John Adams:
"We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion. Avarice, ambition, revenge, or gallantry, would break the strongest cords of our Constitution as a whale goes through a net. Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." --October 11, 1798
George Washington: “ It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and Bible.”
Thomas Jefferson: "I am a real Christian, that is to say, a disciple of the doctrines of Jesus."
Benjamin Franklin: | Portrait of Ben Franklin
“ God governs in the affairs of man. And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without his notice, is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid? We have been assured in the Sacred Writings that except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it. I firmly believe this. I also believe that, without His concurring aid, we shall succeed in this political building no better than the builders of Babel” –Constitutional Convention of 1787 | original manuscript of this speech
Patrick Henry:
"Orator of the Revolution."
• This is all the inheritance I can give my dear family. The religion of Christ can give them one which will make them rich indeed.”
—The Last Will and Testament of Patrick Henry
Noah Webster:
"Let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers just men who will rule in the fear of God [Exodus 18:21]. . . . If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted . . . If our government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the Divine commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the laws." [Noah Webster, The History of the United States (New Haven: Durrie and Peck, 1832), pp. 336-337, 49]
John Jay:
“ Providence has given to our people the choice of their rulers, and it is the duty, as well as the privilege and interest of our Christian nation to select and prefer Christians for their rulers.” Source: October 12, 1816. The Correspondence and Public Papers of John Jay, Henry P. Johnston, ed., (New York: Burt Franklin, 1970), Vol. IV, p. 393.
Thomas Jefferson:
“God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are a gift from God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, and that His justice cannot sleep forever.”
DID YOU KNOW? As you walk up the steps to the building which houses the U.S Supreme Court you can see near the top of the building a row of the world's law givers and each one is facing one in the middle who is facing forward with a full frontal view…it is Moses and he is holding the Ten Commandments!
DID YOU KNOW? As you enter the Supreme Court courtroom, the two huge oak doors have the Ten Commandments engraved on each lower portion of each door.
DID YOU KNOW? As you sit inside the courtroom, you can see the wall, right above where the Supreme Court judges sit, a display of the Ten Commandments!
DID YOU KNOW? There are Bible verses etched in stone all over the Federal Buildings and Monuments in Washington, D.C.
DID YOU KNOW? James Madison, the fourth president, known as "The Father of Our Constitution" made the following statement:
"We have staked the whole of all our political institutions upon the capacity of mankind for self-government, upon the capacity of each and all of us to govern ourselves, to control ourselves, to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God."
DID YOU KNOW? Patrick Henry, that patriot and Founding Father of our country said:
"It cannot be emphasized too strongly or too often that this great nation was founded not by religionists but by Christians, not on religions but on the Gospel of Jesus Christ".
DID YOU KNOW? Every session of Congress begins with a prayer by a paid preacher, whose salary has been paid by the taxpayer since 1777.
DID YOU KNOW? Fifty-two of the 55 founders of the Constitution were members of the established orthodox churches in the colonies.
DID YOU KNOW? Thomas Jefferson worried that the Courts would overstep their authority and instead of interpreting the law would begin making law an oligarchy (The rule of few over many).
DID YOU KNOW? The very first Supreme Court Justice, John Jay, said:
"Americans should select and prefer Christians as their rulers."
How, then, have we gotten to the point that everything we have done for 220 years in this country is now suddenly wrong and unconstitutional?
Let’s get back to basics and remember our roots and our origins from our Creator, lets remember the blessings from God on us and our nation, lets remember to honor God and our nation. Let us remind everybody around us in our great nation and let them see and remember what this great country was built on. We are Proud American Christians and we will Hold Fast, Stand Firm and Not be discouraged! Stand up for God and stand up for your nation!
Therefore, it is very hard to understand why there is such a mess about having the Ten Commandments on display or "In God We Trust" on our money and having God in the Pledge of Allegiance. THIS IS AMERICA, WE ARE AMERICANS AND OUR COUNTRY IS FOUNDED BY CHRISTIANS WHO HONOR GOD AND OUR GREAT NATION.
