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Indiscriminate Intervention

“Now the Lord spoke to Paul in the night by a vision, “Do not be afraid, but speak, and do not keep silent; for I am with you, and no one will attack you to hurt you; for I have many people in this city.”” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭18:9-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/act.18.9-10.nkjv Specialization in professional and ministerial calling is often influenced by personal biases, rather than a clear passion for excellence. Notwithstanding, consistency in the pursuit of specialization receives encouragement from the good background of interpersonal relationships. For example, the passion for the evangelization of the Jews by Paul was borne out of his cultural bias and the deep background of interpersonal relationships with the Jewish religious beliefs. But when he was called out to focus on ministering to the gentile, there was no intent for discrimination in the call for specialization. Discrimination in the pursuit of specialization is observed to be influenced by negative mindsets, like fear, reve...