House Harmonizing Using Sacred Geometry

The geometrical proportions of the Solar Grid quadrant is the base I use for the harmonization of homes. When we apply this grid around a home or within it, according to sacred geometrical proportions, we create the grid of harmony.In nature, we find patterns, designs and structures from the most minuscule particles, in expressions of life discernible by human eyes, to the infinite and greater cosmos. These forms inevitably follow geometrical archetypes, which reveal to us the nature of each form and their corresponding vibrational resonances. They are also symbolic of the underlying metaphysical principle of the inseparable relationship of the part to the whole. It is this principle of oneness underlying all geometry that permeates the architecture of all form in its myriad diversity. This principle of interconnectedness, inseparability and union provides us with a continuous reminder of our relationship to the whole, a blueprint for the mind to the sacred foundation of all things created.When working with sacred geometry in the home we go back to ancient Egypt and the study of the cosmic Harmony. Harmony's origin is the Greek word, harmos, which means to join. Harmony applies to both sound (music) and form (architecture.) The use of musically derived harmonies in architecture was held to be expressive of the divine harmony engendered at the act of creation by the word (sound).The design of Egyptian architecture was based on proportion. Music is said to be geometry translated into sound. By the applying the order of the Solar quadrant we are able to achieve this wonderful sacred harmony within a home or business.House and Land BlessingsCeremonies are actions that focus our intentions and bring us more into harmony with the forces of the universe. They are a way of celebrating or asking for help. We all have our morning rituals, the morning cup of coffee, reading the paper, walking the dog or getting the kids off to school. Most people still yearn for rituals that appeal to the forces of nature and spirit, because in days gone by we worshiped that way. Rituals appeal to something deep inside of us and we feel better after we have participated in them. Rituals have a great spiritual cleansing effect on us and our environments, because they touch and inspire those parts of our nature of which we are not ordinarily aware.All of our ceremonies are performed with the utmost integrity. We work with you to help you focus your intentions on whatever it is that you are celebrating, desiring to accomplish or releasing. We use the four directions and four elements (water, earth, fire and air) in our ceremonies, as within these are the powers of all living things, mineral, plant, animal and human. These energies help us bring rituals and ceremonies alive.Ceremonies can be customized for any occasion large or small, individual or group.Types of Ceremonies:Ground Breaking CeremoniesLoss & Grief CeremoniesEnergy Clearing CeremoniesHouse Blessing CeremoniesReleasing CeremoniesNew Business CeremoniesLand Clearing CeremoniesLand Blessing CeremoniesRites of Passage CeremoniesMoving CeremoniesFire CeremoniesProduct Launch Ceremonies

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Review The Trouble With Islam Today

I met Irshard Manji when she visited Google to give a talk. She seemed to be a very brave woman with a major goal, which is to bring about a Reformation, as it were, to modern Islam. As others have pointed out, the kind of reformation that she espouses is a REQUIREMENT before the many Islamic cultures in the middle east can begin to consider having a successful economy or development beyond what has turned out to be The Curse of Oil in the recent century.Manji points out that there was a period of time in the Islamic empire when open discussion and questioning of tradition was welcome
during which "ijtihad" flourished. The period was relatively short (about 500 years or so) before the Islamic empire collapsed and Islam (or perhaps just the middle-eastern variant) retreated back towards tribal traditions and the desert.She further points out that both the United States and Israel, whom many Arabic Muslims blame for their humiliation, both tolerate and support dissent within their countries
it is the Arabic countries that do not have a free press. All through the book, her pleas are impassioned (especially her complaint about "Foundamentalism", the Arabic view of Islam being held supreme over other views), and her history well-researched. In person, I asked her why she thought fundamentalism had become more popular throughout the world, not just in troubled countries. Her response was a very straightforward, "Globalism. When the world becomes smaller, you lose what you think you used to have, and you try very hard to cling to traditions which you think you might be losing." I would have appreciated further development of that theme, but did not find that in this book.All in all, I'm convinced that a Reformation of some kind is necessary before the middle east can make progress. I am not sure what form it will take, however, and perhaps a little disappointed that Manji ultimately veers away what I consider would be the ultimate destination of her religious exploration, which is secular humanism, a philosophy that is more fruitful and less condemning of human reason than even a reformed Islam would be. But ultimately, that is a religious choice, and as it is, I would not want to condemn her for standing out there in the face of death-threats
in her position I would probably not be as brave!

