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An anonymous adult extends an open hand into light while a discarded cudgel lies in shadow.
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1 Timothy 1:13

Mercy for the Violent

Love, Mercy, and a Good Conscience · 1 Timothy 1

Story guide: Visual essay: The abandoned cudgel and open hand contrast former violence with received mercy.

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13formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man; but I was shown mercy, because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

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