Quotemeal: Jan. 8th, 2008

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

"You were planned for God's pleasure. ... God did not NEED to create you, but he CHOSE to create you for ... his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight."
— Rick Warren

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— Samuel Rutherford —
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"God, who needs nothing, loves into existence wholly superfluous creatures in order that he may love and perfect them."
— C. S. Lewis —

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Illustration of Rick Warren — "You were planned for God's pleasure. ... God did not NEED to create you, but he CHOSE to create you for ... his benefit, his glory, his purpose, and his delight."

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

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