all 603 00:23:14,701 --> 00:23:17,258 endurance and patience, our are the fruits of 604 00:23:17,258 --> 00:23:19,495 the spirit love joy peace patient's, kindness goodness. 605 00:23:19,989 --> 00:23:22,943 Faithfulness, gentleness and self control. All of those 606 00:23:22,943 --> 00:23:25,758 things come from him, but there is a 607 00:23:26,215 --> 00:23:28,791 a being strengthened that we go through 608 00:23:29,103 --> 00:23:32,039 as we walk in a manner worthy of 609 00:23:32,039 --> 00:23:34,681 the lord. That is as as we follow 610 00:23:35,054 --> 00:23:35,371 Christ. 611 00:23:36,418 --> 00:23:38,560 And then he says giving thanks to the 612 00:23:38,560 --> 00:23:39,060 father 613 00:23:39,433 --> 00:23:41,362 who has qualified you 614 00:23:41,894 --> 00:23:42,711 to share 615 00:23:43,243 --> 00:23:44,219 in the inheritance 616 00:23:45,164 --> 00:23:46,845 of the saints in light. 617 00:23:47,884 --> 00:23:49,505 He has delivered us 618 00:23:49,884 --> 00:23:51,664 from the domain of darkness 619 00:23:52,220 --> 00:23:53,759 and transferred us 620 00:23:54,140 --> 00:23:55,119 to the kingdom 621 00:23:55,500 --> 00:23:58,240 of his beloved son. In whom 622 00:23:58,539 --> 00:23:59,359 we have 623 00:23:59,900 --> 00:24:00,400 redemption 624 00:24:01,034 --> 00:24:02,252 the forgiveness 625 00:24:02,629 --> 00:24:05,660 of sands. He has bought us by his 626 00:24:05,660 --> 00:24:09,111 precious blood, purchased us. That's sort that word 627 00:24:09,648 --> 00:24:10,547 redemption is 628 00:24:11,816 --> 00:24:13,194 Even the forgiveness 629 00:24:13,651 --> 00:24:15,666 of sins, we're gonna get to that beautiful 630 00:24:15,725 --> 00:24:17,160 section in a couple of weeks where he 631 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:19,394 says having forgiveness us our sins and having 632 00:24:19,394 --> 00:24:20,691 nailed them to 633 00:24:21,162 --> 00:24:21,798 the cross. 634 00:24:22,593 --> 00:24:26,091 What what a beautiful promise. We we don't 635 00:24:26,091 --> 00:24:28,499 wake up every day trusting in 636 00:24:29,032 --> 00:24:29,907 ourselves, do we. 637 00:24:30,559 --> 00:24:33,111 We trust in God. This walking in the 638 00:24:33,111 --> 00:24:33,430 manner, 639 00:24:35,424 --> 00:24:36,062 we look back, 640 00:24:36,700 --> 00:24:38,295 so as to walk in a manner worthy 641 00:24:38,295 --> 00:24:39,811 of the Lord fully pleasing to him. 642 00:24:40,545 --> 00:24:42,384 Bearing fruit and every good work and increasing 643 00:24:42,384 --> 00:24:43,265 in the knowledge of God. 644 00:24:43,904 --> 00:24:46,484 Knowledge is essential. I used to think 645 00:24:46,865 --> 00:24:47,365 that 646 00:24:47,677 --> 00:24:50,318 I couldn't wait to graduate from high school 647 00:24:51,166 --> 00:24:53,387 or and then later from college so that 648 00:24:53,466 --> 00:24:54,893 I could stop having to learn. 649 00:24:56,496 --> 00:24:58,480 I had a bad view of of of 650 00:24:58,480 --> 00:24:59,433 learning and of life. 651 00:25:00,147 --> 00:25:01,576 And I thought, you know, and I see 652 00:25:01,576 --> 00:25:02,926 this in some of my students sometimes. 653 00:25:03,498 --> 00:25:05,331 I can't wait to shut this bad boy 654 00:25:05,331 --> 00:25:07,324 down, throw it into neutral and just Coast. 655 00:25:07,961 --> 00:25:10,114 I've learned enough. I'm good. I'm proficient and 656 00:25:10,114 --> 00:25:10,751 in my field. 657 00:25:11,404 --> 00:25:13,478 And and wow did I not realize how 658 00:25:13,478 --> 00:25:15,472 how my field banking was going to change 659 00:25:15,472 --> 00:25:16,429 so much over the years. 