Quotemeal: Jun. 7th, 2009

Sunday, June 7, 2009

"When God turns away from us because of selfishness, it is not rejection. Rather, it is an invitation to follow Him to a place we would rather not go."
— Brennan Manning

More Quotemeal

"Christ, having sacrificed himself once, is to eternity a certain and valid sacrifice for the sins of all faithful."
"It is not after we were reconciled by the blood of his Son that God began to love us, but before the foundation of the world."
John Calvin
"Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing."
"It is easy to want things from the Lord and yet not want the Lord Himself, as though the gift could ever be preferable to the Giver."

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Illustration of Brennan Manning — "When God turns away from us because of selfishness, it is not rejection. Rather, it is an invitation to follow Him to a place we would rather not go."

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