 Okay, so we were discussing about partaking in the sufferings of Christ and we said that we must have a positive attitude. The only person who can have a positive attitude in a difficult time is somebody who believes in the work of Jesus and eternal life in Christ Jesus where we understand that there is so much glory on the other side that what I am going through right now is nothing compared to what I am going to experience in the glory of God. So that's why he calls the believer and he says, remember he said, so Jonah's pilgrims, temporary, you are all here temporarily rejoice, exceeding joy. Be glad with exceeding and exceedingly exceeding joy, glad with exceeding joy. He says, okay, so it's beautiful. In fact, if you read of some of the accounts of people who have been through persecution, it's surprising that one of the common things that you notice among the persecutors is that they wonder why these believers are so bold, so joyful, so strong. And the reason is this. The reason is that losing in this life as you understand losing is not losing because there is so much more in eternity that has been kept for us as a reward that no loss is really a loss here as long as we walk righteously with the Lord and suffer for the right things. Now, he comes back to explaining about Jesus and Jesus's attitude verse 14. He says, if you're reproach for the name of Christ or if you are persecuted for the name of Christ, blessed are you. So blessed are we when we go through, you know, it's like if somebody says, oh you, oh you are a believer, you believe in Jesus. Okay, you know, I'm not talking to you or something like that. In one way, we are happy that I could have a testimony that I am following Jesus and that is why I am being ill-treated. The Bible says, blessed are you, okay, blessed are you for the spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. What an encouragement, what an encouragement. You know, nothing, when we're going through good times, easy times, we can praise God. When we are doing the right thing and going through hard times, we can still praise God because God is saying, you know, his spirit of glory is resting on us. He rests on us. What a privilege. We are such a blessed people in whether it is easy or difficult. Then we are told that when people, you know, speak ill of us, it says on their part, he is blasphemed, but on your part, he is glorified. Christ is actually being glorified because of what I am going through. They think that they were, they are, you know, doing a great job of putting down Jesus, putting down the followers of Jesus. But no, actually the Lord Jesus is being glorified through us, but he reminds the believers again, see, I'm not saying all this, that we go through suffering for doing the wrong things. If we go through suffering for the wrong things, sorry, none of the supplies to us. So I think I gave some examples last time, isn't it? That sometimes as believers, we'll just do, you know, activities so foolishly and then get into trouble for that. And then we say, oh, I'm being persecuted, but that's not what it is referring to. So even when we are doing ministry, I think I shared this, be very careful. What are the laws of the land which I have to uphold? I should be very sensitive, you know, to the needs of the people around. How am I doing what I'm doing? How is my testimony before the people? These are all such important things for us as people serving the Lord. And especially if we are in leadership, you know, we have to be all the more sensitive because for us it might be a small thing. You know, what we say, what we do, how we behave, but it really impacts other people. So be very careful, be very sensitive, do the right thing. When we do the right thing, then yes, God is on our side. His glory will be seen through our suffering. So he, in fact, he puts it very bluntly. He says, but let none of you suffer as murderer, a thief, an evil doer, a busybody in other people's matters. You know, busybody is somebody who is, you know, just wasting that time and so-called doing a lot of work, but there's really no outcome from that work. And also busybody refers to somebody who is interfering in people's affairs, you know, talking, gossip, slander, those kind of things, just interfering in people's affairs and assuming that, oh, I'm so busy, I'm doing some work, but it's not at all the kind of work that God wants. So he basically says, please don't do all these things and then expect God to bless your suffering. Now, he says, yet, if anyone suffers as a Christian, so you can simply understand that as for the right reasons, for the sake of Jesus. Like, you know, you had Daniel, he said, no, you know, he said, don't pray. Don't pray for the three times, you don't look at the temple, instead you bow down to the king. He says, no, I can't do that. So for God's standards, Godly standards, he was persecuted. Again, Shadrach, Meshak and Abadnego, they wanted to go and, I mean, they were asked to bow down to the idol of the emperor at that time. They said, sorry, we can't do that. So, excuse me, for Godly reasons. Or here it says, now for us on the other side of the cross, as believers in Jesus or Christians, when we are persecuted, don't be ashamed. But let him, let me glorify God in this matter also. So what a privilege. So again, he's reminding, for the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God. So you see, God, earlier we saw that, right? God judges the living and the dead. So we see in scripture that God is enthroned. You know, righteousness