<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr>[color:"blue"]Smacks of pride?! I don't get it! Pilgrim, if you'd had your hands and feet cut off at the wrists and ankles respectively, had had the left side of your nose taken off, both ears cut off, and your eyes gouged out, would you relish the screams of horror of small children as they see you? Would you enjoy hearing women scream at the very mention of your name? Would you parade it around? Or would you rather avoid it? Would you rather not see people? My apologies for being harsh like this, but it does get the point across I hope. </font><hr></blockquote><p> Did Christ look at you when you were in your lost deplorable condition--dirty filthy rags (look this up you may find it very descriptive)? Then so should His Church! Of course, I am not saying to flaunt your sin, that is sin in and of itself, but if you do not have a Church mature enough to assist people in their struggles, then one must ask if this is truly a Church that you should be attending. Even if you cannot leave your present Church for various reasons, in your hometown there has to be one person you can find to be accountable to. Begin praying for God to bring you this person.<br><br><blockquote>Matthew 4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatick, and those that had the palsy; and he healed them.<br><br>Matthew 15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others, and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them: </blockquote> Jesus even healed lepers! Have you ever seen someone with leprosy? Though your sins be as scarlet...

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