Mere improvement is not redemption, though redemption always improves …

C. S. Lewis
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Mere improvement is not redemption, though redemption always improves people ✨ C.S. Lewis (1960). Mere Christianity
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Mere improvement is not redemption, though redemption always improves people ✨ C.S. Lewis (1960). Mere Christianity

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