In total revenue service, IRS tax news. IRS reminds those over age 72 to start withdrawals from IRAs, IRAs, and retirement plans to avoid penalties. Honestly, you've got to appreciate the IRS's tax strategy here with retirement plans. They're like, you know, it may not be a good idea to tax people too much when they're really young and healthy. I know. We can defer the tax until they're like old and feeble and then we'll strike. It'll be like taking candy from a baby. No, like taking a cane from a cripple, whether they can be walking or candy related. Either one. I mean, every politician knows the best age to rob somebody is when they're either helpless toddlers or weakening older people. Unfortunately, toddlers haven't yet accumulated anything that's worth taking. Hence the IRS's retirement plan tax policy. But first a joke, the hiring strategies at the White House are so high these days, it's ridiculous. In fact, their standards are doubled. Sorry, sir. Doing my best. Who made that man a gunner? I did, sir. He's my cousin. Even their hostage negotiation strategies have twice the standards. The celebration of Oscar. Oscar night. And I want it to be Oscar specific.  Like the current administration has a message for all American citizens held hostage by hostile foreign countries. Don't get your hoax up unless you meet our twice high standards.  Your gayness does not define you. I mean, honestly, like, if the United States had any leverage on the world stage these days, the WNBA could have negotiated their own problem without the help of the government at all. Your Mexicanness is what defines you to me. And I think we should celebrate Oscar's Mexicanity. So, Phyllis, I want you to go find firecrackers. Oh, she had some personal hash oil on her. I see where this is going. How much money do you want? Seems more or less how this would normally go. And a chihuahua. I mean, the fact that we traded an evil Russian agent whose actions actually inspired movie scripts for somebody who had some personal hash oil on them seems to show very weak negotiation skills. I'll trade you a bad poem. I mean, the fact that the government needed to be involved at all seems to exude extreme weakness. But what do I know? I am glad she's home. Why don't you have me writing in on a donkey into the office? I'll have to be a burro. Of course. If Oscar wants a donkey, let's get him one. IR 2022-217 December 12, 2022, Washington. The Internal Revenue Service today reminded those who were born in 1950 or earlier that funds in their retirement plans and individual retirement arrangements face important upcoming deadlines for required minimum distributions to avoid penalties. So a quick recap of kind of the taxation of the retirement plans, noting that we as individuals are not typically very good at the long term type of decisions such as saving for retirement. We are generally fairly good at the short term types of decisions. And therefore the IRS, the government decided to kind of step in and try to incentivize us to be saving for the retirement with these kind of tax benefits for retirement plans. Now remember, the IRS didn't make anything like new in terms of investment tools. They just have kind of like an umbrella which has tax implications with regards to the investment tool. So in other words, even if there were no like IRS or 401k plans or whatnot, we would still be putting money away for retirement in the form of usually mutual funds investing in stocks and bonds or savings accounts and CDs and that kind of stuff. But we wouldn't get the tax benefits. So the government is giving us a tax benefit to put it under the umbrella of say an IRA. There's pros and cons to that or a 401k planner, similar kind of strategies. The benefit is that you get the benefit upfront. That's what the hope is to kind of nudge you from an economic standpoint to put money into the IRA at the point in time that you get the benefit. But the downside is of course that now it's locked in there until retirement age. And if you pull it out early, then you could have a penalty on top of having to pay the taxes with it. So that's the general strategy. We put the money in, we get the deferral for it, we get the tax benefit upfront, and then we have to lock the money in place until retirement. And then at retirement, at some point the IRS is going to say, well, now your past retirement age, and we actually want to force you to take it out so that you're taxed at that point in time before you die, right? Because if you go, if you die, then you've got the whole thing. Now it was in a retirement plan. No one got taxed on it. And you've got inheritance tax. They kind of, what are you going to do with that as well as what does it do to the inheritor and so on and so forth. They try to get the money to get the tax withdrawn before you die. And that's kind of what we're talking about here with the required minimum distributions. So a required minimum distribution or RMDs are minimum amounts that many retirement plan and IRA account owners must generally withdraw annually after they reach age 72. Account owners can delay taking their first RMD until April 1st following the latter of the calendar year that reached age 72 or in a workplace retirement plan retire. RMDs are taxable income and may be subject to penalties if not timely taken. The RMDs require minimum distribution. Rules require traditional IRA. There's a link to that here and SEP, S-E-R-S-E-P and simple IRAs. These are all kind of variants of a retirement plan generally aimed at the simple and the SEP, for example, small income or small businesses that instead of putting in place a 401K might use something like this so they don't have to deal with the more burdensome rules of managing a 401K. So holders begin taking distributions at age 72 even if they're still working. Account holders reaching age 72 in 2022 must take their first RMD by April 1st, 2023 and the second RMD by December 31st, 2023 and each year thereafter. Retirement plans. You got the 401K, the 403B and the 457B plans, profit sharing and other defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans. The first RMD is due by April 1st of the calendar, April 1st of the latter of the year they reach age 72 or the participant is no longer employed if allowed by the plan. A 5% owner of the employer must begin taking RMDs at age 72. RMDs may not be rolled over to another IRA or retirement plan. So the general idea of rolling these things over would be oftentimes like if you're going from one 401K to another because you changed employers and you're not at retirement age. For example, then you're oftentimes or even if you were, but the idea would be that you're trying to avoid the penalty and taxation that would happen by pulling the money out so that you could put it back into another kind of plan. That's what a rollover is for. So the rollover is not designed to avoid the taxes that you would owe by reaching retirement age of 72 when the government is trying to force you to take the money out. So you can't take the money out in other words and just put it back in to another retirement plan in order to avoid the taxation because the whole point is to force you to pay the taxes on it. So the RMD comparison chart, there's a link to that here that highlights some of the basic RMD rules that apply to IRAs and defined contribution plans. Roth IRAs do not require distributions while the original owner is alive. So a Roth IRA is kind of a reverse IRA. You can imagine the situation where you're earning money and either saying, hey, look, I'm not paying much tax right now because maybe I don't earn a lot of money, but the government still wants to incentivize you to put money into a retirement plan. So maybe you use a Roth IRA so you don't get the benefit now, but you get the benefit of the accumulations not being taxed at the point you take it out. Or a situation you might think, well, I think that the things are going downhill possibly and that they're going to taxes at like 95% at some point in order to try to solve the problems that are accumulating. So I would rather not get taxed at the retirement age and pay whatever tax I have now, which although it could be high, maybe you're thinking that you'd rather just pay it at this point. So those are some reasons you might use a Roth IRA. But the government doesn't have the same kind of incentive to force you to take the money out from the Roth as the normal retirement plans due to the fact that you didn't get that huge tax benefit when you put the money in. RMD calculations and 50% on missed distributions. So an IRA trustee or plan administrator must either report the amount of the RMD to the IRA owner