And for additional launches under review, the attack is the largest since the 2006 war with Lebanon. The IDF now confirming that Hamas is behind the attacks from Lebanon. The head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh is currently there after arriving in Lebanon yesterday and will meet with Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah tonight. Also happening tonight. The Israeli security cabinet will convene at 8.30pm, but first, at this hour, an assessment with the defense minister and other members of the security apparatus. Let's head now to our correspondent, Nicole Zidik, live for us in Shlomi in the north. Nicole, talk to us about the latest. Hamda, you can see the damage from today's rocket fire, which impacted right here in Shlomi. You can see where one of those rockets touched down here in the road. Take a look behind me at some of the damage that it caused. Now, as you can see, they've already patched up the hole where the rocket hit, and people are already beginning to drive over it. But it's really the damage to the buildings that it's also really being impacted. As you can see, they are starting to repair some of it. But look at those cracked windows, completely shattered, shrapnel tearing apart much of the ceiling as well. Now, they're boarding it up because the windows were completely torn down from the attack. And it's really a scary and intense time here when we spoke to some of the residents. In fact, these are businesses here. We have a bank. We have a cafe. Even a law firm. And we spoke to one of the attorneys who works at this law firm here. Here's what he had to say about everything impacting his company. I heard from other people that my office took damage from the rocket and I came here and I saw all the damage. I heard the siren, I heard the siren, I heard the boom, I was in my home. It was very, very scary. Nicole Sirens sounding there in several of those towns along with fires where some of those rockets fell. What are residents telling you about what they experienced there?  They say when they heard those sirens being fired off this morning, they quickly grabbed their family, ran to the closest shelter that they could find. But many of them don't have shelters in their homes, which is a big problem as they are concerned that these attacks could continue since tensions aren't so high right now. And so they're lucky. They're thankful that no one was injured by all of this damage right here, surprisingly. But they're still worried that this is not the end and they're fearful that more people could be injured in the future if these clashes continue. So really a tense and emotional time out here, Honda, in fact, many of the residents who were out here just taking a look at the damage, they were very emotional yelling at each other, just kind of asking why and what do we do from here? So very a tense time. Nicole Zandik, live for us in the North, thank you. Let's bring in Etan Dengoth, former military secretary to three different ministers of defense and former coordinator of government activities in the Palestinian territories. Thank you so much for being with us. I want to ask you, you tweeted quite a lot today about the, to quote you, alertness between the days of battle on the ground escalation. Etan, Hezbollah, and you're also saying that Israel is weak and cracked. Accumulation of terrorist power backed by Etan around Israel. Finally saying that Israel is a low point in its relations with the United States. Talk to us about your views here. I brought all my views, what brought Hezbollah, and I say Hezbollah first, not Hamas, because we have to pay attention that Hamas has become the proxy of Hezbollah, which is the proxy of Tehran, Iran. So what I said is, when I wrote, is the things that I think that brought all this terror coalition around us to make its calculation and to bring a decision to launch your 35 rockets to the west side of the Galil mountains in order to create to Israel something that it's not escalation from what we are there. It's escalation to brought Israel to decide what will be the reaction between some days of clashes, or it can brought us to a war. And I say the war because I was also in 2006. Things like that, it's much more from the damage of the start than the kidnap of the two Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah. So I think that Hezbollah, under the umbrella of Iran, which Hamas that is now apart from this terror coalition, decided to be killed because they analyzed few reasons that Israel is weak. Interiorly, Israel has a problem outside. Israel has showed already that it's not reacted towards what happened like in Megiddo junction, and estimate what will be Israel reaction.  And then I say also, the reaction should be towards Lebanon as a state. It's time that we, in such case of attack of Israel, we cannot now allow ourselves to divide between Hamas in Syria or Seidon, between Hezbollah and between the authorities of Lebanon, because Lebanon is going now to a stage of collapse. And all the country is looking at the weak economy situation. Israel should react, but on the other end, we have to calculate very deeply, like also lesson from 2006, how to react. Whether we are going to react against Lebanon, and I think it should be under strategic targets against Hamas in Lebanon, and to be ready immediately, I think that today we have been surprised. We have been surprised from the amount of rockets that has been launched towards Israel, because if you have intelligence of such amount of rockets, you're already waiting with a plan to react immediately. And that shows us that we analyzed the situation we expected, and the other part, Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and some Arab countries is using the Ramadan as an excuse by analyzing Israel's weakness today to try to shake the Israeli strength by bringing the situation today. And what I mean that we have to calculate the reaction to Lebanon, to Gaza, West Bank, is Jerusalem, and inside Israel. We have yesterday a small scenario of demonstration of Israeli Arabs in Umel Fahem in other places. I think the situation is bubbling, not as a spontaneous, under a very cold way of strategic plan, and we have to take it on account for the coming. And the cabinet decision this evening will be summing. I want to make the expectations. I've been there. The meeting of the security, head of the security armed forces with Netanyahu, with minister of defense is the most important thing to bring the cabinet, the solution, and Bibi Netanyahu has to calculate a lot this evening what and how to react. We cannot to be quiet after it. It's a risk to Israel. Existence for the future if we allow it to be in such a way. Eitan, Daniel, I want to ask you, we've got about 45 seconds left. The Israeli security cabinet has not convened for two months, despite all of the political situations. Syria, now Lebanon, Iran, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip. Why now? Why now? Because Bibi Netanyahu has no choice. It means he has to get the approval under the law of the cabinet what it should be decided. On the other hand, he didn't met them before because he was busy with what's happening here on the law change. Or on the other hand, he's not trusting his colleagues in the cabinet like Bankvirus, Motrich, and the others. And he preferred to sit with the, let's say, the circle of the heads of the security forces. Now he has no choice. He has to make it. But for my experience, it will be, it will come ready and also will recommend what to decide. And they have to go with him because none Motrich, none Bankvirus, none Israel Katz, has a lot of experience going in the north. Unfortunately, a lot of time was wasted in not bringing the cabinet and teaching these people something about the north. Eitan Zango, former military secretary to Syria.


