"Christian Resolutions_2020, Part 27” by Romans
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We are continuing in our Series, “Christian Resolutions, 2020, and the offshoot review and examination of both the Foundation and manifestation of those Resolutions, The Fruit of the Spirit. Thus far, we have examined Love, Joy, Peace, Longsuffering, Gentleness and Goodness. We will advance to the next named Fruit in the Apostle Paul's list of Fruit, found in his Epistle to the Galatians, chapter 5. Tonight, we will examine the Seventh named Fruit of the Spirit, “Faith.”
Before we focus specifically on the Fruit of Faith, I would like to both review and expand on the whole Theme of this series of discussions, namely, bearing Fruit.
A particular Psalm was mentioned in the Introduction to the Series, but it deserves a second, closer look. It is the very first Psalm. The opening of Psalm 1 differentiates between the man (and woman) of God, and the ungodly. It describes and highlights the differences in their actions and attitudes, and how their individual present behaviors will affect their futures.
Psalms 1:1-3 “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.”
Matthew Henry says of these verses, “To meditate in God's word, is to discourse with ourselves concerning the great things contained in it, with close application of mind and fixedness of thought. We must have constant regard to the word of God, as the rule of our actions, and the spring of our comforts; and have it in our thoughts night and day. For this purpose no time is amiss.”
It is impossible to imagine that, in the world in which this Psalm was written, the ungodly could have had the same potential impact and influence on the godly, as it does today. As Christians we are, all of us (our families and our children are not spared,) surrounded by, immersed in, and saturated with challenges, oppositions, influences, temptations, and slanted half-truths and lies from every quarter, designed to undermine our faith. Some are willfully sinister, while others are naïvely well-meaning, but no less devastating.
Neither television nor the Internet were originally designed to have the negative and pervasive influence, or the potential for moral degeneration which they have. But they are both here, now. And they are a part of our daily world. Today, we pay (in more ways than one) to have “entertainment” and “information” come into our homes which, all too often, includes the counsel of the ungodly. And the individual and collective challenge to us, to discern between good and evil, and reject the way of sinners, and the seat of the scornful, is greater now than it has ever been in Christian history.
In the first 3 verses of the very first Psalm, we are introduced to the idea of living godly lives by making right choices, identifying and rejecting ungodly counsel, and bearing fruit as a tree planted by rivers of water. But let's look, again, at this notion of bearing fruit. There are several reasons why a tree bears fruit, and each natural reason, has a spiritual counterpart.
Why do trees bear fruit?
1.) For identification of the tree: Matthew 7:15-16 “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits.” Jesus goes on to tell us in Matthew 7:18 “A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.”
Gill's Exposition of the Bible says, “Regarding 'A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit,' A man that is unprincipled with the grace of God, has an experimental acquaintance with the Gospel of Christ, and is guided by the Spirit of God into all truth, as it is in Jesus, cannot knowingly deliver, maintain, and abide by any doctrine that is contrary to the glory of God's grace, and the person of Christ, the work of the Spirit, the fundamental doctrines of the Bible; or what is repugnant to the experiences of God's people, and prejudicial to their souls.
Regarding 'Neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit,' A corrupt preacher, one destitute of the truth of the Gospel, reprobate concerning the faith, who never had any experience of the doctrines of grace, and denies them in the theory of them, cannot, consistent with himself, and his own principles, deliver, or preach good doctrine; or that which tends to produce any good fruit, either in the experience or lives of men. It is true, a corrupt man, that is, an unregenerate man, may preach sound doctrine, it being what he believes, though he has no experience of it: but then this man is not a corrupt tree, that is, a corrupt preacher, though a corrupt man.
As our Lord means by "a good tree", not a good man, barely, or one that is made so by the grace of God; but a good minister, one that is furnished by the Spirit of God, and is well instructed in the kingdom of heaven: so by "a corrupt tree" he does not mean a corrupt man, a man that is in a state of nature, habitually and practically evil; but a corrupt preacher, a false prophet or teacher, that has sucked in corrupt principles, and has nothing else in him, and therefore can bring forth no other.”
We identify and differentiate apple trees from peach trees by their fruit. And so the fruit a person bears identifies the master whom he serves. The second reason a tree bears fruit is for nourishment. But it does not nourish itself with its own fruit. Rather, it nourishes people and animals who eat from it. In Eden, God is quoted in Genesis 1:29: “And God said, Behold, I have given you... every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” The Fruit of the Spirit which we bear, nourishes those we come into contact with as we bear love, gentleness, patience and goodness, and faithfulness.
