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You can judge the quality of their faith from the way they behave. Discipline is an index to doctrine.

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The nature of rumor is well known to all. It was your own poet who said: ‘Rumor, an evil surpassing all evils in speed.’
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Nature Poet Rumor
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
It is certain because it is possible.
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One Liner Possible
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
Custom without truth is error grown old.
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Growth Old Truth
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
See how these Christians love one another.
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Love Religious Togetherness
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
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 soul whose bosom lust did never touch Is God’s fair bride; and maiden’s souls are such.
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Lust Religious Soul
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Men Moments Prayer
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Achievement Argument
Christians are made, not born.
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Born Christian Place
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
Nature is schoolmistress, the soul the pupil; and whatever one has taught or the other has learned has come from God – the Teacher of the teacher.
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Nature Soul Teaching

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