 Okay, okay, I just want to read one verse and then we pray right in 1st Thessalonians chapter 1 and verse 5 Paul says for our gospel did not come to you in word only but also in power and In power and in the Holy Spirit and in much assurance Assurance as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake Right for our gospel did not come to you in word only but also in power and In the Holy Spirit and in much assurance as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake, okay? so Here Paul is saying that the gospel which they preached It it it came along with certain other things. It was not just the communication of an idea that it was not just a sharing of a thought or an idea, but it came with much assurance it it came in the power of the Holy Spirit so it power Holy Spirit assurance and Life example he says for you know what kind of men we were among you so this is a reminder for us, you know when when we minister or Particularly when you share the gospel that it is not just the words. It's not just the truth that we are you know Sharing but it the truth is shared accompanying all this Right, it is it is shared in with power It is shared in the Holy Spirit meaning by the assurance and Presence of the Holy Spirit it is shared with much assurance as a witness to our heart as a you know as a weighty testimony in our own hearts and Importantly the life example so Paul says, you know, you know what kind of men we were among you, right? So so let's pray and let's Let's ask the Lord to give us insight into this and also let's let's pray and commit ourselves that when we share and when we minister It'll be the same way, right? It'll not just be mere words, but it'll be with power it'll be in the Holy Spirit and it'll be with much assurance of heart and also That our life will speak right father. We thank you. Thank you for this truth, oh God That this is how the gospel was preached and Lord today Lord, this is how you would you would like the gospel to be preached and Father God we commit each one of us into your mighty hands as we share Lord and even as you've called us to share as we minister even as you called and Assigned each one of us the ministry Lord we we pray and we ask for Father God that When we minister Lord, it will be with power Lord. It will not be lacking in power Lord. Whatever we are declaring Father God whether it's Lord Breaking away from sin or breaking away from a sinful lifestyle Whether it's Lord strongholds being broken addictive behavior being broken a life transformation or God with the need for healing and deliverance Lord Change lives Father God. I pray that the gospel will accompany Lord the ministry sharing of the gospel But each one of us will accompany the signs and wonders and the power Lord and also God that It'll be in the presence and power of your spirit or master that people will experience and Have an encounter Lord with you master. We also pray for Lord that it'll come with the assurance or much assurance and And and also God that even as we share it will be with our lives will speak louder our lives will speak Lord and testify louder Lord and Yes, Father. God we pray for many to be saved many to be brought into your kingdom We thank you. We give you all the praise and glory in Jesus matchless name. We pray amen Okay, so let's Let's continue we stopped at Colossians 2 and verse 17, right Paul Right before that is talking about how we were all circumcised. No, the Gentile believers were also circumcised by a kind of a Circumcision not made with hands, which means it was not a natural work or a physical work But it was a spiritual work and the circumcision of the heart, right? So he's talking about sin being taken away because of the Lord's death on the cross and he also talks about you know, how the Lord disarmed principalities and powers and he made a Public show of them. He shamed them in public and and also He he was victorious in what he did. He's triumphed over them. So that was verse 15 so in verse 16 Paul says so Because the Lord Jesus did all this on the cross for our sakes Did because the Lord Jesus delivered us from sin because the Lord Jesus forgave us our trespasses, right? And he made a public spectacle of all the demons and the powers of darkness Let no one judge you in food or drink. He's specifically talking about, you know, the The Jewish way ceremonial ways ceremonial laws that they were following till then. Okay, and Paul being a Being a trained Pharisee himself, you know, he has encountered the grace of God and he has encountered the truth of God's grace and his life has changed, you know, he was a very strict Pharisee. He had kept the laws, kept the fees and in fact, he himself says that according to the law You know, as a Jewish person, he was blameless, right? So he had you know, he had He had walked that way, but now he had experienced freedom. So now he's saying, you know, this is the reality of What Christ did for us on the cross? So let no one judge you in food or drink, you know If there is anyone coming and teaching you or ministering and saying you on this day, you need to eat this or on this day You need to observe these things. You know, it is It is it is not so let no one do that. Give them no permission to do that, right? So All these feasts and all these observed observations are a shadow Meaning, you know, when does a shadow fall? Right if there is something an object real object and there is light Right and there is a shadow right, so Which means the real object The shadow is actually pointing to the fact that hey, there is a real object There is actually a real object and there is light falling on that object because of this there is a shadow So saying these things are all shadows but the substance the real thing is of Christ and now Christ has come you have experienced Christ So there's no need for you to follow. What is the shadow, right? So saying which is what was 17 