 We are looking at Hebrews chapter 13. So I told us that you know his his writing is now a little mixed up So once again and the beginning of Hebrews 13 is instruction to the Community of believers. So he says let brotherly love continue now brotherly love here There is feel you feel you is like a friendly affection for one another So he says that that's how the the believing community should be isn't it that we truly enjoy one another we truly care for each other and You know, we have that brotherly love for each other. Let it continue. Don't Let that stop do not forget to end it strangers. Now. This is a Instruction to the believers at that time because Apparently the ins you you remember the in that even Joseph went around looking for an in to Deliver the baby Jesus They didn't find a Place it was all full. So Similarly for the traveling ministers of God, it was hard to find in And you know also it was apparently not very safe because many immoral things would happen in these places So it was it was better for these ministers to stay with believers. So in any city town village The ministers would Be given a choice, you know, like they could actually stay with believers from that particular place So he encourages these Jewish believers and he tells them that you need to Be hospitable. Okay, so Entertain strangers entertain strangers. He's also saying strangers because he Is referring back to the times when you had people like Abraham and lot they They were talking to strangers, but they ended up being angels. So To have that heart, but of course, you know discerning be discerning and if you sense that There are strangers whom God wants you to Host be Welcoming so he says do not forget to entertain strangers for by so doing some have Unwittingly entertain angels then he says remember the prisoners as if chained with them. So this again is The way we look at the body We speak about the body with the many parts if one part is suffering then all the other parts are suffering so these are words written to People going through persecution. You remember that? So that is the reason he is talking about prisoners, maybe there were some believers who were taken as prisoners But he didn't want these believers to forget them. So he says please remember them Okay, as if we were Chained with them or empathy feel the pain which they are feeling And also those who are mistreated. So when we look at believers who are being ill treated around us What should be our attitude? Ignorance we can say We are safe know where we are. There's not nothing much going on we can continue to do the work of the ministry but Yes, we have some privileges at the moment But whenever we hear news of somebody is persecuted somebody is going through Opposition our heart must really go out for them We must feel for their pain and we must think how can we be of support to them? Maybe we don't have anything to give financially but we can of course pray We can do whatever is possible in our capacity So think remember the prisoners as if chained with them those who are mistreated Since you also are in the body also So basically empathy have empathy for those who are suffering then he goes on Again, these are all aspects of you know community life Christian Walk how to do life the those instructions now. He's talking about Marriage so he says marriage is honourable among all and the bed undefiled for but fornicators and adulterers God will judge So he emphasizes the Santity of marriage and he says that the God is the one who has instituted marriage So it is an honourable thing. We shouldn't be treated lightly. You know, you just Unfortunately in the current society that we live in it is taken very lightly However, that's not the Christian standard marriage is honourable and it is honorable among all So the way God upholds marriage even believers must uphold marriage and they must respect it Then it it says in continuation and the bed undefiled so basically it is talking about the You know the boundaries of the act of marriage, which is sexual love Which should be within you know a marriage Relationship and that is the way God has meant for it to be anything outside of that is immoral and He says that fornicators. I already mentioned to us fornication is that You know having that sexual intimacy without marriage without, you know marriage That is not right. It's called as fornication and God It's we are told that God will judge fornicators. We're also told that adulterers adulterers Adulterers is what adulterers is somebody who does not Honor the marriage relationship. So though they are married. They try to find, you know Sexual intimacy outside of the boundaries of marriage and both of these are wrong fornication adultery They are wrong and there is a warning. We are told that God will judge. It's a way of saying that Be ready to face, you know God's wrath if you do not honor Marriage as an institution Initiated by God and also the marriage bed, which is the sexual intimacy, which is within the boundaries of marriage Then he moves forward and addresses another aspect of Christian living He says let your conduct be without Covetousness, okay, what is covetousness? Covetousness is Wanting what others have you know, it's a It's not a positive desire. It's a negative thing if you Remember at the time of Jezebel and Ahab, they they wanted the vineyards that Another person had so they were willing to go to the extent of killing that individual which was not Which was not right in God's sight God became very angry that they tried to take away what belonged to another person that is Covetousness in a negative way wanting what somebody else has So as believers, we should not have that attitude. We see each other. We see people around and I Wanted I will take it from them We shouldn't have that sort of an attitude. That's not a godly attitude then be content with such things as you have so Instead what kind of attitude should one maintain the attitude says Okay, thank you God for what you have given me, you know, I basically Enjoy stored those things well, and I'm not trying to Get what others have at