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The Bible’s Most Misunderstood Verse

When I was working as a bishop, interviewing clergy for parish jobs, one of the questions I would sometimes ask was, “If you could take one chapter of the Bible to a desert island, which would it be?” To make it more interesting, I would often add, “Let’s say you’ve already got Romans 8.” Otherwise nearly everyone would choose it; it’s one of the great summaries of the message of the whole Bible, full of challenge as well as comfort.

https://time.com/6322429/bibles-most-misunderstood-verse/

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