The Blame Game | Hour 1

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to KFI AM six forty on demand. It's
strange when you turn on the news today, or you
turn on talk radio, you turn on daytime television, Heaven
forbid by the way you turn on daytime television. It
seems all you hear is people blaming one another one another,

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different political parties, different races, different cultures, even you know,
different faiths, different countries, different sexes, different economic classes, all
blaming one another. Now, is it really possible, if you

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search your heart of hearts, is it really possible that's
always the other group or the other person's fault. From
the very beginning of time, man looked for an excuse
as not to be responsible for his own actions, his

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own words, his own doings. From the very beginning, Adam
blamed Eve, and if you listen, in a roundabout way,
even blamed God for his own sin. Adam blamed everyone
but himself for his actions. In the garden, Genesis three

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twelve says the man said, the woman you put here
with me, she gave me some fruit from the tree,
and I ate it right out of his mouth. The
first thing he says when caught doing something he was
told not to, is the woman you put here with me.

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That's a twofer. That's a that's like a child nailing.
Not only the fact that it was the woman, Oh
it was you know, she gave well, hold on a
second before you get ahead of yourself. This is what
this is really how it happened. This is how it

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went down. See, I was minding my own business and
noon and noon, just hanging out, enjoying everything. And then
uh and then yeah, then I went to sleep. I
remember going to sleep. I woke up with a little
like a little sore on my side and like a
rib was gone, and there was this girl. She was here. Yeah,

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I think you put her here. And then all of
a sudden she's making me eat things I don't want
to eat. Kind of sounds like an episode of Cops
or something. The guy comes to the comes to the
front door with the you know, the little white a
framed T shirt that's grossly described as a wife beater
T shirt and the you know, and the beer in

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hand that's blurred out because they don't want to give
you know, any promotion to the beer company. And he's like, well, uh,
let's see first, Yeah, she walked into my fist. Yeah,
that was it and then and that's what it is.
It's like an episode of Cops, except God's the cop
and he shows up at the door and and Adam's going, well, uh,

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I didn't really, I didn't really eat from the fruit
and knowledge. That's not what happened. But it's not just him,
although men may have perfected it over the years. Eve
blamed the serpent for her sin Genesis three. Then the
Lord God said to the woman, what is this you

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have done? The woman said, uh, the serpent deceived me
and I ate it. Do you see like like this
ever growing chain of blame. I didn't do it, they
did it. I didn't do it. It's truly like children.
No one wants to stand there and take on the

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responsibility of their own actions. And this happens throughout scripture
and it happens throughout everyday life. Ponscious Pilot, he didn't
want to take responsibility for his part in my own
arrest and the impending crucifixion. Now he blames a mass

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of people and almost puts it on me, like, hey,
you can get out of this. All you gotta do
is renounce this whole King of the Jews thing and
renounce this whole son of God thing, and we're done
with this. Conscious Pilot didn't want anything to do with it,
but he blamed it on the townspeople getting riotous. What

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did he do? You know the story? He washed his
hands of it all Matthew twenty seven, twenty four. When
Pilot saw that he was accomplishing nothing but rather that
a riot was starting, he took water and washed his
hands in front of the crowd, saying, I am innocent
of this man's blood. See to that yourselves. Now, this

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is a man who earlier had stated to me that
you know, don't you know why I can have you crucified.
But now as the crowd gets riotous, as the crowd
gets loud, then he goes, oh you know, I really

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I can't stop. I don't even know what's going on.
I'm just gonna wash my hands of it. How how
many times do you do this? How many times do
you blame someone else, point to someone else? How many
times do you, like like Adam an Eve, say oh
well it wasn't me. I didn't do it. There was circumstances,

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the devil made me do it, the serpent seduced me,
or like ponscious pilot. You look around and you want
to blame it on circumstances. Well, this has just got
it way out of control, and there's nothing I can
do about it, not even owning up the fact that
you placed yourself in that circumstance somewhere to begin with,

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just as Pilot did. And Pilot wanted to just wash
his hands. And that's that kind of attitude that you
get sometimes when you just want to hide the situation
or make yourself kind of innocent by a secondary action.

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When his case, it's washing of the hands in your case,
while it could be doing something completely different. I'm innocent
of this man's blood. No, no, you weren't Pilot, and
nor was anyone else that was around. It's interesting how

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the desire is to look everywhere but your own self.
You've heard all the fun sayings. That's the one really
wonderful thing about church. A bunch of bumper sticker sayings
get thrown around.

Speaker 2 (07:29):
You have.