this contentment. Okay, so they have that kind of an attitude for he himself has said I will never leave you now for sake you so we may boldly say the Lord is my helper I will not fear what can man do to me. So simply, I know we are being told here that because God is In this case our provider our father. He said I will never leave you I will never forsake you so because of who God is and what he said we have to resonate with that What what should be our our response when we are going through? You know life, maybe we are comfortable or going through a lack we can still say you know God is my helper. I don't have anything to fear. What can Man do to me. So that is our confidence which we maintain So based on who God is there is a response that the believer should have and there's also a Confession that a believer should have and that is what is being talked of here So Jesus God has already revealed to us in his word that he's Jehovah Jireh the Lord our provider So we can be confident that we are well taken care of So he tells the believers that maybe at that time because of persecution they felt that Everything is being taken away. So that's the reason he's telling them. No, don't be discouraged you know remember that whatever you need you will have because It's ultimately God who is your provider in verse 7 Remember those who rule over you who have spoken the word of God to you whose faith Follow considering the outcome of their conduct. So this is again about Christian Community and we know that in Christian community in the church we have leaders the elders Now he's talking about godly godly authority He's saying remember those who rule over you. So the reference is to godly authority And he says so what should be the responsibilities of you know godly leadership They speak the word of God, isn't it? So it's their responsibility to teach what God's word says so that people's lives can be aligned to what God's Instruction is and whose faith you follow. Wow. That is again a leadership lesson right there Leadership is not about telling people what to do. It's about Doing the right thing. So in this case, he says whose faith you follow. So The leader should first have faith and the leader should first be walking in faith Then what happens to the disciple or the follower? They just follow. Huh the way this person is Has faith. I want to be like that. I want to have that kind of faith. So there is an inspiration that is Drawing their hearts towards doing the right thing. So that is true leadership. So he says that We must remember such leaders Who have taught God's word who have led with an example of holding on to their faith And he says consider the outcome of their conduct. These are all very important things So conduct is our behavior, you know behavior our lifestyle, which is a product of our character So good leaders will demonstrate good character good behavior, you know The way what we discussed earlier, you know holiness reverence godly fear so all that is part of their conduct Now as followers, you know, we have to not just look at what is spoken Sometimes it's so easy. We can come and we can just say something and go away and nobody will know about the life of the Person, isn't it? And that's where problems happen that there is inconsistency in the stage life and there is Inconsistency, you know in the real life. So real life is different and Stage life pulpit life is different. So that's very very dangerous and you see the apostles earlier They understood that The conduct of the leader, you know, their way of Demonstrating faith all this is very important. That's why in Paul writes to Timothy You would see that he gives instructions leader should be like this. They should have a good example There they should have a righteous walk with the Lord So many things, isn't it? They they the way they manage their house some lot of instructions are given to the When you are going to choose a pastor or a leader so The people in the church, they are instructed you don't just follow their What is being spoken but try to follow people whose lives are a testimony of You know what what God is doing? So he says you should remember them remember those who rule over you or those who are leading you Those who have spoken the word of God to you whose faith you follow So they have set an example and these people have also lived a life Before you a good God the life before you so don't forget such people and then he has more Instructions instructions of worship. He says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday today and forever so it's a An encouragement again for the believer to say that Jesus has not changed now We are talking about a letter which was written. I told us somewhere around maybe 69 80. So it is just 30 years also After the ascension death burial resurrection ascension of Christ. So The generation that was there during the time of the trial of Jesus They were Many of them would be alive at the time and they would remember the life that Jesus What kind of life did he live? He lived a life of communion with the father. He lived a life of Authority over the works of the devil. He lived a life of nurturing and making disciples So all that they remember and so he's instructing them and he's saying he hasn't changed Just because now he's ascended into heaven. Do you think Jesus has changed? No Jesus is the same yesterday today and how long is he going to be the same? He's going to be the same forever. So in other words, you know, theologically if you want to put it One could say the immutable or it can't be broken or changed The character of God it remains the same. So Jesus is the same forevermore and you know that must bring a lot of Confidence to the believer that okay, even today the Lord Jesus is my redeemer. He is He's my healer. He's my deliverer. Nothing has changed. Okay, then moving on We have to follow after this Jesus So he says do not be carried about with various strange doctrines. Okay, again, you see They considered the times that they lived in As the last days So you would find in the writings of many of the Apostles