 Okay. So I can see a comment here on the chat. Let me start with that. Kiran, you, you meant something. Don't mention the names of political leaders. Sorry, ma'am. I was just gave one example, one of like ours. I got your point. Sorry. No, that's okay. That's okay. This woman nowadays it, it happening. So does it isn't I just gave that example? Yeah, yeah. Yeah, I understood. I understood what you, what you mean. So people have preferences of political parties and all that. But it's best to refrain from, you know, mentioning names of leaders and, and all that. Because yeah, just pray for them. And we've seen today, you know, that we are supposed to follow the laws of the land and all. So just be a good citizen. Basically, that's the point. Be a very good citizen beyond that. God is there. God is in control. And even if we suffer anything, you know, unrighteously persecution, that is something that Jesus said, right, that there will be persecution. So for us to think that persecution will never happen. I think that mindset we can't carry because it's quite clear that even if we do the right thing, maybe we might go through persecution. But that's a given. Yes. Yeah, sure, sure Kiran. Yeah, but good. I understood. Yeah, what you're trying to say. All right. So yeah, we've been talking about husbands and wives, right, and the whole submission thing. So, yeah, so I was in verse five here where I, it says, for in this manner in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves. So you see, they adorned themselves. But with what? So basically he is saying that there is a certain adornment or if you want to add the term beauty. There's a certain beauty, you know, that comes from walking in obedience to God and thereby walking in submission to in this case. It is submission to the husband being submissive to their own husbands as Sarah obeyed Abraham. So he's talking about submission Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord, which means she also honored Abraham. So you see, there are two things here. One is obedience, okay, and the other is with honor. So, you know, it's possible for us, like in the context of, let's say, workplace, I can be obedient to my team leader. Yeah, I'll do it, but I can also, if I want, say evil things about my team leader, I can, I can have a bad attitude towards my team leader. But I obeyed. So it's like obedience minus honor. But you see here in the family context, Peter is sort of reiterating and he's saying that have obedience and have honor both because you see that in the example of holy women of God. And the name he has mentioned here is that of Sarah and the way, you know, as a couple or as husband and wife, their relationship was so basically he says you can learn from Sarah's example. And he says whose daughters you are. Again, you notice, you know, if this is to a gentle audience, then he says you are daughters of Sarah, which means by faith, we are all now, you know, part of that lineage. So he wants the wives to take from these instructions. And he says you are whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror. So how can a wife be submissive to the husband in this way? Because of her faith in God. So any questions beyond this, I thought you all, it's very practical. So you probably will have some questions or comments maybe. So I'll pause for a moment and then continue. Okay, doesn't look like. So we'll move on. So you see talking about the role of husband and wife, husband is wife is instructed. Now Paul Peter is going to instruct the husband also. Okay, so that is something for the husband to do as well. So husbands likewise, or he's saying similarly I have instructions for you. Dwell with them. So first of all, he says dwell with them. So that shows, you know, the kind of a relationship that husband and wife need to maintain. Dwell with them is live with them. Okay, so then it is sort of understood. It is a given that husbands and wives generally will live together. Okay, so maybe because of some travel or something here, temporarily they have to stay in different places that is understandable. However, generally it says husbands, you have to be with your family, you have to be with your wife. So dwell with them. And then he says with understanding. So the way he pointed out submission for a woman to her husband, he points out understanding for the husband. So a husband is someone who needs to, you know, understanding, it's a matter of maturity and wisdom. So you understand, you understand your spouse, you understand the family situation, you understand, you know, and you also try to understand. You know, this whole thing of communicating, this whole thing of, you know, trying to know what kind of a person your spouse is and all. So the husband has to put in that kind of an effort as well. So that's what he's saying. He's saying husbands likewise, dwell with them with understanding. So what happens when a husband is in his own world, he doesn't bother, yeah, whatever, you know, why should I understand? That's when problems creep in. There could be issues in the communication, there can be so many challenges between husbands and wives. But you know, husbands are called to dwell with their wives with understanding. And notice here, back in those days itself, you know, where we might wonder, oh, did they believe in equality of gender and all. You do see that this was not trying to establish an hierarchy where one can rule over the other, where Peter is saying, okay, husband, you know, now you can rule over your wife and wife, you are a slave. That's not what he's saying because very soon he is instructing the husband now and what is he telling the husband, husband, you have to live with your wife, you have to try to understand her and then he is also saying giving honor, okay. So then it makes it very clear that this is not like you're my subordinate. Listen to me kind