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When you fail to distinguish Law and Gospel, you lose both.

Tullian Tchividjian

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Tullian Tchividjian
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 13
Pastor
Writer
Jacksonville
Florida
William Graham Tullian Tchividjian
Lose
Loses
Law
Distinguish
Gospel
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Failing

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