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Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

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