There are two kinds of comprehensive doctrines, religious and secular. Those of religious faith will say I give a veiled argument for… — John Rawls Copy Share Image
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If we repeatedly read the Bible without the help of the Holy Spirit, it tends to reinforce our own prejudices and rock-hard… — Jim Cymbala Copy Share Image
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Gentlemen, the time is coming when there will be two great classes, Socialists, and Anarchists. The Anarchists want the government to be… — William Graham Sumner Copy Share Image
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The friends of evangelical doctrine, and the advocates of orthodoxy, have the following objects to keep ever in view in this age;… — John Angell James Copy Share Image
My objection to the church isn't that the preachers are cruel, hypocritical, actually wicked, though some of them are that, too -… — Sinclair Lewis Copy Share Image
Mission [is] understood as being derived from the very nature of God. It [is] thus put in the context of the Trinity,… — David Bosch Copy Share Image
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I knew that when the great guiding spirit cleaves humanity into two antagonistic halves, I would be with the people. I know… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Theology is like a map. Merely learning and thinking about the Christian doctrines, if you stop there, is less real and less… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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You can't go to church without praying ten or fifteen times for God to have mercy on you. You can't sing "Amazing… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
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![“Mission [is] understood as being derived from the very nature of God. It [is] thus put in the context of the Trinity, not of ecclesiology or soteriology. The classical doctrine of the missio dei as God the Father sending the Son, and God the Father and the Son sending the Spirit [is] expanded to…” quote by David Bosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1b/david-bosch-49039_church_mission-is-understood-as-being-derived-f_2616990.jpg)
