If anyone should cause one of these little ones to lose his faith in me, it would be better for that person to have a large millstone tied around his neck and be drowned in the deep sea. –Matthew 18:6 (GNT)–
In the same way the men give up natural sexual relations with women and burn with passion for each other. Men do shameful things with each other, and as a result they bring upon themselves the punishment they deserve for their wrongdoing. –Romans 1:27 (GNT)–
25 They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. 26 Because of this, God gave them over to SHAMEFUL LUSTS. Even their women exchanged natural sexual relations for UNNATURAL ones. 27 In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error. 28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a DEPRAVED MIND, so that they do what ought not to be done. –Romans 1:25-28 (NIV)–
Where will I return my misgiven motions Quell and subside the quivering vigour The inevitable thrust That swells inside And drives me off the edge The bleeding ill that breeds me on mercy Ruthless and sinister Obsessive beyond my reach
Metamorphosis Release me from fury Metamorphosis Transforming energy
Will I tread on broken glass And undisguised Set atrocities aside Scrape the surface Clean from abominations With a single word Conquer wrath
Disposed to the evils that haunt me in sleep They shake the break of dawn Careless and free And spear me down Relentlessly Smitten with burns They pierce my mind They all own their own place in darkness Light as they may seem as day
Scrape the surface Clean from abominations Let go the calamities And respond to the streams of emotion
–Extol, “Scrape the Surface”–
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The men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust for one another, men with men committing what is shameful, and receiving in themselves the penalty of their error which was due. –Romans 1:27 (NKJV)–
Indifference surrounds me Yet my heart is secure The shadows grow stronger Yet my spirit is protected Observing the extreme absurdities Still my heart can’t be moved
I can rest in the loser’s haunt For the Victorious has filled the void inside I can wander by the source of Hell For the Lord of all lives in me In these circumstances I dwell
Thank God, in Him I am not a part of this My inspiration, Giver of Life
I want to shine, radiate Your presence I want to show them the warmth of truth That You showed me So they can understand Who You are and why I worship You
Even if my life should end In the valley of the shadows My spirit will exist in a new dimension Forever with Him, my Father
–Extol, “Of Light and Shade”–
FALSE
TEACHER.
PERVERT.
You shall have no other gods before me. –Exodus 20:3 (NIV)–
Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness. –1 Timothy 4:7 (ESV)–
I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. –Jesus Christ in John 14:6 (KJV)–
Whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea. –Jesus Christ in Matthew 18:6 (KJV)–
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I HAVE THE DEEPEST RESPECT EVEN FOR PAGAN MYTHS, STILL MORE FOR MYTHS IN HOLY SCRIPTURE. –C. S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain (Macmillan, 1947), p. 59–
I CANNOT GIVE PEDERASTY (PEDOPHILIA) ANYTHING LIKE A FIRST PLACE AMONG THE EVILS… I THINK THAT OF VERY LITTLE RELEVANCE TO MORAL JUDGMENT. –C. S. Lewis, Surprised by Joy (Harcourt Brace & Co, 1955), p. 104–
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Kathryn Ann Lindskoog, C. S. Lewis: Mere Christian (Regal Books, 1973).