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We are the result of the
decisions that we make.

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Of course there are many
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which are beyond our control.

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We cannot choose the
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the genetics we
inherit or the random

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events which
inevitably affect us.

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No matter where you
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what external forces may have
altered your path,

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you have made decision after
decision after decision

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which has led to
who you are today.

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No doubt there are some
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you would like to have back.

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Some of which looked perfectly reasonable at the time,

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yet hindsight
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I don't think I'm the only
one who has ever made

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a bad decision, knowing that
it likely wasn't the best

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decision available-only
to be proven correct.

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If not yourself, you've
likely witnessed others

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making obviously poor
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yet they go ahead with it anyways.

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What causes someone to
take up smoking,

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to blow their life savings or
to drop out of school?

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What causes us to
make poor choices?

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Stay tuned as we examine
How to make better decisions!

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What was the first sound
you heard this morning?

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Perhaps it was birds
outside your window,

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a crying toddler or, for
most, the aggressive

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"Beep beeping" of an alarm.

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Whatever the noise, it
marked your first decision

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of the day.

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Get up, or hit snooze
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back under the covers.

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Our first decision of the
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and how many make a choice that they ultimately believe

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to be against their
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But that is only the first
of what some sources

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estimate to be 35,000
decisions the average

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person makes each
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Some of these decisions
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should I wear a
blue shirt, or the white one?

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When should I get into the
left lane to prepare to turn?

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Do I eat my eggs
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Others decisions can carry
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and greatly affect how
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Exercising, studying,
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with our children and loved ones.

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We have to recognize that
these are not things

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that just happen automatically,
these are things

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which we must decide to do and
prioritize if we want to succeed

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in doing them.

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Deciding to skip
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likely isn't going
to carry devastating

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consequences, but making
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every day can.

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Foregoing a healthy lunch
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be a better tasting one might
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until you keep compounding
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Splurging when out
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to watch a movie are
similar, they can be fine

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decisions occasionally,
but can become harmful

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if we find ourselves
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When faced with unexpected
circumstances we can make

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decisions in a moment of
poor self-control

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which can have devastating
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on the rest of our lives.

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Quitting a job, walking
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or resorting to violence are
decisions people

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often-not always, but often-make
out of anger

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rather than actually thinking
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Then there are some of
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choices including whom to
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what type of job to pursue.

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How many nights sleep have
been lost either agonizing

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over having to make such
a decision, or agonizing

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over having made the
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Improving at making
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of decisions involves
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We have to determine what
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We have to establish a
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and ideals that define
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I say hierarchy because we
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factors which are going to
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We then have to order them
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thus a hierarchy.

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Before examining the life
of a famous Canadian

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who knew what was important
to him and made wise

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decisions pursuing his
dreams and becoming

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tremendously successful,
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Many feel it exudes
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or that it embraces emotional
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In reality it is about
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At the age of 9, Chris
Hadfield decided

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that he would one day
become an astronaut.

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How many young boys and
girls at one point

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wanted more than anything
to travel to space?

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Hadfield fulfilled his
dream and even became

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the Commander of the
International Space Station.

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What enabled him to
succeed while for so many,

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the thought of space
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a childhood dream?

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First, he recognized that
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was not something that he could
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in his mid-thirties
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It would be something that
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into account in every major
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leading up to that time.

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what came next:

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Laying out such a plan
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Over the course of
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he repeatedly made good
decisions prioritizing

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his studies, sticking to his
plan, working long hours

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in a challenging field,
before achieving his dream

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of breaching
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Part of what makes him
such a positive example

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of good decision making is
that getting to space

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was not the only goal he
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Notice that he recognized
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when he laid out his plan,
but he also gauged every major

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decision on
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of learning things that
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opportunities and be
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as well as his goal of becoming
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How much better would our
lives be if we gauged

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every major decision
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will this make
me a better person?

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Not "will this make
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or "will this make me feel better about myself."

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But "will this
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If you could ask 20 people
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means you might get 20
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and unfortunately it is
becoming harder and harder

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to find common ground on
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But one trait that most of
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is that we fall short of what our ideal

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of a "good person" should be.

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I say this not out of
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of eliciting
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but as a reminder that "doing
better" is a common goal

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that we should all be
striving for and we should

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all be using at the top of our decision making hierarchy,

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making it the
highest level deciding

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factor for every decision.

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Career and family goals,
lifelong dreams

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and other directives would then make up a secondary level

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in our hierarchy, before
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Of course, when we look
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of becoming a better person,
we have to understand

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that morality is not
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Every day we make
thousands of decisions.

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I'm not here to tell you
that everyone needs

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to be agonized over, there is
such a thing

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as analysis paralysis.

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Learning how to identify
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and then
choosing wisely is a life-long

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task that begins
with deciding what values

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and goals you have and
establishing a hierarchy

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against which you'll
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important decisions.

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Once you've determined
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then things get
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Staying with a particular
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through is far
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Especially when tired, or
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are less than ideal, or when
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be doing
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How do we make the
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How do we prevent
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decisions that we know are
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Let's examine three keys
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through on good decisions,
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Develop Self-Control

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We briefly discussed the
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of knowing what is best for
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something else instead.

