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One who has been touched by grace will no longer look on those who stray as those evil people or those poor people who need our help. Nor must we search for signs of loveworthiness. Grace teaches us that God loves because of who God is, not because of who we are.

Philip Yancey

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Philip Yancey
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 4
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