the last days the last days So they were also Anticipating the return of Christ very eagerly and that's when Paul writes to the Thessalonian Church about the return of the Lord Jesus Christ so in the last days We recognize that there are false prophets and false teachers and you know spirits that spread false doctrines so there is a warning for the believers even the writer of the Hebrews is warning them and he's saying Don't get carried about with various and strange doctrines Okay, something weird something that does not have an anchor in the world. There are lots of such things even today if you You you would agree with me that people Come up with new teachings It sounds exciting in the beginning, but when you see the depth of it, you know, whether there are scriptures to Substantiate what this person is saying. There'll be nothing Or there can be scriptures but twisted one or two scriptures here But the way the interpretation goes, you know, it does not glorify the Lord Jesus It is not in agreement to the work of the spirit. So things like that So various and strange doctrines even during their times they had that so there is a warning. Don't get carried away When do we get carried away when we are not anchored? Okay, so be strong in the doctrine for it is good that the heart be Established by grace again, you know talking to the believers about the work of Jesus that we don't have to do You know righteous acts are not what win salvation for us Salvation is buying it through faith. So remember that we don't have to earn our salvation But we live our live out, you know our salvation with fear and trembling. So that is always there So he says don't become Religious no religious spirit is activities Rituals just the form but no true reverence and worship in it So he says not with foods which have no Which have not profited those who have been occupied with them So you understand the Jewish people they come from a background where a lot of rituals made them happy So they had a tendency to continue like that, you know practice some ritual, you know, it makes me feel holy maybe some Holy food He's saying no not required. What about grace then? No, you're already saved by grace now. Don't fall back go back to your old ways. Please don't do that So then he again Continues to explain about what Christ has done We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat So he says the kind of temple that we belong to now There are those who are physically the Jewish unbelievers Okay, they were still doing their offerings daily offerings all those things but He says those people have no part in what we are experiencing now If they don't have a right to eat in this real tabernacle And then again he he explains and he says for the blood of animals, right? It's it that is not what did the job for the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the High priest for sin are burned outside the camp therefore Jesus also that he might Sanctify the people with his own blood. So you see the comparison there whatever they are doing is symbolic But the ultimate work has been done by Jesus. He has sanctified us with his blood Suffered outside the gate therefore Let us go forth to him outside the camp bearing his reproach for here We have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come so basically, you know for us to Receive receive from God. So outside the camp No, maybe it's kind of referring to Like a new way of doing things Earlier people were used to Judaism a certain way of doing things But Jesus he this was a new way of living. So that's why outside the camp He died outside the camp. He shed his blood and now we are included into a Higher and a better form of worship is what we are being told here So in this new way of worship, which is not your typical ritualistic Temple worship, what kind of sacrifices are we supposed to bring verse 16? We are told let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God So praise is a sacrifice which we can offer that is the fruit of our lips Give the fruit of our lips and giving thanks to his name. So we may not see because We no longer have To shed blood and do things like that. So there are spiritual Ways in which we can offer sacrifices. So one of the ways is I called it here Even in the book of Peter, we will see about spiritual sacrifices, which we bring to God So here we've noted praise is a spiritual sacrifice Then thanksgiving giving of thanks to his name is a way we can lift up and sacrifice to God. So We ought to practice these things and again, he says but do not forget to do good and to share so Good life a good life a godly life Where we are blessing others. That's that's what we are called to for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. So our giving is also a sacrifice Okay, so God is making a note of all these things that okay Here are the spiritual sacrifices that are coming from the lives of, you know, sons and daughters then Obey those who rule over you again. This is Referring to leaders. It's talking to especially God leaders obey those who rule over you and Now rule is a way of understanding authority That they have authority doesn't necessarily mean, you know, like a master slave kind of ruling not like that but those who have authority over you earlier we saw that so obey it says or Then when they guide you please listen and follow and be submissive or in other words you are Leading to what they are saying. So why should you know one have a submissive attitude towards leaders? Because we are told that they have a responsibility and their responsibility is to watch out for our souls now sometimes for us as Followers we don't Understand why is this leader telling me? Why are they putting so many Restrictions and you know, we don't understand many things as we are growing up, but When Those who are leading you know by their wisdom they guide us in a certain way It's not to say that we have to be dumb and you know never never Question them because that's not the kind of authority again in the book of Peter and all we'll see How how exactly to lead people in a loving way but