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title: "5 Heavenly Reward Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“The Kingdom of God is a tricky concept, and I was always taught it referred to our heavenly reward for being good,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadia-bolz-weber/the-kingdom-of-god-is-a-tricky-concept-and-i-was-always-taught-it/)

[Nadia Bolz-Weber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadia-bolz-weber/)

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> [“Doing good for the sake of a heavenly reward is not an act of good, but a business transaction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-adam-snyder/doing-good-for-the-sake-of-a-heavenly-reward-is-not-an-act-of-good/)

[J.Adam Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-adam-snyder/)

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> [Verily, there is heavenly reward for every act of kindness done to a living animal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/prophet-muhammad/verily-there-is-heavenly-reward-for-every-act-of-kindness-done-to-a/)

[Prophet Muhammad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/prophet-muhammad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/654/prophet-muhammad-25217_animals_verily-there-is-heavenly-reward-for-ever_940059.jpg)

> [“Christians who remain faithful to their baptismal vows can expect the same heavenly reward: heaven is not arranged in first-class, second-class, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elaine-pagels/christians-who-remain-faithful-to-their-baptismal-vows-can-expect-the/)

[Elaine Pagels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elaine-pagels/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/elaine-pagels-8423_quote_christians-who-remain-faithful-to-their_1007288.jpg)

> [One of the possible reasons why we might be good is that we're frightened, frightened of God. We want the reward in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/one-of-the-possible-reasons-why-we-might-be-good-is-that-we-re/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8af/richard-dawkins-115_be-good_one-of-the-possible-reasons-why-we-might_1236523.jpg)

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