and justice are the foundations of God's throne. So he is a God who will judge correctly. So living meaning, even in this lifetime, we can experience God's righteous judgment. Sometimes we feel, oh, it happened wrongfully. Some things have been done to me. How is it that, you know, I can continue to serve God when God is not intervening in my situation? No, let's not think like that because even in this lifetime, we are promised God's justice in various ways. But in addition to that, we know very well that after people die, whether they are believers or they are unbelievers, they will also come under God's judgment. And here he warns the people of God. He says, look, judgment begin at the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God. So see, God is very, you know, he's a holy God. And I know that is a course also on holiness. He's a holy God. So his house has to be a holy house. We cannot allow sin or any kind of, you know, spots that sin brings to taint or discolor the holy nature of the body of Christ. So he's warning the believers and he's saying, see in your fellowship, in your fellowship, live holy because God is going to judge. And God is such a person that even his own people he judges, he will not be unfair. He will not be unfair. So it will begin at the house of God. And if it begins with us first, so that means nobody is going to escape the judgment of God. You know, for a believer, we just assume, oh, the world is going to be judged. People who are opposing Jesus are going to be judged. I'm safe. No, he's in fact saying, God is so just, he will judge everyone, the believer, as well as the unbeliever. But he talks about the fact that, you know, when the others, when the unbeliever is judged, it is so scary because those who do not, if God is fair with the believer, the unbeliever is not under the protection of Christ's salvation. So it's really scary what kind of judgment the unbeliever would come under. So he just says, you know, if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? Okay. So then he just continues to remind and encourage the believers that, okay, come on, we need to obey believers. We need to obey. We need to also proclaim this message so that many can come to obedience in Christ Jesus. Yeah. So the rest of the verses there mean the same thing that I was sharing earlier. Okay. Okay. So again, he encourages, encourages and he says, therefore, let those who suffer according to the will of God. So you see, again, this is also another thing, you know, in terms of theology, people say, so, you know, in the Bible, it says suffering according to the will of God. And they use this to say that sickness, disease, yes, you are suffering according to the will of God. So it's okay. Go through that sickness. But, you know, we must interpret it in its context. So in this passage of first Peter chapter four, we are learning about persecution for righteous actions. Okay. That is very clear that if that happens, then we are partaking of the sufferings of Christ. If that happens, then we are suffering in the will of God. So we should not put other meanings into suffering according to the will of God. And, you know, he says, if at all one is going through this sort of persecution, commit their souls. Commit their souls is, you know, we entrust, right? We hand over something to people we trust. So let's say, you know, I am traveling and I have this very precious equipment in my house and I'm scared. Oh, when I'm traveling, what if there is a break in and someone takes it away? So I might give it to a trusted friend who stays close by and say, can you please keep this? When I come back, I will take it from you. So what have I done? It's like an accounting term. You commit it. You give it into safekeeping. So that you can take it later. So in the same way, what Peter is saying is, see, when we are going through suffering, it's very challenging. Even in our soul, man, soulish realm, it's so difficult. So many questions, pain, hurt, but trust in God is what he's saying. You just commit everything to God. Commit yourself to God because God is faithful. He will return that peace, joy, whatever you committed to him, he will give it back in a good way to you. And he says, as to a faithful creator. So God is so faithful. He has created us. He will not forsake us. So moving right along, we go to first Peter chapter five. Now again, more instructions are there for the fellowship, the believers fellowship. So he says over here, there are elders and he brings an encouragement to these elders. He says, I who am a fellow elder. So what is an elder? Elder as we understand in the New Testament usage of the term is people who are providing some sort of an example, some sort of a leadership to the congregation. So that would be an elder. So in other words, we can also say that an elder is a more mature believer. So does it mean that an elder is only somebody who is older in age? Not necessarily, because you remember Timothy, when Paul writes to Timothy, he says, don't let anybody, you know, put you down because you are young. No. So age is not the main criteria over here, but it is possible that many elders could have been older in age also. So he is telling the elders of the church that, you know, basically he's encouraging them in the time of persecution. And he says, God's glory will be revealed through it all. And he moves on to say shepherd the flock of God. What is shepherd? Shepherd is if you again look up the meaning there, it is like tend nurture. So the way a shepherd cares for