To know God is to be transformed, and thus to be introduced to a life …

D. A. Carson
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To know God is to be transformed, and thus to be introduced to a life that could not otherwise be experienced. ✨ D. A. Carson (1991). The Gospel According to John, p.556, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
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