of situation at all because even the husband is expected to have honor for the wife. Okay, so yes, Sarah called Abraham Lord, but what is he saying in verse 7, Peter, he's saying honor your wife. So without respect, without mutual respect, we can say, you know, this relationship will not be what God wants it to be. So from both sides, there's got to be respect, there's got to be an effort, you know, to serve the other person. And he also says that you need to the husband, he says that the wife is a weaker vessel. You need to know that she's a weaker vessel. Is she weaker in terms of her spirit, her spiritual experience? No, because we know that spirit does not have any gender. So when it comes to accepting Christ, salvation, the blessings of the cross, all that is the same whether we are male or female. You know, we see Paul talking about that. But when he calls the gender, you know, the female gender weaker vessel or the wife is a weaker vessel. He simply means physically, you know, in the matters of strength, you might even today if you do comparative studies like, you know, through science and all, you would notice that in terms of, you know, physical strength, capacity, men are stronger, they may be even faster, right? So basically the physical capacity is what is compared here. And he says that she's a weaker vessel. So when it comes to expecting out of the wife, oh, you have to do this, do this. He just says that you please try to also understand that physically her capabilities are not equal to yours. So you treat her with honor, whatever she's able to, to that extent, you know, you could get her to, or other words, you understand that that would be her limit. Don't stretch beyond what she's able to do. So that is what weaker vessel means. It doesn't mean that in the sight of God, women are weaker than men in any way. So that's not the inference that he right there. He says being heirs together of the grace of life. So again, he's only making it clear that as far as spiritual walk is concerned, women are not weaker than men or vice versa. It's not an issue of gender at all. But he says if a husband is not going to treat his wife with honor and, you know, whatever we saw, dwell with her, understand her. So if he doesn't do that, then even for a so-called spiritual man who says, okay, I have a strong prayer life and I'm following God, I'm working with God. Basically, he says in verse 7 that your prayers will be hindered. Okay, so somehow God has put a clause there for a husband and said your spiritual life also will not be complete if you don't honor your wife because the prayers which you pray can be hindered. Okay, and I think what God is trying to establish is he's trying to establish, you know, that harmonious relationship between husband and wife, you know, that both should give place to the other person. So in that context, you know, he's also telling the husband that if you're not going to take this relationship seriously and honor your wife, then your prayers also will be hindered. Okay, so that's about the family. Now moving on, he is going to address the brotherhood. Brotherhood is referring to the family of believers. So he says B of one mind verse 8, finally B of one mind. What is one mind? One mind is to have that unity. Okay, one mind is unity of thought. Does he mean that people should not have their own opinions? No, that's not what he means. You see, to the Corinthians, Paul wrote and he said that we have the mind of Christ. 1 Corinthians 2, 16. So God's view, God's thinking, God's, you know, God's standards. That should be the standard of every believer. That's his point. He's not saying that personalities should be the same. No, but basically we are all within the framework of God's standards. So even when it comes to our mindset regarding worship, regarding church, regarding, you know, the truth about many things that exist in the world, we think like God. We should have the mind of God. That's what he's saying. So maintain that unity, B of one mind. So if all of us have the same standards, you know, honor, speaking the truth in love, sincerely loving one another, that's the way the Christian walk should be. So B of one mind or if you want to see the flip side of that is don't be divisive. In the fellowship, how will it be if we are always creating trouble for one another? Not good, isn't it? So that's what he's saying. He's saying, please avoid that division and maintain unity. And then he also says compassion for one another. What is compassion? Compassion is to have that sympathy for other sympathy. And you could also, you know, say empathy where you where you think of the other person as yourself or they are going through a difficult time. How can I be of use to them? How can I help them? So that is compassion. So you see, these are all characteristics that we need to have in a Christian fellowship. So unity, caring, compassion, caring for one another, love as brothers. How do brothers love each other? They care, they are also able to stand up for each other generally when you see brothers. So in that way, you know, you love one another, be tenderhearted, be courteous. These are all ways in which he is encouraging them to be faithful to the fellowship. Let me quickly read these same verses in another version. So that way you will know better. That will be self-explanatory verses eight and nine. Yeah, so this is the message version. I'm reading from eight to 12. Okay, so he's saying summing up, be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions, no retaliation, no sharp tongue sarcasm, instead bless. That's your job to bless. You will be a blessing and also get a blessing. That goes on whoever wants to embrace life and see the day fill up with good. Here's what you do, say nothing evil or hurtful, snub evil and cultivate good, run after peace for all your worth. God looks on all who all this with