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2 Degenerate Love “In the last days . . . people will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money . . . lovers of pleasure (2 Timothy 3:1-3). ******

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ne of my fond memories of childhood is staying up late on Friday nights and watching scary movies.

I can remember lying in bed, with covers pulled up, mesmer- ized by such classics as Frankenstein,The Mummy, and Wolf Man. One flick from this era and genre that left an indelible mark is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, based on an 1886 novella by Robert Louis Stevenson.The main character, Dr. Henry Jekyll, is a normal, respectable guy until he starts delving into the duality of human nature and man’s conflict between good and evil. As the story unfolds, Jekyll develops a potion that, when consumed, transforms him into the dark and murderous Mr. Hyde. He manages for a while by drinking a mixture that turns

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