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When we love God because we feel we should love Him, instead of genuinely loving out of our true selves, we have forgotten who God really is.

Francis Chan

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Francis Chan
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: August 31
Author
Pastor
Theologian
Hong Kong SAR
China
Forgotten
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