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“The same thing happened again, Elder Amos,” the rabbi said in a very disgruntled manner. Without catch- ing his breath, he continued, “I just learned that while I was out of town, another rabbi I had entrusted with my Sabbath service, deliberately taught my congregation contrary to what he knew I had been teaching. Because of what this man did, confusion has entered our assembly.”
The rabbi’s words continued to pour out. “Although this man has only a few Scriptures to support what he is teaching, he is leading astray some of my newest converts and several others who are immature in the Lord, by per- suading them to embrace his teaching. They are actually taking sides with him and against me. I hear they are even talking about beginning another synagogue right here in Jerusalem.”
As he looked Amos right in the eyes, the discouraged rabbi continued with these words, “Elder Amos, I’ve had this happen before! Is there anything I can do to be as- sured that this will never happen again?”
As Amos trudged slowly down the dusty road toward his home, he could not dismiss from his mind the over- whelming sadness in the rabbi’s voice. Recalling the de- feated look in his eyes, the final question of this distraught rabbi deeply troubled Amos.
After shifting the load on his back, Amos continued walking toward his home while he meditated upon the rabbi’s question. He searched his mind for any conceiv- able answer. But the more he thought about the question, the more troubled he became, because no answer would come to his mind.
After all, he thought, every man is a free moral agent and can do anything he desires to do. One thing is for
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