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For This Reason

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After years of hearing that eating the Lord's Supper unworthily was spiritual death, I spent some time reading Paul's instructions to the Assembly of Saints that we were read in church repeatedly.   There was something inside me that just did not get speaking death over the church while they ate and drank the body and blood of Christ.  It seemed intentional.  Cruel and somehow completely backwards from what I percieved about God. Anyway, do your own reading from a version of scripture you can understand, and read to the end of the advice!!!   Don't stop when your own sense of right and wrong are satisfied because Paul was actually speaking to a very virulent and damaging selfishness in the people of God that was being practiced and accepted at church gatherings where the Lord's Supper wasn't wafers and juice but a communal  Grace celebration meal. Reading the scriptures shows us that the "Love Feast" of the Christians was popular and so was gossiped about

Can We Talk About Abuse?

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Many abused people are not fully aware that they are being abused or to what extent. The fight for emotional and spiritual survival in relationships steals identity from abused people, especially children, leaving them to feel fear, anxiety, insecurity and confusion. Abusing children or those powerless is the most demonic of all abuse because original purpose is denied them.   Any time a person’s true purpose is diminished it is abusive.  Foundationally, we must know The Creator’s purpose for His people to determine if abuse is present. To be abused is to be misused, to be used in a  manner  unintended by creation.  Most adults parent children in non-abusive behavior according to their own discernment and values; don't hit your sister, don’t backtalk your mother; don't go in your brother's room, don't put your dirty feet on the sofa, don’t chew with your mouth open. A person’s understanding of abuse comes from environment and what they learn is

White Washed Tombs

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“Why can’t you understand what I am saying? It’s because you can’t even hear me! For you are the children of your father the devil and you love to do the evil things he does. He was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies. So when I tell the truth, you just naturally don’t believe me! “ Jesus to the Pharisees For my dear friends and family who support Trump and who are so concerned about my reaction to his lies and self-love, I will explain why I have taken a harsh stance against Trump and then you take it to God. The lies he has told to the American people are demonic and there is no truth in him. Jesus says so. Lies only have two sources, ignorance or evil.  Also,over the last 3.5 years he has led, I have watched God’s people losing their ability to hear Truth. When I post something detrimental to Trump on facebook, I