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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"The cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as historic truth. Love conquers the world, but its victory is not an easy one."
— Reinhold Niebuhr —
"Believers may come from different cultures, countries, or customs, but we serve one God who unites us all."
— Dillon Burroughs —
"It's bad when you fail morally. It's worse when you don't repent."
— Luis Palau —
"God does not waste suffering; if he ploughs it is because He purposes a crop."
— J.O.Sanders —

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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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