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The soul is in danger when knowledge of doctrine outsteps intimate touch with Jesus.

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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
Jesus
Soul
Intimate
Doctrine
Touch
Danger
Knowledge

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