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Don't get me wrong - what we do is important. But it is infinitely less important than what Jesus has done for us.

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
Pastor
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
Wrong
Less
Jesus
Done
Important
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