Because we have welcomed elements of imperfection, the ditches exposed by iniquity had been plowed more deeply by personal bias. To repent of error is to turn; and turn, we must; but we do not exist in a vacuum, separate from all other beings in the mind of HaShem. God is no respecter of persons, and our pleasures and distasteful preferences have injured others. Salvation is an event, but perfection is a process. There is work to be done to balance the scales. Without faith in the Father, self-interest will try on the mask of love, but the sneer will be perceptible to those with spiritual sight. Such as are born of the Spirit know, full well, that iniquity takes root in our worries over election and piety. The deceived rank their estimations of self-worth in contradistinction by different standards than they view the imperfections of others. The spiritual man knows we are all One and that none shall be truly free until all are free. He is unwilling to lose any; for he has measured unity. In his mercy, the Father has rooted pretention and ambivalence in doubt. Without faith it is impossible to please the Father, nor even to turn in HaMashiyach; for Father hy cannot be dissuaded from that which he has engineered for our good. Souls weighed down by concerns about piety elevate a focus on personal standing above focus on the God, before whom we must all stand as brothers. If we cling to that doubled focus, every seeming step forward becomes a stumble to the rear. Such who would save their own souls are desperate for justification, starving for faith. In their attempts to please the Spirit that churns in the depths of their hearts, their thoughts will succumb to zeal, which they will mistake for guidance by the Holy Spirit, the Qodesh Qodeshim. Doctrines that defy common sense are hammered out daily by the Goliaths of pulpits, of the shuls and synagogues, and of the mosques of this world. By reason of them, the way of Truth is evil spoken of; for they trample spiritual freedom, in opposition to the Spirit of Truth that must be honored and followed by Sons of Man and of Elohim because it is revealed within their direct experience of life. Whether worldly apologists scold from their platforms or plead from their knees, they peddle thoughts that cloud the mind; and we can no longer surrender to their leadership. They are Baalim. Tall King Shaul killed his thousands and found no peace at the head of his armies, nor even in his own house. If we are to do better, we must emulate King David; for our questions must stir the golden dust clouds of Ophir rpo: that is to say, our thoughts o must reflect p clarity r by tightening o debate p about what we think we know r. Opinions will not fill our slings against Goliath. Effective answer is hidden in stones unearthed from grounds HaShem makes known to us in the course of our daily lives. King David drew from the five smooth stones of Torah. Of the five, he chose Devarim, the book of Deuteronomy; for the scholars are uncertain of its value in comparison to the four scrolls that precede it. Dismissed by many as repetition, David demonstrated its purpose and its effect.