Warning - not a pink and fluffy post. If you want pink and fluffy switch over now 😁 Hands up if at some point within the first half hour of you becoming a christian someone gave you this verse. Yup, that would be just about everyone then, After John 3 :16 this has got to be one of the most quoted, given, and received verses in scripture. It certainly played a part in my first steps as a Christian and has echoed down through the ages ever since. But not necessarily in a helpful way. I suspect that the verse is often used as a mantra, a ' good wish' , a nice vibe by well meaning people who want to say something positive and kind to encourage people in their first steps, or indeed to bolster them during some period of trial or difficulty, The trouble is, we take it out of context and as a result, what we intended for good, nice, kind, the enemy can twist and use to mess with your head Let me explain, Several years ago I was st...
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