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Here's one way I can know that I've forgotten the gospel of grace: when your sin bothers me more than my sin.

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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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