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In this module, we will discuss about classical analytical methods. Nowadays, there are many instrumental techniques available, but at the same time, classical analytical methods are still in use. Acid-based titration, redox titrations, complexometric titrations, and gravimetric analysis are some of these methods. The main requirement of instrumental techniques is that we can make it more effective. We can also know about very little concentration and light. But the places where it can still be used, we take support of acid-based titrations or redox titrations. The reason for this is that these are cheap techniques and are not expensive. And compared to instrumental techniques, where they can be used, it is definitely performed there. In USP, BP, i.e. British Pharmacopoeia, aspirin is a common drug that we use as a painkiller. For this, the acid-based titrations are also present at this time. Although most of the analytical methods are now available on HPLC, but for this basic drug, the acid-based titrations are performed only with acid-based titrations. Complexometric titrations, in which we make complexes with ligands. And this technique is mostly used if in light our metal ions, calcium, magnesium, or other metal are present. Redox titration, the basic technique where reduction is being oxidized. Because of this, we observe color change. Redox, to play a lot of functions in our body, the products that can oxidize are beneficial to us. For example, you hear advertisements about tea leaves that they have anti-oxidant, which are beneficial to us. So, for this evaluation, we use a lot of things like redox titrations. Such as gravimetric analysis, where the precipitate can be out, to find out the concentration of any analyte, we use gravimetric analysis. Acid-based titrations, this is our first technique that we will discuss here.  This is a reversible reaction, that is, your reactant is converting into a product, the product is converting into a reactant. It takes some time to come to this reaction on equilibrium. And on equilibrium, the way we take out its equilibrium constant, which we have discussed in our primary classes in matriculation, that K is equal to concentration of X and Y, multiply product of X and Y divided by product of A and B. That is, product key concentration divided by reactant concentration is our K equilibrium constant. In acid-based titrations, the equilibrium constant is not established. Acid-based acids will direct the foreign bases and after titrating, they will make salts and water. But water itself, H2O, if there is no electrolyte in it, then we can consider that it is present in an equilibrium position with its ions. H2O gives us H positive ion and OH negative ion. Different theories can be discussed, in which acids and bases are defined, from which Arrhenius theory, Bronsted, Lawry Bronsted theory is called and Lewis theory. First of all, Arrhenius described this and he gave an understanding. But before this, it was necessary to use acids and bases. A Muslim scientist also worked in his era to make acids. And before this, some classical theories were also present. In some understanding, the compounds that keep oxygen are called acids. Or in acids, oxygen is definitely present. Or in some cases, they are correlated with their taste. Or in other cases, they are correlated with their taste. So Arrhenius first of all, scientifically, when we read the notations, that we replace all the products that are H positive ion, we will call them acids. And we will call the hydroxyl ion, which is negative ion, as the bases. In this theory, some loopholes are present. They are not able to explain that ammonia, which does not have hydroxyl ion, but it shows basic character. So Lawry Bronsted theory explains this. That all the things that give H positive ion, we will call them acids. And we will call the H positive ion, except it. And in this form, he explained to Ammonia that why it is a base. Because after taking H positive ion, it becomes ammonium. Now here, water. Is this acid or base? So we can understand that water is amphoteric. This is acidic and basic. H2O accepts H positive ion and becomes hydronium. And hydroxyl ion also replaces it. That is why it has basic character. So we can see its conjugate bases and assume that water has amphoteric properties. Acidic and bases are also present. Livis, who defined Octatrugl, explained this in another way. That all the things that donate to the electron will be called bases. And those who accept will call them acids. And according to this theory, the first things that Lawry Bronsted considered bases, or what Arhenis had considered before, all those things also sustain their place. Ammonia, because the electron is donating, it is a base.  Water's dissociation constant is written. This is HOH negative H positive ion concentration. And the reactant or starting material is H2O. The concentration of water remains constant. And if we take this to the other side of the equation, it is called ionic product of water. Calculated is that the dissociation constant of water is very low. E1 multiplied by 10 to the power of minus 4 moles square decimetre cube. Cubes square. If we want to take out the concentration of H positive ion in acidic solutions, then mainly H positive ion concentration, if we make a solution of HCl, 1 gram, 1 mole per decimetre cube, then the main concentration will be present in only H cubes. pH is called a negative log of hydrogen ion concentration. And to take it out, we commonly use pH at this time to know the hydrogen ion concentration. pH meters are available. Acid-based titations are also done with indicators. Acid-based titations are also potentially metric, where we use this pH meter of any product. We observe the change in pH and we know the end point on its basis.


His skill set in today's game, like it would be so unbelievable because he could do everything on the court, literally. When I remember watching him in Houston having to deal with him and asking guys like Terence Williams about it when he was there was like, nah, he's serious. And just watching his skill set, man, you were born too early, my guy. Like you, your skill set in today's league, you would be a star, like a real life star. I love watching him play because he played the game the right way and can literally do everything. I appreciate that, bro. Means a lot coming from you.


Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After a talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos covering songs in 2008 and signed to RBMG, Bieber released his debut EP, My World, in late 2009. It was certified platinum in the US. He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Bieber released his first full-length studio album, My World 2.0 in 2010. It debuted at or near number one in several countries and was certified triple platinum in the US.It was preceded by his then most successful single, Baby. Following his debut album, he had his first headlining tour, The My World Tour, released the remix albums My World's Acoustic and Never Say Never The Remixes and the 3D biopic concert film Justin Bieber, Never Say Never. He released his second studio album, Under the Missalto, in November 2011, when it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. Bieber released his third studio album, Believe, in 2012. His fourth studio album Purpose was released in November 2015 to commercial success, spawning three number one singles, What Do You Mean, Sorry and Love Yourself. His US album and singles sales total 44.7 million.He has sold an estimated 100 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists. Bieber has won numerous awards, including American Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2010 and 2012. In his career, he has received three Grammy nominations, winning one for Best Dance Recording for the song Where Are You Now at the 2016 ceremony. He has been listed four times by Forbes magazine among the top ten most powerful celebrities in the world in 2011, 2012, and 2013. Bieber also became the first artist to surpass 10 billion total video views on Vivo. Life and Career 1994-2007, Early Life Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, at St. Joseph's Hospital, and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.He is the only child of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia Patti Mallet. Bieber's parents were never married. Patti raised her son with the help of her mother, Diane, and stepfather, Bruce. His mother is of French-Canadian descent, his paternal great-grandfather was of German ancestry, and his other roots are English, Scottish and Irish. He has also claimed that he has some undetermined Aboriginal-Canadian ancestry. Through Jeremy, Bieber has two younger half-siblings, Jasmine and Jackson. Patti worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father. Bieber attended a French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jean-Soph Catholic School.Growing up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar and trumpet. He graduated from high school in Stratford, Ontario, the St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in 2012 with a 4.0 GPA. In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Naos So Sick for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.Mallet posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew. 2008-2010, Career Beginnings and My World When searching for videos of a different singer, Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of So So Deaf Recordings, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident.Impressed, Braun tracked down the theatre Bieber was performing in, located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallet, who was reluctant because of Braun's Judaism. She remembered praying, God, I gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label, and, God, you don't want this Jewish kid to be Justin's man, do you? However, church elders convinced her to let Bieber go with Braun. At 13, Bieber went to Atlanta, Georgia, with Braun to record demo tapes. Bieber began singing for Usher one week later. Bieber was soon signed to Raymond Braun Media Group, RBMG, a joint venture between Braun and Usher. Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber but lost the bidding war to Usher.Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his contact LA read of the Island Def Jam Music Group. Reed signed Bieber to Island Records in October 2008, resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and Island Records, and appointed Hicks as executive vice president of Def Jam, where he could manage Bieber's career at the label.Ber then moved to Atlanta with his mother to pursue further work with Braun and Usher.Bron became Bieber's manager in 2008. Bieber's first single, One Time, was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album. The song reached number 12 on the Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009 and later peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009, it had success in international markets.The song was certified platinum in Canada and the US and gold in Australia and New Zealand. His first release, an extended play entitled My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, One Less Lonely Girl, and two promo singles, Love Me and Favorite Girl, were released exclusively on the iTunes store and charted within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100. One Less Lonely Girl was later also released to radio and peaked within the top 20 in Canada and the US, and was certified gold in the latter My World was eventually certified platinum in the US and double platinum in both Canada and the United Kingdom. To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as MTV's VMA09 tour, European program The Dome, YTV's The Next Star, The Today Show, The Wendy Williams Show, Lopez Tonight, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, It's On with Alexa Chung, Good Morning America, Chelsea Lately, and Betz 106 in Park. