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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to kfi Am six forty on demand. Being teachable.

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<v Speaker 1>It may not be something that you think about often,

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<v Speaker 1>but the man or woman who wants to grow in

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<v Speaker 1>their faith, in their walk with God, if you want

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<v Speaker 1>to be that person, you have to be teachable. To

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<v Speaker 1>go through life in a stubborn fashion, shutting yourself off

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<v Speaker 1>to any of the thoughts or ideas can be a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>You lose out on much. And what I'm not saying

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<v Speaker 1>is to go around with such an open mind that

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<v Speaker 1>your brain falls out. You see it. An open mind

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<v Speaker 1>is like that of an open mouth. It's open, it

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<v Speaker 1>receives sustenance, it closes to digest. I'm not talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the lack of conviction, not standing on a principal idea

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<v Speaker 1>or understanding. What I'm saying is that if you go

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<v Speaker 1>around thinking that your glass is full, you won't ever

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<v Speaker 1>let anyone pour anything into it, and in doing so,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll miss out on new knowledge, new ideas, new understandings.

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<v Speaker 1>And this process is so important to your faith his faith.

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<v Speaker 1>It is in conjunction with knowledge that if you shut

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<v Speaker 1>yourself out to that kind of teachability being available for

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<v Speaker 1>these new ideas, you lose out Scripture is even a

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<v Speaker 1>little more fierce when it says in Proverbs twelve to

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<v Speaker 1>one whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates

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<v Speaker 1>reproof is stupid. You see, you have to be willing

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<v Speaker 1>to hear truth. You have to be willing to know

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<v Speaker 1>that you may not have the truth, the whole truth,

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<v Speaker 1>and nothing but the truth. Being open to receiving that

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<v Speaker 1>and learning those new things puts you on the path

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<v Speaker 1>like an explorer of finding out this information. I tell

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<v Speaker 1>people all the time, don't follow the person who says

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<v Speaker 1>they know everything. Follow the person who's asking all the

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<v Speaker 1>right questions, because the truth seeker asks questions. An old

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<v Speaker 1>Chinese proverb that says that he who asks a question

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<v Speaker 1>is a fool for five minutes. He who doesn't ask

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<v Speaker 1>the question is a fool for a lifetime. Now I

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<v Speaker 1>realize there are people that you may think can't teach anything.

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<v Speaker 1>Abraham Lincoln said that he learned something from every man

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<v Speaker 1>he met. It was usually what not to do, but

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<v Speaker 1>he learned something. Now in life, as you stroll along

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<v Speaker 1>on your adventure exploring and learning, there are certain things, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that you may put into a pouch labeled certain, but

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<v Speaker 1>there are always new ideas, new ways to look at things,

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<v Speaker 1>new ways to perceive an old thing. And that comes

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<v Speaker 1>from being open, That comes from being pliable and receptive

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<v Speaker 1>to what's out there. There's oftentimes where I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 1>teach you something or I want you to know something,

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<v Speaker 1>and you refuse to receive it because you think you're

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<v Speaker 1>better than the person trying to impart it to you.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to be open. I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>get to a place where you thirst so much for

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<v Speaker 1>truth that it doesn't matter where you get it. You've

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<v Speaker 1>seen people so hungry that they respect food like you

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<v Speaker 1>never have every morsel, they clean their plate, They are

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<v Speaker 1>so appreciative for every last bite. When you're fat, you're like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need that last bed or or you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll throw that away, or I'll give it to the dog,

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<v Speaker 1>almost without the true appreciation for what's before you. And

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<v Speaker 1>the same can work with knowledge. You may get to

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<v Speaker 1>a place where you think you know so much that

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<v Speaker 1>you don't. You don't respect, you don't hunger for knowledge.