660 00:25:17,147 --> 00:25:18,981 How Naive of me to think that, okay. 661 00:25:19,141 --> 00:25:21,706 I've arrived. I'm on autopilot now. I'm good. 662 00:25:21,945 --> 00:25:24,887 I pretty much thought that. But but notice 663 00:25:24,887 --> 00:25:25,626 how counterintuitive 664 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:28,625 this this truth is that that it is 665 00:25:28,625 --> 00:25:31,343 our knowledge of god knowing who he he 666 00:25:31,343 --> 00:25:34,599 is knowing who Jesus is. But but that 667 00:25:34,599 --> 00:25:35,394 that word knowledge, 668 00:25:36,108 --> 00:25:38,650 remember, be filled being filled with the knowledge 669 00:25:38,650 --> 00:25:40,477 of his will and all spiritual wisdom and 670 00:25:40,477 --> 00:25:43,045 understanding all spiritual wisdom and understanding. Notice that. 671 00:25:43,523 --> 00:25:46,078 That that is that word epi, which which 672 00:25:46,078 --> 00:25:48,552 is is is an intimate knowledge, a a 673 00:25:48,552 --> 00:25:49,510 full knowledge. 674 00:25:50,242 --> 00:25:54,220 Of knowing in terms of intimacy with Jesus 675 00:25:54,379 --> 00:25:56,629 Christ, our lord. That knowledge 676 00:25:57,416 --> 00:26:00,751 requires academic, not requires knowledge of the facts. 677 00:26:01,386 --> 00:26:03,054 There's no what you can't say, well, I 678 00:26:03,054 --> 00:26:03,848 just love Jesus. 679 00:26:04,562 --> 00:26:05,595 If you don't know him. 680 00:26:06,484 --> 00:26:08,874 That that we are to know him to 681 00:26:08,874 --> 00:26:11,263 walk with him? It is critical. And I 682 00:26:11,263 --> 00:26:13,175 know sometimes you think, well, I just don't 683 00:26:13,175 --> 00:26:14,609 know where to start. And what about all 684 00:26:14,609 --> 00:26:17,249 these pastors? You'd have these conflicting views and 685 00:26:17,249 --> 00:26:18,623 what do I what do I do with 686 00:26:18,838 --> 00:26:20,825 denomination? And what about all these translations of 687 00:26:20,825 --> 00:26:22,096 the bible? I hear all this all the 688 00:26:22,096 --> 00:26:22,335 time? 689 00:26:23,464 --> 00:26:25,220 What about these translations? Which 1 can I 690 00:26:25,220 --> 00:26:27,614 trust Or well, the the original manuscript were 691 00:26:27,614 --> 00:26:30,088 were never recovered and and and this this 692 00:26:30,088 --> 00:26:33,297 this manuscript is is is is decent, but 693 00:26:33,297 --> 00:26:34,975 but it? I I hear it still has 694 00:26:34,975 --> 00:26:35,214 errors. 695 00:26:36,093 --> 00:26:37,132 What what am I to do? 696 00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:40,202 Well, There's enough accurate 697 00:26:40,818 --> 00:26:42,754 information in most of these 698 00:26:43,132 --> 00:26:44,647 translations. I'll, I'll just give you a few. 699 00:26:45,365 --> 00:26:48,076 English standard standard version. New King James, 700 00:26:48,889 --> 00:26:49,603 n iv, 701 00:26:51,191 --> 00:26:52,778 I don't know whether I named new American 702 00:26:52,778 --> 00:26:55,478 standard yet or not. But but those 3 703 00:26:55,478 --> 00:26:56,137 or 4 704 00:26:56,764 --> 00:26:57,799 are pretty solid. 705 00:26:58,437 --> 00:27:00,429 And and you can you can... I saw 706 00:27:00,429 --> 00:27:02,522 somebody on social media nit picking 707 00:27:02,898 --> 00:27:05,288 2 2 versus that get translated differently in 708 00:27:05,288 --> 00:27:06,027 the Es 709 00:27:06,499 --> 00:27:07,958 English standard version versus, 710 00:27:08,497 --> 00:27:11,054 and the N n versus the old King 711 00:27:11,134 --> 00:27:12,971 James version. Well you you can you can 712 00:27:12,971 --> 00:27:14,704 certainly do that. But if you look at 713 00:27:15,223 --> 00:27:17,079 the the versus in context, 714 00:27:17,855 --> 00:27:20,248 it they... They... They're well translated. They get 715 00:27:20,248 --> 00:27:21,285 the point across. 