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of True Jackson, VP in late 2009. Bieber performed Ron Miller and Brian Wells's Someday at Christmas for US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the White House for Christmas in Washington, which aired on December 20, 2009 on US television broadcaster TNT. Bieber was also one of the performers for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, on December 31, 2009. Bieber was a presenter at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the remake of We Are the World, a song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, for its 25th anniversary to benefit Haiti after the earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by Lionel Richie in the original version. On March 12, 2010, a version of Canaan's Waven Flag, recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti, was released. Bieber is featured in the song, Performing the Closing Lines. 2010-2011, My World 2.0 and Never Say Never. In January 2010, Baby, was released from his debut album, My World 2.0. The song featured ludicrous, and became an international hit. It charted at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaked at number three on the Canadian Hot 100 and reached the top ten in several international markets. Two promo singles Never Let You Go, and You Smile were top 30 hits on the US Hot 100, and top 20 hits in Canada. According to review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received generally favourable reviews. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since Stevie Wonder in 1963. My World 2.0 also debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, Irish Albums Chart, Australian Albums Chart, and the New Zealand Albums Cartand reached the top ten of 15 other countries. To promote the album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including The View, the 2010 Kids Choice Awards, Nightline, Late Show with David Letterman, The Dome and 106 and Park. Sean Kingston appeared on the album's next single, Eenie Meenie. The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and the top 20 of most other markets. On April 10, 2010, Bieber was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the Macy's 4th of July fireworks spectacular in New York City. The following single from My World 2.0 Somebody to Love, was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor Usher. On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, The My World Tour, starting in Hartford, Connecticut, to promote My World and My World 2.0. In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the Internet. That same month his music video for Baby, surpassed Lady Gaga's bad romance to become the most viewed, and also the most disliked YouTube video ever. However, Taylor Swift's blank space surpassed its number of views in 2015. In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for 3% of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the social networking site. In Bieber's second album, Because of Puberty, his voice was deeper than it was in his first album. In April 2010, the singer discussing his vocals remarked, It cracks. Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal coach in the world. Some of the notes I hit on Baby I can't hit anymore. We have to lower the key when I sing live. Bieber guest starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama CSI, Crime Scene Investigation, which aired on September 23, 2010. He played a troubled teen who is faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother, who is also a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode which aired on February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed. Bieber performed a medley of You Smile, Baby and Somebody to Love and briefly played the drums at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would be releasing an acoustic album, called My World's Acoustic. It was released on November 26, 2010 in the United States and featured acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the release of a new song titled Prey. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II. Diamond Jubilee Medal A 3D part biopic, part concert film starring Bieber entitled Justin Bieber, Never Say Never, was released on February 11, 2011, directed by step-up 3D director John Chu. It topped the box office with an estimated gross of $12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theaters. It grossed $30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy Just Go With It, which grossed $31 million. Never Say Never reportedly exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching the $31.1 million grossed by Miley Cyrus's 2008 3D concert film Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus, best of both worlds concert, which holds the record for the top debut for a music documentary. Never Say Never grossed a total of $98,441,954 worldwide. The film is accompanied by his second remix album, Never Say Never The Remixes, released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from Miley Cyrus, Chris Brown and Kanye West, among others. In June 2011, Bieber was ranked number two on the Forbes list of best-paid celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star, and one of seven musicians on the list, having raked in $53 million in a 12-month period. On November 1, 2011, Bieber released the Christmas themed Under the Missalto, his second studio album. It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release. 2011-2015, Believe, Journals and Other Appearances In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, entitled Believe. The following week, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single would be called Boyfriend and would be released on March 26, 2012. The song debuted at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling a total of 521,000 digital units, the second highest ever debut digital sales week. Bill Verdi of Billboard noted that it failed to debut at number one because the digital download of the track was available only through iTunes Store, restricting the buying option for those that do not frequent the Apple retail store. Boyfriend became Bieber's first single ever to reach the top position on the Canadian Hot 100 by debuting at number one and staying on for one week. His third studio album, Believe was released on June 19, 2012, by Island Records. The album marks a musical departure from the teen pop sound of his previous releases, and incorporates elements of dance-pop and r&b genres. Intent on developing a more mature sound, Bieber collaborated with a wide range of urban producers for the release as well as some longtime collaborators, including Dark Child, Hit Boy, Diplo, and Max Martin. Entertainment Weekly praised Bieber's musical shift, calling the album both a reinvention and a reintroduction. Rolling Stone noted the deeper voice and more intense beats found on the album, although it lampooned one of his euphemisms for newfound sexual maturity, if you spread your wings, you can fly away with me. Believe debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming his fourth number one album. The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop the Canadian Albums Chart. The Believe tour, which further promoted the album, began in September 2012 in Glendale, Arizona. On December 14, 2012, Bieber appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he announced plans to release an acoustic album titled Believe Acoustic, which was released on January 29, 2013. Bieber returned to his Saturday Night Live as the host and musical guest on the February 9, 2013 episode. His appearance was panned by critics and cast members, including Kate McKinnon, who stated that Bieber was not comfortable with his hosting duties, and Bill Hader, who stated that he did not enjoy the presence of Bieber or his entourage. Hader added that in his eight years on the programme, Bieber was the only host who lived up to his reputation. On March 7, 2013, Bieber fainted backstage at London's O2 Arena after complaining of breathing problems throughout his performance and was taken to hospital. Bieber cancelled his second Lisbon, Portugal concert at the Pavilhau Atlantico, which was to be held on March 12, because of low ticket sales. The concert on March 11 went on. In mid-August 2013, a remixed duet version of Michael Jackson's previously unreleased song Slave to the Rhythm, featuring Justin Bieber leaked online. In response to criticism over this remix, the MJ estate had not authorized release of this recording, and has since made attempts to remove the song from as many sites and YouTube channels as possible. Later, a song titled Torque by rapper Lil Twist, featuring Bieber as well as Miley Cyrus, also leaked. On October 3, 2013, Bieber announced that he would release a new song every Monday for 10 weeks as a lead-up to the film Justin Bieber's Believe, which entered production in May 2012 and was released on December 25, 2013. The film is a follow-up to Justin Bieber, Never Say Never, and John M. Chu Return to Direct. The first song of Music Monday's, Heartbreaker, was released on October 7. The second song, All That Matters, was released on October 14, followed by Hold Tight on October 21, Recovery on October 28, Bad Day on November 4, and All Bad on November 11. The seventh song, PYD featuring R. Kelly, was released on November 18, it was followed by Roller Coaster on November 25, and Change Me on December 2. The final song, Confident Featuring Chance the Rapper, was released on December 9, 2013. That same day, it was announced that all ten tracks will be featured on an upcoming collection called Journals. It reportedly featured five additional unreleased songs, a music video for All That Matters, and a trailer for Believe. Journals was only available for purchase via iTunes for a limited time only, from December 23, 2013 to January 9, 2014. The titles of the five new additional songs are, One Life, Backpack Featuring Lil Wayne, What's Hayden and Featuring Future, Swap It Out, and Memphis Featuring Big Sean and Diplo. Bieber released a song titled Home to Mama featuring Australian singer Cody Simpson in November 2014. Because of the disbanding of Universal Music's division, the Island Def Jam Music Group, in April 2014, Bieber and a number of artists were subsequently transferred to a UMG-related division Def Jam recordings, causing Bieber and the other artists to no longer be signed to Island Records. In February 2015, Bieber released a song Where Are You Now?, with Jack U. In March 2015, Bieber made an appearance in the music video for Carly Rae Jepsen's single I Really Like You. In March 2015 Bieber was the featured Roasty in Comedy Central's annual Roast Special. Bieber filmed an episode for the Fox TV reality series Knock Knock Live, and aired before the show was cancelled after two episodes. 