Quotemeal: May. 16th, 1949

Monday, May 16, 1949

"We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."
— John Milton

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"Men love to be encouraged by false hopes; the world is full of quack remedies for sin."
— J. Gresham Machen —
"If you have been tempted into evil, fly from it. It is not falling into the water, but lying in it, that drowns."
— Author Unknown —
"Purity of heart and simplicity are of great force with Almighty God, who is in purity most singular, and of nature most simple."
— St. Gregory the Great —
"I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ was no mere man: Between Him and whoever else in the world there is no possible term of comparison."
— Napoleon —

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Illustration of John Milton — "We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."

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Praying with Paul
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'God's Secret Wisdom' (1 Co. 2:6-10)
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What Jesus Did!
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'Food You Don't Know About' (Jn. 4:31-33)
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