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Faith is not merely you holding on to God- it is God holding on to you

E. Stanley Jones

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E. Stanley Jones
Age: 89 †
Born: 1884
Born: January 3
Died: 1973
Died: January 25
Missionary
Theologian
Baltimore
Maryland
Eli Stanley Jones
Merely
Faith
Christian
Holding

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