Gospel Fare
Air Bud Doctrine: How Ambiguity Becomes Strategy—and Undermines Faith
Is theological silence a loophole? Air Bud logic misreads doctrine and undermines revealed foundations.
Stephen O. Smoot
May 12, 2025
Is theological silence a loophole? Air Bud logic misreads doctrine and undermines revealed foundations.
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