Introduction

Good day, everyone. Let us turn to the second chapter of 1 John. 1 John is not easy to read; these chapters seem clear and yet unclear. What is perplexing is that every word is known, but when put together, it is hard to make sense of what is being said. Several concepts are introduced here, using many grand concepts, such as anointing, abiding forever, sin, or not sinning. Over the years, what I have heard people say most often is, how can one live without sinning? Have you heard many Christians say that it is impossible for people to live a sinless life? You should have heard such words quite a bit.

I want to teach everyone the most basic method of understanding 1 John, Matthew, Luke, and John, which is to grasp the theme. If you cannot grasp the theme, you will find it very confusing, with bits and pieces scattered everywhere. You can learn well only if you grasp the key points. If you grasp the key points and connect the context, it will be easier to understand. The theme of this chapter is Only those who do the will of God abide forever. Conversely, those who cannot do the will of God cannot abide forever.

It is said that the elder John, who wrote 1 John, lived to be over a hundred years old. This long-lived elder witnessed the rise and fall of the church and experienced the era of Jesus Christ. Doing the will of God is a very, very important thing. Someone once said that according to God's word, life is impossible to live. I often hear people question me, asking if they can still live their lives following me in faith, and whether they still need a family. Can following me in faith be used as money or food? Those who say this are either obsessed with money or have become gluttons. I want to tell you, only those who do the will of God abide forever; not only will you have enough to eat today, but you will have enough eternal food to eat.

God's Will Is That You Do Not Sin

You must know that people are very fond of finding excuses for their sins, and they also think that everyone in this world is like them. The most deadly thing about people is finding excuses for their foolishness, finding excuses for their sins, and just finding excuses for the foolish things they do. I have also heard a super foolish argument that after a person sins and is disciplined by God and then repents, they explain that sinning is also a grace. Is sinning a grace? Actually, it is better not to sin. After a while, they sin again and are disciplined by God again, and they say that how can they experience God without sinning? I am surprised by what kind of logic this is. God's will is that you do not sin.

My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. (1 John 2:1)

How clearly this is written! But in the churches of the world, there is a saying that it does not matter if you sin because there is an Advocate, Jesus Christ. The blood of Jesus can wash away all sins. Then people repeatedly sin, and then wait for the blood of Jesus to wash away their sins again. You must know that every time you sin, you are re-crucifying Jesus. If God's will is that you sin, and you repeatedly sin and He washes it away, then Jesus should not be called Jesus, but should be called J-Eraser. Are J-Eraser and Jesus the same?

If people want to twist the words, they can definitely twist them. They say that Jesus has already been crucified for us, so it does not matter if we sin because the blood of Jesus can wash away our sins. Is this really the case? I once met a non-Christian who said that Christians are very confused. They sin, then repent before God, then sin again and repent again. What kind of God is this? He washes away all sins? Actually, these people have twisted it. That is not the case at all. You just do not know how God disciplines these Christians. If you know how God disciplines people, would you still sin? When children skip school and go home, they will be beaten. When people finish sinning, they will also be beaten. God cannot not discipline you. Your earthly father disciplines you, so can your heavenly Father indulge you?

There are also some people who sin and God does not discipline them, because they are not God's children. What is the point of disciplining them? Therefore, those who do the will of God are blessed by God, and if you do not do the will of God, you will be cursed. Do not think that after I sin, I repent. Verbal repentance is useless; you will definitely be cursed. The curse is related to sin, and sin is related to a person's violation of God's will. People sin because they love the world and the things of the world. Recently, the lairs of one scam group after another in northern Myanmar have been destroyed. God will definitely deal with you if you do such things.

What our Lord Jesus wants to solve is the problem of people sinning, not solving the matter of people sinning and then washing it away, let alone indulging people in sin. We suffer because of sin, and sin is because we love the world and the things of the world. The Lord Jesus wants to solve the problem of sin, not to indulge people in sin. In fact, a person who loves the world and the things of the world thinks that it is impossible for people not to sin, because he considers sinning to be reasonable, but God's will is that we do not sin. What should we do if we love the world? We sin as we love, and then we suffer. After we suffer, we come to the Lord.

