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"The Bible, that powerful book, has many effects: it comforts, counsels, instructs, and brings us int..." — Frederica Mathewes-Green
The Bible, that powerful book, has many effects: it comforts, counsels, instructs, and brings us into the presence of God. But trying to erase offense as one of its functions is a fundamentally misguided task.
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