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confirms, Today I have given you the choice between life

            and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on
            heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh,
            that  you  would  choose  life,  so  that  you  and  your

            descendants might live!      Galatians 5:1 further confirms;
            So, CHRIST has truly set us free. Now make sure that you

            stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the
            law.  The  Absolute  Truth  is  that  this  assertion  is  the

            height of arrogance and is eternally dangerous.  Romans
            9:20 (MSG) warns us; Who in the world do you think you

            are  to  second-guess  GOD?  Do  you  for  one  moment
            suppose  any  of  us  knows  enough  to  call  GOD  into

            question? GOD grants humankind free will to do, think
            and speak as he/she chooses. Yes, our choices do have

            consequences. But no human being has the authority to
            deny what GOD has granted.


            Fact  –  They  don’t  understand  us:    This  assertion  is
            underpinned  by  the  largely  held  position  that  most

            white  people  do  not  understand  the  African  American
            experience.   Sociologist,  psychologist,  and  a  host  of

            learned professionals could produce mounds of research
            supporting  this  belief.    Understandably,  this  void  in
            understanding  lends  itself  to  pervasive  distrust  and

            suspension.






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