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Podcast: What Do We Do When the Bible Sends Mixed Messages?
Greg considers how to interpret mixed commands in the Bible—where one verse advises differently than another.
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Tags: Cross Vision, Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Hermeneutics
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