the sheep. But you see the caring should lead to growth. Understood. So we care so that there is maturity. So in that way, shepherd the flock of God, flock of God. It's not, you know, animal sheep, but God's people are the ones that we are leading who are among you serving as overseers. Overseers is looking after the affairs of the church or the congregation. And now he also shares some leadership lessons here. He says how to lead these people. You know, obviously when we are leading people into maturity, it may not always be easy. You know, sometimes it's easy. We can be friendly joking around all that it works. But sometimes when we notice that people's lives are not in line with the standards of God's holiness. No, we have to bring correction. We have to bring instructions. And that's not easy because people may not like it. Or there can be conflict time of some situation of conflict between people's and the members in the church itself. So all these are difficult circumstances. But he says in the midst of all these things, do it willingly. Okay, not by compulsion. Shouldn't feel a leader shouldn't have an attitude where you say, oh, you know, I have to do this. God, it's not, I mean, it's taking up too much of my energy. Why should I go and correct? Why should I instruct? So when we have that sort of an attitude, he says it's not nice for an elder or a leader. But what attitude is required willingly where we are excited, we are looking for a way to help the church grow. So everything that we notice, we take it as, hey, okay, nice. I can encourage this brother because he has led worship very well. Or you would say, oh, this brother, he doesn't understand how to use finances. Okay, let me see how is it that I can bring some correction in this thing. So you're basically excited and you're thinking of good ways in which you can minister to the people because when we do that, no, willingly, ultimately, a good leader or a shepherd is the one you want everyone to mature. You want a thriving church with strong believers who know the word, who live the word, right, who serve one another. So basically we're very excited and we have a vision. So he's asking for that kind of an attitude. So if at all leaders have a way of leading where they struggle and drag and pull, that's not godly at all. Okay, and we really need to, sometimes I can understand it happens to all normal leaders that we may feel sad because of the difficulties. But then in general, there's an attitude of willingness that we are so happy to lead God's people. Then he also adds, an elder should not do God's work for dishonest gain. Sometimes there is that tendency, right? So if I'm a leader or if I'm an elder, then people will trust me or I can get some resources from people or some financial help because people trust anyone who is in a position of leadership. So if an overseer has a sinful way of thinking, they will try to take advantage of the believers, but that is so wrong. That is what Peter is saying that as an overseer, one should serve willingly and not for dishonest gain but eagerly. And one more thing he adds here, he says, nor being lords over who those entrusted to you. So always remember, we must always remember those entrusted to us. So going back to the example which I said, if I have a very expensive equipment in my house and I give it to my friend or let me put it this way. There is a diamond necklace which I have and I give it to my friend and then say, hey, I'm traveling, I will be back and I will pick it up from you. How do you think I will feel if I find out from somebody that my friend is wearing my diamond necklace everywhere? So when I come back also, I notice that she is using it. I will be like, hey, it was entrusted to you, it was given to you for safekeeping, but what are you doing with it? Because it belongs to me, it does not belong to her. So it was only given for a period of time. So in the same way, when we look at God's people, those of us who are in leadership, we must recognize that we are there to serve and these people whom we serve, we have been entrusted with these people. Or in other words, God has given these people to us and that is why Peter says, don't lord over them. Lord over is like in our regular English, these days we say bossing over. So that's what he's saying. He's saying as leaders, we can't boss over people, make them do this for us. Oh, you do that, you do this because then we are treating them as if we bought them, but who purchased these people with his blood? Jesus and Jesus has entrusted these people to us. So when this settles in our minds, whenever we are serving people, yes, these are God's people. You look at them as God's people. I have 30 people in my church, God has given me 30 people, God has given me 50 people, God has given me 2,000 people. Whose people are these? God's people. And so we serve them with that attitude of reverence because he is going to ask us, what did you do? How did you nurture? How did you bring about maturity in the lives of these people? So in other words, we are accountable when we are entrusted. We cannot take it lightly. So it's all leadership. Just in like two, three lines, he says, so much we understood, shepherd, meaning tend, nurture, overseer, or you have oversight, you take care of all the affairs of the church. Then he says, what attitude willingly, eagerly, what attitude we should not carry, doing it out of compulsion, or for dishonest gain, those things we must avoid. And then he says, we must not lord over God's people. But now