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The law, the commandments, and Christians.

Engaging in intellectual arguments to defend what we believe to be true is not a moral virtue, and failing to engage is not a sin. In fact, there are Scriptures that the state the opposite is true.
Ezek 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest 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.
Ezek 3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

Acts 20:26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I [am] pure from the blood of all [men].
Acts 20:27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.

Acts 20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Acts 20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
Acts 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
Acts 20:31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.
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Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made...

Some good stuff there. There are some of us who believe that God's judgment came upon all the churches in 1988. God commanded the believers to depart them. For Christ departed all the churches and installed Satan to rule over them because of their false doctrines as judgment begins at the house of God. In 2011 judgment came upon all the world and Christ removed all of Satan's authority he had in this world. 1 Cor 6:2, Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world (bring God's word of judgment)? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?
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Inside France’s Human Trafficking Hood

Over 100,000 migrants arrived in the UK by boat last year, igniting a political firestorm. Many come from a camp in Dunkirk, France. We visited the camp to learn why it exists, who lives there, and what its future might look like. This is Episode 1 of our "Why England is Going Right?" series, exploring the surge of support for Reform UK and the country’s shifting politics.

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How do I stop doubting? (in prayer, or regarding the Gospel)

To me, take it all to the little letter of Ephesians. Here the promises are sure, and what to do about your situation is in Ephesians the 6th chapter. But study the whole of Ephesians as well.

We deal in faith, the physical world is easy, it's right in front of us every day, but physical, as well as corrupt ! It automatically feeds the flesh. This is not our home though, as it all is passing away. Eternity is in our spirits. We store the worthy things, our treasures in heaven, in 1 Peter 1, the whole of the chapter is diamonds and rubies to us..
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Malevolent vs. benevolent dispositions and conservative political ideology in the Trump era

I don’t want my ethics and morality dictated to me. I find anyone who needs to be told how to be weird.
Likewise. Even if you are told, surely you have to consider whether what you are told is correct?
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