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 "question": "What does it mean to seek the lost?",
 "answer": "'To seek' (zeteo) means to pursue with passion - to hunt someone down until you find them, to chase after with intensity. It is the same forceful word behind David's 'goodness and mercy shall follow me.' Jesus seeks the lost with exactly that passionate intensity; He is the initiator and the pursuer.",
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  "What does it mean to actively hunt down and pursue people who have strayed away from God?",
  "How does Jesus show passion and persistence in searching out and recovering those who have wandered away from Him?",
  "What does it look like for God to initiate and vigorously pursue individuals who have lost their way and are separated from Him?"
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