2015–present, Purpose and Other Collaborations On August 28, 2015, Bieber released a new single titled What Do You Mean?, as the lead single from his fourth studio album Purpose. The song is a blend of teen pop, electronic dance music and acoustic R&B and became Bieber's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. He became the youngest male artist to debut at the top of that chart, earning him a Guinness World Record. On October 23, 2015, Bieber released the album's second single titled Sorry as an Instant Download, with the pre-order of the album on iTunes. The song debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. After eight non-consecutive weeks at number two, on the week charting January 23, 2016, Sorry climbed to the top spot of the chart and became Bieber's second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. The third single from Purpose, Love Yourself also peaked at number one in the US, making Bieber the first male artist in almost a decade to have three number ones from an album since Justin Timberlake last did it with his album Future Sex Love Sounds in 2006-2007. Company was announced as the fourth single on March 8, 2016. On February 12, 2016, Bieber's first four albums were released on vinyl for the first time. Purpose was released on November 13, 2015 and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, becoming Bieber's sixth album to debut at the top of that chart. It was the fourth best-selling album of 2015 with worldwide sales of 3.1 million copies. As of June 2016, it had sold 4.5 million copies globally. On November 11, 2015, Bieber announced he will embark on the Purpose tour. The tour started in Seattle, Washington on March 9, 2016. On July 22, 2016, Bieber released a new single with major laser and M titled Cold Water. It debuted at number two, on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bieber's third number two debut on the chart, passing Mariah Carey's record to become the artist with the most number two debuts, he also leads with the most top two debuts at five. In August 2016, French DJ DJ Snake and Bieber released their collaborative song Let Me Love You. He appears in the documentary Bodyguards, Secret Lives from the Watchtower. Artistry Musical style and influences Bieber's music is mainly pop, while he also incorporates elements of R&B. Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone asserted that the content of his music was offering a gentle introduction to the mysteries and heartaches of adolescence, songs flushed with romance but notably free of sex itself. After his hit in 2015 on Jack U.S. Track Where Are You Now?, Bieber released the EDM-fueled album Purpose a collaboration with Diplo, DJ Snake and major laser. Bieber has cited the Beatles, Boys 2 Men, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake and Usher as his musical inspirations. Bieber stated My World 2.0 was influenced by Timberlake. Voice Bieber initially began singing with his adolescent voice, before later experiencing pubertal changes during a performance of Prey at the 2011 American Music Awards. Bieber started to receive vocal conditioning from coach Jan Smith. Shawn Michaels of The Guardian described it as the biggest threat to his career at the time. Jody Rosen commented that Bieber sings with swing and rhythmic dexterity on his debut, noting his tone to be nasal. In a review of his Purpose album, Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph complemented his soft, supple and seductive singing. Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian also praised Bieber's effectively breathy voice, but insisted in the same sentence that the voice soon pause after listening to the whole album. Public image Usher commented that while he and Bieber were both signed at the same age, I had the chance to ramp up my success, where this has happened to Bieber abruptly. As a result, Usher, Braun, Bieber's bodyguard and other adults surrounding Bieber constantly coach him on handling fame and his public image.After signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be Bieber's road manager and stylist. Good, once nicknamed Bieber's swagger coach, created a streetwise look for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog chains and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of The Los Angeles Times comments, though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in Stratford, Ontario, Bieber's manner of dress and speech, was up man, how you doing, or it's like, you know, whatever, suggest he's mimicking his favorite rappers. In 2013, Bieber said that he was very influenced by black culture, but he neither thought of it as black or white nor tried to act or pose in a certain way. To him, it was a lifestyle like a suave-ness or a swag.Wax statues of him with his hairstyle from that of his earlier career are on display at the Madame Tussauds wax museums in Amsterdam, London and New York City. Bieber is often featured in teen magazines, such as Tiger Beat and has been labeled as a teen heartthrob. In 2010, he was frequently criticized for looking and sounding younger than his age, and the following year for an Androgynous appearance, which had been commonly noted in the media, including his appearance on the cover of Love magazine's Androgyny issue in 2011. His teen-pop music, image, especially as a heartthrob to young teenage girls, and the media attention he receives have additionally been criticized.He has been a target of Internet bloggers and message board posters, especially users of the Internet message board for CHNN of YouTube. Nick Collins of The Daily Telegraph said that Bieber's character appears to strike a particularly sour note with his Internet critics who have questioned his manner of speech, among other things. According to Jan Hoffman of The New York Times, part of Bieber's appeal stems from his YouTube channel. Long before the November 2009 release of the My World EP, his YouTube videos attracted millions of views.Bron recognized the appeal. Before flying him to Atlanta, Bron wanted to build him up more on YouTube first and had Bieber record more home videos for the channel. I said, Justin, sing like there's no one in the room. But let's not use expensive cameras. We'll give it to kids, let them do the work, so that they feel like it's theirs.", recalled Bron.Bieber continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a Twitter account, from which he interacts with fans regularly, his account was reported in November 2010 to have more than 6 million followers. Bieber surpassed Lady Gaga for having the most followed person on Twitter in January 2013. In early November 2013, Katy Perry surpassed him for having the most followers. Bieber was frequently a trending topic on Twitter when the feature first launched because his fans frequently discussed him on the network, and he was named the top trending star on Twitter in 2010, Clout gave his account a score of 100. In April 2013, the social media analysis company Social Bakers concluded that 16.7 million of Bieber's 37 million Twitter followers are not genuine. Personal Life Beliefs Bieber has described himself as a faithful adherent of Christianity, said he communicates with God via prayer, and that he's the reason I'm here. He reflected his faith in a music video with Brandon Burke, titled Number I Pledge, in which he talks candidly about his appreciation for the tenet of forgiveness in the Christian faith.  He added that he does not believe in abortion, and that it is like killing a baby, when asked about the case of abortion with regard to rape, however, he said, I guess I haven't been in that position, so I wouldn't be able to judge that. His view on sexual orientation is quoted as everyone's own decision, and he has contributed to the It Gets Better project, a non-profit group aiming to prevent suicide among LGBT youth. As Bieber resides in the United States, he is reported to possess an 01 visa for temporary resident status, based on extraordinary ability or achievement in a field. Bieber has stated that he is not interested in obtaining U.S. citizenship because of his view on America's market-oriented health care system. He has praised Canada as being the best country in the world citing its government-run health care system as a model example.According to Scooter Braun, he has also stated that he regularly cites the Jewish prayer Shema Yisrael before every live show showcasing his view on multiculturalism. Endorsements, products and philanthropy Aside from his career as a musician, Bieber has ventured into the worlds of business and philanthropy. He has become an angel investor for technology companies and made his first startup investment in 2009. Since then, he has quietly invested millions of dollars in a dozen of small technology start UPS including shots, game for good companies Sojo Studios, Spatifi, and Stamped. He has said that he does not plan to invest in something he does not like, as he has to believe in the product. Bieber endorsed Adidas, beside Derek Rose and Venus Williams, in 2012. He became the new face and body of Calvin Klein in early 2015. In June 2015, Bieber teamed up with Starshop, a new shopping app launched by Kevin Harrington. Bieber has bandwagoned four fragrances as of 2014. He launched his debut fragrance, Someday, in 2011, it grossed more than US$3 million in sales, at Macy's, in just under three weeks, which industry experts regard as a successful celebrity-led launch. On the heels of that 2011 bestseller, he launched his second fragrance, Girlfriend, in June 2012. His third fragrance, The Key, was launched in July 2013, and his latest fragrance, Justin Bieber Collector's Edition, launched in 2014. Bieber supports Pencils of Promise, a charity founded by Adam Braun, the younger brother of Bieber's manager. The organization builds schools in developing countries, and Bieber became manager for the organization's campaign in Guatemala. He serves as a celebrity spokesman for the organization by running ads for the charity and its campaign schools for all. He promises to visit schools that donate the most funds to the organization. He takes part in the charity's fund-raising galas and donates parts of the proceeds from his concerts and Someday line of fragrances, and various merchandising to the charity. He also appears in an animal welfare PSA for PETA encouraging people to volunteer at and adopt from animal shelters instead of buying pets from breeders or pet stores. In 2013, Bieber launched his online number Give Back Philippines campaign for helping the victims of Typhoon Hyun and traveled to Philippines after raising $3 million. His work for the Philippines earned him a star on the Walk of Fame Philippines. Bieber starred in a Super Bowl commercial for T-Mobile, which was released in February 2017. Legal Issues Bieber had several run-ins with the law around the world before his first arrest in 2014, including when he was accused of reckless driving in his neighborhood in 2012, and charged in Brazil with vandalism in 2013.One of his neighbors in Calabasas, California, accused Bieber of throwing eggs at his home on January 9, 2014, and causing thousands of dollars of damage.On January 23, 2014, Bieber