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The truth, whether we admit it or not, is that grace scares us to death. It scares us primarily because it wrestles control and manageability out of our hands - introducing chaos and freedom.

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
Pastor
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
Chaos
Grace
Control
Wrestles
Whether
Scares
Freedom
Introducing
Death
Primarily
Hands
Scare
Truth
Admit

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