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Don\u2019t let enemies of the Faith dictate the terms.\u00a0 We are to love our enemies, pray for our enemies, and forgive our enemies.\u00a0 But in doing so, at no point does that mean they will cease to be our enemies.\u00a0 They might eventually.\u00a0 But while they are enemies, don\u2019t let them call the shots.\u00a0 Let us stand up and proclaim what we are and what we believe.\u00a0 Let us define our terms.\u00a0 And, quite frankly, let us be prepared to call out our enemies for what they are and for what they believe so that the unsuspecting won\u2019t be caught unawares.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t let enemies of the Faith dictate the terms.\u00a0 We are to love our enemies, pray for our enemies, and forgive our enemies.\u00a0 But in doing so, at no point does that mean they will cease to be our enemies.\u00a0 They might eventually.\u00a0 But while they are enemies, don\u2019t let them call the shots.\u00a0 Let […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2805,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nYep<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Don't let enemies of the Faith dictate the terms.  We are to love our enemies, pray for our enemies, and forgive our enemies.  But in doing so,\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link 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