You will continue to have your longing after God, but you will no longer stumble over the imperfections of men and women around you. It was Thomas a Kempis who wrote in The Imitation of Christ:<\/i> \u201cIf thou would\u2019st have peace of heart, do not inquire too earnestly into other men\u2019s matters.\u201d If you spend time examining your Christian brother, you will find him lacking in some things. Don\u2019t forget that all idols have feet of clay.<\/p>\n
We have plain teaching that the Lord does not want His children to become \u201csaint-worshipers.\u201d He doesn\u2019t want you to become a preacher-worshiper or a teacher-worshiper. God wants to deliver you from the best man you know so that man can die and be removed and you won\u2019t backslide!<\/p>\n
Jeremiah 9:23\u201324<\/p>\n
I Talk Back to the Devil,<\/i> 140, 141.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You will continue to have your longing after God, but you will no longer stumble over the imperfections of men and women around you. It was Thomas a Kempis who wrote in The Imitation of Christ: \u201cIf thou would\u2019st have peace of heart, do not inquire too earnestly into other men\u2019s matters.\u201d If you spend … Continue reading “HERO
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