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Eugene Peterson explains\u00a0the main storyline of the Bible-<\/p>\n

“Incarnation. Jesus. But that incarnation has to be set in the context of the whole Bible. That’s the focus. The biggest heresies that have messed up the church have been\u00a0gnostic, which eliminates the body of Jesus. The flesh and blood, they make it into an idea. Once it’s an idea, then you can argue about it.
\nBut if you’re dealing with a person who reveals the nature of God then there’s a different way to say it, but not a different way to live it.”
\nHe continues to share –\u00a0why it is so important to live life ‘locally’…<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Eugene Peterson explains\u00a0the main storyline of the Bible- “Incarnation. Jesus. But that incarnation has to be set in the context of the whole Bible. That’s the focus. The biggest heresies that have messed up the church have been\u00a0gnostic, which eliminates … <\/p>\n

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