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Charles Stanley on Personal Love Casting Out Fear - Baptist (1 John 4:18)

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"Do YOU know God loves YOU? Really know it—personally? That knowledge casts out YOUR fears: fear of failure, fear of rejection, fear of death. God's perfect love for YOU—specifically, individually—is the answer to YOUR fears. Rest in HIS love for YOU." — Charles Stanley. Baptist: personal love.

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Scripture References

1 John 4:18

Emotional Tone

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Audience

adults

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