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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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It is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
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
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
What has Athens to do with Jerusalem.
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Athens Jerusalem
Daily, every moment, prayer is necessary to men.
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Men Moments Prayer
Truth engenders hatred of truth. As soon as it appears, it is the enemy.
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Enemy Hate Truth
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
Men remain in ignorance as long as they hate, and they hate unjustly as long as they remain in ignorance.
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Hate Ignorance Men Philosophy
Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Achievement Argument
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
I believe because it is absurd.
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Believe Myself
To forbid birth is only quicker murder.
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Birth Death Murder
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
We say, and we say openly, and while ye torture us, mangled and gory we cry out, “We worship God through Christ!” Believe Him a man: it is through Him and in Him that God willeth Himself to be known and worshipped.
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Believe Himself Men Religious
How many men of rank (to say nothing of common people) have been delivered from devils, and healed of diseases!
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Devil Men Sick
The more you mow us down, the more numerous we grow; the blood of Christians is seed.
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Blood Growth Religious
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
All the Scriptures give clear proof of the Trinity, and it is from these that our principle is deduced…the distinction of the Trinity is quite clearly displayed.
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Principles Religious
He who flees will fight again.
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Fight Himself Run
It is a fundamental human right, a privilege of nature, that every man should worship according to his own convictions.
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Atheist Men Nature Prayer
Learn about the incorruptible King, and know his heroes who never inflict slaughter on the peoples.
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Hero King People Violence
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
A holy woman may be beautiful by the gift of nature, but she must not give occasion to lust. If beauty be hers, so far from setting it off she ought rather to obscure it.
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Beautiful Lust Religious
And when will there be an end of marrying? I suppose, when there is an end of living.
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End Live Marriage
Hope is patience with the lamp lit.
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Hope One Liner Patience
Now then, you dogs, whom the apostle puts outside and who yelp at the God of truth, let us come to your various questions.
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Dog God Sarcastic Truth
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces

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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