In reference to Rachel Held Evans and Dr Michael Brown ...
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<dir><i>Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall Teach men so, he shall be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven : but whosoever shall do and Teach them, the same shall be called Great in the Kingdom of heaven.</i> - Mat 5:19 </dir>
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 Christians should not use curses frivolously though it is in the scope of our Authority in Christ to Speak them. - Mat 16:19 1Co 5:5 Gal 1:8,9 
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 Christians should be extra careful about criticizing other Christians . Rom 14:4 
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 Satan is a Deceiver .  Can a person deny the written Word of God and receive the incarnate Word of God ?
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If so, anything goes.  That ( Rebellion ) is the end-game Satan has in mind.
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I understand the animus of the Pastor who roundly critized her Ministry .  The reality is that she was being used by Satan to undermine God`s Word just as he himself had done in the garden.  
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Her position on Homosexuality and Feminism and rejection of Conservatism identified her as an enemy of the Cross which powerfully forgave Sin but in no wise did it condone it.
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We need to keep in mind that there is no inbetween state - we are either children of God born of His Spirit that bears witness to the Truth , or we are children of Satan who deny the Truth .
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Just think about it.  She had the arrogance toward God , the Bible and all of Christianity to redefine Sin and to redefine the relationship between men and women and Order in the Church .
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~Thy Word is Truth .~ - Joh 17:17 
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We are born of the HolySpirit by Grace through Faith in Christ Jesus and thereby Receive the Gift of Eternal Life . - Rom 6:23 
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However, our Soul is Saved by the Transforming of our Minds by the washing of the Word . - Eph 5:26 .   To deny the Word as Authority is to remain unclean and untransformed and unfit to serve.
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I trust that she was Saved as by fire. -  1Co 3:15 
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I feel sorry for the family.
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Lastly,  Progressive is to Truth as Cancer is to Health .<br>

~...Let God be True and every man a Liar ...~
 - Rom 3:4 