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We can\u2019t not talk about Jesus. <\/p>\n

He is the Word, the Living Word behind, in with and under, all our words. Whatever we try to articulate, and do articulate, with truth, is about the One in whom all things hold together. Whenever we speak falsely, we are speaking against the Word. <\/p>\n

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