Quotemeal: Nov. 24th, 1961

Friday, November 24, 1961

"God has given us rules not because He is arbitrary, but because the rules... are fixed in His own character.... Thus, when we sin we break the law of God... in the direction of destroying what we really are."
— Francis Schaeffer

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"We never move on from the cross of Christ, only into a more profound understanding of the cross."
— David Prior —
"Dreams grow holy put in action."
— Adelaide Proctor —
"Understanding is knowing what to do; wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is actually doing it."
— Tristan Gulberd —
"I will not work my soul to save,|For that my Lord alone has done;|But I will work like any slave |Because I'm loved by God's dear Son!"
— William Henry Griffith Thomas —

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Illustration of Francis Schaeffer — "God has given us rules not because He is arbitrary, but because the rules... are fixed in His own character.... Thus, when we sin we break the law of God... in the direction of destroying what we really are."

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Morning & Evening
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Daily Wisdom
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1 John 2:17
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Praying with Paul
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'The Immutable Oath' (He. 6:13-7:28)
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God's Holy Fire
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'Spirit Vision' (Ek. 11:24)
"The Spirit lifted me [Ezekiel] up and brought me to the exiles in Babylonia in the vision given by the Spirit of God. "

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