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crazy trying to track him.
Many people Christian people were coming up missing. Authorities assumed that the militias may have been responsible and used it to malign them. As long as they stayed away, wherever they were, it worked to keep the officials from having to use force on those missing to get them to confirm to many new regulations.
Jake arrived to a church in
The Pastor that he knew is thought dead and one of the assistants has taken over.
The new pastors name was Brooks and he saw Jake enter through the front door.
Brooks: “Excuse me congregation but I see and old friend that many of us know.”
Most church member turned around to see who it was. It had been a couple years.
Brooks: Literally ran down to meet Jake with a bright smile. “Oh brother, it is good to see you.” He said as he was shaking Jakes hand. “You know Pastor White is believed to ne dead? It is so good to see you!”
Jake Talbert: Jake was smiling also and they hugged. “Yes, I know he is thought dead. He is not one of our many brothers who have died and a great work is still before him. All of the training and documents that only he and you know of is for the protection of many who are of little strength.”
Brooks: “Brother, Pastor James White was sideways with the authorities but they have since left us along and as you can see the church has doubled in size compared to when you were here last. They don’t bother us, none!”
Jake Talbert: “How can that be brother? How could they hate Brother James and love you? How do you not make then nervous with the teachings of the Bible?”
Brooks: “I render to them the things of Caesar. Sure they pay taxes and they are not responsible for what the government does with it any more than people were in Jesus’ day, when he said render to Caesar. So the government
may do evil but we do well. I don’t have to say a bad word against homosexuals if I teach them to love their neighbors and study God’s Word that they might love him also.”
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