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It is impossible for a person not to be puffed up by his good works unless he has first been deflated and destroyed by suffering and evil to the point that he knows that he is worthless and that his works are not his but God\u2019s.<\/p>\n

–Martin Luther<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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