I agree with you 100%... we just, apparently, come to different conclusions.
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Digging,
Society, as a whole, projects this, embraces this, forces this and settles on this.
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Indeed it does... along with personal value judged by beauty & body shape. These are all sinking sand and the church should teach the children of the living God a path higher than this sinking sand.
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We generally fall into that ourselves, without realizing, I think, we are doing it. Actually, I think we do realize it at times.
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Due to a lack of teaching of the true wisdom of God on these subjects... these things are true.
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You are right, we need to teach people to build their confidence on the only foundation that will not fail us!!!
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Absolutely
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But, I see the church, as in the NT church, doing the same thing. It just seems to be the nature of humanity. The Bible addresses that.
James 2:2 "For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;" |
Exactly... nothing is new... they dealt with this in the time of the apostles... but... just as you stated... the Bible addresses it.
It doesn't accept it. It speaks out against it and addresses it. We should do more of this.