Last night, a child had a fever. In fact, he had been having recurring fevers for two weeks, and I scolded him because he was too willful. Willfulness cannot follow God's will; it can only follow one's own will. Those who follow their own will suffer as a result of their own actions. If I say a word to him, his willfulness will come up. He thinks I am a servant in their house who is available at any time. This kind of muddleheadedness must be suppressed. If he follows his own will, how can he not suffer? It could be two months, not just two weeks.

Some adults in their thirties, forties, fifties, and sixties are also willful. They are willful and then sin, because they are doing their own will, not God's will. They act according to their own intentions or preferences, and as a result, they suffer. When they suffer, they come to me and ask me or the pastor to pray for them, which is really annoying. Even Jesus would find it annoying, because they treat Jesus like an eraser. If we do not change this kind of logical system, when will it end?

The root of sin lies in loving the world and the things of the world. I have never heard of someone who does not love money sinning because of money, and I have never seen someone who does not love the world sinning. What sin can a person who only wants to bless others and only wants to give commit? Therefore, throughout history, no one has been able to successfully solve the problem of selfishness. If everyone were not selfish, the ideal of communism would definitely be realized. But the problem is that everyone is selfish. Can it continue to be communist? Everyone takes things to their own homes and thinks about doing less and getting more. This cannot be sustained, and it is not sustainable. Therefore, this explains why private ownership is sustainable, which is to use people's selfishness to develop the economy, which is very powerful.

Communism is not the legendary system of supporting lazy people; it is just that people's selfishness has not been able to be rectified to this day. Brothers and sisters, you must know that the root of corruption is people's selfishness. Private ownership is that you do your own work, and you get more for doing more. Therefore, this kind of sinful capital appears, because capital plunder is very powerful. From ancient times to the present, no one has been able to solve the problem of human selfishness, or the problem of sin. In the end, when people's sins are full, they will perish. But we are a completely different system. God wants to solve this problem, which is to use the blood of Jesus Christ to wash away people's sins, so that people can receive grace.

Whoever Keeps His Word, in Him the Love of God Is Perfected

God's will is that we do not sin, which means not loving the world, but loving God. If we love God, we will keep His word. If a person keeps His word, the love of God is perfected in him. If you have any doubts, write them down and you can ask them during the Q&A session. This chapter is not easy to read. I barely understand it and want to try my best to explain it clearly to everyone. Whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God is perfected. That is to say, you cannot keep His word because the love of God in you is not perfect. If you love God fifty percent and love the world fifty percent, then the fifty percent that loves the world will definitely sin.

Why do people find so many excuses and various reasons to support their sin? It is because they do not act according to the word of the Lord. Some people say that they know God, but in fact they do not, because they do not keep the word of the Lord. Knowing God is keeping His word, and keeping His word is knowing God. That is the logic. Some people do not keep His word and still think that they love God. They never give tithes and say that they love God very much. They are reluctant to give tithes and hold on to every penny tightly. If you love God, shouldn't you dedicate yourself to God?

Knowing God is keeping His commandments, and keeping His commandments is knowing God. Not keeping His commandments is not knowing God. Keeping His commandments halfway is knowing Him halfway, and keeping His commandments ten percent is knowing Him ten percent. The problem is that many Christians say that they know God but do not keep His commandments, and they also say that they cannot live their lives according to my words. In fact, they still do not know God. People will not do what they think is wrong. They all think that what they are doing is right, and they all think that what they are doing is beneficial to them. It is just a matter of what the evaluation standard is. Some people's evaluation standard is according to the world's standard, and some people's is according to God's eternal will.

Only those who do the will of God abide forever. If you do not want to abide forever and just want to have an urn, you should prepare a burial plot for yourself while you are alive, thinking that you can abide forever. However, at a certain time, you do not know who this burial plot belongs to. Now there are no permanent land deeds for burial plots, and you are not allowed to occupy them forever. You do not know when they will be leveled.

