"Real worship costs. David knew this and said: 'I will not offer to the Lord my God sacrifices that have cost me nothing.' You cannot exalt God and yourself at the same time. You don't worship to be seen by others or to please yourself. You deliberately shift the focus off yourself...The heart of the matter is a matter of the heart." -Purpose
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"No matter what knowledge of God we can gain by observing or reflecting on Him, He is far better than how we perceive Him. Say we wanted to acquaint someone who couldn't bear a spark of light or the flame of a very small lamp with the brightness and splendor of the sun. Wouldn't it be necessary to tell him that the sun's splendor was unspeakably
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A friend of mine, who is homosexual, posted the following on his lj. I found it very interesting, and below what he posted, I've put my reply. It might be long, but read it all or you'll be very confused
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