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MineralMan

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5. Like you, I have encountered many Evangelicals, too.

Reply to Act_of_Reparation (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 11, 2019, 11:15 AM

Jul 2019

I'm very familiar with the entire Bible, and the Evangelicals I have met are familiar only with certain portions of it. Yes, many go to Bible study classes, but those, too, study only portions of the Bible that ratify the doctrines they hold dear.

Selective study of the Bible is common. Knowledge of the entire thing is very, very rare in any circles, except perhaps among some pastors, who were required to study it all at some point.

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Practice what you preach? Don't be ridiculous! [View all] Soph0571 Jul 2019 OP

This gets so tiresome. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #1

Well, they know PARTS of the Bible better than most. MineralMan Jul 2019 #2

I have to disagree Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #4

Like you, I have encountered many Evangelicals, too. MineralMan Jul 2019 #5

Here's some interesting numbers: Act_of_Reparation Jul 2019 #6

Amen. n/t trotsky Jul 2019 #3

"I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to." hurl Jul 2019 #7