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The story goes that a North American missionary went out one day to preach in a barrio of a Brazilian city. Taking John 3:16 as his text, he stood on the corner proclaiming the love of God for all people. A crowd gathered. One man in the crowd interrupted the missionary, ‘You are wrong, Se\u00f1or, God doesn\u2019t love us.\u2019 But the preacher was adamant. \u2018Oh, yes. God does love you. God gives all good things, including the Christ, for you.\u2019 The Brazilian, waving his arms at the squalor surrounding him, replied angrily, \u2018Then somebody has been messing with the love of God!\u2019 If God gave the earth for all people to share and enjoy, someone has been \u2018messing\u2019 with God\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n

<\/span>– Charles Summers<\/p>\n

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