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God rescues us by breaking us, by shattering our strength and wiping out our resistance.

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
Theologian
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Pennsylvania
United States
Aiden Wilson Tozer
Rescues
Wiping
Shattering
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Breaking
Resistance
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