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

More Quotemeal

"We never move on from the cross of Christ, only into a more profound understanding of the cross."
— David Prior —
"A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers."
— Ruth Bell Graham —
"We either add to the darkness of indifference ... or we light a candle to see by."
— Madeleine L'Engle —
"Perhaps one reason God delays His answers to our prayers is because He knows we need to be with Him far more than we need the things we ask of Him."
— Ben Patterson —

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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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