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We get the odd notion that God is showing mercy because Jesus died. No. Jesus died because God is showing mercy.

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Aiden Wilson Tozer
Age: 66 †
Born: 1897
Born: April 21
Died: 1963
Died: May 12
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Clergyman
Theologian
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Pennsylvania
United States
Aiden Wilson Tozer
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