Quotemeal: Oct. 9th, 1955

Sunday, October 9, 1955

"The gospel is so simple that simple children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies by the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches."
— Charles Hodge

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"God does not lead His children around hardship, but leads them straight through hardship. But He leads! And amidst the hardship, He is nearer to them than ever...."
— Otto Dibelius —
"Till you can sing and rejoice and delight in God as misers do in gold, and kings in scepters, you can never enjoy the world."
— Thomas Traherne —
"If you believe what you like in the gospel, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"Affliction comes to the believer not to make him sad, but sober; not to make him sorry, but wise. Even as the plow enriches the field so that the seed is..."
— Henry Ward Beecher —

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Illustration of Charles Hodge — "The gospel is so simple that simple children can understand it, and it is so profound that studies by the wisest theologians will never exhaust its riches."

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Praying with Paul
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Proverbs 15:18
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'Surely!' (Jn. 6:14)
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God's Holy Fire
A daily devotional about the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives.
'Reassurance' (Mt. 1:19-20)
"Joseph, chagrined but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced [when she became pregnant]. While he was trying to figure...."

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

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