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He not only taught us about the cross, but he taught us about 'bruising our heel', or making the instincts of the flesh weak in order to be obedient in the Spirit. <ref>{{bgw|Mt 26:39}} And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt].</ref> This was teaching by example. He served us, by overcoming his desire to not die, and fulfull the Father's will on the cross. | He not only taught us about the cross, but he taught us about 'bruising our heel', or making the instincts of the flesh weak in order to be obedient in the Spirit. <ref>{{bgw|Mt 26:39}} And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt].</ref> This was teaching by example. He served us, by overcoming his desire to not die, and fulfull the Father's will on the cross. | ||
The [[Rules for | The [[Rules for interpretation]] <ref>[[Rules for interpretation]]</ref> were applied to clarify the teaching. Scripture is the source of all the answers. Not our memory, doctrinal interpolations, tradition, history, etc. | ||
A child could have noticed that originally it was said that the herbs were given to man to ''''eat''', but that the scripture did not say that. Where did it come from? It wasn't a total fabrication. Everyone knows that herbs can be eaten. So it was 'penciled in' in our mind to make sense of the riddle as it was examined more closely in each pass. | A child could have noticed that originally it was said that the herbs were given to man to ''''eat''', but that the scripture did not say that. Where did it come from? It wasn't a total fabrication. Everyone knows that herbs can be eaten. So it was 'penciled in' in our mind to make sense of the riddle as it was examined more closely in each pass. | ||