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The solution to this
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self-control, otherwise
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One of life's greatest
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how to tell yourself "no!"

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Self-control means
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for what we view
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and impermissible, and
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by those boundaries.

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Many portray restrictions
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on their ability to do what
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rather than realizing that
restrictions act to prevent

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those things which
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Jocko Willink, a former
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and author of "Discipline
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Field Manual" was recently
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He had this to say about
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discipline and freedom:

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This was certainly true
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He had the discipline
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and choose the hard path in
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He was rewarded with the
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Writing for Psychology
Today, Susan McQuillan

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described it this way:

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In order to develop
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ourselves and
identify those areas

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where we currently lack
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We can then target
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The first key to following
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Develop Self Control

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Put yourself in a
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Ever notice that seemingly
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can quickly cascade and lead
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down the road?

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While we must avoid the
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every bad decision we make
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or environment, we must
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situations where we
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and actively seek to avoid or
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Research has shown the
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that sleep-deprivation can
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to make good decisions:

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If we find that we
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with alcohol, we
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by avoiding situations which
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Likewise, maintaining good
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can aid in making sure we
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situation to
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It is easier to stick with
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when we are feeling strong.

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This key will help with
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with a decision, it also
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that will help you to make the
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in the first place.

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Part of putting yourself
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is recognizing when you
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to put off a decision

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until you are in a better frame of mind.

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This includes the need
to educating yourself.

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If you are making a
decision on something

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such as an important purchase
like a home or a car,

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switching careers or
asking someone to marry

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you-seek counsel!

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Ask for the advice of
people who you have seen

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make good decisions,
research your various options

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and ensure you
have the information

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necessary for a
final decision.

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Our second key to following through on good decisions is to:

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Put Yourself in a
Position to Succeed

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Our third key is:

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Never lose sight
of the goal

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One can have all the tools
in the world lined

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up perfectly to make the best
decisions imaginable,

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but forgetting the goal behind
the good decisions

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is a sure-fire way to
make poor choices.

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What if, after deciding at
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that he would one day be an astronaut,

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Chris Hadfield never again looked up at a night sky

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dreaming of taking off beyond the atmosphere?

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If you want to put
yourself in a position

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to succeed and develop the
self-control necessary

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to make and follow through on
good decisions,

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you must maintain sight
of the goal.

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What good is the hierarchy
of goals discussed

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in the first portion of this
program if we lose sight

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of those goals.

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Take the time to review
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and to remind yourself why you
chose them in the first place.

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Maintain focus in order to
keep yourself motivated.

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Our third key for
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decisions is to:

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Never lose sight
of the goal

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In last portion of today's
program, I'd like to share

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with you what I consider
to be the highest priority

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that I take into account
when making decisions.

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I hope you'll take the
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The term Christianity
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and true Christianity guides
an individual to make

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decisions that will always
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today and forever.

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Welcome back, on today's
edition of Tomorrow's World

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we're talking about
decisions,

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and how to make-and follow
through on- good ones.

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At the beginning of the
program we read a quote

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from Canadian astronaut
Chris Hadfield who described

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the goals he set
in order to realize his dream

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of travelling
to space.

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While he recognized that
the odds were not in his favour,

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he was also
pursuing a bigger goal

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which he felt the steps necessary to becoming

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an astronaut would
help him with.

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He wanted to become
a better person!

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Before the break I
mentioned that I would share

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with you the
priority in my life

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which I try-to varying degrees
of success-to base

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my decisions on.

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Like Hadfield, I want
to be a better person.

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However, that can be
a very abstract goal.

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In order to strive to be
a better person,

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I try to emulate instruction of
the individual

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Who for centuries has been the
One Who defines morality.

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While people may give
all kinds of different

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definitions of
Christianity, it truly boils

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down to this:
following the teachings

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and example of
Jesus Christ.

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It is not something which
takes only a few hours

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during a service once a
week, or for a few moments

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in prayer before
drifting off to sleep.

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The Christianity of the
Bible is a way of life.

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It impacts every
decision made.

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It is the ultimate key in
making good decisions.

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The book of Deuteronomy
outlines the biblical

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purpose for God's law:

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A vital purpose of God's
law is to help us make

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better decisions.

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I'm sure we lost some
viewers at the mere mention

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of Christianity
or at the thought

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of upholding Jesus Christ as
the ultimate role model.

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Perhaps even you bristled
at hearing those statements.

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Allow me to make the case
for the morality taught

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in the Bible.

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You've likely heard of
what is often referred

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to as the Jefferson Bible.

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It is a copy of the New
Testament put together

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by Thomas Jefferson which
removed many

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of the miraculous occurrences
found in the text.

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Many point to this as an
example of the Founding Fathers

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of the United
States not being truly

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religious individuals.

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That's a debate
for another day.

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Few realize that what was
left was a condensed moral

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guidebook which would be
handed out to new members

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of congress for decades.