Credit: paganism-new-age.blogspot.com

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South Africa Occult Crime Unit Is Offensive To Common Sense And Morality

FROM ALLAFRICA.COM: "Decades after its formation, the OCCULT-RELATED CRIME UNIT (ORCU, founded by Kobus "Donker" Jonker in 1992) continues to waste public resources, misdirect police attention, and stigmatise young people who are by and large more misunderstood than malignant."

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"Amongst all the crimes that we can speculate police in this unit might have seen, there's one we can be sure of - and it's one that they are complicit in. The crime in question is against common sense and morality, and is vested in the reinforcing of a Christian evangelical "Satanic Panic". IN THE CONTEXT OF SOUTH AFRICA'S CONSTITUTIONALLY-PROTECTED FREEDOM OF RELIGION, RESTRICTING MEMBERSHIP OF A POLICE UNIT TO ONLY CHRISTIANS - AND DEDICATING THAT UNIT TO PROTECTING A CHRISTIAN VERSION OF REALITY - IS ITSELF WORTHY OF SPECIAL ATTENTION AS AN OCCULT-RELATED CRIME."

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"Because a unit can't investigate itself, I'd ask the Minister of Police to consider funding a new Occult-Related-Related Crimes Unit, which I volunteer to lead. Our mission? To be ruthless in pursuing crimes related to simplistic, moralising, and religiously prejudiced views of crime, society at large, and especially the youth."

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"Even on the very fuzzy definition of "occult" used by ORCU, too few such crimes occur to merit the existence of a dedicated unit. But it is in the definition of these crimes, as well as the background metaphysics and psychology, that ORCU starts to appear just as spooky as the crimes and motivations ORCU exists to combat."

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"In response (I presume) to a fairly constant barrage of criticism on social media, the South African Police Service (SAPS) removed the web page that gave us our best insight into how a unit in a 21st-century police force is being guided by ideas from the Dark Ages."

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"But thanks to the Wayback Machine, we can see not only that "Child has an interest in computer" is a sign that said child might be involved in a cult, but also that this and other equally ridiculous diagnostic advice has remained unchanged since September 2004 (the archived page from then - the earliest date the page was captured - being identical to the one that was removed in November 2013):"

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"I don't mean to dispute that adolescents, and others, commit crimes in the service of motivations they themselves think of as occult. But when they do so, why is it that this motivation is singled out for special attention? We don't have a jealousy-related crimes unit, or a greed-related, tender-related, BEE-related, or alien-related unit - even though all of these provide possible motivations to commit crimes, mostly with far greater regularity than the occult would."

Then, if we find that a crime is committed because the guilty party thought themselves under some supernatural instruction, we know full well what to do next: arrange for that person to get the psychological help they clearly need, alongside whatever other sentence is appropriate."

Diagnosis and treatment of this particular confusion is not within the typical police-person's field of expertise, perhaps especially when that police-person is selected explicitly because they hold a competing - and no less bizarre, to some - set of metaphysical beliefs."

As mentioned above, we have freedom of religion in South Africa. You can be a Satanist if you like, and if you were refused employment on those grounds, the person refusing you would be acting illegally. Hell (sorry), refusing you entry into ORCU would probably be illegal too."

But because of the strongly Christian bias of ORCU, and government in general, you'd of course keep your exercising of freedom of religion to yourself. If you're a child, though - especially a child unfortunate enough to have parents who take SAPS's word for these things - you might find yourself described as a Satanist or cult member through no fault of your own."

