Apples of Gold - July 20

Those who have been drawn by Christ (who is engaged in drawing all men—John:12:32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
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"For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning."

—2 Peter:2:20For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.
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