{"id":587,"date":"2018-07-01T15:52:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T22:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=587"},"modified":"2019-12-29T18:00:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T02:00:07","slug":"guilt-and-compassion-matthew-65-15-v12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=587","title":{"rendered":"Guilt and Compassion (Matthew 6:5-15 v12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1118\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Guilt-and-Compassion-Elder-Matthew-Davis-711817184010.mp3'>Guilt and Compassion<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/Guilt-and-Compassion-Elder-Matthew-Davis-711817184010.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"Guilt and Compassion\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"Guilt and Compassion\\\" from Covenant Reformed Church GV by Elder Matthew Davis. 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