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The task of the teacher of the Bible is to open up what’s closed, to make plain what is obscure, to unravel what is knotted and to unfold what is tightly packed.

Alistair Begg

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Alistair Begg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: May 22
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Pastor
Preacher
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Glasgow
Scotland
Alistair Begg
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Closed
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Knotted
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Unravel
Bible
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Tightly
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To expose our minds constantly to ungodly thinking is a great danger.
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