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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Bishop Urges Church of England to Embrace Same-Sex Marriage

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'I cannot believe it's inherently sinful': Bishop urges C of E to change teaching on same-sex marriage

by Heather Preston
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The Bishop of Worcester has written an open letter to his diocese detailing why he thinks same-sex unions should be celebrated by the Church.

It comes after a number Church of England bishops declared their support for same-sex marriage last November.

Rt Rev Dr John Inge has written an open letter to the Diocese of Worcester, setting out why he believes the "celebration and honouring of monogamous, faithful same-sex relationships" is a good witness and the Church of England's teaching on the issue should change.

Last year Bishop John confirmed his support for same-sex marriage in response to a booklet published by the bishop of Oxford entitled, 'Together in Love and Faith'. On Monday, he published a document to "set out his reasoning" for this support.

Bishop John argues that scriptures need to be re-examined in the light of modern culture and science.

"Most Christians […] would consider those who hold to creationism a gift to atheists and vocal agnostics like Richard Dawkins. Those of us who accept the theory of evolution and still hold to the scriptures as being the inspired Word of God ‘containing all things necessary unto salvation’, find in the passages in question truth at least as profound as literal historical fact," he states.

"Much has been made of the analogy between the present debate over same-sex relations and the grudging acceptance by the Church of England of contraception and marriage of divorcees in church, as well as the long battle for the acceptance of women’s ministry as priests and deacons."

Bishop John claims that whilst being "bound by the scriptures", the Church interprets them through the living "application of reason and experience" and as a result it has caused him to reassess his reading of them.

"Over the years I have observed good, faithful, monogamous relationships between people of the same sex which I cannot believe to be inherently sinful. Equally affectingly, I have been moved by the pain inflicted on gay people by the Church. That pain has remained constant even though society, in my view, has become more enlightened."

"I have been forced to ask myself the question, how is the Church’s teaching good news for gay people, created in God’s image? I feel bound to say, rather late in the day, that it is not."

Bishop John went on to apologise for his silence on the issue and all those impacted as a result, claiming his "reticence was motivated by a commitment to the unity of the Church”.

"I believe the time has come for all of us to be honest about the convictions we have reached after prayer, study of scripture and theological reflection, often over many years. My prayer is that such honesty might lead us into a deeper understanding of one another and so into a richer unity," he added.

He also shared his views on specific scriptures that condemn homosexuality saying their context needs to be considered.

"It must be admitted that wherever instances of same-sex sexual activity are found in the Bible they are unequivocally condemned but what I believe the Bible condemns is something that every gay person in the Church today would also condemn - abusive, oppressive, exploitative relationships.  The Bible never explains why same-sex sexual activity is condemned."

"When Paul wrote his letter to the Romans, he pinned nearly all that was wrong with Roman polytheism on the empire’s sexual morality. Paul had discovered a dif­­ferent kind of freedom.

"Nowadays, the slave economy has gone, at least as an official policy. In a liberal society, no one has the right to anyone else’s body.

"Christian freedom, based upon will, is now commonly ex­­pressed in the notion of consent. Love is the basis for sexual re­­lation­ships, not ownership. Cele­brating sexual love is now to witness to the freedom to be found in Christ."

Bishop John says he has great respect for those who hold traditional views towards marriage but asks them to be gracious as their views can come across as homophobic, regardless of the intention.

He concluded with a challenge to the Church of England to change it's teaching on the subject of same-sex unions for the sake of mission.

"Not to change our teaching would be a missional error of grave proportions," Bishop John added.

"I do not want to treat anyone who holds a traditional view lightly or carelessly. I reiterate they must continue to have an honoured place within the Church of England, as do those who are in conscience opposed to the ordination of women as priests and bishops. I hope and pray with all my heart that whatever our views on this issue we shall be able to disagree in love and continue to walk together."

