How Habitual Sin Will Harden Your Heart

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Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

Hebrews 3:12

A second way our hearts can be hardened is through habitual sin. Herod knew that John was a righteous, holy man. Herod was drawn to the truth (Mark 6:20), but he followed the flesh.

Herod's palace was a den of indulgence. We get the flavour of it from the story of the party where Herod, presumably having had too much to drink, saw a girl dancing and offered to give her anything she asked. The girl asked for the head of John the Baptist, and Herod agreed to the murder of the man who spoke God’s Word. Habitual sin hardens your heart.

The book of Hebrews warns us against being “hardened by the deceitfulness of sin” (3:13). Deceitfulness means that sin promises a happiness it cannot deliver.

Perhaps you remember an old email warning about a computer virus that read something like this:

If you receive an email with a link called “Life is Beautiful,” DO NOT OPEN IT. If you do, a message will appear on your screen saying, “It is too late. Your life is no longer beautiful.” The person who sent it to you will gain access to all of your personal information.

That’s what sin does. It draws you in, promising that “Life is Beautiful.” But when you open yourself to it, sin destroys you.

The Christian life is a constant battle against sin and unbelief. “Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God” (Heb. 3:12).

Consider whether there are any areas in which you have allowed habitual sin to harden your heart. Ask God to help you overcome this sin.

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Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

Hebrews 3:12

A second way our hearts can be hardened is through habitual sin. Herod knew that John was a righteous, holy man. Herod was drawn to the truth (Mark 6:20), but he followed the flesh.

The book of Hebrews warns us against being “hardened by the deceitfulness of sin” (3:13). Deceitfulness means that sin promises a happiness it cannot deliver.

Perhaps you remember an old email warning about a computer virus that read something like this:

That’s what sin does. It draws you in, promising that “Life is Beautiful.” But when you open yourself to it, sin destroys you.

Consider whether there are any areas in which you have allowed habitual sin to harden your heart. Ask God to help you overcome this sin.

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Don't Lose Your Freedom 2:06

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For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13 Can you see how it would be possible for you to lose your freedom by indulging the flesh? There is a sin in your life that you used to battle, but you suffered many defeats, and so now you have declared a truce. You have learned to live with it. You justify this in your mind because, after all, your sins are forgiven by Jesus and your destiny doesn’t depend on your works. But Jesus said, “Everyone who practices sin is a slave to sin.” (John 8:34). By declaring a truce, you have compromised your freedom in Christ. Hear God’s word to you today: “Do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh.” You have to break the truce. You have to say to yourself, This is a sin. It is offensive to God and it is destructive to me. I will not allow myself to be drawn back into slavery. I will not indulge the flesh. I will live by the Spirit. When you break your truce with sin, Satan will say to you, “You can’t do that. You’re a slave.” And, by faith, you will say to him: “Yes, I once was a slave, but now by God’s grace I am a son.”…

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Christian, This Is What You Are (Present Tense) 2:27

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So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God. Galatians 4:7 This remarkable change has already happened in your life if you are a Christian believer. You were a slave. Now you are a son. The gospel sets you free. God has embraced you, in Christ, who died to redeem you. He has made you a new creation in Christ by the Spirit who lives within you. Grasping the gospel means believing that these things are true for you in Christ. Here is something very strange. There are many people who believe themselves to be Christians, but constantly tell themselves that they are slaves! “I have this sin that I just can’t get over. I was made like this. It’s the way I am.” Now when you think like that or talk like that, you are saying that you are a slave to your sin. When you say, “I am a slave,” you are denying the gospel. You are not living by faith in the Son of God who loved you and gave Himself for you. There’s only one way to live the Christian life and that is by believing the gospel, believing that what God promises in Christ is true for you. Victory over sin begins with believing the gospel. You will be transformed by the renewing of your mind. You will know the truth and the truth will set you free. Is there a habitual sin in your life that you think you cannot overcome? Will you trust in the promise of Christ today that you are no longer a slave to that sin?…

