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Every sin is an act of cosmic treason, a futile attempt to dethrone God in His sovereign authority.

R. C. Sproul

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R. C. Sproul
Age: 78 †
Born: 1939
Born: February 13
Died: 2017
Died: December 14
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Non-Fiction Writer
Philosopher
Theologian
University Teacher
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Futile
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Cosmic
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Authority
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Dethrone

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