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I think it’s also important to note that he’d “always been attracted to girls as well.” [p15]. Unless he believes it's not a sin if you are both cheating on each other.Matthew 19:9:9: I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.Joe Dallas: I became a deacon in Brad's new church, and the services kept growing until attendance soared over 1,000 people. We started regular television shows, and did large services all around the state of California. I married Brad's secretary, Carol, and went full-time into the ministry.
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"Yes," I said calmly, "I think separation would be best for both of us." Within two weeks, Carol was gone, and we later divorced. My whole life had totally fallen apart in three months.
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…years later, Renee and I were married on August 8, 1987. Since then, God has continued the healing process in me.
If that's the case, then why not be open about it for the sake of credibility. Or more importantly, to support those in the same position?
I think it’s also important to note that he’d “always been attracted to girls as well.” [p15].
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Like the rejected Gnostic Gospels of Thomas, the above mentioned “new age” examples, all teach (including LSD) that truth originates and is accessible from within, and that ultimately, all is one dynamic conscious energy.
Transcendental: Definition: surpassingThat’s what Jesus meant when he said, paraphrasing: “let he who has an ear, hear.” He explains this aptly in the Parable of the Sower. That there was a much deeper meaning in what he was saying (truth) for anyone who made the effort to look further, resulting in knowledge rather than simple belief.
Synonyms: boundless, mystical, spiritual
Gnostic: possessing knowledge, esp. esoteric knowledge of spiritual matters.
Eastern philosophies: When the Ten Thousand things are viewed in their oneness, we return to the Origin and remain where we have always been. (Sen T'sen)
