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Old 05-19-2008, 04:54 PM
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I think it can be #2, but not necessarily. Being unbiblical, it ought to be rejected.

There is a hankering after a specific kind of recognition in ministry that drives this desire. The desire exists, ergo the Bible must be read in such a way that will open the way to fulfill that desire.
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