 Good morning everyone. Thank you for connecting on this call. We are doing 1st Peter in this session. So let's first pray and then we'll get into studying this book. I want to request any one of us on the call to please go ahead and lead in prayer. Dear God, thank you so much for this week. Thank you for being under every situation and interest in every second. Thank you for this day. Thank you. Thank you for that. So we now get into the book of 1st Peter. A little bit of introduction about this book is that it was written by Apostle Peter as the name suggests. And this letter, he probably wrote it with the help of Silas. He identifies himself in the very first verse as Apostle of Jesus Christ. So this is a letter coming from an Apostle to the believers. So it has instructions and it has some doctrine just strengthening the believer, guiding the believer, instructing the believer. This is a short letter. It emphasizes as I just shared or rather we can summarize it in this way. It emphasizes certain doctrines and then it also has instructions for Christian life and duties. Now when was this written? This was written in the period of the early church. So we could estimate that it was written somewhere between 67 to 69 AD. So even the book of Hebrews, we know that around this time, right, like 68 AD around then is what it was written. So was James. So the timelines are very close for each of these books. It was written in the Greek present tense and yeah, that is something that just for our knowledge sake. This was the language in which it was written. Then the recipients of this letter are believers. We will notice that it talks to believers across Asia Minor. So we'll see as we study that there's a dispersion of the believing community and Peter is addressing all of them. So the audience is both Jews and Gentiles. The book of Hebrews, if you recall, it was primarily written to the Jews. But here Peter is writing both to the Jews and the Gentiles. And the purpose of this letter is in anticipation of persecution, which is coming up. In church history, when we study, we see that there was a great time of persecution that Christians underwent under the rule of Nero. And so what Peter was doing is he was preparing the hearts of the Christians regarding the severe persecution that was coming up. And here he encourages the believers to stay strong in God, to continue to live righteous despite all the challenges around them. Yes, the encouragement to live righteous is also drawn from the life of Jesus. We'll see that he will point to the life of Jesus and say, look, when Jesus has lived in this way. He has borne unjust afflictions. We can very much endure under afflictions because Jesus has already done it all. So that is sort of the tone of what he speaks in the book of 1 Peter. So let's now go into the first chapter and read from there. Overall, we would notice that there are some themes that go through each chapter. So I'll try to stay on those themes that way we should be able to get the message that's coming through every chapter. So let's begin with the first verse here. Could somebody kindly read the first verse and soon after or rather you could read the first and second verses and then we'll go further. Yes, go ahead. I heard Asha's voice. Asha's voice. These two verses are introductory. Here Paul identifies himself as an apostle. Sorry, Peter identifies himself as an apostle of Jesus Christ. We know that in the early church he was one of the prominent figures. So he doesn't really give any explanation to his apostleship. He knows that the people across the regions already know about the calling that he has over his life. And so he straight away states that Peter an apostle of Jesus Christ and he goes on to talk about the believers and uses the term pilgrims. Pilgrims are people who are on a journey. So even the land of their birth, though they find their identity in that place of birth, they know that they actually belong somewhere else. So it's as if they are on a journey to that final destination, which is the true place of their belonging. So that is what pilgrims are all about. And so here when he calls the believers pilgrims, what he is trying to say is that yes, we are here on the earth, but we are actually citizens of heaven. So though we embrace this world and we give our all to serve God in this world, our final destination is heaven. And that's where we belong. You know, we are spiritual beings and now that we are born again, we belong to our Lord Jesus Christ. We have been saved and live in that way, meaning live in the world, but don't be off the world. Always be heavenly minded. We heavenly minded. So that is why he calls the believers as pilgrims. And he points out dispersion in Pontus Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, Bithynia are the regions where these believers are stayed. So this is not to say that the instructions in the book of 1 Peter are only limited to these people in Asia Minor. Because this isn't the canon of Scripture and it is coming through to us. We know that we too can learn from the instructions of Apostle Peter. And so much more can be said about Peter, his personality, the way God picked him when he was still immature is a strong word. But, you know, he had a personality of his own. And we know about Peter that he was the kind who spoke before he thought he had the boldness to rebuke Jesus and say, No, you know, don't go to the cross. He was somebody who denied Christ. So there are many things about Peter and Peter's personality that stand out. But to see that God had a call on his life and no matter what happened in his journey, as long as he aligned himself to the plans and