approval, listening and responding well to what he said, but he turns his back on those who do evil things. So I think it's quite self-explanatory verses eight through nine. In the fellowship, he just says that don't have a negative attitude, be positive and also he says bless. On the contrary, bless. So we are here to bless one another. And he says that this is what God wants you to do. And keep your tongue from evil or your lips from speaking deceit. And when we do all these things, we are again in that same mode, you know, you're basically being submissive to God. And he's saying that when we seek peace, pursue it, what happens? God, his eyes are on the righteous, people who do the right thing. And he is his ears are inclined towards us, which means that God wants to hear our prayers and also answer them. So God will respond to a believer who is walking in this manner. Now, let's continue more of what kind of attitude one needs to carry and conduct behavior. These are all matters that Peter is addressing. So from verse 13, he continues to say that one must be a good person or do what is right. Do what is good. And he points out and says that, you know, when we do what is good, who will harm us? So you get a good standing everywhere when you do the right thing. Because God is on your side. Why should you fear anybody? Okay, maybe it's taking some time right now when you're going through all these painful experiences. But we have the confidence that God is a just God and he will bring justice for us. He will bless us for the wrong things that we are going through. So he's telling the believers to do the right thing in every situation. And now, you know, these people were also suffering under persecution. So when we come under persecution, even at that time, we should have a resolve to do what is right before God. And he encourages them and he says, listen, even if you should suffer for righteousness sake, you are blessed. Don't feel bad if you're going through all these sorrows for being right. It's very tough, isn't it? Because we could have all these questions in our mind that God, why am I going through when I'm doing the right thing? But he says, no, don't feel that way. Just remember that you are blessed for doing the right thing you are suffering. And don't be afraid of any threats that people might give you or don't be troubled. But always honor God in your hearts. And he says, be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you. So he says that there will be persecution. But even in the midst of that, do the right thing and know deep within in our hearts that I am blessed. Because I'm going through the suffering for the right that I'm doing and continue to honor God in your heart. Never think, why is this God? Why did you do this to me? Sometimes we could tend towards blaming God, complaining against God. But he says, no, maintain a good attitude towards God. And he says, be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks. People may ask you when they are persecuting you. They might ask you, what is there in this salvation? What did Jesus do for you? So we should know this salvation which we have received. Unfortunately, sometimes we don't understand what Christ has done for us. So in that situation, we are not able to tell others or explain to others. But that shouldn't be the case. So when I fully understand or I understand deeply what Jesus has done for me, what salvation is all about when someone questions me an ignorant person or someone who maybe even they even want to accuse me. But I am able to explain and give a defense for the hope that I have in God. And it says with meekness and fear. So we're also told about the attitude that we must carry. You know, many times, I don't know if it has happened to you people, but excuse me, it has happened to me. Sometimes when this is when I was a young believer, people questioned. And I was very excited to give the answers from the Bible or this passage says like this, that passage says like that. So people ask you, right? Oh, you're saying I go to church, I pray to Jesus. Okay, tell me. And, you know, they put questions. So I would answer all the questions. But you see here the same passage. It says you be ready to give a defense for what you for the hope that is in you with meekness and fear. It simply means be humble with a humble attitude. So now when I look back, sometimes maybe I answered with a competitive spirit. I said, okay, wait, let me show you what the Bible says and how wrong you are. So that is not the attitude with which we have to answer people who question the faith, but meekness and fear, which means a humble attitude. Where we say, okay, you know, okay, this is what I know. I will share it. Maybe you will come to know the Lord through what I'm sharing and be blessed through my life, my testimony, the things that I want to place before you. So that's a meek attitude. That's an attitude which honors the people who are questioning us and also honors God. So having this kind of an attitude, he says, also have a good conscience when people defame you as evil doers. Those who revile your good conduct in Christ. When we maintain a good attitude, what happens when people are accusing, threatening, being very rude to us. They also will be ashamed of themselves because they will understand more than the answers. We are able to see a life transformation in this individual and this is not normal for someone to be so strong in their faith and be humble at the same time. So even the persecutors will be ashamed of themselves. Do you remember the greatest impact that is talked of in Paul's life? Before he became a believer, maybe Paul was around 28 at that time and called Saul. He saw the stoning of Stephen. So the persecution of Stephen. But he was amazed when he saw the confidence that Stephen had, the way he gave a defense for his faith. All that made such a