Speaker 1 (07:31):
Remember, if you're pointing, make the little finger with you know,
with your your pointer finger, and it looks like a
little fake gun symbol. Now the old saying that if
you point at someone, there's three fingers pointing back at
you kind of a fun way to remind you that

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when you point blame a lot of times you are
responsible as well, if not more responsible than who you're blaming.
And you need to look inward to find out your
part in whatever you're going through and your experiences, and
if you start there, and it's not just to pick

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on you, and it certainly isn't just to beat you
over the head with something. It's so that you understand
that the benefits if you play a part in the
pain and the trials and the circumstance, then you will
play a part in the recovery. And until you realize
that you have a part in this particular play in
your life, then it won't get anywhere. And it's throughout scripture,

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oh goodness, throughout scripture. There's blame on everything, but you
have to know where the true situation lies and what
part you play in it. There was an old friend
of the of the Jesus Show, a wonderful and incredibly

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brilliant man, still is, by the way, an incredibly brilliant man.
But a certain experience pointed out to me by way
of illustration, how people don't always look towards the simple
reason or their part in that circumstance before they blame others.

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And I'll explain what that is in just a second.
So the story as we talk about the blame game
and the fact that throughout scripture, and I'm sure in
your life many times it's easier to blame someone else
than to take responsibility yourself. That's not where I want you.

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I want you to be able to take responsibility because
that's where true growth comes from. And there's a good
friend of the Jesus Christ Show, a brilliant man who
went through shoes all the time. Constantly went through new shoes,
and he would put them out on his poor and
one day went over there, I asked him why all
the shoes on your front porch. They all look new,

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and he said, I don't know what it is with
these shoes, but they start to stink, so I just
go out and buy new ones, to which I replied,
did you ever think it was your feet? He blamed
the shoe so much so that he went he kept
going out and buying new shoes, and quite honestly, the

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best conclusion was that it was his feet and not
the shoe. I say that because there was a good
laugh to be had, and that is how you react
to many things yourself. You know, I'll just buy a
new shoe. The victimization that people tend to feel. So
there's only to destroy, not to build up. So oh

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woe is me, it's this, and it's that. Then you're
a victim of circumstance constantly, and you always will be.
What I'm saying is that you can look at your
life path and see what parts you play in it
and how to do it differently next time. And doing
that work and putting yourself out there is scary but important.
You have to be accountable for your own actions, for

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your own words, for your own beliefs. Matthew twelve thirty
seven says, for by your words you will be justified,
and by your words you will be condemned. Instead of
everyone taking their portion of responsibility, becomes easier to pile
it onto the other guy. Galatians six' five, says for

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each one will bear his own. Load you must bear
your own, weight your own load in this. World and
there are those of you that will not only blame another,
individual but will look to Blame. God and there's examples
of that in, scripture but even in the worst trial

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of his. Life job fought off not only blaming, others
but even ran from the eye idea of Blaming. God
job one two, says through all This job did not,
sin nor did he Blame. God and to get to
that place takes. Work AND i want you to make

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it important enough that you don't get into that rut
where you're blaming, everyone where you're the guy in you,
know on The cops television show that's explained to the
cops why everyone else was at fault except. Him so
move yourself forward to that, place and through that awareness
and through the actions that come, afterwards things will get

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better because you are taking. Accountability, Richard welcome to The
Jesus Christ. Show, Hi, hi how CAN i help?

Speaker 2 (12:47):
You, Well i've already been confused on not really which
religion to, choose but all of them seem to have
the same. Message but for some, reason everyone thinks that
they're well better than the, other and they all have the,
answer Including. Christianity to, me that kind of makes it

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like where seems that religion divides and it only unites
the ones that believe in that certain. Belief but it
almost seems as easy as if well if we had
just all realize that we're kind of all on the
same basic. Page you, know you know WHAT i. Mean,
okay well we could all.

Speaker 1 (13:31):
Unite, okay, well uniting would be, wonderful but under certain.
Circumstances now you're saying that by saying we should all,
unite that that's your point of, view and you get into,
now well that point of view could now divide if
people think that uniting might cause problems with different, cultures
and therefore you'd lose. Cultures so some people might, say

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he if we all, united all you'd be doing what
should we unite your way under your culture or are
we going to unite under someone else's way under someone else's?
Culture so, now, yet now you're pretty and peaceful. Sounding
concept of uniting has become divisive in, nature.

Speaker 2 (14:12):
Completely. UNDERSTANDABLE i what What i've noticed, also, though is
that in the, past in, history when religions are trying
to teach other, LANGUAGES i guess you, know you know
how there are some languages that don't have the correct,
words or they say it another way because that that

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particular language doesn't can't explain it in a certain.

Speaker 1 (14:37):
Way, sure there are languages that have that lack words
That english language that The english language, does and vice,
versa and things like.

Speaker 3 (14:45):
That.

Speaker 2 (14:46):
Yeah, so and you think of all the thousands of
years that this has been going on in the different
types of. Translations by the time it gets back to
you or into your, language it may be completely, different
even though and when.

