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The Christian's comfort: I am not my own. I do not make my own rules or create my own identity. There is one who made me and can save me.

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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The only chains God wants us to wear are the chains of righteousness--not the chains of hopeless subjectivism, not the shackles of risk-free living, not the fetters of horoscope decision making--just the chains befitting a bond servant of Christ Jesus. Die to self. Live for Christ. And then do what you want, and go where you want, for God's glory.
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