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οι δε απηλθον παλιν [δε] εξελθων περι εκτην και ενατην ωραν εποιησεν ωσαυτως
Complaining - Part 3 of 3
By Todd Beiswenger
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While it isn't a sin to complain, as Christians we are challenged to not complain about the ordinary troubles of life, but to stand out and be as "shining stars" despite what people around us are saying and doing.
(References: Arcana Coelestia 4067 [3], 8002 [8]; Ephesians 4:29; Genesis 31:1-3; James 4:1-3; Matthew 20:1-15; Philippians 2:14-16)
Genesis 31:1-3
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He heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, "Jacob has taken away all that was our father's. From that which was our father's, has he gotten all this wealth."
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Jacob saw the expression on Laban's face, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
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Yahweh said to Jacob, "Return to the land of your fathers, and to your relatives, and I will be with you."
