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Since God Values Humility, Is He Against Certainty?

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Since God Values Humility, Is He Against Certainty?

May 30, 2022
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#STRaskStand to Reason

Questions about whether God is against certainty because it breeds arrogance, the difference between fearing God and living in fear, and why Solomon, who was given wisdom by God, had so many wives.

* What are your thoughts on someone who says that since God so clearly values humility, then he wouldn’t expect certainty from us because that would breed arrogance?

* What’s the difference between fearing God and living in fear?

* If God gave Solomon wisdom, then why did he have so many wives?

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