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- 0:05Hello
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- 1:06writing
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- 1:06letter
- 1:07so
- 1:07you'll
- 1:07know
- 1:08how
- 1:08things
- 1:08ought
- 1:08to
- 1:09go
- 1:09in
- 1:09God's
- 1:09household.
- 1:10This
- 1:11God
- 1:11Alive
- 1:11Church
- 1:11bastion
- 1:12of
- 1:12truth.
- 1:13This
- 1:13Christian
- 1:14life
- 1:14is
- 1:14a
- 1:14great
- 1:14mystery
- 1:16far
- 1:16exceeding
- 1:16our
- 1:17understanding.
- 1:18But
- 1:18some
- 1:18things
- 1:18are
- 1:18clear
- 1:19enough.
- 1:20He
- 1:20appeared
- 1:20in
- 1:20a
- 1:21human
- 1:21body,
- 1:22was
- 1:22proved
- 1:22to
- 1:23be
- 1:23right
- 1:23by
- 1:23the
- 1:23invisible
- 1:24spirit,
- 1:25was
- 1:25seen
- 1:25by
- 1:26angels.
- 1:27He
- 1:27was
- 1:27proclaimed
- 1:28among
- 1:28all
- 1:28kinds
- 1:29of
- 1:29peoples,
- 1:30believed
- 1:30in
- 1:30all
- 1:31over
- 1:31the
- 1:31world,
- 1:32taken
- 1:32up
- 1:32into
- 1:32heavenly
- 1:33glory.
- 1:34Teach
- 1:34with
- 1:35your
- 1:35life.
- 1:36The
- 1:37Spirit
- 1:37makes
- 1:37it
- 1:37clear
- 1:38that
- 1:38as
- 1:38time
- 1:38goes
- 1:39on,
- 1:39some
- 1:40are
- 1:40going
- 1:40to
- 1:40give
- 1:40up
- 1:40on
- 1:41faith
- 1:41and
- 1:41chase
- 1:41after
- 1:42demonic
- 1:43illusions
- 1:43put
- 1:44forth
- 1:44by
- 1:45professional
- 1:45liars.
- 1:47The
- 1:47these
- 1:47liars
- 1:48have
- 1:48lied
- 1:48so
- 1:48well
- 1:49and
- 1:49for
- 1:49so
- 1:49long
- 1:50that
- 1:50they
- 1:50have
- 1:51lost
- 1:51their
- 1:51capacity
- 1:52for
- 1:52truth.
- 1:53They
- 1:53will
- 1:53tell
- 1:53you
- 1:54not
- 1:54to
- 1:54get
- 1:54married.
- 1:55They'll
- 1:55tell
- 1:55you
- 1:55not
- 1:55to
- 1:55eat
- 1:56this
- 1:56or
- 1:56that
- 1:56food.
- 1:57Perfectly
- 1:58good
- 1:58food
- 1:58God
- 1:59created
- 1:59to
- 1:59be
- 1:59eaten
- 1:59heartily
- 2:00and
- 2:00with
- 2:01thanksgiving
- 2:01by
- 2:02believers
- 2:02who
- 2:02know
- 2:02better.
- 2:03Everything
- 2:04God
- 2:04created
- 2:04is
- 2:05good
- 2:05and
- 2:05to
- 2:05be
- 2:06received
- 2:06with
- 2:06thanks.
- 2:07Nothing
- 2:08is
- 2:08to
- 2:08be
- 2:08sneered
- 2:08at
- 2:09and
- 2:09thrown
- 2:09out.
- 2:10God's
- 2:10word
- 2:11and
- 2:11our
- 2:11prayers
- 2:11make
- 2:12every
- 2:12item
- 2:13in
- 2:13creation
- 2:14holy.
- 2:15That
- 2:15ends
- 2:15the
- 2:15reading.
- 2:16Let's
- 2:16talk
- 2:16about
- 2:16living
- 2:17truth
- 2:17in
- 2:18a
- 2:18world
- 2:18of
- 2:19deception.
- 2:20It's
- 2:20great
- 2:20to
- 2:20be
- 2:21with
- 2:21you
- 2:21today
- 2:21here
- 2:22in
- 2:22this
- 2:23daily
- 2:23Bible
- 2:23Refresh.
- 2:24You
- 2:25know,
- 2:25I'm
- 2:25a
- 2:25person
- 2:25who
- 2:26spent
- 2:26over
- 2:27three
- 2:27decades,
- 2:2733
- 2:28years
- 2:29married
- 2:29to
- 2:29the
- 2:30same
- 2:30wonderful
- 2:30woman.
