{"id":1518,"date":"2026-08-09T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/412-mal-window-roles-in-relationships\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T01:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T01:59:45","slug":"412-mal-window-roles-in-relationships","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/goodchristadelphiantalks.com\/index.php\/podcast\/412-mal-window-roles-in-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"412: Mal Window – Roles in Relationships"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week’s talk is an exhortation by Brother Mal Window titled “Roles in Relationships”, given at the Casino Ecclesia in Australia, on October 16th, 2025.<\/p>\n

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\nthis week’s talk.
\nHello everyone, this is Simon. <\/p>\n

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\nThis week’s talk is by our
\nbrother Mel Window from the <\/p>\n

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\nCasino Ecclesia in New South
\nWales, Australia and his talk is<\/p>\n

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\non roles in relationships.
\nI found the talk to be a great <\/p>\n

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\nreminder of the roles that both
\nmen and women have, which are <\/p>\n

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\ngiven by God.
\nIn exactly the same way as the <\/p>\n

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\nserpent in the Garden of Eden.
\nThe world around us wants to <\/p>\n

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\ndestroy the roles of men and
\nwomen today and defy the wisdom <\/p>\n

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\nand the love of our God who made
\nus and actually knows what’s <\/p>\n

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\nbest for us.
\nSo here is our brother Mao on <\/p>\n

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\nroles in relationships.
\nWell, in the late 1920s, a <\/p>\n

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\ntobacco executive in the United
\nStates observed that only 5% of <\/p>\n

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\nthe female population smoked.
\nWell, the males had reached over<\/p>\n

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\n50%.
\nAnd he reasoned, well, if I can <\/p>\n

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\nget the females to smoke at the
\nsame rate as the male smoke, we <\/p>\n

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\ncould make a whole lot of money.
\nAnd the problem was was that <\/p>\n

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\nsmoking was frowned upon for
\nwomen. <\/p>\n

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\nLadies who smoked were seen as
\nhaving loose morals and were <\/p>\n

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\nstigmatized for the habit.
\nSmoking was not the sort of <\/p>\n

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\nthing that good women did.
\nHow then could tobacco companies<\/p>\n

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\novercome these social boundaries
\nand influence people to embrace <\/p>\n

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\na product which is highly
\naddictive, which gives you bad <\/p>\n

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\nbreath, which shortens your
\nlifespan, and which is <\/p>\n

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\neffectively little more than
\ngetting paper money and setting <\/p>\n

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\nit alight note by note?
\nHow could they shed the negative<\/p>\n

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\nimages which smoking produced?
\nAnd a man by the name of Edward <\/p>\n

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\nBernays was contacted to help
\nsolve this problem. <\/p>\n

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\nNow he was a Jew, and he was a
\nnephew of Sigmund Freud. <\/p>\n

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\nDoes anyone know who Sigmund
\nFreud was? <\/p>\n

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\nWhat’s he famous for?
\nPsychology. <\/p>\n

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\nThe father of psychology.
\nOK, so he knew how people think,<\/p>\n

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\nall right.
\nAnd his nephew Edward Donets is <\/p>\n

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\nknown today as the pioneer of
\npropaganda or PRA man who knew <\/p>\n

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\nhow to shape and how to control
\npublic opinion. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so he was very close to his
\nuncle and he knew how the human <\/p>\n

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\nmind ticked.
\nHow can we use information to <\/p>\n

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\ncontrol people’s minds and
\ncontrol how they act? <\/p>\n

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\nOK, so he was contacted.
\nHow can you help us sell these <\/p>\n

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\ncigarettes?
\nSaid this executive. <\/p>\n

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\nWell, he suggested a different
\nmarketing strategy to what might<\/p>\n

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\nhave been traditionally
\nemployed. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, normally when you want
\nto sell something, you, you <\/p>\n

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\npresented as being cool, as
\nattractive, the person who’s <\/p>\n

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\nwho’s selling the product looks
\ntogether, they’re good looking. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, you have this product
\nand you’ll be just like this <\/p>\n

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\nperson, OK, that’s how things
\nwere normally marketed. <\/p>\n

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\nBut he suggested something
\ncompletely different. <\/p>\n

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\nHe said don’t try and sell it
\nbecause of its attractive <\/p>\n

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\nqualities.
\nInstead, tell women that they’ve<\/p>\n

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\nbeen oppressed, that they’ve
\nbeen discriminated against, <\/p>\n

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\nthey’ve been subjugated, they’ve
\nbeen exploited. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd make your product a symbol
\nof freedom, rebellion against <\/p>\n

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\ntyranny.
\nAnd So what Edward Barnes did <\/p>\n

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\nwas he employed his secretary to
\nwalk down the Main St. <\/p>\n

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\nNew York, accompanied by other
\nbeautiful women, and they were <\/p>\n

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\nopenly smoking.
\nNow, just remember, smoking was <\/p>\n

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\nnot the thing to do, especially
\nif you’re a woman in those days.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd here’s these attractive
\nwomen walking down the Main <\/p>\n

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\nStreet of New York smoking.
\nAnd he set up a news crew who <\/p>\n

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\ninterviewed them as they were
\nsmoking out in the street, <\/p>\n

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\ncreating an event which would be
\nbroadcast to the wider <\/p>\n

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\ncommunity.
\nAnd the news crew asked, well, <\/p>\n

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\nwhy are you doing this out in
\nthe open when it’s so <\/p>\n

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\nstigmatized?
\nAnd his secretary answered, <\/p>\n

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\nwell, a man asked me to
\nextinguish my cigarette, and I <\/p>\n

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\ndecided to continue smoking and
\nto make my protest about this <\/p>\n

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\ninjustice.
\nAnd soon other women took up the<\/p>\n

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\nfight and a movement was called,
\nwas born, which was called <\/p>\n

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\nTorches of Freedom.
\nAnd so as they lit the <\/p>\n

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\ncigarette, they were lighting a
\ntorch for freedom. <\/p>\n

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\nOK, We’re making our stand for
\nfreedom. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd smoking was embraced not
\nbecause of what it could offer <\/p>\n

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\nor what it could provide, but
\nbecause of what it represented <\/p>\n

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\nand what it symbolized.
\nAnd suddenly the social stigma <\/p>\n

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\nand the shame which was
\nassociated with smoking only <\/p>\n

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\nserved to highlight highlight
\nthe prejudice and the oppression<\/p>\n

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\nthat women felt that they were
\nunder. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd the marketing was extremely
\nsuccessful. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd by 1935 the proportion of
\nwomen smokers had more than <\/p>\n

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\ntripled to 18%.
\nBy 1965 the numbers had doubled <\/p>\n

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\nonce again to 1\/3 of the female
\npopulation. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so the cigarette companies
\nmade a fortune out of this, and <\/p>\n

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\nwomen were convinced to adopt
\nand embrace a negative product <\/p>\n

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\nupon the grounds of human
\nrights. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ve been oppressed.
\nThey are keeping something from <\/p>\n

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\nus.
\nBreak the shackles of authority.<\/p>\n

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\nBe free.
\nRebel against the patriarchy. <\/p>\n

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\nLight up your torches of
\nfreedom. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd when you think about it,
\nwhen sin entered into the world,<\/p>\n

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\nit followed the same
\npsychological trajectory. <\/p>\n

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\nYou see, when the serpent
\nquestioned Eve about eating the <\/p>\n

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\nfruit, his suggestion was
\nimmediately met with a quotation<\/p>\n

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\nfrom God’s law.
\nLust and pride didn’t even enter<\/p>\n

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\ninto the equation.
\nGod has said. <\/p>\n

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\nThe woman said she stood for
\ntruth, but when the serpent <\/p>\n

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\nsuggested that God was keeping
\nsomething back from her, that <\/p>\n

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\nthey were being oppressed, that
\nequality with the angels and <\/p>\n

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\nfreedom was taken away, the
\nwoman was able to view God’s law<\/p>\n

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\nin a different light entirely.
\nLet’s read Genesis 3 verses 4:00<\/p>\n

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\nand 5:00, Genesis chapter 3 and
\nverse 4. <\/p>\n

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\nWe know these words, but let’s
\njust go over it and just see how<\/p>\n

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\nthe serpent introduced his idea.
\nGenesis 3 verse four. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd the serpent said unto the
\nwoman, Ye shall not surely die, <\/p>\n

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\nfor God doth know that in the
\nday that ye eat thereof, then <\/p>\n

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\nyour eyes shall be opened, and
\nye shall be as gods, knowing <\/p>\n

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\ngood and evil.
\nAnd the next words are telling, <\/p>\n

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\nand they suggest that this
\nspeech, in this speech lay the <\/p>\n

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\nfoundation for Eve’s deception.
\nAnd when the woman saw that the <\/p>\n

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\ntree was good for food, that it
\nwas pleasant to the eyes, a tree<\/p>\n

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\ndesired to make one wise, she
\ntook of the fruit thereof, and <\/p>\n

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\ndid eat, and gave also unto her
\nhusband with her, and he did <\/p>\n

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\neat.
\nSo what we find is, is that the <\/p>\n

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\nrebellion of God’s law was only
\nentertained when Eve was made to<\/p>\n

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\nfeel that God was keeping
\nsomething back from her, that he<\/p>\n

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\nwas being unjust, that God was
\nbeing oppressive. <\/p>\n

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\nSin entered into the world when
\nGod’s goodness and God’s <\/p>\n

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\ncharacter was challenged.
\nGod had placed men in a <\/p>\n

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\nbeautiful garden.
\nGod had given men everything. <\/p>\n

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\nThey had authority over the
\nanimals. <\/p>\n

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\nGod had given Adam a companion.
\nAdam and Eve were in paradise <\/p>\n

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\nand the one thing that God
\nwarned Adam against, the thing <\/p>\n

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\nthat would lead to sorrow and
\npain, that and death, that was <\/p>\n

