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\u201cMan can certainly flee from God . . . \u00a0but he cannot escape him. He can certainly hate God and be hateful to God, but he cannot change into its opposite the eternal love of God which triumphs even in his hate.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nKarl Barth<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
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