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God condemned sin in Christ, so that holiness might appear in us.

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John Stott
Age: 90 †
Born: 1921
Born: April 27
Died: 2011
Died: July 27
Anglican Priest
Author
Missionary
Theologian
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London
England
John Robert Walmsley Stott
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Condemned
Holiness
Appear
Sin
Christ

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