which are a shadow of things to come But the substance is of Christ. Okay Was 18 let no one cheat you of your reward Taking delight in false humility and worship of angels intruding into those things which he has not seen vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind and Not holding to the head from whom all the body nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments grows with the increase That is from God. Okay, so he's saying let no one cheat you of your reward No to the through their ministry or the to their teaching Let no one cheat you of your reward, which means that, you know all these laws and all these things that you want to keep and rules and guidelines, you know, according to the Customs of man and also according to the Jewish customs, you know, if you're going to keep that then Believe me that you're going to depart from the truth, right? Go away from the truth. So let no one cheat you of your reward Okay, and then he says that Let no one cheat you taking delight, you know, how are they going to cheat you of the reward taking delight in false humility? False humility and worship of angels. Okay, so totally unscriptural practices Angels are ministering spirits and created beings Whom the Lord uses to minister to Human beings, right? He either sends messages like we see in the Gospels that The angel Gabriel came with the message of the Messiah to be born, right? Met with Zachariah met with Mary So with a message, right? So we have angels bearing messages. We have angels, you know, who are warring angels and so on But they are not to be worshiped so he's saying here that Let no one cheat you by teaching you this, you know, teaching you things that they are to be worshiped teaching you about false humility Okay, like it is going to make you a little, you know, more humble, you know, if you let's say if you You know the previous thing what he says is about Food or drink or you know a festival and all that so if you're going to do this then it's going to You know, it you are more spiritual, right? You are, you know, you are going to be walk home walking humbly, you know So that's that's actually false humility, right? So that's not the real thing. That's false humility. So you're saying It's vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind. So it's actually Not the truth and it's not spiritual, but it's actually fleshly, right? So it is fleshly in the sense it's carnal a mind that is carnal So it's vainly puffed up by maybe imagination. So vainly puffed up by Lies, okay, so he's saying Puffed up by his fleshly mind. Okay then Verse 19 what is it not holding to the head? So this is what that person is, you know, who's Teaching about false humility or teaching things that are false. They're not holding on to the head. Who is the head? The head is Christ right not holding on to the head And from whom all the body is nourished in it together, right? The body of Christ the body of believers are nourished and strengthened between they are fed by Christ Right. So he is the way the truth and the life He is You know, hey the words that comes from him. They are they are spirit and life The Lord Jesus himself man cannot live by bread alone by physical bread But by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God meaning that God's word is Spirit and life and it's nourishment and strength. So So he's saying, you know, this is a person who's not holding fast Who's not got a strong grip on the Lord Jesus. It's not holding to the head but You know by whom the whole body because the nourishment comes from the body and Joints and ligaments and everything are knit together and and causes increase of the body Grows from the increase that comes from God Now if such a person who's is not holding on to the head and there is that person is not growing That person is not nourished. So whatever that person is saying or teaching or ministering, you know, that is Lacking in truth lacking in power. So he says, you know Let no one cheat you again of that reward. Okay, verse 20 therefore, if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world as Though why as though living in the world do you subject yourselves to Regulations Do not touch do not taste do not handle which all concerned things Which perish with the using according to the commandments and doctrines of men Okay, so it's very very plain and simple saying if you died with Christ, you know that your old man died with Christ So you died with Christ. So why as though living in the world Do you subject yourself to these things again? He's talking about the new covenant He's talking about the new birth. And so the old things are passed away Right. So why do you subject yourself to when he's when he's talking about, you know, do not touch Do not taste when I handle he's talking about the the religious You know the ceremonial laws and the religious customs, right? So you're saying Which concern things which perish with the using right whether it's a matter of eating or whether it's a matter of You know doing things in a certain way. These are these are perishable things like these are earthly things These are perishable things, right and you you're doing it according to the commandments and doctrines of men right verse 23 these things indeed Have an appearance of wisdom No, let's say for example, you know, there is a Suppose they say, you know, there is a teaching and is saying, you know, you need to stay off a certain kind of food for so many weeks Okay, why it's not for health reason or anything, but it's you know, it is supposed to make you more spiritual You know, whatever so Or you know, you observe certain days Every Monday you need to do this every Monday, you know or Tuesday you do do this and then you know that results in Your prayers being answered or things like that So these have an appearance of wisdom, you know but Wisdom in self-imposed religion and false humility