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Can Love Be Both the Command and the Boundary? · Daily Bible Refresh

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  taken
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  a
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  permanent
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  resident
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  than
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  us
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  loves
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  you.
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  grace,
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  mercy
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  and
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  peace
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  be
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  with
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  you
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  in
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  truth
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  and
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  love
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  from
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  God
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  the
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  Father
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  and
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  from
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  Jesus
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  Christ,
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  Son
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  of
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  the
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  Father.
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  I
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  can
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  tell
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  you
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  how
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  happy
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  I
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  am
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  to
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  learn
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  that
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  many
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  members
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  of
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  your
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  congregation
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  are
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  diligent
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  and
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  living
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  out
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  the
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  truth
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  exactly
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  as
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  commanded
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  by
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  the
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  Father.
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  But
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  permit
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  me
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  a
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  reminder
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  friends.
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  This
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  is
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  not
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  a
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  new
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  commandment
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  but
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  simply
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  a
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  repetition
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  of
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  our
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  original
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  and
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  basic
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  charter
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  that
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  we
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  love
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  each
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  other.
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  Love
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  means
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  following
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  his
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  commandments
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  and
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  his
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  unifying
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  commandment
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  is
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  that
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  you
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  conduct
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  your
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  lives
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  in
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  love.
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  This
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  is
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  the
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  first
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  thing
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  you
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  heard
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  and
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  nothing
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  has
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  changed.
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  Don't
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  walk
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  out
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  on
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  God.
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  There's
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  a
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  lot
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  of
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  smooth
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  talking
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  con
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  artists
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  loose
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  in
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  the
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  world
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  who
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  refuse
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  to
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  believe
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  that
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  Jesus
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  Christ
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  was
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  truly
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  human,
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  a
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  flesh
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  and
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  blood
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  being.
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  Give
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  them
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  the
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  true
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  title
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  Deceiver
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  Antichrist.
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  Be
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  very
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  careful
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  around
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  them
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  so
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  you
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  don't
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  lose
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  out
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  on
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  what
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  you've
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  worked
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  so
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  diligently
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  on
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  together
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  once
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  you
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  get
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  every
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  reward
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  that
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  you
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  have
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  coming
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  to
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  you.
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  Anyone
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  who
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  gets
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  so
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  progressive
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  in
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  his
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  thinking
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  that
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  he
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  walks
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  out
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  on
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  the
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  teaching
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  of
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  Christ
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  walks
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  out
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  on
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  God.
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  But
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  whoever
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  stays
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  within
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  the
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  teaching
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  stays
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  faithful
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  to
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  both
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  the
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  Father
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  and
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  the
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  Son.
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  So
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  if
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  anyone
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  shows
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  up,
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  it
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  doesn't
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  hold
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  to
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  this
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  teaching,
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  don't
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  invite
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  him
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  in
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  and
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  give
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  him
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  the
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  run
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  of
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  the
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  place.
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  That
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  would
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  just
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  give
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  him
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  a
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  platform
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  to
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  perpetuate
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  his
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  evil
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  ways,
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  making
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  you
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  his
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  partner.
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  I
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  have
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  a
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  lot
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  more
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  things
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  to
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  tell
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  you,
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  but
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  I'd
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  rather
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  not
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  use
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  paper
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  and
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  ink.
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  I
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  Hope
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  to
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  be
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  there
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  soon
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  in
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  person,
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  have
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  a
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  heart
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  to
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  heart
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  talk
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  with
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  you.
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  This
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  will
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  be
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  far
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  more
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  satisfying
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  to
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  both
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  you
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  and
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  me.
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  Everyone
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  here
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  in
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  your
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  sister
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  congregation
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  sends
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  greetings.
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  Well,
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  that
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  ends
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  the
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  reading,
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  friends.
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  And
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  so
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  let's
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  get
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  into
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  a
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  couple
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  points
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  to
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  ponder
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  a
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  little,
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  go
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  deeper
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  on
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  this
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  passage.
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  The
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  first
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  one
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  is
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  this.