716 00:27:22,002 --> 00:27:23,678 If you wanna go study the Greek words, 717 00:27:23,837 --> 00:27:27,033 use a use it an inter linear or 718 00:27:27,033 --> 00:27:28,248 or or or 719 00:27:28,702 --> 00:27:30,053 a a great dictionary, 720 00:27:30,688 --> 00:27:32,992 resource online like blue letter bible dot org. 721 00:27:33,882 --> 00:27:35,075 They have an app as well. 722 00:27:36,427 --> 00:27:37,461 I have it on my phone. 723 00:27:38,257 --> 00:27:39,371 You can you can look up the greek 724 00:27:39,371 --> 00:27:40,166 words if you'd like. 725 00:27:41,056 --> 00:27:42,328 And I I do that from time to 726 00:27:42,328 --> 00:27:44,474 time. I think that's helpful. You can also 727 00:27:44,474 --> 00:27:46,620 find a good a good commentary series. 728 00:27:47,177 --> 00:27:47,972 For c, 729 00:27:48,624 --> 00:27:50,935 and it's it's a shame, but but, you 730 00:27:50,935 --> 00:27:52,950 you can't just go to 1 source for 731 00:27:53,088 --> 00:27:55,320 for the entire bible although there are some 732 00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:56,777 that try to to 733 00:27:57,885 --> 00:27:59,717 be as effective as possible. There's 1 on 734 00:27:59,876 --> 00:28:02,903 Philippians and that I like. And it says 735 00:28:03,222 --> 00:28:05,213 the title is joy and completeness in Christ. 736 00:28:06,502 --> 00:28:08,094 By Guy named Robert Gram mack, 737 00:28:09,526 --> 00:28:09,844 and 738 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:12,629 there there are some editors that are listed 739 00:28:12,629 --> 00:28:13,107 as well. 740 00:28:13,679 --> 00:28:15,774 Who are well known, but but Gram mack 741 00:28:15,832 --> 00:28:19,282 is is the writer of a good commentary. 742 00:28:19,738 --> 00:28:21,333 But but if you if you get yourself 743 00:28:21,333 --> 00:28:23,423 an English standard bible. If you say, okay. 744 00:28:23,583 --> 00:28:25,101 I buy end of this notion that Paul 745 00:28:25,101 --> 00:28:26,380 is saying that I need to be filled 746 00:28:26,380 --> 00:28:28,537 with the knowledge of his will. I still 747 00:28:28,537 --> 00:28:31,109 don't know where to go, take to to 748 00:28:31,109 --> 00:28:34,470 to get solid in my knowledge. Well, III 749 00:28:34,470 --> 00:28:35,769 would I would just 750 00:28:36,150 --> 00:28:36,710 suggest this. 751 00:28:37,349 --> 00:28:39,109 Do this in bite sized pieces. 752 00:28:39,923 --> 00:28:40,481 Start with, 753 00:28:41,279 --> 00:28:43,512 maybe the gospel of John. If you've never 754 00:28:43,512 --> 00:28:46,224 really read scripture before or start with the 755 00:28:46,224 --> 00:28:48,537 book of Romans or start with Philippians and 756 00:28:48,537 --> 00:28:49,037 c. 757 00:28:49,748 --> 00:28:52,855 Maybe go back and listen to old relentless 758 00:28:52,855 --> 00:28:55,347 truth podcast episodes as we walked her 759 00:28:55,962 --> 00:28:58,591 in kind of a some summary format, 760 00:28:59,481 --> 00:29:01,389 the the book of Romans. It is it 761 00:29:01,389 --> 00:29:04,090 is rep repeat with beautiful theology. I try 762 00:29:04,090 --> 00:29:05,839 not to use buzz words. I try to 763 00:29:05,839 --> 00:29:08,794 explain the concepts try to move relatively slowly 764 00:29:08,794 --> 00:29:10,145 through some of the real critical, 765 00:29:10,701 --> 00:29:11,734 know, essential, 766 00:29:12,290 --> 00:29:15,072 foundational truths of the of the Christian faith. 