again, it's self-imposed, you know Did did God suggest that? No, it's self. Which means I myself or you know, man self-imposed religion Or false humility and neglect of the body, but these are of no value. These are useless and these are not You know, these are worthless. No value worthless Against the indulgence of the flesh. Okay, so when it comes to living a victorious life, which requires the power of the spirit Or and the power of the word of God like these kind of fleshly humanistic doctrines They cannot you know, they cannot help you to overcome the flesh Right saying there of no value against the indulgence of the flesh Which means that if a person is struggling in sin if a person is struggling in you know, any of these addictions It has no value. It is does not give that person the power to overcome right so So Paul is making it very clear that you know, this is the new covenant new dispensation. Therefore live Free, you know live with the liberty of the spirit. Okay So he is saying, you know Christ has done all this on the cross. So therefore, why do you go back? Why do you go back to the law? So? From this we understand that yes, you know, there are people who've been You know going about spreading some Wrong teaching in the in the churches and so he's all is really concerned About the church and colors say that some of them would you know slip away Right. Okay. So let's move on to us. Sorry chapter 3 And if then you were raised with Christ seeking those seek those things which are above Where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God set your mind on things above not on things on the earth For you died and your life is hidden with Christ in God When Christ who is our life appears then you also will appear with him in glory Therefore put to death your members which are on the earth Fornication uncleanness passion evil desire and Covetiousness which is idolatry because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of Disobedience in which you yourselves once walked When you lived in them But now you yourselves are to put off all these anger wrath malice blasphemy filthy language out of your mouth So we look at those verses. So you say you're saying if then you were raised with Christ Seek those things which are above seek the you know the the kingdom of God seek the spiritual things You know, that doesn't mean that you you neglect, you know Responsibilities or earthly responsibilities or earthly duties, you know So he doesn't he doesn't talk about that because in other places we see that you know If somebody does not provide for the needs of the family and does not know take care of them He's worse than an unbeliever. No, it does not work with his hands and you know, he's not doing that Then it was an unbeliever, right? So so here Paul is not referring to you know, he's not saying that you should not do anything But he's saying you're you seek those things let your first and foremost You give that that the importance to seek those things that are above Set your mind on things above and not and not things on the earth. So So he's you know, he's using a set your mind on another translation says set your affection on Things that are above it. So to me which may I mean to which means that When it comes to exercising your mind or making a choice or You know or even some kind of an opinion let it be on Things that are above the decisions that you make the choices that you make the opinions that you might you know come to Conclude, right? Let let it be on let it fixed on things above and not on earthly things, you know, you're giving importance your focus Let it be About the kingdom of God. Okay And the reason is this for you died and Your life is hidden with Christ Yeah, so which means he's in other words. He's saying you died and you're living Right, you died But you are living. Okay, so what does he mean? He's talking about something that died Something that was nailed on the cross right something that died along with Christ and he died and How you and I rose again when he was when he rose again, right? So for the believer Well, the old the past the body of sin That is taken away or that is dead Right, it's it's no more. You know, it's it's a it's a close chapter right So he's saying, you know therefore I'm sorry if you died and your life is hidden with Christ and your life that the life that you live Physical life and and also the the life that you have it's hidden with Christ in the sense It's it's it's Christ who's just covering everything Right Christ is the Lord Jesus is covering everything And this life that you live. He's covering everything. So this life is hidden Your life is hidden with Christ in God Okay What's for when Christ who is our life appears then you also will appear with him in glory. So he's was talking about the reality of the of the second coming and And the reality of what will happen when he comes and he's pointing to that, right? The importance of that. Okay, let me just share the notes here, right? So So Paul is saying, you know for you died Your old man died your old creation died Therefore You will also appear with him, you know, your life is hidden with Christ and God So when Christ who is our life appears then you also will appear with him in glory So when you physically when you pass away You will also appear with him in glory Okay, now Verse five Is important, you know Is leading up to verse five Okay, so he's saying set your mind on things above Right, not on things on the earth You died and your life is hidden with Christ Um Verse one it says if you if then you were raised with Christ Seek those things which are about so he's saying, you know, you died in Christ. You were raised with Christ, you know So set your mind on Things above where Christ is um So verse five therefore Because of all these things. Oh, that's what it means, right? Therefore it means because of all these things Because of all these