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<v Speaker 1>The same way. I see professors all the time go

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<v Speaker 1>through change. Professors who were very learned, they had consumed

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<v Speaker 1>much knowledge, and all of a sudden something came into

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<v Speaker 1>their life and changed their perspective. They got to see

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<v Speaker 1>things just a little differently, and the hunger, that fire,

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<v Speaker 1>that desire burned again. Today. I want you to be

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<v Speaker 1>in that same place today. I want you to thirst today.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to have that mindset that isn't listen

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<v Speaker 1>to me, but I will listen to you. That place

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<v Speaker 1>of security where you are listening, where you are wanting

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<v Speaker 1>to receive. Being the student is the best seat to

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<v Speaker 1>learn now. Teaching can be a great place of learning

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<v Speaker 1>as well if you are open, if you remain like

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<v Speaker 1>a sponge and check your vocabulary and the things you say.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you often ask ask people's opinion on things? And

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<v Speaker 1>do you ask it for real or do you ask

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<v Speaker 1>it because you think you should or because you really

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<v Speaker 1>want to receive what they have to say? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>the type of person that just merely offers your opinion

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<v Speaker 1>rather than receives before someone finishes a sentence? Are you

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<v Speaker 1>building a response being teachable?

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<v Speaker 2>Today?

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to ask yourself, am I self? I

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<v Speaker 1>guess if you'd like to refer to yourself as self self?

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<v Speaker 1>Am I teachable? And the importance of this question cannot

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<v Speaker 1>be overstated, because this really is at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 1>who you are, what you will know in life, how

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<v Speaker 1>you will know it, and even how you'll be perceived

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<v Speaker 1>by others, if they will see you as somebody who

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<v Speaker 1>just rejects or someone who thinks there know it all.

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<v Speaker 1>And having that platform as a seeker, having that platform

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<v Speaker 1>as somebody who genuinely explores life and wants to learn,

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<v Speaker 1>that is the best place to be. That is where

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<v Speaker 1>you will get to know God. You'll get to know

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<v Speaker 1>God through God's creation. I want you to know me

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<v Speaker 1>and one of the best ways to know me is

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<v Speaker 1>to know the family. Now, I don't want you living

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<v Speaker 1>your spirituality through someone else, because people will let you down.

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<v Speaker 1>But you will see, and you will know, and you

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<v Speaker 1>will learn things from others. And getting in that mindset

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<v Speaker 1>to love discipline, as it says Proverbs twelve to one,

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<v Speaker 1>whoever loves discipline loves knowledge. But he who hates reproof

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<v Speaker 1>is stupid. Are you bothered when somebody comes to you

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<v Speaker 1>and corrects you constructively? I realize that there are those

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<v Speaker 1>that take on the tone and the attitude and they're

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<v Speaker 1>ugly about it, and that it's hard to receive that.

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<v Speaker 1>I understand that. But I also want you to get

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<v Speaker 1>to that place where you have the sense of an

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<v Speaker 1>old cow. You eat the hay and you leave the sticks.

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<v Speaker 1>You can weed through these things and understand that there's

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<v Speaker 1>a difference between someone's attitude and the truth and if

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<v Speaker 1>what they're telling you is beneficial if you can learn

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<v Speaker 1>from it. But how exciting has it been throughout your

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<v Speaker 1>life those times where you've come you've had an epiphany,

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<v Speaker 1>or you've learned something that has changed the way you

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<v Speaker 1>do something. For men, it's when they finally look at

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<v Speaker 1>the instructions after trying to put something together for the

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<v Speaker 1>past twelve hours on their own. I say that with love. Men,

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<v Speaker 1>But you may come across some sort of moment. You

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<v Speaker 1>may remember throughout your life a good teacher, someone who

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<v Speaker 1>took the time with you and spoke to you on

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<v Speaker 1>your level, and how wonderful it was to take that knowledge.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want you to get to that place today.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to remind yourself to be in that

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<v Speaker 1>spirit every single day, being that explorer, being willing to

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<v Speaker 1>learn new ways, not being stubborn or a pushy that

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<v Speaker 1>everyone needs to see things your way. Oh, you'll play

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<v Speaker 1>a part in cycle. You'll be teaching others too, but

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<v Speaker 1>you have to be ready, willing, and able for that

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<v Speaker 1>that reproof. It's not just ignoring reproof, it's not just

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<v Speaker 1>being bothered by reproof. And Scripture it says you hate reproof,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't stand when someone corrects you. You're always in

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<v Speaker 1>that place where you refuse to be teachable, and today

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to be teachable. It's okay to make mistakes.

