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Prodigal: God made a pretty world didn’t he.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Me: Amen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is from Imaginations by James P. Gills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sin is not ultimately against other people; it is against God. Sin is preferring the world to God. Sin is when we are not satisfied with God; we need the world to satisfy us. Such behavior is the outgrowth of a deceitful heart; a heart not truly focused on the pure and perfect imaginations of God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 2 Corinthians 4:4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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