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Christian, This Is What You Were (Past Tense) 2:27

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When we were children, [we] were enslaved to the elementary principles of the world... Formerly, when you did not know God, you were enslaved to those that by nature are not gods. Galatians 4:3, 8 A slave has no freedom. He does what he is commanded to do. The tragedy of the slave’s position is that his work never moves him to a better situation. His work cannot bring him freedom. This used to be your position before God. You owed a debt that you could not pay. You had not fulfilled the demands of the law. You could not fulfill the demands of the law. All of this put you in the position of a slave. You could not change your position by your own effort, no matter how hard you tried. The good news is that God has acted to win your freedom. What has He done? Two things. First, God sent His Son into the world. “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons” (4:4-5). Second, God sent His Spirit into our hearts. “Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’” (4:6). How does it feel to know that you are no longer a slave to sin and to the law, but are free in Christ by faith? Give thanks today for your freedom!…

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What Is the Christian Life Like? 2:45

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The life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 Notice how the apostle Paul describes the Christian life. First, it is lived in the body. That means that you will always feel the pull of the flesh. You will always find yourself in conflict. You will find yourself lacking courage, losing heart, and lamenting your inconsistency. You will struggle with sickness, temptation, weakness, and eventually death. We live this life in the body. Second, the Christian life is also lived by faith in the Son of God. We live this life by exercising faith in Christ in relation to every circumstance of life. This means it is active, not passive. Grasping the gospel doesn’t simply mean believing Jesus died and rose again. Grasping the gospel means believing Jesus is with you, that He is at work in you, and that He will sustain you. It means living your life in the body, with all its struggles, by faith in the Son of God. Aren’t you glad that the Spirit of God is with you in everything you face this week? You may be facing challenges that seem beyond you. It’s not enough to say to yourself, “My past is forgiven, so I need to try and do my best this week.” Jesus gives you the Spirit, as freely as He forgives your sins, as you believe the gospel. He says to you: “Your sins are forgiven. Now go face the challenges of this week, knowing that I am with you always.” That is the gospel! Are you more focused on living the Christian life in the body with all of its weaknesses and challenges? Or are you more focused on living by faith (forgetting that you are still in the body)?…

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How Does a Person Receive the Holy Spirit? 2:51

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Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? Galatians 3:2 This is a crucial question: How do you receive the Holy Spirit? How do you receive the new life that comes from above? Not by the law—the law cannot impart life—but by hearing with faith. This is the gospel. Those who believe the gospel receive the Spirit. There is no such thing as a Christian who does not have the Spirit. If you have forgiveness, then you have life. Why? Because both come from being joined to Christ, who died to forgive your sin and rose to give you life. You cannot have half of Christ. You cannot have forgiveness without life or life without forgiveness. Jesus died for you. He was raised to life for you, and the promise of the gospel is that He will forgive your sins and give you His Spirit, as you have faith in Him. “Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him” (Rom. 8:9). If you have not received the Spirit, you are not yet a Christian in terms of the New Testament, so don’t tell yourself that you are. If you want to discern if a person has really grasped the gospel, don’t ask him or her: “Are you a Christian?” To many people, this is the same thing as asking: “Are you a good person?” The majority of the people you talk to will say “yes” and be slightly offended that you should ask. A better question might be: “Have you received the Holy Spirit? Does the Spirit of God live in you?” Some people who think of themselves as a Christian will be completely puzzled by that question. It is because they haven’t really grasped the gospel. How have you received the Holy Spirit? Does the Spirit of God live in you?…

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What Is the Purpose of God’s Law? 2:56

