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IF... ...what you say is as presented above, PNSN... ...then, are you consistent? Does that mean every time somebody... ... sings "by rote" -- "speaking with their lips" -- a "Happy Birthday song" -- their heart is likewise far from those they are singing it to? Does that mean every time somebody... ... sings "by rote" -- "speaking with their lips" -- a "Happy Birthday song" -- their heart is likewise far from those they are singing it to? Yes? No?

So you are taking a 'earthly' view of things and applying them to the Kingdom of God. You can do that all you want but it's not the way 'those in Christ' view the things/words of God.

So you need to be 'in Christ' to understand and now I know where your lack of understanding comes from as you are off based as you take from what is of the world/natural and apply it to the words of JESUS/supernatural. The worldly things have nothing to do with walking in faith - so 'think' before you proclaim.

So you are taking a 'earthly' view of things and applying them to the Kingdom of God. You can do that all you want but it's not the way 'those in Christ' view the things/words of God.

(Rolling my eyes)

(Oh sure, NO preacher, no pastor in his pulpit, no priest, EVER gives 'EARTHLY' examples...In fact, we 'ALL KNOW' Jesus NEVER cites any 'EARTHLY' examples in His parables...or the Bible NEVER uses common elements of the earth...nature...wildlife...harvesting food...the weather/climate...as illustrations or word pix /sarc)

(Oh, Lord, spare me from such drivel)

You WILL notice, that Christmas carols...and hymns/praise songs...the OTHER examples I gave...is hardly only an "earthly" application...are they? Well, I guess, in one sense, you can't get any more "earthly" than the Son of God's condescension with His incarnation into dirty diapers.

(But hey, if baby Jesus' dirty diapers are just too overwhelmingly "earthly" for ya, just move on into your transcendent sphere above)