you know we we must give that due respect to Good godly leaders when they are instructing us. So we are submissive even though at times we may not Understand, you know, why should I do all this or you know what I don't see the value in this But still because these leaders God is going to hold them accountable They watch over watch out for our souls. So Because they have to give account. They're instructing us and we have to be submissive to them and Let us do so with joy and not with grief Okay, so how will it be, you know, if those of those of us who have some kind of a leadership role at the moment And you're guiding people helping people. What if they have a bad attitude and they say I don't want to do it But you know, I'll do it Now if they do it with that sort of a resentful attitude, it's very painful, isn't it for the leaders But what if they are joyful? We see in the book of Deborah at the time when they had to go fight a battle Where where people offer themselves wall as volunteers You know Deborah sings a song. It's great when people offer themselves voluntarily So in a joyful way people are willing to serve God So the same way over here when people joyfully respond to the instructions the leaders It's a great thing and that's the attitude we to as followers We have to maintain towards our leaders Now if we do it resentfully, we are told that it is unprofitable. It is Not useful. So finally in conclusion The writer asks for prayer. We see that even Paul in the closing Parts of some of his letters He says okay pray for us that we may be bold pray for us that Doors for the ministry could be open for us things like that. So it was again a good thing for People to pray for each other especially for people to pray for leaders. So he's saying please pray for us For we are confident that we have a good conscience that's amazing for a leader to to Say that everything that the leader has done they have done with the good conscience and You know this kind of testimony even each one of us should maintain Whatever we do for the people God's people we should do with the good conscience In all things desiring to live Honorably and then he says I especially urge you to do this that I may be restored to you the sooner or in other words You know, he wants to visit physically these people In their region and now the closing closing words or blessing if you want to call it He says now may the God of peace Who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead that great shepherd of the sheep Through the blood of the everlasting covenant make you complete in every good work to do his will Working in you that what is well-pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ to whom be glory forever and ever amen how beautiful so he says about our God that he is a God of peace and about the Lord Jesus who is our Shepherd and Lord Jesus was raised from the dead meaning he is a conqueror and then we are told that we Now have an everlasting covenant, you know with God and we are able to do Good work according to his will and that We must be complete in every good work Okay to do God's will That's only possible because of what Jesus has done. Otherwise, we would lack the capacity But he's saying look, I pray that you will complete it You will do whatever it takes to fulfill the purpose of God for your life and He ultimately gives glory to the Lord Jesus. So he says glory forever and ever amen Okay, so that's like a blessing. He leaves behind and in conclusion the last very very last portion He says and I appeal to you brethren bear with the word of exhortation For I have written to you in few words Okay, so he he's saying few words 13 chapters He's poured out his heart about various things to the persecuted believers but you know, he says few words and know that our brother Timothy has Been set free. So you see they were in difficult times. Remember we also saw he talked about prisoners So he's saying Timothy was in prison, but now he is set free With whom I shall see you if he comes shortly Greet all those who rule over you and all the saints or meaning say hi to everyone That's how we would say it. So he's basically closing off the letter And making some last comments and he says those from Italy greet you grace be with you all amen. Okay, so Grace be with you was one of their way of You know Blessing for others and sisters across now There are people based on I told us that the author is not Generally in most of the episodes the author will give their name But in this book author has not given their name So there is speculation. No, who could this be and there are people who say That uh, it it was um, Paul Okay Now one of the reasons people say it was Paul is this because he he talks about Timothy our brother Timothy and We know that that strong relationship Which Paul had was uh, you know with Timothy. Um, so Yeah, I mean we we don't know why He has not chosen to reveal his name maybe because of the persecution, but it's quite unusual and unlikely Of Paul not to mention his name Okay, so with that we come to the end of the book of Hebrews We are through with it and we can now move on to uh, first Peter I'll just give us uh, some time in case you have questions or some thoughts about what you have learned from the book of Hebrews Okay, so now we will be moving on to all the other books That we have to cover and yeah, we should be able to comfortably cover all of them Any thoughts any comments? Or anything you liked So in the online classes, no, it's very encouraging for us if we hear your voice uh, otherwise, it's like you're talking to a To a screen and I can see your photos, but still it's more uh, encouraging if you can Speak share your thoughts and comment That would be very nice Ma'am, I want to say one thing. Yes Yeah, how how our pastor Paul wrote and That's all the letters to believers and all the pattern how he gave the blessing and how he explained Port faith and all all testimony example, you know that all very nicely Uh, very very blessed and it's a little bit review from ot here. You taste of it. Yeah Yeah, thank you Kiran. Thank you for