The third reason a tree bears fruit was mentioned in the verse I just quoted. Let's read it, again:
Genesis 1:29 “And God said, Behold, I have given you... every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Did you notice the third reason? Hidden from view, in most fruit, is the seed. What significance does the seed have in nature? It makes provision for the next generation of the same kind of fruit-bearing trees!
Can you think of a spiritual counterpart? Spiritually, the seed-bearing fruit provides, through our example, our involvement with believers and unbelievers alike, the potential for drawing more believers to Christ. And these new “trees” will bear yet more fruit to God's Glory and Honor.
On a side note, I have always been intrigued by the reaction and first response of one of the blind men whom Jesus healed. When he opened his eyes, and saw for the first time, he remarked in Mark 8:24 “...I see men as trees, walking.” The first vision of that formerly blind man has spiritually symbolic application here. Of course we know, as the symbols of the Parable of the Sower instruct us, that even though we may be bearing fruit, and sowing seeds for yet more growth, some will fall on good ground, some rocky ground, and some shallow ground. Consider the agricultural analogy that Paul used to unify the Church when there were divisive alignments early on:
We read in 1 Corinthians 3:6 “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.” Bearing the Fruit of the Spirit, then, first identifies us as believers in God; Second: its meat spiritually nourishes those whom we encounter; and Third: as every fruit contains seeds, our bearing this Spiritual Fruit also has the potential of increasing the harvest of souls by drawing more believers to Christ. Now we need to apply all of this expanded understanding to Faith, as a Fruit of the Spirit.
What do we know about Faith, or Faithfulness? How would you define either of these terms? I am not going to go to Merriam Webster for this definition. Unlike the most of other fruit, the Bible comes as close to providing its own definition as we have thus far seen. Do you know where we might find where that definition is?
We find it in Hebrews 11:1-3 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” We are next told in verse 2 “For by it the elders obtained a good report.” And finally, we read in verse 3: “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.”
Matthew Henry makes the following comments on these verses: “Faith always has been the mark of God's servants, from the beginning of the world. Where the principle is planted by the regenerating Spirit of God, it will cause the truth to be received, concerning justification by the sufferings and merits of Christ. And the same things that are the object of our hope, are the object of our faith. It is a firm persuasion and expectation, that God will perform all he has promised to us in Christ. This persuasion gives the soul to enjoy those things now; it gives them a subsistence or reality in the soul, by the first-fruits and foretastes of them.
Faith proves to the mind, the reality of things that cannot be seen by the bodily eye. It is a full approval of all God has revealed, as holy, just, and good. This view of faith is explained by many examples of persons in former times, who obtained a good report, or an honourable character in the word of God. Faith was the principle of their holy obedience, remarkable services, and patient sufferings.
The Bible gives the most true and exact account of the origin of all things, and we are to believe it, and not to wrest the Scripture account of the creation, because it does not suit with the differing fancies of men. All that we see of the works of creation, were brought into being by the command of God.
Also better than the dictionary I usually refer to, I am going to appeal once again to Dr. David Jeremiah's book, “The Fruit of the Spirit.” He breaks the chapter on Faith down into three sections: The Faithfulness of God; The Examples of Faithfulness Found in Christ; and The Exhortation to Faithfulness.
In his introduction to the chapter, he writes: “If there is anything at all we need in our Churches, and even in the world itself, it is this quality of faith. Sometimes defined as fidelity, sometimes defined as steadfastness, it always means the determination to stay by your word and complete your commitment.” Also in regard to faith, Jesus asks the following question in Luke 18:8: “...Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?”
Alexander MacCLaren writes of that question, “Faith in Christ is the only deliverance from baseless hopes for the world. The world is today full of moaning voices crying, ‘Art thou He that should come, or do we look for another?’ and it is full of confident voices proclaiming other means of its regeneration than letting Christ ‘make all things new.’ The conviction that society needs to be reconstituted on other principles is spread everywhere, and is often associated with intense disbelief in Christ the Regenerator...