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<v Speaker 1>Scripture says that a righteous man is not someone who

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't fall, but someone who falls seven times and seven

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<v Speaker 1>times gets up. It's okay to make mistakes as long

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<v Speaker 1>as you learn from them, as long as you are

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<v Speaker 1>open to whatever reproof, whatever teaching moment. That is the

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<v Speaker 1>world is getting to a place where you are looking

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<v Speaker 1>with the internet, all the technology, where you can replay

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<v Speaker 1>somebody's statement and thought over and over and over again.

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<v Speaker 1>The world is loving to pounce upon those thoughts rather

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<v Speaker 1>than showing reproof, wanting to solidify those as the only

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<v Speaker 1>thought that person's ever had, that mistakes aren't actually made.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't get to that place. Don't get to that place

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<v Speaker 1>of hardening the heart towards somebody else or even with

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<v Speaker 1>your own self. Towards others, you feel that they are

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<v Speaker 1>not teachable, that they can't learn, that that's only who

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<v Speaker 1>they are. And with yourself, thinking that you know everything,

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<v Speaker 1>that you're so well learned that you don't need to

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<v Speaker 1>consume anymore from anyone, and that becomes the hating of

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<v Speaker 1>reproof and that's what makes you stupid. Jasmine, Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the Jesus Christ Show. Hello, Hi Jasmine, How can I

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<v Speaker 1>help you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, I have a question, it's severe question. Okay, what

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<v Speaker 3>is the wager of sin in God's eyes? Like stealing

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<v Speaker 3>a piece of candy compared to murderer?

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<v Speaker 1>Well, the wages of sin is death. Period. Didn't say

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<v Speaker 1>for this then or that sin? Now? Is there a

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<v Speaker 1>difference in sins? Are they all completely equal? Well, it's

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<v Speaker 1>different depending on how you're looking at it. In the

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<v Speaker 1>eyes of God, every infraction that you do that is

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<v Speaker 1>considered a sin. The word sin means to miss the mark.

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<v Speaker 1>So God puts a mark out there for your life,

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<v Speaker 1>both specifically and generally, meaning that there's certain things nobody

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<v Speaker 1>should be doing, nobody should be murdering, and things like that.

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<v Speaker 1>But there might be some sins that are specific to

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<v Speaker 1>you that don't necessarily pertain to others, and God puts

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<v Speaker 1>those in front of you and says that this is

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<v Speaker 1>the way He wants you to be, that is his will.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you reject them, there are different types of consequences.

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<v Speaker 1>There are the consequences that go on the earth. You

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<v Speaker 1>can do things that God will forgive you for, yet

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<v Speaker 1>they'll be major consequences on earth for them as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Even murder. You could be forgiven for murder, but it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't mean you wouldn't have to go to prison. And

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<v Speaker 1>so as far as the big or small sins, all

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<v Speaker 1>sins are kind of rated by God, not by man.

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<v Speaker 1>Man looks at certain sins and goes, well, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>such a big deal. He stole some bubblegum. It's you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not like it's an armed robbery or something. But

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<v Speaker 1>to God, they are all missing the mark, and so

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<v Speaker 1>to the God they're equal in that sense, and the

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<v Speaker 1>penalty was paid. They're all worthy of me going to

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<v Speaker 1>that cross and dying on that cross. That's why God

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<v Speaker 1>did it, why God saw fit to do it that way.

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<v Speaker 1>So all sin, no matter how small you may think

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<v Speaker 1>it is, is against a holy and righteous, eternal God.

