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> [What brings us to perfection? An ingrained faith in God, the 'faith that makes real the things for which we hope' (Heb. 11:1), the faith whereby Abel offered to God a better sacrifice than Cain and was commended as righteous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niketas-stethatos/what-brings-us-to-perfection-an-ingrained-faith-in-god-the-faith-that/)

Niketas Stethatos

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## More by Niketas Stethatos

> [... courage is accompanied by patience and firm resolution? God sets courage like a sea around the weakness of our nature, enabling us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niketas-stethatos/courage-is-accompanied-by-patience-and-firm-resolution-god-sets/)

Niketas Stethatos

> [What brings us to perfection? An ingrained faith in God, the 'faith that makes real the things for which we hope' (Heb. 11:1), the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niketas-stethatos/what-brings-us-to-perfection-an-ingrained-faith-in-god-the-faith-that/)

Niketas Stethatos

> [If you wish to see the blessings which "God has prepared for those who love Him" (I COR 2:9), then take up your abode…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niketas-stethatos/if-you-wish-to-see-the-blessings-which-god-has-prepared-for-those-who/)

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