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  The
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  center
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  of
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  the
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  teaching
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  is
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  love.
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  And
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  that's
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  the
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  key
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  teaching
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  that
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  it
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  says
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  we
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  can't
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  walk
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  away
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  from.
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  So
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  the
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  writer
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  of
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  Second
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  John
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  here
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  defines
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  this
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  teaching
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  of
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  Christ
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  very
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  specifically
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  in
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  this
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  letter.
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  If
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  you
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  look
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  at
• 3:30
  verses
• 3:30
  five
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  and
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  six,
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  the
• 3:31
  commandment,
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  the
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  unifying
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  commandment
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  he
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  calls
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  it,
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  is
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  that
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  we
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  conduct
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  our
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  lives
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  in
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  love.
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  That's
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  the
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  charter.
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  In
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  other
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  words,
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  that's
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  the
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  baseline.
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  So
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  when
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  the
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  letter
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  warns
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  about
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  walking
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  away
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  from
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  the
• 3:43
  teaching
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  of
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  Christ,
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  I
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  think
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  we
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  have
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  to
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  ask,
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  honestly,
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  what
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  does
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  walking
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  away
• 3:47
  from
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  love
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  actually
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  look
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  like?
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  So
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  in
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  my
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  experience,
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  the
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  people
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  most
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  in
• 3:52
  danger
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  of
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  abandoning
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  the
• 3:53
  way
• 3:53
  of
• 3:54
  Jesus
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  aren't
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  the
• 3:55
  ones
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  asking
• 3:55
  hard
• 3:56
  questions
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  or
• 3:57
  pushing
• 3:57
  theological
• 3:58
  boundaries.
• 3:59
  They're
• 3:59
  the
• 3:59
  ones
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  who
• 4:00
  stop
• 4:00
  centering
• 4:02
  on
• 4:02
  love
• 4:02
  altogether.
• 4:03
  They're
• 4:04
  the
• 4:04
  ones
• 4:04
  who
• 4:04
  use
• 4:05
  doctrine
• 4:05
  as
• 4:05
  a
• 4:06
  weapon,
• 4:06
  who
• 4:06
  build
• 4:07
  systems
• 4:07
  that
• 4:08
  exclude
• 4:09
  and
• 4:09
  harm,
• 4:10
  who
• 4:10
  are
• 4:10
  so
• 4:11
  busy
• 4:11
  being
• 4:11
  right
• 4:13
  that
• 4:13
  they've
• 4:14
  forgotten
• 4:14
  to
• 4:14
  be
• 4:14
  kind.
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  I
• 4:16
  think
• 4:16
  about
• 4:16
  this
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  on
• 4:17
  my
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  cancer
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  related
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  podcast.
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  So
• 4:19
  when
• 4:19
  someone's
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  in
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  a
• 4:20
  hospital
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  room
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  or
• 4:22
  and
• 4:23
  are
• 4:23
  having
• 4:23
  a
• 4:23
  hard
• 4:24
  time
• 4:24
  with
• 4:24
  cancer,
• 4:25
  the
• 4:26
  theology
• 4:26
  that
• 4:26
  matters
• 4:27
  is
• 4:27
  an
• 4:27
  abstract,
• 4:28
  you
• 4:29
  know,
• 4:29
  kind
• 4:29
  of
• 4:29
  a.
• 4:30
  It's
• 4:30
  am
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  I
• 4:31
  anything
• 4:31
  abstract
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  or
• 4:32
  anything
• 4:32
  like
• 4:32
  that?
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  It's
• 4:33
  simply,
• 4:33
  am
• 4:33
  I
• 4:33
  loved?
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  Am
• 4:35
  I
• 4:35
  seen?
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  Is
• 4:36
  somebody
• 4:37
  here
• 4:37
  for
• 4:37
  me?
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  And
• 4:39
  the
• 4:39
  teaching
• 4:39
  of
• 4:39
  Christ
• 4:40
  that
• 4:40
  this
• 4:40
  letter
• 4:40
  is
• 4:41
  protecting
• 4:42
  isn't
• 4:42
  a
• 4:43
  theological
• 4:43
  quiz.