or offer to calculate it. An IRA owner or trustee must calculate the RMD separately for each IRA owned. They may be able to withdraw the total amount from one or more of the IRAs. However, RMDs from workplace retirement plans must be taken separately from each plan. So now you've got these required minimum distributions, the question being, how do you calculate those things? And hopefully the person managing the plan, the institution can do that because you want to make sure that you pay the required minimum distribution otherwise the government gets upset and could penalize you. So not taking a required minimum distribution or not withdrawing enough could mean a 50% excise tax on the amount not distributed. So a large tax, 50%, like getting divorced or something. So the IRS has a worksheet to calculate the RMD and payout periods. And then you got inherited IRAs. So an RMD may be required for an IRA retirement plan account or Roth IRA inherited from the original owner. Retirement topics beneficiary has information on taking RMDs from an inherited IRA or retirement account and reporting taxable distributions as part of gross income. So now you've got the issue of what if someone dies and the government didn't force them to take the money out of the IRA and now there hasn't been any tax on it. So what happens is you've got now the final return that they have to file what's going to be the taxes at the point of death in that year that they died. What's going to happen to any estate taxes if there is an estate kind of situation due to how much money they have. And what's going to be the tax situation to the inheritor at that point in time? Because normally the inheritor doesn't have any taxes because it would have been taxed at the estate level if there's going to be any tax at all. But this is weird because it's in a retirement plan so then you get all these problems. I won't get into more detail but you can see the situation here. Publication 559, survivors, executors and administrators can help those in charge of the estate complete and file federal income tax returns and explains their responsibility to pay any taxes due on or behalf of the decedent or person who has died. Then you've got the 2020 coronavirus related distributions. Since 2020 RMDs, required minimum distributions were waived and account owner or beneficiary who received an RMD in 2020 had the option of returning it to their IRA or other required plan to avoid paying taxes on that distribution. So you can see this is one of the problems with the retirement plan distribution is that your money is locked up now. So you can see this situation, you're like, okay, government, you forced me to stop working. You told me I cannot go to work and I don't have any money. But I do have all this money in my retirement plan.  So now the government in order to compensate for that has to say, okay, I understand that it's not just an emergency.  So yeah, maybe we'll give an exception. You could take your own money out of your own account without us hitting you with a penalty, right? So now you've got all this work around kind of stuff for the emergency situation. So a 2020 RMD that qualified as a coronavirus related distribution may be repaid over a three-year period or have the taxes due on the distribution spread over three years. A 2020 withdrawal from the inherited IRA could not be repaid to the inherited IRA, but may be spread over the three-year for income inclusion. For more information, see the coronavirus relief for retirement plans and IRA's page. There's a link to that here. So if you're in that situation, then check out that for more details on it. So taxpayers can find forms, instructions, publications, frequently asked questions regarding required minimum distributions. There's a link to that here. And other easy to use tools at irs.gov, irs.gov, irs.gov, v for victory over taxes. So there'll be a link to this in the description.


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That's what we talk about. We talk about the gratitude law, the amendments, we talk about the leave pay that we are all enacted and that we are all put in place. Which is super super good and which is super good for all people that are planning to go to the UAE. Remember, when we are talking about the UAE, we are not only talking about one Emirate. We are not talking about only talking about Dubai. We are even talking about the other 7 Emirates like Abu Dhabi, Shereja and Ajuman. What are we talking about today? We are going to talk about something that is different. And we are going to talk about some of these important laws, article laws that you should know. It may not be of interest right now but you need to know them. Because under this new law, they are going to come as part of your guidance to whatever you are going to do. For example, if you need to claim for your gratitude, if you need to resign before the agreed period of time, if you need to go and lodge a complaint against your employer, where are you going to start from? What article are you going to use? What is going to be your referral base if you are going to launch that claim in any office that you will have to go or where you have to take your claim? And this is exactly what we want to talk about. We are going to talk about what you call the articles, some of the articles of the labor law. And in today's video we are going to talk about what you call the federal law, article number 8 of 1980. What does the article say? Article number 6 of law number 8, what does it say? Remember this was enacted, it was enacted in 1980. And what does it say? It says that whenever you are going to launch a complaint against your employer, it should be launched or it should be taken to that relevant office. I quote. And it's only that office that it is going to settle that dispute or that disagreement between the employee and the employer. Not any other office. So what does it mean? It means that if you skip that responsible office to settle that claim, they will not work on you. That is what the federal article 6 of law number 8 of 1980 in UAE says about that. What does it mean still? That all beneficiaries, all beneficiaries who claim concerning any rights that are included or rights that are written out in the UAE labor law should strictly go to that responsible office that is going to settle up the claim or is going to settle up the dispute between you and between you, the employer and the employee. In case anything fails out of there and maybe your employer is not willing to change in any way or the other, that is when you can come in to either terminate your contract yourself or to resign without giving a notice. So remember before you take any further step, you should know that that law talks about you first reporting to that responsible office to handle that disagreement or that claim in case your employer is violating or bleaching what you call the terms of the contract is getting against what you agreed in the contract. You don't need to go to office, you don't need to go to police. You need to first go to that responsible offices. There are responsible offices to handle such kind of issues and then after, if there is anywhere where the employer may fail to change or even anyone may change, then probably you can take a further step as according to the guidance of the ministry that is responsible. Hope that is very clear and that is very good. So atko 6 of labor law 8 that was drafted in 1980, it says atko 6 of the federal law number 8 of 1890 in the UAE states that if the employer of the worker or any beneficially files a claim concerning any of the rights mentioned in the law they are required to apply their concern to the labor department that is fully given the authority and the power to handle that. However, the department will take the necessary measures to seek solutions or to take solutions between the two of you. This is the employer and the company. But if in case there is any failure between the two, then they can give the necessary steps or further recommendations somewhere. Hope I've tried to share up something. So for someone who asked about atko 6 of labor law 8 of 1980 in the UAE, that is what it says. Hope I've tried to share up something with you. By the way, don't forget to subscribe to this channel. It makes from the next question. Don't forget please support this channel. 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What's up everybody Jason from Jasper's case breaks calm.  