Has not the past proved that all schemes for the regeneration of society which do not grapple with the fact of sin, and which do not provide a means of infusing into human nature a new impulse and direction, will end in failure, and are only too likely to end in blood? These two requirements are met by Jesus, and by Him only, and whoever rejects Him and His gift of pardon and cleansing, and His inbreathing of a new life into the individual, will fail in his effort, however earnest and noble in many aspects, to redeem society and bring about a fair new world.
It is pitiable to see the waste of high aspiration and eager effort in so many quarters today. But that waste is sure to attend every scheme which does not start from the recognition of Christ’s work as the basis of the world’s transformation, and does not crown Him as the King, because He is the Saviour, of mankind.”
Hebrews 11:6 makes a very sobering declaration: “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Of this, Matthew Henry writes, “ We cannot come to God, unless we believe that he is what he has revealed himself to be in the Scripture. Those who would find God, must seek him with all their heart.
Noah's faith influenced his practice; it moved him to prepare an ark. His faith condemned the unbelief of others; and his obedience condemned their contempt and rebellion. Good examples either convert sinners or condemn them. This shows how believers, being warned of God to flee from the wrath to come, are moved with fear, take refuge in Christ, and become heirs of the righteousness of faith.”
The Apostle James adds to this thought in James 1:5-8: “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.”
Matthew Henry writes of this: “Christianity teaches men to be joyful under troubles: such exercises are sent from God's love; and trials in the way of duty will brighten our graces now, and our crown at last. Let us take care, in times of trial, that patience, and not passion, is set to work in us: whatever is said or done, let patience have the saying and doing of it. When the work of patience is complete, it will furnish all that is necessary for our Christian race and warfare. We should not pray so much for the removal of affliction, as for wisdom to make a right use of it...
And who does not want wisdom to guide him under trials, both in regulating his own spirit, and in managing his affairs? Here is something in answer to every discouraging turn of the mind, when we go to God under a sense of our own weakness and folly. If, after all, any should say, This may be the case with some, but I fear I shall not succeed, the promise is, To any that asketh, it shall be given.
A mind that has single and prevailing regard to its spiritual and eternal interest, and that keeps steady in its purposes for God, will grow wise by afflictions, will continue fervent in devotion, and rise above trials and oppositions. When our faith and spirits rise and fall with second causes, there will be unsteadiness in our words and actions. This may not always expose men to contempt in the world, but such ways cannot please God...
No condition of life is such as to hinder rejoicing in God. Those of low degree may rejoice, if they are exalted to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom of God; and the rich may rejoice in humbling providences, that lead to a humble and lowly disposition of mind. Worldly wealth is a withering thing. Then, let him that is rich rejoice in the grace of God, which makes and keeps him humble; and in the trials and exercises which teach him to seek happiness in and from God, not from perishing enjoyments. ”
Again, Faith, as described and defined by Dr. Jeremiah is a “steadfastness,” and “the determination to stay by your word and complete your commitment.” So “faithfulness,” then, is to be full of that ethical virtue. Beyond that, there is also a spiritual prerequisite of a sort where faith is concerned:
Consider once again what we read in Hebrews 11:6: “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” This is a sobering statement, to be sure: “Without faith it is impossible to please Him.” So we need to ask ourselves, how do we get it?
We read beginning in Romans 10:12: “For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him. For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?
Continuing, “And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:12-17).
There it is! We get it by hearing the Word of God.
Matthew Henry: “There is not one God to the Jews, more kind, and another to the Gentiles, who is less kind; the Lord is a Father to all men. The promise is the same to all, who call on the name of the Lord Jesus as the Son of God, as God manifest in the flesh. All believers thus call upon the Lord Jesus, and none else will do so humbly or sincerely. But how should any call on the Lord Jesus, the Divine Saviour, who had not heard of him? And what is the life of a Christian but a life of prayer?
It shows that we feel our dependence on him, and are ready to give up ourselves to him, and have a believing expectation of our all from him. It was necessary that the gospel should be preached to the Gentiles. Somebody must show them what they are to believe. How welcome the gospel ought to be to those to whom it was preached!
The gospel is given, not only to be known and believed, but to be obeyed. It is not a system of notions, but a rule of practice. The beginning, progress, and strength of faith is by hearing. But it is only hearing the word, as the word of God that will strengthen faith.”
