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God does not expect us to imitate Jesus Christ He expects us to allow the life of Jesus to be manifested in our moral flesh.

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Oswald Chambers
Age: 43 †
Born: 1874
Born: July 24
Died: 1917
Died: November 15
Author
Theologian
Writer
Aiberdeen
Jesus
Christ
Manifested
Doe
Expects
Life
Imitate
Flesh
Allow
Expect
Moral

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