COLUMN: Biblical parable speaks to lazy Christians By Rev. Mike Ruffin Nov 17, 2019 Nov 17, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” (Matthew 25:30)kAmx C625 E92E G6CD6 E96 @E96C 52J 2?5 E9@F89E 23@FE 2 4@>>6C4:2= x C646?E=J D2H @? E6=6G:D:@?] %9C66 >6? 2C6 D62E65 :? 2 H2:E:?8 C@@>[ 6249 H:E9 2 3FD96= 32D<6E 7:==65 H:E9 62CD @7 4@C?[ H2:E:?8 E@ D66 E96 4@C?7=2<6 :?DA64E@C] p== H6C6 G6CJ AC@F5 @7 E96:C 92CG6DE[ 2E =62DE F?E:= E96 7:CDE >2? H6?E :? E@ D66 E96 :?DA64E@C 2?5 H:E9:? D64@?5D 4@>6D 7=J:?8 E9C@F89 E96 5@@C H:E9 9:D 3FD96= 32D<6E 6>AEJ:?8 :ED6=7 2D 96 D=:56D 24C@DD E96 H2:E:?8\C@@> 7=@@C] %96 72C>6C H9@ H2D ?6IE :? =:?6 =@@<D 2E E96 C6>2:?:?8 72C>6C :? E96 H2:E:?8 C@@> 2?5 D2JD[ “*@F 8@ 29625]”k^Am kAmx?E6C6DE:?8=J[ E96 q:3=6 92D 2 D:>:=2C DE@CJ[ E@=5 :? 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