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now and the end of this year, I love this time

of year. It's a great time of year for me

because I'm not frustrated. Proverbs chapter

14, verse 12, says, “There is a way which

seemeth right unto a man, but the end

thereof are the ways of death,” and James 4:4

says that you cannot be the friend of the

world and the friend of God. First John 2:15

says, "Love not the world, neither the things that

are in the world," and Romans 12:2 says,

"And be not conformed to this world.”

I've already mentioned that it's not

threatening placing emphasis on the birth of

Christ, but if you were to place emphasis on

the cross, it's a different story. Now, when we

compromise, two things happen: (1) the Lord

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