"Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited……" — Timothy Keller
"Mercy and forgiveness must be free and unmerited to the wrongdoer. If the wrongdoer has to do something to merit it, then it isn’t mercy, but forgiveness always comes at a cost to the one granting the forgiveness."
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420 Quotes by Timothy Keller
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