possession of individuals. It cannot be customized, being tailored to suit the particular predilections and fancies of those concerned with theological nicety or human fulfilment. The pursuit of theological precision, as of personal well-being, identity, sense of meaning, destiny, ambition or security, will always prove elusive and empty when sought for its own sake. Scripture urges the pursuit of God alone. ‘Seek me and you shall live’1 and ‘Seek first his kingdom’2 are two among many possible passages
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