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<v Speaker 1>And so putting it. In that perspective, then everything that

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<v Speaker 1>is done against God demands to be wholly injust and

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<v Speaker 1>have an eternal punishment. And only by the payment on

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<v Speaker 1>the cross. Is that eternal punishment not sidestep, but paid

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<v Speaker 1>by God for those who believe. Yeah, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's an old saying that if you break you got

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<v Speaker 1>to look at the ten commandments as a mirror, and

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<v Speaker 1>if you break part of the mirror, you break all

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<v Speaker 1>of the mirror. The mirror is broken. And with sin,

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<v Speaker 1>people try and see what they can get away with.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you remember in scripture, I was always trying

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<v Speaker 1>to tell people that it's much greater than even they think.

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<v Speaker 1>Matthew five one through twenty eight. If you remember, I say,

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<v Speaker 1>you have heard that it was said to those of

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<v Speaker 1>old you shall not murder, and whoever murders will be

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<v Speaker 1>liable to judgment. And I go on to say, but

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<v Speaker 1>I say to you that everyone who is angry with

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<v Speaker 1>his brother will be liable to judgment. Whoever insults his

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<v Speaker 1>brother will be liable. And goes on and on and

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<v Speaker 1>the sin equal to the sin. Now, is it really no,

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<v Speaker 1>there's different consequences. However, the point I was trying to

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<v Speaker 1>of that. And then it starts to get really weighty,

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<v Speaker 1>It was to put in perspective not the intensity of

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<v Speaker 1>now you're talking about dealing with God, and there are

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<v Speaker 1>different sins that will have different consequences on earth as

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<v Speaker 1>they would in heaven. But the key about heaven and

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<v Speaker 1>the death on the cross and the shedding of my

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<v Speaker 1>Be perfect as your father in heaven is perfect, and

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<v Speaker 1>well that's how you do it. Now I got to

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<v Speaker 1>and future, and then resurrecting and overcoming death, hell, and

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<v Speaker 1>That's what needs to be done, but for anyone at

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<v Speaker 1>maliciously and all these different things. But God knows your heart,

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<v Speaker 1>and God knows that if you reject the will of God,

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<v Speaker 1>doing whatever you want whenever you want, that that's a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>And it doesn't mean that you won't make a mistake

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<v Speaker 1>or there won't be problems in life. That just comes

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<v Speaker 1>understand that. You know the difference between right and wrong.

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<v Speaker 1>You do this all the time, know when you shouldn't

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to take too long. Always cutting corners. You

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<v Speaker 1>see these people on the street that would rather make

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<v Speaker 1>or whatever it is. And you do those things in

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<v Speaker 1>life all the time, spiritually, no matter who it effects

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<v Speaker 1>or who it bothers. It's just a matter of it

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<v Speaker 1>being easier for you, and you're you'll be accountable for

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<v Speaker 1>those things. But on earth you rate them as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>murders the worst and all of these things. But really,

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<v Speaker 1>in the eyes of God, as heinous as murder is

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<v Speaker 1>that there are other things that are done that are

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<v Speaker 1>equally as heinous. That you may not think so, and

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<v Speaker 1>the judicial system of the United States may not think so.

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<v Speaker 1>You're not going to get arrested for blasphemy. But God

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<v Speaker 1>certainly frowns upon that. Richard, Welcome to the Jesus Christ Show.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh thank you?

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<v Speaker 1>How can I help you?

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<v Speaker 2>Uh? Your topic kid home today? And I was compelled

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<v Speaker 2>to call uh. My son is involved with a lady

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<v Speaker 2>that had made some very bad choices. She was on

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<v Speaker 2>some heavy drugs. She's been clean now for a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit over a year. Comes to comes to light he's

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<v Speaker 2>going to AA, but she does have a serious liver

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<v Speaker 2>disease because of it, and the thing still sort of

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<v Speaker 2>progressed to the next level where you started, and strong feelings.

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<v Speaker 2>She wasn't feeling well with her doctor, and come to

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<v Speaker 2>find out she now has her purpies. And he's very confused.

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<v Speaker 2>And I told him that because he had been always

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<v Speaker 2>talking about getting married and having children. And I told

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<v Speaker 2>him that where she can be forgiven, the consequences of

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<v Speaker 2>her choice still have to be addressed.