purposes of God, God was faithful to help him step into his calling and fulfill his calling. So that is a little more about Peter. And Peter in verse 2 says, elect according to the foreknowledge of God. So elect is chosen from the Greek word there when we study that. Basically it says we are chosen by God or believers who are chosen by God. So all believers, we are chosen by God. And here he says the foreknowledge of God the Father. So again, we may have that discussion about are people already chosen by God and the whole thought of Calvinism that people are already marked by God and those are the ones who end up following Christ. So God already knows who he has chosen. Well, I won't get into it again because we have discussed that though it is stated in this manner, God is a God who has given us the free will that we have and he has given us the option of a choice. So even though it states that we are elect, tell me what is election if the decisions are made before the elections. If people have already decided who's going to vote for what and who's going to be the leader, it's really not an election because things have been fixed before the election. So when Peter calls the believers elect, they are chosen and he also goes on to say by the foreknowledge of God the way we understand this is, yes, everyone who is born again is chosen. God knew who would make that decision of choosing Christ. So in that sense, the foreknowledge of God does not force us or he doesn't predetermine the choices that you and I have to make in life. So this is not about predestination and not understanding that God has given us free will. So that's how we must actually take this. So there's a balance there in the sanctification of the spirit for obedience and sprinkling of blood of Jesus Christ. So again, it states that those of us who are chosen by God, we do have an intended journey with God and part of that intention which God has for us is sanctification. Because we know that the Holy Spirit, he is a spirit who also cleanses us, isn't it? So the intention of God is sanctification and the sprinkling of blood of Jesus Christ. One of the primary things that this states is, again, being chosen. For example, when we read about Aaron who was chosen for the priestly ministry, the sprinkling of blood was an indication that he's been now called into the priestly ministry. Similarly, we as believers are chosen by Christ to live this life for him. And he also brings a greeting, says, grace to you and peace be multiplied. Similar to the greeting of Paul, just a blessing over the people and that's how he begins his letter. But wonderful that he wants grace and peace to be multiplied over the people. So these are initial words of introduction and greeting. Let's now go ahead and read verses 3 to 5. Could somebody kindly read it? Yes, please say. Sorry, I have a question. Sorry, Pastor. Sorry for going back. I was just wondering if Paul, Peter's statement of grace and peace, if it was just a greeting or if there was more to it. Because it seems to be something both Paul and Peter, it repeats in. Every time they start off their letters, I don't know if there was more to it or it's just a greeting. From what I have read, it's just a greeting, say. Could you hear me? Yes, sorry. Yes, I can hear you because there were times he would say grace and peace be multiplied onto you. According to the knowledge of the Father and Son. So I don't know if... Sorry for the noise of my child, sorry. I don't know if there was a connection between Christians expanding or increasing in the knowledge of the Father and the Son. In other words, God and the experience we have in the grace and peace as believers. That's why I'm asking if there was more to just the greeting in that sense. Because if something is being repeated, I don't know, I might be overthinking it. I don't know, I'm just thinking out loud to see if maybe there could be more to it than just greeting. Thank you. Yeah, thank you, Sayi. And I would say that as you think along these lines, you are up to something because yes, there could be a connection. It's not a very primary thing that we look into, but if we study further, I'm sure we can find connections. For example, even when we talk about grace and peace be multiplied and grace and peace according to the increase in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. You see there that grace to be increased, peace to be increased. And if you go back to scriptures like Isaiah 26-3, that will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee. So basically when we focus on God or when our knowledge of God increases, there is a connection to the experience of peace that we have. And in the Old Testament and during those times, shalom, blessing of shalom, it was very key even when God taught his priests to bless the people, bless them with peace. So yes, the increase in grace and peace are important for the people and it is connected. God wants an increase. As you study it further, yes, I think you will find something more there which will be a blessing for us. But we are not dwelling on it right now. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, so let's go ahead and read verses 3 to 5 now. Who would like to read please? Yes, go. Yes. Let's be the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who according to his abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away we serve in heaven with you. Who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Should I continue? No, I think it's fine. So let's understand this and then we can go further. So there was a greeting and now there is something like, you know, are we glorify God like a father in heaven, hello would be your name. So he goes ahead and says blessed be the God and father of our Lord Jesus Christ. And notice, he has an understanding of the Trinity because earlier he said sanctification by the spirit. So the Holy Spirit is mentioned and then he moves on to say, blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. So the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ are also here. So he is just exalting God and then he goes on to stay to according to his abundant mercy has begotten us. Now this begotten is in terms of us being born again. You know, we're already born into the world, but as Jesus talked that it is important for one to be unless you are born again. You cannot enter the kingdom of God in John chapter three along those lines. He's saying begotten us. We are now born of God. We are born of God. So in the sense of being born again to a living hope. So yes, as we look at the life that we have here on the earth, life in general is filled with light and hope and joy. So when we say the word life, we can think of all these things. Now he's talking about our life in Christ and he uses terms such as living hope. So he is stating that what we have in God is greater than this mortal life that human beings are experiencing without God in the equation. So once we are born again, the God kind of life, the zoe life. And then he says living hope through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the dead. So we've just finished resurrection Sunday. So through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, what do we have? Living hope. And then he goes on to point us towards the greatness of our salvation some more. And he talks about an inheritance which we have, which will be revealed towards the end. Or once we go meet Jesus, it will be revealed to us. And the greatness of this inheritance is such that he does not have the language to describe it in detail. He only chooses to call it incorruptible and undefiled. Incorruptible, we know Jesus said, keep for yourselves treasures in heaven where, you know, it doesn't get destroyed. So even Peter is saying incorruptible. So there is something stored up for the believers which cannot be taken away, which is eternal, which is also undefiled or which is pure. And he says, it does not fade away. It is reserved for you, meaning it is kept for us. So he is encouraging the believer at the very outset and saying that God has great things in store for us. And so it's really worth living this journey for God. And at the right time or he uses the term, you know, the last time it is going to be revealed to us. So it's a motivation to keep living this life and not give up because there are wonderful things here in this life living hope. But this living hope carries on. And then again, there is incorruptible, undefined inheritance for us, which will not fade away. So God has stored up wonderful things for the believer. And that should be a motivation to not give up. Let's go ahead now and read from verses 6 through 9. Could someone kindly read it? Verse 6 through 9. In this you greatly rejoice. So now for a little while, if need be, you may have been grieved by various trials that the genuineness of your faith being much more precious than gold that perishes. Though it is tested by fire, may be found to be praised. Honor and glory are the revelation of Jesus Christ. Whom have not seen you love? Though now you do not see him yet believing, you rejoice with joy. Inexpressible and full of glory. That is leaving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls. Yes, thank you. Thank you for that, Mangi. What we see here is, as I said, he's pointing to eternal things which cannot be taken away from us. Because what are the believers heading towards? They're heading towards persecution. And in those times, they may find that these earthly riches or things that they desire here on earth may not be to their full satisfaction. Things may be taken away or not enough, things may come their way. So having made up their minds that this is going to happen, he's saying, look, there are eternal things which are greater and these things cannot be taken away from you. And so he says, even now, he says, in this you greatly rejoice. Right now you can rejoice in the fact that even though you're going through these difficulties, the way James said, count it all joy when you go through all kinds of trials. Same way, Peter is saying, you have been grieved by various trials that the genuineness of your faith being much more precious than gold that perishes. Though it is tested by fire may be found to praise. So he's going on to tell them that though we are going through these fiery trials, something good is coming out. And our faith is tested and when it is genuine, what happens? You know, what comes out of it will have praise, honour and glory right unto the Lord. And then he also points to the end of all things that know when Jesus returns, when we meet him face to face. Ultimately, there's going to be good things coming out of our testimony which actually honour the Lord. So the trials which one is going through and which one will go through are not all in vain. That's the way in which they're looking at it. So he's saying it's not in vain. There's definitely something wonderful that's going to come out of it. It will be tested. Yes, our faith will be tested because God is interested in all of us having that pure and genuine faith. So faith is something that gets tested. Even in the case of Abraham, what happened? Faith got tested. So that's something we see happen in the journey of people's lives. But when we stay at the course and trust God and continue to have genuine faith, what's going to come out of it is beautiful. It brings praise, honour and glory at the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ. So let's move ahead versus 10 through 12. If anyone has a question the way say stop and ask the question you too can ask. But I'm just going ahead so that we can cover as much as possible today. So yes, versus 10 through 12 please. Proceeding to the salvation of the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours. Such a great privilege. Implying what cursing or time the Spirit of Christ in them was participating when you predicted the suffering of Christ and the subsequent horrors. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you and the things that have now been lost to you through those who preached the goodness to you by the Holy Spirit. Send from heaven things in which ages long to live. Thank you Asha. So it's quite straightforward here. What Peter is saying is that the salvation which the prophets proclaimed. It came by revelation. So we've studied about prophecy and how by the Spirit of God God is able to reveal way before time the things which will happen in the future. And that's what has happened. Salvation was proclaimed by the prophets and that is something that we are experiencing today. And so he talks about how the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when he testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. So how is salvation going to happen through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ? If we study the prophecies of Isaiah, there are so many. Even Isaiah 53 it's a classic passage where we read about the Christ the Atonement Lamb, the way he is going to suffer for us. He's going to carry our sins, our sorrows, our sicknesses and in exchange he is going to give us the redemption and the blessings of the cross. And so it's talking about the fact that God has already foretold through the prophets of the redemption which is to come and they revealed these things to us. And also the last portion here which says which angels desire to look into. So something that we understand here is that even heavenly beings are interested in seeing the fulfillment of God's promises, his purposes in the earth or you could say in all of creation. Heavenly beings are also interested to see how all these things are going to be fulfilled. So why is he talking about the prophets prophesying and the fulfillment of the prophecies which is already underway right now which is salvation. Now salvation has already come to the believers. The reason why he is saying this is we can take it in continuation with what he is writing in the letter. He just stated that if you hold on your faith will be proved genuine and you are going to see the benefits of that. And now he is saying that it has already happened. Whatever God has spoken those things have come to pass. So the things which we are holding on for in the future will also come to pass. But there is an insight about prophecy and prophetic word to be learnt here. So now we move ahead to verses 13 to 17. Could someone please read this passage? Verses 15 to 17. Therefore, get up the loins of your mind, be sober and rest your hope will be upon the grace that is to be revealed to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, not confirming yourself to the former last as in your ignorance but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct because it is written be holy for I am holy. And if you call on the Father who without partiality judges according to each one's word conduct yourself throughout the time of your stay here in fear. Thank you, Mangi. So as the word therefore connects us to whatever has been spoken so far. This is just like Hebrews chapter 12 where he says, Jesus who looking at the joy which was said before him he endured the cross. In the same way, there are wonderful things which are coming up as the Lord appears. There is an inheritance that is incorruptible, undefiled, it will not fade away. So because of all these things look ahead and know that the current trials are only going to prove for your benefit and so he says because everything is going to turn out for our good, he points to the mind of the believer. Obviously when one is going through many challenges, difficulties, it's possible that we go into a mode of discouragement or disappointment or be incredibly distracted from what God wants from our lives. And so he says, let's not go into that place where our mind is no longer fixed on God but he says, gird up the loins of your mind. So gird up the loins is a term similar to roll up your sleeves that we use in English where one is getting ready. One is getting ready to do something. So that's when if I'm getting ready to do something I roll up my sleeves or preparing oneself for action. So get ready in your minds or make up your mind that all this experience is only going to turn out for your good and he says be sober. Sober is to have a state of mind which is balanced. There are no extremes in the way we perceive things. We balance it by resting on the word of God. So be sober and rest your hope fully upon the grace. So he's calling the mind of the believer to be anchor to the word of God, to not move to extremes and also to hold on to the hope which is going to even right now it exists because you already talked about the living hope but then this continues. This living hope continues and at the revelation of Christ there are going to be greater and wonderful things that we receive. And one more thing that it challenges the believer to do is one he said let your minds be stable. Let take action in your mind and make up your mind to follow Christ. And now he says or rather he challenges the believer. Okay, you have your mind. You've got it up the loins of your mind. You're not letting it wander. You are focused on God. Your mind is also sober but at the same time he says we need to have a life that matches up with our faith. So that's the other challenge starting now and going through the rest of the chapters of 1 Peter. You will notice that he will talk about our behavior in certain settings, in certain relationships. So it's beginning here. He's saying don't not conform in your sense to the formal us. So if we call ourselves a believer, our character, our behavior, our attitude should follow it. So that's why he's saying now our life is different. Formal us were part of the not knowing Christ days but now that we know Christ we need to have a different life. So he says be holy as I am holy. That is the instruction we've received from God. So let your conduct be in this manner and when we follow Christ and our actions follow what we believe, surely we are going to see a reward because God, he doesn't have any partiality. He judges each one's work according to what has been done. And that is our assurance that God is very fair. So we must have a life that matches up with our faith. So it's a call to action. As much as we have faith it's also a call to action. Now let's move on to the passage verse 18 through 21. I'm hoping that you were listening from the streets of Queens, and heard it from both forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, not with other land, without language or spot. It was foreknown before the foundation of the world, but was made manifest in the last time for the sake of you. The two men are believers in God who raised him from the dead and gave them glory so that your faith and hope are in God. Having purified your soul by obedience to the truth for a sincere and brotherly love, love on another purposely from a pure heart, since you have been born again out of a perishable seed but a perishable truth living in a fighting word of God. For all flesh is like grass and all of its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers and the flower falls, but the word of God remains forever. And this word is the good news that was preached to you. Thank you Asha. So basically there is doctrine there where he talks about the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. He says, with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. We've learned about this in the book of Hebrews in detail. He became our atonement sacrifice and he indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world. So this was not an afterthought which God had, but this was the original plan and purpose of God and it became the mandate of our Lord Jesus Christ. He already, that is why right in the book of Genesis, Genesis 315, we see the reference where God says that you will crush the head, your seed will crush the head of the serpent. So God had spoken in the very beginning that Jesus is going to come, but we know Galatians 4 for in the fullness of time Christ Jesus was made manifest. So it was not something that God came up with in the middle as a crisis management plan, but the doctrine of how God had planned this before it says foundation of the world because God knows everything, God is omniscient. He knew that Adam and Eve are going to sin and he therefore had through his wisdom this plan of sending his son Jesus Christ. So this is all doctrine that he's talking about of how Jesus came, what he did he says manifest in these last times for you. So personally he's encouraging the believer and he's saying, look why did Jesus come? He came for you who through him believe in God who raised him from the dead. So now he talked about the affliction of the cross, but he's also talking about the resurrection from the dead who raised him from the dead and gave him glory so that your faith and hope are in God. Again a reassurance earlier he said you hold on because great things are coming up at the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ and he's talking about eternal things and helping the believer know that the pain of today is but temporal while we focus on Christ and journey forward and similarly over here in what he's stating about the Lord Jesus he shows them that look at the example of Jesus. He went through pray, pain, tribulation all that yes that's a part of the life of Christ but ultimately we see the victory of the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ and so that is the kind of hope we have. There is pain in the journey but there's also going to be that resurrection glory that is coming through and so he further exalts the believer since you have purified your souls and obeying the truth through the spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another fervently. So there's an instruction for community life there he says love one another fervently with a pure heart. So in simple words he's calling for a sincere love for one another. It is not too faced but when we say that we have love for our brothers and sisters in the Christian community it has to flow from a place of sincerity or in other words we could say genuine love for each other having been born again so he's reminding them look we're all now part of the kingdom of God we are born again as we saw earlier we are begotten and this born again experience is not a temporary experience it is connected to eternity and thereby words like not by corruptible seed but incorruptible meaning something that stays on so the word of God is eternal isn't it heaven and earth will pass away but his word will not pass away and then he tries to reiterate that concept of eternity