Quotemeal: Nov. 4th, 1956

Sunday, November 4, 1956

"Socrates, being asked what countryman he was, answered, "I am a citizen of the whole world." But ask a Christian what countryman he is, and he will answer, "A citizen of heaven.""
— William Seckler

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"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.||"
— Abraham Lincoln —
"Since He hath looked upon me my heart is not my own. He hath run away to heaven with it."
— Samuel Rutherford —
"We either add to the darkness of indifference ... or we light a candle to see by."
— Madeleine L'Engle —
"The Word is stronger than all the evils in the soul. The Word is the healing power who dwells in him."
— Origen —

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Illustration of William Seckler — "Socrates, being asked what countryman he was, answered, "I am a citizen of the whole world." But ask a Christian what countryman he is, and he will answer, "A citizen of heaven.""

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