Speaker 1 (14:59):
We're change the entire, meaning that's the whole telephone concept
of playing the game, telephone and then it gets mixed.
Up the problem is that the way it was translated
and the way that the scribes wrote down new copies
really doesn't leave any room for that kind of. Concept
it just. Doesn't and there's we still have all the
originals to look back, on or a good portion of,

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THEM i should say that to look back. On with
The New testament, alone you're looking at twenty five thousand
part and whole. Manuscripts that's a lot to work. WITH i,
mean that's not really some one guy said, this but
about your, earlier your earlier, Notion, Richard every truth claim
is exclusionary by, definition every truth. Claim if you say

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something is black and only, black it can't be white
in the same. Sense in the same. Way at the same,
time law of, contradiction non. Contradiction so truth by its
nature excludes. People it just. Does and and so you
can't say because there's a bunch of different religions and
that they're all, wrong that they're you know that they're all.

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Wrong they could all be, wrong but it's not necessarily
just because there's a lot of. Them one of them
could be right and you have to look at. Them,
okay so that's the hard. Part But, richard there's ten
ten students sitting in a math. Class they all have
the same question two plus two. Equals one person has

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the answer four and everyone else has different. Numbers who's right.

Speaker 2 (16:34):
The four for? Sure?

Speaker 1 (16:35):
Exactly so it doesn't matter that there was other answers out,
there and they're all. Numbers they're all, numbers and they're
all numbers that there are, used and all of them
are viable. Possibilities but there's only one right. Answer so
all that means is you need to get off your
tail and do your homework and find out which ones
adhere to truth and. Why, now they can have similar,

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messages but it doesn't. Matter someone can have a similar
phone number to you and be one digit Off richard
and not get. You there's a lot of things that look.
Similar there's. Counterfeit dollar bills look similar as a matter of,
fact don't even make them counterfeit euro. Money money across
the globe looks similar To american. Money it's a certain,

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shape it's got the president or a picture of a
president or an important. Person it has monetary values up
in the. Corners but it doesn't mean that It's american
money or that you could use it in The United.
States so there's more to it than just. Similarities it's
NOT i think the question shouldn't, Be, look they have

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all these. SIMILARITIES i think the question should be what
are the dissimilar things about those belief systems and why
and how do they pertain to.

Speaker 2 (17:50):
You? Oh, Well christianity is the only one that teaches
to turn the other, cheek AND i think that's the
best one and the only way to.

Speaker 1 (17:58):
Go, Well i'll tell you there's more to it, That
there's more to it than. That, well, no it's okay
for you to. Judge you judge people every. Day if
you told someone they look nice or that they did
a good, job you're judging. Them judgment is. Okay it's
what you don't want to do is make yourself better
than someone else and judge them like down at. Them
but there's a lot of Things, richard when it comes

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to belief systems and understanding. Them and one of the
really key things to note, is in addition to as you,
say turn the other, Cheek christianity is the only belief
system that doesn't make man the. Hero in every other belief,
system you, can with a certain amount of effort or,
whatever achieve some sort of christ consciousness or raise yourself

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to the. Level and that's kind of a very human,
Notion whereas In scripture it's About, god not about. Man
it's about man understanding there's A god and that man
should yield towards That god and towards That god's, will
whereas every other belief system is more about you than
it is About god and what you can do or

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what you should do and how you should do, it
and how this is going to make you the best person,
ever and then that way you'll be better than all
the other. People and that's not the, way although Some
christians tend to act that, way that's not how it's set.
Up it's not how it's set up at. All and
it's a really interesting, Book the way it's, written is
not the way a man would write this type of.

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Book men and women are always looking for excuses to
not adhere to, rules to. Rebel they wouldn't write a
book that's the very definition of being in, line being
focused on that which is good and right and. True
it's just not what they would. Do there's many wonderful
things in scripture that sets it apart or makes it

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different from those, things AND i hope that you find
those things as. Well there's a lot of a lot
of the the same kind of questions THAT i hear
over and over, again and they're not. Bad it's okay
to you should have. Questions you should question all. Things
as scripture, says hold fast to that which is, true

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a reoccurring theme on this. PROGRAM i wish people would
use that when they don't understand the program actually, Anyways
testing things and looking to find out if it's. True
just because there's a lot of people that believe different,
things and they're good people and they may have good

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things about their belief system doesn't make it. Right what
makes it right is if it adheres to. Truth so
you have to look at all of them and find
out not what they're similar in but where the differences,
lie and you'll find that in those differences you'll start
to see really what sets beliefs apart from one, another
and where certain beliefs will. Shine there's a lot of

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wonderful things said in a lot of wonderful belief, systems
doesn't make them. True so you got to have you
have to have something that that backs that up in
a different. Way and it's not just well it feels
good or, gosh i'd really like everybody to get, along
that'd be. Great but even doing, that getting along by

