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The Christian sees the world as a transitional home badly in need of rehab, and we are active agents in that project.

Philip Yancey

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Philip Yancey
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 4
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We deserve punishment and get forgiveness we deserve God’s wrath and get God’s love.
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Jesus reserved his hardest words for the hidden sins of hypocrisy, pride, greed and legalism.
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