Repentance is not something God demands of you before He will take you…

C. S. Lewis
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Repentance is not something God demands of you before He will take you back and which He could let you off if He chose; it is simply a description of what going back is like. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics, p.60, HarperCollins UK
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Repentance is not something God demands of you before He will take you back and which He could let you off if He chose; it is simply a description of what going back is like. ✨ C. S. Lewis (2012). The Complete C. S. Lewis Signature Classics, p.60, HarperCollins UK

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