Quotemeal: Dec. 12th, 1959

Saturday, December 12, 1959

"When purity is reduced to legalism, our hearts are no longer free; they are focused more on maintaining rituals and customs than on living out a genuine character change."
— David Edwards

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Illustration of David Edwards — "When purity is reduced to legalism, our hearts are no longer free; they are focused more on maintaining rituals and customs than on living out a genuine character change."

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Today's Verse
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2 Corinthians 10:17-18
""Let him who boasts boast in the LORD." For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends."
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'Taking Hold of Eternal Life' (1 Ti. 6:12-15)
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'Nothing Else Matters!' (Jn. 6:63)
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