oh I'm sure you will certainly explain it to fit your paradigm,
but let me help you.... this is the language of a carpenter no matter how you try to convince yourself. This was not the language of a clergymen. The Pharisees that Jesus was speaking to in this chapter had accused Jesus of being of the same spirit He was casting out. Their language was not the problem. they used the kind of language that you would have been happy with, I am sure, but Jesus was not.
@Knittinggrace you are free to believe and speak as you like, but pls be careful in bending the bible to fit a religious spirit that makes up rules that do not exist. I have enough failures to ask for forgiveness of without you adding to the rule book. maybe you would do good to go back two verses to verse 34 of Matthew 12 that you quoted where Jesus calls them "You brood of vipers!" is this good language?
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CRACKDOWN: 42 Official Churches in China CLOSED in 2 weeks: A crack down throughout China over the last two weeks has shut down many of the few remaining official churches. There are too many Christians in China, so even the official churches must be shut down – this is the message from a top government official, according to a recent report from Bitter Winter. The Communist Party Secretary in Yugan's
@Knittinggrace as I have grown older and worked in the most torturous places on earth, I have learned that truthful language is more important than appropriate language when searching for truth. I'm less offended by honest language in it's most offensive delivery than dishonesty in the most holy oration.
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@mary_vedeva thanks I believe the Lord took him to heaven. Can’t wait to see him again.
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I have been living and causing trouble in China for more than 20 years.