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Thank you so much for your post!

Indeed, towards the end of the post is an acknowledgement that sincere contention exists between Christians because of personal interpretations and reliance on the teachings of others.

Moreover, we are all admonished to be careful not to confuse the commandments of God and traditions of men:

Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men. - Mark 7:7

Because my part of this project was to represent the Christian worldview, I spent several days in prayer over the reply to the question "What is man?". I received all the verses in post 17 as a result of that prayer.

To the verses I added a few connecting sentences and prayed again. The result is the post that you see.

I did a search all the way up to around 140 for anything about what I had intended to post and noted that no one else had brought it up, so I shortened my response.

This thread has been very civil and thoughtful, with many points of veiw being represented.

Kudos to BB and yourself, as well as the others who've replied.