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Preachers must always fight the temptation to preach anything but Christ and Him crucified.

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
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Anything
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Crucified
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