command. It is, however, always a command. But the command will be plain, easy to understand, and most consistent with the holy character of God. All of this is evident in the first two verses of the book of Jonah. Duty was ever so plainly declared by God for Jonah. The declaration did not require a seminary graduate to understand it and see that it was valid. We can be thankful Divine duty is given this way. It is only sin which makes it seem vague, too complicated to know or figure out, and contrary
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