767 00:29:16,043 --> 00:29:17,479 But Paul is, 768 00:29:18,676 --> 00:29:21,570 really talking about the value of 769 00:29:22,028 --> 00:29:25,176 knowledge of God. And in that is included 770 00:29:25,714 --> 00:29:28,188 intimacy in in Christ. Because it's it's not 771 00:29:28,188 --> 00:29:30,582 just academic knowledge. It is it is knowledge 772 00:29:30,582 --> 00:29:31,221 of the facts. 773 00:29:31,954 --> 00:29:34,668 And closeness in him. So if you get 774 00:29:34,668 --> 00:29:36,584 yourself an English standard version or New King 775 00:29:36,743 --> 00:29:39,537 James or even new American standard, even in 776 00:29:39,696 --> 00:29:40,096 Iv, 777 00:29:41,548 --> 00:29:43,466 you can... Or even the old King James 778 00:29:43,466 --> 00:29:45,404 version if you prefer the more formal 779 00:29:45,863 --> 00:29:48,021 language, I think it's a little harder to 780 00:29:48,021 --> 00:29:50,744 understand for us. But I I would commend 781 00:29:50,744 --> 00:29:53,868 the the the English standard version because it's 782 00:29:53,925 --> 00:29:54,981 easy to read 783 00:29:55,674 --> 00:29:58,457 relatively easy. There's still some confusing passages you're 784 00:29:58,457 --> 00:30:00,460 gonna have some of those. You're gonna have 785 00:30:00,460 --> 00:30:03,642 hear conflicting views on things. I'm I've mentioned 786 00:30:03,642 --> 00:30:05,949 diluted to it earlier, the way we square 787 00:30:05,949 --> 00:30:08,668 off in our denomination. And you might hear 788 00:30:08,668 --> 00:30:11,132 oh, well, this means this, and this is 789 00:30:11,132 --> 00:30:12,960 the role of baptism and the means of 790 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:14,947 baptism, the method of baptism. 791 00:30:15,439 --> 00:30:16,955 And and yet, you'll hear another group say, 792 00:30:17,034 --> 00:30:18,550 oh, no. No No. They have it wrong. 793 00:30:19,188 --> 00:30:20,783 But but I but I think if you 794 00:30:20,783 --> 00:30:22,857 if you look at the the essentials, the 795 00:30:22,857 --> 00:30:24,851 big doctrines, the essentials of the faith. 796 00:30:25,504 --> 00:30:27,262 You you can you can do that through 797 00:30:27,262 --> 00:30:30,859 your own study of scripture. I'm glad to 798 00:30:30,859 --> 00:30:33,176 help. If your question is legitimate and you're 799 00:30:33,176 --> 00:30:34,215 not trying to trap me. 800 00:30:35,349 --> 00:30:36,789 Which some people do sometimes, 801 00:30:37,829 --> 00:30:39,990 and and you you really want an understanding 802 00:30:39,990 --> 00:30:42,230 of the essentials, and and you say, you 803 00:30:42,230 --> 00:30:44,080 know what this passage bugs me. I can't... 804 00:30:44,319 --> 00:30:46,303 I don't see it here, or you just 805 00:30:46,303 --> 00:30:48,447 wanna talk through it. I Send along an 806 00:30:48,447 --> 00:30:50,352 email. I'm happy to to do that. It's 807 00:30:50,352 --> 00:30:50,828 an honor. 808 00:30:51,479 --> 00:30:53,712 To do that. It's not an imposition. Sometimes 809 00:30:53,712 --> 00:30:55,068 people contact me and I'd say, I'm so 810 00:30:55,068 --> 00:30:56,743 sorry. I know you're busy. Well, yeah, I 811 00:30:56,743 --> 00:30:58,578 am busy, but this is what my life 812 00:30:58,578 --> 00:31:00,811 is all about. I want to come alongside 813 00:31:00,811 --> 00:31:01,311 you 814 00:31:01,624 --> 00:31:03,618 and I want us to come alongside each 815 00:31:03,618 --> 00:31:06,010 other and be strengthened with all power as 816 00:31:06,170 --> 00:31:06,569 Paul says, 817 00:31:07,287 --> 00:31:09,520 according to his glorious might for all endurance 818 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:12,163 and patience with