The warning signs for parents include your using a computer, engaging in sexual activity, watching horror movies, losing your sense of humour and "rejecting parental values". In other words, being a teenager is a warning sign. Make sure to only part your hair to the right, because "draping hair across the left eye" is another dead giveaway."

It's also important that you avoid getting a nickname at school, because "phone calls from persons requesting to speak with someone other than your child's name" is apparently a warning sign for parents that you're being contacted by your "satanic/demonic name"."

The document also speaks of cults, that come in "religion-based, personality, or secular" versions. I can't imagine what a secular cult might be, but suspect it has something to do with Idols, or MasterChef, given that cults can involve "unique games", "dress codes" and "chanting and singing"."

More seriously: these attempted analyses of occult motive are premised in an occult view themselves, namely that of Christianity. The occult, and what is problematic about it, is being defined in a completely partisan way, by an agency of a Government committed to freedom of religion."

It is undeniable that some practitioners of any given occult view engage in harmful behaviour. It would nevertheless be untrue and unfair for us to generalise from those cases, concluding that the entire set of occult practises should be criminalised - especially if we do so from a position of known bias."

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"Lastly, the vulnerable group here is the youth, who are already besieged by insecurity around their identities. The ORCU document told parents - in a country where homophobia is virtually endorsed by the President, and corrective rapes a scourge - that "child experiences sudden gender confusion" is a warning sign of the occult."

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"It's therefore not simply the case that ORCU is a waste of resources that could better be deployed elsewhere. The unit, and its core beliefs, are themselves so offensive to common sense and morality that one might call it a crime."

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Ostara Sun Enter The Sign Of Aries

"I'm one with the Divinity

and open to Her Ripeness."

6th Day of the 4th Astronomical Paddock

Ruled by Artemis

Astronomical Tree Paddock ~ Fearn/Alder

3rd Day of the Celtic Tree Month ~ Fearn/Alder

Moon Phase: waxing crescent

Moon sets: 12:15AM EDST

Moon rises: 9:27AM EDST

Moon in Taurus v/c 3:41PM EDST

Moon enters the Inconsistent Air Wigwag

of Gemini at 8:28PM EDST

Blodeuwedd's Paddock of the Moon

Astronomical Meditation: Contest upon truth

Sun enters Aries at 1:32PM EDST

Sunrise: 7:24AM EDST

Sunset: 7:31PM EDST

Positively Equinox/Ostara - 1:32PM EDST

Lunar Examination for the Day: "Is your disparagement diminishing

someone or something?"

Imbolc (Gwyl Mair) Locality of the Meeting

March 20th, 2010

THE SUN IN ARIES

Aries is the first of all sign of the zodiac and a Intensity sign, dramatic be partial to, energy, and innovation. It is to boot a Cardinal sign, bringing eagerness, the compel to extend out and to passion action, but to boot shakiness.

Live in inherent like the Sun is in Aries are regularly brawny, assertive, express and pure. Peculiarly they present off an air of attention and urgency, and methodically sexuality. It is test to miss an Arian like they are in the room! They are sudden and twitchy, methodically seeking quick have a spat. Brave and confident with an bold spirit, they can revisit spoiling for a fight and inconsiderate. Like the same as quick principles they especially pay conflict to spell out. so the projects they proposal methodically run aground. Show well anywhere take and interest are required, they are piercing at exploring new avenues, so crave as they are aligned with someone with a practical close. They are eager in love, but may whole unthinking and wounding, in reality as they are not good at listening. On the hurtful close they can be negligent, uneasy, unthinking, and bad-tempered.

For Arians this is a time to performance to your strengths but be tossing and turning of your weaknesses; proposal new diplomacy but put off remark until the Sun enters a new position. Be absolutely tossing and turning of the colony to let buddies eel that they are listened to and that their facts and atmosphere are dear. For others this is the time to use the ambient energy to hope new solutions to tranquil trouble. If you know an Arian, ask them for insinuation, but present it hard-working held upfront plunder action.

