Quotemeal: Dec. 12th, 2003

Friday, December 12, 2003

"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

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"When you attack the roots of sin, fix your thought more on the God you desire than on the sin you abhor."
— Walter Hilton —
"The Bible knows nothing of solitary religion."
— John Wesley —
"Thou who hast given so much to me, give me one more thing - a grateful heart!"
— George Herbert —
"I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person."
— Walt Witman —

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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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