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At Calvary, God accepted his own unbreakable terms of justice.

Philip Yancey

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Philip Yancey
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 4
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Journalist
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Atlanta
Georgia
Calvary
Accepted
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Justice
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Unbreakable

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