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  It's
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  ethic
• 4:46
  of
• 4:46
  love.
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  And
• 4:47
  walking
• 4:47
  away
• 4:47
  from
• 4:48
  that,
• 4:49
  whether
• 4:49
  you
• 4:49
  walk
• 4:49
  left
• 4:50
  or
• 4:50
  right,
• 4:51
  that's
• 4:51
  the
• 4:51
  real
• 4:51
  danger.
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  Second
• 4:54
  point
• 4:54
  to
• 4:54
  ponder.
• 4:55
  Love
• 4:55
  sometimes
• 4:55
  requires
• 4:56
  discernment,
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  and
• 4:58
  that's
• 4:58
  not
• 4:59
  the
• 4:59
  same
• 4:59
  as
• 4:59
  judgment.
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  This
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  letter
• 5:01
  ask
• 5:01
  us
• 5:01
  to
• 5:02
  hold
• 5:04
  something
• 5:04
  uncomfortable.
• 5:05
  It
• 5:05
  says,
• 5:05
  love
• 5:06
  is
• 5:06
  the
• 5:06
  whole
• 5:07
  commandment.
• 5:08
  And
• 5:08
  it
• 5:08
  says
• 5:09
  not
• 5:09
  everyone
• 5:09
  who
• 5:10
  shows
• 5:10
  up
• 5:10
  with
• 5:11
  smooth
• 5:11
  words
• 5:12
  deserves
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  platform.
• 5:15
  So
• 5:15
  for
• 5:15
  progressive
• 5:16
  Christians,
• 5:16
  this
• 5:16
  can
• 5:16
  feel
• 5:17
  like
• 5:17
  a
• 5:17
  contradiction
• 5:18
  because
• 5:19
  we
• 5:19
  value
• 5:20
  radical
• 5:20
  inclusion.
• 5:21
  But
• 5:22
  I
• 5:22
  think
• 5:22
  there's
• 5:22
  something
• 5:22
  wise
• 5:23
  here.
• 5:24
  Love
• 5:24
  without
• 5:25
  discernment
• 5:26
  can
• 5:27
  be
• 5:27
  exploited.
• 5:28
  My
• 5:29
  wife
• 5:29
  and
• 5:29
  I
• 5:29
  have
• 5:29
  been
• 5:29
  married
• 5:30
  for
• 5:30
  over
• 5:30
  34
• 5:31
  years
• 5:31
  and
• 5:32
  we've
• 5:32
  raised
• 5:33
  three
• 5:34
  kids,
• 5:34
  are
• 5:34
  now
• 5:35
  adults,
• 5:35
  and
• 5:35
  have
• 5:35
  a
• 5:35
  couple
• 5:36
  of
• 5:36
  great
• 5:36
  grandchildren.
• 5:37
  And
• 5:38
  one
• 5:38
  thing
• 5:38
  you
• 5:38
  learn
• 5:38
  in
• 5:38
  family
• 5:39
  life
• 5:39
  is
• 5:39
  that
• 5:39
  loving
• 5:40
  people
• 5:40
  fiercely
• 5:41
  doesn't
• 5:41
  mean
• 5:42
  having
• 5:42
  no
• 5:43
  boundaries.
• 5:44
  So
• 5:44
  when
• 5:44
  our
• 5:45
  kids
• 5:45
  were
• 5:45
  growing
• 5:45
  up,
• 5:46
  there
• 5:46
  was.
• 5:47
  There
• 5:47
  were
• 5:47
  moments
• 5:47
  where
• 5:48
  love
• 5:48
  meant
• 5:48
  saying,
• 5:49
  no,
• 5:49
  you
• 5:49
  can't
• 5:49
  do
• 5:49
  that.
