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Refusing to teach a passage of Scripture is just as wrong as abusing it

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Abusing
Refusing
Passage
Passages
Scripture
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Wrong

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