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I don't know if that is true. My church follows the "tradition" that the Bible is the inerrant inspired word of God and that in it's original letters it was perfect. After all, it was the work of the Holy Spirit

But you still subscribe to the sola scriptura, which is about the only thing the Protestants have in common, so what you present as "theology" with or without a fancy name of one of your personal heroes (i.e. Calvinism), is really just your personal opinion -- theologiumena we would say in the Eastern parlance.

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Do you believe that?

My point about Sharon being "punished" is that it is a nonsense. If Sharon is simply doing God's work then why is he being "punished?" Punishment comes from misbehavior, trespass, offense. If I am carrying out the orders of my superiors, where is the offense?

The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Do you believe that?

Yes I do. Our life is not ours to keep. It's a loan, not a gift. :-)