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Although this author writes from a Christian perspective, not every belief and doctrine expressed in this book may agree with the beliefs and doctrines of every individual or group’s interpretation or understanding of the Bible.
Some of the materials in this book may contain references to doctrine that is not in complete agreement with what other groups (religious) teaches. A real example of this is the idea that a person can choose to believe in God. The Bible teaches that we come to faith entirely by the work of the Holy Spirit through the Gospel, and we can accept Jesus Christ as our Savior. The author is a Christian.
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Most of this disclaimer in the book was put together from disclaimers offered on the web as public domain information. It reminds me of insurance with an exclusion on exclusion in the policies. I had been going back and forth in my mind should I stop writing because of my poor grammar? Then for a while I did. But then I decided to write a disclaimer called “Don’t pick on me” Earlier I warned those that are gifted in English grammar to rather put this book down, especially if bad grammar and misspelling is an irritation to you. I found an online grammar checker so I will at the very least try that. Most people might just put this book down because of the lengthy disclaimer or would be wondering what the hell is going on in this book! Good Lord even I wonder as the the author. Maybe you will raise your eyebrows and wonder what is happening; how can any person embarrass themselves like this and then put it in print? It is ok you can feel sorry for me, I get that a lot of times, mayhaps you think poor stupid immigrant. The truth is I am who I am; - I completed a writing class many years ago in Africa and over the nearly twenty years in US I have participated in many certification classes and writing classes, but I was not able to master English grammar and spelling. I look at some of my siblings and their spellings attempts – they are engineers and managers of large corporations and yet their spelling both in our Native language and English as sorry as mine. Maybe I picked the wrong profession. But the fact is I love to write – I am a verbal processor and I have a lot of fear after I have experienced the cruelty of some readers and reviewers. Their are many online grammar policies, and spell checks, but somehow sometime it still just does not work perfect when you try and put something together that is is if you are me. I took English, Greek, Northern Sesotho, German, Latin, Afrikaans and Hollands during my schooling years - and now I

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