the starting point, part five. A checklist for understanding the experts.

When you read a commentary or theology, you must not just read between the lines, you must understand their reason for becoming a writer.

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This is a continuation of the essentials from "The Starting Point". You might want to go there first in case you landed here without seeing the quick-reference version. You can click here to do that.

Part one was 15 absolute essentials. Part two were 15 more essentials. (Click here to go back to first 15 and here to go to the second 15.) From those essentials, inevitable consequences will flow. That is what we discuss here.

Below the list is an explanation of each item, with a sample Scripture verse to illustrate the concept. The sample verse is one example to help understand the explanation. There certainly are many more.

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1. God does not regard you as a child unless you're a child.

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