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Old 11-17-2007, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Vytautas View Post
I like Martin Luther's method - argument by assertion.

"Peter commands us to give a reason for the hope that is in us (1 Peter 3:15). And what need is there of a multitude of proofs? Nothing is more familiar or characteristic among Christians than assertion. Take away assertions, and you take away Christianity."
(The Bondage of the Will)
I missed this, thank you for posting it.
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