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The Passion of the Christ: The Cross as Ultimate "All Things Working for Good" - Christocentric (Romans 8:28) - Illustration on cross | IllustrateTheWord

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The Passion of the Christ: The Cross as Ultimate "All Things Working for Good" - Christocentric (Romans 8:28)

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Imagine the scene: a dark hill called Golgotha, where the air is thick with anguish, and the ground trembles beneath the weight of despair. Here, the innocent Son of God, Jesus, hangs on a rugged cross, his body battered and...

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