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Do you understand what God has done? He has deposited a Christ seed in you. As it grows you will change. It's not that sin has no more presence in your life, but rather that sin has no more power over your life.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
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Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
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