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We have to believe it enough that it changes how we live.

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Believe
Changes
Live
Enough

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...I don't think my church's teachings were incorrect, just incomplete.
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Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it
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