by saying that a flesh all flesh is as grass or you know this mortal body it will soon pass away but the word of God end yours and thereby the hope which we have in Christ just the way Jesus died yes but he also rose again and so we also have this hope of glory in our Lord Jesus Christ even if we face persecution so that is what we have seen so far so I'm just going to keep moving ahead please stop me if there is a clarification required regarding any matter so let's now go to chapter 2 and read verses 1 to 3 so could somebody please read the first 3 verses therefore laying aside all malice, all the seeds, hypocrisy, envy and all he was speaking as a newborn baby desire the pure note of word that you may grow thereby if indeed you have tested that Lord is gracious so in the given circumstances an exhortation to walk in the spirit because he is saying lay aside malice all deceit so things pertaining to community life again because what did he just start saying he started saying let love be sincere so walk in the spirit let there be love and let go of fleshly manifestations such as malice, deceit, hypocrisy, envy all he was speaking against one another but now he is pointing to the right way of growing and being established in God which is through the word of God remember even Paul in Acts 832 I think where he said that the word of God will build you up take heed to the word because the word of God has the capacity to build us up and along the same lines he says desire the pure milk of the word why because the word of God like milk or mother's milk to a baby it nurtures and we all know that initially it's only milk that generally the baby survive on and therefore it is pointing to the nurturing nature of the word of God how the word of God when we yield ourselves to the word of God one thing is a given that's going to be growth that's going to be increased in our spiritual walk with the Lord and so he says begin to desire desire the pure milk of the word it's going to bring us growth we could also look at it in this way he's saying that desire means a healthy baby would desire milk and so a healthy believer for growth is very much connected to the word if the believer is healthy that desire is but natural for us to know the word to learn more and grow in God but if that desire is lacking then there is some issue which needs to be checked and so he's saying come on keep your seal in the Lord walk in the spirit walk in love desire the word of God and then he goes on to other things let's now read verse 4 and 5 please so as he is encouraging them stay on with God he pointed out earlier to the fact that Jesus came to fulfill the redemptive plan of God so once again he brings the example of our Lord Jesus Christ here to help the believer understand that look even Jesus experienced rejection so he says he is the living stone or he is the primary stone in other places Jesus is called as the corner stone so these terms are used and if you read passages from Isaiah and all he is also termed as that stumbling stone so stone is just a way of describing the constant constancy of our Lord Jesus Christ and here he is called as the living stone but he also experienced rejection even though he is the primary he is the center of everything he experienced rejection he is chosen and precious and similarly you are also chosen and precious to God and he says that who are we? our Lord Jesus is the main living stone he is the corner stone but we are also you could say in comparison smaller living stones and to us what is God doing? how is a house built? it's built with stones or bricks so God is building a spiritual house and you and I are living stones and with us with each one of us you can imagine each of us plays like a brick in the house of God he is actually building up the house of God and he gives more descriptions of who the believers are now in Christ Jesus so it's all packed with doctrine we could just go jump into it and take hours and days to understand it he says a holy priesthood remember after what Jesus has done one sacrifice he became our eternal high priest so what has that made us? we now have priesthood we don't need a mediator human mediator or heavenly mediator anymore because Jesus became that person who sealed he became the mediator of the covenant he sealed the covenant with his own blood for us so now we directly are priesthood or in other words we have access to God we have access to the presence of God so he calls us holy priests and we have a responsibility we don't offer up sacrifices the way people did in the temple but we have spiritual sacrifices which we offer up to God so an encouragement there and saying look at your destiny look at the life that you have in Christ and don't let anything disturb or discourage you so we are going to pause here and we will pick up from the next words very quickly answering Kennedy's question here okay I don't know I haven't studied Greek so I am so sorry I don't have the answer to your question he is asking how many tenses are there in the Greek language? yeah so what I shared with us the Greek presence that this book is written in it's just information that I got regarding the background of this book and secondly he is asking furnish me with the difference between election predestination and being chosen as a born servant of God in terms of spiritual calling difference between okay so election and predestination okay fine so what we will do is how about we take a break and then we come back Kennedy is that okay and then I will share my whatever I understand regarding these terms so it's 9.52 now yes thank you let's go for a break 10 or 2 we will come back and pick up from here thank you