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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,!RE IS SO MU* ?AT IS /RANGE1 IMPROBABLE1 UN9TELLIGIBLE1 & EV5 CONTRADICTORY 9 :AT PR(ESSES TO BE ,*RI/'S TEA*+ ?AT PEOPLE DO NOT KN[ H[ TO UND]/& IT4 

,IT IS V]Y DIFF]5TLY UND]/OOD BY DIFF]5T PEOPLE4 ,SOME SAY R$EMPTION IS ! ALL-IMPORTANT MATT]4 ,O!RS SAY ! ALL-IMPORTANT ?+ IS GRACE1 OBTA9ABLE ?R\< ! SACRAM5TS4 ,O!RS1 AGA91 SAY ?AT SUBMISSION TO ! ,*UR* IS :AT IS REALLY ESS5TIAL4 ,BUT ! ,*UR*ES !MSELVES DISAGREE1 & 9T]PRET ! TEA*+ V>I\SLY4 ,! ,ROMAN ,CA?OLIC ,*UR* HOLDS ?AT ! ,HOLY ,<O/ PROCE$S FROM ! ,FA!R & ! ,SON2 ?AT ! ,POPE IS 9FALLIBLE1 & ?AT SALVATION IS OBTA9ABLE *IEFLY ?R\< WORKS4 ,! ,LU!RAN ,*UR* DOES NOT ACCEPT ?IS1 & CONSID]S ?AT FAI? IS :AT IS *IEFLY NE$$ = SALVATION4 ,! ,OR?ODOX ,RUSSO-,GREEK ,*UR* CONSID]S ?AT ! ,HOLY ,<O/ PROCE$S FROM ! ,FA!R ONLY1 & ?AT BO? WORKS & FAI? >E NECESS>Y TO SALVATION4 

,& ! ,ANGLICAN & O!R ,EPISCOPALIAN1 ! ,PRESBYT]IAN1 ! ,ME?ODI/1 NOT TO M5TION HUNDR$S ( O!R ,*UR*ES1 9T]PRET ,*RI/'S TEA*+ EA* 9 ITS [N WAY4 

,Y\NG M51 & M5 ( ! PEOPLE1 D\BT+ ! TRU? ( ! ,*UR*-TEA*+ 9 :I* !Y HAVE BE5 BR\<T UP1 (T5 COME TO ME & ASK :AT MY TEA*+ IS1 & H[ ,I UND]/& ,*RI/'S TEA*+8 ,SU* QUE/IONS ALWAYS GRIEVE1 & EV5 %OCK ME4 

,*RI/1 :O ! ,*UR*ES SAY WAS ,GOD1 CAME ON E>? TO REVEAL DIV9E TRU? TO M51 = !IR GUIDANCE 9 LIFE4 ,A MAN--EV5 A PLA91 /UPID MAN--IF HE WANTS TO GIVE PEOPLE GUIDANCE ( IMPORTANCE TO !M1 WILL MANAGE TO IMP>T IT SO ?AT !Y CAN MAKE \T :AT HE MEANS4 ,& IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ,GOD1 HAV+ COME ON E>? ESPECIALLY TO SAVE PEOPLE1 WAS NOT ABLE TO SAY :AT ,HE WANT$ TO SAY CLE>LY 5\< TO PREV5T PEOPLE FROM MIS9T]PRET+ ,HIS WORDS1 & FROM DISAGREE+ ) ONE ANO!R AB\T !M8 

,?IS C\LD NOT BE SO IF ,*RI/ W]E ,GOD2 NOR EV5 IF ,*RI/ W]E NOT ,GOD1 BUT M]ELY A GREAT TEA*]1 IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ,HE FAIL$ TO EXPRESS ,HIMSELF CLE>LY4 ,= A GREAT TEA*] IS GREAT1 JU/ BECAUSE HE IS ABLE TO EXPRESS ! TRU? SO ?AT IT CAN NEI!R BE HIDD5 NOR OBSCUR$1 BUT IS AS PLA9 AS DAYLI<T4 

,9 EI!R CASE1 !RE=E1 ! ,GOSPELS :I* TRANSMIT ,*RI/'S TEA*+ MU/ CONTA9 TRU?4 ,&1 9DE$1 ! TRU? IS !RE = ALL :O WILL READ ! ,GOSPELS ) A S9C]E WI% TO KN[ ! TRU?1 )\T PREJUDICE1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 )\T SUPPOS+ ?AT ! ,GOSPELS CONTA9 SOME SPECIAL SORT ( WISDOM BEYOND HUMAN REASON4 