things that have happened to you because of this truth Put to death your members Which are on the earth Put to death. So what are we to put to death? You know, you're talking about your members is talking about the works of the flesh which we give ourselves to Okay, um Which a carnal believer which a believer who's not yielded to God gives himself or herself to Right. So saying, um put to death your members Okay, so bring to an end. No, that's what death is right. So death is You know bringing to an end, you know, the other old English is mean modify modify your members Okay, put to death your members So you're literally saying, you know, put to death the parts of your body that are That are not submitted or, you know, which are Which you you which are, you know, indulging in the acts of flesh Fleshly acts. So he's saying, you know, put to death modify right um So The thing that we see is that you yourselves Know, therefore put to death your members Which are on the earth You put to death You're responsible He's talking about then he lists on he's talking about fornication uncleanness passion Evil desire and covetousness, which is idolatry. So covetousness Which is idolatry and he's talking about other things So the thing is that when it comes to covetousness, you're wanting something and that Wanting is so strong that you want something for yourself and that replaces God in your life Right that replaces God that substitutes God in your life. So he's saying, you know Covetousness is actually idolatry No idolatry, which means that Yeah, you don't have God. You have something else as your God It could be not necessarily a um A physical, you know here. He's not talking about a physical idol He's talking about desires. He's talking about, you know, maybe certain practices um He's talking about those that substitute that are substitutes for God Okay, so he's saying Which is covered, you know, and it's covetousness when you're eagerly, you know Lusting after something and saying, okay, I want that. I want this Now He's saying that is idolatry Right, it replaces God in your life substitutes God in your life And because of these things, you know, because people are walking in fornication and uncleanness and lawlessness and evil desire And just giving themselves over to the appetites of the flesh and and an idolatry Because of these things This is verse six. The wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, you know Those who do not know Christ the wrath of God is coming upon them In what in which you once walked According Yeah, you know you once walked when you lived in them So saying, you know, this is how you live but I just want to remind you that the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, right So there's no point in you going back and living such lives But now Verse eight You yourselves are to put off all these Okay, so you're saying this you yourself have to bring to an end Bring to you know earlier. He said you need to put to death Okay, so you yourselves are to bring to an end all these things Yeah So what are those things? I'm just one second. Sorry Okay, so he's saying, okay, put off all these. What are that? There's another list, you know anger wrath malice blasphemy filthy language out of your mouth You know, put off all these things Right. Um, just one second. Um Excuse me for a minute. I just close Sorry, yeah So you yourself are to put off all these things and what are those things he's saying, you know Anger malice wrath blasphemy filthy language Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with this. It's okay. That's verse nine So first, so you need to put off these things in your life Um, you know, if these things are there You need to put it off. This cannot continue in your life. You're a believer now So you you need to deal with these things anger whether it's anger or wrath or malice malice You know intentionally hurting planning and hurting others blasphemy, you know, saying things against God filthy language No language that is unedifying language that is You know using You know bad language bad words So we're saying you need to put it out of your mouth. You know, it cannot be there with you Verse nine, do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with this Deeds. Okay. So this is what has happened. You died in Christ and now you are alive in Christ You died in Christ You have put off the old man. The old person is no more Since the old person is no more, why do you lie to one another? Okay, that is something lying and cheating and Anger these are qualities of the old man Right of the old person of the old creation of the fallen creation so um, since you have put off the old man um Don't lie to one another Yeah, do not lie to one another. Okay, then Since you have sorry, let me just read verse nine and ten together, right Do not lie to one another since you have put off the old man with his deeds and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge According to the image of him who created him Where there is neither Greek nor Jew circumcised or uncircumcised barbarian sithyan save or Slave was free, but Christ is all and in all. Okay, so you have put off the old man. So Do not lie to one another And you've actually put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge and according to What according to the image of he of um him who created him Right, so he's saying no according to the image of God You have been created that this new man that you have is created in the image of him Like that is why you're a new creation You're a new man, right? So so we see that it's not a renovated or you know Uh some repair that has been made of the old creation No, the new creation is created in the likeness of God So saying you put on the new man who's renewed in knowledge according to the image of him Right who created him Where there is neither Greek nor Jew No, there's no difference Like if if you're