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Apr 2022
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It Is Finished

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What did Christ mean by his final words "It is finished"? Dr. Sri explains the meaning of Christ's final words on the cross at Calvary and how they are words of triumph and not defeat.

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Jesus wants his sacrificial love to live in our hearts.

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