have questions. Surely the Bible is a reliable reference book. So we ask, should we drink alcohol? Well, let’s find that in the Bible. We ask, should I go see this movie or not? And we look up some texts about not eating meat sacrificed to idols and end up slightly more confused but feeling religious, at least. Suddenly we’ve turned the Bible into our Magic 8-Ball. Of course, we don’t call it that. We call it things like “the road map to life.” Now, does the Bible contain a wealth of wisdom for practical,
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