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Howard Thurman on Love for the Rejected - Black Church (Romans 5:8) - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Howard Thurman on Love for the Rejected - Black Church (Romans 5:8)

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"Christ died for sinners—including those the world calls sinners simply for existing. The rejected, the despised, the disinherited—for these especially, Christ died. 'While we were sinners' is good news to those told they are worthless: God loved you enough to...

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Romans 5:8

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