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Do you take the Bible literally? Many people spiritualize scriptural accounts or assign them to myth and legend rather than applying them to themselves. In so doing they explain away the power of my word. Yet nearly all of my teaching was in parables about wheat and tares, lost coins, valuable pearls, and many other illustrations. By taking the Bible literally you can avoid dealing with the truth of it by saying that none of these apply directly to you. Yet these figurative lessons contain the truth of my Kingdom. Start by taking my word seriously and conform to what it would speak to you whether literal or figurative. Blessed is he who trembles at my word.