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> [It is the Father's life, and the Father's life alone, that ever lives the Christian life. It is the Father's life, and Father's life alone, which will live the Christian life in you. Embrace a formula or a list in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/it-is-the-father-s-life-and-the-father-s-life-alone-that-ever-lives/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

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## More by Gene Edwards

> [Remove the centrality-of-Jesus-Christ message from ministry and meetings, and you can forget church life or organic meetings. He must be the center of everything...not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/remove-the-centrality-of-jesus-christ-message-from-ministry-and/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [God has a university. It's a small school. Few enroll; even fewer graduate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/god-has-a-university-it-s-a-small-school-few-enroll-even-fewer/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [“David was caught in a very uncomfortable position; however, he seemed to grasp a deep understanding of the unfolding drama in which he had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/david-was-caught-in-a-very-uncomfortable-position-however-he-seemed/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [What does this world need: gifted men and women, outwardly empowered? Or individuals who are broken, inwardly transformed?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/what-does-this-world-need-gifted-men-and-women-outwardly-empowered-or/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [There is a vast difference between the outward clothing of the Spirit's power and the inward filling of the Spirit's life. In the first,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/there-is-a-vast-difference-between-the-outward-clothing-of-the-spirit/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [Beginning empty handed and alone frightens the best of men. It also speaks volumes of just how sure they are that God is with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/beginning-empty-handed-and-alone-frightens-the-best-of-men-it-also/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [You can easily tell when someone has been hit by a spear. he turns a deep shade of bitter. David never got hit. Gradually,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/you-can-easily-tell-when-someone-has-been-hit-by-a-spear-he-turns-a/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [It is the Father's life, and the Father's life alone, that ever lives the Christian life. It is the Father's life, and Father's life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/it-is-the-father-s-life-and-the-father-s-life-alone-that-ever-lives/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [Understand this: The Bible presents Christ. You have an inner sense of an indwelling Lord. You either have that or you do not. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/understand-this-the-bible-presents-christ-you-have-an-inner-sense-of/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [“Rules were invented by elders so they could get to bed early. Men who speak endlessly on authority only prove they have none. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/rules-were-invented-by-elders-so-they-could-get-to-bed-early-men-who/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [“...he seemed to grasp a deep understanding of the unfolding drama in which he had been caught. He seemed to understand something that few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/he-seemed-to-grasp-a-deep-understanding-of-the-unfolding-drama-in/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [“God has a university. It’s a small school. Few enroll; even fewer graduate. Very, very few indeed. God has this school because he does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/god-has-a-university-it-s-a-small-school-few-enroll-even-fewer-2/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

> [Legalism is nothing but a leader's way of avoiding suffering.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-edwards/legalism-is-nothing-but-a-leader-s-way-of-avoiding-suffering/)

[Gene Edwards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-edwards/)

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