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God did not send a concept, an idea, or a virtue. He sent his Son. Follow the God of love, not love as your god.

Kevin DeYoung

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Kevin DeYoung
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: January 1
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The next time someone tells you, The Church is full of a bunch of hypocrites. You can respond, You don't even know the half of it.
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Perhaps out inactivity is not so much waiting on God as it is an expression of the fear of man, the love of the praise of man, and disbelief in God's providence.
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