Quotemeal: Dec. 20th, 1960

Tuesday, December 20, 1960

"The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity - hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory - because at the Father's will Jesus Christ became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross."
— J. I. Packer

More Quotemeal

"When I survey the wondrous cross,|On which the Prince of Glory died,|My richest gain I count but loss,|And pour contempt on all my pride."
Isaac Watts
"The empty tomb of Christ has been the cradle of the Church."
Pressense
"I have so much to do (today) that I should spend the first three hours in prayer."
"Pride is tasteless, colorless and sizeless. Yet it is the hardest thing to swallow."

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Illustration of J. I. Packer — "The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity - hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory - because at the Father's will Jesus Christ became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross."

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