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\nthe thing that He warned them
\nagainst. <\/p>\n

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\nIt was a good law, wasn’t it?
\nHis one law would save them from<\/p>\n

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\ndeath, sin, shame, and God
\nwarned them. <\/p>\n

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\nDon’t take that path.
\nEverything that God had done was<\/p>\n

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\ngood.
\nHis kindness, His care, His <\/p>\n

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\ncompassion was self-evident.
\nBut when his goodness was <\/p>\n

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\nchallenged and the seeds of
\ndoubt began to grow, Eve was <\/p>\n

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\nprepared to look at things
\ndifferently. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd our acceptance of authority
\nhinges upon our perception of <\/p>\n

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\nthe wisdom and the virtue that
\nunderpins it. <\/p>\n

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\nI’ll state, state that again,
\nour acceptance of authority. <\/p>\n

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\nWe’ll accept authority when we
\nrealize the goodness and the <\/p>\n

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\nwisdom and the virtue of those
\nwho are giving, who are in <\/p>\n

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\nauthority.
\nChallenge their goodness, <\/p>\n

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\nchallenge their wisdom, and
\nyou’ll rebel against their <\/p>\n

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\nauthority.
\nSo key to authority is accepting<\/p>\n

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\nthe goodness of God.
\nAnd when we talk about roles <\/p>\n

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\nwithin relationships, the first
\nthing which we need to grasp is <\/p>\n

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\nthe wisdom of the one who put
\nthose roles into place and what <\/p>\n

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\nGod intended by giving those
\nroles. <\/p>\n

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\nAre the roles given in the Bible
\noppressive? <\/p>\n

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\nAre they evidence of an outdated
\npatriarchy? <\/p>\n

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\nOr are they roles which are
\ngiven to us for our benefit, to <\/p>\n

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\nhelp prepare us for eternity?
\nOK, so there’s two ways of <\/p>\n

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\nlooking at it.
\nIs it for our good or for our <\/p>\n

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\ndetriment?
\nHow understanding of the wisdom <\/p>\n

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\nand the goodness of the
\nauthority of the person who <\/p>\n

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\ngives us those those rules or
\nthose laws helps determine how <\/p>\n

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\nwe respond to it.
\nOur God’s punishments merely to <\/p>\n

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\ninflict pain and cause grief?
\nOr is there a redemptive, <\/p>\n

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\nconstructive element to those
\npunishments? <\/p>\n

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\nWhat’s God doing when he’s
\nseeking to chasten us? <\/p>\n

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\nIs he just angry or is he trying
\nto do something with us? <\/p>\n

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\nIs God all wise?
\nIs he our Creator? <\/p>\n

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\nDoes he know what he is doing?
\nOr does he make mistakes which <\/p>\n

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\nneed to be challenged,
\ndeconstructed and overturned? <\/p>\n

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\nIn short, is God our enemy or
\nour friend? <\/p>\n

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\nAnd we’ll never accept his
\nguidance or his direction or <\/p>\n

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\neven his correction if we feel
\nthat it runs contrary to our own<\/p>\n

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\nbest interests.
\nAnd so in accepting God’s <\/p>\n

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\nauthority, we also need to
\nappreciate that God understands <\/p>\n

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\nour problem and that he cares.
\nIt’s a psychological basis, <\/p>\n

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\nisn’t it?
\nWe need to understand that God <\/p>\n

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\nknows what our problem is, that
\nhe cares about us, and that what<\/p>\n

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\nhe is doing is for our best
\ninterests. <\/p>\n

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\nHe’s working for our good.
\nAnd sometimes just by asking <\/p>\n

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\nthese questions, we can
\nappreciate the arguments which <\/p>\n

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\nare made against scripturally
\ndefined roles in a totally <\/p>\n

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\ndifferent right light.
\nYou see, when we attack the <\/p>\n

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\nroles which are outlined in
\nscripture, when we label them as<\/p>\n

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\nbeing outdated or enslaving or
\nchauvinistic, we’re not just <\/p>\n

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\nattacking social norms.
\nWhat we’re really doing is we’re<\/p>\n

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\nattacking the wisdom and the
\ncharacter of the one who gave us<\/p>\n

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\nthose laws.
\nHe’s God wise when he gave us <\/p>\n

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\nroles.
\nDoes he know what he’s doing? <\/p>\n

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\nAnd perhaps, just like the women
\na century ago, we might be <\/p>\n

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\nembracing A destructive,
\ncancerous solution to a problem <\/p>\n

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\nthat doesn’t even exist.
\nMen and women are created <\/p>\n

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\ndifferently.
\nMan was created first out of the<\/p>\n

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\ndust to the ground.
\nThe woman was created afterwards<\/p>\n

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\nfrom Adam’s rib.
\nAnd these facts, though simple, <\/p>\n

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\nhave profound significance.
\nBeing first, man was given the <\/p>\n

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\ninstructions about trees and the
\nresponsibility for looking after<\/p>\n

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\nthem from the very beginning.
\nHe was made to be responsible <\/p>\n

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\nfor the garden.
\nDress it and keep it. <\/p>\n

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\nThis is your responsibility,
\nAdam. <\/p>\n

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\nThe woman, having been made out
\nof men and for men, was created <\/p>\n

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\nto be a support.
\nShe was a helper for Adam. <\/p>\n

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\nShe was the antidote to
\nloneliness. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so from the from the very
\nbeginning, even before sin <\/p>\n

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\nentered into the world, there
\nwere differences, weren’t there?<\/p>\n

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\nIt’s not that one was better
\nthan the other or more important<\/p>\n

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\nthan the other.
\nIt’s just that they were <\/p>\n

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\ndifferent, the different
\npurpose, a different role, and <\/p>\n

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\nwhen challenged by the serpent,
\nthese roles were abandoned. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd because each failed to
\nfulfil their created function, <\/p>\n

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\nsin and death ensued.
\nYou see the man who was given <\/p>\n

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\nthe law and who was made
\nresponsible, he failed to lead <\/p>\n

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\nand he stepped back from the
\nconflict. <\/p>\n

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\nThe woman who was made to be a
\nsupport dominated the discussion<\/p>\n

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\nand was deceived.
\nAnd when the Angel came and <\/p>\n

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\naddressed the three
\nparticipants, the man, the <\/p>\n

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\nwoman, and the serpent, Adam was
\ncalled first to give his answer.<\/p>\n

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\nHe had been given authority and
\nhe was held accountable for the <\/p>\n

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\nsin.
\nThat’s why he was called first. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd yet, even in his reply, Adam
\nshunned responsibility. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s not my fault, he said.
\nIt’s the woman who you gave to <\/p>\n

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\nbe with me.
\nShe was the one who caused me to<\/p>\n

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\nsin.
\nNow, sometimes when we look at <\/p>\n

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\nthe curses, we view them as
\npunishments, much in the same <\/p>\n

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\nway as we might send a criminal
\nto jail. <\/p>\n

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\nOK, you’re doing your time, you
\ndid the sin, you’re going to do <\/p>\n

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\nyour time, you’re going to jail.
\nSometimes we look at the curses <\/p>\n

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\nin that light.
\nBut the consequences which God <\/p>\n

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\npronounced because of sin are
\nnot the outburst of passion by a<\/p>\n

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\nvengeful God, but are rather
\nmeasures put in place to develop<\/p>\n

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\nand correct people who He loves
\nand cares for. <\/p>\n

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\nOK, so God’s not angry and
\nresponding in anger. <\/p>\n

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\nWhat God’s doing is He’s
\napplying curses to correct and <\/p>\n

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\nshape the people who He’s
\ntalking to. <\/p>\n

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\nHebrews puts it this way.
\nHebrews chapter 12, verse 6. <\/p>\n

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\nWhom the Lord loves, he chastens
\nand scourgeth. <\/p>\n

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\nOK, And here in in the Eden,
\nthere’s the first curse. <\/p>\n

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\nOK, here’s God scourging.
\nWhom the Lord loves, He <\/p>\n

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\nchasteneth and scourgeth every
\nson whom he receiveth. <\/p>\n

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\nIf ye endure chastening, God
\ndealeth with you as with sons. <\/p>\n

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\nFor what son is he whom the
\nFather chasteneth not? <\/p>\n

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\nBut if ye are without
\nchastisement, we’re of all our <\/p>\n

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\npartakers.
\nThen are ye illegitimate, and <\/p>\n

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\nnot sons?
\nFurthermore, we have had fathers<\/p>\n

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\nof their flesh, which corrected
\nus, and we gave them reverence. <\/p>\n

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\nShall we not much rather be in
\nsubjection unto the Father of <\/p>\n

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\nspirits, and live?
\nFor they verily, for a few days <\/p>\n

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\nchastened us after their own
\npleasure, but He for our profit,<\/p>\n

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\nthat we might be partakers of
\nHis Holiness. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so the curses in Genesis
\nchapter 3 have meaning. <\/p>\n

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\nMen, men and women and women
\nboth made errors which needed <\/p>\n

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\naddressing.
\nYou see, the curses were not <\/p>\n

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\ngiven to destroy, or to harm, or
\nto belittle, but to instruct, to<\/p>\n

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\ndevelop, and to teach.
\nThe serpent called God’s <\/p>\n

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\ncharacter into question with His
\nfirst law. <\/p>\n

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\nYou know, certain called God’s
\ncharacter in the question when <\/p>\n

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\nhe looked at God’s law.
\nGod, he hasn’t got your best <\/p>\n

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\ninterests at heart.
\nWe need to be careful that we <\/p>\n

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\ndon’t make the same mistake with
\nthe laws that followed. <\/p>\n

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\nGod doesn’t have our best
\ninterests at heart, doesn’t he? <\/p>\n

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\nThe man who was made first, who
\nwas given the law, Who named the<\/p>\n

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\nanimals?
\nThe one who stepped back and <\/p>\n