joy. So all of those 819 00:31:12,163 --> 00:31:14,702 fruits that we bear, love joy peace, patience, 820 00:31:14,940 --> 00:31:15,336 kindness, 821 00:31:15,892 --> 00:31:19,403 goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. They are 822 00:31:19,403 --> 00:31:22,280 developing in our lives throughout our lives. You're 823 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:23,878 not gonna get to the point unlike the 824 00:31:23,878 --> 00:31:26,035 way Americans think, and this is not a 825 00:31:26,035 --> 00:31:28,210 project. You're not gonna get to point in 826 00:31:28,210 --> 00:31:30,529 6 months, 12 months, 5 years, 10 years. 827 00:31:30,849 --> 00:31:32,769 This isn't a long term strategic plan. I 828 00:31:32,769 --> 00:31:34,780 mean, it kinda is, but It's not 1 829 00:31:34,780 --> 00:31:36,372 where you're gonna say, okay. Well, we achieved 830 00:31:36,372 --> 00:31:37,407 that that objective. 831 00:31:38,282 --> 00:31:41,090 We we we achieved all of these strategic 832 00:31:41,147 --> 00:31:42,818 objectives. Now we can move on to goodness 833 00:31:42,818 --> 00:31:44,980 faith on this. And no. They they will 834 00:31:44,980 --> 00:31:47,920 all be developing in us while we're on 835 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:49,986 this earth. The other frustrating thing about this 836 00:31:49,986 --> 00:31:50,804 earth is 837 00:31:51,592 --> 00:31:52,309 It's full of sin. 838 00:31:52,946 --> 00:31:55,256 I would just ask you to remember this 839 00:31:55,256 --> 00:31:58,283 this word gentleness and self control. We we 840 00:31:58,283 --> 00:32:00,036 are to bear with others. 841 00:32:00,927 --> 00:32:02,757 We are to out undo each other in 842 00:32:02,757 --> 00:32:04,667 showing each other kindness. 843 00:32:05,145 --> 00:32:07,214 And so keep in mind that, yes, we're 844 00:32:07,214 --> 00:32:08,901 on AAA 845 00:32:08,901 --> 00:32:10,972 sinful earth. And and this is something that 846 00:32:10,972 --> 00:32:13,680 we're to engage in being strengthened with all 847 00:32:13,680 --> 00:32:16,069 power according to his glorious might. It's about 848 00:32:16,069 --> 00:32:16,706 his strength. 849 00:32:17,279 --> 00:32:18,319 We trust in him, 850 00:32:18,880 --> 00:32:20,019 not in ourselves 851 00:32:20,319 --> 00:32:21,859 for all endurance 852 00:32:22,319 --> 00:32:23,299 and patience 853 00:32:23,679 --> 00:32:25,359 with joy. So don't say to others. 854 00:32:26,093 --> 00:32:27,288 I'm just not a patient person. 855 00:32:27,845 --> 00:32:29,200 Welcome aboard. No 1 is. 856 00:32:30,474 --> 00:32:33,422 No 1 is by by nature. God has 857 00:32:33,422 --> 00:32:35,037 developed patience in some people 858 00:32:35,349 --> 00:32:37,741 more so than others. He develop joy and 859 00:32:37,741 --> 00:32:39,975 some people more so than others. But we 860 00:32:39,975 --> 00:32:43,165 are commanded to do these things. So God 861 00:32:43,165 --> 00:32:44,542 gives us the ability 862 00:32:45,253 --> 00:32:47,080 to do the things he commands us to 863 00:32:47,080 --> 00:32:47,318 do. 864 00:32:48,351 --> 00:32:50,018 How how wonderful is that? 865 00:32:51,210 --> 00:32:53,592 As as parents that's really how we should 866 00:32:53,592 --> 00:32:56,793 parent. We shouldn't just give our children commands, 867 00:32:57,830 --> 00:32:59,924 we should give them the tools 868 00:33:00,541 --> 00:33:03,354 necessary to accomplish... Oh, god does this perfectly. 