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|Even Paul's doctrines were checked against the Old Testament by the Bereans. <ref>[[Paul taught from the OT]]</ref> <ref>[[Ac 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.</ref>

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|No one in that day would have accepted a teaching that began "I have a special revelation and new doctrine from God." Nor should we accept that today. We should pray that our eyes be opened to the new teaching in the old teaching.

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|I have wrestled with how to share the sermon from the road. I have attempted tedious proofs, and explanations. But Alistair convinced me that all my proofs, though valid and appropriate for some audiences, are for naught in the conversion of the soul.

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There is so much animosity against the mystery teaching of Christ, and some of it rightly so because of gross abuses, that a small defense for this work is necessary in sharing the boundaries of this 'eye opening' hermeneutic. With out this, many will claim that these teachings are nothing but more free-for-all allegory. Many will likely claim this also because of their laziness in applying the rules.

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|Chapter 1 will share the rules which prevent free-for-all allegory. Some will read it and say that the rules are impossible to meet. Exactly so. No man-made system could impose meaning on the scripture and adhere to the rules. Because of the rules, the meaning is self-correcting, verifiable and reproducible. The rules change Bible debate into Bible collaboration.