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Lord, give me firmness without hardness, steadfastness without dogmatism, love without weakness.

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Jim Elliot
Age: 28 †
Born: 1927
Born: October 8
Died: 1956
Died: January 8
Bible Translator
Missionary
Translator
Portland
Oregon
Philip James Elliot
Love
Dogmatism
Hardness
Firmness
Weakness
Lord
Give
Without
Giving
Steadfastness

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