Bishop John's letter comes ahead of General Synod in February 2023.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Another Footballer Dies Suddenly - Was He Vaccinated?

 The Air Force Academy said cadets were notified of Brown's sudden death on Tuesday.

"It is with a heavy heart and profound sadness I share with you that we have lost one of our own," Brig. Gen. Paul D. Moga, commandant of cadets, told cadets. "He leaves behind friends, grieving teammates, a grieving cadet wing, and a devastated family."

In a statement, Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark commemorated Brown.


Our players, staff and entire Academy have been so blessed and fortunate to have Hunter as a part of our lives. He was a pure joy to coach and have as a teammate. He was tough, a great worker, and no one unselfishly pulled harder for others than Hunter. His mom and dad, Candyce and Dustin, raised a wonderful son who made each of us a better person. We love our great brother, and our thoughts and prayers are with Hunter's incredible soul and his family.

The Air Force Academy said the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office are investigating Brown's tragic death.

https://www.theblaze.com/news/air-force-cadet-hunter-brown-dies

Você tem um marca-passo para ajudá-lo a terminar bem?


Por Jacki Scott editado por Dennis Edwards

Rezando para que cada um de vocês tenha o coração cheio de esperança para o início de mais um ano, e promessas de perseverar, para ir longe em 2023! Muito obrigado a todos vocês por suas orações, amor e apoio que trouxeram chuvas de misericórdia sobre as pessoas queridas aqui, ajudando-as com suas necessidades no ano passado. Estou anexando abaixo uma inspiração que o Senhor me deu sobre a importância dos marca-passos e espero que seja uma bênção para você. É uma orientação para mim este ano para me ajudar a correr bem! Te amo muito e estou orando por você!--Jacki

Marca-passos

Perguntei ao Senhor o que mais me ajudaria a fazer o meu melhor por Ele no próximo ano. Ele respondeu que eu precisava de um “marca-passo”. Há um incrível corredor de maratona no Quênia, Eliud Kipchoge, que correu a maratona (mais de 26 milhas) em menos de duas horas. Ninguém nunca tinha feito isso antes. Foi inédito! As pessoas diziam que era impossível. Como ele fez isso? Ele tinha 42 marca-passos. Cada marca-passo correu a velocidade exata que precisava para correr para quebrar a maratona de 2 horas. Eliud correu em 1:59:40. Era 20 segundos menos de 2 horas. Ele tinha 34 anos na época. Sozinho, ele nunca teria feito isso. Qual era o segredo dele? Os marco-passos eram seu segredo. O evento aconteceu em Viena em 2019, mas não foi reconhecido como recorde mundial oficial, pois foi estabelecido com uma equipe de marca-passos rotativos e não em uma competição aberta.

O que o Senhor me mostrou foi que precisamos trabalhar com os outros se quisermos ter sucesso a longo prazo! Precisamos de outros a curto prazo também. Mas quando estamos fazendo a maratona da vida a serviço do Senhor, se quisermos terminar bem — ou talvez até mesmo terminar — precisamos de pessoas com mentes e espíritos semelhantes para nos ajudar. Eles ajudam a nos acompanhar, nos manter no caminho certo, nos manter motivados, nos manter focados, nos manter fazendo melhor do que se estivéssemos sozinhos. Eles ajudam a nos levantar quando caímos e ajudam a nos manter inspirados ao longo do caminho. Como diz a citação: “Se você quer correr rápido, corra sozinho. Se você quer correr para longe, corra com os outros.”

Relacionamentos são o que nos ajudam a seguir em frente e nos manter no caminho certo. Mas é importante com quem você corre. Se correr com os “perus” não vai longe, mas se voar com as águias, o céu é o limite. Devemos ser cuidadosos sobre com quem andamos na vida, especialmente porque somos cristãos. Devemos escolher companheiros de equipe que nos ajudem a ser melhores cristãos e nos desafiem a manter uma caminhada crescente com o Senhor. O segredo para chegar ao final como vencedor é com quem treinamos, quem é nosso treinador e quem são nossos companheiros de equipe.

