Allegory Gallery is a bead and art store located in Ligonier, PA, but we're so much more than that. Everything in the shop has a tale to tell, and here we will share some of those stories with you.
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Welcome to the Allegory of Spots podcast series. You may be wondering, what is a Spot; does it apply to me; am I spotted; and more importantly, how exactly do you remove a Spot. This podcast series will teach you how to identify truth, remember love, and how to rid yourself of bad habits and behaviors that are hindering your progression mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. Why Spots? Because removing ones Spots is how we fight this; how we push back the evils of our day, and ho ...
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Whether the Spot or sin is great or small it doesn’t matter, it is a Spot none-the-less; and we should want to remove it, the same as if our favorite outfit had a giant smudge on the front of it. After all aren’t we more valuable than our clothes that go out of style? As you learn how to recognize and remove your Spots, you take on a new position o…
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You will be judged by every single thing you’ve done upon this earth. Which is why, if you don’t remove your Spots, you will judged by everything you’re holding onto and you will get to both feel and carry the full weight of your own Spots or sins. Follow the examples given throughout the Podcast series on how to remove your Spots. Cast them off so…
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Have you ever judged, or have you ever felt that people have judged you? People judge others based on false understandings, false information, and by false truths. There are unrighteous judges across the land and they are filled with Spots. There is a reason why there is only one righteous judge who can give judgement; who is Jesus Christ. Resist j…
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A Selfish person is someone who does not love God or love their neighbor, and doesn’t even love themselves. Selfishness is being concerned excessively for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others. Selfishness is the opposite of selflessness. Nobody in this world is more important than anybody else. You may think yo…
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Mental health: what you think is how you feel; think positive and you’ll feel positive. Emotional health: the best way to stay emotionally healthy is by communication; with a spouse, parent, child, friends, and especially communication with God. Physical health: exercise regularly; practice moderation with your food and drink intake; your body will…
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When we know what we should do, and want to do the right thing and then we flip and find ourselves doing the opposite of what we know is right; that behavior is unstable and double minded. Doing the opposite of what we know we should do is allowing ourselves to be tempted. Become someone that can be trusted; someone that is stable in all ways!…
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What does Vanity make you think of? Perhaps someone who is obsessed with how they look. With vanity you will find excessive pride in, or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements. You become consumed in something, anything, other than loving the Lord. Have you ever reflected on why Jesus Christ often referenced becoming as a little child? …
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Have you ever considered the impact of the phrase: “If you don't have something nice to say then don’t say it at all.” When did swearing and cutting people down become okay in society? The answer is, when society started to except false truths for themselves. Consider the scripture found in Ephesians 4:29: Let no corrupt communication proceed out o…
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Have you ever heard the saying, your secret is safe with me, it’s just the people I tell that are the problem. Well, secrets are a problem! Are there secrets you are trying to keep and live in? Would you like to stop the madness of that behavior and change to living in a world of truth and being honest? You can remove the spot of secrets and unburd…
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Truth = belief accepted as true Shall = inevitable, it will be Set = into a specified state or place You = to do the will of God Free = free from the grasp of the adversary Truth will keep you free from the grasp of the adversary and in alignment with God. And in truth you will be free.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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Whoever is unrighteous will rule by an unrighteous hand. This could be a spouse, an employer, or others. Little children know when their “free agency” is being trampled by another who wants to be in charge and as adults we know this too, and we don’t like it when someone is trying to control us. Unrighteous dominion includes acting harshly towards …
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What if someone came and told you that all your debt was paid in full, what would you do? You’d probably shout for joy and be so excited. What if I told you this did happen to you, and you did shout for joy? You would probably say, when, and how? Jesus Christ’s atonement made it possible for us to return to the presence of God. However, Lucifer wan…
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Most people associate being poor with a lack of money. Did you also realize, you could also be poor spiritually in belief, mentally in understanding, and even emotionally poor. If you’re not trying to progress, you are poor. How do you become “not poor”? First = understand Second = movement (or move) As the scripture says, “faith without works is d…
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What is endurance. And why does the term suffering accompany the word endurance? We hear the term endurance used often in many analogies especially sports. Endurance is the capacity of something to last or withstand wear and tear. When you replace the word "something" with "atonement", then endurance is the capacity of the atonement to last or to w…
