We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon. …

Jimmy Carter
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon. ✨ Speech to Bible class at Plains, Georgia, March 1976, in Boston Sunday Herald Advertiser 11 Apr. 1976
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon. ✨ Speech to Bible class at Plains, Georgia, March 1976, in Boston Sunday Herald Advertiser 11 Apr. 1976

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