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but not for their own sake. He called them and made them special, so that through them he could rescue the world – the human race and the whole creation – from the appalling mess that had come about. The trouble was, the people who were supposed to be carrying forward this divine rescue operation needed rescuing themselves. They shared in the same mess – the same rebellion against God, the same corruption and wickedness – as the rest of humankind. But their Bible still spoke of God doing a new thing, rescuing the rescuers, and getting the whole plan back on track. Some passages, including some
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