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romance is a very very misunderstood

element issue it is I looked up

I've been studying this now for 30 years and I remember the first time I thought you know

what is romance and I pulled out a dictionary and I looked up the word romance and it said

see romantic and I looked up the word romantic and it said see

romance I thought that's the dictionary trick when they don't know the answer

you know they just run you around from word to word in there.

Honestly, it was true. And I thought, what is the answer? What is romance?

Well, I'm going to give you the definitive answer in this message about what romance

says. But here's the scripture in revelation two and this is

Jesus speaking to the church at Ephesus and he says to the angel of the church

of Ephesus right these things says he who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks in the

midst of the seven golden lampstands, I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you

cannot bear those who are evil. You have tested those who say they are apostles and are not and have found

them liars you have persevered and have patience and have labored for my

namesake and have not become weary nevertheless I have this against you that

you have left your first love.

Remember, therefore, from where you have fallen, repent and do your first works, or

else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place unless you're a pen. So this is a pretty good

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