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The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)

R. C. Sproul

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R. C. Sproul
Age: 78 †
Born: 1939
Born: February 13
Died: 2017
Died: December 14
Author
Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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Issues
Whether
Faith
Much
Believe

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