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no cherry picking
Biblical interpretation requires more than the ‘cherry picked’ quotation of isolated verses; it demands careful attention to context, literary purpose, and the unity of the canon.A text cannot be adequately understood by extracting a single statement from its surrounding argument or narrative and treating it as self-contained.Truth and proper responsible interpretation requires the reader to examine the whole passage, the…
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Disrespect
It doesn’t really matter what it is or what it’s about: disrespect is definitely unwelcomed My anger, my frustration, my darkness gets pulled out of dormancy when I feel disrespected. I can be kind, humorous, easy to get along with, and genuinely peaceful, but the moment I feel that touch , everything in me shifts. My patience disappears, and the…
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Red Dead Redemption, GTA, Wolves and Sheep
March 7 2026 I was asked my opinion on a preacher playing games watching poor choice movies and why the church isn’t growing. This is my response… well, at least a few words, as I had several hundred more. The pulpit is not for men who refuse to be corrected by Scripture and conscience in their private lives. A pastor’s…
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It is a sin, not often viewed
The seriousness of gossip and slander within Christian life is a real, and yes it’s a sin and many times wilfully done to feed the persons need to belong or the need to feel important.My message argues, with heavy reliance on Scripture, that sins of the tongue, such as gossip, backbiting, and slander, are spiritually equivalent in weight to crimes…