intelligent men.” In today’s church, the obvious is revolutionary. Nothing is as treacherous as the obvious. Like walking a tightrope in a high wind, understanding and executing the obvious is tricky. The obvious restated and applied shakes the church at its foundation. When you state it, inoculated leaders nod their sleepy heads. When you apply it, they scoff and label you as radical, inexperienced, and parachurch. What obvious truth causes the saints to squirm? Simply this: The church exists for
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