OUR FREEDOM IS NOT FREE! It is by blood shed from Christ Jesus and our loyal and honorable armed services that give people the freedom to act, do and say all the stupid things that they do. God and Christians founded America and our armed services fought and fight for One Nation Under God. Our money says "In God we Trust" for a reason. Has everybody forgotten and become just cruel, dishonoring and self serving? Honor God and Honor your nation. What happened to our nation? People have shed blood and died for this "One Nation Under God" from the beginning. People are bleeding for you now and dying for you now, what happened to our country? FREEDOM HAS A PRICE! 1 Samuel 6:5 "Make models of the tumors and of the rats that are destroying the country, and pay Honor to Israel's God." Psalm 62:7 "My Salvation and my Honor Depend on God; He is my mighty rock, my refuge."
FREEDOM HAS A PRICE, INDEED!
Thanks to all of those young men and women who have fought in the war now and in wars past.
Thanks to all of those families who have sacrificed the lives of their loved ones to fight for freedom.
No matter the horrors of war, the sadness of death, and the money it costs our soldiers, they fight and they bleed for you and this nation. Countless brave men and women have sacrificed peace in their own lives so that those who stay at home and hear of the horrors from afar may have a better chance for peace and freedom. For God and Country! Honor them, Honor your country and Honor God!! We must stand firm and protect our country and always honor our God. Such People exist everywhere who live in Darkness and miserable Ignorance of the true Knowledge and Worship of God…
If you don’t have a Bible and need one then let us know. May God Bless You! Shema Yisrael Adonai Eloheinu Adonai Echad "Hear, O Israel! The LORD is our God! The LORD is One!" Deuteronomy 6:4
First of all let’s have a look at what Paul wrote in Romans 7:18
18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
Does this sound familiar? Well this was written by the Apostle Paul and he pretty much has said what you have said possibly. So how do we get the victory against such impossible odds? How are we converted then? Sovereign election, see (Rom 8:28).The ones that are in Christ and the ones that come to Christ are not converted but chosen but the others that do not come to God because they are very worldly, simply not preordained, chosen, or His elect. God has blinded some so they cannot see the glory of the word or of Christ Jesus (Corinthians 4:4)! Jesus said, many times, "He who has ears, let him hear.” He is the strength of His chosen (Psalm 28:8 NASB) Lost sheep are chosen by God to come to Jesus...but for others, God allows them to remain in their sin...unrepentant and condemned. You do not choose God, He chooses you! How do we do acts of faith which please God? Hebrews 11:6 ”And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Listen to what Jesus Christ said in John 3:3
In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.[ 3:3 Or born from above; also in verse 7] "
So what does it mean to be born again (Matthew 18:3)? Do we start life all over again as a child or perhaps we get a clean slate (Matthew 18:4-5). So when we talk about being born again or born from above, we are talking about being given a new spirit from God that is untainted by sin.
Before the coming of the Christ, King David of Israel cries out for this new birth in Psalm 51:10
”Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
See Ezekiel 36:26
”I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”
and Titus 3:5 ”he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,”
When we receive a new spirit from God, at this point we not only become aware of God, but our soul can now be guided by light instead of being lost in the darkness. His light gives us understanding and we will also know who God wants us to and be and walk in His path and not our own, because His light will light up our soul. At this point your Soul (you) is saved because God is living inside you, you are his temple, for God cannot dwell in sin.
See 1 Peter 1:9
for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
Or James 5:20
”remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.”
Willful sin separates us from God, regardless of the sin. Christians (born again) are promised a new spiritual body when we die. Your physical body on earth will die but you with have eternal life with Christ in heaven. See 2 Corinthians 5:1
”Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.”
And 1 Corinthians 15:42-45
42”So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; 43it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; 44it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body.
If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body. 45So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit.”
SO HOW CAN WE STOP SINNING?