What exactly is the logical system inside you? We only do what is beneficial to us, which is also a manifestation of selfishness. But God wants us to keep His word, and letting us love God is actually letting us obtain benefits and grace, but people do not believe it. Therefore, whoever keeps His word, in him the love of God is perfected. Loving God is the greatest commandment. All of people's problems lie in whether they love God or love the world.

Loving the world will cause you to develop all kinds of illnesses, loving it to the point where you cannot control your bowel movements. Or loving the world to the point where you cannot excrete or eat or drink. Can a kidney that has failed urinate? You have to undergo dialysis. You have to know which things in this world are beneficial to you. If you really know God, you will definitely know that these are all beneficial to you, and there is no need to exaggerate. The most beneficial thing for us is to build up God's glorious church and live in Jesus Christ. Since we are in Jesus Christ, we will walk as He walked.

He Who Says He Abides in Him Ought Himself Also to Walk Just as He Walked

He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. (1 John 2:6)

Reading 1 John, you will find that the logical system of Chinese Mingding Destiny Theology is consistent with this. In the Lord, that is in Jesus Christ, is very important. In the Lord, walk just as He walked, because what the Lord Jesus did was to do God's will, a example of doing God's will. If you do not know how to walk, then it is easy to walk as Jesus walked.

I used to attend seminary, but I stopped going because what the theology professor said was not what a theology professor should say. I once boldly raised my hand to ask a question and almost got knocked down on the spot. My question was, regarding the topic that the professor just spoke about, how would Jesus view it? The professor said that he was not Jesus, so how would he know? The professor did not even know Jesus' will, and he did not know how Jesus would view it, so what was I going to learn? I did not want the money, and I saved the time. Can you learn well by learning like this? A group of people who do not know God's will and do not know Jesus' thoughts are just teaching blindly.

In fact, Chinese Mingding Destiny Theology simplifies these things into we do what Jesus does, and we do what Jesus did. People often pour cold water on me, asking how many Jesuses there are. They say I should not even bother to look in the mirror to see what I look like. However, that is not swan meat, but the flesh of Jesus. In this generation, Christians do not even know who to follow. 1 John speaks so well, He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked. Isn't this very simple?

The Lord Jesus healed the sick and cast out demons. Have you healed the sick and cast out demons? If you do not heal the sick and cast out demons, how can you know the spiritual realm? If you do not know the spiritual realm, how can you believe what Jesus did? If you believe what Jesus did, you believe that all authority in heaven, on earth, and under the earth has been given to our Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus has given this authority to us, so how can we not walk as He walked? I said to walk as Paul said, and I do what Paul does. Some people say that I should just give up. How many Pauls are there in this world? Indeed, there was only one Paul before, but now there is another one, is that not okay?

In fact, God's will is that all of us have the image of Jesus Christ, that Jesus Christ is the firstborn in His kingdom, and that all of us become little Christs, little Jesuses, who all look like Jesus. Therefore, what we talk about in Chinese Mingding Destiny Theology is really powerful, and it simplifies this all at once. You say that when you encounter something, think about how Jesus would view it, and things become simple. We also view it this way. If Jesus experienced what you are experiencing, would He complain? No, so let us not complain. If Jesus experienced these things, would He argue and feel uncomfortable? No, so let us not argue and feel uncomfortable.

How many of us are like this? Some people even call me, saying that they really cannot communicate with their pastors. Do they think they can communicate by looking for me? Do they want me to communicate with them? I would be doing well just not poking them. What kind of logic is this? That is because we have all identified good and evil to an outrageous degree. We have been arguing for many days, just like holding in a stinky fart or a mouthful of bad breath. When it is released, it can really suffocate people. We like to brew this stuff ourselves, but we do not know to ask: Would the Lord Jesus do this?

Sometimes I criticize some people, and after I criticize them, they give me a black face. The Lord Jesus would not give anyone a black face, but how come they change their faces at that time? I discipline people very harshly, because some people's brains do not work well. If it were me, I would most like to walk as the Lord walked. Jesus has done so much, so even if we imitate or fake a Jesus, it is better than not being like Jesus. Jesus is the example for us to do the will of God.

And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.” (Mark 14:36)

How much of Jesus' image do we have?

