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The gospel doesn't just ignite the Christian life but it keeps Christians growing and growing every day. There's no reason to move beyond the gospel. There's only movement more into it.

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
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Jacksonville
Florida
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
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Remember on your best day that Jesus had to die for you. Remember on your worst day that he did.
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The way of God's grace becomes indispensable when we realize that the way of God's law is inflexible.
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