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Hamilton Text: Ezra 9 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0God is Holy, but we fall short \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sin is a not a part of the nature of God - I John 1:5 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0To be in fellowship with God, we also must without sin - I John 1:6-7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But notice that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":88688,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-need-for-courage\/","url_meta":{"origin":45481,"position":2},"title":"The Need for Courage","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Zeke Flores C. S. Lewis said, \"Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point.\" When Jesus called out to His disciples on a stormy sea and said, \"Take courage, it is I; do not be afraid\" (Matthew 14:27), He\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Article"","block_context":{"text":"Article","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":50208,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/what-is-cowardly\/","url_meta":{"origin":45481,"position":3},"title":"What is “cowardly”?","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"July 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi Jeff, Can you tell me what the \"cowardly\" is referring to in\u00a0Revelation 21:8? Thank you! Answer: The Greek word\u00a0deilos refers to someone who is fearful or timid. It is the type of fear caused by a lack of faith. \"He said to them, 'Why are you afraid, you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Answer"","block_context":{"text":"Answer","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/answer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":30838,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-weapon-of-fear\/","url_meta":{"origin":45481,"position":4},"title":"The Weapon of Fear","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 31, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalms 49 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you ever wondered why cowardice is the first sin list in Revelation 21:8? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Being afraid is such a common thing that it seems it would be a minor concern \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But a major weapon in Satan\u2019s arsenal is fear II.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fear of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":94907,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-problem-with-giants\/","url_meta":{"origin":45481,"position":5},"title":"The Problem with Giants","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"by Chadwick Brewer \"And they came to the Valley of Eshcol and cut down from there a branch with a single cluster of grapes, and they carried it on a pole between two of them; they also brought some pomegranates and figs\" (Numbers 13:23). 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