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Now before faith came, we were held captive under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith would be revealed. So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. Galatians 3:23-24 When you see the impossibility of the life that God is calling you to live, then you will see your need of a Saviour. The law was put in charge to lead you to Christ. This is true not only on the day you came to faith, but all throughout the Christian life. Some Christians today have fallen into the error of the Galatians. They see their own initial need of Jesus to forgive their sins. But after that, they feel that they are able to live a life that is pleasing to God—perhaps with the help of some forgiveness now and again. Do you think God looks down from heaven and is “wowed” by your Christian life? The best efforts of your Christian life are at best a small beginning. Augustine said, “I do not commend the works of my hands for fear that you will find in them more sins than merits.” The law will do one of two things for you–it will convince you that you are a sinner or make you a Pharisee. It will humble you or make you an unbearable snob. The world often sees Christians as self-righteous snobs, who call others to be as righteous as we think we are. If we think that we are successful in keeping the commandments of God, then we deserve to be dismissed like this. The intent of God’s law is to lead you to Christ, but it led the Galatians away from Him. They started out well, seeing their need of Christ and the forgiveness He brings, but then they felt that they could handle the Christian life on their own. That is not Christianity. Christ is the beginning, the middle, and the end of the Christian life. Are you becoming more humble or a more unbearable snob? More convinced that you are a sinner or more like the Pharisees?…

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One Thing the Law Cannot Do 2:12

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If a law had been given that could give life, then righteousness would indeed be by the law. Galatians 3:21 The law cannot give you life. Nothing you do for God can impart life. Your ministry cannot impart life. Your giving cannot impart life. Your spiritual disciplines cannot impart life. God’s law tells you what you have to do, but it cannot give you the power to do it. There is a story about Will Rogers, a famous American variety show performer and actor. During the Second World War, Rogers was invited to give an after-dinner speech to some of the military top brass in Washington. The problem at the time was what to do about the U-boats; submarines that were bringing massive destruction to the shipping industry. “Gentlemen,” he said, “I have a plan to rid the waters of U-boats. If you bring the ocean to the boiling point, the U-boats will be forced to surface, the crews can be captured, and the boats destroyed.” When someone shouted out: “How do you bring the ocean to a boiling point?” Rogers said, “I’m just telling you what you need to do, it’s up to you guys to find a way to do it.” That’s the problem with the law. It tells us what we need to do, but it leaves us desperately trying to figure out a way to do it. If you take seriously what the law calls us to do, you will soon realise that it might as well say, “Go boil the ocean.” p>Are you relying on the law to sustain your Christian life today?…

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Where You Find Rest 3:04

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I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. Galatians 2:20 There are two sides of the gospel—the death of Christ for you, and the life of Christ in you. In the first part of the verse, Paul says, “I have been crucified in Christ.” The Son of God loved you and gave Himself for you. This was a historical event. It happened in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. Jesus Christ died for your sins. In the second part of the verse, Paul says, “Christ... lives in me.” The Son of God lives in you by His Holy Spirit. This is a present-day experience. The gospel is about Jesus who died and rose. He died for our sins, and He rose again to bring us new life. The Galatians got into trouble because they believed the gospel, but then when they faced the question of how to live the Christian life, they turned away from Christ and back to the law. Paul described it this way: “If I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor” (2:18). When they believed, they tore down the house of their own righteousness and moved into the house of Christ’s righteousness. So, if they were to rebuild what they had torn down, (that is, move back into the house of their own righteousness), then they would become liable again to keep all the law. They would be placing themselves back under the curse of the law. Some Christians have the idea that it is grace that brings us into the Christian life, but it is works that keep us in. But if we assess our standing before God by the things we do for Him, rather than the things He does for us, then we have abandoned the gospel and gone back to the law. That is not what Christ calls us to do. He calls us to find our rest in Him. Do you feel that your standing before God depends on your prayers, your bible reading, your church attendance, or your giving? If so, ask God to help you find your rest in Him.…

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The Gospel Is More Than a New Coat of Paint 2:36