Recentemente, a lição de ter um marca-passo foi trazida para mim em minha vida pessoal. Vários meses atrás, comecei a caminhar com um amigo. Meu amigo é atlético e está em boa forma. Caminhamos em desfiladeiros, colinas e montanhas. Eu me canso muito mais rápido e teria me sentado para fazer um lanche ou desistido cedo todas as vezes - exceto que ele continuou me pressionando para atingir nossos objetivos combinados. Eu nunca teria ido tão longe sem um marca-passo... nunca! É o mesmo em nossa jornada espiritual - precisamos de acompanhantes para fazer o nosso melhor e ir mais longe!

Durante o próximo ano, convidei várias pessoas para se juntarem a mim em meu campo, mesmo que seja por pouco tempo, pois estou sozinho no país onde sirvo. Eles serão como marcapassos para me ajudar a continuar por Jesus. Estamos planejando estudar a Profecia Bíblica do Tempo do Fim, entre outras coisas. Não apenas temos mais resistência quando corremos juntos e nos mantemos firmes, mas também corremos de maneira mais inteligente. Sozinhos, podemos existir, mas juntos podemos prosperar. "Um pode perseguir mil, mas dois podem colocar dez mil em fuga." [Deuteronômio 32:20]

Faça as contas! Quando você tem um marca-passo, você está 10 vezes melhor do que quando está sozinho! Sempre tentei entender por que Jesus disse: “Onde estiverem dois ou três reunidos em meu nome, aí estou eu no meio deles”. Isso significa que se alguém está sozinho, Jesus não está com ele? Eu não acho. Mas significa que, se estivermos juntos com outros crentes, o poder de Jesus dentro de cada um de nós é multiplicado e fortalecido.

"E a multidão dos que criam era um só coração e uma só alma: nenhum deles disse que nada do que possuía era seu, mas eles tinham todas as coisas em comum. E os apóstolos davam, com grande poder, testemunho da ressurreição do Senhor Jesus; e grande graça estava sobre todos eles”. [Atos 4:32-33]

Esse é o poder de trabalhar em conjunto com os outros.

Por que Jesus enviou Seus discípulos dois a dois?

"E chamou a si os doze, e começou a enviá-los de dois em dois; e deu-lhes poder sobre os espíritos imundos." [Marcos 6:7] "Depois disso, o Senhor designou outros 70 também, e os enviou dois a dois diante de sua face a todas as cidades e lugares aonde ele mesmo havia de ir." [Lucas 10:1]

"Jesus enviou seus discípulos para pregar o evangelho não individualmente, mas dois a dois, para que pudessem trabalhar unidos na divulgação da verdade. Jesus sabia que um plano de dois a dois resultaria em muito mais bons frutos do que se um fosse enviado sozinho. Há necessidade de dois trabalhando juntos; pois um pode encorajar o outro, e eles podem aconselhar, orar e examinar as Escrituras juntos. Dessa forma, eles obtêm uma melhor compreensão da verdade; um verá um aspecto do verdade, e o outro outro aspecto. Se eles estão errando, eles podem corrigir um ao outro na fala e na atitude. Os defeitos individuais de cada discípulo serão minimizados através do trabalho com os outros. Se os obreiros forem enviados sozinhos, não há ninguém para ver e corrigir seus erros. Mas quando eles vão dois a dois, uma obra educativa pode ser realizada, e cada obreiro se torna o que deveria ser - um ganhador de almas bem-sucedido." discipulado.com

Oro para que cada um de vocês encontre um marca-passo, para correr com você ao longo do presente ano. Se você não tem um marca-passo, talvez deva orar sobre como conseguir um. Sua jornada será mais suave, fácil e segura com um compatriota, com um marca-passo. Não só isso, mas a jornada nunca parece tão longa ou difícil com alguém ao seu lado.

