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The New Testament Scriptures are full of references to the malice of the devil, but we generally overlook them. I think this is because our idea of salvation is that Christ died on the cross to pay His Father the debt for our sins.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: Because Christ Cross Debt Devil Died Father Full Generally His Idea Malice New New Testament Our Overlook Pay References Salvation Scriptures Sins Testament Them Think I Think

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Temptation coaxes us toward sin, and sin leads to sickness and death, and ultimately confinement in the realm of the evil one.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: Confinement Death Evil Leads Realm Sickness Sin Temptation Toward Ultimately Us

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The devil's main purpose is not to scare us, in a horror-movie way; when we're scared of him, we're alert to him, and that might undermine his plans. Instead, he wants to quietly, subtly lure us into stepping away from God.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: Alert Away Devil God He Him His Instead Lure Main Might Plans Purpose Quietly Scare Scared Stepping Undermine Us Wants Way

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There are lots of things to like about being Eastern Orthodox - incense, liturgies, all the baklava you can eat - but you know what I like best? None of that stupid 'women's ministry' stuff.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: About Being Best Eastern Eat Incense Know Like Lots Ministry None Orthodox Stuff Stupid Things Women You

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Women and men just aren't that different. Oh, we're different in some intriguing ways, and it can be fun to band together for all-gal or all-guy projects. But when it comes to the tragic mess Christ came to heal, we're pretty much the same.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: Band Came Christ Different Fun Heal Intriguing Just Men Mess Much Oh Pretty Projects Same Some Together Tragic Ways Women Women And Men

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Women don't need to have our own little corner of the church where we can feel precious or, alternatively, cranky. In every essential thing, as far as life in Christ is concerned, the differences between men and women are irrelevant.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: As Far As Between Christ Church Concerned Corner Cranky Differences Essential Every Far Feel Irrelevant Life Little Men Men And Women Need Our Own Precious Thing Where Women Women Are

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A segregated spiritual subculture does women no good, even if it does have adorable butterflies in the logo.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: Adorable Butterflies Does Even Good Segregated Spiritual Subculture Women

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It is tragic that some Christians have been so battered with stories of a prideful, vindictive God that they have fled from Jesus' fold.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: Battered Been Christians Fold God Jesus Some Stories Tragic Vindictive

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God's presence is not just Light, and Life, but Love. And Love invites, but does not compel.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: Compel Does God Invites Just Life Light Love Presence

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The Bible, that powerful book, has many effects: it comforts, counsels, instructs, and brings us into the presence of God. But trying to erase offense as one of its functions is a fundamentally misguided task.

~Frederica Mathewes-Green

Topics: Bible Book Brings Comforts Effects Erase Functions Fundamentally God Many Misguided Offense Powerful Presence Task Trying Us

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