homosexuality<\/a>\u00a0is hard in this day and age, God wants a church that is pure, and the western church is no longer pure, but diluted.<\/p>\nI am a young (23 years) believer, a father of two, and am passionate about the Lord and His inevitable return. Your teachings online (from what I saw) are quite in line with my church.<\/p>\n\t
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I’m glad you’ve found the website useful in your studies.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: Hello, I stumbled across your website as I was trying to find information on refuting Preterism (AD 70 fulfillment). I have family members who recently found out about this, and are submerging themselves in Jonathon Welton’s teachings. 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