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The famous saying God is love, it is generally assumed, means that God is like our immediate emotional indulgence, not t

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"The famous saying 'God is love', it is generally assumed, means that God is like our immediate emotional indulgence, not that the meaning of love ought to have something of the 'otherness' and terror of God"

- Charles Williams

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This quote is written / told by Charles Williams between September 20, 1886 and March 15, 1945. He/she was a famous Editor from England. The author also have 12 other quotes.

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