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\nremained silent when he should
\nhave acted as a garden and <\/p>\n

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\nprotected to to his wife.
\nWe read in Genesis chapter 3 and<\/p>\n

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\nverse 6 that Eve gave unto her
\nhusband with her and he did eat.<\/p>\n

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\nAnd so it’s not as though Adam
\nwas in another part of the <\/p>\n

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\ngarden, that he was, you know,
\nhedging, you know, the trees way<\/p>\n

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\ndown in the back paddock.
\nHe was there beside her. <\/p>\n

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\nHe, she gave unto her husband
\nwith her and he did it. <\/p>\n

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\nIt’s not as though the woman was
\nambushed by the serpent alone. <\/p>\n

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\nAdam was there.
\nHe saw, he heard, and he chose <\/p>\n

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\nnot to act.
\nIt’s like a twisted story of <\/p>\n

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\nSaint George and the dragon.
\nOK, we’ve got this big <\/p>\n

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\nSerpentine beast, the dragon,
\nand it’s taken the Princess <\/p>\n

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\ncaptive.
\nBut instead of engaging the <\/p>\n

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\nenemy, instead of engaging the
\nserpent, the dragon, the knight,<\/p>\n

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\njust stands there and watches.
\nHe doesn’t defend her. <\/p>\n

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\nHe takes a passive rob.
\nAnd finally, when the woman was <\/p>\n

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\ndevoured by serpent thinking and
\nis in the clutches of mortality,<\/p>\n

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\nhe decides that now he will
\nsacrifice himself and in full <\/p>\n

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\nknowledge of his sin, he
\nsurrenders to the serpent and <\/p>\n

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\ndies a pointless death with his
\nbeloved. <\/p>\n

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\nThere’s no leadership here, is
\nthere? <\/p>\n

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\nThere’s no gallantry displayed
\nby this man. <\/p>\n

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\nThe dragon goes unchecked, the
\nKingdom lies in ruin, and the <\/p>\n

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\nman who refuses to act when he
\nshould inevitably becomes the <\/p>\n

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\nobject of derision and ridicule.
\nThe man was created to lead, to <\/p>\n

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\nprotect, to speak to the enemy,
\nand to put everything on the <\/p>\n

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\nline for the protection of his
\nfamily. <\/p>\n

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\nHe is made to take risks, to
\nmake decisions, and to accept <\/p>\n

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\nthe consequences.
\nThis is his role, and God <\/p>\n

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\nexpected him to fulfill it.
\nAnd we know this, don’t we? <\/p>\n

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\nBecause the second Adam, the one
\nwho took on the role which Adam <\/p>\n

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\nabandoned, did just that.
\nHe stepped forward to face the <\/p>\n

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\nserpent.
\nHe gave his life in order that <\/p>\n

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\nhis bride might live.
\nLook at how Paul puts it in <\/p>\n

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\nEphesians chapter 5, verse 25.
\nHusbands, love your wives. <\/p>\n

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\nEven as Christ also loved the
\necclesia and gave himself for <\/p>\n

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\nit, that he might sanctify and
\ncleanse it with a washing of <\/p>\n

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\nwater by the Word, that he might
\npresent it to himself. <\/p>\n

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\nA glorious ecclesia, not having
\nspot or wrinkle or any such <\/p>\n

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\nthing, but that it should be
\nholy and without blemish. <\/p>\n

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\nChrist put his life on the line,
\ndidn’t He? <\/p>\n

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\nHe gave everything that the
\nBride might be redeemed and <\/p>\n

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\nsaved.
\nHe didn’t just stand back and <\/p>\n

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\nwatch her being destroyed.
\nNow, sometimes we can get the <\/p>\n

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\nidea that we need to make peace
\nat all costs, but if we stand by<\/p>\n

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\nin the face of error or try to
\ncompromise with false ideology, <\/p>\n

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\nwe’re not helping things, are
\nwe? <\/p>\n

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\nWe’re not showing leadership.
\nWe’re being just like Adam, <\/p>\n

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\nstanding by and letting it all
\nhappen. <\/p>\n

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\nPlay out, taking the path of
\nleast resistance and watching <\/p>\n

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\nour families getting destroyed
\nin the process. <\/p>\n

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\nOK, Adam had to learn to lead.
\nThat was his role. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd so in the curses, Adam’s
\ntendency to step back from <\/p>\n

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\nunpleasant work is addressed.
\nYou’re now going to be <\/p>\n

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\nresponsible for providing for
\nyour family, and from now on <\/p>\n

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\nyou’re going to have to apply
\nyourself. <\/p>\n

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\nYou cannot afford to step back
\nand be inactive, for should you <\/p>\n

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\ndo so, your garden is going to
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\nhas its consequences.
\nYou and your family will only <\/p>\n

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\neat if you discipline yourself
\nto attack and destroy anything <\/p>\n

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\nwhich threatens their
\nlivelihood. <\/p>\n

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\nEvery day you have to learn that
\nprinciple as you go off to work <\/p>\n

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\nand toil and you attack those
\nweeds and you dig and you sweat.<\/p>\n

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\nInaction has consequences and
\nyour family dies. <\/p>\n

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\nAnd in the small everyday
\nexperiences of the field, you <\/p>\n

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\nwill learn what it means to
\nwork, what it means to be <\/p>\n

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\nresponsible, what it means to
\ncare and to provide for your <\/p>\n

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\nfamily.
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\n00:25:52,520 –> 00:25:57,640
\nverse 17, Cursed is the ground.
\nWhy? <\/p>\n

328
\n00:25:58,920 –> 00:26:04,720
\nBecause I want you to feel pain.
\nNo, cursed is the ground for <\/p>\n

329
\n00:26:04,760 –> 00:26:12,040
\nyour sake.
\nThis was not just a punishment. <\/p>\n

330
\n00:26:13,560 –> 00:26:18,520
\nIt was a learning tool given by
\nGod that man might better <\/p>\n

331
\n00:26:18,520 –> 00:26:20,920
\nfulfill the role for which he
\nwas made. <\/p>\n

332
\n00:26:24,040 –> 00:26:29,600
\nMan had to learn to speak up.
\nHe had to learn to confront the <\/p>\n

333
\n00:26:29,600 –> 00:26:34,160
\nenemy.
\nHe had to learn to value his <\/p>\n

334
\n00:26:34,160 –> 00:26:39,440
\nwife, realizing that she was his
\nown flesh and that her very <\/p>\n

335
\n00:26:39,440 –> 00:26:44,200
\nexistence was founded upon his
\nown work, his own toil, his own <\/p>\n

336
\n00:26:44,200 –> 00:26:52,440
\nsacrifice.
\nAnd this applies on a natural <\/p>\n

337
\n00:26:52,440 –> 00:26:57,880
\nplane and on a spiritual plane.
\nAnd what’s the spiritual <\/p>\n

338
\n00:26:57,880 –> 00:27:05,840
\ncounterpart to a warrior?
\nWell, a spiritual warrior is a <\/p>\n

339
\n00:27:05,840 –> 00:27:10,120
\npriest.
\nThe priest blew the trumpets and<\/p>\n

340
\n00:27:10,120 –> 00:27:13,120
\nLED the physical army in Numbers
\nchapter 10, verses 8:00 and <\/p>\n

341
\n00:27:13,120 –> 00:27:16,920
\n9:00.
\nBut the greater battle is not <\/p>\n

342
\n00:27:16,920 –> 00:27:23,640
\nagainst a physical enemy, but
\nagainst the spiritual, against <\/p>\n

343
\n00:27:24,000 –> 00:27:28,080
\nerror, against doubt, against
\nfear. <\/p>\n

344
\n00:27:30,240 –> 00:27:34,440
\nAnd this is the battle which
\nbrethren are called to take up. <\/p>\n

345
\n00:27:35,280 –> 00:27:36,800
\nThat’s what we’re fighting
\nagainst, isn’t it? <\/p>\n

346
\n00:27:36,800 –> 00:27:39,480
\nWe’re fighting against error,
\nwe’re fighting against doubt, <\/p>\n

347
\n00:27:39,480 –> 00:27:43,160
\nwe’re fighting against fear,
\nwhich would take our heart away <\/p>\n

348
\n00:27:43,160 –> 00:27:47,840
\nfrom the truth.
\nAnd it’s not a role that men <\/p>\n

349
\n00:27:47,840 –> 00:27:49,800
\nalways feel comfortable taking
\non, is it? <\/p>\n

350
\n00:27:51,760 –> 00:27:56,240
\nYou know, how many times do you
\nfeel inadequate to the task of <\/p>\n

351
\n00:27:56,240 –> 00:28:00,040
\nspeaking up?
\nYou know, it’s, it’s, it’s not <\/p>\n

352
\n00:28:00,120 –> 00:28:04,960
\neasy, but it’s the role which
\nGod has given him. <\/p>\n

353
\n00:28:06,280 –> 00:28:10,080
\nAnd so he needs to be allowed to
\nfulfil that role. <\/p>\n

354
\n00:28:13,240 –> 00:28:17,160
\nAnd you’ll notice that he’s not
\ncommanded to dominate or <\/p>\n

355
\n00:28:17,360 –> 00:28:19,960
\noverthrow the woman in order to
\nlead. <\/p>\n

356
\n00:28:22,400 –> 00:28:30,040
\nNo, the woman is commanded to
\nvoluntary submit to her <\/p>\n

357
\n00:28:30,040 –> 00:28:36,560
\nhusband’s authority.
\nLeadership is a role which the <\/p>\n

358
\n00:28:36,560 –> 00:28:41,920
\nwoman gifts the man.
\nIt’s much in the same way as the<\/p>\n

359
\n00:28:41,920 –> 00:28:50,160
\necclesia submits to Christ.
\nHe doesn’t force us to submit. <\/p>\n

