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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

No one enjoys being cross-examined, or accused of having something wrong in their lives. But as we grow as Christians we come to the painful recognition that we have an almost unlimited capacity for self-deception. We slowly learn that we need to be stopped in our tracks by God. He uses Scripture to do this… We cannot reach our destination if we are travelling in the wrong direction.
Sinclair Ferguson

The manual of operation for the Christian war-time mentality is the Bible. It was inspired and authorized by the Commander, and contains all the truth needed to win people over from the enemy camp, deprogram their old thought patterns, train them in strategies of righteousness and equip them with armor and weapons to defeat Satan and liberate his captives.
John Piper

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Page 69 boundaries of God’s will that were not shared with other believers. Moses delivered the Law from Mount Sinai. That was the beginning of the 613 laws found in the Old Covenant. Interestingly, Christians have devised their own set of laws. What follows is a list of convictions held by various Christians that I have known throughout the years: God’s will is for all Christians . . . to never listen to secular music. to vote Republican. to vote Democrat. to begin a ministry for homeless people and prisoners. to begin a campaign to fight abortion, pornography, and gay marriage. to not own a television set. to not own two television sets. to never support the military and to be against all wars. to have home births. to homeschool their children. to not use birth control. to have as many children as possible. to watch only G or PG movies. to not attend movie cinemas or theaters.