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He who is a friend of the world is an enemy of mine?

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He who is a friend of the world is an enemy of mine?
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RE: He who is a friend of the world is an enemy of mine?
July 3, 2014 at 9:05 am
(July 2, 2014 at 9:40 am)Jenny A Wrote: Actually reading The Bible is one of the leading causes of atheism.
Seems to me that youtube clips and websites which selectively quote the Bible are leading causes of atheism.

Quote:That said, just the little concordance in the back of my NIV lists about a column of verses dealing with fear. About two-thirds of them are about fearing god (a good thing apparently) and the other third are about not fearing other things because god is with you.

I'm not quite sure what the point of quoting them would be. Perhaps the OP could clarify?
That would be helpful, although the implication seems to me to be that being motivated by fear is a bad thing. Personally I disagree with that. Most mornings I'm motivated to go to work more by fear of homelessness than out of ambition or love of the work I do. My family has a roof over their heads either way.
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RE: He who is a friend of the world is an enemy of mine? - by John V - July 3, 2014 at 9:05 am

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