360
\n00:28:50,760 –> 00:28:53,880
\nYou know, we don’t have a gun
\nheld to our head, You will <\/p>\n

361
\n00:28:53,880 –> 00:28:58,960
\nsubmit.
\nHe doesn’t force us to become <\/p>\n

362
\n00:28:58,960 –> 00:29:05,040
\nbaptised.
\nHe leads by example and we give <\/p>\n

363
\n00:29:05,040 –> 00:29:09,360
\nour lives willingly of our own
\nvolition. <\/p>\n

364
\n00:29:11,160 –> 00:29:16,520
\nAnd so we never read Husbands
\ndominate your wives. <\/p>\n

365
\n00:29:17,400 –> 00:29:19,120
\nIt’s always the other way
\naround, isn’t it? <\/p>\n

366
\n00:29:20,440 –> 00:29:26,880
\nWives, submit yourselves to your
\nhusbands. <\/p>\n

367
\n00:29:30,520 –> 00:29:33,320
\nWe read in First Timothy chapter
\n2, verse 11. <\/p>\n

368
\n00:29:34,520 –> 00:29:38,600
\nLet the woman learn in silence
\nwith all subjection. <\/p>\n

369
\n00:29:39,320 –> 00:29:42,840
\nBut I suffer a lot of woman to
\nteach, not to usurp authority <\/p>\n

370
\n00:29:42,840 –> 00:29:44,800
\nover the man, but to be in
\nsilence. <\/p>\n

371
\n00:29:45,360 –> 00:29:49,720
\nFor Adam was first formed, then
\nEve, and Adam was not deceived, <\/p>\n

372
\n00:29:49,720 –> 00:29:51,760
\nbut the woman being deceived
\nwas. <\/p>\n

373
\n00:29:51,760 –> 00:29:58,440
\nIn the transgression women are
\nasked to be silent in the <\/p>\n

374
\n00:29:58,440 –> 00:30:05,840
\necclesia, not to put women down,
\nbut to allow men to grow and to <\/p>\n

375
\n00:30:05,840 –> 00:30:08,520
\nfulfil the role which God first
\ngave them. <\/p>\n

376
\n00:30:10,960 –> 00:30:16,280
\nIt has nothing to do with
\ntalent, with skill, or with <\/p>\n

377
\n00:30:16,280 –> 00:30:21,400
\nvalue.
\nIt’s about recognizing that God <\/p>\n

378
\n00:30:21,400 –> 00:30:27,320
\nexpects different things of
\ndifferent people and accepting <\/p>\n

379
\n00:30:27,320 –> 00:30:32,120
\nthe wisdom of His direction.
\nDoes God know what He’s doing <\/p>\n

380
\n00:30:32,120 –> 00:30:34,440
\nwhen He asks us to fulfill a
\ncertain role? <\/p>\n

381
\n00:30:35,120 –> 00:30:38,920
\nYes or no?
\nDoes He have our best interests <\/p>\n

382
\n00:30:38,920 –> 00:30:40,960
\nat heart?
\nYes or no? <\/p>\n

383
\n00:30:41,880 –> 00:30:49,080
\nWell, how do we respond?
\nIt’s not a slight against women,<\/p>\n

384
\n00:30:51,000 –> 00:30:57,240
\nit’s a challenge for men.
\nAre we stepping up? <\/p>\n

385
\n00:31:00,360 –> 00:31:03,080
\nAre we preparing to fight
\nagainst the enemy? <\/p>\n

386
\n00:31:05,200 –> 00:31:07,520
\nAre we reading?
\nAre we studying? <\/p>\n

387
\n00:31:07,680 –> 00:31:12,120
\nAre we meditating?
\nCan we wield the Sword of the <\/p>\n

388
\n00:31:12,120 –> 00:31:15,560
\nSpirit?
\nAre we clothed with the Girdle <\/p>\n

389
\n00:31:15,560 –> 00:31:21,000
\nof Truth?
\nAre we prepared to call things <\/p>\n

390
\n00:31:21,000 –> 00:31:24,880
\nout which are wrong, even when
\nwe know it will be difficult and<\/p>\n

391
\n00:31:24,880 –> 00:31:31,600
\nwill attract push back?
\nWhen a warrior attacks the <\/p>\n

392
\n00:31:31,640 –> 00:31:36,040
\nenemy, he inevitably draws enemy
\nfire. <\/p>\n

393
\n00:31:39,560 –> 00:31:44,840
\nA warrior needs to train,
\npractice and prepare. <\/p>\n

394
\n00:31:46,080 –> 00:31:48,760
\nHe needs to believe in the value
\nof his cause. <\/p>\n

395
\n00:31:51,040 –> 00:31:57,440
\nWithout discipline, without
\nconviction, we grow flabby and <\/p>\n

396
\n00:31:57,440 –> 00:32:01,000
\nweak, and we’re unable to defend
\nthose who we love. <\/p>\n

397
\n00:32:05,160 –> 00:32:10,680
\nAnd so, while the man is
\ndirected to work, to sweat, to <\/p>\n

398
\n00:32:10,680 –> 00:32:17,480
\ntoil, to take responsibility, to
\nengage with the enemy, what of <\/p>\n

399
\n00:32:17,480 –> 00:32:25,480
\nthe woman?
\nWell, Eve had reached out and <\/p>\n

400
\n00:32:25,480 –> 00:32:31,240
\nshe’d stolen fruit which had not
\nbeen offered, and she was <\/p>\n

401
\n00:32:31,240 –> 00:32:35,160
\ncompletely oblivious to the pain
\nand the suffering which her <\/p>\n

402
\n00:32:35,160 –> 00:32:37,040
\ntheft would bring upon the
\nworld. <\/p>\n

403
\n00:32:39,280 –> 00:32:42,520
\nAnd so when the Angel pronounces
\nthe consequences which she would<\/p>\n

404
\n00:32:42,520 –> 00:32:47,120
\nexperience those consequences
\nfocus upon the pain and the <\/p>\n

405
\n00:32:47,120 –> 00:32:54,480
\nheartbreak attached to bringing
\nforth fruit unto the woman. <\/p>\n

406
\n00:32:54,640 –> 00:32:58,760
\nHe said, I will greatly multiply
\nthy sorrow and thy conception. <\/p>\n

407
\n00:32:58,760 –> 00:33:01,960
\nIn sorrow shalt thou bring forth
\nchildren, and thy desire shall <\/p>\n

408
\n00:33:01,960 –> 00:33:04,920
\nbe to thy husband, and he shall
\nrule over thee. <\/p>\n

409
\n00:33:07,280 –> 00:33:13,360
\nFruit, once taken without
\nthought to its cost, would now <\/p>\n

410
\n00:33:13,360 –> 00:33:16,920
\nonly be produced through extreme
\npain and sorrow. <\/p>\n

411
\n00:33:18,160 –> 00:33:21,840
\nShe would now know the true
\nvalue of bringing forth seed, <\/p>\n

412
\n00:33:23,120 –> 00:33:27,080
\nand her entire existence would
\nnow be spent in the nurturing <\/p>\n

413
\n00:33:27,480 –> 00:33:31,320
\nand the development of the new
\ngeneration. <\/p>\n

414
\n00:33:33,520 –> 00:33:36,240
\nAnd the New Testament passages
\nexpand upon this verse in <\/p>\n

415
\n00:33:36,240 –> 00:33:40,400
\nGenesis, and they show that it’s
\nnot just pregnancy and birth <\/p>\n

416
\n00:33:40,640 –> 00:33:44,600
\nwhich is spoken of here, but the
\nrearing of children. <\/p>\n

417
\n00:33:45,880 –> 00:33:49,640
\nFirst Timothy 5 verse 14 says, I
\nwill therefore that the younger <\/p>\n

418
\n00:33:49,640 –> 00:33:55,240
\nwomen marry, bear children guide
\nthe house, giving none occasion <\/p>\n

419
\n00:33:55,240 –> 00:33:57,400
\nto the adversary to speak
\nreproachfully. <\/p>\n

420
\n00:33:59,120 –> 00:34:02,960
\nTitus chapter 2, verses four and
\nfive teach the young women to be<\/p>\n

421
\n00:34:02,960 –> 00:34:07,920
\nsober, to love their husbands,
\nto love their children, to be <\/p>\n

422
\n00:34:07,920 –> 00:34:12,560
\ndiscreet, chaste keepers at
\nhome, good, obedient to their <\/p>\n

423
\n00:34:12,560 –> 00:34:15,239
\nown husbands, that the word of
\nGod be not blasphemed. <\/p>\n

424
\n00:34:19,639 –> 00:34:24,679
\nModern society belittles this
\nrole and sees it as a mark of <\/p>\n

425
\n00:34:24,679 –> 00:34:28,280
\noppression, a career to be
\nderided. <\/p>\n

426
\n00:34:31,600 –> 00:34:36,760
\nBut is it unimportant?
\nIs this a second class role? <\/p>\n

427
\n00:34:40,560 –> 00:34:43,960
\nA man may have worked his way to
\nthe top of a multinational <\/p>\n

428
\n00:34:43,960 –> 00:34:49,360
\ncompany, managed thousands of
\nstaff, made millions of dollars,<\/p>\n

429
\n00:34:49,600 –> 00:34:52,800
\nlived in a palatial home with
\neverything that money can buy. <\/p>\n

430
\n00:34:55,040 –> 00:34:59,440
\nBut when he reaches the end of
\nhis life, if his children and <\/p>\n

431
\n00:34:59,440 –> 00:35:02,920
\nhis grandchildren are too busy
\nto visit or spend time with him,<\/p>\n

432
\n00:35:04,400 –> 00:35:12,840
\nhis wealth is hollow and empty.
\nThe selfless grandmother who is <\/p>\n

433
\n00:35:12,840 –> 00:35:18,280
\nsurrounded by an adoring family
\nhas something far more precious.<\/p>\n