Earlier we read the verse that we get “faith by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.” Let's not read over that without a deeper understanding of what is being said. “... hearing by the Word of God.” In Revelation 19:11 and 13, we read that Jesus is “called Faithful and True...” and “his name is called The Word of God.” Consider also John 1:1: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Faith cometh by the Word of God, Jesus.
Hebrews 12:2 tells us that very thing, and in so many words where we read: “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
I would like to share several other translations of this verse to you. The New Living Translation says, We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. The English Standard Version renders it, “... looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith.” The Weymouth New Testament says, “... simply fixing our gaze upon Jesus, our Prince Leader in the faith, who will also award us the prize.”
Of this, Matthew Henry writes, “The persevering obedience of faith in Christ, was the race set before the Hebrews, wherein they must either win the crown of glory, or have everlasting misery for their portion; and it is set before us. By the sin that does so easily beset us, understand that sin to which we are most prone, or to which we are most exposed, from habit, age, or circumstances.
This is a most important exhortation; for while a man's darling sin, be it what it will, remains unsubdued, it will hinder him from running the Christian race, as it takes from him every motive for running, and gives power to every discouragement. When weary and faint in their minds, let them recollect that the holy Jesus suffered, to save them from eternal misery.
By stedfastly looking to Jesus, their thoughts would strengthen holy affections, and keep under their carnal desires. Let us then frequently consider him. What are our little trials to his agonies, or even to our deserts? What are they to the sufferings of many others?
There is a proneness in believers to grow weary, and to faint under trials and afflictions; this is from the imperfection of grace and the remains of corruption. Christians should not faint under their trials. Though their enemies and persecutors may be instruments to inflict sufferings, yet they are Divine chastisements; their heavenly Father has his hand in all, and his wise end to answer by all.
They must not make light of afflictions, and be without feeling under them, for they are the hand and rod of God, and are his rebukes for sin. They must not despond and sink under trials, nor fret and repine, but bear up with faith and patience. God may let others alone in their sins, but he will correct sin in his own children. In this he acts as becomes a father.
Our earthly parents sometimes may chasten us, to gratify their passion, rather than to reform our manners. But the Father of our souls never willingly grieves nor afflicts his children. It is always for our profit. Our whole life here is a state of childhood, and imperfect as to spiritual things; therefore we must submit to the discipline of such a state.
When we come to a perfect state, we shall be fully reconciled to all God's chastisement of us now. God's correction is not condemnation; the chastening may be borne with patience, and greatly promote holiness. Let us then learn to consider the afflictions brought on us by the malice of men, as corrections sent by our wise and gracious Father, for our spiritual good.”
Jesus has a continuing role in our Salvation not only as author and finisher, but even before it is finished: We read in 2 Thessalonians 3:3 “But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”
Notice also in Hebrews 2:17 “Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.” A merciful and a faithful High Priest to Whom we can seek reconciliation and forgiveness.
It is this attribute of faithfulness that we, as Christians, should emulate as far as this Fruit of the Spirit is concerned. And again in 1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
When we bear this Fruit to our families, to our friends and all who know us, we reflect the same faithfulness, steadfastness, dependability, promise-keeping , and reliability that we so depend on when we make our petitions to God. We should be the kind of person who can be looked to for integrity and honesty, even when the truth may be difficult to hear, or in unpleasant or unflattering circumstances: Notice in Proverbs 27:6 “Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.”
John Gill writes of this: “Faithful are the wounds of a friend,.... That is, friendly reproofs; which, though they may be severe, at least thought so, and may grieve and wound, and cause pain and uneasiness for the present, yet, proceeding from a spirit of love, faithfulness, and integrity, and designed for the good of the person reproved, ought to be kindly received...”
Rather than sugar-coating or camouflaging a serious problem, bearing the fruit of faithfulness means we can be relied on to utter the truth in love for the ultimate good of the hearer. Faithfulness is an all-encompassing integrity that regards the “little matters” as important as the big ones, as we see in Luke 16:10: “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.”
It is returning to the cashier not only the $5 extra change given you by accident, but the 5 cents also, when that's all it is. This concept is clearly explained in Luke 16:11 “If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?”
To be faithful, is to be full of faith. But faith without works is _________ what? We are all challenged by James 2:17-18 “Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.” Faithfulness is the full application in our lives of God's Holy Spirit at work, doing those works and bearing the Fruit to His Glory and Honor.
