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Castrating the Gospel

"Therefore, don't be afraid of them, since there is nothing covered that won't be uncovered, and nothing hidden that won't be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the light. What you hear in a whisper, proclaim on the housetops. Don't fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul; rather, fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell. Matthews 10:26-28 KJV What do I mean when I say castrate? I'm not talking about making it unable to produce children, though metaphorically that could very well be the outcome. What I'm talking about when I say castrate is to deprive it of the strength that God intended it to have. Lets began with the definition and then move into how we deprive the gospel of its strength. Cas-trate  [kas-treyt] –verb (used with object) 1. Psychology . to render impotent, literally or metaphorically, by psychological means, especially by threatening a person's masculinity or femininity. 2....