434
\n00:35:21,280 –> 00:35:26,200
\nAnd when we teach our children
\nthe truth how to love God and <\/p>\n

435
\n00:35:26,200 –> 00:35:31,440
\nshow our appreciation for all
\nGod’s goodness, we may have <\/p>\n

436
\n00:35:31,440 –> 00:35:37,240
\nspent countless years in
\nunrewarding toil, but at the end<\/p>\n

437
\n00:35:38,200 –> 00:35:40,520
\nwe’ve produced fruit for
\neternity. <\/p>\n

438
\n00:35:43,040 –> 00:35:47,760
\nThere is no greater joy than to
\nsee children embrace the truth. <\/p>\n

439
\n00:35:49,880 –> 00:35:54,080
\nAnd the daily grind at the
\noffice or the work site, for all<\/p>\n

440
\n00:35:54,080 –> 00:35:57,560
\nits accolades, has nothing
\ncompared to this. <\/p>\n

441
\n00:35:59,160 –> 00:36:03,120
\nAnd do you think that as angels,
\nwe’re going to be standing <\/p>\n

442
\n00:36:03,120 –> 00:36:06,240
\naround talking to each other,
\nboasting of how many people we <\/p>\n

443
\n00:36:06,240 –> 00:36:11,760
\nmanaged in our mortality, the
\nhouses we built, or the cars <\/p>\n

444
\n00:36:11,760 –> 00:36:20,480
\nthat we did up or owned?
\nWe need to learn to value things<\/p>\n

445
\n00:36:20,680 –> 00:36:26,080
\nbecause of what they are
\nintrinsically worth and not be <\/p>\n

446
\n00:36:26,080 –> 00:36:28,920
\nswayed by the changing tides of
\npublic opinion. <\/p>\n

447
\n00:36:32,560 –> 00:36:39,520
\nGod values character, and so
\nshould those who seek to be like<\/p>\n

448
\n00:36:39,520 –> 00:36:47,960
\nHim.
\nNow someone might say, well, <\/p>\n

449
\n00:36:48,000 –> 00:36:52,720
\nI’ve been asked to submit and if
\nI was married to an intelligent,<\/p>\n

450
\n00:36:52,720 –> 00:36:55,360
\nthoughtful husband, and maybe
\nthat’s something I could do. <\/p>\n

451
\n00:36:55,640 –> 00:36:57,360
\nYou know Karen’s got it easy,
\nhasn’t she? <\/p>\n

452
\n00:36:59,920 –> 00:37:04,160
\nBut what happens if my husband
\nis stupid or make some poor <\/p>\n

453
\n00:37:04,160 –> 00:37:08,120
\ndecisions?
\nWhat if I know better than him? <\/p>\n

454
\n00:37:09,800 –> 00:37:14,120
\nHow can my submission help if it
\nonly perpetuates bad choices? <\/p>\n

455
\n00:37:16,520 –> 00:37:21,120
\nOK, see the reasoning.
\nWhy should I submit if I know <\/p>\n

456
\n00:37:21,120 –> 00:37:24,720
\nbetter than him and he’s just
\nmaking the same dumb choices <\/p>\n

457
\n00:37:24,720 –> 00:37:28,080
\nover and over again?
\nAm I going to change things if I<\/p>\n

458
\n00:37:28,080 –> 00:37:35,000
\nsubmit to that way of thinking?
\nGod answers this question in <\/p>\n

459
\n00:37:35,000 –> 00:37:38,200
\nfirst Peter chapter 3 verses one
\nto seven, which is their reading<\/p>\n

460
\n00:37:38,200 –> 00:37:42,720
\ntonight where we’re showing that
\nsubmission is not a sign of <\/p>\n

461
\n00:37:42,720 –> 00:37:47,880
\nweakness, but an exhibition of
\ninner strength and beauty. <\/p>\n

462
\n00:37:50,160 –> 00:37:53,280
\nAnd the argument here in first
\nPeter chapter 3 is that a woman <\/p>\n

463
\n00:37:53,280 –> 00:37:58,000
\nwill bring her unbelieving
\nhusband to the truth, not <\/p>\n

464
\n00:37:58,000 –> 00:38:03,360
\nthrough her forceful arguments,
\nnot because she has all the <\/p>\n

465
\n00:38:03,400 –> 00:38:07,040
\nanswers and is able to present
\nthem in a in a compelling way. <\/p>\n

466
\n00:38:09,000 –> 00:38:11,480
\nHow’s she going to bring her
\nunbelieving husband to the <\/p>\n

467
\n00:38:11,480 –> 00:38:16,680
\ntruth?
\nThrough her meek and quite <\/p>\n

468
\n00:38:16,800 –> 00:38:20,640
\nobedience herself?
\nControl. <\/p>\n

469
\n00:38:21,880 –> 00:38:27,440
\nHer gracious response says much
\nmore than any lecture or sharp <\/p>\n

470
\n00:38:27,440 –> 00:38:32,440
\nretort ever could.
\nHow? <\/p>\n

471
\n00:38:34,360 –> 00:38:36,200
\nWhy is it that that’s the
\nanswer? <\/p>\n

472
\n00:38:43,360 –> 00:38:51,160
\nWell, it’s because of this the
\nultimate truth which we all need<\/p>\n

473
\n00:38:51,160 –> 00:38:57,720
\nto witness to is to the wisdom
\nand goodness of God. <\/p>\n

474
\n00:38:59,760 –> 00:39:02,760
\nEvery other truth is subservient
\nto this. <\/p>\n

475
\n00:39:05,360 –> 00:39:11,200
\nAnd when a woman obeys God’s
\ndirective, even in times of <\/p>\n

476
\n00:39:11,320 –> 00:39:18,080
\ntrial and stress, she proclaims
\nher belief that God can be <\/p>\n

477
\n00:39:18,080 –> 00:39:24,560
\ntrusted, that God sees, and that
\nhe will work in her life for <\/p>\n

478
\n00:39:24,560 –> 00:39:29,000
\ngood.
\nAnd she proclaims that her <\/p>\n

479
\n00:39:29,000 –> 00:39:34,080
\nsalvation lies not in her own
\nwisdom, not in her own ability <\/p>\n

480
\n00:39:34,080 –> 00:39:40,280
\nto convince or control her
\nhusband, but in the Providence <\/p>\n

481
\n00:39:40,280 –> 00:39:45,720
\nand protection of God.
\nThat’s the answer, isn’t it? <\/p>\n

482
\n00:39:46,920 –> 00:39:52,240
\nAnd it’s when faith is expressed
\nin action and under duress that <\/p>\n

483
\n00:39:52,240 –> 00:40:01,560
\nwe truly declare that God sees,
\nthat God cares, that God <\/p>\n

484
\n00:40:01,560 –> 00:40:06,040
\nrewards.
\nAnd so we read in first Peter <\/p>\n

485
\n00:40:06,040 –> 00:40:08,800
\nchapter 3 and we’ll begin verse
\none. <\/p>\n

486
\n00:40:10,240 –> 00:40:15,680
\nLikewise, ye wives, be in
\nsubjection to your own husbands.<\/p>\n

487
\n00:40:16,080 –> 00:40:21,080
\nThat if any of they not in the
\nword, they also may, without the<\/p>\n

488
\n00:40:21,080 –> 00:40:25,080
\nword, be won by the conversation
\nor conduct. <\/p>\n

489
\n00:40:25,160 –> 00:40:30,560
\nAs the ESB says, they may be won
\nby the conduct of the wives <\/p>\n

490
\n00:40:32,240 –> 00:40:35,640
\nwhile they behold your chaste
\nconversation coupled with fear. <\/p>\n

491
\n00:40:36,120 –> 00:40:38,200
\nWho’s adorning?
\nLet it not be the outward <\/p>\n

492
\n00:40:38,200 –> 00:40:41,520
\nadorning of plaiting of hair,
\nthe wearing of gold, or the <\/p>\n

493
\n00:40:41,520 –> 00:40:46,160
\npudding of apparel, but let it
\nbe the hidden man of the heart <\/p>\n

494
\n00:40:46,440 –> 00:40:48,960
\nin that which is not
\ncorruptible, even the ornament <\/p>\n

495
\n00:40:48,960 –> 00:40:52,040
\nof a meek and a quiet spirit,
\nwhich is in the sight of God of <\/p>\n

496
\n00:40:52,040 –> 00:40:56,600
\ngreat price.
\nFor after this manner in the old<\/p>\n

497
\n00:40:56,600 –> 00:41:03,600
\ntime, the holy women also, who
\ntrusted in God, ordained <\/p>\n

498
\n00:41:03,600 –> 00:41:08,240
\nthemselves, being in subjection
\nunto their own husbands, even as<\/p>\n

499
\n00:41:08,240 –> 00:41:12,600
\nSarah obeyed Abraham, calling
\nhim Lord, whose daughters ye <\/p>\n

500
\n00:41:12,600 –> 00:41:16,120
\nare, as long as ye do well, and
\nare not afraid with any <\/p>\n

501
\n00:41:16,120 –> 00:41:20,560
\namazement.
\nLikewise ye husbands dwell with <\/p>\n

502
\n00:41:20,560 –> 00:41:23,640
\nthem according to knowledge,
\ngiving honour unto the wife as <\/p>\n

503
\n00:41:23,680 –> 00:41:27,920
\nunto the weaker vessel, and as
\nbeing heirs together of the <\/p>\n

504
\n00:41:27,920 –> 00:41:31,120
\ngrace of life, that your prayers
\nbe not hindered. <\/p>\n

505
\n00:41:33,840 –> 00:41:40,680
\nNow, did you notice in verse 5
\nwhen Sarah obeyed Abraham and <\/p>\n

506
\n00:41:40,680 –> 00:41:44,320
\ncalled him Lord, and she
\nsubmitted to his direction, who <\/p>\n

