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Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.

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Divorce these days is a religious vow, as if the proper offspring of marriage.
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Divorce Marriage Religious
A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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Born Christian Men
It is absolutely forbidden to repay evil with evil.
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Evil Religious Violence
Prevention of birth is premature murder, and it makes no difference whether it is a life already born that one snatches away or a life that is coming to birth.
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Born Death Difference Life
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
He is a man, who is to be a man; the fruit is always present in the seed.
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Men Present
All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced…the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.
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Principles Religious
Fear is the foundation of safety.
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Fear Foundation Safety
You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.
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Discipline Faith Judgement Quality
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.
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Hate Ignorance Men Philosophy
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
For it is really better for us not to know a thing, because [God] has not revealed it to us, than to know it according to man’s wisdom, because he has been bold enough to assume it.
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Enough God Men Reveal
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
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Hope One Liner Patience
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Men Moments Prayer
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness

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