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which is called What the Bible Says About Relationships.
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And today we're gonna see what
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For the last two programs,
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what God has to say to wives,
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but today we're finally gonna
get around to what he has
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to say to husbands.
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my friends, we really want
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to pray for you, but read for your Bible.
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And today we're gonna go back
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to 1 Timothy 3.
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And just very, very quickly
we're going to review
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what we've already seen
where Peter speaks to women,
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and then we're gonna move
on to see what Peter has
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to say to men.
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But we have to review very quickly in 1 Peter 3:1,
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where the King James Version says,
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Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands
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that if any may not the word,
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they also may without the word be won
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by the conversation of the wives.
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But in the Greek text, there's a lot of flavor
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and nuances that are not carried into the
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King James Version.
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So the RIV interprets it like this -
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In the same way servants are instructed to be submitted
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to their masters, it's
also essential for wives
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to recognize your own husband's authority
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and to align yourself
under it with a respectful
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and submissive attitude.
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This is so that if your
husband lives in disobedience
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to the word, he may,
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because of your attitude,
behavior, conduct,
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and lifestyle, be cleverly one
without you ever preaching a
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single word to him.
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Being respectful
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and submissive in your attitude toward him will enable you
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to win him without ever preaching to him.
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Then we come to verse 2,
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and in verse 2, the King James Version tells us something
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about husbands.
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It tells us they're watching their wives,
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and that is the truth.
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Listen to what it says - While they behold your chase
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conversation coupled with fear.
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But the RIV says -
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For your husband has certainly been paying attention to
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and thoughtfully observing your respectful
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and pure way of living.
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And it is the truth.
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Husbands really notice
what their wives do,
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how they react when they
have a good attitude.
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Husbands really notice that.
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And Peter is saying to women - Women,
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your husbands are paying attention.
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Then we come to verse 3,
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and in the King James Version it says - Whose adorning
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let it not be that outward
adorning or platting the hair
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and wearing of gold or
putting on of apparel.
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But the RIV interprets it like this.
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You must not let your focus
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with your external appearance,
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like spending an inordinate amount
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of time braiding your hair,
garnishing yourself with gold
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or other expensive jewelry or
putting on luxurious clothing.
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And then the King James Version continues in verse 4
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But let it be the hidden man of the heart in
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that which is not corruptible,
even the ornament of a meek
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and quiet spirit, which
is in the sight of God,
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of great price.
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And the RIV gives it to us like this.
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Instead of focusing solely on external features,
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make it your aim to let your primary focus be the hidden man
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of the heart - that is your inner self,
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that inner part of you
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that does not suffer the
effects of wear, tear and age
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and is indestructible,
immortal, and timeless.
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Know that in God's view, women
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that are forbearing patient
slow to respond to anger
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who remain in control of
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of insults or injuries,
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and who have the remarkable
ability to remain calm
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and steady in the face of
unpleasant situations, women
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with this kind of spirit is cherished, esteemed, respected,
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treasured, valued, and deemed of great worth by God.
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Wow! That is just amazing.
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So there's a lot of instruction to women in those verses.
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But finally we get to verse 7
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and we have one verse to men.
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Now you might say, well, that's not fair.
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Six verses to women and one verse to men.
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Well, it really shows the
power of a wife in the home.
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Women have such power, they
can build up their house,
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they can tear down their house, and they are so powerful
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and so influential that Peter addresses 6 verses
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to women, then he speaks
very strong to men.
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In verse 7, what does he say? Well in the King James
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Version, it says -
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Likewise, you husbands dwell with them according
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to knowledge giving honor unto the wife
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as unto the weaker vessel
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and being heirs together
of the grace of life
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that your prayers be not hindered.
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That verse is absolutely power packed now.
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Now Peter May have devoted 6 verses to women,
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but in this one verse to men, he really says a lot;
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this is very strong instruction.
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And the RIV interprets it like this.
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And by the way, husbands,
just as I've spoken to wives,
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I have some things to say to you as well.
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It is important that you husbands do more than merely share
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space in a house with your wives.
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They need you to share
your life with them.
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Do all you can
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to gain firsthand helpful
knowledge about your wives,
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how they think, what helps
them or doesn't help them
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and live with them under the influence
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of the valuable information
you've learned about them.
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And husbands don't expect them
to be as physically strong
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as you are, but instead you
need to treat them as those
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who live in physically weaker vessels
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and make it your personal rule
to always give intentional,
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preferential, honorable
treatment to your wives.
