Quotemeal for Saturday, January 5, 2008

"The real danger of legalism is that it produces a sense of attainment that short-circuits our call to live the life of Yes thorugh Christ. Self-achievement brings a false sense of assurance that somehow we can live a pure life in our own ability. This attitude ultimately leads us to cut ourselves off from the heart of God and, in turn, to deny our true identity in Christ."

— David Edwards

More Quotemeal

"Blessed is any weight, however overwhelming, which God has been so good as to fasten with His own hand upon our shoulders."

— F. W.Faber —

"The Bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people."

— G. K. Chesterton —

"You will never stand alone while standing on the Word of God."

— Kathryn Souza-Wine —

"Not only does sin hinder prayer; prayer hinders sin. The two are always opposed. The more careless we are about sin, the less we will pray. The more we pray,..."

— Dr. Alvin Vander Griend —