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To say a person is STILL MARRIED after an unscriptural divorce than to say THE
PUT AWAY must remain unmarried or be reconciled (Mt. 5:32b; 19:9b; Lk. 16:18;
I Cor. 7:11).
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To JUSTIFY an errorist who is a close associate than to ENCOURAGE his
repentance (Lk. 16:15; Prov. 17:18).
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To SELL OUT THE TRUTH than to BUY IT AND SELL IT NOT (Prov. 23:23).
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To REDEFINE Bible terms and words to bolster a false doctrine than to
HARMONIZE the oracles of God (II Tim. 2:15; I Pet. 4:11; II Pet. 3:16).
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To COMMEND those friends who are in error than to CONTEND with them (Prov.
28:4).
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To DISMISS AN ISSUE’S IMPORTANCE by claiming that it belongs in Romans 14 than
to HONESTLY EXAMINE IT WITH THE LIGHT of truth (II Thess. 5:21; I Jn. 4:1,
5-6).
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To MAKE FALSE ACCUSATIONS against the opposition than to USE SCRIPTURE TO
DEFEND THE ACTUAL TEACHING that has been called into question (I K. 18:17;
Gal. 4:16; I Pet. 4:4).
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To DENY PUBLICATION of a current issue than to allow OPEN EXAMINATION of
issues which compel the publication’s staff writers to take a defensive
stance (Jn. 3:19-21).
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To CONDEMN CHRISTIANITY MAGAZINE for their unwillingness to openly
discuss an MDR issue than to CONDEMN THE ASSOCIATES OF TRUTH MAGAZINE
for the same actions.
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To remain SILENT than to CONTEND for the faith (Isa. 56:10; I Tim. 6:12; Jude
3).
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To MAKE EXCUSES than to be FAITHFUL (Lk. 14:18).