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I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 The gospel brings you into the power of a new life. Some people have a “spit and polish” view of the gospel: We all have our sins and our failures. None of us is perfect. So, we need a good wash, and that’s what Christ does for us. And when that happens, we scrub up pretty nice. But the Bible makes it clear that we need a lot more than a good wash. We need a complete renovation. The gospel goes far deeper than a quick cleanup on the outside; it is about a complete makeover on the inside. When Christ comes to live in you, your life is like a house that needs everything done to it – new foundation, new plumbing, new wiring, new ductwork, new joists, and new insulation. The gospel is more than forgiveness. It is about Christ restoring your mind and your heart, your spirit and your desires. It is about Christ healing your memories and redirecting your dreams. It is about Christ making you what God intended you to be. Christ is not interested in putting a quick lick of paint on the house of your life. He is the master builder. He is the loving restorer. When He comes to live in you, He undertakes a complete restoration so that He can make His home with you for eternity. How have you seen Jesus change you on the inside? Or are you still holding onto a few religious traditions that make little difference to who you really are?…

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Our Problem with Grace 2:37

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If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more… But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith. Philippians 3:4, 7-9 The natural man has a problem with the gospel. Grace sounds great, but we prefer works. We want to build our own righteousness so that we can establish our independence from God: What does God want from me? Just tell me what I have to do. Tell me what it will cost me. Believing the gospel goes against all the instincts of our nature. The hardest thing about grace is that we don’t want it. Some of us have spent years trying to pay our dues to God, and hearing that you can’t do it doesn’t sound like good news. That’s where Paul was: “If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more” (3:4). Maybe that is where you are too. You’ve been trying to establish your own right standing with God. But now you see that it is all a house of cards. It is not too late for you. Put your faith in Christ, so that you can have a new righteousness that is from God and by faith. Have you seen your need of God’s grace in Christ? Or are you still trying to pay your own way and earn God’s favour?…

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The Gospel Is Grace 2:52

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We ourselves are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners; yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, so we also have believed in Christ Jesus, in order to be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. Galatians 2:15-16 One word dominates this passage and it is the word justified. This is a legal word that belongs to the courtroom, where people are pronounced not guilty and cleared of all charges before the law. The opposite of justified is condemned. These two words point us forward to the last day when God, our Creator and Judge, will pronounce His verdict on our lives. That verdict will either be justified or condemned. No one wants to be condemned, so the question is: How can I be justified? Paul gives the answer negatively and positively. Negatively, you cannot be justified by observing the law. “We who are Jews by birth and not ‘Gentile sinners’ know that a man is not justified by observing the law” (2:15-16). Positively, we are justified by faith in Jesus Christ. “We who are Jews by birth and not ‘Gentile sinners’ know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we may be justified by faith in Christ” (2:15-16). We cannot save or justify ourselves by anything we do (or don’t do). Therefore, if we are to be justified, it must be by faith alone in what Christ has done. Paul needed to remind Peter of this, because Peter was in danger of denying this crucial truth by his actions. Can you think of one way you may have denied the gospel of grace by your actions?…

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A Critical World Mission Principle for Every Christian 2:21

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To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law... that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law... that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some. 1 Corinthians 9:20-22 This is Paul’s principle of world mission. If we aren’t willing to do this, we will limit our ministry to the narrow band of those who share our treasured distinctives. It is easy to see how this can happen in the church today. Every group has its distinctives, and we thank God for them. But it is easy for any church to become more about these distinctives than about the gospel. And when that happens, gradually and often imperceptibly, the church becomes a club for people like us, and we are no longer able to reach the world. Thank God that Paul stood up to Peter when Peter caved in to the pressure group. If Paul had not done that, the gospel would never have reached us today. And if we do not stand up and defend the gospel, it will not reach others. It will remain within a narrow band of people like us. The gospel is worth defending. How could you become “all things to all people” so that you might help bring the gospel to someone who is different from you?…

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Don’t Limit Your Ministry Horizon 3:07

