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caused a setback in my Christian life,

especially in my involvement in church life.

Our children were in high school at that

time, and I must say that I felt betrayed and

I had a lot of anger and animosity toward

the pastor because of his uncaring and

self-gratifying decision to indulge his carnal

desires with no concern for the damage his

sinful behavior would do to the name of

Christ and to those who belong to Christ.

Christians have the power of God living

within them to resist evil (1 John 4:4; 1 Cor.

10:13), and we have no excuse for

succumbing to sinful temptations. My

husband, who at that time was not in a right

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