a Greek if you're a Jew and you you are Received Christ then you become a new man in Christ and and that new man is renewed in knowledge And it's in the image of Christ It's in the image of God He's the one who created the new man. No, that's why he says Uh image of him who created him at first him refers to Christ and who created him right where there is Greek neither Greek nor Jew. So he's talking about you know circumcised uncircumcised Jew Greek You know barbarian and sithian and slave and free sizing, you know, there's no differentiation Because if someone is a new man, you know, if someone is a new I mean if someone comes from all these backgrounds and is Has received Christ there is no difference Right, there is no difference because they have become a new man in the spirit And and that is who they are. So there is no difference. Okay Verse 12 therefore as the elect of God holy and beloved Put on So he's now he's talking about these are some things that you need to put on Earlier we saw, you know, you yourselves are to put off Right verse 8 was about putting off And verse 12 No, he's saying put on these things put on these qualities Okay, um have these qualities in your life or walk intentionally in these qualities Okay, so as the elect of God holy and beloved put on tender mercies kindness humility meekness long suffering Bearing with one another and forgiving one another If anyone has a complaints Complained against another even as Christ forgave. So you also must do Okay, so saying, okay This is what you need to put on have all these qualities in your life And even if you have a complaint against another person as God in Christ forgave Now that's our standard and that's our example and role model for forgiveness Okay, uh as God in Christ forgive us You know, so also we should forgive others. He's our example Okay, so he's uh, the if you want to see, okay, where is that model or where is that role model Whom I can follow as an example, you know for forgiveness. It is Christ Okay, so the ultimate role model so as um Christ forgave so you also must do Verse 14, but above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection, you know He's talking about putting on these qualities around the patience long suffering Etc. All these things put on love And he's talking, uh, okay This is verse 14, right So he's talking about, uh, the con god kind of love He's talking about agape And he's saying this this unconditional god kind of love you need to have that in your life put on uh agape Which is the bond of perfection Which means that uh, you know something is Going to happen if you have that It is it is going to do its work. You know, it's a bond, you know, it brings together it holds together It fixes together unites Right, and it is the uniting factor And bringing together of Perfection, you know that perfection the word that is used there talks about completeness Okay, so, um This agape love then you put on, you know, that is the bond that is a uniting that unites Connects And brings on that completeness Okay, so above all put on love, which is the bond of perfection Okay Okay versus 15 onwards 15 to 17 Let The peace of god rule in your hearts to which you were also you are called in one body And be thankful Let the word of christ Trail in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another In psalms and spiritual psalms and hymns and spiritual songs Singing with grace in your hearts to the lord verse 17 and whatever you do In word or deed Do all in the name of the lord jesus giving thanks to god the father through him Whatever you do so, um Let the peace of god rule in your hearts And to which you were called in one body this peace of god let it be Ruling one, you know one one way of look When you say rule and reign Right, it is to uh, I love the peace of god to to take Take over right to reign Uh, but also it is uh, it means to To be the judge Right to be the umpire to be the referee Right in order to be able to decide or determine or discern Right, so let the peace of god do that discerning umpiring Work in you in your hearts. Okay, so that is that's what he's saying Let the peace of god do that work do that umpiring work a discerning discerning work in you Okay, uh, okay. I'm just sharing the notes again Let the peace of god rule in your and And let the word of christ Dwell in you richly Okay Let the word of christ dwell in you richly. Okay, so we're saying let the word of god stay Dwell Let it not be a fleeting temporary Thing he's talking about the peace And then let the peace of god be the umpire referee, you know Enabling you to discern enabling you to determine and choose. So let the peace of god be that and The word of christ Let it be Let it inhabit you, you know, let it have a permanent place in your hearts Okay So that's the important thing. Let the word of god not be seasonal. Let the word of god not have a temporary place But let it be a dwelling place Let it dwell in you All right, so which means that we Um Give space in our hearts in our lives for the word of god Okay, uh in all areas of our lives and every day not just momentarily not just For certain seasons Right But let the word of god dwell in you and how should it dwell except richly Okay, not in small measures, but really abundantly richly right, um So you're saying, you know, let that be your life, you know, you let you open yourself to the word of god Let the word of god, let there be a rich deposit of the word of god Let the word of god stay with you Let the god of god stay in you, you know, let it not depart from your from you meaning So when you say word, you know, it's all over the truth right the truth of god's word Um, the revelation from god's word the instruction, you know, and and what the word of god is Instructing us to do or inviting us to do let that be in your heart Okay, now if if that is the case if it's in our heart then It influences our mind And it