was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, together with singer Khalil on suspicion of driving under the influence, DUI, driving with an over six-month expired license, and resisting arrest without violence. Police said that Bieber told authorities he had consumed alcohol, smoked marijuana and taken prescription drugs.He has been released from these charges on a $2,500 bond, and lack of evidence beyond reasonable doubt as dictated in the United States Court of Law. A toxicology report revealed that Bieber had THC, a principal constituent of cannabis, and the anti-anxiety medication Xanax in his system at the time of his arrest. Following Bieber's arrest on the DUI charge, more than 270,000 persons petitioned the White House seeking to have him deported from the United States. Although the number of signatures received was sufficient to require a response under published White House guidelines, it has been noted that the Obama administration has declined substantive comment on the petition. Immigration law expert Harlan York noted that the likeliness of Bieber being deported was extremely slim. York stated, about a decade ago, the Supreme Court ruled that driving under the influence, typically, is not a basis to deport someone. On July 9, 2014, Bieber was charged with one misdemeanor count of vandalism in California for throwing eggs at his Calabasas neighbor's home in January.Police earlier claimed that they had video footage of him high-fiving friends after the eggs were thrown. With him pleading no contest to the charge, the Los Angeles County Superior Court sentenced him on July 9 to pay US$80,900 in restitution, served two years probation, complete 12 weeks of anger management, and five days of community. Service in what the district attorney termed a negotiated settlement. Since then, he has permanently moved to Beverly Hills, California after the incident. On August 13, 2014, the January DUI case was settled with a plea bargain pleading guilty to resisting an officer without violence, and a lesser charge of driving without due care and attention. He has been fined with US$500 and sentenced to attend both a 12-hour anger management course, and a program that teaches about the impact of drunken driving on victims. As part of the plea bargain, he has made a US$50,000 contribution to our kids, a local children's charity. On September 1, 2014, Bieber was arrested and charged with assault and dangerous driving near his hometown of Stratford, Ontario after a collision between a minivan and Bieber's all-terrain vehicle on August 29. Ontario Police said that he then engaged in a physical altercation with an occupant of the minivan. He was released shortly and his lawyer blamed the incident on the unwelcome presence of paparazzi. On September 8, Toronto dropped an assault charge against him originally brought up on January 29 for an incident with a limousine driver in December 2013. In November 2014, he was ordered to appear in Argentina within 60 days by a Buenos Aires court to give testimony on an alleged assault on a photographer on November 9, 2013. When he failed to do so, an arrest warrant was issued and two of his bodyguards were released in Argentina in April 2015. Achievements Throughout his career, Bieber has sold an estimated 100 million records, making him the best-selling male Canadian artist and one of the world's best-selling music artists. On November 23, 2012, Bieber was presented with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal by the Prime Minister of Canada, Stephen Harper. This award honours his contributions and achievements and took place in the city of Ottawa. In 2013, Bieber received a Diamond Award from the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA, to recognise his single baby as the highest-certified digital song of all time. Bieber has earned three Grammy nominations, including one win, two Brit Awards, four NRJ Music Award nominations, including three wins, 13 Billboard Music Awards, and numerous fan-voted accolades which include eight American Music Awards and 20 Teen Choice Awards. He also has won 18 MTV Europe Music Awards, which is the most awards received by a single artist to date. On November 13, 2015, the release of Purpose marked his sixth album to debut at number one. He also became the first artist, since Elvis Presley in 2005, to replace his own song as number one on the UK Singles Chart. As of 2016, Bieber has received 14 titles in the Guinness World Records, which include eight that were achieved from the success of his album Purpose and was featured in the 2017 edition. These records included the most streamed track on Spotify in one week, the most streamed album on Spotify in one week, the most simultaneous tracks and most simultaneous new entries on the US Billboard Hot 100 by a solo artist, the first act to occupy all top three positions simultaneously on the UK Singles Chart, the most followers on Twitter by a mail, the most viewed music channel on YouTube by an individual, and the most subscribers on YouTube for a musician by a mail.


We'll begin at verse 7 I'll read to the end of the chapter and as as I normally do and for those who may be Visiting online or with us today I'm gonna lay a foundation give you a lot of basic information and some things that you may think are just extras And they're really not it helps you to understand the passage that we're looking at as well as the book and so My way of teaching I like to lay a foundation whenever I open up the passage to refresh your memory Maybe give some information. I didn't give last time and then move on and so that's what we'll do today So I'll begin reading at verse 7 I'll read to verse 18 in 2nd Corinthians chapter 10 and Attempt to give you a Bible study out of this passage. So beginning at verse 7 Paul writes Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If anyone is convinced in himself that he is Christ's Let him again consider this in himself that just as he is Christ's even so we are Christ's For even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave us for edification and not for your destruction I shall not be ashamed That's I seem to terrify you by letters for his letters They say are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak in his speech contemptible Not such a person consider this that what we are in word by letters when we are absent Such we will also be indeed when we are present For we dare not class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves But they Measuring themselves by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves are not wise We however will not boast beyond measure But within the limits of the sphere which God appointed us a sphere which especially Includes you for we are not over extending ourselves as though our authority did not extend to you For it was to you that we came with the gospel of Christ not boasting of things beyond measure That is in other men's labors, but having hope that as your faith is increased We shall be greatly enlarged by you and in our sphere to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you and Not to boast in another man's sphere of accomplishment, but he who glories let him glory in the Lord For not he who commends himself is approved But whom the Lord commands And so let me remind you let me develop a foundation false teachers have entered the church They've been working to undermine the ministry of the apostle paul One of the tactics that they're using to undermine him is to call into question his credentials as an apostle Now that's a common tactic. It was common then it's common today You see if they can discredit him they can undermine his entire ministry This was something common during his time paul wrote so many of the letters and some of those letters as you read them You'll see that he's having to deal with infiltrators and one such letter is the letter to the galatian church Or the churches of galatia In his introduction paul made it very clear that his credentials were displayed before them In the introduction to the book of galatians in chapter one verse one. This is how it began paul wrote this He said paul an apostle then he went on to say not from men nor through man But through jesus christ and god the father who raised him from the dead notice Not from men nor through man You see false teachers had entered into the churches and were bringing with them legalism and and they began to bring doubt on paul's credentials and so he had to defend his calling and he did it in his introduction He made it clear i'm an apostle But not from men and not through man I'm an apostle. I've been one sent forth with orders. I've been one delegated with heavenly authority That word apostle normally applied to the 12 originally called by jesus And the apostles with the exception of judas were the foundation of the church paul became what has been called the 13th apostle a man uniquely chosen by god And because he wasn't one of the original 12 he would often defend or had to often defend his apostleship And that's why he wrote not from men and nor through man but through jesus christ when he said not from men He was saying man did not send me when he said not through man. No human agency appointed me You see man cannot do anything but recognize what god's already done God ordains many to the ministry man doesn't do that So in the case of the carinthians false apostles had entered in and they were beginning to question the ministry and credentials of paul And it's their hope to undermine him Because they want to take his place as the lord's representatives No, i've been mentioning these adversaries to you over the weeks that we've studied this book Let me remind you and perhaps inform you of a few things about them because paul through this letter actually gives us insight He actually informs us concerning them and gives us details about them And so that's how we we got to know who these people were We saw in chapter three verse one. For example, if you take notes, you might want to note that We saw in chapter three verse one that they're actually what we would call today intruders because they needed letters of recommendation paul makes uh He says something concerning that in chapter three verse one when he said are we beginning to commend ourselves or reintroduce ourselves To commend ourselves again or or do we need like some people? Letters of recommendation to you or from you well when he said like some people like others He was referring to these who came in and wanted to bring in letters of recommendation and were wondering why paul didn't have one So they were intruders It would be like me walking into this church and saying do i have to reintroduce myself to you I've been the pastor for a long time. Do i have to reintroduce myself? And that's what paul was saying Secondly, we can see that according to chapter 10 verse five That they were what we would today refer to as pseudo intellectuals They they fashioned arguments and paul spoke about that they fashioned arguments that lacked substance In verse five he spoke of in chapter 10 casting down arguments That they would they would fashion arguments, but these these arguments lacked substance And that's why he said casting down arguments the word arguments as i mentioned to you last time Is a word that can be translated to reasonings. It was a way of thinking that was hostile to reveal