 Okay. Welcome everyone to class one and hope you're excited to do this course, Doctoral Foundations. We just wait for a couple of them to join. I'm not sure how many of them have enrolled for this class. I should have checked but I did not do that. But thank you all for joining in this class. Before we begin, we'll just start with the word of prayer. So can somebody lead us in prayer please? Anyone? Yes. Thank you, Success. Father, we thank you. We want to say bless the video of Holy Name. Thank you for this new section. Thank you for watching all this morning. Thank you because you are the reason why we are alive. Be that glorified in the name of Jesus. Lord, we ask you this morning that you commence our lecture, Father. O God, help us in the name of Jesus. Let your word of God share this morning's things into our lives and turn our life around in the name of Jesus. And we ask, O Lord, that Lord, visit our lecturer with wisdom, with the power of Holy Spirit in the mighty name of Jesus. And all the students will come together and we start where we finish this course well in the mighty name of Jesus. Thank you, my Father. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. Amen. Thank you, Success. Okay, so today is the first class for doctrinal foundations. So when you think of doctrinal foundations, or when you looked at this course named doctrinal foundations, systematic theology, what came to your mind? What were your thoughts? I'm sure you would have thought something we'd like to share. Yeah, I thought it's about the foundation of theology and its studies and much more about the background. Okay, thank you, Jafina. Anyone else? Ma'am, it could be a foundation like for a Christian. Okay. A Christian foundation as a believer. Okay, thank you, Rosalind. Thank you, Ma'am. Yes, go ahead, Lupega. I also thought of when I saw the other name which was in quotation, I saw systematic theology. This made me think that we shall have to deal with so many other branches of theology. Okay. Yes, John, you were going to say something? Yeah, so I meant, so we're going deep into the revelation that we already have, the salvation, all the doctrines. But we are going in depth of each of the things which we do believe and to have a firm grip on it. Okay. Have a firm grip on what we believe. Thank you. Anyone else? Okay, so when we think about this word theology, what comes to your mind? You think of theology, what comes to your mind? What are your thoughts? It's study about God. Okay, study about God. Thank you, Rosalind. Anyone else? There are two words there. There are theos and lagos, theos for God and lagos for reason or discourse or for the study as they used to tell us. So it's all about the start of God. Okay. Okay, thank you. Have you done theological courses before, Lupega? I really did, but I did not get accreditation. Okay. So that's why you know what's meaning of theology. Okay. Or you read up your notes, if you're a good student. Okay. Anyone else? Yes. My own theology is study about God. Okay. Study and do things about God. Thank you, success. Okay. So theology, the English word comes from the Greek word theologia, which is derived from two words, theos and laugia. So theos meaning God and laugia meaning utterance or saying. We need to make a distinction here. It's not logos. Okay. It's not theologos. It's theologia. So logos means the word. Okay. So when we translate John chapter one was one in the beginning was the word and the word was with God. We're saying in the beginning was theos and the theos was logos. Okay. So the word is logos, but here it's not logos, but it is laugia, which means utterance or saying. So basically theology is the study or the teaching or the utterance and the sayings about God. Okay. So theology is basically the teaching, the study, the utterance, the sayings about God. Now in systematic theology, we basically answer this question. What does the whole Bible teach us today about a specific topic? So if you want to study any topic or any doctrine, can it be sin, salvation, grace, prayer, any topic, then you would want to do a systematic study. When you do a systematic study, you're looking at all the references and all the scripture portions that talk about that specific topic and look at it in the entirety and not just pull out one or two verses from here and there and come to some conclusions or come to some basic foundations of your faith. Because that can be a little dangerous because when we look at one or two passages and take that in isolation and kind of make our own faith statements or build our own theology, then that can be a little shaky. That can be a little dangerous as well. But it's important to look at all of the scripture in entirety to see what the whole of scripture, old and New Testament is talking about that specific topic. So that is what we're going to do in systematic theology. We're going to look at what the entire Bible, the entire scripture teaches us today about any given topic. So this definition of systematic theology, which I just said is a study of what the whole Bible teaches us today about a specific topic. This definition indicates that systematic theology is a study which involves collecting and understanding all the relevant passages in the Bible on one specific topic or on various topics and then summarizing the teaching clearly so that you know what you believe about each topic. I'll say that again. So the definition that I said about systematic theology indicates that in systematic theology, the study involves basically collecting, looking up all