"Melhor é serem dois do que um, porque têm melhor recompensa pelo seu trabalho; porque, se caírem, um levantará o seu companheiro; mas ai daquele que estiver só quando cair, porque não tem quem o ajude. Novamente, se dois se deitarem juntos, então terão calor: mas como pode um só se aquecer? E, se alguém quiser prevalecer contra um, os dois resistirão; e o cordão de três dobras não se quebra tão depressa.” [Eclesiastes 4:9-12]

Nós somos melhores juntos. Com um marca-passo conosco, podemos terminar bem e receber isso: “Bem está, servo bom e fiel... entra no gozo do teu Senhor!”[Mateus 25:23] Um marca-passo pode ajudar a nos manter fiéis , pode nos ajudar a correr bem e pode ajudar a percorrer a distância e obter a recompensa final! Como o apóstolo Paulo afirma no final de sua vida,

"Pois agora estou pronto para ser oferecido por aspersão de sacrifício, e a hora da minha partida está próxima. Combati o bom combate, acabei a minha corrida, guardei a fé: desde agora, a coroa da justiça me está guardada, a qual o Senhor, justo juiz, me dará naquele dia; e não somente a mim, mas a todos os que amam a sua vinda”. [2 Timóteo 4:6-8]

Antes de ir a Jerusalém alguns anos antes, Paulo falando aos discípulos em Éfeso, sabendo por profecia que problemas o esperavam em Jerusalém, no entanto, disse: 

"Mas nenhuma dessas coisas me comove, nem considero minha vida preciosa para mim mesmo, de modo que eu possa terminar com alegria a minha carreira e o ministério que recebi do Senhor Jesus, para dar testemunho do evangelho da graça de Deus. E agora, na verdade, sei que todos vós, por quem passei, pregando o reino de Deus, não vereis mais o meu rosto. Portanto, no dia de hoje, vos protesto que estou limpo do sangue de todos. Porque nunca deixai de vos anunciar todo o conselho de Deus.” [Atos 20:24-27]

Lembre-se, como discípulos de Jesus, somos chamados para ser Suas testemunhas. Em Ezequiel 3:17-19, lemos:

"Filho do homem, fiz de ti um atalaia para a casa de Israel; portanto, ouve a palavra da minha boca e dá-lhes aviso da minha parte. Quando eu disser aos ímpios: Tu certamente morrerá; e tu não o avisares, nem falares para advertir o ímpio do seu mau caminho, para salvar a sua vida; o mesmo ímpio morrerá na sua iniquidade; mas o seu sangue eu o requererei da tua mão. Mas, se avisa o ímpio, e ele não se converterá do seu mau caminho, morrerá na sua iniquidade; mas tu livraste a tua alma." 

Isso é o que o apóstolo Paulo quer dizer com ser puro do sangue de todos os homens. Ele é puro, porque entregou sua alma e não reteve nada que fosse proveitoso para seu rebanho ou para o público. Ele lhes deu todo o conselho de Deus.

Depois de ser capturado e preso primeiro em Jerusalém e depois em Roma, Paulo continuou a ser uma testemunha fiel durante seus processos judiciais, suas viagens, suas sentenças de prisão e, finalmente, por meio de suas epístolas que continuam a falar conosco hoje.

