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The Jesus of the Scripture transcends all nations and calls all nations into judgment.

Tony Campolo

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Tony Campolo
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: February 25
Author
Pastor
Sociologist
Theologian
University Teacher
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Judgment
Nations
Jesus
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Scripture

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