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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.

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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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Away Christianity Hanf Keep Our Plow Tera That Wipe
The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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Abhor Because Devil Ground Light Remove Truth Work
The Blood deals with what we have done, whereas the Cross deals with what we are. The Blood disposes of our sins, while the Cross strikes at the root of our capacity for sin.
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Are Blood Cross Deal Have Done We What
God will not give me humility, or patience, or holiness, or love as separate investments of His grace. He has given only one gift to meet our need, His Son Christ Jesus.
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Christ Gid Gift Give Grace His Holiness Humanity Investment Jesus Love Meet Not Patience Separate Son Will
To bear the cross means that you refrain from doing what you have the power to do. You are qualified to fulfill your desire, yet you refrain from doing so.
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Bear Cross Desire Do Do Power Mean Power Qualify Refrain Rfrrain So
The ‘flesh’ is too bad to be cleansed; it must be crucified.
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Bad Cleaned Crucified Files Too
The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
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Diametrically Different Faith Feel From Life Only Opposite Totally
Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men’s sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.
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After Again Alone Christ Day Die God Rose Son Three
If we just had more revelation of what we already have, there would be far less prayers and far more praise.
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Already Far Have Just Less More One Praise Prayer Revelation
Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.
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Baptism Expression Faith Inward Outward
I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
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Before First God Have I Must Possession Presence Sense
Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
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Business Certain Delight Difference Miserable Once Reptancem Change Think
Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
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Burden Conflict Fill Heartbreak Life Punctuate Spirit Suffer Trail Watch Way Weariness
Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better.
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Attractive Change Different Formerly Mean Pleasant Repentance Thing Thought
The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
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Anything Apart Can Do Everything Lord Me Nothing Shown So Ye
Outside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.
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Christ Empty Full I Am Outside

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