Well it is much easier than you think. First of all I want you to look at the second part of Romans 14:23”But the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that does not come from faith is sin.”
Everything of faith the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is pleasing to God the Creator. Now if you have been born by the Spirit of God, then you have 2 natures living in you. So your soul can now choose to live by either the world and quench the Holy Spirit, or live by faith in God through Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Sin is very strong and compelling, but so is righteousness from God. Both natures are strong, but you must stand firm and continue the battle against Satan as he tries to corrupt what is of God. All Satan needs to despise you is to know that God loves you. Now if you choose to live by the Spirit you will have eternal life and God will be your strength...
See Romans 8:13
13”For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live,”
See 2 Corinthians 4:12
12”So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.”
NOW EACH NATURE IS IN CONFLICT.
Galatians 5:17
”For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.”
But if we choose to live by the Spirit then we cannot sin willfully. So how do we stop sinning? We simply do what God wants us to do and we will not sin? Let’s face it; it is impossible to do nothing at all, its light or darkness and if we just simply forbear then we are still being lead by the sinful nature. But when we live by the Spirit we cannot sin willfully, for if we did sin willfully, we were not being lead by the spirit in the first place.
See Galatians 5:16
16”So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”
In other words instead of pretending that we can avoid sin altogether, we must control one's self when provoked by Satan look to the strength of God and pray…
John 14:12-14
"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.13"Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.14"If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.”
It is impossible to hide from sin because sin is mans nature; we should supersede the sinful nature with the nature of the Spirit of God.
Romans 8:2
2"because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death."
So the Law of the Spirit can supersede the Law of Sin. Now if we choose to follow the Law of sin, then Romans 8:8 tells us the following: 8”Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.”
But we must choose to live by the Law of the Spirit if we want to truly belong to Christ. See Romans 8:9
9”You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.”
Now we can no longer blame Adam and Eve for our sins, because we too have the same opportunity that they had. God's nature or the sinful nature; both are compelling.
Romans 8:5
5”Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.”
And Galatians 5:24
24”Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.”
What do you desire the most, Eternal life with God, or temporal enjoyment of sin and then death. But realize this that sin has lost its sting and power and Christ has already won the battle. You do not have to be a slave to sin anymore.
1 Corinthians 15:56
56”The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.”
Romans 8:3
3”For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in sinful man,”
Now if you truly love God, you will choose to live by His Spirit. If you choose to live by His Spirit, then you are no longer condemned.
Romans 8:1
1”Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,”
We need to live by God's Spirit and His modus operandi and not our own means, we do this because we love Him more than sin, and we will still sin from time to time but not willfully, because we may not always have our minds fixed on Him. We have 2 natures and at times we will live by the other nature. In these times we have a deal with God.
See 1 John 1:9
9”If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
And back to Paul, who said in Romans 7:18
18”I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.”
He concludes in verse Romans 7:20 with
20”Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.”
Ezekiel 36:27
27 “And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”
2 Chronicles 7:14
14 “if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
To give you this gift of salvation, God made a way through His Son, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:8 says, "But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
You receive this gift by faith alone. Ephesians 2:8 says, "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast."
Faith is a decision of your heart demonstrated by the actions of your life. Romans 10:9 says, "If you confess with your mouth, ''Jesus is Lord,'' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
If you are choosing right now to believe that Jesus died for your sins and you wish to receive new life through Him, pray a prayer similar to this to thank Him for your new life:
"Dear God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus died to forgive me of my sins. I now accept Your offer of eternal life. Thank You for forgiving me of all my sin. Thank you for my new life. From this day forward, I will choose to follow You and give my life to You."
"To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it." This world works against the Lord, because the Lord is opposed to the ways of this world. The enemy is always at work to make us stumble and fall, to find ways to bring us down back into their bondage. Though before listening to the world and its case, listen to God and His case. "do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God."James 4:4 "Greater is He that is in you, then he that is in the world." 1 John 4:4 Pray. Even though you doubt, pray. He will hear you. May our Lord's Divine Mercy and Grace, Gift you with increasing Faith! What we cannot do on our own, God does, in answer to our prayers!
