Quotemeal: Jul. 30th, 2011

Saturday, July 30, 2011

"We profess that we know God, but by works we deny Him; for beatitude doth not consist in the knowledge of divine things, but in a divine life, for the devils know them better than man."
— Sir Walter Raleigh

More Quotemeal

"The mark of a saint is not perfection, but consecration. A saint is not a man without faults, but a man who has given himself without reserve to God."
"Hold everything earthly with a loose hand."
"Purity of heart and simplicity are of great force with Almighty God, who is in purity most singular, and of nature most simple."
"To holy people the very name of Jesus is a name to feed upon, a name to transport. His name can raise the dead and transfigure and beautify the living."

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Illustration of Sir Walter Raleigh — "We profess that we know God, but by works we deny Him; for beatitude doth not consist in the knowledge of divine things, but in a divine life, for the devils know them better than man."

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