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Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.

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The Son of God died; it is by all means to be believed because it is absurd. And he was buried and rose again; the fact is certain, because it is impossible.
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Believe Death God Impossible Mad
Woman is a temple built over a sewer.
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Temples Women
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Achievement Argument
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Conquer God Prayer
There is strife between God’s ways and human ways; damned by you, we are absolved by God.
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God Human Way
Can we not live without pleasure, who cannot but with pleasure die?
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Death Philosophy Pleasure
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.
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Born Christian Men
God the Father’s a deep root; the Son’s the shoot that breaks into the world; the Spirit spreads the beauty & fragrance.
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Break Children Father Spirit World
The Christian does not hurt even his enemy.
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Enemy Hurt Religious
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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Evil Fear Nature Shame
It is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
You can’t undo anything you’ve already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
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Forgiveness God Let Go Truth

Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.

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