style of all the books would be the same. It is not. In fact, each book of the Bible is different. Although the Holy Spirit gave the message, the individual writers used their own vocabulary, and their divergent personalities are clear. Paul has a different way of writing than James does. Jeremiah writes differently than Isaiah writes. Think about a church service where three different people hear the same sermon. If you ask each of them what the preacher said, they will tell you the truth, but they
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