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Old 02-13-2009, 10:37 PM
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Re: Is this the scripture we teach to be separate?

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Originally Posted by Pressing-On View Post
LOL! That is the FIRST word the Lord impressed on me to look up when I was a new convert. I found out it meant - acquisition (the act or the thing); by extension preservation: - obtain (-ing), peculiar, purchased, possession, saving.

In an older Strong's Concordance it was also defined as -- chosen and sent.

I wanted to find out why he wanted us to be weird and was relieved that is NOT what it meant at all! LOL!
Sadly, there are folks who never bothered to seek out the nuance and meaning as you did. They make a lot of blustering noises and next thing you know their's some new standard that says you have to be weird.
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