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Where God Places a Period

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“Where God places a period, let no man put a question mark.” The saying is blunt. Not every mystery is meant to be solved by us. Some truths are given to be received. Continuing to interrogate what God has made clear can become a way of avoiding obedience.

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Some matters are settled by revelation. Endless questioning past that point becomes resistance.

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