doctrine And so they were pseudo intellectuals undermining the gospel A third thing and we'll look at this in detail when we get into chapter five next week, but They claim to have a superior ministry to the apostle paul When you see chapter 11 verse five it speaks of them as being what are called eminent Apostles the word eminent speaks of a super apostle So they called themselves eminent the most eminent the super apostles In order to reduce paul's authority because he wasn't even That kind of person that you were you were taken by we know that according to chapter 11 verses 7 and 8 They were mercenaries. They were greedy for gain and they drew disciples after themselves We know in chapter 11 also verse 13. They were emissaries of satan They were false teachers. They were fake apostles attempting to appear as the genuine thing And then again in chapter 11 verse 22 They were jewish possibly attempting to bring believers into bondage to the law And paul made that clear by comparing his credentials were there with theirs Now why are they casting down on paul and his credentials? Because the teacher is more than simply a speaker or a disseminator of information By casting doubts on his character They're undermining his credentials And if they can cast out on character and credentials They undermine his teaching Always remember that the lifestyle of the messenger validates the message In titus chapter 1 verse 9 paul said the pastor must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught So that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradicted The lifestyle of the messenger validates the message if we preach a message of transformation Then our lives ought to be transformed And so why do the false teachers attack paul and and things related to him so they can invalidate his message So they can undermine it And so they're calling him into question now with paul he's not afraid of having his credentials examined his life was transparent He was confident that he lived properly before the lord he spoke about it many times how that he would minister with a clean conscience So he was transparent. He was an open-hearted man. We'll see more of this as we go through 2nd Corinthians But in 1st Thessalonians chapter 1 verse 5 he said this he said our gospel did not come to you in word only But also in power and in the holy spirit and in much assurance And he went on to say as you know What kind of men we were among you for your sake you saw the way we lived You saw the style of life that I had and we did we did this for you so that you would have confidence that the message was true He had already said to the Corinthians in in the first book first Corinthians chapter 4 verse 3 He had already said with me. It's a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by a human court In fact, I don't even judge myself It's not that you can't judge me. I don't mind you judging me, but it's a small thing. I see it as a small thing I don't even judge myself You see he didn't mind being judged, but false teachers do they don't like having their credentials examined They have a tendency of getting very defensive when questioned They don't have God's anointing They have taken a mantle of authority upon themselves And biblical authority is not the fruit of selfish ambition. It's not the pursuit of fame Biblical authority and Paul would be making this clear is given by God It's not sought after in an ambitious and selfish manner It is God who gave some to be apostles prophets evangelists pastors and teachers It's not something that you seek after with ambition It's something that God gives to you My son little David David Aaron When he was a little boy said to me one day He goes, I'm going to be the pastor of the church one day your church He says they won't even have to name change the name on the bulletin David rose all his pastor Here's a little guy And I still remember as I spoke to him about that I still remember saying, you know, it would be my great desire to see God use you in a wonderful way and son Were you to be able to be a pastor again? That's a blessing But remember this always that I don't make the pastor and the church doesn't elect the pastor God calls the pastor And should God call you I'd be rejoicing should you take over the fellowship? Of course, that would be a blessing but always remember that you didn't choose yourself God chooses you and and that's what paul would have us to know That's what scripture teaches when it says in galatians chapter 1 verses 15 and 16 It pleased God who separated me from my mother's womb and called me by his grace To reveal his son in me that I might preach him among the heathen Immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood. It pleased God who separated me and called me to reveal his son God does not take this kind of ambition lightly The selfish ambition this desire for position and we're going to see this more in a moment I'm just laying the foundation for this This kind of selfish ambition this desire to be known this this exalting yourself and comparing yourself with others And all is none of the lord is of the flesh Well, God doesn't take a selfish ambition lightly There was a man in scripture. You might remember him as his name. He's known by the name simon the sorcerer When you read your bible, it's found in ax chapter 8 simon simon was from a region there in israel called samaria And uh in ax 8 it speaks concerning the fact that simon was respected by everybody He was actually called the great power of god And simon had seen many samaritans coming to faith in christ through the preaching of a man named phillip Well, the apostle peter and john came to samaria they came to lay hands on On people and and they saw simon saw this this sorcerer saw him as they were laying hands on people and and it says in ax chapter 8 verses 18 through 20 when when simon saw that through the laying on of the apostles hands The holy spirit was given he offered them money saying give me this power also That anyone on whom I lay hands may receive the holy spirit But peter said to him Your money perish with you Because you thought that the gift of god could be purchased with money Your money is no good The literal translation one commentator pointed this out when he said your money perish with you simon was literally saying and not in a And not in a a course or improper way, but his literal words when he says your money perish with you Your money and you may go to hell That's a very strong Way to approach simon why you sought to purchase the gift of god with money I wonder how many here have ever heard the church term simony that word is still used today in the church They say he's guilty of simony It comes from ax chapter 8 Simony is the attempt to purchase the race of god or buy an office. They call that simony And it came straight out of ax chapter 8 simon tried to purchase something that only god gives Now paul was called by god So he had no problem having his credentials investigated. He'd already mentioned that in chapter 3 and he addresses it again He's going to be addressing this particular charge now last week I mentioned that paul answers a number of charges as we go through second Corinthians Verse 1 of chapter 10 Had listed and I want to just give this to you again in case I gave you an inaccurate number last week Verse 1 gave us what is called the 16th charge that he was cowardly and shallow Verse 3 gave us the 17th charge that he uses a flesh to perform spiritual works And now he gives us the 18th charge In verse 7 he says do you look at things according to the outer appearances? So paul's opponents are using outer appearances as proof of authority Now Outer appearances as it pertain to them could have could have been their outward confidence as they taught Because I have seen and so have you more than likely, but I have seen false teachers who preach with a supreme confidence I've seen many of them because many of them have television programs And so you'll see them And they'll prowl the the stage like like an actor They command the attention of the people and they speak with great confidence And they have what peter would call great swelling words They they use eloquent words and exaggerations You know and they drop people in by emotion because they're aware well aware today that people feel they're being taught when their emotions are tickled People today feel that they're really receiving from god when they get holy ghost goosebumps And so if that emotion if that story if that illustration if that Wonderful exalting of themselves in some fabulous things that they did and all of that really appeals to people Well, that's how they're able to attract them And they they were these people who could do that they would have had an outward confidence as they spoke And and that's why they would speak concerning paul as we'll see in a moment. That's why they would speak concerning paul According to outer appearance It might have included their their false claims that they themselves were were apostles which would build themselves up It most certainly and we'll see this a little clearer in just a moment It most certainly did include the comparison of his outer appearance and speaking and teaching with their own Now they may have pointed to themselves and they may have pointed to their number of followers Again people think this person certainly is anointed because so many people follow after them well Having a number of followers doesn't mean that you're speaking the truth as a matter of fact very often In the the more you speak the truth the less the people are who follow So what we have here is we have an 18th charge in verse seven And that is that they are outwardly successful, but paul isn't These false teachers were comparing their accomplishments with those of paul Now he's referring specifically to the false teachers, but he's addressing the church because There are those in the church who have been influenced by the false teachers So he's saying do you think that I am weak of spirit that I'm frail that I lack boldness and courage Do you only see my outward infirmities while ignoring the power of god that rests on me? He says in verse seven again. Do you do you look at things according to the outward appearance? But he goes on and says if anyone is convinced in himself that he is christ Let him again consider this in himself that just as he is christ even so we are christ Even as he belongs to christ, we too belong to christ if my opponents are stating they belong to him I should be granted this also At least give me the benefit of equal standing In verse eight for even if I should boast somewhat more about our authority Which the lord gave us notice for edification and not for your destruction. I shall not be ashamed My words are true. I'm not puffing myself up. I have apostolic authority. My boast will never be empty It's founded on fact and any claims that these others are are making are simply not true Notice how he says our authority which the lord gave us is for edification the word edification means to build you up I will not use my apostolic authority to destroy you. I will use it to build you up I will not lord it over you You see that's how spiritual authority is to be wielded Earlier in second Corinthians in chapter 1 verse 24 He said not that we have dominion over your faith But our fellow workers for your joy for