I texted my pastor (who I’ve known for many years) because I love this question.
I’m sharing it below:
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It's wise and humble to wrestle with tough questions like this while sticking close to...
I know the idea I brought up isn't commonly considered, but I think it is less that it doesn't fit the text, and more that it is uncomfortable and hard to explain. We humans tend to dismiss things that are either uncomfortable or incomprehensible.