So good luck six times one two three four five and Six then final time down to Gary six times one two three four five six AFC West out of the AFC South Matthew the AFC what James with the NFC NFC Norts are Nancy at the NFC East Amber with the NFC West as well as the AFC East Rick with the NFC North and Jeff with the NFC South and Gary with the AFC South So let's actually alphabetize it and if you guys want to trade I'll give you guys a quick minute All right, Amber. Let's just close it. Oh good Amber. Yeah, I mean I just give myself I just give give you guys at least a minute or so. I mean sometimes there is activity sometimes or not But all good. Thank you and good luck. Maybe we get some nice NFC West Now you know, I'm just very curious though really quick before I start There is actually quite a few kaboom teams in here, of course You do have I'll read off some of them Tom Brady bucks Patty Mahomes chiefs. You have Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens Aaron Rogers Packers ground Kowski bucks George Kittle 49ers Troy Palamalos Steelers. I think you can have some like eagle Eagle ones and of course there's two Joe Burrow opportunities There's the two a tug of I loas is to Herbert's to Jordan loves to jail and hurts to CD lands to Henry rugs To Clare was either Jerry Judy and chase young so those are the rookie ones and then veteran wise I mean, I said there's quite a few players And the absolute checklist so I would assume that there's at least one kaboom opportunity in every division and Probably some divisions have more than others So I really think that I mean you could get kabooms in here because it only makes sense That there is at least one numbered card in the whole box And if it's not numbered it's gonna be a kaboom. Let's see if we can definitely pull one of these out here I know a lot of these boxes and cards are gonna look legit the same Because we're just pretty much chasing either the one numbered card or the kabooms But the rookies will add up guys Like I said, you you might get ten Joe Burrow rookies in here You know, they add up to Maybe potentially the whole spot price of not more no Depending if you get the right ones the retail green colors numbered potentially You gotta think there's a kaboom in here somewhere at some point I did post up the last five boxes. So we had a case. We opened up some boxes and sold these packs in our store So we have just enough for another five boxes. So That would be the last five box absolute break Don't have enough to make another five boxes. So one more time to run this back Again, I know this is not a promo break. We can still run it back If you want to continue to stick to other products and other breaks illusions coming up next I Really want to try and work on those promo breaks for you guys Whatever they want to do So I'm just gonna really skim through all these base cards, you don't get to the number stuff until right here These are retail. So those will ship and then you have Antonio Gibson green introductions Tyler Johnson Ayuk Donovan people's Jones and our Herbie little green retail So there you go AFC West without Matthew. Another Herbie Darnes and Evans Tom Brady slide Edward Zeeler. I guess getting a little monster bucks Juwan Jennings Tua, Togo Valoa T Higgins Made Stanley. We got a numbered card here Bobby Wagner 34 out of 50. I Don't know if that line is supposed to be on there or not. I don't know if you guys kind of see that but There you go, Isaiah another Herbie Justin Jefferson bad Jefferson Glad I was either Yandere Swift Dude balled out yesterday Michael Pittman Jeff Ocuda Jeff Gladney Cam Akers JK Dobbins Jonathan Taylor So these will all be penny stability those in that corner All right, next box is Zack Moss Donovan people's Jones John Taylor Joey B Joe Burrell green retail very nice Yandere Swift Chase Claypole retail green 49 Dwayne Haskins Come on Kaboom Clevon Cheson Little Herbie you got one and it's a Peyton Manning Kaboom How about that Indianapolis Coles? Very nice AFC South Going to Gary There you go, man our first Kaboom sweet hopefully more to come Derrick Brown Jonathan Taylor Michael Pippin jr. Justin Jefferson. No problem Gary. I know very nice card man Like I said, I know these retail boxes can seem like a broken record because you're kind of almost seen the same rookies and the same carts Every single box, but like I said, there's usually that one numbered card in and this one we got the numbered card and the kaboom so I Said kabooms are all around the retail and hobby. So hopefully we can get more man. That's awesome sweet Even better man the Coles Regens Now hopefully the hot streak continues Toa CD KJ AJ Dylan green retail Jalen hurts. I love green retail and chase young. All right next box guys. Let's see we can get some more kabooms Anthony Gordon Clyde Edwards E-Lair See Higgins, you know Benjamin Swift Michael Pippin jr. Not for the Patriots number to 199 Chase young green retail Christian Fulton Ray Juan Davis Jalen Rager Zack Moss little Joe burrow Chase Claypool cool.  All right last one guys. We got that one kaboom Hopefully another one guys last box Chase young Jalen Rager Utor Gross Montos little Justin Jefferson inserts Clyde Edwards E-Lair Jerry Judy retail green toa T Higgins CD lamb retail green Tyler Johnson Brown and I don't even people's Jones KJ Hamler retail green Benzo Mims retail green little Herbie rookie Herbert introductions Luton Jefferson AJ Turrell JK Dobbins our last hacker here guys John Hightower John and Taylor Jerry Judy CD lamb KJ Hamler Noah Zach Moss little Joe burrow Chase Claypool Hurts and AJ Dylan All righty guys well there you go. So we did get one kaboom It was this very nice beautiful pain-manning one And then we did get some number cards Although I feel like in this box gonna get one numbered card, but in the last box where we got the kaboom We also got a numbered Let me show you. There's a Bobby Wagner. That was numbered Here's the Dwayne Haskins. I was numbered Here's the Patriots one that was numbered DJ Chark, I think the rest of it is just a bigger rookies So it looks like we ended up getting at least one numbered card and the kaboom to make it five hits In the whole box five box break But of course we were chasing the kabooms and that's what we got guys So there you go. Appreciate it. This was break number two Jaspys case breaks calm


Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that the big story is a guy that will not be in the line of tonight Kyrie Irving as we take a look at this timeline September 13th, New York City's indoor vaccination proof mandate went into effect September 27th Kyrie had to attend media day via zoom. He was not president Barclay center September 28th through October 3rd Training camp in San Diego. He was able to attend practice with his teammates and then this week He did not attend practice because it was in New York and today he is listed as Ineligible to play earlier Ned said coach Steve Nash met with the media Kind of factor in that I mean there was a report out that the HSS facility is now considered a private office building allowing him to practice With you guys just I take it. Do you expect him to practice on Sunday? And what is what does that news do for you guys? Well, I mean it's positive for for us to be able to welcome him back in the building to practice and Be a part of the team But like I said, this is all just brand new information to us as well So I'm trying to work through what the actual details are so I wouldn't want to comment too much on it until I know firmly what the parameters are but Sounds like it's positive news All right, Argie. There's a lot happening a lot changing here every moment. What's your take on this whole situation? Obviously, you know, there's a bit of a Stale mate here, you know with with the vaccine in Kyrie and they're still trying to figure it out But I think Steve Nash is right every opportunity you get to get Kyrie on the floor whether it's games or practice I think this is a big step towards getting some normalcy because that's what everyone is looking for With your team and as the season progresses So I think getting Kyrie back in practice is a huge step Especially at the facility and so, you know, we're still gonna have to wait and see how these things are continuing to change because they have Literally changed from week to week to week to week


