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Under the Influence
Saint StuartNovember 9, 2023 To understand the dangers of being affected by substances from hallucinogens to simple stimulants like caffeine, I think an appreciation must be developed for the body’s natural development and maturity. Using substances to alter our minds and certain moods, we can have the danger of inhibiting us from maturing into better…
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Posted On RevelationThe Path of True Love – Part 1: Overcoming Lust
Saint StuartAugust 24, 2023 The Path of True Love – Part 1: Overcoming Lust When I rid my life of sexual immorality in my past, I felt a very noticeable change in my level of happiness. I began to follow the teachings of the Bible and traditions of Christianity rigorously, stopping all sexual thoughts, self-stimulation…
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Posted On RevelationLiving For Eternity
Will you go to heaven? Who will be with you there? Saint StuartJanuary 16, 2023 Dedicated to Queen Elisabeth II and my grandmother. The thought of living forever changes my outlook on life in a very positive way. Though my time on Earth is limited, I’ve felt often as a comfort of love from God…
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The Ten Commandments: III
Saint StuartDecember 29, 2022 “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.” (Exodus 20:7 ESV) I’ve come to understand this commandment as refraining from saying God’s name as an expression of frustration, as in saying a…
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Forgiveness
Saint StuartDecember 28, 2022 Forgiveness can be tough. Someone brings pain and destruction to the life of another and we’re supposed to forgive them? What does that exactly mean? To forgive. I’ve grown up with certain conceptions of forgiveness, but until I began to practice it as the Bible teaches, I didn’t really understand how…
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The Ten Commandments: II
Saint StuartDecember 28, 2022 4 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5 You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord…
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The Ten Commandments: I
Saint StuartDecember 27, 2022 “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.” (Exodus 20:2-3) To me, this commandment signifies that God demands our focus and attention on Him alone when it comes to divine…
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Posted On RevelationLife as God’s Kingdom
Do you feel God’s presence in your life daily? Saint StuartDecember 26, 2022 This Christmas I started to think about what it is to feel life and the world as God’s Kingdom– to feel enchanted, like a saint, or a mystic, or just like the person you’ve always wanted to be, feeling deeply enriching natural…
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Abhor All Evil
Saint StuartDecember 22, 2022 Abhor all evil. In its presence show it love (Matthew 5:44), the example it must follow to escape the death it leads to. Do not fully comprehend its doings, but know from God the resolution that must come from its existence, which is death (Romans 6:23). Forgive it unquestionably (Matthew 18:22),…
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Posted On Revelation
Grace
Saint StuartDecember 8, 2022 “The notion of God’s love coming to us free of charge, no strings attached seems to go against every instinct of humanity.” Phillip Yancey, What’s So Amazing About Grace? This speaks to the works versus faith concept. While some might think that good works are necessary before God’s approval is earned,…