• 5:51
  Not
• 5:51
  here,
• 5:51
  not
• 5:52
  now,
• 5:53
  not
• 5:53
  because
• 5:53
  we
• 5:54
  stop
• 5:54
  loving
• 5:54
  them,
• 5:55
  but
• 5:55
  because
• 5:55
  we
• 5:55
  love
• 5:56
  them
• 5:56
  so
• 5:57
  much
• 5:57
  and
• 5:57
  too
• 5:57
  much
• 5:57
  to
• 5:58
  let
• 5:58
  harmful
• 5:58
  things
• 6:00
  run
• 6:00
  amok
• 6:01
  with
• 6:01
  them.
• 6:02
  So
• 6:02
  this
• 6:03
  letter
• 6:03
  here
• 6:03
  isn't
• 6:03
  talking
• 6:04
  about
• 6:04
  shutting
• 6:04
  out
• 6:05
  people
• 6:05
  who
• 6:05
  think
• 6:06
  differently
• 6:06
  from
• 6:06
  us.
• 6:07
  It's
• 6:07
  talking
• 6:07
  about
• 6:08
  people
• 6:08
  whose
• 6:08
  teaching
• 6:08
  actively
• 6:09
  undermines
• 6:10
  the
• 6:10
  love
• 6:10
  command.
• 6:12
  The
• 6:12
  con
• 6:13
  artist,
• 6:14
  as
• 6:14
  the
• 6:14
  writer
• 6:14
  puts
• 6:15
  it,
• 6:15
  who
• 6:16
  used
• 6:16
  the
• 6:16
  language
• 6:16
  of
• 6:16
  love
• 6:17
  but
• 6:17
  do
• 6:17
  damage.
• 6:18
  Discernment
• 6:19
  isn't
• 6:19
  the
• 6:19
  enemy
• 6:20
  of
• 6:20
  love.
• 6:20
  Discernment
• 6:20
  is
• 6:21
  how
• 6:21
  love
• 6:21
  protects
• 6:22
  the
• 6:22
  vulnerable.
• 6:24
  The
• 6:24
  trick,
• 6:24
  and
• 6:25
  this
• 6:25
  is
• 6:25
  a
• 6:25
  bit
• 6:26
  tricky,
• 6:26
  is
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  make
• 6:27
  sure
• 6:27
  our
• 6:27
  boundaries
• 6:28
  are
• 6:29
  in
• 6:29
  service
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  love
• 6:30
  and
• 6:30
  not
• 6:30
  in
• 6:31
  service
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  our
• 6:31
  own
• 6:32
  comfort
• 6:33
  or
• 6:34
  power.
• 6:36
  Boundaries,
• 6:37
  you
• 6:37
  need
• 6:37
  them.
• 6:38
  This
• 6:38
  is
• 6:38
  not
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  walls
• 6:39
  of
• 6:39
  exclusion.
• 6:40
  It's
• 6:41
  helping
• 6:42
  give
• 6:42
  things
• 6:42
  shape
• 6:43
  so
• 6:43
  that
• 6:44
  love
• 6:44
  can
• 6:44
  actually
• 6:44
  flow
• 6:45
  toward
• 6:46
  people
• 6:47
  who
• 6:48
  need
• 6:48
  it
• 6:48
  most.
• 6:50
  So
• 6:50
  here's
• 6:51
  your
• 6:51
  actions
• 6:51
  tip
• 6:51
  for
• 6:52
  this
• 6:52
  week.
• 6:52
  The
• 6:53
  writer
• 6:53
  of
• 6:53
  two
• 6:53
  John
• 6:54
  says
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  original
• 6:54
  charter
• 6:55
  is
• 6:55
  to
• 6:55
  conduct
• 6:56
  our
• 6:56
  lives
• 6:56
  with
• 6:57
  love.
• 6:57
  So
• 6:57
  this
• 6:58
  week
• 6:58
  I
• 6:58
  want
• 6:58
  you
• 6:58
  to
• 6:58
  do
• 6:59
  kind
• 6:59
  of
• 6:59
  an
• 6:59
  audit
• 7:00
  of
• 7:00
  your
• 7:00
  love.
• 7:01
  Ask
• 7:01
  yourself
• 7:02
  two
• 7:02
  questions.
