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Grace... expresses two complementary thoughts: God's unmerited favor to us through Christ, and God's divine assistance to us through the Holy Spirit.

Jerry Bridges

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Jerry Bridges
Age: 86 †
Born: 1929
Born: December 4
Died: 2016
Died: March 6
Author
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Tyler
Texas
Grace
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Christ
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Spirit
Assistance
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As we become soft and lazy in our bodies, we tend to become soft and lazy spiritually.
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