Good evening, and welcome to the White House. Prime Minister, Mrs. Gandhi, and other distinguished guests from India, it's a pleasure to have you here. Yours is among the most ancient of cultures, and ours is one of the youngest. Ours is, however, the oldest constitutional democracy, and yours is relatively new, 38 years of age. Although young, Indian democracy has achieved strength and maturity. And today I found that's also true of India's Prime Minister, who's just three years older than independent India. And Mr. Prime Minister, I'm happy to report to all present this evening that, although a few years separate us, just a few, we hit it off. And just as with relations between our countries, I predict good things ahead. Mr. Prime Minister, you were recently quoted as saying about our two countries that basically we stand for the same things, freedom, democracy, independence. And I'm sure that our meetings today reinforce that observation. To paraphrase Tolstoy, undemocratic societies are all undemocratic in their own way, but democratic societies are all alike. And so it is with India and the United States. We're ultimately so similar. And yet, like family members, we often find it hard to communicate. Today we opened up personal channels of communication that will serve our countries well. India and the United States, Mr. Prime Minister, have enormous strengths on which we can draw in seeking to improve our relations. Democracies have valuable experience in reconciling differing points of view within their own national societies. This is particularly true in our great nations, both mosaics of diverse cultures, religions, and languages. And the key to our success domestically is dialogue, the quality of careful listening and serious speaking one to another. Dialogue can be the key to better understanding between our nations as well. Our meetings this week built upon the working relationship established by your late mother. Mr. Prime Minister, India, and the United States have just begun to write the history of our relations. As the magnificent festival of India will illuminate, you have enriched the world with beauty, culture, science, and philosophy. Perhaps your most precious gift to us has been the many Indians who have become proud citizens of our country. Some are here tonight, and they embody the human bond that is between us. Being the year of India in America, your visit and the festival of India couldn't have been better timed. We have today set out an agenda for deepening our cooperation across a broad spectrum of issues ranging from political to economic and scientific. This afternoon, our two nations agreed to extend, by an additional three years, the very successful Science and Technology Initiative launched as a result of my meetings with the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1982. This is one example, an important example of the kind of cooperation that bodes well for the future of Indo-US relations. So let us move forward together, and with the greatest of admiration for you and the great nation you lead, I propose a toast to Indo-American friendship. Mr. President, First Lady, ladies and gentlemen, I feel privileged to be in this historic house once again. My wife and I are grateful for the warm and generous words you have spoken about India and about your meeting with my mother. I recall the esteem that she had for you. I recall also the last time she was here, a wish that you had then expressed about holding a festival of India has come true. It is good of you to dedicate that festival to Indira Gandhi's memory. We appreciate the special interest Mrs. Reagan has taken in it as patron of the US National Committee. Every encounter between the peoples of the United States and India is an essay in understanding. It provides an opportunity for the reaffirmation of our commitment to personal liberty, to the rule of law, and to free expression. We both are rather outspoken people, not known for keeping quiet about what we feel and what we believe. But being candid with each other is a measure of the stability of our relationship. Both of us are animated by that capacious tolerance which marks the democratic spirit. It is one of the reasons why, in spite of some differences on policies in particulars, a firm people-to-people relationship endures between us. It is in that spirit that we had our conversation today, at which we discussed our assessments and concerns. You have referred to some. I mentioned to you about our apprehensions at the growing militarism of the region around India, which is increasing our burdens. We have always been against outside presences and pressures which can lead to instability. To reduce tensions in South Asia, India has taken several initiatives with its neighbors. But the success of our efforts depends very much upon what the big powers do in our region in pursuit of interests. A stable, united, peaceful India, I should think, is in everyone's interest. That is the India we are engaged in developing. For that purpose, we need peace in our neighborhood. We need peace in the world. We desire a global partnership for socioeconomic development, for the satisfaction of human needs, for the promotion of mutual understanding, and for the prevention of war. Development and peace are closely linked. If disarmament is important for developed countries, it is even more relevant for the developing. We are appalled at the destructive power that men have built over the years. We are concerned about the new dimensions in the arms race. The very survival of mankind today rests in the hands of very few countries, leaving mankind to wait in fear and hope. Six nations, including India, recently issued an appeal for disarmament. Any positive steps taken towards disarmament will be acclaimed and supported by India, the non-aligned community, and by peoples all over the world. We welcome the negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union at Geneva, and hope that their deliberations will lead to positive results. Non-alignment has been a positive force for peace. It stands for friendship and cooperation with all. Any nation's independence must include the option to steer clear of block identification. One friendship need not be at the cost of another. We want to enlarge cooperation between our two countries in numerous fields. India today is poised for greater growth. We have taken up plans and policies to generate new employment in our rural areas and to harness the productive energies of our young. We want the nation to benefit from the enterprise latent in our people. Growth has to be carefully calibrated so that in enlarging national production it redresses regional imbalances and ensures social justice. This is indeed the basis of planning within our democratic system. In three decades, we have tried to catch up with what others have achieved in a century or more. We have narrowed the industrial and technological gap. Our seventh plan envisages an investment of $150 billion. We need new technology in a big way. A good part of it, we will develop ourselves but we must necessarily acquire the most advanced knowledge wherever it is generated. The United States is preeminently the land of high technology. Recently, our two countries have reached an understanding on transfer of high technology. These arrangements must be worked out with great speed. Mr. President, one of your great predecessors, Franklin Roosevelt, had said, the only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today. These words bring out the spirit of striving which marks America. Each generation must re-establish freedom and justice. Each generation must respond to new situations. There is just enough time to dip in times refreshing river.  Sometimes they undergo distortion. The great personalities who created modern India, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi have taught us to be humble and firm and to persist.  In that spirit, we shall strive. Mr. President, I thank you again for your warm welcome and generous hospitality. We hope that you will give us the pleasure of welcoming you and Mrs. Reagan in India. I now request you to join me in a toast to the health of President and Mrs. Reagan, to the prosperity of the American people and to growing cooperation between our two countries in the interests of our two peoples and in the cause of a better world. My name is Mr. Slav Rostrokovic and Mr. Lambert Parkus. I've got to make sure. It's the first name. Slav. I know, I told your wife. Mr. Slav Rostrokovic, and world-renowned as we all know, but I think what is even more significant than he is coming here to entertain us as they did tonight, he flew in from Paris and will be going back tomorrow for a concert there, but came here to entertain us. He's world-renowned not only for his great talent, but for his deep conviction. And Bernard Orkus, with him, is also world-renowned, as soloed with the National Symphony. And we're delighted to have had you both here and for the entertainment that you've provided. I think all I need to say is, and I think I say it for everyone here, we're so deeply grateful and you added grandeur to our evening. Thank you.


