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Welcome to the Word of the Lord Enduresres forever with Pastor Will Whedon.

I remember protesting and grumping to my mom about how unfair this was, how unjust this assignment.

In the spirit of this text, she told me, you just write the paper. You know, you didn't do it.

That's what matters. But you can still learn something of value.

So I wrote the essay, but I must confess not with a very gracious spirit.

The Word of the Lord endures forever is a daily verse-by-verse Bible study with the church,

past and present.

Pastor Whedon is leading us in a study of the book of

First Peter. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit

be with you all. Amen. Greetings, people, loved by God. Well, last study, we heard St. Peter urge

his hearers to be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution.

Remember that we're all born rebels, recognizing ourselves as the supreme authority,

and an important mark of Christians is that they're at war with that tendency to exalt themselves,

and it shows by their willing and humble obedience to other

authorities. They do this for the Lord's sake. And indeed, it does make the rulers of this world

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