Tradition… and why it’s harder to quit than crack. ~ TXAB: The Christ Almighty Blog

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16 May 2016

Tradition… and why it’s harder to quit than crack.

Our brains are wired to embrace old, familiar, wrong information.

Verses cited:
Mark 7.7.
John 14.6.
2 Corinthians 10.5.
1 Thessalonians 5.21.

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