"Nothing happens by chance in this life. All the circumstances of our lives are directed by our wise and loving Heavenly Father." Christianity is a 24-7 way of life! There are no co-incidences....only God incidences!!! "Without the cross (of Christ), man could have no union with the Father. On it depends our hope."
"Apart from an acknowledgment of God's absolute, all encompassing sovereignty, there can be no true thanksgiving, praise, or childlike dependence upon Him. What a gracious thing that He has opened our eyes to behold with wonder His works. As John the Baptist said, a man can receive nothing except it be given him from heaven. How gracious He has been to us!" - One of my beloved brothers in the Lord Jesus.
"A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it."
Proverbs 1:7"The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge"....to know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge...
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If you are looking for a source of strength and added dimension to your life, you owe it to yourself to make the Bible reading a regular part of your daily routine. The strength comes from God Himself as we spend time taking in the truth he provides for us in His Word (the Holy Scriptures). You gain insight into all things when you fill your mind with the revelation of God. Wisdom only comes from God.
Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He is the center of power in the universe (literally). His message to us is faithfully revealed in Scripture, in the words and teachings of the Holy Bible. Reading the Bible each day and the studying of God's word in Scripture adds a dimension to our lives that nothing in this world can take away.
As wonderful as devotional books and guides may be (and some of them are very good), nothing approaches the Bible itself for power and authority. Nothing else speaks to our innermost being with the voice of God. Having God's counsel in our daily lives brings light into our walk with God and makes our relationship with Him grow with Faith that was His gift to us.
1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 "And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, so that He may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints."
Pray to Yahshua/Jesus and ask Him to make you an instrument of your peace, to honor Him and walk in His light for His glory. Where there is hatred, grant that you may sow love; where there is offense, pardon; where there is discord, unity; where there is doubt, faith; where there is error, God's truth and not your personal opinion; where there is despair, hope; where there is sadness, joy; where there is darkness, light. O' Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled by people as to console them; to be understood by them, as to understand them; to be loved by them, as to love them: For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Christians have the assurance that we will be eternally with Yahweh! Praise HIM for His grace and His mercy and His Sovereignty and LOVE for His children (you). For there is nothing that we have done that merits His love of us. He knew us before He made us. He knew all our sin and rebellion and made us anyway and then died to redeem us. Who can understand that kind of love?... We don't seek or need to understand it but we are eternally grateful for it, for HIM.
FOREVER PRAISE YAHWEH, LOVE HIM AND GIVE ALL HONOR AND GLORY TO HIM AND HIM ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You will need to provide your most recent grades or proof that you actually know what you're doing.
She's a very bright girl, but everyone needs a little help.
Mankind trys to keep God in church on Sunday morning... Maybe, Sunday night... And, the unlikely event of a midweek service. We do like to have Him around during sickness.... And, of course, at funerals.
However, we don't have time, or room, for Him during work or play...Because... That's the part of our lives we think... We can, and should, handle on our own. May God forgive me for ever thinking... That... There is a time or place where.. HE is not to be FIRST in my life.
We should always have time to remember all HE has done for us.
Jesus said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my Father."
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SAY THIS ALLOWED ONLY IF YOU MEAN IT!!
Yes, I do Love God.
HE is my source of existence and my Savior. I want to live my life for HIM and give God all the glory! Without Him, I will be nothing. But, with Christ, HE strengthens me. (Phil 4:13)
This is the simplest test:
EASY vs. HARD
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WHY is it so hard to tell the truth but Yet so easy to tell a lie?
WHY are we so sleepy in church but Right when the sermon is over we suddenly wake up?
WHY is it so easy to forget God, but yet we call on Him when we need Him?
