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Christians, Manipulation, and Avoiding Danger

by Cowboy Bob Sorensen  This article is a departure from the usual material, and it has some practical information for your own physical protection. The first part is for Christians and second part can be helpful to pretty much anyone. Professing Christians can be shamefully selfish, excessively "nice" because of emotions, or somewhere in between. Yes, we are to do good to other people and be a blessing in their lives. Our Creator gave us minds and expects us to use them, and this is helpful when we are being manipulated into doing good deeds. Parking lot, Unsplash / Vitor Paladini The manipulation can come from many sources, including other Christians, religious teachers, and others. It can come from Satan because he may encourage us to feel guilty about not doing enough good deeds. (The Holy Spirit can give us urges, I'm not talking about that. We should know the difference.) Also, our own pride: Dig me, I done a good thing, I did! Instead, we need to focus on growing i...