he adds another point. And that point is, he says, be examples to the flock. So this is the biggest lesson of leadership. And I think you all have done a course on leadership as well. So being examples, it boils down to that leaders are good examples. We can look at their life, we can follow their life example. That will help us mature more in God. So that is the way in which he wants the elders of the church to lead the church. Now again, notice, you know, Paul, Peter, these were all apostolic, they were all apostles, isn't it? What was the responsibility of apostles? We've studied that in apostolic ministry. They would appoint churches. And they would ensure the strengthening of churches. They would look into appointing the right leaders for the churches. They would instruct the churches to have right standards when it comes to worship, when it comes to doing church and the affairs of everyday life. So don't you think, you know, in these episodes, that's how Peter is writing to the believers. He's giving them instructions. He's appointing, you know, he's not appointing leaders, but he has a word of exhortation for the elders. He's telling them how to lead. So the standards for leadership are being clarified. So all these are the functions of an apostle which Peter is fulfilling. Now moving on to verse 4 here, he reminds the elders, when the chief shepherd appears. So remember, entrusted, the people that God has entrusted to us, who are we accountable to? The chief shepherd or Jesus is called as the main shepherd, the leading shepherd whom we have to answer. But if we have led the people well, then we can be happy because he says that the chief shepherd will give a crown of glory, which does not fade away. So eternal rewards, see even in 1 Peter chapter 1 he talked about eternity, eternal reward, inheritance. So there is always the reality of eternity for a believer and it's so glorious and exciting that much is waiting for us in eternity. So he also reminds you, you will receive a crown of glory that does not fade away. And the rewards in heaven, one feature of those rewards are that they cannot be destroyed here in the world. You have your, you know, moth and weather and so many things can destroy, you know, earthly material. But in heaven, what we possess will be so durable. And so because of all these things, he's just encouraging the believers. So moving forward, more instructions, verse 5 onwards. He says likewise you younger people, who are the younger people? I just said elders does not mean older. They could be older, but they could also be young in terms of the age. So you younger people, if you look at the translation there. Excuse me, just give me a moment class. Yeah, coming back to what we were saying here, younger people. The Greek word means new. So new is quite obvious. New in the Lord, growing in the Lord, you know, babe in Christ, all these terms are used. So younger people refers to those who are new in the faith. So that is the way we look at it. So he tells such people to submit to the more mature people in the church. So submit yourself to the elders. Now you could also take it in a literal way to say that those of us who are younger in our age, we should submit ourselves or be subject to older people. That's fine because we are called to honor the older people. So that's okay. That is also fine. So ultimately he says, yes, all of you be submissive to one another. So you see, whenever we talk about submission in the Bible, generally we notice this. Even Paul, when he wrote to the husbands and the wives in Ephesians chapter 5. So there he talks about the husband and wife relationship also. And then he reminds the wife, submit to your husband. But later on he goes on to say, both of you, husband and wife, submit one to another. In the same way, Peter here is saying, he says, you know, elders, younger ones, submit to the elders. But he also says, submit one to another, be submissive to one another. And he says, be clothed with humility. Being clothed with humility, I'll just tell you what exactly it means. Yeah. So being clothed was a term which they used when a slave would put on an apron and be ready to serve the master. So it's like having a ready attitude, a very ready attitude to service. So that is the way we look at it. So he's saying, being ready to serve, being subject to elders, more mature people in the church. And, you know, he says, when we're ready to serve, we also need a quality. What is that? Humility. We must walk with humility. So this is all very important in the fellowship of believers. So we must never miss out on the attitude of submission and also the attitude of humility. Now he adds to that and he says, God resists the proud. So the way this has been written, apparently it means that God actively goes against the proud person. So we can imagine that, you know, when somebody is going to attack a certain person, let's say war, there's war going on and one party wants to attack the other party, they will actively put on their armor, they will get their weapons, they will, you know, oil their weapons, they will prep everything because now they are going to attack the enemy. So when we read this, God resists the proud. It is, it gives us the understanding that God actively goes against those who have a proud heart. So that's very scary. You know, we don't want to be on the opposite team of God. So how can I be very close to God and on God's team? Walk with humility. So if we want God on our side, God will be on our side when we are humble. So humility