*Of all the free gifts of God that we may receive, HOLY SPIRIT(that is the presence of God ),FAITH and PRAYER are the very best ones.... These are only some of the many wonderful rewards... MAY YAHWEH BLESS YOU!
Isn't it strange how simple it is for people to trash God and then wonder why the world's going to hell around them.
Isn't it strange how people can talk about doing whats right and being Godly but yet they don't fair as well in their actions or words to their friends, family or acquaintances or strangers. Nor do they even attempt to go to church on Sunday and thank God for all their blessings, instead they are more apt to complain about what they don't have instead of being thankful for what they do have. How truly Sad this is!
Isn't it strange how you can tell a thousand jokes and they spread like wildfire, but when you start ministering messages regarding the Lord God, people think twice about listening or sharing the good news of God and HIS word?
Isn't it strange how when you go to pass this message on, you will not send it to many on your address list because you're not sure what they believe, or what they will think of you for sending it to them........
Isn't it strange how you can be more worried about what other people think of you than what God thinks of you instead.
WE PRAY FOR EVERYONE THAT THIS REACHES, WE PRAY THAT GOD HAS CHOSEN YOU TO BE ABLE TO HEAR HIS WORD AND THAT YOU WILL BE BLESSED BY GOD WITH FAITH WHICH IS A GIFT FROM GOD. Matthew 11:15 "He who has ears, let him hear."
MAY YAHWEH BLESS YOU RICHLY AND DEEPLY!! Reach out and take His hand...Trust in Him!
Romans 12: 1b-2a "...offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind..."
Romans 15:4 "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."
Ezekiel 36:27 "I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them."
Matt 5:16 " Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Psalm 145:3 "GREAT is the LORD and GREATLY to be praised, and his GREATNESS is unsearchable!"
Now, many Christians are lost and also many that profess to be Christians and they do not give their lives to God above all things; It is an unfortunate realization to me that there are countless so called groups, denominations or classes of "Christians" out there which I personally think is ridiculous. Romans 12:5-6 says "So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us.........."
A lot of people often seem to rely on naturalistic explanations, ideas, abilities or thoughts of man as far as how something in the bible happened or how they think that they can explain it all away by the mere knowledge of mere man and his so many wise years of knowledge on earth compared to our ETERNAL GOD YAHWEH(How Truly Naive)....1 Corinthians 1:25 "For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength." Wisdom comes from God Alone......people who think that they have it all figured out by their knowledge alone are all so very lost and confused and we can only pray for them. There should be ONE single group of Christians and FOLLOWERS IN CHRIST JESUS and not many but really there is only ONE group and Jesus only knows who they truly are.
On the day of judgment, are you really ready to meet Jesus and be held accountable by Christ? Too many speak of the God of the bible but change the bible and perception of Yahweh by making Him into some soft, gentle meager, harmless God of peace (but this IS NOT the EL SHADDAI in the bible) how very sad it is that their are so many people that don't realize this and have such misconceptions! WE OFFER FREE BIBLES SO YOU CAN BE A WORKMAN OF THE WORD AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
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If you are looking for a source of strength and added dimension to your life, you owe it to yourself to make the Bible reading a regular part of your daily routine. The strength comes from God Himself as we spend time taking in the truth he provides for us in His Word (the Holy Scriptures). You gain insight into all things when you fill your mind with the revelation of God. Wisdom only comes from God.
Jesus Christ is the Way, the Truth and the Life. He is the center of power in the universe (literally). His message to us is faithfully revealed in Scripture, in the words and teachings of the Holy Bible. Reading the Bible each day and the studying of God's word in Scripture adds a dimension to our lives that nothing in this world can take away.
As wonderful as devotional books and guides may be (and some of them are very good), nothing approaches the Bible itself for power and authority. Nothing else speaks to our innermost being with the voice of God. Having God's counsel in our daily lives brings light into our walk with God and makes our relationship with Him grow with Faith that was His gift to us.
Isaiah 55 vs8-9, says: "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts."
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