You're welcome back after the break. So before the break, we were looking at, you know, Paul's command to Titus to appoint leaders and now he gives him the qualifications of the leaders and he is basically can be divided in four categories, general qualification, domestic qualification, personal qualification and doctrinal qualifications. Okay. So we look at the domestic qualifications in verse six. He says that he must be a blameless man. Blameless means one without we already look at this in, in when Paul writes to Timothy, Timothy, and so blameless means the man who is without accusations, he has no charges against him both in the church and in the world as well.  His righteous living is something that will show to everybody that he's living a righteous life and he can be chosen as a leader. Okay. And we see that this word blameless stands ahead of the list of the qualities that covers the whole of a leader's life. So those qualifications and follow give the details which will test his blamelessness. So he should be the husband of one wife. That means he must be faithful to his wife and his objections should be centered exclusively on his wife, you know, must be having faithful children in the Greek here. It can have a passive meaning, which means children who are trustworthy and dependable, but it also has an active meaning, which means children who are believing and trusting. So Paul is saying that the elders of the church must have children who believe in, in Jesus. And if it's his ability to lead the family, his own family in Christ ways, in them living in Christ likeness, each one of them believing in Christ and walking according to his righteous standards or living according to his righteous standards, then he will definitely be able to lead the church of God or he'll be able to lead the family of God. And so first, his ability to lead the church can only be seen or demonstrated in his ability to lead his own children. And he says that, you know, faithful children are not accused of dissipation or insubordination.  So that is the meaning of the word dissipation. So they should not be accused of living wild, wasteful lives or lives that are self-indulging. And this word we see mentioned in Luke chapter 15 was 13 for how the prodigal son lived. He lived a righteous life, a righteous living of the prodigal son. So he says that they should not live this kind of life, the children of the elders should not live this kind of life. And also they must not be guilty of rebellion. That means they must, you know, submit to parental authority. And if a man is able to train and govern his children, you know, he will be able to train and lead the flock of God. But if he's not able to lead and govern his own children, then it raise up a question or bring into question his ability to train and lead the flock of God. And in verse seven, he talks about the personal qualification of elders. He says, for a bishop must be blameless, a steward of God, not self-will, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money. Now we see in this verse, there is a switch from the term elder to that of bishop. So the Greek word is for bishop is epic pause, which means a superintendent, guardian and an overseer. So the apostle is basically talking about someone in the same office as an elder. But now he moves to this term because it stresses the work or the function of elders or overseers. Now why is he using this word bishop here? Even though bishop elders, pastors, I said terms that I use interchangeably, but he's using it here because it stresses the work or function of elders and overseers. So while there is dignity and honor in this office as an elder or as a bishop or being appointed as a leader of God's flock, the focus is on their work of the certain qualities of maturity, which are important for one's ability to be effective towards what God has entrusted to them. So even as we are in leadership position, even as some of us are leaders, pastors, whole key leadership positions in the church, yes, it is a place of dignity, a place of honor, but it also is a place of responsibility. And we need to live a life that is blameless, a life that is holy, a life that is righteous, which can be seen by people. And also we need to have the qualities of maturity, which will be able to help us to steward the responsibility that God has given to us effectively and in a way that God wants us to use the responsibilities of the position that he's given to us and also bring him glory and honor in the position that we are. Now Paul continues with a list of qualifications. He says he must be a steward of God, steward, the Greek word is oikonomos, which refers to somebody who's manager of a household or somebody who's managing household affairs. So this word gives us an idea of appointment or the accountability and the responsibility and privileges of people who are in a position to, you know, are given the blessings of God and who are, you know, in a place where they share their blessings or the good things that God has given to others. So even as, you know, God has blessed us with spiritual blessings, material blessings, physical blessings and God has showered his goodness and his favor on us, you know, he wants us to use it to share it with others and we learn this in Timothy as well. When Paul writes it to Timothy, he says, you know, he's talking about money matters. He says, you know, godliness with contentment is great gain. And then he talks about how important it is for us to share also the resources that God has given with others. And so it here's the word steward is, gives us the idea very strongly gives us the idea of that we are accountable, we are responsible to God for the privileges that he has given to us. And he has appointed us not just to enjoy all of these benefits or blessings or his goodness for ourselves, but also share it with others, okay. And the bishop should not be somebody who is self-willed, quick tempered, not given to wine, should not be violent or greedy for money. Now in all of these personal qualifications, you know, he's talking about negative things, the personal qualifications fall into the negative. So what the elders must not do. And then he talks about the positives, what they should do in verses eight and nine, okay. So, so we see that in a Christian life, you know, when we have accepted Jesus Christ as a person savior, we are under the power of the Holy Spirit or the Holy Spirit comes and lives in us, his power operates in our life. It's not just a matter of positive and negative things, but it is about a fruitful ministry to others. It's how fruitful and how effective our lives are in fulfilling God's purpose, fulfilling God's call, and how we serve him, okay. So the person should not, the elder, the bishop should not be self-willed, which means not self-pleasing or arrogant, refusing to listen to others. It basically talks about that the person should not be self-centered or somebody who's not wanting to have their way in everything or also self-focused and being very proud. That quick tempered, which means that, you know, somebody who's not just gets angry once in a moment, once in a while once, you know, for some basic some occasions, but it's not about that kind of a person who rarely gets angry, but you know, you can just see his anger flare up in one or two occasions, but it's talking about somebody who is constantly, you know, throwing up its rage or anger for every little thing. So even if you don't have to react in a very angry way, this person can, you know, get angry. Okay. So it's like a settled state of anger.  So using every opportunity to get back at them. So it is basically talking about somebody who is constantly angry and who feeds his anger against others and not given to wine. So he's not should not be addicted to wine or the heavy drinker. The Greek word is para onios para means alongside and onios means wine. So it means here basically somebody who does not sit along with his wine and gets drunk and but is under the control of the spirit. It's not under the control of wine, but it's under the control of the holy spirit. That we read in Ephesians chapter five verse eight, it should not be violent. Violent means, you know, refers to somebody who's quick at using his hand or his fist to strike somebody or is prone to violence very quickly. So the term looks at anger, which is totally out of control and goes beyond just verbal or saying things, verbal abuse to physical abuse or somebody who is not just getting angry with, you know, by using his words, but also somebody who's physically abusing the other person and goes totally out of control and goes beyond what he or she should be doing by just getting physical and, you know, striking their opponent, not greedy for money. We, you know, Paul also talks about this in 1st Timothy chapter three, where he says, or he's telling Timothy that the elders are to be free from the love of money. And we, we learned there that, you know, making money in the right means or earning money in the right way is not wrong. And having money is also not evil, but it's a love for money that is a root of all kind of evil that we saw in read in 1st Timothy chapter six, verses nine and 10. So, you know, those who love money are those who are always thinking about how to make more and more. And they're concerned about laying up treasures on earth rather than laying up treasures in heaven, rather than working