507
\n00:41:44,320 –> 00:41:48,320
\nwas she placing her trust in?
\nThat’s a question. <\/p>\n

508
\n00:41:49,800 –> 00:41:53,400
\nGod.
\nYeah, she trusted in God. <\/p>\n

509
\n00:41:55,000 –> 00:41:57,120
\nIt wasn’t her husband, it was
\nGod. <\/p>\n

510
\n00:41:58,520 –> 00:42:01,760
\nShe wasn’t obeying her husband
\nbecause he always came up with <\/p>\n

511
\n00:42:01,880 –> 00:42:07,920
\nexcellent solutions.
\nShe was submitting because God <\/p>\n

512
\n00:42:07,920 –> 00:42:11,440
\nhad told her to, and she knew
\nthat His wisdom was above all. <\/p>\n

513
\n00:42:14,880 –> 00:42:18,000
\nNow there’s only one place in
\nScripture where Sarah calls <\/p>\n

514
\n00:42:18,040 –> 00:42:20,280
\nAbraham her Lord.
\nDoes anyone know where that <\/p>\n

515
\n00:42:20,280 –> 00:42:24,920
\nplace is?
\nWhere does Sarah call Abraham <\/p>\n

516
\n00:42:24,920 –> 00:42:32,400
\nher Lord?
\nGenesis 18. <\/p>\n

517
\n00:42:32,400 –> 00:42:37,360
\nGenesis 18.
\nOK, so in this passage, Sarah <\/p>\n

518
\n00:42:37,360 –> 00:42:41,760
\nhears about the promised seed.
\nAnd in the passage she doesn’t <\/p>\n

519
\n00:42:41,800 –> 00:42:44,800
\neven speak to Abraham, but she
\ntalks to herself. <\/p>\n

520
\n00:42:44,800 –> 00:42:47,040
\nRemember, she’s in the tent,
\nShe’s hidden away. <\/p>\n

521
\n00:42:47,520 –> 00:42:51,520
\nShe can hear the conversation
\nbetween Abraham and the angels, <\/p>\n

522
\n00:42:51,520 –> 00:42:53,120
\nand she’s hidden away in the
\ntent. <\/p>\n

523
\n00:42:53,400 –> 00:42:57,720
\nAnd she laughs to herself.
\nAnd she says, after I’m waxed <\/p>\n

524
\n00:42:57,720 –> 00:43:02,160
\nold, shall I have pleasure, my
\nLord, being old also? <\/p>\n

525
\n00:43:02,760 –> 00:43:08,880
\nOK, so this is the passage that
\nPeter is alluding to, all right.<\/p>\n

526
\n00:43:09,160 –> 00:43:14,280
\nIs that agreed with that right,
\nEven as Sarah obeyed Abraham, <\/p>\n

527
\n00:43:14,280 –> 00:43:16,720
\ncalling him Lord.
\nSo this is the passage that <\/p>\n

528
\n00:43:16,720 –> 00:43:21,480
\nwe’re directed to look at.
\nAnd so we asked the question, <\/p>\n

529
\n00:43:21,920 –> 00:43:26,440
\nwell, how did Sarah obey Abraham
\nin this case? <\/p>\n

530
\n00:43:28,080 –> 00:43:30,240
\nWhat’s the focus of our
\nattention? <\/p>\n

531
\n00:43:30,240 –> 00:43:32,600
\nIs it?
\nDid she obey when she went to A <\/p>\n

532
\n00:43:33,000 –> 00:43:35,520
\nto bake cakes for the unexpected
\nvisitors? <\/p>\n

533
\n00:43:37,120 –> 00:43:42,760
\nOK, is that the obedience which
\nPeter is allerting to, you know,<\/p>\n

534
\n00:43:42,920 –> 00:43:46,120
\nlook at Sarah.
\nWhen Abram said go and buy cake,<\/p>\n

535
\n00:43:46,120 –> 00:43:53,000
\nshe did it immediately.
\nOK, is that the thrust of <\/p>\n

536
\n00:43:53,000 –> 00:43:57,520
\nPeter’s argument?
\nWell, before we answer yes or <\/p>\n

537
\n00:43:57,520 –> 00:44:02,520
\nno, let’s just firstly consider
\nthe themes and the concepts <\/p>\n

538
\n00:44:02,520 –> 00:44:05,880
\nwhich are explored in first
\nPeter chapter 3 verses one to <\/p>\n

539
\n00:44:05,880 –> 00:44:08,080
\nseven.
\nWhat are some of the themes <\/p>\n

540
\n00:44:08,080 –> 00:44:11,160
\nwhich are brought up in first
\nPeter chapter 3 verses one to <\/p>\n

541
\n00:44:11,160 –> 00:44:14,240
\nseven?
\nWhat’s the first thing which is <\/p>\n

542
\n00:44:14,240 –> 00:44:16,960
\nbrought up in that in that
\npassage? <\/p>\n

543
\n00:44:19,600 –> 00:44:24,400
\nYeah.
\nSubjection to who? <\/p>\n

544
\n00:44:27,160 –> 00:44:30,400
\nSorry, husband.
\nWhat’s all husbands? <\/p>\n

545
\n00:44:32,760 –> 00:44:35,880
\nAn unbelieving husband.
\nOK, so we’re we’re the first <\/p>\n

546
\n00:44:35,880 –> 00:44:40,040
\nthing we introduced is faithful
\nwomen bringing their husbands to<\/p>\n

547
\n00:44:40,040 –> 00:44:44,080
\nthe truth, not because of their
\narguments, but because of their <\/p>\n

548
\n00:44:44,080 –> 00:44:47,040
\ngentle attitude and their
\nobedient response. <\/p>\n

549
\n00:44:47,040 –> 00:44:51,520
\nSo you’ve got this idea of a
\nhusband who is weak in the faith<\/p>\n

550
\n00:44:51,520 –> 00:44:55,920
\nor not in the faith at all.
\nWhat else is the subject which <\/p>\n

551
\n00:44:55,920 –> 00:44:58,520
\nis addressed in First Peter
\nchapter 3? <\/p>\n

552
\n00:45:10,520 –> 00:45:18,400
\nWhat’s that?
\nYep, Yep. <\/p>\n

553
\n00:45:19,240 –> 00:45:24,640
\nAre women showing trust in God?
\nAnother theme is beauty. <\/p>\n

554
\n00:45:24,640 –> 00:45:28,320
\nIsn’t it?
\nOK, Paul talks, Peter talks <\/p>\n

555
\n00:45:28,320 –> 00:45:31,840
\nabout beauty in women and he
\nsays it’s not the hairstyle, <\/p>\n

556
\n00:45:31,840 –> 00:45:35,280
\nit’s not the dress, it’s not the
\naccessories which they wear <\/p>\n

557
\n00:45:35,280 –> 00:45:36,880
\nwhich gives rise to their
\nbeauty. <\/p>\n

558
\n00:45:36,880 –> 00:45:39,960
\nBut what is it which really
\nmakes a woman beautiful? <\/p>\n

559
\n00:45:39,960 –> 00:45:44,800
\nWell, it’s her inner deportment,
\nher meek and her quiet spirit. <\/p>\n

560
\n00:45:45,160 –> 00:45:50,800
\nOK.
\nAnd then we’re told that <\/p>\n

561
\n00:45:50,800 –> 00:45:55,360
\nhusbands are exhorted to dwell
\nwith their wives, giving them <\/p>\n

562
\n00:45:55,360 –> 00:45:59,920
\nhonour, respecting their
\nvulnerability, that they’re <\/p>\n

563
\n00:45:59,920 –> 00:46:02,600
\nweaker vessels.
\nYou need to look after her and <\/p>\n

564
\n00:46:02,600 –> 00:46:05,880
\nbe careful with her because
\nshe’s a weaker vessel. <\/p>\n

565
\n00:46:08,080 –> 00:46:12,000
\nAnd then we’re told that prayer
\nis effective. <\/p>\n

566
\n00:46:16,400 –> 00:46:19,280
\nNow.
\nWe next read about Sarah in <\/p>\n

567
\n00:46:19,280 –> 00:46:23,040
\nGenesis chapter 20.
\nAnd each of the themes which <\/p>\n

568
\n00:46:23,040 –> 00:46:28,160
\nPeter picks up on has their
\ncounterpart in this story. <\/p>\n

569
\n00:46:28,160 –> 00:46:34,880
\nIn Genesis chapter 20, Abraham
\nhas abandoned his home in <\/p>\n

570
\n00:46:34,880 –> 00:46:38,320
\nHebron.
\nOK, what’s Hebron’s signify? <\/p>\n

571
\n00:46:45,240 –> 00:46:48,200
\nWhat’s Hebron mean?
\nWhat’s it stand for? <\/p>\n

572
\n00:46:50,360 –> 00:46:53,880
\nFellowship.
\nOK Hebron, where we have <\/p>\n

573
\n00:46:53,880 –> 00:46:56,080
\nfellowship with God.
\nAll right. <\/p>\n

574
\n00:46:56,640 –> 00:47:03,800
\nAnd Abraham’s left this place.
\nAnd where does he go to go? <\/p>\n

575
\n00:47:03,800 –> 00:47:09,320
\nShakira in Philistine country.
\nA move would suggest that his <\/p>\n

576
\n00:47:09,320 –> 00:47:13,240
\nfaith was shaken.
\nHe’d just seen what happened a <\/p>\n

577
\n00:47:13,240 –> 00:47:17,520
\nlot when he begged God that he
\nwould save long and he’d seen <\/p>\n

578
\n00:47:17,520 –> 00:47:20,240
\nthe smoke going up as a furnace
\nand he did not know what had <\/p>\n

579
\n00:47:20,240 –> 00:47:24,120
\nhappened to his nephew.
\nHis faith was shaken and he <\/p>\n

580
\n00:47:24,120 –> 00:47:28,960
\nmoves from the place called
\nFellowship to Philistine <\/p>\n