,?AT IS H[ ,I READ ! ,GOSPELS1 & ,I F\ND 9 !M TRU? PLA9 5\< = LITTLE *ILDR5 TO UND]/&1 AS1 9DE$1 ! ,GOSPELS !MSELVES SAY4 ,SO ?AT :5 ,I AM ASK$ :AT MY TEA*+ CONSI/S 91 & H[ ,I UND]/& ,*RI/'S TEA*+1 ,I REPLY3 ,I HAVE NO TEA*+1 BUT ,I UND]/& ,*RI/'S TEA*+ AS IT IS EXPLA9$ 9 ! ,GOSPELS4 ,IF ,I HAVE WRITT5 BOOKS AB\T ,*RI/'S TEA*+1 ,I HAVE DONE SO ONLY TO %[ ! FALS5ESS ( ! 9T]PRETATIONS GIV5 BY ! COMM5TATORS ON ! ,GOSPELS4 

,TO UND]/& ,*RI/'S REAL TEA*+ ! *IEF ?+ IS NOT TO 9T]PRET ! ,GOSPELS1 BUT TO UND]/& !M AS !Y >E WRITT54 ,&1 !RE=E1 TO ! QUE/ION H[ ,*RI/'S TEA*+ %\LD BE UND]/OOD1 ,I REPLY3 ,IF Y\ WI% TO UND]/& IT1 READ ! ,GOSPELS4 ,READ !M PUTT+ ASIDE ALL =EGONE CONCLUSIONS2 READ ) ! SOLE DESIRE TO UND]/& :AT IS SAID !RE4 ,BUT JU/ BECAUSE ! ,GOSPELS >E HOLY BOOKS1 READ !M CONSID]ATELY1 REASONABLY1 & ) DISC]NM5T1 & NOT AT HAPHAZ>D OR ME*ANICALLY1 AS IF ALL ! WORDS W]E ( EQUAL WEI<T4 

 ,TO UND]/& ANY BOOK ONE MU/ *OOSE \T ! P>TS ?AT >E QUITE CLE>1 DIVID+ !M FROM :AT IS OBSCURE OR CONFUS$4 ,& FROM :AT IS CLE> WE MU/ =M \R IDEA ( ! DRIFT & SPIRIT ( ! :OLE WORK4 ,!N1 ON ! BASIS ( :AT WE HAVE UND]/OOD1 WE MAY PROCE$ TO MAKE \T :AT IS CONFUS$ OR NOT QUITE 9TELLIGIBLE4 ,?AT IS H[ WE READ ALL K9DS ( BOOKS4 ,& IT IS P>TICUL>LY NECESS>Y ?US TO READ ! ,GOSPELS1 :I* HAVE PASS$ ?R\< SU* A MULTIPLICITY ( COMPILATIONS1 TRANSLATIONS1 & TRANSCRIPTIONS1 & W]E COMPOS$1 EI<TE5 C5TURIES AGO1 BY M5 :O W]E NOT HI<LY $UCAT$1 & W]E SUP]/ITI\S4.<#a.> 

,!RE=E1 9 ORD] TO UND]/& ! ,GOSPELS1 WE MU/ FIR/ ( ALL SEP>ATE :AT IS QUITE SIMPLE & 9TELLIGIBLE FROM :AT IS CONFUS$ & UN9TELLIGIBLE1 & AFT]W>DS READ ?IS CLE> & 9TELLIGIBLE P>T SEV]AL TIMES OV]1 TRY+ FULLY TO ASSIMILATE IT4 ,!N1 HELP$ BY ! COMPREH5SION ( ! G5]AL MEAN+1 WE CAN TRY TO EXPLA9 TO \RSELVES ! DRIFT ( ! P>TS :I* SEEM$ 9VOLV$ & OBSCURE4 ,?AT WAS H[ ,I READ ! ,GOSPELS1 & ! MEAN+ ( ,*RI/'S TEA*+S BECAME SO CLE> TO ME ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE ANY D\BTS AB\T IT4 ,& ,I ADVISE EV]Y ONE :O WI%ES TO UND]/& ! TRUE MEAN+ ( ,*RI/'S TEA*+ TO FOLL[ ! SAME PLAN4 

