Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see him, as it would be to deny the existence of the air or wind, because we cannot see it.
ADAM CLARKEIf you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
More Adam Clarke Quotes
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I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate.
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This is the case with thousands: they appear desirous of knowing the truth, but have not patience to wait in a proper way to receive an answer to their question.
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Deeply consider that it is your duty and interest to read the Holy Scriptures.
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Multitudes of words are neither an argument of clear ideas in the writer, nor a proper means of conveying clear notions to the reader.
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Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there.
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Verse 11. (They presented unto Him gifts). The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great personages, without a present in their hands.
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But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is, human nature, that in the nature which sinned he might make the expiation required.
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To be filled with God, is a great thing; to be filled with the fulness of God, is still greater; to be filled with all the fulness of God, is greatest of all.
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It is the grace of God, that shows and condemns the sin that humbles us.
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It is strictly and philosophically true in Nature and reason that there is no such thing as chance or accident; it being evident that these words do not signify anything really existing
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Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.
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There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate cause.
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Prayer is not designed to inform God, but to give man a sight of his misery; to humble man’s heart, to excite his desire, to inflame his faith, to animate his hope, to raise his soul from earth to heaven.
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Man may be considered as having a twofold origin – natural, which is common and the same to all – patronymic, which belongs to the various families of which the whole human race is composed.
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Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to his holy laws.
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