Singing was something that angels did, a way of growing closer to God.

歌唱是天使做的事情，一种更接近上帝的方式。

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Is what I'm doing with my body drawing me and those around me closer to God?

我现在用我的身体所做的事和我周围的这些事务更亲近主吗？

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Something to think about for those who feel that purification rituals bring them closer to God.

那些认为洗礼等净化仪式让他们更接近上帝的人应该三思而后行。

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It brought Judean religion closer to monotheism because you have the insistence of worshiping one god in his one central sanctuary.

它使犹太人的宗教更接近于一神崇拜因为,对只崇拜一个神并且以他为祭祀中心的坚持。

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It's accessible to Israelites who are pure. The sanctuary proper, which is in closer proximity to God, bears a still higher degree of holiness: it's accessible only to the priests, who are said to be the holy ones within Israel.

纯洁的以色列人可以进入，而圣所本身，它更接近上帝，具有更高的神圣性：,只有祭司可以进入，在以色列，祭司被认为是神圣的。

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He saw the abolition of slavery as part of a broader project to bring the world closer to God.

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And time is our tragedy, the substance we have to wade through as we try to move closer to God.

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She said the course gave her a deeper understanding, both of Islam, "as a systematic way to get closer to God, " and of herself.

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