The System of the World and the System of God

He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him. But he who hates his brother is in darkness and walks in darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. (1 John 2:9-11)

In the Lord Jesus Christ is to abide in the light, and God's light will shine on us. Not in the Lord is to be in the darkness. He who hates his brother is in the darkness, and he who loves his brother abides in the light. Many people do not even love their pastors, let alone their brothers. If they do, it is in a way that indulges the flesh, and that system is completely wrong. If the system is wrong, what else can you do? Because God's system is everlasting, and the final result of man's system is just an urn, lasting at most seventy or eighty years. If you look at it from the perspective of a seventy- or eighty-year system, I guess you do not have the ability to do so. If you did, you would probably build a scam park, because seventy or eighty years are all about the system of this world, which is not good.

Why do people hate their brothers? It is because according to the system of the world, the brothers expose the dirt inside him. The reason why a person is not united in the church is because the things of the flesh and the things of the world's system are too strong. How can they be united? It is just putting on a show. Then does not he who hates his brother become Cain? Cain hated his brother Abel, and God asked Cain why his face had changed, and Cain retorted to God with confidence. God said, If you do well, will you not be accepted? Cain's attitude was that he would accept it if he wanted to, and if he did not want to, he would not bother. He was too lazy to give it.

Similarly, among our brothers and sisters, when I point out their issues, their faces darken. When asked why their countenances changed, they retort that my own is not much better. The story of Cain stems from this kind of reasoning. It's not to say that I am God, but such a scenario is imaginable. The world's system and God's system are entirely different. The crops that Cain planted turn into sewage the next day upon consumption; they certainly cannot last forever. Some may argue against this, citing the law of conservation of matter. Indeed, matter is conserved and can be transformed, but the problem is that man perishes.

So, why does man hate his brother? Because he is filled with the logic of the world. Hating one's brother and his pastor stems from the fact that the light of God wants to shine in the darkness, but people resist, fearing loss of face. Exposing the filth within is too embarrassing—the strife, jealousy, envy, and comparisons seem so low. Keeping silent is agonizing, while speaking out is shameful. People then get caught in a tangle of frustration and competition. Ultimately, it's the worldly system within them.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever. (1 John 2:15-17)

Let us all choose a system and then evaluate which is more advantageous. Within God's system, many things will be recognized as unimportant. But if one is in the world's system, or even partly so, the devil will surely tempt you, and once tempted, you are doomed. As the saying goes, flies do not land on seamless eggs; eventually, such an egg becomes a rotten one.

I am writing to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name. I am writing to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. (1 John 2:12-13)

John wrote these things to re-establish your faith in Jesus Christ, a faith in eternity, so that all your pursuits can be built upon the rock of Jesus Christ. We must recognize that many antichrists have already emerged, those who deny Jesus Christ. They claim that atonement is unnecessary—either you are a perfect person, or you are a sinner. They consider sin normal and dismiss the atonement of Jesus Christ.

Do Not Forget How You Received Grace at the Beginning

Never forget how you received God's grace at the beginning. This is crucial.

See that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. (1 John 2:24)

I have slightly modified this to say, Do not forget how you received grace at the beginning. At first, you knew nothing, and you did nothing for God to receive grace. Which of us did something for God and then received grace? It was when we had done nothing for God that we received His grace. Either like me, contemplating suicide, or suffering from incurable diseases, we began to seek God. And God saved you, didn't He? Do you remember? So, the question is, if you initially received God's grace, why later try to make exchanges with God? Do not try to please God with deeds but with obedience to His will, because obedience to God's will is part of God's system.

Why did we receive God's grace at the beginning? Because previously, we were following the world's system, suffering many sins. Turning back to God is repentance. Thus, everything must be traced back to the beginning to understand what happened. For example, the filling of the Holy Spirit began at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit descended, and everyone received power and began to speak in tongues. It started that way, and it will not change.

Many get confused because, although it started that way, they are tempted by the devil, causing them to forget how they received God's grace. Many people have poor memories. If you are one of them, it's best to write down how you received grace. It was not because you did something for God, but because God blotted out your transgressions, forgave your sins, and healed your diseases. So, should we sin now? Should we suffer again? Let's not.

