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What does it mean?
A gunslinger warns that killing what you love leads to damnation, though salvation remains possible even for the damned.
In plain terms
Betraying love causes spiritual harm.
What can you take from it?
Loving is a risk of spiritual loss.

Where it applies

  • moral dilemmas
  • spiritual crisis

Putting it to work

  • reflecting on choices
  • seeking redemption

Questions to consider

  • Can you be saved after a mistake?
  • What have you sacrificed?

Another view

The concept of damnation is faith-based.

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