for the kingdom of God. And then he moves on to talk about the positive qualifications in verse eight. He says they should be hospitable. You know, why is hospitality mentioned here is because, you know, those times when in Paul's times, you know, believers, they used to travel and they could not stay in the homes of unbelievers or inns because they would be exposed to insult, danger and persecution because of their faith. So it was important for fellow believers to offer them hospitality even as these believers traveled. And it was also further necessary because Christians were often persecuted and they were rendered homeless. And so, you know, the other believers would have to take them into their homes, give them shelter, provide them food and all their basic needs. But we see that that's not the case today. But, you know, we do have people who are persecuted. We are living in a world where things are changing. You know, if you look at the current scenario, we also see the war in Ukraine. There's so many millions of them who are going to be refugees. No homes, no place to go, no jobs. So, you know, it's important that, you know, as a body of Christ demonstrates hospitality and care for people at the times of need. And it talks about a bishop or an elder should be somebody who's a lover of what is good. They're devoted to things that are good, that is beneficial. It should be good or beneficial either in word or deeds or in also their giving of their resources, their money, their blessings and their things. Should be sober-minded. Now, what is the meaning of sober-minded? Somebody who's able to think clearly, think with clarity. And here it's somebody who values the things of God and does not cheapen the ministry or the gospel message by foolish behavior. So when we act foolishly, behave foolishly, making the wrong choices or, you know, we do things to get, you know, because we can get benefits of people, favor of church people, you know, be under their good books, so to say, or their good thoughts. We can live or we can do things according to what they want and what appeases them or what pleases them. But then, you know, we will be cheapening the ministry or the gospel message by our foolish behavior. The soundness of mind and sound mind thinking comes from knowing and living in the light of the word of God. Okay. So the more that we abide in the mind, the more that we, you know, feed on God's word, the more our thinking is sound and we know what is right, what is wrong, we will do the right things and it will be seen in the right choices, the right attitudes, the right behavior patterns that we are living. So it affects our values, our attitudes, our pursuits. It also helps us to live or bring ourselves under self-control and this is all to the work of the spirit, even as we read God's word, even as we commune in fellowship with God and his word daily. Okay. And in the mind of the Apostle Paul, this was an important quality in a leader, okay. And then he says that he should be just holy and self-control. So a pastor, a teacher, an elder, a bishop must be just. That means just is towards men in their justice, being just, treating everyone with fairness, with justice. Holy means right towards God, living holy and pleasing lives, acceptable and honoring in God's sight. Self-control means right towards themselves or himself. Okay. So just is just right toward men, holy is right towards God and self-control is right towards himself. Now this word self-control in Greek refers to strength or power that is needed to restrain or control one's passion and we know that this is one of the fruit of the spirit and is to be the result and the fruit of the spirit will be evident in our lives only when we are under the spirit's control or we're walking under the control of the Holy Spirit. We're living under control of the Holy Spirit, we are abiding in the wine, we are feeding on God's word, we are consecrating our lives daily on the altar for God to sanctify us, for the Holy Spirit to sanctify us, to that extent, we are sanctified to that extent we see the fruit of the spirit evident in our lives. So self-control life is really the life that we live under the control or under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and it is equipped with a life filled with the word, okay and so it's living under the guidance and the control of the Holy Spirit and under, you know, a life that is living according to God's word that means when we are filled with God's word we will automatically know what to do and we will be walking and living according to God's word, okay. The doctoral qualification in verse 9 says hold fast the faithful word. So like we looked in the previous verse, it says we will be equipped with life filled with the word, like we see it here now demonstrated for us, it says like holding fast the faithful word and this means to study, to know and to live by what the scripture tells us. It is to study, know and live by the Bible which is God's faithful message to his people and it is also to defend God's word or to defend the Bible against attacks that will be waged against it because we know that in the past we have seen people have, you know, spoken against God's student's word, tried to destroy God's word, the many attacks will come against God's word, false doctrines, false teachers, but we need to be good stewards of God's word, thoroughly equipped so that we can, you know, defend God's word, defend the special revelation that God has given to man. So a leader must be sure, you know, make sure that they are faithfully studying God's word for themselves, growing in God's word, growing the revelation that comes out of God's word and so when he teaches or teaches God's word to people, he can do this with great confidence and authority and not just do it, you know, with doubts, with some theological guesswork, with doubts that he might be having, but first studying God's word, knowing the truth for themselves, having clarity so that they can explain the truth, the revelation, the doctrines, the theology in God's word to people in a confident and an authoritative way and not just do some guesswork or, you know, have some doubts but just teach what you know, okay, and it also means that a leader should stick to God's word instead of just focusing on the current trends or what people, what messages people want to hear, prosperity, gospel, blessings, all of those things are based on the program to the church but teach them the solid truth from God's word even as Paul, you know, encourages Timothy to the same thing he's telling Titus as well, okay, and he's saying hold fast the faithful word as he has been taught so it means that the elder, you know, should be under the teaching of someone else who sound in their doctrine, sound in their faith, sound in God's word, in the theology of God's word, it does not necessarily mean here that the leader has to go to a Bible college or a cemetery to learn or study but they do need to be taught and discipled by someone and not just themselves but they need to be taught by somebody who is a good steward of God's word, sound in the doctrine, sound in the faith and the theology in God's word and why should he be taught so that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and convict those who contradict so a godly leader if he has sound foundation in God's word, you know, he can use God's word to exhort that means encourage, strengthen, build, mature people in the faith and also refute those who are bringing those refute false teachers, false doctrines that are coming up okay so we see that this is the elder's responsibility, they need to have the ability to, you know, use the sound foundation, solid foundation they have received in God's word to both teach and preach and to exhort and to build up people in the faith and also to refute those who are, you know, bringing about false doctrines and false teachings that is against the God's word okay and he says here that to exhort and convict he says that he may be able by sound doctrine okay sound doctrine is, you know, a doctrine that is correct and according to the doctrine that is in God's word so a godly leader deals with those who contradict and he does it with sound doctrine, he does not use his own authority and not in an arrogant way, he does not use his position or his authority in an arrogant way to bring correction but in a humble way he uses the teachings the truth of God's word to refute those who are, you know, teaching or propagating the false doctrines so to convict he says means you know to convince to reprove to rebuke which means it is to convince or rebuke someone in such a powerful and effective way with the truth in God's word which will lead them either to confess or at least be convicted of sin so the main reason to convict a person is to, you know, convince them to prove them of the wrong so that, you know, they would know it will lead them to know the truth and confess the truth and, you know, or at least be convicted of their sin of believing the lies and the false teachings and then he says that, you know, the elder must be able to teach the sound doctrine both to exhort and convict those who contradict, okay, so the Greek word here means those who refuse who answer again who deny and speak against the truth in God's word now there always be people who stand up against and oppose the sound teaching of scripture and, you know, the church