It is fatal if people constantly forget the beginning. One of our sisters often forgets how she initially received grace, and everything goes awry afterward. Let me tell you a story from long ago. A sister used to wash dishes at Singapore Airport, weeping every day from the hardship. She had never suffered like this before because her parents had always loved her. Her sister, who was among us, brought her here. We prayed with her, and she found a good job as a kindergarten teacher, unlike the dishwashing job that required thirteen or fourteen hours a day. Later, she forgot the grace she had received at the beginning. When I reminded her not to forget how she had received this grace, she retorted, Wasn't it just two hundred dollars? She gave me that. At that moment, I really wanted to tell her that she didn't even qualify to give.

It is extremely wicked for people to forget how they received grace. Will you still forget? If so, you deserve a spanking. Later, the sister mentioned above returned to the church and prayed with me online. I didn't know why she was praying then. After praying with her for a few months, she said she wanted to give a testimony. Only then did I learn that she had been terminally ill a few months prior, and the hospital couldn't cure her. She turned to us, and two weeks before the testimony, the doctor said the disease was gone. Not long after she was healed, she forgot how she had received grace and started messing around again.

Brothers and sisters, if you fear forgetting how you received grace, it's best to write it down and review it often. Because we do not receive grace because of what we have done for God, but because of what God has done for us. Why do we receive such retribution? Because we were living according to the world's system and suffered. God redeemed us. So, should we sin again? Before long, when faced with the pressures of real life, people forget again. What happens when they suffer again? Sometimes, they fail and are abandoned, meaning that people die in the wilderness by forsaking God repeatedly.

As Christians, we must not be those who die in the wilderness but those who enter the Promised Land, continually drawing from God's promises. Therefore, remembering how you first received grace is paramount. It is essential to always remember that God is a God of grace and mercy. If we receive His grace in this way, we must determine never to forsake God again, lest we become a generation killed by God in the wilderness, a generation that God despises.

Among Christians, many become despised by God because they quickly forget what God initially did for them. If the Israelites knew how God led them out of Egypt with a mighty arm and remembered how He led them through the Red Sea as on dry ground, would they have forsaken God? How foolish must one be to choose to forsake God and live according to the world's logical system? We came to Jesus initially because we had suffered enough in the world's system. Why would we want to be in the world's system again? Why then follow a lie?

Our brothers and sisters must know that the God we serve is powerful, great, and awesome. Meaning that the small matters of your life are so insignificant that God could flick a blessing the size of a booger from His throne, and it would be enough for you to bear for a lifetime. So, why do people forsake God? Let us all once again keep in our hearts what we heard from the beginning.

Keep the Anointing, Which Is Destiny, in Your Heart

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. (1 John 2:20)

The anointing is a great enigma; many turn it into metaphysics. They say there is no need to read the Bible because the annointing will teach you, and the Holy Spirit will also teach you, but that is not the case. We, in Chinese Mingding Destiny, explain the anointing very clearly: The anointing is destiny. Because when Jesus came out to serve, the Holy Spirit anointed Him. If you check the Bible, you will see this passage: God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit.

What does it mean to anoint Jesus? Why hadn't Jesus been anointed before? God anointed Jesus when He came out to serve. Because He was commissioned to fulfill an appointment, or a mission, a destiny. Jesus lived, died, and was crucified for this. This is called the anointing. What exactly are you living for? Once you interpret it this way, that is, destiny is the anointing, and the anointing is destiny. If we clarify why we are living, won't all other confusions be resolved as well? If not, I will help you resolve them.

Because holding onto destiny means I live for this, I die for this, I came into this world for this. Will obeying God's will still be a problem? If you live for money, you will die for money, and you certainly cannot obey God's will. If a person has a destiny, no one needs to teach him. By implication, that person's innate Mingding Destiny will instruct him/her in all things Because destiny can become the main axis of your life, all confusions will be resolved instantly.