the scripture passages, collecting all the references, understanding those passages in the light of the context, in the light of the historical context, the social, cultural context that was written. And then understanding it in that context and then summarizing their teachings clearly so that you know what you believe about that specific topic. Now in systematic theology, we incorporate biblical, historical and sometimes philosophical teaching into its methodology. So if you're going to do a very deep systematic way of studying a specific topic, then you will just not only look at the biblical passages, but you will also look at, you'll incorporate historical, philosophical theology in the methodology of studying that specific topic. Now having said that, I'll explain what is historical theology. It's basically, it's a historical study of how Christians in different periods of time have understood, you know, different theological topics. So if you're looking at sin and you want to do a deeper study than just looking at the references in the Bible, you will also go into doing a historical study at looking at how various theologians or various people have, or philosophers have spoken about sin or salvation or grace or whatever topic that you're looking for. So historical theology is, it's a historical study of how Christians in different periods have understood various theological topics. Then philosophical theology is studying theology or theological topics largely without using the Bible. So, you know, people who have studied philosophical theology, they don't use the Bible, but they use various tools and methods in philosophy that is reasoning. One is philosophical reasoning. And the other is what can be known about God by just observing nature and how nature works, the cause and the effects. So we can look at, if you want to do a deeper study in systematic theology, you can also look at the philosophical theology and what philosophers have spoken or said about a specific topic. And then we have apologetics. Now, apologetics is basically providing a defense for the truth that we believe the truthfulness of the Christian faith for the purpose of convincing unbelievers. Okay, so that is apologetics. Don't be appalled by all these big words. Okay, it's just very simple. So apologetics is basically when you're talking to an unbeliever and, you know, you're trying to defend the truth about Jesus Christ, about the scripture, you're defending that. So, you know, you've done a good study and you're able to quote scripture or say things in a way that will convince an unbeliever of their unbelief. And then we have Old Testament theology, which is very simple. So if you're studying systematic theology and a specific topic, you would like to look at Old Testament and see what the Old Testament talks about that specific topic. So for example, if you're looking at studying prayer, then you will look at what the whole of the Old Testament is talking about prayer and then come to a certain conclusion based on the entirety of the Old Testament. In the same way, New Testament theology is, you know, answers questions like what does the Gospel of John teach on prayer, or what does the New Testament teach on prayer? Okay, so these are some of the disciplines of theology, historical, philosophical, apologetics, New Testament and, sorry, Old Testament and New Testament theology that we can incorporate or integrate in our methodology of studying systematic theology. Now, having said that, you know, even though we look at historical and philosophical studies, which can contribute to our understanding of theological question or a specific topic that we are studying, but it's only scripture. It's only the Word of God. It's only the Bible that has the final authority to define what we believe. And so it's therefore appropriate for us to spend more time focusing on the process of analyzing and understanding scripture and its teaching in its context and coming to a rightful conclusion. And of course we have the help of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit who teaches us, who reveals the truth in God's Word to us and he will teach us and he will guide us. Okay, so do you have any doubts on what we said in the introduction about what systematic theology is and what are the other disciplines we would incorporate to use while studying systematic theology? So anyone has any doubts? Any questions? Any comments to make? Was it clear? Yes ma'am. Okay, thank you. So we're looking at doctrinal foundations, so we'll see what is the meaning of doctrine. So what do you think is doctrines? When you think of this word doctrines, what comes to your mind? Principles or laws governing something. Sorry, can you say that again please? I said that doctrine, when we talk about doctrine, the aspect of principles or laws governing something comes to the mind. Okay, principles or laws that govern something. Okay, thank you. Yes, so Subhas said that what I believe about something. Okay, thank you. Anyone else? Okay, doctrine is a belief or a set of beliefs that a person holds, something that person believes, something that the person has understood and has believed, and it can also be something that is taught by someone. So in other terms, doctrines are teachings. Okay, doctrines are teaching. So you're basically teaching somebody what you believed, what you understood, and you're sharing that with someone else. So in systematic theology, doctrine is what the whole Bible teaches us today about a particular topic. Okay, this is what was understood by