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Treat them as they actually are: joint heirs
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and equal inheritors with
you of a life that is
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to be blessed, favored
and marked by grace.
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Living this way
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with your respective wife
will have the clear result
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of your prayers together
not being disrupted
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or hindered, leaving you feeling
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as if you've hit an impasse in prayer
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that you can't break through.
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And I told you there's
a lot in that verse.
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I mean there is a lot,
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but let's take a deep dive
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to see why the RIV interprets verse 7 in this way.
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So let's go back through
again to the beginning
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of the RIV in 1 Peter 3:7,
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where Peter says - And by the way, husbands, just
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as I've spoken to the wives,
I have some things to say
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to you as well.
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And in footnote No.548 we read - "Just
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as well" is a translation of the word homoios,
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which means equally
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likewise in like fashion,
similarly in the same manner.
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And it indicates that Peter,
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after addressing Christian
wives, intended to
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likewise give a strong instruction to believing husbands.
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And here is the instruction.
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It is important that you husbands do more than merely share
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space in a house with your wives.
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They need you to share
your life with them.
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You know, one of the meanest tricks
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that a man can play on his new bride is
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before they get married,
they date, they spend time,
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they talk, they go out for coffee, they talk on the phone,
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they're together, together,
together, together.
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Then they get married
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and suddenly the bride is
living at home by herself
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because he's gone,
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he is busy or when he does come home,
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he just plops in the chair and watches TV
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and she wonders, where is Prince Charming?
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I thought that I was marrying a man
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that was gonna share life with me,
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but in fact, they're sharing
the same space in the house,
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but they've ceased to share life together.
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And this is a problem with
men. Men tend to do this.
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And so Peter, who's been
married more than 50 years,
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is speaking to men and he's identifying what men need to do.
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And the RIV says - It's important
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that husbands do not merely
share space in a house
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with your wives.
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You need to share your life with them.
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And the reason it is interpreted like
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that is explained in footnote No.549.
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And this footnote is so
powerful. Listen to this.
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The words "do more than merely share space in a
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house with your wives.
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They need you to share your life with them"
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or an interpretation of a form of the Greek word sunoikeo,
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which is a compound of the word sun
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and the word oikeo. The word soon means together with.
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And the word oikeo is a form of the word oikos.
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It means a house
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or to dwell in a particular place of residence.
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But when you put these two words together, it means not only
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to live together in a
house or a residence,
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but to share a life together
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in that place. Peter thereby urged husbands not
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to merely share space with their wives,
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but to share their lives with them.
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And my friend, that's
what your wife wants.
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She wants more than
your physical presence.
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She wants to hear what you have to say.
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She wants you to listen to what she has to say.
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She wants to share life with
you, not just space with you.
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And Peter, a wise husband,
says that to the husband.
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So here it is again. And by the way, husbands, just
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as I've spoken to wives, I have some things
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to say to you as well.
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It is important that you husbands do more than merely share
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space in a house with your wives.
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They need you to share
your life with them.
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And then the RIV continues,
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and of course this is an interpretation of the Greek text.
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Do all you can
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to gain firsthand helpful
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Why in the world is it interpreted in that way?
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Well, that is explained in footnote No.550,
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which says - The words "firsthand helpful knowledge" are
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interpreted from a form of the Greek word gnosis: a word
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that depicts knowledge that is applicable,
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it's gleaned from one's firsthand experience.
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And in this inspired discourse, Peter stated,
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the husbands must do their part to learn as much
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as possible about their wives. By doing homework
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and studying as many aspects as possible
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concerning their wives,
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they can gain personal insights
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and functional knowledge
to help them be a blessing
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to their wives and share life
with them more effectively.
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You know, I've been married
to Denise a long, long time.
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What a blessing. I'm still studying Denise
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and I'm still learning things about Denise.
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She is the most important
relationship in my life.
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So it's important to me that
I know what blesses her,
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that I know what does not
bless her, that I know
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what helps her, that I know
what does not help her,
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that I gain firsthand
personal knowledge about her.
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And Peter goes on to say - How
they think, what helps them
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or doesn't help them and live
with them under the influence
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of that valuable information.
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And the reason it is interpreted - live
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with them under the influence - is explained in footnote
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No.551.
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Do you see how powerful the RIV is in all this commentary?
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Listen to footnote No.551.
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The words "under the influence" are a translation
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of the preposition, kata. This Greek word,
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which can be translated - according to.
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But the word kata, here importantly carries a sense of
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that which is dominating or influential.
