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Natural man’s sin is precisely this: He wants the benefits of God without God Himself.
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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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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