Lailah Gifty AkitaThe sinner is saved by the Saviour.
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The sinner is saved by the Saviour. When you are wrong, it is not because you are evil. It is because there is a greater good that needs to be served. You are being used for another purpose. Just as the Saviour was crucified for the sins of the world, you are being used to bring glory to God.
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