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The use of this word at this
juncture should be taken
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as Peter's admonishment to husbands
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to gain specific insight
about their own wives,
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which may include what
they think, what they feel,
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or what helps them or hinders them.
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And husbands have learned such insight,
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they're to live with that helpful insight
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and allow it to influence how
they live with their wives.
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A smart husband will study his wife
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and he will live with the
knowledge that he has gleaned:
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what helps her, what he should
say, what he should not say,
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what is helpful, what is not helpful.
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And now Peter says this to all the husbands.
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He says, gain firsthand helpful knowledge about your wives:
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how they think, what helps them or doesn't help them
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and live with them under the influence
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of the valuable information
you've learned about them.
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And then he continues.
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Now I'm continuing from the Greek text
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we're reading the RIV.
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And husbands don't expect them
to be as physically strong
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as you are.
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Instead, you need to treat them as those
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who live in physically weaker vessels.
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Now we live in a day today
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where some people think this is rude
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and this is a denigrating
statement about women,
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but it is not at all.
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Peter's actually being
very honorable of women.
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And in fact the words physically weaker, are translated from
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the Greek word asthenes,
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which can refer to that which is weak.
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But in this verse, it's used in connection
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with the word vessels, the Greek word skeuos,
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now listen to this.
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The Greek word skeuos,
describes the physical vessel
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or some type of tent that
one temporarily lives in.
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And because of its connection
to skeuos in this verse,
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we know Peter was referring to a woman's physical body
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where she lives. Many women -
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now here's the truth, listen to this.
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Many women are mentally and
spiritually stronger than men.
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But in this verse, Peter was not referring
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to women's mental acuity
or spiritual strength.
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He was simply stating
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that the female physical frame is weaker.
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It is less strong in
terms of strength compared
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to the male frame.
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Thus this verse refers to the
woman's physical condition,
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not to her mental acuity
or her spiritual strength.
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And in this verse, Peter
is telling us that men need
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to understand that women
physically are less strong
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than men.
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Wow, this is so powerful.
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We need to understand that
there's some things we ought
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to be picking up for our wives.
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We should not expect her to pick them up.
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We should honor her enough to say, honey,
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let me do that for you.
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And then he goes on
and calls her a vessel.
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And the word vessel, again,
the Greek word skeuos,
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which is described in footnote No.554.
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This word can picture a physical container, a vessel
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or a utensil.
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It was used to depict
agricultural instruments.
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It could describe baggage,
it could describe equipment
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of various kinds,
utensils used in kitchens,
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vases used in worship,
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or even elegant articles of gold
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and silver that were
put on public display.
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It was also used to depict a tent
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where one temporarily
resided while traveling.
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And this word is used in the
New Testament as an analogy
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for the human body.
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But here we find that all of
our bodies, whether we're men
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or whether they're women,
we are living in this tent.
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This is temporary.
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It is the instrument
that God has given us,
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but just like some
instruments are made of gold
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and silver on are highly valued, we need to value the bodies
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that God has given us.
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And that's why Peter goes on to say -
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And make it your personal rule
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to always give intentional, preferential,
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honorable treatment to your wives.
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That's pretty powerful.
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And it's explained in footnote No.556,
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which says - The words "intentional, preferential,
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honorable treatment" are derived from the word time.
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A word that describes
something so significant
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that one must affix honor to it.
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It is thus to be cherished.
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It is to be esteemed, held
as dear precious, prized,
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reverenced, treasured and valued. Men,
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you are to treasure your wife. According to the RIV,
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you're to give her intentional, preferential,
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honorable treatment.
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You're not to make jokes
about her in front of others,
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but you're to honor
her in front of others.
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In fact, the RIV goes
on to say, treat them
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as they actually are: joint heirs
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and equal inheritors with
you of a life that is
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to be blessed, favored and
marked by grace. My friend,
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She is not subservient to you.
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She is not less than you.
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This verse says, she is a joint heir
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and an equal inheritor with you.
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That's God's plan - a joint heir
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and an equal inheritor with you of a life that is
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to be blessed, favored
and marked by grace.
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And the reason the RIV interprets it like
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that is explained in footnote No.559,
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which says "A life that is to be blessed, favored,
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or marked by grace" are a translation of the word charitos,
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which is a form of the Greek word charis,
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which is the word for grace.
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Also in the text you
have the word zoe,
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which is the word for it life.
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But when you put these words
together, it pictures a life
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that is supernaturally blessed
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or favored, a life that
is graced, a life that is
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absolutely marked by the grace
of God as opposed to a life
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that is unblessed, unfavor or unhappy.
