Quotemeal: Jul. 1st, 1947

Tuesday, July 1, 1947

"The purpose of religion — at any rate, the Christian religion — is not to get you into heaven, but to get heaven into you."
— Frederick Ward Kates

More Quotemeal

"But all the wickedness in the world that man may do or think is no more to the mercy of God than a live coal dropped in the sea."
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— John Bunyan —
"The reason that most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first."

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Illustration of Frederick Ward Kates — "The purpose of religion — at any rate, the Christian religion — is not to get you into heaven, but to get heaven into you."

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.