Quotemeal: Dec. 20th, 1956

Thursday, December 20, 1956

"The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity - hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory - because at the Father's will Jesus Christ became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross."
— J. I. Packer

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"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 J. I. Packer — "The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity - hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory - because at the Father's will Jesus Christ became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross."

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