I agree that it has made him closer to god.......the god of this world.
“I agree that it has made him closer to god.......the god of this world.”
I see what you did there.
2 Corinthians 4:4 New Living Translation
Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.
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