[From: "The Right Witches' Meeting" by Kate West]

Positively EQUINOX Good turn

The Positively Equinox, like day and night are smooth in scale, is a time of extent. Both prearranged as Oestara, it is a flea market of Eostre or Ostara, the Anglo-Saxon Divinity of Positively. This is an correct time for some accurate thriving maintenance, a time to be rid of the bad and buoy up the good fashionable your life.

Falsify by making two lists of 9 items each. The first of all essential be stuff which you would delight in to be rid of. The first of all 3 are accurate, perhaps bad habits; the next 3 control your contact with others, eg old resentments or guilt; and the categorical three control the land, eg the loss of emergent life to cars on the lane. Unpleasant a instant list of 9, once again in three parts, of stuff you would delight in to bring, possibly a new job for yourself, superfluous acceptance in your multinational with others, and the fruitful growth of crops.

Warm a black candle and read the first of all list aloud three epoch. Magnify the paper, and ask the Divinity and the God to passion these stuff from you. Daydream these negatives tender in the vigor and the same as carried tangent in the smoke. Such as the paper has flat tire scalded, put the candle out. Now light a white candle and read aloud, three epoch, the list of stuff you would delight in to bring to your life. Magnify this paper and ask the Divinity and the God to bring these stuff to you. Daydream your desires the same as carried to the Gods in the smoke. Let this candle radiate all the way down.

[From: "The Right Witches' Meeting" by Kate West]

Origin: practicing-wicca.blogspot.com

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Making A Yule Log

You will need

Because each type of wood is associated with various magickal and spiritual properties, logs from different types of trees might be burned to get a variety of effects. Aspen is the wood of choice for spiritual understanding, while the mighty oak is symbolic of strength and wisdom. A family hoping for a year of prosperity might burn a log of pine, while a couple hoping to be blessed with fertility would drag a bough of birch to their hearth.

Depending on the size you want your Yule log to be you will need about (8cm) diameter is split lengthways down the middle to make two halves, and one of these is used, trimmed to about two feet (60cm) in length.

Other items you will need depending on your chosen design

A log about 14 - 18" long Pine cones

Dried berries, such as cranberries Cuttings of mistletoe, holly, pine needles, and ivy Feathers and cinnamon sticks Some festive ribbon - use paper or cloth ribbon, not the synthetic or wire-lined type A hot glue gun

You will need three holes, about 1inch (2.5cm) are bored into this log to hold three large candles then you can decorate your Yule log however you want to using the items above, remember if your lighting the candles make sure nothing on your design can catch fire. You could leave it plain if that is your wish and light the candles there you have your Yule log.

Altar-Sized Yule Log Materials: Small altar-sized log Three candles: One white, one red, one black Bits of holly to decorate with Red and green ribbon to be tied in a decorative bow Glue gun

DirectionsThe candles can be short squat ones or longer ones if you're willing to drill holes in the log and insert them. Just gluing them is fine. The white candle represents the innocent phase of life; it goes first. The red represents the childbearing phase; it goes in the middle. The black candle represents maturity and wisdom; it goes last. Arrange the holly around them so that drill holes or glue gun marks do not show. Tie a bow with the ribbon and stick on the front. Ritual use: Burn the candles during your Yule ritual.

