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Instead of inflicting upon us the judgment we deserved, God in Christ endured it in our place.

John Stott

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John Stott
Age: 90 †
Born: 1921
Born: April 27
Died: 2011
Died: July 27
Anglican Priest
Author
Missionary
Theologian
Writer
London
England
John Robert Walmsley Stott
Deserved
Judgment
Instead
Upon
Christ
Place
Inflicting
Endured

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