In the same way a Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a m…

C. S. Lewis
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In the same way a Christian is not a man who never goes wrong, but a man is enabled to repent and pick himself up and begin over again after each stumble--because the Christ-life is inside him, repairing him all the time, enabling him to repeat (in some degree) the kind of voluntary death which Christ Himself carried out. - Mere Christianity ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics, p.64, HarperCollins UK
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