big impact upon Saul who later on we see that God encountered him and he became a notable apostle and wrote so many episodes. So the testimony of somebody who is going through a phase of persecution, how does that person give a defense for the gospel and what is the attitude they carry? These are all very, very important things and we can learn from it that when we have the right attitude and we also have the answers to the questions that people are asking. It can make an impact on them and if they are accusing us falsely, they will also be ashamed of what they are doing. And again he reminds us it is better if it is the will of God to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. So in some situations for example, a persecution where we have been right but falsely we are being mistreated. Those scenarios we do understand that God will be there for us. It is a good thing that God sees we have done the right thing and yet we are suffering unjustly. However, it is not a good thing if we have done something evil and we are suffering for it. Now when it comes to believers, let us just take for example believers. Many incidents of persecution are reported and we understand that people have gone against them unjustly and believers are suffering. But you see in some situations it is also possible that believers were unwise and they get into trouble. For example, when we talk about kingdom building, kingdom builders, we say that we have a mission to share the gospel. But as much as we have the mission, how we go about the mission is also important. So let us say for example I do not follow the laws of the land or if there is a certain timing where I am allowed to do my crusade or my open air meeting. It is better that I do it within that time. Sometimes what happens we believers will overshoot the time limits and then when the police comes to question or the local authorities come and say, Sir, why did you keep the meeting till 11 p.m. when you are supposed to close it at 9 p.m. When you say no, no, why did it for God? Then they take us to task and if we say that I am being persecuted, that is not fair. Because here it says it is good to suffer if we have done what is right. You have done the good thing and you are suffering. That is understandable. You are going through persecution. But when we have done evil and we are suffering, we should not call that persecution. I give you a very, very simple example but it is helpful and many of us are in the ministry so think about it. When we plan our outreaches or when we plan anything, if there are government rules, laws, be mindful of those things. Or don't even have to think about the laws and all. Just sensitivity. Sensitivity to other believers. Sometimes we have prayer meetings in our homes and we end up being so loud or maybe we are having it late into the night that our neighbours are disturbed, our apartment complex is disturbed. And then people may complain and say what is this? It is too noisy or it is not in the correct timings. It is late into the night. At that time we should not say I am being persecuted because it is not correct. We are the ones who are being insensitive to people around us. Think about all these things even when we take a place for our church hall. If some of you as pastors are going to plan, we are going to build a church. So think of many things. If I have a church hall in a residential area, will it be a disturbance for the people? How will the parking be? What if the parking, our believers go and park their bikes all over the place? Then we cannot say when people come complaining we should not say they are persecuting us. We are worshipping God and they are persecuting. No, because we are the ones who are insensitive to the others. These are all small things but they make a very big difference. In a residential area, if I am having a loud prayer going on every day, how will it affect the neighbours? Maybe that is the only place that I got. But how can I run the services in such a way that it will not be a nuisance for the locality? Or let us say sound systems, speakers. We put loud sound systems and our worship services. Sometimes it is a little long, comparatively 1 hour, more than 1 hour. So for 1 hour, the neighbours have to bear with the noise levels. So all these things, even as believers, we saw there that if we are doing good and we are suffering for doing good, God will come to our rescue. But if we are simply being careless, not being good citizens, being insensitive to people around us and then we get into trouble, then sorry, that verse will not apply to us. Because we have not done what is right and now we are facing so-called persecution. But that was avoidable very much by us. So just be mindful of all these things. Now if we have done the right thing and we are suffering so, when you look at the book of Acts, there were times when the believers were beaten, imprisoned for what? For doing the right thing, they just shared about Jesus and they were being ill-treated. So under those circumstances, when you have done the right thing and you are being persecuted, now Peter is referring back to Jesus and Jesus is suffering. And he wants us to meditate on that because we can gain so much of strength from the way Jesus underwent persecution, being righteous. So he says, Jesus, he suffered once for sins. I am on verse 18, the just for the unjust. So you see that, just meaning, he was right. And who did he suffer for? The unjust, all of mankind which is sinful. So he suffered for them. Why did he do it? No, it is like the Gospel summed up in the slide. He says, so that he can bring us to God. So there is a mission, he is accomplishing a mission through the sufferings that he underwent, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit. So right there, the death of Jesus is being spoken about and the resurrection of Jesus by the Holy Spirit is