the writers and how the Holy Spirit imparted into their spirit man and what they have written and how the Holy Spirit has led them to write their understanding. And so we are in systematic theology, we're looking at what the whole Bible teaches us about a specific or a particular topic or a particular doctrine. Okay. Now how do we study systematic theology? Okay, how do we study systematic theology? Any idea? How do we study systematic theology? I already said it. It's basically studying the whole Bible, right? It's basically looking at what the whole Bible in its entirety is talking about one specific topic. So how do we study systematic theology? It's very simple. In one way, it's just studying the Bible, looking at passages in Scripture and what they talk about a specific topic. And also we have in the Bible, the Bible teaches us how we should study God's Word. It also gives us guidance. So we will go to the Bible and we will look at what the Bible teaches us and how we need to study Scripture. Okay, so if you can have your Bibles open and request some of you to read certain Scripture passages and we'll go forward. Okay, so the first thing is we should study with prayer. Okay, can somebody read Psalm 119 verse 18? Psalm 119 verse 18. Can somebody read please? Open my eyes that I may behold the wondrous things out of your low. Thank you, John. So here we, the psalmist is praying and asking God to open his eyes. Not that he's closing his eyes. You know, it's not a physical closing, but it's a spiritual opening of a spirit man, a spirit senses, so that he's able to understand. He's able to see the deeper truths, the deeper revelations, the profound revelations and the truth in God's Word. So even as we study systematic theology and we're studying them, you know, basic doctrines that are very foundational for our faith. That is so important that, you know, we are well grounded, well sure of that we can teach that well. We can explain that well to others. It's important for us. When we come to class to just pray the short prayer and say, God, open my eyes that I may understand. I see the truth in your Word, because when we see the truth, the truth sets us free as it says in God's Word. Okay. And we can also ask the Holy Spirit for his guidance. So Holy Spirit who reveals God's truth for us. That's what Jesus said in John chapter 16 reveals the truth to us and he will lead us into all truth. So the first way you study systematic theology or you study any topic, you have to preach or you have to teach somewhere or you have to do a Bible study. Anyways, just, you know, open with a word of prayer and ask God to help you. The second one is we need to study with humility. Why do we need to study with humility? Any ideas, any thoughts? Why do we need to study systematic theology with humility? No thoughts? Okay. For us, those of us who are studying systematic theology, we may learn a lot of new things, you know, teachings about scripture that may or may not be known by your family members or your Bible study group or your believers in your church. So even the elders or even pastors who perhaps have forgotten what they have learned in theological college or they did not have the facility or the opportunity to go to a theological college but they are just ministering and the Holy Spirit is using them. So, you know, when we study systematic theology and we have a deeper insight and, you know, we are open to and we are learning more profound truths and deeper truths, you know, it becomes easy for us to not adopt an attitude of pride or superiority compared to others. Okay. Or sometimes we can even teach or preach, you know, simply to mock others or to show others down or, you know, when we discuss with somebody who's a believer or in a Bible study group or, you know, or a pastor, we can end up arguing because we think, you know, we've studied systematic theology, we've gone through, you know, a certification course. We've done two years or three years in a Bible college. We know much more than them. They don't know perhaps what they're saying might be wrong. But, you know, there's a way that we can teach them in a right attitude and not with an attitude of pride, saying that, you know, we know everything, we're in a better position and mocking them or laughing at them. You know, putting down a fellow believer in the conversation that we are having with them or making another believer in, you know, feel insignificant in the Lord's work. So we need to be very careful about this. So even as we're studying systematic theology or we're studying other courses and you're getting deeper into God's word, learning so much more and let that bring in an attitude of humility in which you're willing to go and teach. Teach people, you know, help them out, you know, get them to know the truth even as they don't have the opportunity or the time to study in a Bible college. And so James tells us in James chapter three versus 13 and 17. So can somebody read that, please? James chapter three versus 13 and 17. Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom. But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits without partiality and without hypocrisy. Thank you. So here James is, you know, telling us that one's understanding of scripture should be imparted in humility and in love. Okay. So even as we go about teaching or correcting people, let us do it in humility and in love. The third thing, how we should study systematic theology is to study it with reason. Okay. So when we say we need to study it with reason, what comes to your mind? Now this is simple. Okay. Study it with reason, what comes to your mind? Something that I've already spoken in the beginning of the class. So like somebody like to throw some light on what you think is we need to study with reason? To teach more clearly the word of God. Okay. To teach more clearly the word of God. Thank you, Jefina. How do you use reason to study God's word? What does it mean that we need to use reason? Defend. Okay. To get clear understanding. To get a clearer understanding. Okay. So when you're studying God's word, you know, it's not, every time it's not the Holy Spirit just imparting to you or speaking to you. You use your mental faculties or you use your intellectual faculties. You use your mind, right? Yes or no? Yes. Do you use your mind? And sometimes your mind begins to reason to think, okay, this is what it says here. But this is what it says in the Old Testament and you're trying to look back in the Old Testament. This is what I read sometime back. This is what some preacher said. So you're trying to reason. Okay. Why is Paul saying that women should be silent in the church? You're trying to reason and, you know, in our church women speak, we have women pastors. Why is Paul saying that women should be silent in church? What does it mean? So you're trying to reason. You're trying to think. You're trying to look at different passages. Okay. What does Peter say about this? What does Jesus say about this? What is, does it say in the Old Testament? So you're trying to reason. You're trying to use your mind. Of course, God has given us our minds, our intellectual faculties that we need to use to understand His word, to understand Him. But even as we use our reasoning abilities to draw a conclusion or to draw an understanding about a specific passage or to bring out about some deductions, we need to be very careful that, you know, we don't overstep our reasoning faculties, you know, and contradict the clear teaching in God's word. But even as we are using our intellect, we need to be aligned. That needs to be aligned to God's word. And for that, it's very important for us to ask the Holy Spirit, pray and ask the Holy Spirit, you know, to speak to us, to guide our reasoning and our thoughts in the right way. Okay. So third thing we need to do is to study with a reason. The fourth thing is we should study with the help of others. Okay. Get help from others. Now, when we say get help from others, we also need to be careful about the right source that we are getting help from, because we have a lot of content that is available on the internet. So we need to be very careful about the sites that we go in, what we are reading, because we have a lot of false teachings, false doctrines that are there. And we always need to, you know, if any preacher or teacher is teaching or we are reading something, we need to always validate that teaching with the Word of God, go back to the Word of God and see what it says in the Word of God and ask God to help you to understand it. This is the truth. This is what needs to be believed and to be upheld by us in our faith walk with him. So we need to be thankful that God has put teachers, because Paul says that in the church we have prophets, apostles, teachers, and, you know, teachers are there to teach in the church. And, you know, we should allow those gifts of teaching to help us to understand scripture. But having said that, we also don't blindly just believe what people are saying. So in the same note, don't blindly just take everything that I'm saying. Please read. Please understand. Please get back to me if I say something that is not right or you think it's not right. It's good to have a good time of discussion and make our class more lively. Okay. So I can also learn from you all and you're not just learning from me. Okay. And the fifth thing is we should study by collecting and understanding all the relevant passages of scripture or any topic. And I've already said this. I'll repeat it again that we don't take and believe or make a doctrine based on just one scripture. But, you know, scripture always, you know, validates other scripture portions. So we always need to go back to other scripture portions, go back and forth Old Testament, New Testament, see what the entire scripture is talking about one specific topic. Okay. So collect your understanding on all the relevant scripture passages and then come to a basic conclusion. The sixth thing is we should study with rejoicing and praise. Okay. So study with rejoicing and praise. I know some of you getting up early in the morning at four. It's not very easy at four in the morning. Some of our students getting up so early to, to rejoice and praise, but, you know, we can do that. Don't say, oh, my gosh, this is so much for me to take. I can't understand. How am I going to study all this? You know, just rejoice and praise and thank God for the revelation. So truth has given us in his word that we have the opportunity to study that. And don't just study it because it's as a theoretical exercise or something that you have to go through because you have to get a certificate course or you are put into this course or something that, you know, will give you more intellectual knowledge. But study it as, as the, as the psalmist says in Psalm 139 verse 17. Can somebody read that please? Psalm 113 verse 17. Anyone can read that? Our precious also are thy thoughts unto me. Oh God, how great is the song of them. Yeah. So our response should be like, you know, when we're studying about this living God, this great mighty