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He drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. Galatians 2:12 When Gentiles came to faith in Christ, the circumcision party went around the churches saying, “It’s great that you have come to faith in Jesus, but now, you need to adopt the distinctives that have been given to us.” These distinctives included circumcision, dietary laws, Old Testament festivals, etc. This group put pressure on Peter and Paul with very different results. What happened when they turned the heat up on Paul? “Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who slipped in to spy out our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might bring us into slavery—to them we did not yield in submission even for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel might be preserved for you” (2:4-5). What happened when they turned up the heat on Peter? “When they came [Peter] drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party” (2:12). Soon there was a great division, and Paul had to stand up to Peter. “When I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel, I said to [Peter] in front of them all, ‘If you, though a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you force Gentiles to live like Jews?’” (2:14). The circumcision group believed the gospel, but they felt that Christian unity depended on everyone adopting their treasured distinctives. “Anyone is welcome, but you have to become like us.” If they had prevailed, the gospel would have stayed within the bounds of Jewish culture. But Jesus told the disciples that their calling was to reach the world with the gospel. That’s our calling as well. Don’t limit your horizon to a narrow band of people who are like you. Look for ways to reach people who are different from you so that they can hear the gospel message. Think of one person in your life who is very different from you and may not know Jesus. Pray for an opportunity to share the gospel with them today.…

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The Gospel Is for the Whole World 2:41

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Before certain men came from James, [Peter] was eating with the Gentiles; but when they came he drew back and separated himself, fearing the circumcision party. Galatians 2:12 If you read the New Testament carefully, you will discover that there was a great struggle going on about the mission of the church. The apostles in Jerusalem were focused on evangelism among the Jews, and Paul had been commissioned by Christ to go to the Gentiles. The word Gentile means everybody who is not Jewish, so let’s substitute the phrase the whole world for the Gentiles, to understand Paul’s description: “Those men [the other apostles] added nothing to my message. On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted with the task of preaching the gospel to the [whole world], just as Peter had been to the Jews... James, Peter, and John, those reputed to be pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognised the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to [the whole world] and they to the Jews” (2:6-7, 9). That was the agreement. They shook hands on it and off they went to pursue their different ministries, and that went fine, until Peter came to Antioch (2:11). Then something went terribly wrong. Peter pulled back from the Gentiles because he was taking the heat from a powerful group of people who wanted to impose the distinctives of their Jewish heritage on other believers, and for this Paul ended up rebuking him. Have you grasped that the gospel is for the world? Or have you been operating as if the Christian life is about gathering a few people like yourself and enjoying fellowship together?…

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Why There Can Only Be One Gospel 2:34

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When [Peter] came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face… I saw that their conduct was not in step with the truth of the gospel. Galatians 2:11, 14 This was a critical moment in the life of the early church. Galatians 2 tells us the story of a clash between two giants of the early church—Peter and Paul. Modern commentators sometimes suggest that Paul and Peter preached a different message. They will say that Peter was more about works, and that Paul was more about grace. They go on to say that these two versions of the gospel go back to the beginning, that they both have their lines of descent in the church, and that evangelicals simply prefer Paul over Peter. This cannot be the case! The gospel did not come through invention from the Apostle Paul, nor through tradition from the church, but by revelation from Jesus Christ. And that is why there can only be one gospel. You could have many inventions by different leaders, and many traditions from different institutions, but you can only have one gospel that comes from Jesus Christ. Galatians 2 tells us about a time when this gospel had to be defended, not because Peter didn’t believe it, but because he acted in a way that was inconsistent with it. The story reminds us that the gospel needs to be defended not only in the world but also in the church. Satan would love nothing better than for the church itself to either misunderstand the message of the gospel or to act in a way inconsistent with it. Has the gospel ever had to be defended in your church? How did the leaders of the church deal with it? How did you deal with it?…

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Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

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How Habitual Sin Will Harden Your Heart

Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God.

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