What Scripture Never Tells Us

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The Bible doesn’t tell us much if anything about people’s internal states—their emotions, psychology, motives, and thoughts—except through reporting their words and actions. Why is this? There is an important theological reason , but it is also an invitation for us to engage with Scripture in a deeper way. How do we do this? This article explains.

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