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instinct of self-preservation, self-glory, and

personal protection and pleasure for the cause

of Christ. Also, when we sacrifice the love

and acceptance of family for the sake of

speaking the truth, we hate our own life.

Sadly, many professing Christians have

bought into the unscriptural and satanic

deception that we should strive to be loved

and accepted not only by family members but

also by this Christ-rejecting world. We are

pressured to live in silenced harmony with all

religious beliefs and with the enemies of

God. But while Christians are instructed to

love our enemies and to help provide them

with legitimate humanitarian needs, we are

not required to physically socialize with them

— and especially if those associations

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