Aos coríntios, Paulo escreveu: "Não sabeis vós que os que correm numa carreira correm todos, mas um recebe o prêmio? Correi, para que o alcanceis. E todo homem que luta pela maestria é moderado em todas as coisas. Agora eles fazem para obter uma coroa corruptível; mas nós, uma incorruptível. Portanto, assim corro, não com tanta incerteza; assim luto, não como alguém que esmurra o ar; Antes, subjugo o meu corpo e o reduzo à servidão, para que, pregando aos outros, eu mesmo não venha, de alguma maneira, a ficar reprovado ou náufrago."  [1 Coríntios 9:24-27]

Não nos tornemos náufragos. Uma pesquisa de cerca de 1.000 figuras bíblicas mostrou que apenas 300 terminaram bem. A tendência na Bíblia é começar bem, mas não terminar bem. No livro de Hebreus, lemos: "E consideremo-nos uns aos outros, para nos estimularmos ao amor e às boas obras; não deixando de nos reunir, como é costume de alguns, mas exortando-nos uns aos outros, e tanto mais , como vedes que o dia se aproxima." [Hebreus 10:25]

Nossas pequenas reuniões e vigílias de oração são importantes. Mas cada um de nós deve fazer o que puder pessoalmente para cuidar de nossa caminhada espiritual com o Senhor. Ter comunhão com os outros é uma parte importante do nosso crescimento espiritual, mas especialmente ter comunhão com outros cristãos que nos incitam a obras piedosas.

"Tende cuidado, irmãos, que não haja em algum de vós um coração perverso e incrédulo, afastando-se do Deus vivo. Exortai-vos, porém, uns aos outros diariamente, enquanto se chama hoje, para que nenhum de vós se endureça pelo engano de pecado, porque nos tornamos participantes de Cristo, se retivermos firmes o princípio da nossa confiança até o fim.” [Hebreus 3:12-14]


Do You Have a Pacer To Help You Finish Well?


By Jacki Scott editted by Dennis Edwards

I am praying that each of you have a heart full of hope for the start of another year, & promises to hold on to, to go the distance in 2023! Big thanks to all of you for your prayers, love & support that brought down showers of mercy on the dear people here in helping them with their needs last year. I'm attaching below an inspiration the Lord gave me on the importance of "Pacers" & hope it's a blessing to you. It is guidance for me this year to help me run well! Love you dearly and praying for you!--Jacki

PACERS!

I asked the Lord what would most help me do my best for Him in the coming year. He responded that I needed a “pacer”. There’s an amazing marathon runner in Kenya, Eliud Kipchoge, who ran the marathon (26+ miles) in less than two hours. No one had ever done it before. It was unheard of! People said it was impossible. How did he do it? He had 42 pacers. Each pacer ran the exact speed he needed to run to break the 2 hour marathon. Eliud ran it in 1:59:40, or 20 seconds under 2 hours. He was 34 years old at the time. By himself, he never would have done it. What was his secret? The pacers were his secret. The event took place in Vienna in 2019, but it was not recognized as an official world record, because it was set with a team of rotating pacemakers and not in an open competition.

What the Lord showed me was, we need to work with others if we want to make it for the long haul! We need others in the short term, too. But when we are doing the marathon of life in service for the Lord, if we want to finish well—or maybe even finish at all--we need people with like minds and spirits to help us along. They help to pace us, to keep us on track, to keep us motivated, to keep us focused, to keep us doing better than if we were alone. They help to pick us up when we fall, & help to keep us inspired along the way. Like the quote says, “If you want to run fast, run alone. If you want to run far, run with others.” 

Relationships are what help us move ahead & keep us on track. But it’s important who you run with. If you run with the “turkeys” you won’t get far, but if you soar with the eagles, the sky is the limit. We should be deliberate about who we run with in life, especially because we are Christians. We should choose team mates which will help us be better Christians and challenge us to maintain a growing walk with the Lord. The secret to of making it to the end as a winner is who we train with, who our coach is, and who are our team mates.

Recently, the lesson of having a pacer was brought home to me in my personal life. Several months ago I started hiking with a friend. My friend is athletic & in good shape. We hike in canyons, hills & mountains. I wear out much quicker & would have sat down to have a snack or given up early every time—except that he kept pushing me to make our agreed upon goals. I never would have gone the distance without a pacer…never! It’s the same in our spiritual journey—we need pacers to do our best & go the distance!

