Affirming Quote by Henry Blackaby

“The essence of sin is a shift from God centeredness to a self-centeredness. The essence of salvation is a denial of self, not an affirming of self.” quote by Henry Blackaby — Download Open image

“The essence of sin is a shift from God centeredness to a self-centeredness. The essence of salvation is a denial of self, not an affirming of self.”

Henry Blackaby

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