Quotemeal: Jan. 8th, 1960

Friday, January 8, 1960

"You were planned for God's pleasure. ... God did not NEED to create you, but he CHOSE to create you for ... his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight."
— Rick Warren

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"God will not be absent when His people are on trial; he will stand in court as their advocate, to plead on their behalf."
— Charles H. Spurgeon —
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."
— Leo Tolstoy —
"Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you."
— Timothy Keller —
"Above all, desire to please Christ; dread his disapproval above everything else."
— Rowland Croucher —

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Illustration of Rick Warren — "You were planned for God's pleasure. ... God did not NEED to create you, but he CHOSE to create you for ... his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight."

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