by faith you stand When you look at the ministry of paul when you look at him, I hope you pray and pray as you read the bible You note these things yourself You're gonna see things about him You're gonna see in his writings that he was a loving man You're gonna see that there were times that he shows such great compassion You're gonna see that he was very humble that he had integrity. He ministered with a good conscience You're gonna see that he was a teacher of sound doctrine that he didn't exploit people But that he inspired them to love the lord One of the things that you can always use if you'd like as a criteria for whether or not your church is a church you should be Is is when you walk out Do you know more of the lord and do you love him more? Has there been an influence in your life through the study of god's word to encourage you to walk with jesus and to know him Because the individual who's teaching you has a responsibility to provoke that in you. That's what teachers are supposed to do When you're walking and speaking with somebody about your life Does jesus come out or you're talking? Because that's going to be a result of your own feeding but also of the influence that you have in the church you attend And the old testament book of jeremiah in chapter 3 verse 15 God said i'll give you shepherds According to my heart who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding When he said i will give you shepherds you might find this interesting the hebra word that is translated by the english word shepherds Can literally be translated feeders I will give you feeders shepherds We also call them pastors I will give you shepherds And what are they to do he says well they're going to be according to my heart They will feed you with knowledge and understanding They're going to feed you with experiential knowledge and they're going to increase your understanding of the ways of god And that's the shepherd that comes from the lord and paul was one of those men And so spiritual authority is never to be used to take advantage of or hurt somebody else That kind of abuse is a terrible sin when when they the the shepherd is hurting the sheep We used to call it beating the sheep It's a terrible thing when spiritual authority is used to injure It's never to be used to take advantage or hurt others It's it's a terrible sin. We've all heard of the clergy scandals and the abuse that takes place And that violates what god has to say in first peter five two and three Where he says shepherd the flock of god, which is among you serving As overseers not by compulsion, but willingly not for dishonest gain, but eagerly Nor is being lords over those entrusted to you But being examples to the flock And so he's speaking concerning this and he says I have been given authority for edification and not for destruction In verse nine then he says lest I seem to terrify you by letters lest I scare you from a safe distance lest I Intimidate you Because what's being said about him is that he's abusive And that probably harkens back to his first letter where he called for church discipline He said i'm not writing to scare you, but i'm i'm writing to encourage you I want you to repent from sin so that you might walk with god But they're now making big issues. So he said lest I seem to terrify you by letters verse 10 He says for his letters. They say are weighty and powerful, but his bodily Presence is weak his speech is contemptible And so they're now Speaking in a way that is It's just it's unkind. I'll just put it that way. This is the 19th charge And this is an interesting one He's ugly This is the 19th charge and it's not even spiritual. He's unattractive Now there's no description of paul in the bible by the way We all know that we read our bibles, but there is no description of him But church history contains certain references to him that has been has found its way these these references have found their way into today and I was looking for the description of the apostle paul because there are some that are registered in the in In history and this is one person who who wrote and said well paul was a small man bald headed Bow legged He was well built, but he had eyebrows meeting. He had like a caterpillar crawling across his forehead And he was rather long-nosed they said other writers speak concerning his eyes And then it's believed that he may have had poor health and difficulty with his eyesight It may be that he's referring to that when he wrote to the galatians in chapter 4 verses 13 through 15 Because this is what he said to them.  I can testify that if you could have done so you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me And so some commentators say that he suffered with a particular form of malaria that caused infections in his eyes He seems to be making that statement when he speaks concerning his illness He said in my illness That's the reason he even spoke to you is because of my illness And he's saying even though it was a trial to you You didn't treat me with contempt and he said if you could have you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me At the end of the galatians, he says see what letters large letters i paul write with Which is another indication that because he couldn't see the letters were larger than would have been normal print And so this is paul and then they're saying he's unattractive He may have had poor health. He may have been a homely man But the bottom line is this it is jesus and not his messenger that is beautiful And we need to remember that Sometimes we listen to the beautiful ones more than we listen to the plain ones Sometimes we can be taken by the good-looking one Simply because we're taken by that People like to say I have good-looking friends But they don't hang around with Homely people very often because they don't get status built by having homely friends. That's a fact I hate to say it, but it's true. That's not what we're supposed to be like But it's true for many and many people have understood that over time We shouldn't be that way, but I've seen that to be true very often even in presidential elections They usually usually not always but usually will elect the better-looking one of the two And that's very famous and very well known because americans have a tendency of looking at the outer appearance And that's not new that's something that's been going on for a long time And that's what they're saying about him.  Well outer appearance In chapter 5 of 2nd Corinthians verse 12 he had written concerning those who glory in appearance and not in heart Outer appearance is not The only and best way of making spiritual judgments by the way because appearances can be deceiving You can be deceived by what you're looking at. I had a friend of mine An avid photographer He liked to go into the wild and And take pictures of animals in their natural habitat and He was up in a mountain area in a wooded area and He came upon a glade and as he came to the glade He was hiding behind trees. He saw a deer beautiful deer Just standing there and it was so perfectly still he said What an opportunity to get a picture of a beautiful animal and he he hid behind a tree and he started taking pictures of the deer many pictures And it didn't move So he went behind another tree and started getting close Took some more pictures. It didn't move. So he moved to another tree before you know it He had moved all the way to the edge of this glade and the deer is still standing majestically and he's saying What an opportunity. I'm going to get as many pictures as I can Before it runs away and notices me and so he tries to get in the side where it won't see him And he starts creeping up very slowly and he keeps taking pictures He said I kept getting closer and closer and it didn't move until finally a japanese film crew came in Picked him up and carried him away. It was a prop It was a prop appearances can be deceiving A friend of mine had a member of his church who was working out Working out doing a lot of bench bench presses and he was working out so so much He began to to build up a nice physique My friend was saying that this guy started coming during the summer month He started coming wearing his tank top, you know as his muscle shirt And he'd sit there all proudly with his building He said and you look at the guy and his chest was so so built from all of bench press He said until the man discovered that he had cancer in his chest And what was causing his chest to actually expand wasn't muscle. It was cancer And sometimes something can look so healthy And it can be so admirable and you even get to the point of wanting to show it off When in fact what it is is it's destructive. It's cancer appearances can be deceiving What seems to be oh something great is happening because look at all these people who show up Look at all the people that are so caught up And I've I've seen that again in in the in the christian world In churches that are filled with people who are not getting filled with jesus Bible makes it very clear That you don't use only outside evidence Outside evidence doesn't always prove itself to be Genuine you see the real evidence of paul's ministry was the fruit And and paul could say that in first Corinthians He said it in chapter nine verses one and two he wrote to them and he said am I not free Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen jesus our lord? Are you not the result of my work in the lord? And he went on to say even though I may not be an apostle to others. They don't recognize me Surely I am to you For you are the seal of my apostleship and lord You are you may have 10,000 teachers I am your father of the faith and it demonstrates my calling that you even exist And then again, they're they're adding a A charge in in this verse his bodily presence is weak But also a 20th a 20th charge his speech contemptible He writes those bold letters, but he's boring. He's untrained. He's unimpressive His message seems to be powerful But the messenger should be as impressive as the message when he speaks. He's boring us He hasn't mastered the skill of oration. He has no charisma. He has no stage presence His message lacks depth. He's not interesting to listen to Those are all criteria that were used to judge people's ministry 2000 years ago that continue to this day Well, he goes on in verse 11 Let such a person consider this That what we are in word by letters when we're absent such we will also be indeed when we are present What I am when I'm not with you Is what I will be when I am with you You see my speaking paul would be saying is intended to lift up jesus not impress people with who I am My writing and my behavior are consistent I don't vacillate. I'm not double-minded and you're going to see that to be true when I'm with you Notice he says in verse 12. We don't dare. We do not dare class ourselves or compare ourselves with those who commend themselves But they measuring the selves by themselves and comparing themselves among themselves are not wise We can't compete with those who exaggerate their own greatness I'm telling you and I it seems like I'm Um, even as I say this to you, it seems it can make me feel like I'm I'm downing A lot of people but again, I've been around for a while. I've seen a lot of things and And what I have seen in particular is as many times when people get on television Knowing that people want to be entertained they create ministry that is and is entertainment oriented It's not solidly teaching and it's very often something that is just theatrical And and I've seen that more than once and and very often those who are on television always are the They always are heroic. They always They always are successful. They never ever suffer. They never seem to to make a mistake It's it's like they exaggerate their own greatness constantly They speak about all of the things that they've done and to me that the pride and the arrogance is such a such a Ministry is is off-putting. I god hates the proud And to hear somebody up there arrogantly say that they never they never fail and not willing to to say this is who I am Warts and all but my god is great even though I'm not and his grace is wonderful Even though I need it every day and I may not live it in the way that people should I should yet at the same time. I'm an experiencer of its grace so that I can give you the grace I've received myself I I can listen to a person who is honest and is transformed and is growing But I have a problem when I listen to somebody saying oh, I was on the plane and the plane was going down And I stood up and I said in the name of Jesus everybody gets saved and everybody stood and they began to cry And the plane once again righted itself and we land we landed in Miami safely.  