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Podcast: If Sin has Its Own Consequences, What Does God Actually Forgive?
Greg talks forgiveness, reconciliation, consequences of sin, and the afterlife. All in less than 5 minutes.
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Tags: Cruciform Theology, God With Us, Sin
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