awesome God just, you know, stand in awe of his wonders, his work, his creation, his redemption. And, you know, all that he is some reveal to us in scripture that we are able to study. Okay. So these are the six things that we can keep in mind while we are studying systematic theology or we're studying basically any topic in the Bible. So any questions, any comments? Anything you would like to say? Any doubts? Anything that you all did not agree with me on? It's all clear? Yes, for now you are sounding very clear. So I think the questions will come later where we will follow you more. We are sounding more clear. Okay. Thank you. Now we look at some of the prominent. Sorry. Yes, success. Go ahead. No, at the very other funding. Thank you. So we look at what are the prominent biblical doctrines? You know, some of the prominent biblical doctrines that the Bible teaches, the first one is bibliology, which is the doctrine of the Any idea of bibliology? The doctrine of the Yes, Jafina Bible. Yes. The doctrine of the Bible. Thank you. Theology is the doctrine of God. God. Okay. Thank you. Okay. Thank you. What is anthropology? Anthropos. Anthropology. Have you heard this word? Anthropos. Those are science students. Doctrine of man. Doctrine of man. Thank you. Anthropos is man. Hormatology. Hormatology is a doctrine of pin. Okay. Suteriology. Anything. Anything that comes to your mind with the word? Yes. S. Suterology. Doctrine of Salvation. Okay. An S in Salvation. Christology. What is Christology? Christ. Yes. Doctrine of Christ. Thank you. Pneumatology. Pneumatology. About Holy Spirit. Thank you. Holy Spirit. Doctrine of the Holy Spirit. Ecclesiology. Ecclesiology. The doctrine of the church. Okay. I'm sure you've heard this word. Eschatology. Eschatology. Have you heard about it? We are in that in such times now. End Times. Yes. End Times. Thank you. Anita and Jafina. Thank you. It's End Times. So Doctrine of Eschatology. Eschatology is the doctrine of End Times. And then the last one is Angiology. That is very simple. What is Angiology? Angels. Angels. Yes. Thank you. Yeah. So we have Bibliology, Theology, Anthropology, Hormatology, Suterology, Christology, Pneumatology, Ecclesiology. Eschatology and Angiology. Okay. So these are the doctrines that are there in the Bible. The Bible teaches us. We will look at these doctrines in the days to come. Okay. So that is the introduction for systematic theology. If you all have any questions, any doubts? Anything I'd like to say? No? Very quiet class. Okay. No question. Okay. So we look at the first doctrine, doctrine of the Bible. That is Bibliology. Okay. That is the doctrine of the Word of God. Okay. Now, when we look at the Scriptures, Scripture has several different meanings about the Word of God. Okay. So I'm sure you've read Scripture. You've read the Word of God mentioned in Scripture. So, or you've heard about it. And so when you hear about the Word of God, what are the several different meanings that comes to your mind about the Word of God? The Word of God has several different meanings in Scripture. So. Yeah. So in the beginning was the Word and the Word was God. So I believe apart from the Word, there is no God. Okay. So in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the beginning was low cost and the low cost was theos with theos. Okay. So the Word of God, which is referring to whom? The Word is referring to? Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ. Thank you. What else? So when we think about the Word of God, what else comes to your mind in Scripture? The Word of God is a life and it's a light. Okay. It's life and it's light. Yes. Thank you. That means it gives life to us. It guides our paths. Wonderful. Thank you. Anything else comes to your mind when you think about the Word of God? The Word of God is like a sword, a shepherd that pierces the heart of the mind. Okay. It's like a sword that pierces the heart of a man. Okay. Have you read in Scripture the Word of the Lord, a Word of God came to? So and so. The Word of God came to Jeremiah. So what does it mean? The Word of God came to Isaiah. What does that mean? It means the voice or speech by God. Yes. Thank you. So basically it means God was speaking to Isaiah, God was speaking to Jeremiah, imparting certain things, pronouncing judgment, announcing things, declaring things, guiding, giving laws, commandments. So it's the Word of God can also be the speech of God. It can be something that God is personally speaking to somebody. The Word of the Lord came to Prophet Nathan, go and tell David what he has done. So it can be also a Word of Personal Address that God is speaking. When we also read about the Word of God and we can also see that God put his word in Isaiah's mouth, in Jeremiah's mouth. So God is speaking through people. So we see several meanings of God's Word in Scripture. So we look at those several meanings. We look at a few. We just have about 10 minutes. So the first one, like Japhina said, the Word of God is as a person, as a person that is Jesus Christ, the Word, Logos referring to Jesus Christ. And this we read in John chapter one, verses one and verse 14. So can somebody read that please? John chapter one, verse one and verse 14. