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GROW Model | Getting Into The Love of God: The Love That Offends

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God’s love offends our sense of control, our pride, and even our religious rules. Think of Jesus eating with tax collectors, touching lepers, and forgiving prostitutes. His love
still offends today when it crosses boundaries of race, gender, culture, and even religion. If God’s love doesn’t offend us at some point, maybe we’ve diluted it.
2 Oct English South Africa Christianity · Christianity

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