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Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to
abstain from the passions of the flesh, which
wage war against your soul. Keep your conduct

among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they
speak against you as evildoers, they may see your

good deeds and glorify God on the day of
visitation. 1 Peter 2 9-10 ESV

The Bible (Word of God) is the Sole Authority and Source of
Truth.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper

than any two‐edged sword, piercing to the
division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of

marrow, and discerning the thoughts and
intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 ESV
[Emphasis added]

Now the parable is this: The seed [spiritual food]

is the word of God. The ones along the path are
those who have heard; then the devil comes and
takes away the word from their hearts, so that

they may not believe and be saved. And the ones
on the rock are those who, when they hear the

word, receive it with joy. But these have no root;
they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall
away. And as for what fell among the thorns, they

are those who hear, but as they go on their way
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