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Traditions, traditions, without our traditions our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on a roof.” Isn’t that imagery spectacular? Do you feel grounded with your traditions or not? A tradition may be false, foolish, or follow a father’s traditions. They may cause you to stop in place with no movement forward; you literally become chained to them. …
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A pre-conceived opinion, which is not based on reason or actual experience, but one that causes harm or injury from some action of a judgment we might have. When we hold these types of opinions, we tend to withhold from others. Even where there is one person that goes without, there will be found prejudice.…
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The wise man built his house upon the rock and the foolish man built his house upon the sand. Don’t be offended easily, but stand on holy ground. Be the wise man and not the fool.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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This is both a spot and an understanding. It is a spot because money can be taken and used for the gratification and pleasure of man. Do you have a love of money and a mentality of getting rich, as in rich in the standard of the world. Or, are you seeking to get rich in God? There is a difference. Have you laid up in store for God or for yourself?…
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Have you ever thought that there could be a sin of omission, or a sin for doing nothing? Omission means left out, omitted or excluded. If you feel “stuck” where you are in your life; if things don’t seem to change in your life; if you are not trying to progress, then identify things in your life you need to clean out and move forward on. Or else yo…
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What is it to be spoiled? To impair or destroy the quality or value of something; to strip or deprive; not pleasant or acceptable. When we neglect to give thanks to God, we are spoiling or diminishing the blessing which God has given us.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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To Testify or give testimony is giving evidence as a witness. The way you live your life is who you are, testifying of who you follow. So, you are standing as a witness. Who and what are you witnessing of?על ידי Allegory of Spots
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It is easy to see how this is a spot. The very definition tells us of someone who says flattering things that may be intended to deceive or to get gain above another whether mentally, emotionally, spiritually or physically. This is the avowed purpose of the father of all lies, to deceive. In fact, as with all spots, this is the purpose of the adver…
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What are some attributes of service? Gratitude, love, understanding, compassion, patience, kindness, selflessness. Service comes in so many shapes and sizes. Sometimes expected and most of the time when you’re not looking. Open your eyes, and especially open your heart so you’ll see and know when an opportunity to serve stands before you.…
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If there is no peace in it, it is not of God. How do you leave the chaos, the violence, and wild disorder of rioting behind? You point yourself toward God and in it you will also find peace.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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There is a certain allure about going out and having fun. Remember the scripture found in 1 Peter 5:8: Be sober, be vigilant, because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour. And devour he does; mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. He doesn’t hold back and he doesn’t care about the carnag…
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Disease and sickness are constant and everywhere in this world. It is a part of our mortality. Any form of suffering never comes of God, be it mental, emotional, spiritual or physical. Sickness and affliction come from being spotted, and these spots come from opposition which lead directly back to Satan. Removal of these varied spots will help us b…
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Immoral acts are when a person makes no attempt to curb self-indulgence or when a person purposefully or willingly desecrates God. Immoral behavior will separate you from God. So, if what you are doing is not right, do not do it. If it is not true, do not say it. Immorality is when you turn to the world and not to God when you know he lives.…
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Have you heard these words before, or better yet, have you ever used them on others: I am better than you! If I can do it why can’t you, so I’m not giving you anything. Every single time a people or nation has fallen, it is because of pride. Did you also know, where courage is, pride cannot exist?על ידי Allegory of Spots
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We all suffer from it; wishing we had what someone else has. Or maybe it’s passing someone in need and not stopping to help or to be compassionate. It is manifest in many different ways. So, what is the opposite of jealousy and envy and how does one overcome this Spot? You overcome it through empathy and by loving your neighbor.…
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Remember, if you stop moving forward and closer to God, or if you neglect any part of yourself, you are actually neglecting God and yourself. Cast off the Spot of neglect by starting your day with Jesus Christ. Start with prayer; open the scriptures and read, if only a few verses Keep Jesus Christ centered in your life. And when you do these things…
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A hard heart is softened as a person humbles themselves. When you begin to put the welfare of others above your own, you begin to change.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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Revenge is about inflicting harm or getting gain be it mentally, emotionally, spiritually or physically. You remove this spot by doing good to all men. When we are wronged, we have to remember that we were never given the “judgement card”; there is only one judge and that is Jesus Christ; it is only him that will judge each person.…
