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The task of the teacher of the Bible is to open up what’s closed, to make plain what is obscure, to unravel what is knotted and to unfold what is tightly packed.

Alistair Begg

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Alistair Begg
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: May 22
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Glasgow
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God's concern is for His name, His glory, His people, His unfolding eternal purpose and for His Kingdom.
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The Bible is one book, written by one Author, with one subject: Jesus Christ and the salvation God...provides through Him.
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Withhold no part of the precious truth, but speak what you know and declare what you have seen. Do not allow the toil or darkness or possible unbelief of your friends to dissuade you. Let us rise and march to the place of duty, and there declare what great things God has shown to our soul.
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