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Susan Mackey's avatar

I read this article three times because my simple mind is not accustomed to such clear thoughts describing what we are led to believe is very complex. My heart was warmed by Anne’s description of resting in God, trusting His Word, knowing His Son. Along with the coziness of feeling truly at home, I would add the excitement of new realizations every day in understanding His Word, seeing better how perfectly the pieces fit together. Also in knowing this will continue tomorrow and forever while I am safe and sound.

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Ann Marshall's avatar

I could be wrong, often am, but I think what Hayes views as a "scanty" number of texts about the contested topic in question is a measure of said topic's significance to the original audiences. It's a matter of proportion. People who read or were taught the Bible didn't need that information dinned into their heads, in other words. They needed comfort, fortitude, and the sure knowledge and experience of Jesus' goodness so much more. Only in a post sexual revolution world would the quantity of texts be weighed in the balance and found wanting, and that only because so many people's perception of what constitutes The Most Important Thing has changed so radically.

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