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Scripture ... does not derive its authority from the fact that we use it, not even when we use Scripture in faith.
G. C. Berkouwer
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G. C. Berkouwer
Age: 92 †
Born: 1903
Born: June 8
Died: 1996
Died: January 26
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
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