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I'm not sure I'll ever fully understand why some Christians get mad when we say that the ultimate hero in the Bible is not Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Paul, etc... but Jesus.

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
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Jacksonville
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