• 7:03
  First,
• 7:03
  is
• 7:04
  there
• 7:04
  somewhere
• 7:04
  in
• 7:05
  my
• 7:05
  life
• 7:05
  that
• 7:05
  I've
• 7:06
  walked
• 7:06
  away
• 7:06
  from
• 7:06
  love
• 7:07
  when
• 7:08
  the
• 7:08
  love
• 7:08
  command
• 7:08
  without
• 7:09
  even
• 7:09
  realizing
• 7:09
  or
• 7:10
  maybe
• 7:10
  written
• 7:11
  off
• 7:11
  somebody
• 7:11
  else
• 7:13
  or
• 7:13
  maybe
• 7:14
  a
• 7:14
  group
• 7:14
  of
• 7:14
  people
• 7:14
  I've
• 7:15
  stopped
• 7:15
  seeing
• 7:15
  as
• 7:16
  fully
• 7:17
  human?
• 7:18
  And
• 7:18
  second,
• 7:19
  is
• 7:19
  there
• 7:19
  somewhere
• 7:20
  I
• 7:20
  need
• 7:20
  healthier
• 7:21
  boundaries,
• 7:22
  not
• 7:23
  to
• 7:23
  shut
• 7:23
  people
• 7:23
  up,
• 7:23
  but
• 7:23
  to
• 7:24
  protect
• 7:25
  the
• 7:25
  love
• 7:25
  I'm
• 7:25
  trying
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  live
• 7:26
  in
• 7:27
  my
• 7:27
  life
• 7:28
  and
• 7:28
  write
• 7:29
  those
• 7:29
  down.
• 7:29
  So
• 7:29
  it's
• 7:30
  about
• 7:30
  two
• 7:30
  things,
• 7:31
  love
• 7:31
  and
• 7:31
  discernment.
• 7:33
  I
• 7:33
  think
• 7:33
  that's
• 7:33
  the
• 7:33
  lesson
• 7:34
  of
• 7:34
  2
• 7:34
  John
• 7:35
  here.
• 7:36
  Something
• 7:36
  to
• 7:36
  do
• 7:37
  to
• 7:37
  take
• 7:37
  action.
• 7:38
  We're
• 7:39
  going
• 7:39
  to
• 7:39
  pray
• 7:39
  here
• 7:39
  in
• 7:39
  just
• 7:39
  a
• 7:39
  minute.
• 7:40
  Before
• 7:40
  we
• 7:40
  do,
• 7:40
  just
• 7:40
  a
• 7:41
  reminder,
• 7:41
  we've
• 7:41
  got
• 7:42
  an
• 7:42
  action
• 7:42
  step
• 7:42
  that
• 7:43
  you
• 7:43
  can
• 7:43
  take
• 7:44
  by
• 7:44
  going
• 7:44
  to
• 7:44
  our
• 7:44
  website,
• 7:45
  voiceofgoddaily.com
• 7:47
  and
• 7:47
  pick
• 7:47
  up
• 7:48
  our
• 7:48
  prayer
• 7:49
  guide,
• 7:49
  which
• 7:49
  is
• 7:49
  called
• 7:49
  the
• 7:50
  ABC
• 7:50
  1,
• 7:51
  2,
• 7:51
  3
• 7:51
  Prayer
• 7:52
  Guide.
• 7:53
  Let's
• 7:53
  pray.
• 7:54
  God,
• 7:54
  this
• 7:55
  is
• 7:55
  a
• 7:55
  short
• 7:55
  letter
• 7:55
  with
• 7:56
  a
• 7:56
  long
• 7:56
  reach.
• 7:56
  And
• 7:56
  thank
• 7:57
  you
• 7:57
  that
• 7:57
  the
• 7:58
  charter
• 7:58
  hasn't
• 7:59
  changed
• 8:00
  that
• 8:00
  from
• 8:00
  the
• 8:00
  very
• 8:00
  beginning,
• 8:01
  love
• 8:01
  was
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  whole
• 8:01
  point.
