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ByhenryI’m a strong advocate of Bible study by the laity, even when such study leads to errors. In fact, I think making mistakes is an important part of Christian growth. But there are a number of odd things that can happen when people apply the Bible. One of the checks on “loony” Biblical application that…
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ByhenryRod Decker presents a quote in which a famous person suggests you do. Well, sort of. Really he seems to be suggesting that it’s much, much better if you understand the biblical languages. I’ll let you go read the original post to get the quote and find out who wrote it. I’ve written on this…
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