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Only the gospel can truly save you. The gospel doesn't make bad people good it makes dead people alive...the gospel is God's acceptance of us based on what Christ has done, not on what we can do.
Tullian Tchividjian
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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
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Jacksonville
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William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
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