• 8:03
  Forgive
• 8:03
  us
• 8:03
  for
• 8:03
  the
• 8:04
  times
• 8:04
  when
• 8:04
  we
• 8:04
  have
• 8:04
  wandered
• 8:05
  away
• 8:05
  from
• 8:05
  it
• 8:06
  while
• 8:06
  thinking
• 8:06
  we
• 8:06
  were
• 8:06
  defending
• 8:07
  it.
• 8:08
  Forgive
• 8:08
  us
• 8:08
  for
• 8:08
  the
• 8:08
  times
• 8:09
  when
• 8:09
  we've
• 8:09
  been
• 8:09
  so
• 8:09
  afraid
• 8:10
  of
• 8:10
  boundaries
• 8:11
  that
• 8:11
  we
• 8:11
  let
• 8:11
  harmful
• 8:12
  things
• 8:12
  run
• 8:12
  unchecked.
• 8:13
  For
• 8:14
  the
• 8:14
  times
• 8:14
  we've
• 8:14
  built
• 8:15
  walls
• 8:15
  and
• 8:15
  called
• 8:15
  them
• 8:16
  faithfulness.
• 8:17
  Give
• 8:17
  us
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  wisdom
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  know
• 8:18
  the
• 8:18
  difference.
• 8:20
  And
• 8:20
  for
• 8:20
  anyone
• 8:20
  today
• 8:21
  who
• 8:21
  is
• 8:22
  listening,
• 8:22
  who
• 8:22
  feels
• 8:22
  caught
• 8:23
  between
• 8:23
  an
• 8:23
  open
• 8:23
  heart
• 8:24
  and
• 8:24
  their
• 8:25
  better
• 8:25
  judgment,
• 8:26
  walk
• 8:27
  with
• 8:27
  them
• 8:27
  this
• 8:28
  week.
• 8:28
  Help
• 8:29
  them
• 8:29
  hold
• 8:29
  both.
• 8:29
  And
• 8:30
  for
• 8:30
  all
• 8:30
  of
• 8:30
  us,
• 8:31
  help
• 8:31
  us
• 8:31
  keep
• 8:32
  us
• 8:32
  anchored
• 8:32
  to
• 8:33
  that
• 8:33
  original
• 8:33
  command.
• 8:34
  Not.
• 8:35
  Not
• 8:35
  anything
• 8:36
  that's
• 8:36
  new,
• 8:37
  not
• 8:37
  anything
• 8:37
  that's
• 8:38
  complicated.
• 8:39
  Just
• 8:39
  love.
• 8:40
  Conduct
• 8:41
  our
• 8:41
  whole
• 8:41
  lives
• 8:42
  that
• 8:42
  way
• 8:42
  day
• 8:43
  in,
• 8:43
  day
• 8:43
  out,
• 8:44
  even
• 8:44
  when
• 8:44
  it's
• 8:45
  messy,
• 8:45
  even
• 8:45
  when
• 8:45
  it's
• 8:46
  hard.
• 8:46
  That's
• 8:47
  where
• 8:47
  you
• 8:47
  live
• 8:47
  and
• 8:47
  that's
• 8:48
  where
• 8:48
  we
• 8:48
  want
• 8:48
  to
• 8:48
  be.
• 8:49
  Amen.
• 9:02
  My
• 9:02
  friend,
• 9:02
  I
• 9:03
  am
• 9:03
  delighted
• 9:04
  you
• 9:04
  chose
• 9:04
  to
• 9:05
  join
• 9:05
  me
• 9:05
  for
• 9:05
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• 9:06
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• 9:07
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• 9:13
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• 9:13
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• 9:14
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• 9:14
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• 9:14
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• 9:14
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• 9:14
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• 9:15
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• 9:15
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• 9:15
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• 9:16
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• 9:16
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• 9:17
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• 9:17
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• 9:17
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• 9:18
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• 9:33
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• 9:33
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• 9:43
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• 9:43
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• 9:43
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• 9:44
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• 9:44
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• 9:45
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• 9:45
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• 9:46
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• 9:46
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• 9:47
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• 9:47
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• 9:47
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• 9:48
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• 9:49
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• 9:50
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• 9:50
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