- 2:30And
- 2:31that
- 2:31means
- 2:31I've
- 2:31learned
- 2:31a
- 2:31thing
- 2:32or
- 2:32two
- 2:32about
- 2:33truth
- 2:33and
- 2:34authenticity.
- 2:35Speaking
- 2:36of
- 2:36truth,
- 2:36sometimes
- 2:37I
- 2:37like
- 2:37to
- 2:37throw
- 2:37in
- 2:37a
- 2:38bad
- 2:38dad
- 2:38joke
- 2:39and
- 2:39I
- 2:39got
- 2:39one
- 2:39for
- 2:39you
- 2:39today.
- 2:40Why
- 2:40don't
- 2:41liars
- 2:42like
- 2:42eating
- 2:43clock
- 2:44soup?
- 2:45Because
- 2:45it's
- 2:46too
- 2:46time
- 2:46consuming.
- 2:47I
- 2:48know
- 2:48this
- 2:48is
- 2:48a
- 2:48groaner,
- 2:49but
- 2:50it's
- 2:50something
- 2:51that
- 2:51we
- 2:51can
- 2:52laugh
- 2:52at
- 2:52a
- 2:52bit.
- 2:53But
- 2:54everyone
- 2:54knows
- 2:55what
- 2:55I'm
- 2:55talking
- 2:55about,
- 2:56about
- 2:56how
- 2:57we
- 2:57use
- 2:57our
- 2:57time
- 2:58in
- 2:58this
- 2:59passage
- 2:59from
- 3:00First
- 3:00Timothy.
- 3:01It
- 3:02speaks
- 3:02about
- 3:03directly
- 3:03to
- 3:03our
- 3:04modern
- 3:04challenges
- 3:05with
- 3:05truth
- 3:05and
- 3:06authenticity
- 3:07and
- 3:08faith.
- 3:09You
- 3:09know,
- 3:09I've
- 3:09hosted
- 3:10podcasts
- 3:11about
- 3:11people
- 3:11dealing
- 3:11with
- 3:12cancer,
- 3:12and
- 3:12I've
- 3:12learned
- 3:13that
- 3:13truth
- 3:14telling
- 3:15and
- 3:15genuine
- 3:15faith
- 3:16are
- 3:16absolutely
- 3:17crucial
- 3:18in
- 3:18healing
- 3:19and
- 3:19hope.
- 3:20Let's
- 3:20look
- 3:21at
- 3:21a
- 3:21few
- 3:23points
- 3:23to
- 3:23ponder
- 3:24about
- 3:25this
- 3:25passage
- 3:25of
- 3:26Scripture.
- 3:27The
- 3:27first
- 3:27is
- 3:27the
- 3:28mystery
- 3:28of
- 3:28embodied
- 3:29faith.
- 3:30Passages
- 3:30talk
- 3:30about
- 3:31Jesus
- 3:31appearing
- 3:32in
- 3:32a
- 3:32human
- 3:32body.
- 3:33This
- 3:33embodiment
- 3:34of
- 3:34the
- 3:34divine
- 3:35is
- 3:35revolutionary,
- 3:36and
- 3:36it
- 3:36reminds
- 3:36us.
- 3:37It
- 3:37reminds
- 3:38me
- 3:38a
- 3:38little
- 3:38bit
- 3:38of
- 3:38hiking
- 3:39through
- 3:39a
- 3:39state
- 3:39park
- 3:39with
- 3:40my
- 3:40wife
- 3:40when
- 3:40we
- 3:41often
- 3:41experience
- 3:42the
- 3:42divine
- 3:43in
- 3:44this
- 3:44physical,
- 3:44wonderful
- 3:45world
- 3:45around
- 3:45us.
- 3:46The
- 3:47message
- 3:47here
- 3:48is
- 3:48not
- 3:48about
- 3:48some
- 3:48distant,
- 3:49abstract
- 3:49God,
- 3:50but
- 3:50about
- 3:51a
- 3:51divine
- 3:51truth
- 3:51showing
- 3:52up
- 3:52in
- 3:52tangible
- 3:53human
- 3:54experiences
- 3:55like
- 3:56when
- 3:56I
- 3:56played
- 3:56with
- 3:56my
- 3:56granddaughters
- 3:58as
- 3:58something
- 3:58holy
- 3:59in
- 3:59these
- 3:59moments,
- 3:59a
- 4:00pure
- 4:01joy
- 4:01and
- 4:02presence.