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<v Speaker 1>Sure that even though she's forgiven, and the herpes that

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<v Speaker 1>So there are she even though she's bettering her life,

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<v Speaker 1>there are remnants in the consequences most certainly and will.

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<v Speaker 2>Be, yes, sir. And so that's where my problem comes in.

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<v Speaker 2>He asked me for my advice, and I told him,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what advice is, everybody has it. I mentioned

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<v Speaker 2>to him that with everything that was stacked against this,

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<v Speaker 2>as far as having normal children and the chances and

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<v Speaker 2>having to walk the tightrope for the rest of his life,

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<v Speaker 2>it's still at the stage where he should just maybe

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<v Speaker 2>just try to remain friends, but as far as anything

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<v Speaker 2>else on the relationship, he has to break it off.

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<v Speaker 2>And anyway, that's where I'm at right now. And then

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<v Speaker 2>on your program with you're talking about personal responsibilities, I

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<v Speaker 2>was just it bothers me because I won't to know

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<v Speaker 2>if I gave him the right advice.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's tough. I think you gave him very wonderful advice.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that the tough part is that when when

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<v Speaker 1>seems a shame that that others won't give them a

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the same with the the prison system of the

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<v Speaker 1>and when they come out are treated so differently that

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<v Speaker 1>it almost seems like, well, you might as well have

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<v Speaker 1>just left them in there, because the world doesn't really

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<v Speaker 1>give them a second chance. However, you have to protect

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<v Speaker 1>difficult as it is, so the more of these parts

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<v Speaker 1>of the equation you dump on yourself, the more difficult

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to make it on yourself as well. So

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<v Speaker 1>your son has to know the true consequences of his

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<v Speaker 1>there's a good likelihood that she can relapse correct and

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<v Speaker 1>there's also scars and the remaining consequences of things that

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<v Speaker 1>but it may not be the perfect partner for him,

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<v Speaker 1>and he has to know that with all this comes consequences,

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<v Speaker 1>and especially if there's herpes and things like that involved,

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<v Speaker 1>and should he be married to her, they will affect him,

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<v Speaker 1>and that he needs to know that all the love

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<v Speaker 1>and the feelings that he has become less flowery and

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<v Speaker 1>more practical later on down the line, and that's when

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<v Speaker 1>you're going to go, oh my gosh, what did I do?

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<v Speaker 1>So I guess at this point the best thing you

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<v Speaker 1>can do, Richard, is give him the best advice and say,

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<v Speaker 1>go into this with every bit of knowledge you can,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you make that decision, so be it. But

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<v Speaker 1>don't look at this from you know, the romantic, flowery standpoint,

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<v Speaker 1>expecting everything to be grand and you to always have

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<v Speaker 1>this feeling, because you know, feelings change and you're going

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<v Speaker 1>the long haul. And there is a lot of hurdles

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<v Speaker 1>the information that you gave him. Oh but you can't direct.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's going to make his own choices. So

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<v Speaker 1>the best thing you can do as a parent is

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<v Speaker 2>You can.

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<v Speaker 1>Treat this individual with love and kindness and prayerfully help

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<v Speaker 1>them on their way to recovery. But it still means

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<v Speaker 1>that there are consequences, and those consequences will become your

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<v Speaker 1>son's consequences should he get involved with her. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>just really what you need to know in life. There's

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<v Speaker 1>consequences to everything that's done, even from years and years

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<v Speaker 1>and years and years ago, and you bring those into

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<v Speaker 1>be honest about them and let you know, and and

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<v Speaker 1>in doing so, with everything out in the open, you

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<v Speaker 1>become closer and you go into it with that knowledge

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<v Speaker 1>and you make the decision I want to be in

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<v Speaker 1>this relationship with X, Y and Z. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just go, oh, well, I'm in love now

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<v Speaker 1>and I like this person, and you don't really weigh

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<v Speaker 1>those things, you end up ruining the relationship. And maybe

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<v Speaker 1>there is someone better suited where some of these things

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<v Speaker 1>may not matter in the same way, in the same sense,

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<v Speaker 1>that could be a better partner to that person, and

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<v Speaker 2>Kfi AM six forty on demand