,LET EA* MAN :5 READ+ ! ,GOSPELS SELECT ALL ?AT SEEMS TO HIM QUITE PLA91 CLE>1 & COMPREH5SIBLE1 & LET HIM SCORE IT ON ! M>G91 SAY ) A BLUE P5CIL1 & !N1 TAK+ ! M>K$ PASSAGES FIR/1 LET HIM SEP>ATE ,*RI/'S WORDS FROM ?OSE ( !  ,EVANGELI/S BY M>K+ ,*RI/'S WORDS A SECOND TIME )1 SAY1 A R$ P5CIL4 ,!N LET HIM READ OV] !SE D\BLY SCOR$ PASSAGES SEV]AL TIMES4 ,ONLY AFT] HE HAS ?OR\<LY ASSIMILAT$ !SE1 LET HIM AGA9 READ ! O!R WORDS ATTRIBUT$ TO ,*RI/1 :I* HE DID NOT UND]/& :5 HE FIR/ READ !M1 & LET HIM SCORE1 9 R$1 ?OSE ?AT HAVE BECOME PLA9 TO HIM4 ,LET HIM LEAVE UNSCOR$ SU* WORDS ( ,*RI/ AS REMA9 QUITE UN9TELLIGIBLE1 & ALSO UN9TELLIGIBLE WORDS BY ! WRIT]S ( ! ,GOSPELS4 ,! PASSAGES M>K$ 9 R$ WILL SUPPLY ! READ] ) ! ESS5CE ( ,*RI/'S TEA*+4 ,!Y WILL GIVE :AT ALL M5 NE$1 & :AT ,*RI/ !RE=E SAID1 9 A WAY :I* ALL CAN UND]/&4 ,! PLACES M>K$ ONLY 9 BLUE WILL GIVE :AT ! AU?ORS ( ! ,GOSPELS SAID ?AT IS 9TELLIGIBLE4 

,V]Y LIKELY 9 SELECT+ :AT IS1 FROM :AT IS NOT1 FULLY COMPREH5SIBLE1 PEOPLE WILL NOT ALL M>K ! SAME PASSAGES4 ,:AT IS COMPREH5SIBLE TO ME MAY SEEM OBSCURE TO ANO!R4 ,BUT ALL WILL C]TA9LY AGREE 9 :AT IS MO/ IMPORTANT1 & !RE >E ?+S :I* WILL BE F\ND QUITE 9TELLIGIBLE TO EV]Y ONE4 

,IT IS JU/ ?IS--JU/ :AT IS FULLY COMPREH5SIBLE TO ALL M5--?AT CON/ITUTES ! ESS5CE ( ,*RI/'S TEA*+4.<#b.> 

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8 ,! ,GOSPELS1 AS IS KN[N TO ALL :O HAVE /UDI$ !IR ORIG91 F> FROM BE+ 9FALLIBLE EXPRESSIONS ( DIV9E TRU?1 >E ! WORK ( 9NUM]ABLE M9DS & H&S1 & >E FULL ( ]RORS4 ,!RE=E ! ,GOSPELS CAN 9 NO CASE BE TAK5 AS A PRODUCTION ( ! ,HOLY ,<O/1 AS ,*UR*M5 ASS]T4 ,W]E ?AT SO1 ,GOD W\LD HAVE REVEAL$ ! ,GOSPEL AS HE IS SAID TO HAVE REVEAL$ ! COMM&M5TS ON ,M\NT ,S9AI2 OR HE W\LD HAVE TRANSMITT$ ! COMPLETE BOOK TO M51 AS ! ,MORMONS DECL>E WAS ! CASE ) !IR HOLY SCRIPTURES4 ,BUT WE KN[ H[ !SE WORKS W]E WRITT5 & COLLECT$1 & H[ !Y W]E CORRECT$ & TRANSLAT$2 & !RE=E NOT ONLY CAN WE NOT ACCEPT !M AS 9FALLIBLE REVELATIONS1 BUT WE MU/1 IF WE RESPECT TRU?1 CORRECT ]RORS ?AT WE F9D 9 !M4-- 
,AU?OR'S ,NOTE4 

8 ,?IS LITTLE >TICLE--ADVIS+ M5 H[ TO READ ! ,GOSPELS MO/ PR(ITABLY--IS1 ( C\RSE1 NOT ALL[$ TO BE PUBLI%$ 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,HECTOGRAPH$ & PHOTOGRAPH$ COPIES DO1 H[EV]1 CIRCULATE FROM H& TO H&4--,TR4 

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