581
\n00:47:28,960 –> 00:47:35,720
\nterritory and knowing that his
\nwife was extremely beautiful. <\/p>\n

582
\n00:47:35,720 –> 00:47:39,000
\nAnd that was a theme, wasn’t it?
\nIn First Peter chapter 3, he <\/p>\n

583
\n00:47:39,000 –> 00:47:43,680
\ntells Sarah to inform any
\nstrangers who they might meet <\/p>\n

584
\n00:47:44,480 –> 00:47:48,080
\nthat they’re not husband and
\nwife, but their brother and <\/p>\n

585
\n00:47:48,080 –> 00:47:53,560
\nsister, lest Abraham might be
\nkilled so that they could take <\/p>\n

586
\n00:47:53,560 –> 00:47:57,560
\nher to wife.
\nThe instructions are spelt out <\/p>\n

587
\n00:47:57,600 –> 00:48:01,560
\nin Genesis chapter 20, verse 13.
\nThis is thy kindness which thou <\/p>\n

588
\n00:48:01,560 –> 00:48:05,320
\nshalt show unto me at every
\nplace whither we shall come. <\/p>\n

589
\n00:48:05,320 –> 00:48:18,440
\nSay of me, He is my brother.
\nAnd Sarah obeyed and Abraham’s <\/p>\n

590
\n00:48:18,440 –> 00:48:23,400
\nplan was put into action.
\nWas it a good plan? <\/p>\n

591
\n00:48:26,600 –> 00:48:29,120
\nAnyone put put their hand up
\nthere says a good plan. <\/p>\n

592
\n00:48:30,120 –> 00:48:33,360
\nIt was an atrocious plan.
\nIt wasn’t a faithful plan. <\/p>\n

593
\n00:48:33,680 –> 00:48:37,800
\nIt was it puts Sarah at great
\nrisk. <\/p>\n

594
\n00:48:38,680 –> 00:48:41,200
\nIt threatened to destroy their
\nmarriage, didn’t it? <\/p>\n

595
\n00:48:43,920 –> 00:48:47,920
\nAnd it was not her faith in
\nAbraham which motivated Sarah, <\/p>\n

596
\n00:48:49,760 –> 00:48:54,600
\nbut it was her trust in God.
\nShe remembered the promise <\/p>\n

597
\n00:48:54,600 –> 00:48:58,280
\nearlier that year.
\nSarah, thy wife shall have a <\/p>\n

598
\n00:48:58,280 –> 00:49:01,720
\nson, remember?
\nShe laughed when she called <\/p>\n

599
\n00:49:01,720 –> 00:49:06,160
\nAbram.
\nMy Lord shall I have seen my <\/p>\n

600
\n00:49:06,160 –> 00:49:10,200
\nLord being old also.
\nSarah, thy wife shall have a <\/p>\n

601
\n00:49:10,200 –> 00:49:12,440
\nson.
\nAnd even though her position was<\/p>\n

602
\n00:49:12,440 –> 00:49:17,160
\nperilous, she nevertheless
\nobeyed her husband’s command. <\/p>\n

603
\n00:49:19,640 –> 00:49:26,120
\nAnd while Abimelech noticed her
\nbeauty and took her to be his <\/p>\n

604
\n00:49:26,120 –> 00:49:32,120
\nwife, and Abraham saw her beauty
\nand feared for his own life, <\/p>\n

605
\n00:49:33,800 –> 00:49:40,920
\nwhat did God notice?
\nGod noticed her quite obedience <\/p>\n

606
\n00:49:41,320 –> 00:49:45,560
\nin the face of ruin, and saw
\nsomething far more attractive <\/p>\n

607
\n00:49:45,560 –> 00:49:53,360
\nthan superficial good looks.
\nThis faith was what made her <\/p>\n

608
\n00:49:53,360 –> 00:49:56,720
\nbeautiful.
\nThis faith was valuable. <\/p>\n

609
\n00:49:58,400 –> 00:50:03,720
\nAnd God intervened and Sarah was
\nrescued, and she was restored to<\/p>\n

610
\n00:50:03,720 –> 00:50:07,960
\nher husband.
\nAnd after this, Abraham prayed <\/p>\n

611
\n00:50:07,960 –> 00:50:10,760
\nfor Abimelech and his household,
\nand they bore children. <\/p>\n

612
\n00:50:11,960 –> 00:50:14,320
\nAnd no doubt he prayed for his
\nown wife also. <\/p>\n

613
\n00:50:14,720 –> 00:50:18,640
\nAnd he apologized deeply for
\nputting her through such an <\/p>\n

614
\n00:50:18,640 –> 00:50:21,800
\nawful ordeal.
\nYou know, you can just see him <\/p>\n

615
\n00:50:21,800 –> 00:50:24,200
\ndown on his knees apologizing to
\nSarah. <\/p>\n

616
\n00:50:24,200 –> 00:50:30,840
\nWhat have I done in tears?
\nAnd so we read in Genesis <\/p>\n

617
\n00:50:30,840 –> 00:50:36,280
\nchapter 20, verse 17.
\nSo Abraham prayed unto God, and <\/p>\n

618
\n00:50:36,280 –> 00:50:40,000
\nGod healed Abimelech and his
\nwife and his maidservants, and <\/p>\n

619
\n00:50:40,000 –> 00:50:43,400
\nthey bear children.
\nFor Yahweh had fast closed up <\/p>\n

620
\n00:50:43,400 –> 00:50:46,520
\nthe wombs of the House of
\nAbimelech because of Sarah, <\/p>\n

621
\n00:50:46,520 –> 00:50:50,160
\nAbraham’s wife.
\nAnd then we read in the next <\/p>\n

622
\n00:50:50,160 –> 00:50:55,880
\nverse, and Yahweh visited Sarah
\nas he had said, and Yahweh did <\/p>\n

623
\n00:50:55,880 –> 00:50:59,680
\nunto Sarah as he had spoken.
\nAnd I wonder if there’s an <\/p>\n

624
\n00:50:59,680 –> 00:51:03,880
\nellipsis in between those two
\nverses, between verse 18 and <\/p>\n

625
\n00:51:03,880 –> 00:51:09,000
\nverse one and the ellipsis being
\nand Abraham prayed for Sarah <\/p>\n

626
\n00:51:09,000 –> 00:51:16,520
\nalso.
\nAnd so using this illustration, <\/p>\n

627
\n00:51:17,760 –> 00:51:24,360
\nthe Spirit by Peter makes a
\npoint when you submit to your <\/p>\n

628
\n00:51:24,360 –> 00:51:28,480
\nhusband in obedience to God’s
\ncommand. <\/p>\n

629
\n00:51:29,720 –> 00:51:32,880
\nIt’s not an issue of whether the
\nwife or the husband is the best <\/p>\n

630
\n00:51:32,880 –> 00:51:36,680
\none for the job, or who has the
\nbest answers, or who makes the <\/p>\n

631
\n00:51:36,680 –> 00:51:42,720
\nbest leader.
\nIt’s actually all about God’s <\/p>\n

632
\n00:51:42,720 –> 00:51:49,880
\nsovereignty in applying the law.
\nIs God right to issue that <\/p>\n

633
\n00:51:49,880 –> 00:51:53,800
\ndirective?
\nDoes he know what he’s doing? <\/p>\n

634
\n00:51:56,200 –> 00:51:59,640
\nDoes obedience to his direction
\nbear fruit? <\/p>\n

635
\n00:52:02,000 –> 00:52:05,520
\nDoes God see the big picture or
\ndo we see the big picture? <\/p>\n

636
\n00:52:07,320 –> 00:52:15,680
\nWho’s the one who knows?
\nIt was Eve’s doubt of God’s <\/p>\n

637
\n00:52:15,680 –> 00:52:20,240
\ngoodness which prompted her to
\ntransgress the commandments, and<\/p>\n

638
\n00:52:20,240 –> 00:52:25,600
\ndeath followed.
\nIt was Sarah’s trust in God that<\/p>\n

639
\n00:52:25,600 –> 00:52:29,160
\nstrengthened her to be obedient
\nto an undeserving husband. <\/p>\n

640
\n00:52:29,760 –> 00:52:31,800
\nAnd so the promised seed was
\nborn. <\/p>\n

641
\n00:52:34,480 –> 00:52:41,160
\nSee the opposites, doubt, death,
\ntrust, life. <\/p>\n

642
\n00:52:45,360 –> 00:52:50,560
\nAnd when we come together as an
\necclesia in remembrance of our <\/p>\n

643
\n00:52:50,560 –> 00:52:56,440
\nredemption and the atoning work
\nof our Lord, we engage in acts <\/p>\n

644
\n00:52:56,440 –> 00:53:00,160
\nof symbolism which remind us of
\nthe enormity of what has been <\/p>\n

645
\n00:53:00,160 –> 00:53:05,680
\ndone for us and in a way, our
\nmemorial services. <\/p>\n

646
\n00:53:05,880 –> 00:53:10,800
\nConsider not just the past, it’s
\nalso a prophecy of the future, <\/p>\n

647
\n00:53:10,800 –> 00:53:13,760
\nisn’t it?
\nWhen the Bride is presented <\/p>\n

648
\n00:53:13,760 –> 00:53:18,600
\nclean and white, immortal, free
\nfrom any taint of sin? <\/p>\n

649
\n00:53:18,600 –> 00:53:20,520
\nBecause that’s what those
\nemblems do, isn’t it? <\/p>\n

650
\n00:53:21,200 –> 00:53:22,960
\nThey wash us.
\nThey make us clean. <\/p>\n

651
\n00:53:23,280 –> 00:53:26,000
\nSo it’s not just a description
\nof what has happened in the <\/p>\n

652
\n00:53:26,000 –> 00:53:29,400
\npast, it’s a prophecy of what
\nthose emblems will do in the <\/p>\n

