We routinely disqualify testimony that would plead for extenuation. That is, we are so persuaded of the rightness of our judgment as to invalidate evidence that does not confirm us in it. Nothing that deserves to be called truth could ever be arrived at by such means. Marilynne Robinson, The Death of Adam
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My guess is that most followers of Jesus would not doubt the importance of reading scripture.
In the gospel of John the Word was God and the Word became flesh, the Word is Jesus. As followers of Jesus we should learn about Jesus to following him better. The scriptures are God’s word left to us for learning, teaching, [...]
There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight. — Vaclav Havel