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When you have learned to walk in the light of the Lord, bitterness and contention are impossible.

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
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Impossible
Lord
Light
Contention
Bitterness
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Walks

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