Reference: wiccancommunity.blogspot.com

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Goddess Moons By Rosie Meadows

One of our fabulous Kitchen Witch School students Rosie Meadows has created her own list of names for each moon of the year and her own list of personal correspondences:

24th December - 20 January Macha MoonTotem animal - CrowMagic workings/energies/type of spell work - Winter spell for a safe homeHerbs - Cinnamon, cloves, marjoram and parsleyColours - Navy blue, peach, grey and purpleTrees - Larch and sycamoreCrystals - Blue obsidian21st January - 17th February Badb MoonTotem animal - DeerMagic workings/energies/type of spell work - Banish depression spellHerbs - Ginger, geranium, and turmericColours - Pale yellow, grey and brownTrees - Oak and willowCrystals - Yellow calcite18th Febrary - 17th March Bloddwedd MoonTotem animal - RobinMagic workings/ - Seeds of opportunity spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Mint, parsley and sageColours - Teal, white and silverTrees - Cherry and LilacCrystals - Aventurine18th March - 14th April Coventina MoonTotem animal - FrogMagic workings/ - Peacock spell to increase confidenceenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Fennel, chamomile and cinnamonColours - Pale green, pale blue and lilacTrees - Blackthorn and BirchCrystals - Banded Agate15th April - 12th May Henwen MoonTotem animal - DogMagic workings/ - Money spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Nettle, rose and oreganoColours - Pink, brown and goldTrees - Apple, Pear and AshCrystals - Moonstone13th May - 9 June Aine MoonTotem animal - DolphinMagic workings/ - flower wishing spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Mint and dandelionColours - yellow, orange and redTrees - Hawthorn, elderCrystals - Rose quartz10th June - 7th July Olwen MoonTotem animal - BearMagic workings/ - Seeds of opportunity spellenergies/type of spell work Herbs - meadowsweet, clover and avensColours - Bright green, bright pink and violetTrees - Crab apple, field mapleCrystals - Yellow calcite8th July - 4th August Danu MoonTotem animal - AntMagic workings/ - Summer prosperity spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Rose, catnip and lavenderColours - Lilac, pink and yellowTrees - Lime and silver birchCrystals - Amethyst5th August - 1st September Branwen MoonTotem animal - ButterflyMagic workings/ - A spell to protect your catenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Fennel, marjoram and ladys mantleColours - Orange, green and brownTrees - Wych elm and HazelCrystals - Green moss agate2nd September - 29th September Elen MoonTotem animal - CraneMagic workings/ - Queen bee spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Bay and yellow loosestrifeColours - Gold, turquoise and OliveTrees - Elder and HornbeamCrystals - Carnelian30th September - 27th October Morrigan MoonTotem animal - BatMagic workings/ - Misplaced objects spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Chickweed and corianderColours - Russet, purple and dark blueTrees - Poplar and OakCrystals - Moonstone28th October - 24th November Morgan Le Fey MoonTotem animal - DragonMagic workings/ - Friendship spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Echinacea, ginger and thymeColours - Black, silver and tealTrees - Poplar and grey willowCrystals - Aventurine25th November - 23rd December Rhiannon MoonTotem animal - Horse (of course)Magic workings/ - To improve physic vision spell energies/type of spell workHerbs - Wintergreen, barley and borageColours - Grey, orange and blueTrees - Holly and YewCrystals - Citrine

Credit: spellscasting.blogspot.com

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One Sin Is Just As Bad As Another And Other Urban Christian Myths

ARE ALL SINS REALLY THE SAME IN GOD'S SIGHT?

If so, then an Old Testament saint who failed to help get his neighbor's ox out of a pit would be just as guilty as the one who offered his baby to the idol Molech as a human sacrifice. And the New Testament saint who kicked his neighbor's dog would be equally evil with the thug who brutally killed his own mother.

Most evangelicals have heard over and over again that all sins are equal in God's sight, but are we sure that's what the Bible really says? Should we really believe (and teach others!) that all sins are equal?

HERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY CLEAR FROM EVEN A BEGINNING ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE SCRIPTURE:1) "All "sin is detestable to our holy God.2) "Any "individual sin, all by itself, no matter what it is, makes a person deserving of hell forever.3) But all sins are "not "equal in God's eyes.

I. MOSES' LAW DID NOT GIVE EQUAL WEIGHT TO ALL SINSMoses' law explained that punishments must always fit the crimes, "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a life for a life" Of course, it would never be appropriate to require a life for the loss of a tooth, or a tooth for the loss of a life. All sins and guilt are not equal."Exodus 21:23-25 And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, 24Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe."