653
\n00:53:29,400 –> 00:53:35,760
\nfuture.
\nWe consider not just death and <\/p>\n

654
\n00:53:35,760 –> 00:53:39,520
\nsacrifice, but we consider
\nresurrection and freedom which <\/p>\n

655
\n00:53:39,520 –> 00:53:46,240
\nthat sacrifice achieves.
\nWe eat bread, we drink wine <\/p>\n

656
\n00:53:46,280 –> 00:53:48,480
\nreminding us of the sacrifice of
\nour Lord. <\/p>\n

657
\n00:53:50,520 –> 00:53:54,440
\nAnd here in these symbols are
\nthe body and blood of Christ who<\/p>\n

658
\n00:53:54,440 –> 00:53:59,760
\ngave himself that we might live.
\nAnd symbols help us to get <\/p>\n

659
\n00:54:00,360 –> 00:54:02,720
\nperspective.
\nThey help us to appreciate the <\/p>\n

660
\n00:54:02,720 –> 00:54:06,560
\nenormity of what we’re doing and
\nwhat has been done for us and <\/p>\n

661
\n00:54:06,560 –> 00:54:13,560
\nwhat will happen in the future.
\nAnd the symbolism is not just <\/p>\n

662
\n00:54:13,560 –> 00:54:16,000
\nlimited to the bread and the
\nwine. <\/p>\n

663
\n00:54:16,360 –> 00:54:18,080
\nThey are symbols.
\nBut there are other symbols that<\/p>\n

664
\n00:54:18,080 –> 00:54:20,040
\nwe use in a memorial meeting,
\ntoo, aren’t there? <\/p>\n

665
\n00:54:23,880 –> 00:54:30,800
\nAt our services, it’s the males
\nwho speak, reminding us that it <\/p>\n

666
\n00:54:30,800 –> 00:54:35,200
\nis our head Christ who is the
\nleader, who speaks the truth, <\/p>\n

667
\n00:54:35,200 –> 00:54:38,800
\nwho has slain the enemy.
\nWe, the brethren who stand up <\/p>\n

668
\n00:54:38,800 –> 00:54:46,880
\nrepresent Christ.
\nAnd within our congregation our <\/p>\n

669
\n00:54:46,880 –> 00:54:52,200
\nsisters wear a head covering,
\nwhile the males are noticeable <\/p>\n

670
\n00:54:52,200 –> 00:54:54,800
\nby the fact that they do not
\nwear a head covering. <\/p>\n

671
\n00:54:55,760 –> 00:54:58,800
\nIt goes both ways, doesn’t it?
\nIt’s not just that the females <\/p>\n

672
\n00:54:58,800 –> 00:55:01,360
\nwear head covering.
\nThe males are particularly <\/p>\n

673
\n00:55:01,360 –> 00:55:03,760
\ninstructed not to have a head
\ncovering. <\/p>\n

674
\n00:55:04,080 –> 00:55:05,560
\nYou know, sometimes we just
\nfocus on the one. <\/p>\n

675
\n00:55:05,560 –> 00:55:09,640
\nBut it’s actually both ways.
\nWhy? <\/p>\n

676
\n00:55:13,320 –> 00:55:17,280
\nWell, to be truly understood,
\nthe symbol must be considered <\/p>\n

677
\n00:55:17,280 –> 00:55:19,120
\nwithin the context of our
\ngathering. <\/p>\n

678
\n00:55:21,480 –> 00:55:26,960
\nWe come together to remember our
\nredemption, our covering from <\/p>\n

679
\n00:55:26,960 –> 00:55:31,240
\nsin.
\nAnd in this context, the females<\/p>\n

680
\n00:55:31,240 –> 00:55:35,840
\nrepresent the wider ecclesia who
\nare covered by the sacrifice <\/p>\n

681
\n00:55:35,840 –> 00:55:41,800
\nwhich Christ has made.
\nThe females represent all of us,<\/p>\n

682
\n00:55:42,360 –> 00:55:47,200
\nthe males represent Christ, and
\nour minds go back to the garden.<\/p>\n

683
\n00:55:49,120 –> 00:55:52,560
\nAdam and Eve are in sin.
\nThey’re estranged from God, <\/p>\n

684
\n00:55:52,560 –> 00:55:54,400
\nthey’re unable to stand before
\nhim. <\/p>\n

685
\n00:55:56,560 –> 00:56:04,440
\nAnd God provided the covering,
\nthe lamb, the second Adam, the <\/p>\n

686
\n00:56:04,440 –> 00:56:09,320
\none who would lay down his life
\nso that woolen skins could be <\/p>\n

687
\n00:56:09,320 –> 00:56:16,160
\nused for the covering of sin.
\nAnd consequently, in the symbol <\/p>\n

688
\n00:56:16,240 –> 00:56:20,360
\nwhich is being played out, the
\nman must have his head <\/p>\n

689
\n00:56:20,760 –> 00:56:25,120
\nuncovered, he must have his hair
\nshort. <\/p>\n

690
\n00:56:27,240 –> 00:56:33,720
\nHe needs to reflect Christ who
\nprovided his wool for his bride.<\/p>\n

691
\n00:56:34,600 –> 00:56:40,000
\nWe remember Christ on the cross
\nnaked, that the bride might be <\/p>\n

692
\n00:56:40,000 –> 00:56:44,000
\ncovered.
\nAnd so a brother with a covered <\/p>\n

693
\n00:56:44,000 –> 00:56:50,400
\nhead or a brother with long hair
\npaints the picture of a lamb <\/p>\n

694
\n00:56:50,400 –> 00:56:59,680
\nwhich refuses to sacrifice, and
\nthe bride wears A covering <\/p>\n

695
\n00:57:01,600 –> 00:57:06,600
\nreflecting the fact that all
\necclesial members need <\/p>\n

696
\n00:57:06,600 –> 00:57:12,400
\nforgiveness.
\nHer hat or veil, her covered <\/p>\n

697
\n00:57:12,400 –> 00:57:17,520
\nhead is a symbol of us all.
\nWe can only come together before<\/p>\n

698
\n00:57:17,520 –> 00:57:21,440
\nGod because we’ve been covered
\nin Christ. <\/p>\n

699
\n00:57:23,640 –> 00:57:27,920
\nAnd so this symbol, which is
\nmocked and derided by the world,<\/p>\n

700
\n00:57:29,800 –> 00:57:35,880
\nis a symbol of true freedom,
\nfreedom from sin, death, <\/p>\n

701
\n00:57:36,760 –> 00:57:42,560
\nmortality and decay.
\nIt represents an admission of <\/p>\n

702
\n00:57:42,560 –> 00:57:50,640
\nthanks on behalf of us all, and
\nit reminds brethren that theirs <\/p>\n

703
\n00:57:50,640 –> 00:57:56,280
\nis not a role of tyranny or
\noppression, but a role of <\/p>\n

704
\n00:57:56,280 –> 00:58:03,520
\nsacrifice.
\nFollowing Jesus, laying down our<\/p>\n

705
\n00:58:03,520 –> 00:58:14,360
\nlives that others might live.
\nWe need to ask ourselves, what <\/p>\n

706
\n00:58:14,360 –> 00:58:20,920
\nsymbols do we wish to adopt?
\nWhat is the path to freedom? <\/p>\n

707
\n00:58:22,920 –> 00:58:25,760
\nHow do we become like unto the
\nangels? <\/p>\n

708
\n00:58:27,320 –> 00:58:30,000
\nWhose voice do we turn to and
\nlisten? <\/p>\n

709
\n00:58:32,400 –> 00:58:37,800
\nAnd is God someone who cares,
\nsomeone who understands what we <\/p>\n

710
\n00:58:37,800 –> 00:58:43,360
\nreally need?
\nWho is he distant and demanding?<\/p>\n

711
\n00:58:47,400 –> 00:58:51,520
\nPaul exhorts us in Ephesians
\nchapter 4 and verse 16 and we’ll<\/p>\n

712
\n00:58:51,760 –> 00:58:55,520
\nwe’ll close with this verse
\nreading from the ESB. <\/p>\n

713
\n00:58:55,520 –> 00:59:02,200
\nHe says, Look to Christ, let him
\nbe your example and guide, so <\/p>\n

714
\n00:59:02,200 –> 00:59:06,240
\nthat we may no longer be
\nchildren tossed to and fro by <\/p>\n

715
\n00:59:06,240 –> 00:59:11,440
\nthe waves and carried about by
\nevery wind of doctrine, by human<\/p>\n

716
\n00:59:11,440 –> 00:59:17,040
\ncunning, by craftiness in in
\ndeceitful schemes, rather <\/p>\n

717
\n00:59:17,640 –> 00:59:22,080
\nspeaking the truth in love.
\nWe are to grow up in every way <\/p>\n

718
\n00:59:22,080 –> 00:59:27,720
\ninto Him who is the head into
\nChrist, from whom the whole <\/p>\n

719
\n00:59:27,720 –> 00:59:31,840
\nbody, joined and held together
\nby every joint with which it is <\/p>\n

720
\n00:59:31,840 –> 00:59:36,600
\nequipped, when each part is
\nworking properly, makes the body<\/p>\n

721
\n00:59:36,600 –> 00:59:40,160
\ngrow so that it builds itself up
\nin love. <\/p>\n

722
\n00:59:53,320 –> 00:59:55,400
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\n00:59:55,400 –> 00:59:58,000
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724
\n00:59:58,000 –> 00:59:59,520
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\n01:00:00,680 –> 01:00:02,720
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729
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\n01:00:14,600 –> 01:00:18,680
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731
\n01:00:18,960 –> 01:00:21,480
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\n01:00:22,760 –> 01:00:25,240
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\n01:00:33,200 –> 01:00:35,800
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740
\n01:00:45,280 –> 01:00:48,160
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741
\n01:00:48,160 –> 01:00:48,400
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