869 00:33:04,384 --> 00:33:06,612 Giving thanks to the father who has qualified 870 00:33:06,612 --> 00:33:09,239 you. So develop a thankful heart. You know 871 00:33:09,239 --> 00:33:12,048 how many of my sins, my error, my 872 00:33:12,437 --> 00:33:14,498 my stuff that gets in the way of 873 00:33:14,498 --> 00:33:16,162 living this Christian life is solved, 874 00:33:16,717 --> 00:33:18,802 best by by by thankful. 875 00:33:19,903 --> 00:33:21,918 Most of it. If I recognize 876 00:33:22,375 --> 00:33:24,607 that I didn't get this on my own 877 00:33:24,607 --> 00:33:27,238 merit, even the good in me came from 878 00:33:27,238 --> 00:33:27,477 him. 879 00:33:28,448 --> 00:33:30,279 Sure. I worked at it I submitted. I 880 00:33:30,279 --> 00:33:32,031 tried to gain knowledge. But at the end 881 00:33:32,031 --> 00:33:34,579 of the day, it all comes from god, 882 00:33:35,216 --> 00:33:35,694 the father. 883 00:33:37,144 --> 00:33:38,525 God the the sun 884 00:33:38,984 --> 00:33:39,944 and the holy spirit. 885 00:33:40,984 --> 00:33:43,244 He's qualified you to share in the inheritance 886 00:33:43,865 --> 00:33:45,464 of the saints in light. 887 00:33:46,596 --> 00:33:49,456 He has given you an eternal inheritance. 888 00:33:50,092 --> 00:33:51,839 It is because he has first loved us, 889 00:33:51,998 --> 00:33:54,223 that should overwhelm us, Paul is say. 890 00:33:54,875 --> 00:33:57,515 He has delivered us from the domain of 891 00:33:57,515 --> 00:33:58,015 darkness 892 00:33:58,475 --> 00:34:00,475 and transferred us to the kingdom of his 893 00:34:00,475 --> 00:34:02,315 beloved son. There's so much we could say 894 00:34:02,315 --> 00:34:04,174 here. I'm try I'm gonna make this study 895 00:34:04,409 --> 00:34:04,909 relatively 896 00:34:05,289 --> 00:34:07,289 light will go into the weeds from time 897 00:34:07,289 --> 00:34:10,089 to time, but but isn't it beautiful to 898 00:34:10,089 --> 00:34:12,089 think about how we were in the domain 899 00:34:12,089 --> 00:34:12,730 of darkness? 900 00:34:13,943 --> 00:34:16,188 And he has transferred us to the kingdom 901 00:34:16,639 --> 00:34:19,177 of his beloved son. This is god's work 902 00:34:19,177 --> 00:34:21,318 in you by faith. 903 00:34:21,969 --> 00:34:25,321 We can rest in this beautiful truth. In 904 00:34:25,321 --> 00:34:27,476 whom we have redemption his son. 905 00:34:28,194 --> 00:34:29,950 The forgiveness of sins. 906 00:34:30,523 --> 00:34:32,349 There is nothing greater. 907 00:34:33,064 --> 00:34:35,787 There that we we we are transferred 908 00:34:36,320 --> 00:34:38,781 into his kingdom. The kingdom of his beloved 909 00:34:38,781 --> 00:34:39,019 son. 910 00:34:39,829 --> 00:34:42,527 In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of 911 00:34:42,527 --> 00:34:42,765 sense. 912 00:34:43,559 --> 00:34:45,067 So when I'm down, 913 00:34:45,782 --> 00:34:47,766 and when I want to be all self 914 00:34:47,766 --> 00:34:48,083 reliant, 915 00:34:48,735 --> 00:34:51,135 when I feel defeated because of that self 916 00:34:51,135 --> 00:34:51,375 reliance, 917 00:34:51,934 --> 00:34:54,034 I should come back to this section 918 00:34:54,335 --> 00:34:56,894 and realize that it is my being in 919 00:34:56,894 --> 00:34:57,215 him. 920 00:34:58,109 --> 00:35:01,221 My... My this knowledge this is intimacy with 921 00:35:01,381 --> 00:35:03,536 Christ is what Paul is talking about. 922 00:35:04,334 --> 00:35:07,862 He's transferred us from the domain of darkness. 923 00:35:08,262 --> 00:35:10,339 And sometimes we get depressed over that darkness. 