influences our imagination our words our choices our life So which is really the objective Okay, so that will happen only if We allow or only if we if there is a rich deposit If we allow the word of god to dwell in us richly Okay, so richly in all wisdom see the overflow of this he's saying teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs Singing with grace in your hearts to the god now. This is this is the overflow This is the outworking Of the word of god dwelling in us richly right Verse 17 and whatever you do in word Which means in speech Or deed in action Do all in the name of the lord jesus Giving thanks to god the father through So whatever you do do it in the name of the lord jesus a Whatever, you know, it doesn't specify he says in your life Whatever you do and you do it in the name of the lord I do it as You know the authority of of his name Do it based on you know what that name stands for and the authority the the the The power Authority and what the name stands for to do it in his name right, so he's calling us to a life of You know life of holiness life of purity because we won't be indulging in fleshly acts in the name of jesus right there's no question of you know planning to sin and sinning and Doing it in his name right um Well, when you say in his name like in the place, you know, it's as of jesus is there and and doing it You know in his name by the authority that he gives us By the permission that he gives us Right, so how can we indulge in acts of flesh or acts of sin? In the name of jesus, so he's saying you know, whatever you do Either in your speech or in your lifestyle in your actions Do all in the name of the lord jesus giving thanks to god the father through him Okay, and here are some instructions towards the end of this chapter. Here are some instructions Just like he gave in the earlier episode like in the efficiency it gives instructions to you know husbands and wives and To children and to fathers and so on bond servants here Similarly, he's talking to different Audiences different kinds of people right so he says wives submit to your own husbands as is fitting in the lord Husbands love your wives and do not be bitter towards them Children obey your parents in the lord for this is well pleasing to the lord So obey your parents in the lord so saying you know According to all that god wants and what god wants you to be obey obey your parents if they're going to be You know asking you to do something immoral or wicked You know no parent would do that, but if they are being bad role models and You know putting pressure on you to do something that is not of the word then then obviously, you know You don't have to we don't have to obey right. So that's why he's very clear obey your parents in all things For this is well pleasing to the lord Okay, fathers do not provoke your children, you know don't don't irritate them don't exasperate them Because when we fathers when you do that they will become discouraged See the concern of the lord, right? The concern of the lord the lord's heart for marriage The lord's heart for family the lord's heart for children the lord's heart for you know employer employee relationships The lord's heart for people really, you know, it just comes through Right fathers no specific instruction. Don't discourage your children. Don't provoke your children Um, lest they become discouraged bond servants obey in all things your masters according to the flesh And not with eye service but You know not with eye service as men please us but in sincerity of heart fearing god You know a very valuable instruction, you know to bond servants or to people who are working under someone right say obey Obey in all things your masters according to the flesh These are your masters according to the flesh, you know humanly or in this human life life lifetime, you know, they are your masters you're working for them um You know obey them But not with eye service not with eye service meaning only when They are, you know watching when you're being observed If you obey them and when they are when you are not being observed If you do not obey them then it's a waste, right? They're saying not with eye service only Right as men please us because if you're going to be Doing something and obeying only when they see us And you're just doing things to please them Right not as men please us But in sincerity of heart fearing god So you're saying, you know, it's not like you're doing things for them, but you know, you fear god Yeah, how will your actions be? How will your work be if you're fearing god? Right and that's what we see joseph saying, you know in portifers house in this conversation with portifers is You know this god You know, how can I sin against god? okay, he's saying My action is actually something that You know as a as a as a person who's working in somebody's house He's saying how can I sin against god? If i'm not doing the right thing You know, it's not against, you know, the portifer will never know Portifer has given me, you know everything all Responsibility except the food that he eats. He does not know anything everything. I'm looking after but The thing is this, you know, how can I sin against god? Because he knows all things he sees all things. So my action is actually, you know, it's going to You know, it's something that god sees so therefore my work The the work that I do is something that god sees right so so not as but in sincerity Fearing god and whatever you do Do it heartily as to the lord and not to men Okay, so he's saying this is your focus do it as to god not to men Knowing that from the lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance for you serve the lord christ And he who has done wrong will be repaid for what he has done And there is no partiality. So that's how we finish chapter three and the instructions that is given here Okay, so we'll take a 10 minute break and then we'll come back