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    It is not the case that If it does not originally come from the Bible, the Bible should not be considered proof for it

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    • 1.Circular reasoning occurs when a text is used to prove claims it didn't originally establish.
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    • 2.The Bible's authority should rest on its own internal claims, not on external ideas retrofitted into it.
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    • 3.Intellectual honesty requires distinguishing between what a source actually teaches and later interpretations.
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