I'm baptizing stewardess is in the bathroom with the water.  Let other people speak well of you Be careful not to speak well of yourself He says in verse 13 we however will not boast beyond measure But within the limits of the sphere which god appointed us a sphere. He says this especially includes you We are not overextending ourselves as though our authority did not extend to you For it was to you that we came with the gospel of christ I have a specific spear he says to minister in and i'm not going beyond it I want to work In the area that god has called me to work And he said in this area includes you Very briefly In two weeks, I believe yeah in two weeks This fellowship will celebrate our 39th anniversary 39 years in two weeks 39 39 years That's kind of a long time I think But for me and I'll say this briefly but for me If you'd have told me That I was going to minister in chino. I said you're out of your mind But my brother got saved And when my brother got saved he lived in Ontario. That's how I came here I came for him to minister to him but God had other plans because At my brother's bible study My brother invited a co-worker a friend of his to come to that bible study Who was from chino? Born and raised with a lineage of california history that goes back to 1769 A young woman by the name of marie And so marie's family Born and raised Marie her her mother and father graduated chino high school Owned a company lopez and sons Well known to those who were inhabitants of chino for many years marie born and raised here Me born and raised in in uh ellie county in Whittier I was born and Raised in norwalk the idea of coming to chino It was like going to the uttermost parts of the earth And finding nothing but flies there was no way I wanted to come here You don't do that wages of sin and all it's chino But I meet this girl and I like this girl and before you know it Dating this girl And that's what brought me here That's what brought me here And I was interested in her. I mean, let me tell you one thing I've said before but I'll say it briefly now I was as a college student. I was studying california history When marie and I were dating And I was a history major and I was studying that subject california history and I was studying a particular family and So I had to go to Pio Pico's house in pico revera I asked marie if she wanted to go with me. We're still dating. We're just starting to date She went with me and she began to speak to me about her heritage She says oh i'm from the yorbas The street here yorba. That's her family. She said i'm from the orbas the orbas owned all the property All the way into costa mesa From costa mesa anaheim all the way down to anaheim hills all of that the yorbas were the they called them land rich And so when I discovered that I was dating a yorba Don't want to give up on that In san juan capestrano if you go to the mission some of you have You'll see a headstone and it says don bernardo yorba. That's my wife's grandfather She is directly a descendant Of don bernardo yorba. That's her family. Her family is buried in the yorba cemeteries in yorba linda That's how far back my wife goes Very fascinated by that. I like that kind of history and it impressed me very much because I thought well, that's really cool And so she was from chino And you know what? That's the only thing that brought me here I wouldn't have come here Are you kidding me? I was Jonah. I'm going to go to san lusavispo But coming here I've been here for many many years now Because I started coming in this area to minister in in 1974 I've been coming a long time to this area And I love this area I love this church Believe it or not I love you people I love you people Because paul said that he had a sphere of ministry that especially he said included you There was a time I I don't talk about this Because it's not necessary. Normally doesn't fit into what I'd like to share, but I'll share it now I was given opportunities now on two different occasions over the years To actually take another church and to leave this one One invitation that was Crawford Would have I'd have left here and I could have gone to a fellowship that was Very large very prosperous in another state I could have been there Could have just released this church and gone into another place and ministered And there was another one in orange county That I could have taken as a church and been the pastor there I used to be on the board of this particular church Pastor was a friend of mine. He was leaving the ministries leaving his church I could have spoken to the board and said to the board I would like to take this fellowship. It's in an area that Marie and I would love to live to be honest with you You know, Marie and I when we have opportunity to actually go and spend some time somewhere else and We can actually get into a restaurant. We go to orange county And I go to a place in orange county that is my favorite mexican restaurant. If you've never been there You got to go It's called Javier's And I love it Very much. I would marry it We like orange county That's where we go when we want to get some coffee and take a day to relax orange county the beaches area I was able to take a church Where I would teach often and people actually they would bring chairs out when I would come to teach and fill up the place Because that's how many people showed up It was very humbling very humbling And I grew to love those people and the pastor said That it was time for him to step out and I talked to my wife And I said, you know I could I could tell the board That I'd like to pass to that church Because I love those people there But I didn't And you know why I didn't Because I loved you Because I want to stay here With you That's why Because this is the sphere that the lord has given to me. I understand this I understand this in a way that the average person wouldn't because pastors understand certain things in different dimensions But when he said In verse 13 we however will not boast beyond our measure but within limits of the sphere which god appointed to us A sphere he said which especially includes you We are not overextending our ourselves as though our authority didn't extend to you It was to you that we came with the gospel of christ He's simply saying I loved you and I and I minister to you. I understand that from a pastor's perspective He said in verse 15 not boasting of of things beyond measure that is in other men's labors Not having hope that as your faith is in but having hope that as your faith is increased We shall be greatly enlarged by you in our sphere to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you And not to boast in another man's sphere of accomplishment But he who glories let him glory in the lord for not he who commends himself is approved But whom the lord commends So he says in verse 15 not boasting of things beyond measure that is in other men's labor His opponents had probably been boasting that the health of the church was due to them and not him You see no pastor can claim to be successful because they're the only ones who have labored We all build on the foundation of those who came before us I had a pastor named chuck smith chuck smith had had a belief that god could use me He recognized me and I and I built on the foundation that he built on and he built on a foundation Another man built and that goes back 2000 years You can't boast in your own accomplishments as if you did it on your own and no church exists on on the strength of one person either You have a pastor, but remember this that we also have just before you came in you had men in the parking lot We're saying could you please park there you have people right now in the children's ministry You have greeters who who welcomed you as you walked in here You have a worship team who stands up with one paid person jared He's the only one paid everybody else's volunteers. They give up of their time Everybody else gives up of their time so your kids can be cared for right now so that you can have a place to park So that you can worship god and no man did it by himself We do it all together because we need each other That's how it works and that's why paul wouldn't boast and that's why these people are boasting that they did it When in fact they didn't these false teachers invaded the field that god had given him to minister in and they boasted About how they performed the work at Corinth But he says no that's not how it works He says not to boast in another man's sphere of accomplishment He who glories let him glory in the lord It's god who does that it's god who does the work You see his desires for them to grow that that he can continue to minister He wants to reach out. He wants to reach the world and maturity enables him to to leave when he does to continue serving god Elsewhere elsewhere, and that's why he said in verse 17. He who glories let him glory in the lord We're only entering into the work of the lord It's god who does it first corinthians 3 6 and 7 he said I planted apollos watered But god gave the increase so then neither is he that plants anything neither he that waters But god that gives the increase all of the glory goes to him The ministry is not david rozales ministry It is not david rozales in calvary chapel chino valley It is calvary chapel of the chino valley We would see jesus That's the ministry I will be gone But he remains I'm here temporarily He endures forever In his word endures forever It's not built on the pastor It's built on the savior And that's what he's saying let him who glories Let him glory in the lord for not he who commends himself is approved But whom the lord commends our commendation is not from man It's from god And that is what motivates service One day hearing the words Well done my good And my faithful servant That's the key isn't it Well done my good And my faithful servant To hear that well done from the lips of jesus Should be the only thing that motivates us in our life to hear him say that well done. Won't that be beautiful? Amen