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth. Amen. Amen. Thank you. And can somebody, so we see that in the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. So here it's basically referring to Jesus Christ. Can somebody read, can somebody read, sorry, Revelation chapter 19, verse 13. Revelation chapter 19, verse 13. And he was clothed with a vestor dipped in blood and his name is God, the Word of God. Yeah. Thank you. So here it says he was clothed with a rope dipped in blood and his name is called the Word of God. So here referring to Jesus Christ. One John chapter one, verses one to three, please. Can somebody read that? One John chapter one, verses one to three. That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon and our hands have handled concerning the Word of life. The life was manifested and we have seen and bear witness and declare to you that eternal life which was with the Father and was manifested to us. That which we have seen and heard, we declare to you that you also may have fellowship with us and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his son Jesus Christ. Thank you. So here we see that it's here talking about the Word of life referring to Jesus Christ. Now we need to have this clarity that, you know, in scripture, there are several places where we see the Word, Word, W-O-R-D. Now wherever there is a small W for the Word Word, it just means it's a saying, an utterance or it's a declaration. The words that comes from God's mouth or what God is saying or speaking or from a person's mouth. But when we see a capital W is always referring to the person of Jesus Christ who is the Word because we saw that in John chapter one, verse one in the beginning was Word and the Word was God. When we see that capital W, when it's translated in Greek, it's much more easier because it talks about logos, word. And so here the Word of life with the life was manifested. We have seen and bear witness and declare to you. So here we, John is writing and talking about Jesus who, you know, God becoming flesh and who they have seen, who they bear witness to his life and what he has done. So the first meaning of the Word of God in scripture we can see is the person of Jesus Christ. Now we can also see that the Word of God also means the speech by God. It can also mean speech of God or speech by God. So it can mean God's decrees, it can mean God's personal address to a certain person. It can also mean that he's speaking and he's giving out the laws, the commandments that was needed for his people. So we look at the Word of God as the speech by God. The first one under the speech by God is God's decrees. So a decree can be anything like an announcement, a judgment or a declaration of God. And it's a Word of God that causes what he has spoken to happen. So when we talk about God's decrees, we're basically talking about his judgment, his declaration and his announcement. And we're saying that, you know, with whatever God speaks, his spoken Word, whatever he has spoken will happen. So God's Word takes the form of a powerful decree that can cause events to happen or even cause things to come into being or come into existence. Whatever he speaks is so powerful that it will come into existence, will come into being. And we can look at a very familiar passage in Genesis chapter 1 verse 3. So can somebody read that please? Genesis chapter 1 verse 3. Then God said, let there be light and there was light. Thank you. We see that God says, let there be and there was an effect. You know, what he spoke came into being, came into existence. It caused things to happen and it says, and God said, let there be and it was so. So we see that God's Word is powerful. His words are creative words and these powerful creative words of God are often called as God's decrees. And whatever God decreases, whatever he says, you know, is so powerful that it will happen. It will cause things to come into being, come into existence. Okay. The second one is, you know, God's Word, which is meaning speech of God can also mean his personal address. Okay. So God uses human words or language to communicate with his people or to communicate people on earth by speaking directly to them. So these are God's Word of personal address. An example we can see is in Genesis chapter 2 verses 16 to 17. So can somebody read that please? Genesis 2, 16 and 17. But the Lord warned him, you may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat this fruit, you are sure to die. Okay. Thank you. So here we see that, you know, God is speaking to whom here? Who is he speaking to here? Adam. Adam and Eve. Yes. And he's telling them you can eat of every tree in the garden, but you can, you can eat of it freely, but you cannot eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. For if you eat it, you will surely die. So here is a personal address or a personal speech or something that God is communicating to man and woman in a way that they can understand. Okay. So that is a second meaning of the Word of God is the speech of God. Okay. We'll stop here. And we'll continue in the next class. So if anyone has anything you have to say, any questions, any doubts, anything that, you know, brought light to you this morning, something that you had doubts about, something that you understood. I just want to say it's quite interesting. That's, you know, when you say the small W, it's about declaration. Capital W is about Jesus Christ. And it's quite interesting to learn very deeper and learn this. Thank you, Jeffina. Anyone else? No. Okay. Then we'll end class for today. Thank you for joining us. Have a blessed day for those of you who it's evening time or nighttime. Good night. Have a good night's rest. And I'll see you all on Friday. Okay. Thank you. Bye everyone. Thank you so much. We are grateful. Thank you, success. Thank you best. Thank you, Jeffina. Bye everyone. Thank you. Bye. Thank you. Thank you.