924 00:35:10,579 --> 00:35:12,198 We talked about looking forward 925 00:35:12,896 --> 00:35:14,255 a few episodes ago. 926 00:35:15,068 --> 00:35:15,864 In Philippians, 927 00:35:16,263 --> 00:35:18,277 a number of episodes ago. We talked about 928 00:35:18,733 --> 00:35:20,806 looking forward rather than looking back the way 929 00:35:20,885 --> 00:35:21,682 Paul describes it. 930 00:35:22,574 --> 00:35:24,808 Well, it's it's wonderful to do that. 931 00:35:25,766 --> 00:35:28,878 It not not to live lives of regret 932 00:35:28,878 --> 00:35:30,967 is the way we put it. In in 933 00:35:30,967 --> 00:35:31,765 that episode, 934 00:35:32,563 --> 00:35:34,637 recognizing that we've been delivered from the domain 935 00:35:34,637 --> 00:35:36,471 of darkness. You might say oh, but you 936 00:35:36,471 --> 00:35:38,943 don't know my sin. Well, you don't know 937 00:35:38,943 --> 00:35:39,183 mine. 938 00:35:40,631 --> 00:35:42,929 And and you you you might you might 939 00:35:42,929 --> 00:35:44,753 have a hard time listening to this podcast 940 00:35:44,753 --> 00:35:45,465 if you knew mine. 941 00:35:46,258 --> 00:35:47,630 I there's no pastor 942 00:35:48,177 --> 00:35:50,164 no bible teacher who stands up in front 943 00:35:50,164 --> 00:35:53,264 of AAA crowd on Sunday or any other 944 00:35:53,264 --> 00:35:54,934 time who is fault less. 945 00:35:55,824 --> 00:35:57,040 Who's even close 946 00:35:57,496 --> 00:36:00,363 to fault list. No none of us are 947 00:36:00,363 --> 00:36:01,421 teaching god's word 948 00:36:01,956 --> 00:36:04,027 because we merit this standing. 949 00:36:04,758 --> 00:36:07,462 In him on our own. He has delivered 950 00:36:07,462 --> 00:36:09,791 every single 1 of us who are delivered 951 00:36:10,166 --> 00:36:12,472 from the domain of darkness and transferred us. 952 00:36:13,123 --> 00:36:14,814 To the kingdom of his 953 00:36:15,346 --> 00:36:18,069 beloved son. It is all by grace 954 00:36:18,522 --> 00:36:21,880 through faith. And whom we have redemption 955 00:36:22,269 --> 00:36:25,146 the forgiveness of sins. It's interesting. Comment sort 956 00:36:25,146 --> 00:36:28,261 of peel that last little clause off of 957 00:36:28,261 --> 00:36:29,060 this paragraph. 958 00:36:29,793 --> 00:36:31,298 This paragraph that only has a couple of 959 00:36:31,298 --> 00:36:32,011 sentences in it. 960 00:36:32,962 --> 00:36:35,180 And they kinda tag that onto to the 961 00:36:35,180 --> 00:36:36,710 next section that we'll get to 962 00:36:37,098 --> 00:36:39,587 next week. So God willing will talk about 963 00:36:40,121 --> 00:36:41,394 this this last 964 00:36:42,746 --> 00:36:45,291 little little little section here. This last thought, 965 00:36:45,864 --> 00:36:47,778 in this paragraph and we'll take on the 966 00:36:47,778 --> 00:36:48,278 next 967 00:36:48,974 --> 00:36:50,830 section which is on the pre 968 00:36:51,686 --> 00:36:53,999 of of Christ. So Paul is saying, here's 969 00:36:53,999 --> 00:36:56,005 who you are in him. And then and 970 00:36:56,005 --> 00:36:58,647 then he's gonna say, and he is preeminent. 971 00:36:58,941 --> 00:36:59,996 You can rest 972 00:37:00,608 --> 00:37:03,147 in him. What a wonderful promise. Thank you 973 00:37:03,147 --> 00:37:03,782 for listening. 974 00:37:04,273 --> 00:37:05,148 I hope this is, 975 00:37:06,421 --> 00:37:06,921 important 976 00:37:07,853 --> 00:37:10,717 information. I hope this... These biblical truths are 977 00:37:10,717 --> 00:37:11,090 are 978 00:37:11,608 --> 00:37:13,123 powerful in your own life, as I said 979 00:37:13,123 --> 00:37:15,036 earlier, if you struggle with this? How do 980 00:37:15,195 --> 00:37:17,108 How do I go about getting this knowledge 981 00:37:17,108 --> 00:37:19,601 that you're talking about? I'm happy to share 982 00:37:19,834 --> 00:37:21,509 all of the resources I know about with 983 00:37:21,509 --> 00:37:24,162 you that that have proven to be accurate 984 00:37:24,300 --> 00:37:26,534 and and and reliable. 