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But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of us were sinners before him and worthy of condemnation.

But the issue is not only life and death but our existence before God and our being judged by him. All of us were sinners before him and worthy of condemnation.

Approximate author period: c. 1946 AD · modern

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Hans Urs von Balthasar
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Approximate author period: c. 1946 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Hans Urs von Balthasar: life dates 1905 to 1988. Wikidata Q122976, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122976 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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