is so important. It says God resists the proud. But what does he do for the humble? One is, we can be on God's team if we are humble. Second is, gives grace to the humble. You know, grace has many meanings in the New Testament. Just a moment, I'll tell you what the meaning is over here. The exact word is, so grace over here is carous. And carous means graciousness or God being gracious towards us. Or there are other words also, which say favor. So we could look at it that way. You know, God being gracious to us and God extending favor on our behalf. So if I want that to happen, I need to be a humble person. And also, you know, someone who is humble, we would see them walking in more and more, you know, favor of God, more and more grace of God. And how is it happening? Because that person is following this principle in God's word. Being submissive, being humble. Then what happens? You know, God himself will work on behalf of that person. So because of this, that's why he says therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God. How to humble till now in various interactions he has already taught the people. He said submit, submit, submit for the sake of God, you know, submit. So us doing the right thing is very important. That is one main which we just humble ourselves. We want to revolt and fight back. And remember he shares about the example of Jesus, how Jesus did not do that. He did not go and fight back instead. He was patient because he was fulfilling the purpose of God through what he went through on the cross. So in the same way, humbling ourselves under the mighty hand of God is going through suffering unjustly because our faith is in God. You know, we have entrusted, we have committed. Remember, commit your souls to God because he's a faithful creator. So because of my faith and my trust, I'm willing to fix my eyes on Jesus and go through challenges with a good attitude that is humbling ourselves in God's sight. So when we humble ourselves, what happens? You know, we see that humility brings exaltation. And God is somebody who lifts up the humble, but the proud, what does he do? He brings them down. If you recall, I think it's the story of Esther, where you have Haman. He makes this whole gallows for a Jewish man called Mordecai to be killed on. And he's so happy. He's so proud. He's ready. He's waiting. When is this going to happen? I better just destroy this man, Mordecai. But you see, God took over. When the people prayed what happened, you know, God did something unusual. Suddenly, the king could not sleep that night and we are told he was going through the records. And then he found the name of one man who had protected him by, you know, giving information. So he asks the people, okay, who is this person? I need to reward. I've still not rewarded this person. And it turns out that it is Mordecai. So you see how the way God works, what did he do? He humbled that Haman person who was very proud. He wanted to take all the glory, but God is working above what people are working on. So you find that God humbled Haman, but God exalted Mordecai. So exaltation is in God's hands. And we are told very clearly here that if we choose to humble ourselves under the mighty hand of God, or in other words, by trusting God and doing the right thing, then what can we expect? He will exalt. Okay. How is he going to exalt? You know, we don't exactly know in which way God will give us that justice, but we trust him. We say, okay, God, you know best and you will do it for us also. It says in due time, which means that to experience God's intervention, it might take some time. So we should not get discouraged. And so he says casting all your care upon it. Again, it's an invitation to trust God, you know, casting that word means to throw to throw. So it's amazing. Peter is saying, don't carry your worries, your fears and, you know, all that heaviness that comes from not trusting God. If there are burdens, he just says casting your care upon the Lord or just take everything and throw it on God. It's like saying, okay, God, I'm going to trust you completely. And he reminds the people, you know, he reminds them and he says that he cares for you or God cares for you. So in that times, these are the Gentiles that God is Peter is talking to. Apparently, you know, in that culture, they knew about a God who will come and, you know, interact with mankind and all, but they never had the idea of a God who cares. And so Peter is helping the believers know that you see this, we say, right, sometimes we use the term God is in control. God is in charge. In some ways that's what he's saying. He's saying you do the right thing because ultimately the final judgment decision, everything is up on God. He will do what is right. So don't worry about it. Okay. So in other words, trust God for who he is and what he can do. He also emphasizes that we have a caring God, a caring God, which probably would have been so new for these believers. They never thought, oh, how can God be caring towards us? But that's the fact here. He says, the reason I'm telling you trust God wholeheartedly is because God cares for you. Then he also, while he is telling them about God, he's also warning them about the devil. So very familiar passage here where he says, be sober. Again, sober is being clear-minded, clear-minded. Be sober, be vigilant or be alert because your adversary or your enemy, the devil, Satan, we call them Satan, walks about like a roaring lion to do what, seeking whom he may devour. So he is telling the people about the