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interpretation of God's Word rather than to

simply accept the teachings of a professing

Christian organization or a professing

Christian (even a pastor).

I began to grow by leaps and bounds as I

became saturated in God's Word, and I

seemed to have an insatiable appetite to

know God better through the study of His

Word. No one had to pamper me, entertain

me, coerce, or "bribe" me to study God's

Word or to attend church. I must say that I

question a person's conversion if that

person has no desire for the Word of God.

Just as a newborn baby just naturally seeks

physical sustenance in order to survive

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