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Why does God throw sins into the depths of the sea?
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A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source…A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers." The water didn't begin in the garden. It came from somewhere beyond, and it didn't stop at the garden's edge either. Whatever God gives you to drink was never meant to end with you.
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