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Justified is even better than just as if I'd never sinned. It is also just as if I'd always obeyed.

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
Never
Sinned
Obeyed
Justified
Also
Better
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Always

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