sharing your thoughts there. So, uh, you feel it's Paul who wrote it Okay, it's it's up to you But as long as we can learn from what has been said, so that's nice anyone else you want to share some thoughts And then after that, I'll Yes, yes The god will correct like as a worldly father corrects their children That's really awesome. He how much in love It shows how much he knows and how much interest in our life and We we have to accept with love and with the joy when god corrects us That's really needed. We should not get frustrated or fed up with those things, but Out the Holy Spirit to work in our lives. So he's doing for us So we'll become uh at the honorable vessel In another scripture it's quotes like that one. That's that's how the body's holding Chastain and discipline us That's really touched me that I gave whenever I wrote that portions. I can see the past love there That's really amazing Yeah, yeah, thanks Thomas. Thank you for sharing. Yeah, it is really Everything god does is with love And that's very clear from the book of Hebrews Especially the chastisement portion there. So thank you for sharing Anyone else your thoughts aren't any anything that you want to add Can we can't hear you aren't Okay, maybe Yeah, doesn't matter If if others have something to share you can And we'll move on to first Peter Okay, I think we'll move on to first Peter Yeah, great. So class you can go back review Hebrews read it over and over again And each time you learn something new from it and it Establishes you in the powerful work that Jesus has done so When you understood these things it's not easy to get carried away how he says right don't get carried away with the various and strange doctrines So if we are anchored in Christ and his work Then we will be strong and it's so important especially In the times that we live in with all kinds of teachings going around Now let's move on to the book of first Peter so you can turn to first Peter in your bibles okay, so As you see the The name of the epistles Have the name of the author So there are two epistles which Peter wrote and it has first Peter second Peter We Recognize that this was A letter which he wrote from a place called Babylon And we also know that Peter was a fisherman. So you don't expect him to Be proficient in language. Okay Yes, he used to make summons. He used to Preach the word but when it came to writing Uh, we're not sure, you know, how good he was and so, uh, he Took the help of Silas To write these epistles. Okay And the pattern is our usual pattern that Paul follows where uh, the author will give the name first And then, you know proceed so apparently those days they would write on scrolls scrolls and um, you Wouldn't have the patience to open the entire scroll to go to the end these days in our letters We will write at the end of the letter, uh, but you know, sometimes the scrolls are very big So first they'll give the name of the author. Okay, I'm the one who's writing it and then continue with the content this, um is a We are the ones who have divided it into sections and chapters and all for, um ease of understanding and You know communication but we know when Peter wrote it, he didn't write it like that So there's a flow of thoughts and when you look at the content you would find that Similar to Hebrews there is doctrine Who we are in Christ and what is our inheritance and all those things so there is doctrine There is also instruction lots and lots of instruction for christian life Uh, we will see that there is a mention of duties. So a master. This is how you should be a slave This is how you should be a wife. This is how you should be so there are christian Um duties as well that you could talk about and that is included in Peter's instruction When was this written it is again traced back to roughly the same duration as uh, Hebrews it was A time of persecution and also a time when the persecution under Nero was I mean It was going to pick up and we know that after 70 ad there was a destruction of the temple and so many things happened So it was that sort of a a transitional time when believers across we're going through Uh, a very rough time that peter also wrote this epistle And it is written in greek language. Uh, and there is uh, He has used the present tense when he talks about temple and sacrifices and all of that So that is the reason you know people say, okay, that means that uh, the temple was still there Because the greek is in present tense. Uh, and therefore, you know, it should be before 70 ad because after 70 ad the temple was Destroyed so, uh, that's how you look at it. Uh, who were the people who he was writing to you would see that They were Those who who he ministered to in the region of asia minor in in chapter one you will see the regions their names are mentioned and It was written to You know some places they say primarily gentiles, but other places they say jews and gentiles. So, you know, we We we will See the kind of instructions that he gives there. So jews and gentiles you could look at it that way So you don't necessarily have Um, uh, the manner of speaking that the writer of the Hebrews used he was Referring to the old covenant and it he has said He said you are my son the psalms So it's an assumption that your listener is already aware and the tabernacle the Portions of the tabernacle now a gentile will not understand all these things So it's quite clear that it is being spoken to the jewish audience, but in this case, it's not that You know that uh Jewish in the way it is written. So it could it is written to The gentiles and of course, you know the jews also could gain from what peter wrote and what was the purpose of the letter The purpose of the letter was encouragement So as I told you the time in which they lived persecution was increasing and there was Anticipated persecution from nero in the days to come, you know emperor nero So, uh, the hearts of the people was being prepared. They would have been so discouraged uh with The attitude of of people around so, you know, even Daily living issues are addressed. Uh, how should you be towards a