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"Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God." [Jam 1:19-20]

"If he takes up rashly a meaning which the author whom he is reading did not intend, he often falls in with other statements which he cannot harmonize with this meaning. And if he admits that these statements are true and certain, then it follows that the meaning he had put upon the former passage cannot be the true one ... Faith will totter if the authority of Scripture begin to shake. And then, if faith totter, love itself will grow cold. For if a man has fallen from faith, he must necessarily also fall from love; for he cannot love what he does not believe to exist." (St. Augustine, On Christian Doctine, Book 1, Ch. 37, 397 AD)

"Since it is our duty fully to enjoy the truth which lives unchangeably, and since the triune God takes counsel in this truth for the things which He has made, the soul must be purified that it may have power to perceive that light, and to rest in it when it is perceived. And let us look upon this purification as a kind of journey or voyage to our native land. For it is not by change of place that we can come nearer to Him who is in every place, but by the cultivation of pure desires and virtuous habits." (St. Augustine, On Christian Doctine, Book 1, Ch. 10, 397 AD)

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Re: What if a spouse a couple is committing adultery against dies?

Thanks 4Christ. Your decision to proceed cautiously to avoid false teachers is wise, and I encourage you to continue in that approach in your spiritual growth. Always test the spirit, before you believe something (1Jo 4:1). The Children of The Way are not about converting people to our faith. We praise Christianity above all other world religions because we believe it is extremely close to the bullseye. The bullseye is truth, which is Jesus Christ (Joh 14:6). All of the other world religions don't even come close to the bullseye. Do not ever leave Christianity for another world religion.

You will never see us trying to advertise our faith to the world or speaking out about our faith in the churches. We are very quiet. All speaking that we do is done in private face-to-face with pastors and with those individuals, particularly Christians, who are straying away from the bullseye by violating another person's marriage covenant (present or future). These straying Christians are the souls that are in great need of spiritual help (Mat 9:12-13). We cannot change the way we approached this issue in the past, but we can change the way we approach it in the future and we can have the assurance that we have been forgiven for our past sins through our Lord's sacrifice on the cross. Do not ever let the enemy play a guilt trip on you for past sins that you have confessed to the Lord and to the ones you sinned against.

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit.