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Larry Truelove
Some people believe that they would be commended by God if they believe things that the bible is either virtually silent on. And they believe things that are contrary to the bible because they are ignorant of the bible. But they think their faith is good because those things seem right.
In the bible God developed a history with people and asked people to trust Him based on their experience with him. And God expected other people to learn from observing God work direct with their friends.