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The Bible NEVER flatters its heroes. It tells us the truth about each one of them in order that against the background of human breakdown and failure we may magnify the grace of God and recognize that it is the delight of the Spirit of God to work upon the platform of human impossibilities.

Alan Redpath

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Alan Redpath
Age: 81 †
Born: 1907
Born: January 1
Died: 1989
Died: January 1
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