985 00:37:27,172 --> 00:37:28,368 I try to stay away from some of 986 00:37:28,368 --> 00:37:29,427 the more absurd 987 00:37:30,056 --> 00:37:31,009 arguments about, 988 00:37:31,644 --> 00:37:32,700 more more f 989 00:37:33,311 --> 00:37:35,534 translations and things that are are just not 990 00:37:35,534 --> 00:37:37,860 helpful. But if you wanna have a serious 991 00:37:38,154 --> 00:37:40,722 conversation on on this topic. Don't hesitate to 992 00:37:40,722 --> 00:37:42,481 reach out using the contact form on our 993 00:37:42,481 --> 00:37:44,958 website john warren media dot com or send 994 00:37:44,958 --> 00:37:47,116 along an email to john at john warren 995 00:37:47,116 --> 00:37:49,929 media dot com. I will bond to your 996 00:37:49,929 --> 00:37:51,449 email. We might be able to schedule time 997 00:37:51,449 --> 00:37:54,170 on the phone even if necessary, I I 998 00:37:54,170 --> 00:37:57,130 want to come alongside you and help you 999 00:37:57,130 --> 00:37:57,630 grow 1000 00:37:57,943 --> 00:38:00,563 in God's grace as I grow in his 1001 00:38:00,563 --> 00:38:03,287 grace. It's funny. We can break down these 1002 00:38:03,343 --> 00:38:05,090 these fruits of the spirit love Joy peace 1003 00:38:05,090 --> 00:38:05,590 patience 1004 00:38:06,378 --> 00:38:09,809 kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. And 1005 00:38:09,969 --> 00:38:11,884 I I can tell you the ones that 1006 00:38:11,963 --> 00:38:14,532 God is working in my life. It seems 1007 00:38:14,532 --> 00:38:17,086 as we get older, we become more gentle, 1008 00:38:17,565 --> 00:38:18,624 What what a blessing 1009 00:38:19,002 --> 00:38:21,157 that is young people I would encourage you 1010 00:38:21,157 --> 00:38:22,056 not to wait 1011 00:38:22,529 --> 00:38:25,080 to ask god to develop by his... By 1012 00:38:25,080 --> 00:38:26,378 the power of the holy spirit 1013 00:38:27,153 --> 00:38:28,371 through this epi 1014 00:38:29,226 --> 00:38:31,220 of his will and all spiritual wisdom and 1015 00:38:31,220 --> 00:38:34,686 under standing to grow in each of these 1016 00:38:34,984 --> 00:38:35,303 attributes. 1017 00:38:36,021 --> 00:38:38,972 So that's our section for today. We're in 1018 00:38:38,972 --> 00:38:40,748 the book of c 1019 00:38:41,459 --> 00:38:43,454 If I say Philippians from time to time, 1020 00:38:43,614 --> 00:38:45,848 please forgive me because we've just completed that 1021 00:38:45,848 --> 00:38:46,087 study. 1022 00:38:46,726 --> 00:38:49,793 So we're in, we just talk talked about 1023 00:38:49,849 --> 00:38:51,384 versus 9 through 14 1024 00:38:51,918 --> 00:38:53,770 of chapter 1 of. 1025 00:38:54,145 --> 00:38:55,122 We'll start there 1026 00:38:55,577 --> 00:38:58,079 next week in our study of our completeness 1027 00:38:58,136 --> 00:38:59,726 in Christ until next time. 1028 00:39:04,114 --> 00:39:07,534 Thanks for listening to relentless truth with John 1029 00:39:07,693 --> 00:39:08,011 Warren. 1030 00:39:08,727 --> 00:39:10,739 Please consider sharing this podcast 1031 00:39:11,353 --> 00:39:14,151 and subscribe to seen future episodes. 1032 00:39:14,946 --> 00:39:18,444 Connect with John regarding your comments, questions, and 1033 00:39:18,444 --> 00:39:22,181 show ideas through john warren media dot com. 1034 00:39:22,673 --> 00:39:25,853 Or at john Warren Media, on Facebook, 1035 00:39:26,251 --> 00:39:27,761 Twitter or Instagram. 1036 00:39:28,556 --> 00:39:31,356 That's all for this episode. Join us next 1037 00:39:31,356 --> 00:39:35,021 week for another edition of relentless truth with 1038 00:39:35,180 --> 00:39:35,818 John Warren.