Moses taught that premarital sex, for example, would be punishable by a fine, while adultery was punishable by death. "Exodus 22:16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife. 17If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins."Leviticus 20:12 And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death.

So all sins and guilt-even sexual sins-are not equal. This is why Tamar correctly told Amnon, "this evil in sending me away is greater than the other that thou didst unto me" (2 Samuel 13:16).

II. THE NEW TESTAMENT DOES NOT GIVE EQUAL WEIGHT TO ALL SINSJesus taught that some matters of sin and righteousness are "weightier" than others, and that while none should be neglected, some are more important than others."Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone."

One particular sin, Jesus taught us, out of so many sins in the world, was "unpardonable," and would "not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come," for all eternity (Matthew 12:32). All sins and guilt, therefore, are not equal.

Again, Jesus said that a hypocrite is like a man with a beam in his eye who would dare to criticize another man with a bit of sawdust in his eye (Matthew 7:3-4). The urban myth of all sin being equal in God's sight would undermine Jesus' point entirely, wouldn't it? Wouldn't the popular Christian error require that both men in the parable have equal beams in their eyes?

Then Jesus taught that certain acts of Christian negligence would be punished by a few lashes, others by many lashes."Luke 12:46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers." 47And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes." 48But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more."

Jesus even taught us that the "eternal" punishments of the lost can differ in severity, depending on the degree of their wickedness. "Therefore," He warns them, "ye shall receive the greater damnation."Matthew 23:14 "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation." 15Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves."

TWO REASONS WHY ALL THIS MATTERS:1. BECAUSE DEVOTED FOLLOWERS OF JESUS ARE UNNECESSARILY DISCOURAGED BY THIS ERRORIf we believe that our overeating on a particular occasion is as evil as an instance of adultery, or that our impulsive spending on a particular occasion is as evil as an instance of murder, how may we ever be encouraged about our spiritual growth? Similarly, if we believe that a grouchy word toward a spouse from time to time is equal to the longstanding "root of bitterness" towards him "which springs up and defiles many" (Hebrews 12:15), how can we be encouraged to continue progressing in sanctification? Indeed, how could we ever conclude that there had been any spiritual growth at all?

2. BECAUSE IMMORAL "CHRISTIANS" ARE JUSTIFYING THEIR FAILURES BY THIS ERROR

Unfortunately, thoughtless Christians have latched onto the idea of all sins being equal in God's sight, and have mastered the implications of this error. "Who are "you"," they ask their devoted brothers, "to point out that living with my girlfriend is immoral? Don't you ever commit adultery in your heart? Don't you know what Jesus taught about that?" Or, "Who are "you "to tell me that I shouldn't be getting drunk on weekends? You ate two ice cream cones at the church picnic? My weekend partying is no different than your unwillingness to address being ten pounds overweight." Or, "Yeah, sure, I use a lot of profanity, but how is that any different from you driving everyone crazy by talking about Jesus too much? Can't you see you're driving them away?"

CONCLUSION:

"Sin is sin," they tell me. "All sins are equal," I've been taught. "One sin's just as bad as another," I always heard.

The only trouble is, there's nothing in the Bible to give us that impression. It's just not true.

1) "All "sin is detestable to our holy God. (Sins are not big or little, but big and bigger!)

2) "Any "individual sin, all by itself, no matter what it is, makes a person deserving of hell forever.

3) But all sins are "not "equal in God's eyes.

The believer who is making "real "progress in his Christian walk, but labors under the impression that he will never be anything but a miserable sinner--he needs to know that all sins are "not "equal in God's eyes. And so does the careless Christian who makes use of a truth--that all sin is detestable, to cover a lie--that all sins are exactly the same in God's eyes.

Origin: pagan-space.blogspot.com

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