The central story of scripture is the issue of first, how we know something is true, and then second, what does one does about it. Placed as prominently as possible in the key narratives of both the first and Second Adam is the same temptation: to ignore the direct and immediate voice of God and to act independently according to some other principle.
–Jon Ruthven, [Between Two Worlds](http://home.regent.edu/ruthven/2Worlds.htm)
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