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whose standards and you could be, back you, know in
a whole other. Problem anytime you stand for, something you
will have. Enemies there will be people that are upset or.
Frustrated so in order to really get, along you'd have to.
Agree people that like to hit other people a, face

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you'd have to agree to let, them and that's not
going to. Stand so there's more to it than just, saying,
GOSH i wish everyone got, along OR i wish there
was one belief. System, well there's a lot of different
belief systems out, there but it doesn't mean automatically that
they're all wrong because there's so Many any more than
there would with the math. Analogy that a lot of

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people came up with a different answer doesn't mean there
isn't a right. Answer and on this, SHOW i hate
to show our cards on our, bias but really we're
kind of leaning On. Christianity, Barbara welcome to The Jesus Christ.

Speaker 3 (22:19):
Show oh, great good. Morning, yes my Question jesus concerns my.
Family i'm a believer that my son and his wife
are not. Okay, unfortunately my daughter in law has experienced
some very, tragic uh things that have happened in her.

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Life three years, ago her mother committed suicide through an,
overdose and last week it came back her step dad committed.
Suicide and it really through me for a BECAUSE i
wasn't aware of all of. This, NOESS i was of the,
mother BUT i didn't you.

Speaker 1 (23:05):
Know and it's there ongoing ongoing drug problems with the.
Mother she.

Speaker 3 (23:13):
H over she used over the misuse the over the
counter drugs or some sort of prescription. Drugs, yes she
had been, illness that's all the road to. It she
had mental. Illness BUT i didn't know this, lady, okay
and neither DID i know the. STEPFATHER i Understand my

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question to you is this when someone is already uh
not a. BELIEVER i think she's been, exposed okay to,
religion BUT i don't think she looks at it. Favorably
And i'm there to support BECAUSE i want my grandson.

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THIS i, mean all of this. Negativity it affects. Everybody
And i'm wondering if more things like, this more incidents
like this where you've got people working in your own
family who are doing things evil to, you or they

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have done things that are not in the will Of,
god doesn't that Push i'm afraid it's goind of push her,
away push them away further from turning To.

Speaker 1 (24:34):
Christ, well sure, THAT i, mean that's a, possibility but
really it's it's a one. On it's not it's not
such a subtle dance that every little thing is going
to sway. It, really it's about the power Of god
and That god loves her and wants to know her
and knocks on her heart every single. Day it's not

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are things going to happen in life to move people
closer further away From? God, yes happens all the, Time
but there's more to it than. That there are people
still have a yearning and an. Understanding and if people
are intellectually honest with the way this world seems to,
work and you know from the evidence that is in
the very creation around, them then they'll come to that.

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Conclusion they may use excuses to push it off as
long as they can and to fight, it but just
because they don't come simply and don't come right, now
doesn't mean that they won't come. Eventually but, sometimes like
a scared, cat the more you run after, it the
more it runs. Away AND i think the best thing

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to do is to always be that, Example. Barbara always
be that, example that pillar who lives by scripture but
isn't just trying to cram it down someone's, throat but
lives by. It and when someone's, scared to allow them
to come to. You and it's not, about you, know
refusing to talk about the scriptures or about The gospel

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or anything like. That i'm saying that there's a time
and a, place and even the best, meal if served
served up poorly or shoved down someone's, throat will be vomited.
Up so really it's about doing what you're doing and
being an example and trusting that there are going to
Be christians in people's lives that are good examples and

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bad examples and, people but really it's about someone who
doesn't want to believe will use any, excuse whether it's
the you, know oh This CHRISTIAN i, knew you, know
uh scammed me out of you, know ten, dollars or
this ONE i heard him, cussing or this ONE i heard.
That they're just looking for. Excuses at that, point the,

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best the best thing for you to do is just
not be one of those excuses.

Speaker 3 (26:54):
EXACTLY i thank. You you're give me. Hope oh there.

Speaker 1 (26:58):
Is most certainly hope. There and trust, me there is
a difference between somebody who adamantly Rejects god and someone
who's in a state of brokenness or pain or. Sadness
there is a, difference and you'd be surprised How god
works through these. Things. BARBARA i know it's very, ugly
AND i know it's very, sad but your daughter in

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law is a human being made By god That god
loves more than you ever, could more than any other
human ever, could and he's knocking on her heart every.
Day and there will be people that you, know may
sway her in different directions because of their, attitude and
you have to be careful as, believers not to you,

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know put a horrible foot, forward but to always give,
people you, know insight Into christianity and the healthiest and best.
Way But god's still dealing with, her and trust, Me
men do some really stupid things to and that have
caused people and led them astray over and over. Again

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but even their stupidity can't out shine the glory Of.
God so you have to trust in those. THINGS KFI
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