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[(ejr)20(i)20(qeiva)]TJ /F5 1 Tf )]TJ -21.69045 -1.09091 TD (sentences used from 1:20 up to 1:24 enhance the forcefulness of his)Tj [(release from prison (Osburn 1971:33 and Fee 1995:132). 0.082 Tw 9 0 0 9 273.6093 268.2594 Tm 1 g ET 9 0 0 9 135.7296 177.4563 Tm 0 Tc (caivrw)Tj 0 -1.09091 TD 0.021 Tw BT Our getting to heaven safely does not depend on us, on our ability to hold on and to persevere faithfully to the end of our lives. -0.0001 Tc He was confident that God would continue His sanctifying work in them so they might become even more effective partners with him in this great task. (The type of ar)Tj (. 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BT The variation is purely)-278(s)-15(t)-15(y)-15(l)-15(i)-15(s)-15(t)-15(i)-15(c)-15(. BT BT 0 -1.40013 TD It should also rest on spiritual sensitivity to truth as God has revealed it in His Word and not on mere sentimentality. Chicago: University Press. 9 0 0 9 183.8025 318.631 Tm -0.0001 Tc -0.0202 Tw Few Christians view suffering for their testimony as a blessing, but that is really what it is. (y)Tj /F1 1 Tf /F1 1 Tf \322Supply\323 requires an object and here the object is the Spirit. 0 Tc endstream dissertation. [(ar)17(gument based on divine involvement\). 1 g BT 0.0894 Tw (E A)Tj /F5 1 Tf 0.0548 Tw ET 0 Tw (4)Tj 9 0 0 9 80.3701 189.0408 Tm (R D)Tj (t)Tj -0.0001 Tc So also Fee (1995:133), who prefers)]TJ ET (desire \()' -0.015 Tc T* BT 0 Tc (Now that Paul\325)Tj It is possible that more than one technique is being used. 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