being spoken about. Now, a little bit is explained about what happened when Jesus died. So when Jesus died, we know that he went to Hades to get the keys of authority back. In verse 19, we are also told that he went and preached to the spirits in prison who formerly were disobedient. So let's read further, then only you'll understand what it means. So there are some spirits in the prison and Jesus went and preached to them when he had died. When once the divine long suffering waited in the days of Noah, so here we understand. So in the days of Noah, there was the trespassing that took place. If you go back to Genesis 6, at that time the world was very sinful is what we read. There were the sons of God who married the daughters of men. So it's talking about angels. So the sons of God is a reference to angels who have sinned against God. And that is why in the previous verse, verse 19, when Jesus goes, it says he preached to the prisoners. Who are these prisoners? And then it also describes them as being disobedient. Who are these people? They were the disobedient angels during Noah's time who have now been punished and they have been put in prisons. So when Jesus preached, what did he preach? We could also understand this as the redemptive work that Jesus has done, it was revealed to the angels. It was basically revealed to them God's wonderful plan through the death burial resurrection of the son of God, which I think the angels did not understand. So they would have thought, why is Jesus going through all these things? But it was very clear once Jesus had died and he went and took the authority from Hades. So that is what is being mentioned in this verse. So don't let this verse confuse you in any way. So he continues and he says that you see that at the time of Noah, eight people were saved out of the waters and so he is referring to the waters of Noah as being similar to the waters of baptism. So he says that there is also an anti-type which now saves us. So there is baptism, which he is talking about. But again he clarifies and he says, not the removal of the filth of the flesh but the answer of a good conscience to one God. So he says that through baptism one cannot be saved. So when you go into the water, we don't expect that water to wash the filth of our flesh because it does not have the capacity to do that. But how does the cleansing really happen through salvation? So one needs to believe in their heart, the Lord Jesus and confess with their mouth. That is how they are saved and when we study about baptism, we understand that baptism is an outward expression of an inward change. So baptism in itself is not what is going to clean us of our sin. So these are things that he is putting before the people and he continues to talk about Jesus. So he says Jesus when he died, he went and preached to the prisoners and then he rose again through resurrection of Jesus Christ and then he says now he is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to him. So you know it is beautiful. There is so much hope in this passage because earlier we saw he says when you go through persecution for the right thing, don't be discouraged because look at the example of Jesus. He also underwent persecution when he was righteous but look at the end result. What is the end result? He rose from the dead. He is ascended up into heaven. He is at the right hand of God. Not only that, the way Philippians says everything has been put under him. So he has gained that authority and all things, angels, authorities, powers, they have been made subject to him. So we were earlier talking about submission being subject to different authority structures on the earth but you see through the obedient life of Christ to the Father and doing the right thing in the midst of persecution, what happened? Everything has been made subject to Jesus. So that is the kind of authority that Jesus has gained through his life, fulfilling of God's purpose. Now chapter 4, you know it is basically a continuation and an encouragement to keep looking at the Lord Jesus for what he has done and how he has faced persecution. So coming now to chapter 4, are you all okay? Are you all with me? Okay. Are you able to understand? I am able to understand. Okay, great. Thank you so much. Let's continue. So coming now to chapter 4, so we have understood. Okay, talks about submission and then he brings Jesus into the picture and he wants us to focus on Jesus and see how Jesus is now placed in authority. And over there, you know, he says angels, authorities, powers, so all the hierarchy of heaven. And even when he talks about, you know, powers and all, we know that there are demons, those things pertaining to the kingdom of darkness but everything has been put under him. So what a victory God has given Jesus who walked in such great submission to the Father. Now coming to the believers once again, the encouragement carries on. So chapter 4 verse 1, he says, therefore since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind. So when you go through suffering, okay, you go by the example of our Lord Jesus Christ. So he says you have the same mind for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. So when Jesus suffered, he overcame sin and on behalf of all of mankind. But now he's also saying that when we go through the suffering of persecution and suffering in the flesh. Okay, he refers to it as suffering in the flesh. You know, it's very, very difficult when we experience these things. But the positive side of it is he says that one who goes through physical, you know, difficulty for the sake of the gospel. It is as if we have ceased from sin or, you know, there is a property of, I'm not able to put it the correct way. You see, when you face persecution and in those moments of persecution you realize, oh wow, you know, God is what is most important. And I don't have to fear people. I will