When we were young, there was a saying: Class struggle is the key link; once the key link is grasped, everything else falls into place. This means that a fishing net has many ropes of various sizes. The key link is the thick rope. Once that is pulled up, the entire net straightens out and works smoothly. If you grab the small meshes, it becomes more chaotic. Once the key link is grasped, everything else falls into place refers to pulling up the fishing net. Once our destiny is tightened, all problems and confusions are resolved. Because we were born for this, we live for this, we die for this, all problems are solved, and we will no longer be confused.

We must abide in the Master according to the teachings of this destiny, living for it and dying for it. Building God's glorious church is our destiny, and serving will not be a complaint, even if it is tiring. So, we seize the grace we received at the beginning, then hold onto this grace of Jesus Christ, and all our gains are grace. We keep moving forward with a grateful heart, reaching our destiny, and then, according to the teachings of this anointing, remaining in our hearts, according to this destiny, there will be no more confusion. It is no longer difficult to obey God's will, for it is everlasting because we have no hope in this world. Our hope and our Kingdom are not in this world but in Jesus Christ. In that case, would we still be confused and have to live by sinning? No.

If the question of why people are living is not resolved, everything else goes awry. If you live for worldly matters, there will be disputes and squabbles among relatives. Someone will give you a dirty look, or someone will glare at another; no one is convinced by anyone else. Living is all for these trivial matters, just like the Tangshan barbecue restaurant incident, where people were beating and being beaten, a chaotic mess. So, there is no problem in diligently obeying God's will, and since we came into this world for this purpose, it is not difficult.

Long ago, because there were miracles in service, someone excitedly brought a pastor from a large church to see me. The pastor had a brain tumor. When asked how he got it, he said that he was too tired from serving in the church, resting only one day a week. I don't rest even a single day, and he complains about resting one day. What else could he become but a tumorous pastor? Then he said he led over 50 small groups, and the group leaders had to be replaced every three years because they were burnt out from coming every Sunday during their term. That's nonsense. Which member of our church doesn't come on Sundays? What do you mean he also had to lead small groups and occasionally train the group leaders, and they got burnt out? I said that every member of our church pays a higher price than your group leaders. Of course, it felt embarrassing to say that because it would make people compete.

If this is my destiny, if I was born for this, if I came into this world for this, if I live for this, and if I die for this, then it is no longer a problem. Later, I prayed for him, and it was effective; he improved. But it is useless if he doesn't change at heart. I am someone who loves to serve; I am not exaggerating. This is my destiny, and I must work hard since I came into this world for this purpose.

Because what I pursue is everlasting, and what God promised us is eternal life, if you keep what God told you at the beginning, then you will have eternal life. I have seen through these trivial matters of this life and find life meaningless. If I live without serving God, it is too boring. Brothers and sisters, tell me, what is your way of life, what is your destiny? Without the path of destiny, you cannot continue. Without destiny, without this anointing in your heart, you will not understand.

People must always remember how rich the grace God has given us is, how wonderful the life God wants to lead us on is, and how vast the glory God wants to manifest to us is, far exceeding what the human heart can imagine. What I seek is to be led by Jesus Christ into eternity, to be with God, forever and ever. Therefore, I am not very interested in making money. You must know that this is not a flippant remark; making money is truly meaningless. I have an idea in mind: to use all my strength to help everyone understand God's Word, then walk together in God's will, and build God's glorious church with us, together becoming people who are forever eternal. Let us come together before the Master Jesus and become faithful and good servants. This is what old John wrote.

In the middle of this chapter, John says that the letter he once wrote, is the Gospel of John which he wrote earlier. This book is also difficult to study, but fortunately we have studied it. This time, he wrote 1 John, which speaks of In the beginning was the Word; this Word, the way to receive it, which allows this way to lead you into your eternal path, and the original way of life, so that our lives will not perish but have eternal life.

May brothers and sisters have hope, because there is eternal hope in Jesus Christ, diminishing the importance of worldly matters. The child is going to university, the child is going to work and get married, the child is going to have children and take care of grandchildren. It is not to tell you not to take care of your grandchildren, but can these things last forever? If someone still says how can we live like this, my answer is to live as usual. Can't God help you? Surely He can! I think what is said in this chapter may have left you with a lot of confusion, and there are some points I have not touched on. To talk about it would be too much content. May God bless you all!