leaders, elders, pastors, who are not able to teach or defend the truth of, you know, the scripture against those who attack it, you know, would then leave their people under the care or the flock under the care open to the false teaching and so it is very important that a pastor and elder is able to not only teach the truth but also defend the truth of the scripture against those who attack it, okay, and Paul says even as you do this tithes you need to do this with the gentleness and reverence so the times that we are living now we would have we are having a lot of false teachings, people who propagate these false teachings but, you know, we need to defend the truth in God's word, we do this with the hope that they will be convicted of their sin, they will come to realize the truth but we need to do it in a gentle way and with a reverence, okay, then he talks about the characteristics of false teachers in verses 10 to 16, can one of you please read 10 to 16 please and one of you please read 10 to 16. Thomas, can you read 10 to 16? Is anyone in class? Yeah, thank you Siddharth. For there are many rebellious people, meritakers and deceivers especially those of the circumcision group, they must be silenced because they are ruining whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach and that for the sake of dishonest gain, even one of the own prophets has said, so freedoms are always liars, evil groups, lazy gluttonies, this testimony is true, therefore rebuke them sharply so that they will, they will be sound in the faith and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of those who reject the truth, to the pure all things are pure but to those who are corrupted and do not believe nothing is pure, in fact both their minds and conscience are corrupted, they claim to know God but their actions they deny him, they are the festival disobedient and unfit for doing anything good. Thank you Siddharth, so here he's talking about you know the characteristics of the false teachers, so they're just like the church at Ephesus, there were a lot of false teachers, here also at Crete there were false teachers and so he says that these false teachers are many, you know the apostle Paul is saying that there are many who stand opposed to the truth in verse 9 and in verse 14, he says there are many who stand opposed to the truth and he says these false teachers are insubordinate, that means they're not willing to submit to God's order of authority, you know God has established an order of authority in several different areas of our life, there's an order of authority in the home, the church, the workplace and in the community, so we all know who is you know the authoritative figure at home, in the church, in our workplace, in our community and God wants us not only to recognize the authority that he's placed in our lives but he also wants to submit us to submit to that authority, okay, and so here we see that these false teachers firstly are insubordinate, they don't submit to the authoritative structure that God has placed in the church, then secondly he says that they're idle talkers, that means they all they do is empty talking because their talk is basically about pictures tales you know tales about Adam, Moses, Elijah and other Old Testament saints which are not true stories made up stories, they also want to follow you know legalistic and acidic that means very severe rules and regulations like Old Testament you know food that they have to eat, the way they have to eat it, circumcision rituals and all other rituals that they want the people or believers in the church to follow and if anyone rejects or stands a post the grace message of God's truth as it's revealed in Christ and it's found for us in the scripture you know their words will be without power just futile discussions that cannot lead to any spiritual growth, freedom, peace or deliverance that God gives to us in Christ Jesus, okay, so if anyone speaks anything other than you know the the truth in God's word or revealed to us in Christ then we see their words or their teachings are without power, it's basically idle empty talk which will not benefit anyone which will not strengthen them spiritually, mentally, emotionally, physically and will also not help them inherit any blessings so it's important for elders, pastors all of us as stewards of God's word who have been entrusted with the treasure of God's word you know to hold fast the faithful message in God's word and this alone has the power to change life, it's God's word, God's word is power, God's word is truth and Jesus says in John chapter 17 that your word which is truth will sanctify them okay so the word of God sanctifies and cleanses us it also gives us the power to speak things in the natural and we can see the supernatural happen, we can see things in we can speak things in the natural and we can see miracles and we can see the promises of God become a reality in our lives and he says that these false teachers you know are deceivers talks about them as deceivers they are those who very craftily because you know it's the work of satan so very very subtly very craftily very nicely they deceive the mind of others as well as their own minds themselves they are deceived and you know they are empty talkers but they you know appear to be very clear very impressive in the way they say things but all they are saying is just empty because it's not the power of God does not have the the power the power of God destined to it it's not the source is not from God and hence it is empty words okay and also he says that these people are deceivers because they are only people who merely talk but don't do they only tell others what to do but they don't do it themselves and and the greatest tragedy is that people get easily deceived by their false doctrines because it is you know so sweet so nice to listen so pleasing to the ears and they appear to be so clear and impressive they impress people's hearts and minds but actually that you know they are far away from the truth and they are people who are peddlers of error because you know they themselves are deceived by satan they deceive others themselves and so Paul is telling them telling Timothy teaching things they ought not to teach these people these false teachers are ones who teach things that they are not supposed to be teaching and he says he who are these so-called false teachers he says these especially those of the circumcision now the ESV easy standard version says there's some Jewish followers the passion translation says those who are converts from Judaism so here it's giving us a clue or identity about who these false teachers were who were troubling the believers at Crete they were basically the Jewish Christians those who are Jews who put their faith in Jesus who you know now became part of the church they insisted that circumcision was necessary for salvation so they were bringing in all of these Jewish mythologies fables genealogies things that were not real teaching it to people and also you know bringing about all these legalistic rituals and laws that they required people to keep and one of them was circumcision and in verse 11 Paul says you know them these people's mouth must be stopped so he says just as there's a moral necessity for elders to be men who firmly hold the truth in God's word like we read in verse 10 and also there is a moral necessity for these men to silence the false teachers that means they need to keep them quiet don't give them an opportunity to preach or teach in the church or to the people in the church so he's saying that the elders responsibility is to silence false teachers and then he says that they must be stopped the Greek word here means to cover the mouth with something or to silence so there are two at least two responsibilities here the offenders must be refused opportunity to spread their teachings in the churches and it also this word stopped also means that they must be silenced by you know teaching them or opposing their views by you know by teaching them the right doctrines and also silencing them by making them spread or denying them you know the opportunity to spread this their false teaching with other people in the church otherwise it will weaken the church it will weaken the house of God and it will weaken family life and then he says that these false teachers they do not convert people to the truth but they subvert now this means this word word means turn okay so subvert means to overturn or to overthrow so the stress here is on the disastrous effects on the families or on the house churches so Paul is saying if you just give this people the opportunity you know to teach or preach or if they're not silenced or if they're not stopped from spreading their false teaching you know it will be it will have disastrous effects on the families or you know the house churches so when he's talking about households here it could refer to the house churches because in those days people met in the houses of various members of the church so they were house churches or families of the church so any which ways it would have a disastrous influence on the on the church or on the families and he says that these false teachers do it for dishonest gain their motive is basically not to let people know that what they're believing is a truth so the people can live by the truth the truth can change their lives they can be benefit by the truth but their main motive is to teach