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Quote by Watchman Nee
The Body is not an illustration but a fact.
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The body is being presented as something real and substantial in itself, not as a picture or symbol meant to represent another idea. Its physical presence matters directly.
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- Christian Classics Ethereal Library, The Normal Christian Life
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- Official Statement
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