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It helps when you consider
Jefferson's intended title

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for this his second
compilation

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of biblical passages:

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Writing to John Adams,
Jefferson described

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the morals taught by Jesus as:

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Between 1904 and 1957 every new member of congress

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was given a copy
of the Jefferson Bible.

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The thinking was, that no
matter the individual's

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thoughts on the divinity
of Christ or on the miraculous

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instances
recorded in scripture,

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the morals and guiding
principles found

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in it were morals and principles
which would lead

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a congressman to make
wise decisions.

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When we think of someone
who is known for making

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good decisions, we often
use that term, wise.

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King Solomon recognized
the connection

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between God's way of
life and wisdom.

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In the free booklet we are
offering today,

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"What Is a True Christian?"

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the late Dr. Roderick C. Meredith outlines the morality,

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the way of life,

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required by anyone wishing
to truly

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take up the title of Christian.

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Does that not sound like
an individual

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who is making positive decisions
which benefit,

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not only himself, but all
those around him.

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The very purpose of the
laws outlined in the Bible,

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the way of life we
call Christianity,

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is to grow in character-to
become a better person.

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If there is a higher
priority

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we could use in our decision making,

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I certainly can't find it.

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Godly morals and principles lead to making better decisions

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across all aspects of life.

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To grow in the character
of God,

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to reflect His ideals, is to become the optimal person

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that we could possibly aspire to.

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It is not easy, few things in life that are worthwhile are.

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But if you want to
learn more

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about the Christianity described in the Bible,

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be sure to call and ask for your free copy of

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"What Is a True Christian?"

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You'll be happy
that you did.

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From all of us here at
Tomorrow's World,

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thank you for tuning in.

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We hope you've enjoyed the
program and that you've found

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it to be profitable.

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Welcome to Tomorrow's
World Answers where we answer

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your questions,
straight from the Bible.

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Any reading of the Old
Testament would reveal

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the importance placed on
animal sacrifices.

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Yet very few today
practice such a custom.

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Does the Bible indicate
that animal sacrifices

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have been done away with and are no longer necessary?

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The question as to whether
animal sacrifices were done

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away at the sacrifice
of Christ is a topic

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about which there is much
confusion, often stemming

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from the assumption that
Christ's death ended

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the need for animal
sacrifices.

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The above assumption is
correct, as the blood

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of ritually slain animals
cannot pay the ultimate

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penalty of our sin.

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Paul was inspired to state
that clearly

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when he wrote to the Hebrews:

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Only the sacrifice of
Christ can pay the penalty

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of sin which is
eternal death.

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(Rom 6:23) While this is
true, we see Paul,

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after the death and resurrection
of Christ, and after Paul

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was deeply converted and
teaching the Gospel,

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entering the Temple
to offer a sacrifice.

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We read of this incident
in the Book of Acts:

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We read earlier in verse
24 that Paul and the men

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with him had taken a
Nazirite vow, which was spoken

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of in the law of God in the book of Numbers the 6th chapter

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This was a vow to
strengthen one's humility

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and which involved a
number of things

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but also required a sacrifice
whenever the vow ended.

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We see here that Paul,
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Christian was still at times honouring the Temple service.

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How do we reconcile
these two positions?

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1 John 3:4 defines sin as
the "transgression of the law" .

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Clearly the keeping of
the Law, even those parts

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which were of a
sacrificial nature,

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would not be a sin, as long as
it was done in the manner

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prescribed, at the Temple.

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Jesus knew and prophesied
that the Temple

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would not continue to exist
(Matt 24:2).

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The Temple was destroyed
in AD 70 at the fall

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of Jerusalem to Rome, and the
Temple service

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has not been re-established
to this day.

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Hence sacrifices can no
longer be made,

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as they require the Temple and
an ordained

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and purified priesthood.

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Today Christians do not
offer sacrifices,

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for the reason that they cannot,
and furthermore

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that sacrifices cannot
forgive sin.

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Even in the Old Testament
God alluded to the fact

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that the most important
sacrifice we can give to God

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is a converted heart.

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In the coming rule of
Christ and His resurrected

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saints on the earth for a
thousand years (Rev 20:4),

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we learn that physical
sacrifices

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will be restored throughout
that period.

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The prophet Ezekiel was
inspired to include

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several chapters to
describe the structure

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and operation of the Temple
in this millennial period

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beginning in chapter 40.

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People often wonder
why God would restore

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sacrifices when a perfect
sacrifice (that of Christ)

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has already been given.

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These sacrifices spoken
of in Ezekiel

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cannot take away sin, but as Paul explains they act

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as a teacher, to help us
understand the cost of sin.

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Sin costs, it carries
with it a terrible price.

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In truth the blood of our
Savior is the highest

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price possible, and that
is what it cost to forgive us,

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if we are repentant
and seek forgiveness.

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Having to sacrifice a bull
without blemish

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is an expensive lesson, costing
several thousand dollars today.

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Yet in the Temple period
of the past and again

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as people in the millennium
learn of God's truth,

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this will be a reminder
of the price of sin.

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In addition, sacrifices
will provide

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an opportunity to thank
God and praise Him.

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