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> [To deny the force of divine judgment, then, is to make God less than God, and to make us less than His children. For every father must discipline His children, and paternal discipline is itself a mercy, a fatherly expression…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-hahn/to-deny-the-force-of-divine-judgment-then-is-to-make-god-less-than/)

[Scott Hahn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-hahn/)

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