very harsh? You know master Maybe people are very harsh to the christians at that time But peter addresses all those things and he says come on, you know your ultimate Uh thing is that your faith is in god and so you must maintain a good spirit and you must serve well all that You know, he he includes in this letter. So it's encouragement And he says in the midst of persecution You must still live a righteous life. So he will begin First bit of chapter one, you will see that he will start by Explaining to the believer who a believer is, you know, how they have this inheritance in god, which is Which is unperishable and uh, that position in christ jesus So when you when you are reminded of the fact that That is who you are Then there is a lot of encouragement to live right because we are not from this kingdom Which will pass away, but we are living we are part of the unperishable kingdom And we know that we will receive a reward for the righteous life that we uh live for the sake of christ so It's basically a letter of great encouragement to the persecuted and Jesus is the focus, you know, uh for the believers and we will see later on that he will encourage the believers that uh You think you're going through so much of persecution, but just the way the writer of the Hebrews He said looking unto jesus, you know, we can't Have a better example of a person who has gone through so much pain and still Been submitted to god like a son joyfully Saying yes to the purposes of god like jesus and so We are encouraged that come on, you know, if jesus could do it You can do it You can carry a very positive attitude as you go through The challenges so let's start off. Uh We have roughly about five minutes, but it's okay. We will just begin and uh, then we will continue from here So, uh, we see here that he says uh, peter Uh an apostle of jesus christ. So introduction self introduction then To the pilgrims of the dispersion in pantes, galatia, capadosia, asia and bitania. So audience or You know how in the letter to from so From is is peter to is all these believers now they are Uh distributed across a certain regions and Sorry This region is also a Gentile region. Okay, so there are Gentiles living there and uses the term pilgrims. You know pilgrim is a stranger Now you have people who go to a religious place to visit and You know worship and then what do they do they come back? Such people are known as pilgrims so The way peter is looking at the believer is that we are Actually citizens of heaven But we are here in the world Temporarily that is why he calls the believers as pilgrims or sojourners sojourners also are people Who are traveling and they decide to Stay back in the city en route for some time. They are sojourners so he refers to the believers as Travelers you are on a journey to heaven, which is our real place of citizenship So believer Know that you are in the world but not off the world. That is the way he is looking at it So he's writing primarily to these Gentile regions and dispersion is Um The believers were spread across Okay, uh, all these places because he had he has he administered in these places and you see the apostles what they did was once they had Followers they didn't just forget them But they wanted to make sure that these followers become Disciples in every way that they are taught the doctrine They are taught the ways of christian life so on and so forth and that is why they are writing to them now Look at this all this. He is addressing the the believers. He called them pilgrims Now he says elect according to the fore knowledge of god elect He calls them elect. What is elect elect is picked out chosen or in our language We would say vip, you know, we you have some seats in our Program, which are set aside for the vip's so elect that is the elect elect according to the fore knowledge of god or god uniquely shows you is what he's saying And then he you know goes on to saying that the election involves sanctification or the cleansing that comes from god purification or Consecration that leads to obedience Okay, and the believers are cleansed from sin through the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus sprinkling of blood Was practiced by the believers for in various Things so they understood that but he's letting them know that this position was brought to you by what Jesus has done and You know, he calls them elect. So Sometimes based on this scripture, there is a question. You know, does it mean that god is already Pre-decided who is going to be part of the kingdom? No, it's not like that. It is like saying that Anyone who comes to Anyone let's say there is a door it says, you know, um For the elect now anyone is allowed to become the elect you can enter And So it's not god who's saying, okay, you be elect or you be elect because we know that jesus died for the whole world And so the whole world has an opportunity to be part of this election Okay, so anyone who believes in christ can become a child of god Now, of course, we also understand that god already knew who would make this choice of becoming his children So let's stop at this point. We will continue. We will pick up go through first Peter In the next class. So can somebody please pray and we will close today's class Maybe Kiran Yes, ma'am sir Okay, father god we come before you throne father god once again We want to say thank you father god for all and everything father. Thank you Thank you father god to giving us the wisdom and knowledge father god that we are nicely father god by the god There's father god we are understanding the subject father god. Thank you. Thank you father god We will more think father god that we can receive from you and we can apply to your kingdom for father god Thank you. Thank you. Bless to all the students yesterday and see ma'am and lead to your kingdom Father god thank you Rest of the day submitting to your hand. Take care of every side almighty teachers. Thank you Amen Amen Thank you kiran. Thank you everyone. So, okay. Yeah, god bless you Thank you ma'am. Yeah, thank you. Have a wonderful day. Yeah. Bye. We'll meet next week