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“God's guidance will require patience on our part. His leading is not usually a direct assurance, a revelation, but His sovereign controlling of the circumstances of our lives, with the Word of God as our rule. It is therefore, inevitable that the unfolding of His purposes will take time - sometimes a very long time.”

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Sinclair B. Ferguson

Sinclair B. Ferguson, born in 1948, is a prominent scholar in the fields of religion and theology. His research spans a wide range of topics including Christian history, theology, and church practice. more

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