not only can we hold unreality in our minds, but also we can come to believe that unreality. We can put our trust in lies and then, through our bodies, live as if those lies were true. This is why when the devil comes to Eve in the Garden, he doesn’t come with a stick but with an idea. Because ideas and the idea systems of fallen society are the primary trade of the evil one. They cause us to believe lies. But the best teaching does more than just inform us—it gets into our heads with a vision of the good life. It undermines the untrue stories we believe; it says, “This is true, and this is a
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