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God makes provision for our holiness, but He gives us the responsibility of using those provisions.

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
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Provisions
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Holiness
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