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The gospel creates the church, which spreads the gospel, which creates more churches, which in turn spread the gospel further ad infinitum.

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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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Infinitum

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