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Faith is not intelligent understanding, faith is deliberate commitment to a Person where I see no way.

Oswald Chambers

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
Author
Theologian
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Aiberdeen
Commitment
Intelligent
Lord
Understanding
Faith
Persons
Person
Deliberate
Way
God

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