Quotemeal: Aug. 26th, 1963

Monday, August 26, 1963

"One who receives this Word, and by it salvation, receives along with it the duty of passing this Word on... Where there is no mission, there is no Church, and where there is neither Church nor mission, there is no faith."
— Emil Brunner

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Illustration of Emil Brunner — "One who receives this Word, and by it salvation, receives along with it the duty of passing this Word on... Where there is no mission, there is no Church, and where there is neither Church nor mission, there is no faith."

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