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Originally Posted by Glenzig
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I never said that God works in mysterious ways. Blunt facts would only work to a point though. You could tell someone not to commit adultery or they will die, but that will only keep them obedient as long as they're scared of threat of death. Explaining to them how important and meaningful it is to follow that command, and how strongly they need to feel about it in order to maintain their stance goes much much further. You can't do that without colorful language like illustration and hyperbole.
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It can be done and you know it. Let's suppose for the sake of argument that you couldn't though. Why not for the sake of consistency have both? These are again God's precious children after all.