Matthew Henry writes, “Let us see what is more particularly to be learnt from this excellent passage of James; we are taught, 1. That faith without works will not profit, and cannot save us. What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, and have not works? Can faith save him?
Observe here, (1.) That faith which does not save will not really profit us; a bare profession may sometimes seem to be profitable, to gain the good opinion of those who are truly good, and it may procure in some cases worldly good things; but what profit will this be, for any to gain the world and to lose their souls?
What doth it profit? - Can faith save him? All things should be accounted profitable or unprofitable to us as they tend to forward or hinder the salvation of our souls. And, above all other things, we should take care thus to make account of faith, as that which does not profit, if it do not save, but will aggravate our condemnation and destruction at last.
(2.) For a man to have faith, and to say he has faith, are two different things; the apostle does not say, If a man have faith without works, for that is not a supposable case; the drift of this place of scripture is plainly to show that an opinion, or speculation, or assent, without works, is not faith; but the case is put thus, If a man say he hath faith, etc. Men may boast of that to others, and be conceited of that in themselves, of which they are really destitute.
We are taught that, as love or charity is an operative principle, so is faith, and that neither of them would otherwise be good for any thing; and, by trying how it looks for a person to pretend he is very charitable who yet never does any works of charity, you may judge what sense there is in pretending to have faith without the proper and necessary fruits of it: “If a brother or a sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be you warmed and filled, notwithstanding you give them not those things which are needful to the body, what doth it profit? (James 2:15-17).
What will such a charity as this, that consists in bare words, avail either you or the poor? Will you come before God with such empty shows of charity as these? You might as well pretend that your love and charity will stand the test without acts of mercy as think that a profession of faith will bear you out before God without works of piety and obedience. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone,” (James_2:17).
We are too apt to rest in a bare profession of faith, and to think that this will save us; it is a cheap and easy religion to say, “We believe the articles of the Christian faith;” but it is a great delusion to imagine that this is enough to bring us to heaven. Those who argue thus wrong God, and put a cheat upon their own souls; a mock-faith is as hateful as mock-charity, and both show a heart dead to all real godliness. You may as soon take pleasure in a dead body, void of soul, or sense, or action, as God take pleasure in a dead faith, where there are no works.
3. We are taught to compare a faith boasting of itself without works and a faith evidenced by works, by looking on both together, to try how this comparison will work upon our minds. Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works. Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works, (James 2:18). Suppose a true believer thus pleading with a boasting hypocrite, “Thou makest a profession, and sayest thou hast faith; I make no such boasts, but leave my works to speak for me.
Now give any evidence of having the faith thou professest without works if thou canst, and I will soon let thee see how my works flow from faith and are the undoubted evidences of its existence.” This is the evidence by which the scriptures all along teach men to judge both of themselves and others. And this is the evidence according to which Christ will proceed at the day of judgment. The dead were judged according to their works, (see Revelation_20:12). How will those be exposed then who boast of that which they cannot evidence, or who go about to evidence their faith by any thing but works of piety and mercy!”
We read in In 2 Corinthians 5:7: “(For we walk by faith, not by sight: ).” If we walk by faith, then there is visible motion, visible progress, and tangible advancement from both a physical and spiritual starting point. Paul commended and praised a particular Church for the great strides they had made in 2 Thessalonians 1:3 “We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;” The Thessalonian Church had “exceedingly” grown in faith. But what had also abounded along with it, by the works that surely accompanied the growth of their faith? “... the charity of every one of you all toward each other.”
This is where, first, Faith, as a Fruit of the Spirit identifies us as true followers of Christ: Jesus said it in John 13:35 “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” This is where, second, this Fruit of the Spirit becomes a source of spiritual nourishment. Ephesians 1:15-16: “Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers.”
And this is where, third, this Fruit of the Spirit, bearing seeds, produces new believers and worshipers of Chris by drawing others to Christ by manifesting the love of God toward them: Romans 5:5 “... the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”
In closing, what are the words we so long to hear when we meet our Maker? Fill in the blanks: “Well done thou _________ and ______________ servant...”
Yes... in Matthew 25:23 we read: “His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. Let us live, and work, and overcome, and bear fruit to the Glory and Honor of God that, at that appointed time, we will hear those words spoken to each of us: “Well done thou good and faithful servant.”
This concludes this evening's Discussion, Christian Resolutions_2020, Part 27."
This Discussion was presented live on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020.
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