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And regardless of one's previous status in life
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or marriage, the divine grace of God has the ability
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to overpower a marital relationship
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and to turn it into what it should be.
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The grace of God always empowers you to be
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what you don't know how to be by yourself.
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And here we find that when you
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and your wife are
treating each other right
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and you're living this joint heirs
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and co inheritors of a life
that is blessed, favored
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or marked by grace, your
life is going to be better.
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And that's why the verse goes
on to say, living this way
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with your wife will have the clear result
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of your prayers together
not being disrupted
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or hindered, leaving you feeling
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as if hit an impasse in prayer
that you can't break through.
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And here in Greek you have
the Greek word egkopto,
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which means they hit an impasse,
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which means when there is a disruption
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or disunity in marriage, a husband
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and wife lose their prayer
power, they lose it.
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But when they're united
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and when they're doing
what they should do,
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suddenly they're reunited.
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They can get through any impasse
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and have great power in prayer.
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Now that has a lot of
instruction in one verse
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to husbands, but I'm out of time.
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I'll be back in just a moment
and I'm going to pray for you.
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This is Rick Renner and somebody has asked the question,
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what does the Bible say about
depression or mental struggle?
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And let me give you a verse
that I find to be so helpful.
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In 2 Corinthians 10:
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4, Paul writes, for the weapons
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of our warfare are not carnal,
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but are mighty through
God to the pulling down
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of strongholds, casting
down every imagination.
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Sometimes the devil really
goes to work in our minds
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God has given us spiritual
weapons that are mighty
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to the pulling down of strongholds
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and the pulling down of imaginations.
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to take authority over those thoughts
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And today, I encourage you by
faith to say, I am not going
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for the gospel and for
the teaching of the Bible,
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which we're taking around the world.
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And all around this room we
have scriptures about wise
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counselor and wise planning.
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Of course we have the great
commission on the screen
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behind us and we even have
photographs of all the board
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of directors of Rick Renner
Ministries who are real board
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of directors and regularly provide us
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with the most wonderful
godly counsel and advice.
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But right now we're in the process
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of paying off this facility in Tulsa.
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And guess what? We've already paid off 81%
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of the whole project.
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And that is just amazing.
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If you consider how long
we've been doing this,
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it's really not that long.
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But because of the grace of God and
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because of people like you,
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we are really making significant progress.
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And when we're finished
paying off the debt on this
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building, it's gonna
release all these finances
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to help us take the teaching
of the Bible further
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to the ends of the earth.
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So if you want to become
a part of the Giving team,
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we welcome you and together
we're gonna remove this debt
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and release finances to go
further in taking the teaching
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of the Bible to the ends of the earth.
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Well, today we have seen what
Peter had to say to husbands,
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and though he only addressed
husbands in one verse,
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in 1 Peter 3, he packed a lot into that verse.
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But my friends, you need
to get the entire series,
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which is called, What the Bible Says About Relationships.
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And this series covers a wide
gamut of relationships in life
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and we're not finished yet.
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When we come back in the next episode,
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we're going to continue.
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But this also comes with a study guide
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and we're offering you now
the Green volume of the RIV.
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That's Vol.II, and it is 1st & 2nd Peter.
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It is a parallel study
Bible for people of faith.
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So if you consider yourself
to be a person of faith,
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you this, it will feed your heart
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and it will cause you to exponentially grow in the Lord.
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But you can order all these
things by going online
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or you can just give us a call right now
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and please always let us
know how to pray for you.
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And I wanna pray for you right now.
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Father, I pray right now for
every husband listening to me.
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And Father, I pray that
you give to us husbands
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the wisdom about how to live
correctly with our wives,
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that we do more than share space, that we share our lives
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with them. Help us to learn what blesses them, what doesn't,
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bless with them, and help us Lord to live unto the influence
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of that knowledge and
to be the best we can
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and to treat them
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as the special treasure
they are in our lives.
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In Jesus' name, amen. I'll
see you in the next program.
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But remember Ecclesiastes 8:4 says, "Where the word
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of a king is, there is power."
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If you've never received
Jesus as your savior
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and Lord, now is the time for
you to experience a new life
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Jesus has to give you.
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Pray this prayer with me right now - Lord,
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I repent of my sin and receive you and my savior
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and Lord. Wash away my sin
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and make me completely new.
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I thank you that my sin is removed
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and Satan no longer has any
right to lay claim on me.
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I faithfully promise that
I will serve you as my Lord
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for the rest of my life.
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Amen.