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Look at Adam, made, they made aprons of fig leaves, and put that around them, the fig leaves. But when they came to the place where God called Adam and Eve to stand before Him, they realized that they had a man-made religion. The word religion means, “a covering.” And they were covered by a self-made apron. You see it?
Prodigal, 1950-08-27, Cleveland, OH, §54
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Prodigal, 1950-08-27, Cleveland, OH, §54
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- Title:
- Prodigal
- Date:
- August 27, 1950
- Location:
- Cleveland, OH
- Paragraph:
- §54
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