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A man becomes a Christian, he is not born one.

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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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Break Children Father Spirit World
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
Where our work is, there let our joy be.
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Inspirational Work
Fear is the foundation of safety.
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Fear Foundation Safety
You cannot parcel out freedom in pieces because freedom is all or nothing.
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Freedom Pieces
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
The state of faith allows no mention of impossibility.
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Faith Impossible
Where our joy is, there should our work be.
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Joy Ourselves Work
Truth persuades by teaching, but does not teach by persuading.
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Deep Inspirational Philosophy Teaching Truth
The first reaction to truth is hatred.
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Hate One Liner Reaction Truth
Patience ornaments the woman and proves the man.
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Men Patience Woman
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
The fact is certain because it is impossible.
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Impossible One Liner
Patience is God’s nature.
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God Nature One Liner Patience Religious
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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Earth Religious Sky
Christians are made, not born.
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Born Christian Place

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