these false teaching is to make money okay and they did not really care what people really believed as long as they made money okay and we read in verse 11 the verse 11 points us to the nature of their seductive activities of these false teachers and why they need to be silenced because their motive is dishonest gain their method is teaching what ought not to be taught that means those false doctrines and the multiple result is misleading whole families so why is Paul using the strong word that they must be silenced or their mouths to be closed you know is because that their methods of these their motive of these false teaching teachers is for dishonest gain just to make money they don't care what the people believe what they don't believe the method is teaching what they should not be teaching and the result is that they are misleading whole families okay and in verse 12 Paul you know quotes one of a line from a poetry written by Epimandis who was a poet from Crete he was a Cretan poet and so he had written in one of his poems that Cretans are always liars evil beast and lazy glutton's so why is Paul quoting him here because he's trying to avoid being blamed as an anti Cretan or talking bad or ill about the people of Crete so when he's pointing an a person from Crete who talks about his own people like this then he says that you know you know yes people at Crete these false teachers are not just liars but they're always liars they're not beasts but evil beasts and they're not just glutton's but lazy glutton's that means they don't want to work hard to earn their money they just want to use these false teachings and doctrines and bring about these legalistic rituals so that they can earn money okay so by pointing out this basic bad character of these Cretans it was important for Titus to understand why he has to appoint leaders to lead the church and it's also important for the church to know what kind of leaders should you know be in positions of authority to lead the church if these congregations were left to themselves then you know there would be utter chaos and confusion and there would be errors or false teaching and doctrines that will dominate the church okay and in verse 13 he says this testimony is true therefore rebuke them sharply that they may be sound in the faith and this testimony is true he's agreeing with the poet a tremendous statement that is true and then he's telling Titus therefore rebuke them sharply that means he's saying rebuke those who are found guilty of teaching these false doctrines rebuke them and you know with this hope that they will be convinced that means they would know what they're teaching is wrong they would be able to confess their sin and walk in the truth okay so rebuke them sharply okay and do this in a serious way and this is because this is very serious because the serious nature of false teaching and the character of the false teachers this has to be done sharply okay we looked at what was the false teachers what was their teaching what are the characteristics and because this is a serious matter he says it has to be done sharply sharply means severely or regressly a sharp rebuke you know only a sharp rebuke will get the attention of these false teachers otherwise the problem will continue okay and then he says that they may be sound in the faith so when you rebuke them sharply do this with the hope that or with the results that they will be sound they will be whole healthy in the doctrine in their faith in their foundations and the goal of rebuke is to restore them and Paul's hope was to bring the cretin believers to wholeness in their faith you know they had a sick belief system they needed to be restored to the truth that would help them to you know become healthy in their faith and likewise it is a goal of each one of us whether we are preachers teachers missionaries or teaching children or youth that the people under our care that God is entrusted to us that we teach and lead and preach or minister to them so that they will come to a place of sound faith they will be grounded in their faith in their walk and they will mature in God and verse 14 he says don't give heat to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn from the truth so he says to be sound in faith demands that the cretin believers give up two belief systems Jewish fables I told you about the Jewish fables and the commandments of men that means you know following the rituals Jewish rituals and laws which is not necessary and if they follow these commandments they will be following the commandments of men rather than following the commandments of God because salvation is by grace through faith and it's not by something that we can earn by doing good works or keeping the law because the law could not save us the law could not deliver us from our sins the law could not provide us a way out for salvation but it is it is only our faith in Jesus Christ okay so he says you know don't give heat to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn people away from the truth and in verse 15 he says to pure all things are pure those who are defiled and believe unbelieving nothing is pure but even their mind and consciences are defiled okay so we stop here we look at verse 15 and verse 16 in the next class okay any questions anyone has any questions any doubts no okay if not we'll end class here thank you all for joining class and I'll see you next Wednesday okay thank you


Item number SCP-678 Object Class Safe Special Containment Procedures SCP-678 is to be contained in a secure lockbox on site, in a container rated for security against at least level 2 attempted containment breaches. Guards posted to guard SCP-678 should not be aware of what they are guarding, as recovery attempts are a risk. SCP-678 poses no recognized threat of escape at this time, but if the container is ruptured or SCP-678 is removed for any reason, no personnel are to make unshielded contact with SCP-678. Description SCP-678 is a small statuette of a sleeping angel that displays no unusual characteristics under visual inspection. Upon unshielded physical contact with SCP-678, however, SCP-678 excises highly traumatic events from the subject's memory immediately, leaving a blank period in the subject's recollections of the past. This function is currently being evaluated for use as a new grade of amnestic, but the further effects of SCP-678 render it unsuitable for use at this time. The process of memory removal utilized by SCP-678 is damaging to the subject, however, and in the week following contact with SCP-678, the subject's mind continues to erode. This erosion does not stop, but reaches a critical point at any time from six to nine days after initial contact, when the autonomous capabilities of the brain to regulate heartbeat, breathing, and other homeostatic effects is eradicated. At this point, the subject typically dies of asphyxiation. Autopsy reveals no physical damage to the brain, and the method utilized by SCP-678 is currently unknown. After an event such as this, SCP-678 alters shape, the statuette shifting to a standing position with its eyes open and teeth clenched. The next unshielded contact with SCP-678 will cause the transference of the memories initially erased to the subject currently touching SCP-678, and SCP-678 will revert to its standard form. Subjects interviewed during the decay process describe themselves as fearful, but cannot identify the source of their fear. As their personal sense of identity disintegrates, they continue to voice a nameless terror, as long as they retain the capability of speech, which is gone by the second to third day. Those informed of their impending death seem unconcerned by it, if they understand at all, instead continuing to complain of a problem that they can't figure out. Staff psychologists suspect this communication issue is due to both the subject's loss of mental faculties, combined with an inability to easily express the ongoing nature of the damage to the subject. After the subject's capability of speech is gone, they typically retreat to a corner when permitted to do so, clawing at their head intermittently for approximately a day, before lapsing into a coma until their death. SCP-678 was taken from a Mr. W- upon his apprehension by Foundation personnel. It was a traveling chaplain who was visiting Veterans Administration hospitals across the Eastern United States, and offering counseling to any willing to speak to him. During these counseling sessions, he would encourage the subject in any of a variety of ways to come into contact with SCP-678, an item which he only handled with a pair of gloves he wore specifically for this purpose. Would wrap up his counseling session shortly afterwards, and leave the hospital. Interrogation reports indicate that a citizen of Belgium, and suspected patron of Marshal Carter and Dark LTD, appears to have been using the device to harvest these experiences for personal amusement. He has been remanded to Psychological Ward 14 for evaluation, his termination pending background check, and review of possible value to the Foundation as a bargaining tool. Note, Nick's the value check, move Mr. W-'s termination date up. He's a nasty piece of work, and I don't trust anyone to not try and work around any pre-release amnestics we give him.  If you missed the previous orientation, go watch SCP-677, Unpredictable Pogo Stick, right now. Or for the complete course, watch this playlist.