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    How to Be Holy (Old Testament Style)

    For the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable, go to the Old Testament. Because it’s largely a narrative, the Old Testament shows cause and effect—of every kind. You can trust it to tell the juicy parts.

    I want to show you some match-ups I discovered. It’s a set of revealing comparisons of those who got it right and those who didn’t.

    I found two principles:

    1. Why holiness matters.

    2. How people become holy.

    I’ll share these principles at the end. But see if you can find them yourself in the following comparisons:

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    How to Surrender No Premise

    When disputing or discussing, it’s common to grant an opponent’s premise for the sake of argument. But we don’t always need to, and it’s not always desirable.

    Take this example:

    One who supports “Planned Parenthood” and the harvesting of infant body parts argues as follows:

    “I thought that according to Christianity all babies go to heaven anyway. So why do you care?”

    See what the person is doing? He’s not advocating for his own position, but seeking merely to reduce the Christian view to absurdity.

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