Quotemeal: Apr. 24th, 1959

Friday, April 24, 1959

"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

More Quotemeal

"We are all healers who can reach out and offer health, and we are all patients in constant need of help."
Henri Nouwen
"Believing in the future takes faith. ... We cannot function effectively without a belief in that which does not exist. ... You believe in tomorrow; you believe...."
"Do not be too quick to condemn the man who no longer believes in God: for it is perhaps your own coldness and avarice and mediocrity and materialism and..."
"Today we are overboard on belief but bankrupt on obedience."

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Illustration of St. Augustine of Hippo — "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."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Friday, April 24, 1959

The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon.
"Our knowledge of Christ is somewhat like climbing one of our Welsh mountains. When you are at the base you see but little: the mountain itself appears..."
A daily guide from the gospels that challenges readers to live for Jesus.
"[Addressing the people in the Temple, Jesus continued,] "I tell you the truth, anyone who obeys my teaching will never die!""
A daily devotional about God's power for our battles.
"The Lord bless you, and keep you [protect you, sustain you, and guard you]; The Lord make His face shine upon you [with favor], and be gracious to you..."
A daily devotional featuring wise counsel found in Scripture.
"Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

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