- 4:04The
- 4:04second
- 4:04is
- 4:04about
- 4:05a
- 4:05progressive
- 4:06understanding
- 4:06of
- 4:07truth.
- 4:08You
- 4:08know,
- 4:08I'm
- 4:08an
- 4:09Indianapolis
- 4:09Colts
- 4:10fan
- 4:10and
- 4:10I've
- 4:10seen
- 4:10our
- 4:11team
- 4:11struggle
- 4:12quite
- 4:12a
- 4:13bit
- 4:13over
- 4:13the
- 4:13last
- 4:13few
- 4:13years.
- 4:14And
- 4:15similarly,
- 4:15the
- 4:15passage
- 4:16of
- 4:16time
- 4:16suggests
- 4:17that
- 4:17our
- 4:17understanding
- 4:18of
- 4:18faith
- 4:18should
- 4:19evolve
- 4:20too.
- 4:21While
- 4:21some
- 4:22might
- 4:22give
- 4:22up
- 4:23on
- 4:23faith,
- 4:24perhaps
- 4:24what
- 4:24they're
- 4:25really
- 4:25rejecting
- 4:25is
- 4:26an
- 4:26outdated
- 4:26or
- 4:27harmful
- 4:28interpretation.
- 4:30The
- 4:30bastion
- 4:30of
- 4:31truth
- 4:31mentioned
- 4:31here
- 4:32isn't
- 4:32about
- 4:33a
- 4:33rigid
- 4:33dogma,
- 4:34but
- 4:34about
- 4:34a
- 4:35living,
- 4:35breathing
- 4:35community
- 4:36seeking
- 4:36authentic
- 4:38understanding.
- 4:40Another
- 4:40point
- 4:40is
- 4:41about
- 4:41a
- 4:41radical
- 4:41acceptance
- 4:42and
- 4:42gratitude.
- 4:44The
- 4:44text
- 4:44here
- 4:44challenges
- 4:45those
- 4:45who
- 4:45create
- 4:46unnecessary
- 4:46restrictions
- 4:48around
- 4:48food
- 4:48and
- 4:48marriage.
- 4:50This
- 4:50reminds
- 4:50me
- 4:50of
- 4:50how
- 4:51modern
- 4:51progressive
- 4:51faith
- 4:52needs
- 4:52to
- 4:52challenge
- 4:53official
- 4:54boundaries
- 4:54that
- 4:55exclude
- 4:55people.
- 4:57You
- 4:57know,
- 4:57I'm
- 4:58a
- 4:58basketball
- 4:58fan.
- 4:59Whether
- 4:59it's
- 4:59a
- 4:59Pacers
- 4:59game
- 5:00or
- 5:00a
- 5:00Fever
- 5:00game,
- 5:01I
- 5:02see
- 5:02how
- 5:02spurts
- 5:04bring
- 5:04diverse
- 5:05people
- 5:05together
- 5:06for
- 5:06a
- 5:06common
- 5:07good
- 5:07or
- 5:07common
- 5:08goal.
- 5:09Shouldn't
- 5:09our
- 5:10faith
- 5:10communities
- 5:10be
- 5:10the
- 5:11same?
- 5:12Here's
- 5:12your
- 5:12action
- 5:12step.
- 5:14Identify
- 5:14one
- 5:15belief
- 5:15or
- 5:15practice
- 5:16that
- 5:16you've
- 5:17inherited
- 5:17that
- 5:18might
- 5:18be
- 5:18creating
- 5:19unnecessary
- 5:20barriers
- 5:21between
- 5:21you
- 5:21and
- 5:21God
- 5:22or
- 5:22between
- 5:22other
- 5:23people
- 5:23in
- 5:23God,
- 5:24and
- 5:24challenge
- 5:25yourself
- 5:25to
- 5:25examine
- 5:26it
- 5:26critically
- 5:26and
- 5:27prayerfully.
- 5:28Maybe
- 5:28it's
- 5:28about
- 5:29who's
- 5:29welcome
- 5:30at
- 5:30your
- 5:30table
- 5:31or
- 5:31what
- 5:32constitutes
- 5:32acceptable
- 5:33Christian
- 5:34behavior.
- 5:35Remember,
- 5:35everything
- 5:36God
- 5:36created
- 5:37is
- 5:37good.
- 5:38We
- 5:38have
- 5:39a
- 5:39prayer
- 5:39here
- 5:39in
- 5:39just
- 5:39a
- 5:39moment.
