The Gospel of John makes explicit what all the Gospels assume - that is, the cross is not a defeat, but the victory of our God. (Stanley Hauerwas)

The Gospel of John makes explicit what all the Gospels assume - that is, the cross is not a defeat, but the victory of our God.

Stanley Hauerwas

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