by Zeke Flores<\/p>\n
It used to be that we called things by what they were:<\/p>\n
What happened?<\/p>\n
“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter<\/em>!” (Isaiah 5:20).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Zeke Flores It used to be that we called things by what they were: What used to be called lazy is now called “finding myself.” What used to be called modest is now called “old fashioned.” What used to be called indecent is now called “adult.” What used to be called irresponsible is now…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[27],"tags":[199,38],"class_list":["post-65979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-ethics","tag-morality"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32331,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/should-sinners-be-called-beloved\/","url_meta":{"origin":65979,"position":0},"title":"Should sinners be called “beloved?”","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 20, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hi Brother Jeffrey, I was considering a post I read on Facebook. 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