- 5:40I
- 5:40just
- 5:40want
- 5:40to
- 5:40remind
- 5:40you
- 5:41that
- 5:41you
- 5:41can
- 5:41go
- 5:41over
- 5:42to
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- 5:42website,
- 5:42voiceofgoddaily.com
- 5:44and
- 5:45pick
- 5:45up
- 5:45a
- 5:45helpful
- 5:46resource.
- 5:47It's
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- 5:47the
- 5:47ABC
- 5:48123
- 5:49Bible
- 5:49Study
- 5:49Guideline.
- 5:50I
- 5:50invite
- 5:50you
- 5:51to
- 5:51go
- 5:51there
- 5:51and
- 5:51pick
- 5:51that
- 5:51up.
- 5:52Let's
- 5:53pray.
- 5:54Oh
- 5:54loving
- 5:54God,
- 5:55help
- 5:55us
- 5:56embrace
- 5:56the
- 5:56mystery
- 5:56of
- 5:56faith.
- 5:57Without
- 5:57trying
- 5:57to
- 5:57control
- 5:58it.
- 5:59Give
- 5:59us.
- 5:59Give
- 6:00us
- 6:00courage
- 6:00to
- 6:00question
- 6:00harmful
- 6:01traditions
- 6:02while
- 6:02holding
- 6:03onto
- 6:03the
- 6:03truth
- 6:03of
- 6:04your
- 6:04inclusive
- 6:04love.
- 6:05Thank
- 6:06you
- 6:06for
- 6:06showing
- 6:06up
- 6:06in
- 6:06everyday
- 6:07moments
- 6:08and
- 6:08family
- 6:08dinners
- 6:09and
- 6:09laughter
- 6:10with
- 6:10friends
- 6:10and
- 6:11the
- 6:11struggles
- 6:11of
- 6:11those
- 6:12facing
- 6:12illness
- 6:13and
- 6:13in
- 6:13the
- 6:14joy
- 6:14of
- 6:14new
- 6:14discoveries.
- 6:15Help
- 6:15us
- 6:16create
- 6:16spaces
- 6:16where
- 6:17everyone
- 6:17can
- 6:17experience
- 6:17your
- 6:18presence
- 6:19freely
- 6:20and
- 6:20guide
- 6:20us
- 6:20to
- 6:21be
- 6:21truth
- 6:21tellers
- 6:22who
- 6:23build
- 6:23bridges
- 6:24rather
- 6:24than
- 6:25walls.
- 6:26Amen.
- 6:30My
- 6:31friend.
- 6:31I
- 6:31am
- 6:31delighted
- 6:32you
- 6:33chose
- 6:33to
- 6:33join
- 6:34me
- 6:34for
- 6:34today's
- 6:34reading.
- 6:35The
- 6:36Daily
- 6:36Bible
- 6:37Refresh
- 6:37is
- 6:38completely
- 6:39listener
- 6:40supported.
- 6:41Your
- 6:41gift
- 6:42goes
- 6:42a
- 6:42long
- 6:43way
- 6:43to
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- 6:43the
- 6:43audible
- 6:44word
- 6:44of
- 6:44God
- 6:45from
- 6:45a
- 6:46progressive
- 6:46perspective
- 6:47into
- 6:482
- 6:48million
- 6:48years,
- 6:48a
- 6:49million
- 6:49people
- 6:50by
- 6:502028.
- 6:51I
- 6:52would
- 6:52be
- 6:52so
- 6:52grateful
- 6:53if
- 6:53you
- 6:53would
- 6:53go
- 6:54to
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- 6:56and
- 6:56share
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- 6:57of
- 6:58any
- 6:58amount.
- 6:59Thanks
- 7:00much.
- 7:01My
- 7:01name
- 7:01is
- 7:01Dr.
- 7:01Brad
- 7:02Miller
- 7:02and
- 7:02I'll
- 7:02be
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- 7:03here
- 7:03tomorrow
- 7:03with
- 7:04your
- 7:04Daily
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- 7:07Please
- 7:07subscribe
- 7:08and
- 7:08tag
- 7:08your
- 7:09friends
- 7:10until
- 7:10tomorrow.
- 7:10Remember,
- 7:11God's
- 7:12loyal
- 7:12love
- 7:12doesn't
- 7:13run
- 7:13out.
- 7:13His
- 7:14merciful
- 7:14love
- 7:15hasn't
- 7:15dried
- 7:16up,
- 7:16it's
- 7:17created
- 7:17new
- 7:19every
- 7:19morning.