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Two men read the Bible, each in their own place.<\/p>\n

The first paid lip service to the whole thing. He praised the Bible, and extolled the importance of believing it all and doing it all. He spoke against homosexuality. He married the woman he raped. He put a great many of the Bible\u2019s details into practice.<\/p>\n

The other read the Bible, and felt lost. He had lots of questions. Don\u2019t sow a field with two different kinds of seeds? What is that about? Not permitting a woman to teach? How is that fair? And so he set the Bible aside, and went out and sought to live compassionately.<\/p>\n

Which of the two did what the Bible demands?<\/p>\n

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