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"...holds that spiritual solutions to scrupulosity are possible when they have powerful emotional aspects and are not limited to absorption of factual information. This may explain how Bunyan found some scripture passages reassuring but others irrelevant. Although Bunyan was a great admirer of...Luther, the famous passage from Romans that resolved Luther's concern about salvation was insufficient for Bunyan."
— Jun 01, 2017 02:50PM
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"...holds that spiritual solutions to scrupulosity are possible when they have powerful emotional aspects and are not limited to absorption of factual information. This may explain how Bunyan found some scripture passages reassuring but others irrelevant. Although Bunyan was a great admirer of...Luther, the famous passage from Romans that resolved Luther's concern about salvation was insufficient for Bunyan."
Gidget
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"To escape the religious torment drives some to extreme measures. Both Bunyan and Ignatius considered suicide. The prayer of Ignatius could echo the despair of those with scruples.
*Show me, Lord, where I can obtain help: and if I have to follow a little dog to obtain the cure I need, I am ready to do just that.* "
— Jun 01, 2017 02:45PM
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"To escape the religious torment drives some to extreme measures. Both Bunyan and Ignatius considered suicide. The prayer of Ignatius could echo the despair of those with scruples.
*Show me, Lord, where I can obtain help: and if I have to follow a little dog to obtain the cure I need, I am ready to do just that.* "