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Guile isn’t a word you hear much anymore. Do you even know what it means? It is insidious, or cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception. Who does this sound like to you? It is the adversary. The adversary’s purpose is to take from you your free agency. Don’t let yourself be found trying to take from others their free agency through th…
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When God created men and women, he did this so they could be "help-meets" to each other; to equally carry each other’s burdens so that they may be light. Have you ever heard the term “equally yoked”? Like two oxen yoked together, the combined strength of both give them the power to manage the difficult tasks, which if tried alone, they would not su…
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We most often associate the term murder with physical death. But murder can be mental, emotional, spiritual or even physical. Think of it closer to home with your own life. When you don’t take care of yourself, you are in all actuality murdering yourself, or by definition, you are spoiling yourself.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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Have you ever engaged in idle talk about the affairs of others, revealing personal or sensational thoughts about another; quite possibly discussing details you’ve not confirmed? Gossip is 99% truth and 1% false. The problem is that you end up holding onto the 1% false and don’t behold the 99% truth. Don’t let the adversary fool you into holding ont…
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There is a higher and lower understanding of fighting. The lower understanding is that of wanting to hurt someone. The higher understanding takes you above the desire to hurt or abuse others and leads you to ask, how can I understand another. You are not fighting the adversary, but God is. God will never leave us, but it is us who leave him. The wa…
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If you are feeding your flesh in any way, then that is not of God. When you do, you place yourself under the power of the adversary or Satan. If you don’t repent and remove your spots, then you are building walls around you which will ultimately become your own prison, to which you will become bound to, one brick at a time. Jesus Christ prepared th…
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Temptation defined Biblically is a situation in which one experiences a challenge to choose between fidelity and infidelity to one’s obligations toward God. God does not tempt us, but the adversary does - mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically. We need to conquer temptation first mentally, before we can conquer the others, or we will sli…
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Those that lust after things are fools. Lusts and sensual are black holes and you will never be able to satisfy them. Just remember, God is greater than a black hole. Believe in God and you will be spit out of the black hole. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. So, who or what do you treasure? Is it Jesus Christ?…
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Mockers are also called “scoffers” in Scripture; they defy and renounce truth and good things, not only to their own detriment and destruction, but to that of others. They are provokers of others to wrong, strife, and evil. Don’t take for granted the atonement of Jesus Christ. For it will be to your own detriment.…
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You may be thinking right off, how could respect be a spot or some kind of a sin? Now, here is where the respect issue comes in for all of us. If God doesn’t respect or esteem one nation, or country, or people, or person over another, then we shouldn’t either. When we do, we become stained with this spot.…
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There is a great example of idolatry in the Old Testament. Do you remember the story of the golden calf which was worshiped by the children of Israel while they were waiting for Moses to come down from Mt. Sinai with the Ten Commandments. While Moses was receiving the commandments, the Israelites were “breaking” a commandment by worshipping a golde…
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God is not fear and fear is not of God. Men fear because they are in sin and have not prepared. Replace fear with knowing. Knowing that God lives. When you are aligned with God, there is nothing to fear.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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If this is one of your spots, if you have put too much emphasis on appearance and fashion, or no emphasis at all, consider the second great commandment to love thy neighbor as you love yourself. Stop the behavior of spending so much time, money and effort on yourself. Also, let others alone with your judging and criticisms. For these things are not…
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If you are trying to get gain in any sort of way over anyone, it is not of God. The declaration of independence states; “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." You don’t use peop…
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What do you think when there’s nothing to think about; what do you do when there’s nothing to do; because what you think about, is what’s really you. What you watch is what you become. Who you want to be is who you will become.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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You can both earn and command respect, but you cannot demand it. Love one another as God loves you.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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Being doubleminded is serving two masters. This occurs when you don’t know who you are or who you want to follow. This indecision allows evil spirits to enter in. No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will hold to the one and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon (Matthew 6:24). Dec…
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The more you come to remember, the more you’ll want to repent. For repentance actually means atonement, or "at-one-ment." This means being at one with God. Repentance is about bringing you back into alignment with God so you can be at one with him.על ידי Allegory of Spots
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