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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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see Him, for "self" had sought to take <strong>the</strong> Creator's<br />

place. Consequently, any plan of redemption that<br />

God might make for man would have <strong>the</strong> problem<br />

of eradicating <strong>the</strong> "knowledge of guilt" from his<br />

mind. This would involve also causing him to<br />

know what brought <strong>the</strong> guilt complex into his<br />

thinking.<br />

The tree which <strong>the</strong> Lord had warned against<br />

was <strong>the</strong> tree of knowledge, of good and evil.<br />

Knowledge can only reside in <strong>the</strong> mind. This<br />

means that in <strong>the</strong> event of disobedience and sin, it<br />

would be <strong>the</strong> mind that would become involved<br />

and become corrupted. Once man chose to serve<br />

"self" instead of <strong>the</strong> Creator, he would know<br />

something he had not known before. What he came<br />

to know by his rebellion was guilt.<br />

This guilt has caused <strong>the</strong> human race to invent<br />

countless different cults and philosophies. It is <strong>the</strong><br />

cornerstone of every pagan concept of God and <strong>the</strong><br />

root of all <strong>the</strong> expiation doctrines of appeasement<br />

and vain hope of placating deity. It plagues <strong>the</strong> life<br />

of every unrepentant sinner and creates <strong>the</strong> desire<br />

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