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"Ten copies of Caesar's <emphasis>Gallic War</emphasis> exist, the earliest "
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"of which was copied 900 years after Caesar wrote the original, etc. For the "
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"of which was copied 900 years after Caesar wrote the original, etc. For the "
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"New Testament we have full manuscripts dating to 350 A. D., papyri "
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"containing most of the New Testament from the 200s, and a fragment of John's "
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"gospel from 130 A. D. How many manuscripts do we have to compare to each "
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"gospel from 130 A. D. How many manuscripts do we have to compare to each "
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"other? 5,000 in Greek and 10,000 in Latin!"
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"Textual critic F. J. A. Hort, \"The New Testament in the Original Greek\", "
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"vol. 1 p561, Macmillan Co., quoted in <emphasis>Questions of Life</emphasis> "
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"vol. 1 p561, Macmillan Co., quoted in <emphasis>Questions of "
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"Life</emphasis>p. 25-26"
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"\"In the verity and fullness of the evidence on which it rests, the text of "
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"the New Testament stands absolutely and unapproachably alone among other "
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"<emphasis>Heb.4:12 </emphasis>\"<emphasis>For the word of God is living and "
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"active... </emphasis>\" Jesus said <emphasis>(Mt.4:4),</emphasis> "
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"\"<emphasis>It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every "
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"<emphasis>Heb.4:12</emphasis> \"<emphasis>For the word of God is living and "
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"active...</emphasis>\" Jesus said <emphasis>(Mt.4:4),</emphasis>\" "
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"<emphasis>It is written, Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every "
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"word that proceeds [lit., is proceeding] from the mouth of God.</emphasis>\" "
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"As we read the Bible, God's Spirit is there to speak it to our hearts in a "
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"continually-fresh way."
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"2 Tim.3:16 declares, \"<emphasis>All scripture is inspired by God [lit., "
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"2 Tim.3:16 declares, \" <emphasis>All scripture is inspired by God [lit., "
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"God-breathed].</emphasis>\" Do you believe this? Before you answer, consider "
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"John R.W. Stott, <emphasis>Christ the Controversialist</emphasis>, "
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"He referred to the human authors, but took it for granted that behind them "
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"all was a single divine Author. He could equally say 'Moses said' or 'God "
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"all was a single divine Author. He could equally say 'Moses said' or 'God "
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"said' (Mk.7:10). He could quote a comment of the narrator in Genesis 2:24 as "
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"an utterance of the Creator Himself (Mt.19:4-5). Similarly He said, 'Well "
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"an utterance of the Creator Himself (Mt.19:4-5). Similarly He said, 'Well "
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"did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written', when what He went "
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"on to quote is the direct speech of the Lord God (Mk.7:6 & Is.29:13). "
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"It is from Jesus Himself that the New Testament authors have gained their "
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"conviction of the dual authorship of Scripture. For them it was just as "
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"true to say that 'God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets' (Heb.1:1) "
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"as it was to say that 'men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God' (2 "
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"on to quote is the direct speech of the Lord God (Mk.7:6 & Is.29:13). It "
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"is from Jesus Himself that the New Testament authors have gained their "
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"conviction of the dual authorship of Scripture. For them it was just as true "
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"to say that 'God spoke of old to our fathers by the prophets' (Heb.1:1) as "
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"it was to say that 'men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God' (2 "
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"Pe.1:21). God did not speak in such a way as to obliterate the personality "
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"of the human authors, nor did men speak in such a way as to corrupt the Word "
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"of the divine Author. God spoke. Men spoke. Neither truth must be allowed "
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"to detract from the other. ..."
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"of the divine Author. God spoke. Men spoke. Neither truth must be allowed "
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"This, then, was Christ's view of the Scriptures. Their witness was God's "
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"witness. The testimony of the Bible is the testimony of God. And the chief "
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"This, then, was Christ's view of the Scriptures. Their witness was God's "
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"witness. The testimony of the Bible is the testimony of God. And the chief "
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"reason why the Christian believes in the divine origin of the Bible is that "
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"Jesus Christ Himself taught it."
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"2 Tim.3:16 goes on, \"<emphasis>and profitable for teaching, for correction, "
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"for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be adequate, equipped "
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"for every good work.</emphasis>\" If we accept that the Bible really is God "
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"speaking to us, it follows that it will be our authority in all matters of "
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"2 Tim.3:16 goes on, \" <emphasis>and profitable for teaching, for "
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"correction, for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be "
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"adequate, equipped for every good work.</emphasis>\" If we accept that the "
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"What will studying the Bible do for you? 1 Thess.2:13 says that the Bible "
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"\"<emphasis>performs its work in you who believe.</emphasis>\" Beside each "
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"What will studying the Bible do for you? 1 Thess.2:13 says that the Bible \" "
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"<emphasis>performs its work in you who believe.</emphasis>\" Beside each "
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msgid "Eph. 5:26"
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"cleanses -- \"...having cleansed her by the washing of water with the "
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"builds up -- \" ...the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and "
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"to give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified. \""
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"encourages -- \"that through perseverance and the encouragement of the "
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"Scriptures we might have hope.\""
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"gives faith -- \"So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of "
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"instructs -- \"Now these things happened to them for an example, and they "
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"nourishment -- \"But He answered and said, 'It is written, Man shall not "
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"live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of "
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"<emphasis>But Jesus answered and said to them, </emphasis>\"<emphasis>You "
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"<emphasis>But Jesus answered and said to them,</emphasis>\" <emphasis>You "
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"are mistaken [KJV Ye do err], not understanding the Scriptures, or the power "
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"of God.</emphasis>\" Mt.22:29"
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"2 Tim.2:15 (KJV) \"<emphasis>Study to show thyself approved unto God, a "
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"Col.3:16 \"<emphasis>Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you; with "
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"all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and "
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"of these collections are like well-driven nails; they are given by one "
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"Shepherd. But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is "
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"Shepherd. But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is "
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"as to be of perpetual validity and never need repetition, and is applied in "
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"the NT to both revelation and redemption. Thus, Jude refers to the faith "
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"which was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3), and Romans says, "
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"\"<emphasis>Christ also died for sins once for all</emphasis>\" (Rom.6:10, "
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"the NT to both revelation and redemption. Thus, Jude refers to the faith "
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"which was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 3), and Romans says, \" "
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"Thus we may say that God has spoken once for all and Christ has suffered "
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"once for all. This means that the Christian revelation and the Christian "
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"redemption are both alike in Christ complete. Nothing can be added to "
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"either without being derogatory to Christ... These are the two rocks on "
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"which the Protestant Reformation was built -- Gods revealed word without the "
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"addition of human traditions and Christ's finished work without the addition "
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"of human merits. The Reformers great watchwords were <foreignphrase>sola "
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"gratia</foreignphrase> for our salvation."