During the coming year, I have invited different people to join me on my field, even if it’s only for a short time, as I’m alone in the country where I serve. They will be like pacers to help keep me going for Jesus. We are planning on studying Endtime Bible Prophecy, amongst other things. Not only do we have more endurance when we run together & stick-to-it-tiveness, but we also run smarter. By ourselves, we can exist, but together we can thrive. "One can chase a thousand, but two can put ten thousand to flight." [Deuteronomy 32:20

Do the math! When you have a pacer, you’re 10 times better off than when you are by yourself! I’ have always tried to figure out why Jesus said, “Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.” Does that mean if someone is by himself Jesus is not with him?  I don’t think so. But it does mean that if we are together with fellow believers the power of Jesus within each of us is multiplied and strengthened. 

"And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and one soul: neither said any of them that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common. And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all." [Acts 4:32-33]

Why did Jesus send out His disciples two-by-two?

"And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits." [Mark 6:7] "After those things the Lord appointed other 70 also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come." [Luke 10:1]

"Jesus sent forth his disciples to preach the gospel not singly, but by twos, that they might labor unitedly in spreading the truth. Jesus knew that a two-by-two plan would result in much more good fruit than if one was sent alone. There is need of two working together; for one can encourage the other, and they can counsel, pray, and search the Scriptures together. In this way, they gain a better understanding of the truth; one will see one aspect of the truth, and the other another aspect. If they are erring, they can correct one another in speech and in attitude. The individual defects of each disciples will be minimized through working with others. If the workers are sent out alone, there is no one to see and correct their errors. But when they go two-by-two an educating work may be carried out, and each worker becomes what he should be, -- a successful soul-winner." [discipleheart.com]

I pray each of you finds a pacer, or pacers, to run with you throughout the present year. If you don’t have a pacer, maybe you should pray about how to get one. Your journey will go smoother, easier & safer with a compatriot, with a pace maker. Not only that, but the journey never seems as long or as difficult with someone is by your side.  

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falls; for he has not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken."[Ecclesiastes 4:8-12]

We are better together. With a pacer with us we can finish well & receive that, “Well done good & faithful servant...enter thou into the joy of thy Lord!”[Matthew 25:23] A pacer can help keep us faithful, can help us run well and can help us run the distance & receive the final reward! Like Apostle Paul states at the end of his life, 

"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my race, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them that love his appearing." [2 Timothy 4:6-8]

Before going to Jerusalem some years earlier, Paul talking to the disciples at Ephesus, knowing through prophecy that trouble awaited him in Jerusalem, nevertheless said, 

"But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my race with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God....Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God." [Acts 20:24-27]

Remember, as disciples of Jesus we are called to be His witnesses. In Ezekiel 3:17-19, we read,

"Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shall surely die; and thou gives him not warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou has delivered thy soul."

That's what Apostle Paul means by being pure from the blood of all men. He's pure, because he has delivered his soul and not kept back anything that was profitable to his flock or the public. He has given them the whole counsel of God, he's poured out his heart to his fellowman as a witness of Jesus the Christ. 

After being captured and imprisoned first in Jerusalem and later in Rome, Paul continued to be a faithful witness during in his court cases, his travels, his jail sentences, and finally through his epistles which continue to speak to us today.  

To the Corinthians Paul wrote, "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receives the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that strives for mastery is moderate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beats the air: but I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." [1 Corinthians 9:24-27]

Let us not become castaways. A survey of some 1,000 Biblical figures showed that only 300 ended well. The tendency in the Bible is to start off well, but not to finish well. In the book of Hebrews, we read, "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching."[Hebrew 10:25]

Our little meetings and prayer vigils are important. But each of us must do what we can personally to care for our spiritual walk with the Lord. Having fellowship with others is an important part of our spiritual growth, but especially having fellowship with fellow Christians who will provoke us to godly works. 

"Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily, while it is called To-day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. for we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end."[Hebrews 3:12-14]


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