reality of God's deliverance and the same time the reality of an enemy who's waiting to attack. So he says, he is ready. Okay. He's just ready to pounce on the believer. But he says resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world. So in other words, he says, you know, be strong in the faith and also realize that anyone who is in Christ Jesus is bound to go through difficulties because there is an enemy who's waiting to attack the believers. And so what should we do? A couple of things here, be sober, be vigilant or in other words, be alert, be watchful and then resist or go against the works of the devil. And then he goes on to blessing the believers. But he says, may the God of all grace who called us to his eternal glory by Jesus Christ after you have suffered a while. Notice that throughout there is an eternal perspective. He says suffered a while. So in the world, whatever suffering we are going through for Christ, it is temporary. And so he says, after we have gone through it, God is going to perfect, established, strengthen and settle you. Or in other words, it's like saying, you know, if there is a tree, it is shaking. It's not firm in the soil. What does the gardener do? He'll generally they'll take another stick or something, you know, they will give some reinforcement. They will give some support and then they will continue to water it and do other things that are needed till the roots become strong. Till that tree is able to stand firm. So the same way he's saying that, you know, God, the way he works in our lives is he will strengthen us, he will give us good, strong foundations and, you know, he will make us firm in himself. So we put our trust in God to him be the glory and dominion forever and ever. So this is generally a way of closing off a letter. So he's giving glory to God. And then, you know, he also explains how he wrote this letter. If you recall, you know, Paul is the scholarly person. Peter is what? Fisherman. So how did Peter write this episode? And also you notice it the way it comes through. It's somewhat simpler than the writings of Apostle Paul. So he explains, he says, by Sylvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you or in other words he says he took a scribe or he must have dictated to Silas and said Silas or Silvanus, same person. So Silas is the one who wrote for Peter all these things he wrote it down. So he explained it to the people. And then, yeah, so just some closing thoughts over here. I've written to you briefly, exerting, testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand. In other words, he says, don't give up. There is eternity that you must keep your eyes on. So this, whatever you're going through, be strong in it. And then he also says, she who is in Babylon, elect together with you, greets you. So he brings a greeting from a she. Who is the she? Anyone? Want to take a guess? She from Babylon greets you. Okay, no guesses? Okay, no idea. Yeah, it's a little difficult to put a female name to it. But even the church is called the bride, isn't it? So it is likely that the she is church, a church in Babylon. So the church in Babylon greets you. A set of believers who accepted Christ there and, you know, they would have been worshipping together. So Peter is referring to them. And so does Mark, my son, you know, Mark is the same Mark who we see in the book of Acts. It shows that, you know, the apostles were working with this Mark also, and he calls him as my son. So there's a close relationship that Peter shared with Mark. And he says, greet one another with a kiss of love. So these are all ways of expressing brotherly love in those times. Now it is different for us, you know, we shake hands, we say hello, we say praise the Lord. So it is just a form of greeting. And he says peace to you all who are in Christ Jesus, amen. It's their way of saying, we generally don't say, you know, peace to you all or anything. Generally say bye. Okay, bye everyone. Meet you next class. So it's just a way that the believers in those times closed off their communication. So all right, we can close here. We are through with first Peter of all the five chapters. So we move on to second Peter in the next class. I will do, I'm thinking I will do Jude after that because it's kind of related. It'll be quick also. And then we are only left with James and we finish off with that. So I would like to request one of us to please pray as we close. Thank you. Fatherly, thank you. Thank you for this wonderful time. Thank you for your faithfulness, Daddy. We bless your whole name. Thank you for the teachings. Thank you for the today's sermon a lot. Thank you, Daddy has whatever the burdens we cast upon you and we believe you will take care of a lot. Thank you, Father. If anybody having any worries in this group or Lord, let them, let them cast away their worries and anxiety upon you because such a loving father, the father of compassion is caring for us. We thank you, Father. We praise you. As you're going forward, Father, let your grace will take forward sustain us and enable us to do more things for your kingdom, Lord. We thank you. We praise you. We love you, Father. Thank you for your mercy and goodness. We thank you. We praise you for such a wonderful time in Jesus name we pray. Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you. Thank you Thomas and thank you class. God bless you. Please go through second Peter if possible, and then we will take it up in the next class. So bye for now. Bye. God bless. Thank you, Ma'am. Thank you. Bye.