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"once for all. This means that the Christian revelation and the Christian "
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"redemption are both alike in Christ complete. Nothing can be added to either "
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"without being derogatory to Christ... These are the two rocks on which the "
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"Protestant Reformation was built -- Gods revealed word without the addition "
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"of human traditions and Christ's finished work without the addition of human "
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"in Christ, we have to interpret it otherwise. Peter is urging baptism as a "
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"way for his hearers to respond to the gospel. If baptism were the pathway "
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"to being born again, how could Paul write 1 Cor.1:17 <emphasis>\"For Christ "
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"did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel\"</emphasis>?"
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"Acts 2:38 <quote>And Peter said to them, \"Repent, and let each of you be "
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"baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins "
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"[...]\"</quote>. Is this teaching baptismal regeneration? If this was the "
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"only verse of scripture we had, we would have to conclude that. But in the "
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"light of the clear teaching elsewhere that regeneration happens by faith in "
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"Christ, we have to interpret it otherwise. Peter is urging baptism as a way "
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"for his hearers to respond to the gospel. If baptism were the pathway to "
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"being born again, how could Paul write 1 Cor.1:17 <emphasis>\"For Christ did "
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"not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel\"</emphasis>?"
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"<quote>What did it mean to the original readers?</quote>; later we can ask, "
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"<quote>3 days & 3 nights</quote> (Mt.12:40) have led some to come up "
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"with a \"Wednesday crucifixion theory,\" esp. the cult of Armstrongism. How "
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"could Jesus die on Friday afternoon and rise Sunday morning yet \"be raised "
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"on the third day\" (Mt.16:21)? Exact meanings of \"three\" or \"days\" won't "
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"a \"Wednesday crucifixion theory,\" esp. the cult of Armstrongism. How could "
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"Jesus die on Friday afternoon and rise Sunday morning yet \"be raised on the "
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"third day\" (Mt.16:21)? Exact meanings of \"three\" or \"days\" won't help "
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"We need an historical tidbit: Jews counted any part of a day as a full day, "
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"as we would count buckets of water (if there were six and one-half buckets "
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"of water, we would say there were 7 buckets of water even if one was only "
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"day, and days started at 6 p.m. and ended at 6 p.m. Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 "
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"p.m. = day 1. Friday 6 p.m. to Saturday 6 p.m. = day 2. Saturday 6 p.m. to "
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"Sunday 5 or so a.m. = day 3. Interpreting within the cultural context keeps "
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"partly full). So to the Jewish mind, any part of a day counted as a full "
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"day, and days started at 6 p.m. and ended at 6 p.m. Friday from 3 p.m. to 6 "
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"p.m. = day 1. Friday 6 p.m. to Saturday 6 p.m. = day 2. Saturday 6 p.m. to "
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"Sunday 5 or so a.m. = day 3. Interpreting within the cultural context keeps "
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"Gen.15:7-21. The historical context is that cutting animals in two and then "
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"walking between the pieces was the normal way of entering a contract in "
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"Abraham's day. Both parties walked between, taking the pledge that "
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"dismemberment would happen to them if they didn't live up to their part of "
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"the contract. But in this case only God goes thru, making it a unilateral "
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"Let literal language be literal and figurative language be figurative. And "
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"and after! This should tip us off that we aren't understanding it rightly!!"
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"What we have here is a Hebrew idiom, <quote>evil eye</quote>. Let's look up "
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"what I wish with what is my own? Or is your eye envious [lit.\"evil\"] "
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"What we have here is a Hebrew idiom, <quote>evil eye</quote>. Let's look up "
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"other uses of this idiom: Mt.20:15 \" <emphasis>Is it not lawful for me to "
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"because I am generous [lit. \"good\"]?</emphasis>\" We find that having an "
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"\"evil eye\" is a Hebrew idiom for being stingy or envious. Now go back to "
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"References to body parts of God are used by Latter-Day Saints to prove that "
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"interpretation that you just proved God to be a man, you just proved that He "
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"is a bird</quote>. The Mormons had to laugh as they realised the "
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"etc. But most parables are not allegories but simply stories to illustrate "
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"etc. But most parables are not allegories but simply stories to illustrate "
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