do the right thing. Yes, I'm going through a lot of pain in my physical body, in my emotions, but I have understood that the kingdom of God is worth it. The gospel is worth it. Okay, so what happens to people who have been through sufferings of that sort? We could say that there's somehow risen above the mindset of the world where we recognize, hey, I have nothing to lose. You know, and thereby there is a greater obedience to the things of God. So that's his understanding in what he's saying. He's saying, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. I don't know if you have read the biographies of people who have gone through a lot of persecution. There are, I have read some, the book of Acts is a wonderful example for us, but also like Richard Wumberand in God's Underground, you know, there's a book. So there he describes the persecution that he went through during the communist period. And it's very scary to see all the extreme things that happened to him. And I think in our lifetime, you know, many of us, we never even touched the pressure, never even touched the surface of the kind of persecution that some people have experienced in their lifetime. But when you read about people who have been through things like this and they have had genuine faith in Christ and they have stood up for their faith, you know, in very, very difficult circumstances, you see that their perspective of life itself has changed. They value the eternal things and the flesh, you know, or the lusts of the flesh. They don't have that much of a hold on such people who have, you know, gone through and come out victorious of, you know, situations of persecution. So that is what he is telling the believers. And in a way it is an encouragement to say that, see, even the persecution that you're going through, you will cease from sin. Or in other words, the attractions of the flesh will not be as strong anymore because, you know, you kind of, in a way, seen it all also been through physical pain for the sake of the gospel. So your perspective will also be different. So that's in a way an advantage you can say that you can receive even if you go through persecution. Now, this is not to say that, oh, everybody go through persecution, then only you will overcome the flesh. No, because we know that through the spirit, through the word, through already the work of salvation, we have overcome the flesh. So one does not have to go through persecution. But if persecution happens, you reap the benefits if you have the right attitude in the persecution. So we've understood that. Now, moving forward, he again tells the believers that you are going through persecution. But you know what, your current life in Christ is so valuable. If you look back at your old life, you know, what was the purpose which you had? Or what, you know, what was the eternal thing of value in that life? Because you ended up living, he's telling the believers, the Gentiles, however you like. So he lists down, you know, several things here. I'll try to read it from the message version. So here in the NKJV version, he says, for we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles. And then he lists out certain things. So I'm reading that from the message version now for us. The first Peter chapter 4 verse 3. Yeah, he says, you've already put in your time in that God ignorant way of life. So the past life, parting night after night, a drunken and profligate life. Now it's time to be done with it for good. Of course, your old friends don't understand why you don't join in with the old gang anymore. But you don't have to give an account to them. They are the ones who will be called on the carpet and before God himself. So I think, you know, it kind of brings out the meaning. Basically, what he's telling the believers is, we all have a past, isn't it? Outside of God. But when we came into the Lord, our life changed because this life is unto God. This life is unto holiness. So we have to leave our past behind. So he's making a clear distinction. So the lifestyle of an unbeliever or as message version puts God ignorant person. We saw, you know, drunkenness and maybe the Gentiles had that kind of lifestyle where they had, you know, parties. Here in NKJV, it says lewdness, lusts, rivalries, drinking parties, abominable idolatries. So it lists out all these things. Evil practices as far as God is concerned. So he says that that is what our life was like. But now we've left it and we are following the kind of life that God wants for us. But what happens? People who observe us, maybe our old friends, they were our community. At that time, they may not understand us. But he says don't worry about that because even if such people are the ones who are persecuting you, you know, today they are the ones who judge us. But remember this, one day we all have to stand before God and even they who are judging you, they will be judged in the presence of God. So continue to carry the right lifestyle as a believer. Okay. So let me just stop here. Hopefully in the next session, we can complete 1 Peter and also start with 2 Peter. I don't know. But, you know, we will be able to do that. We can close with a word of prayer. I just want to request anybody who is able to lead to please do that. Please pray. Friends, would you be able to pray please? Yeah. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. This morning that you have helped us to learn the book of Peter a lot. As you are going through this book, you are always with us and I pray that your blessing and each of you with us a lot. Thank you. I pray that so that we can live our life and holy and people give life. I also pray all the students and so fast. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you, Prince. Thank you, everyone. God bless. Have a wonderful week. We will connect next Monday. Bye for now. Thank you. Thank you, Kiran. Thank you. Bye.