Fear is the foundation of safety.
TERTULLIANAnd when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.
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There is strife between God’s ways and human ways; damned by you, we are absolved by God.
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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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I believe BECAUSE it’s impossible.
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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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Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.
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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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The whole fruit is already present in the seed.
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Prayer is the one thing that can conquer God.
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Prevention of birth is a precipitation of murder.
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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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Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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The blood of the Christians is seed.
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If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is raised: Throw the Christians to the lions! So many to one?
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I believe because it is absurd.
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Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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