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St. John Chrysostom on Infinite Love - Orthodox (Romans 8:38-39)

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"Paul stretches language to express the inexpressible: nothing in height or depth, present or future, life or death. Why? Because God's love is infinite—and the infinite cannot be limited or separated. We are held by divine love that has no boundaries, no conditions, no end." — St. John Chrysostom. Orthodox: infinite love.

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