because God does not favour my cause above someone else's. Again there are plenty of scripture references that show that this sort of justice is not of God. The question raises itself in my own mind - am I encouraging taking offence at people who don't think the same way as me? The issue of agreeing with me is (I hope and pray) immaterial. I have been blessed with a full time position within the church that has meant that I have never had any reason to charge money for my sermons. I continue to prepare sermons, when often I needn't, to keep my brain active. I have never asked what individuals do with my thoughts. They may use them to argue the opposite case! Words are cheap, and it is more important for me to live up to my own prescriptions on life than what those prescriptions are. If they bring me closer to others then I have achieved something for the kingdom. If they separate me from others then I haven't achieved anything for the kingdom. John the Baptist was arguably, a more powerful preacher than Jesus, but Jesus was noted for, and killed because, he associated with those other than the religious elite. Actions speak louder than words. Jesus touched the lives of the blind, the lame, the lepers, the deaf, the dead and the poor. 'Blessed is anyone who takes no offence' at these things. One of the favourite and most beautiful pictures of our Saviour