Christ healing, by El Greco (ca. 1570)
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\u201cWe are all insane. That is what original sin means. Sin is insanity. It is preferring finite joy to infinite joy, creatures to the Creator, an unhappy, Godless self to a happy, God-filled self. Only God can save us from this disease. That is what the name \u2018Jesus\u2019 means: \u2018God saves\u2019.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nPeter Kreeft<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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