Quotemeal: May. 13th, 2005

Friday, May 13, 2005

"We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another."
— William Law

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"We read not that Christ ever exercised force but once; and that was to drive profane ones out of his Temple, not to force them in."
— John Milton —
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— Morris Alder —
"Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not..."
— Blaise Pascal —
"Then are we servants of God, then are we the disciples of Christ, when we do what is commanded us and because it is commanded us."
— John Owen —

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Illustration of William Law — "We must alter our lives in order to alter our hearts, for it is impossible to live one way and pray another."

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'Please Stay!' (Jn. 4:40-41)
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