[cneurotic]

Entering pedantic mode:

"But," in Paul's usage, isn't a preposition. And starting sentences with prepositions isn't considered "incorrect" by most grammarians[0]. Or even bad style.

If it's good enough for the Bible[1], it's probably good enough for you.

[0]https://wordcounter.net/blog/2016/10/26/102560_can-you-start...

[1]https://biblehub.com/nlt/genesis/31.htm

[kasey_junk]

I’m certainly no grammarian or even much of a writer, but the Bible seems a particularly odd piece of writing to use as a guide.

It’s been translated to the nth degree, is ancient & frequently obtuse on purpose...

[philwelch]

Translations of the Bible, at least in historically Christian cultures, are usually treated as authoritative examples of proper written usage.

[normalnorm]

No they aren't.

[tptacek]

Where did you get this idea?

[philwelch]

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[tptacek]

So you derived the idea axiomatically?

[philwelch]

sighs No, but if you think I’m full of shit, I don’t really want to waste my time discussing how I developed this particular misunderstanding about the world for your amusement.