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> [So when we call pain a problem, we claim we do not deserve it. We are even prepared to scuttle God to maintain our own innocence. We will say that God is not able to do what He would like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gerstner/so-when-we-call-pain-a-problem-we-claim-we-do-not-deserve-it-we-are/)

[John Gerstner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gerstner/)

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## More by John Gerstner

> [So when we call pain a problem, we claim we do not deserve it. We are even prepared to scuttle God to maintain our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gerstner/so-when-we-call-pain-a-problem-we-claim-we-do-not-deserve-it-we-are/)

[John Gerstner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gerstner/)

> [We have already shown that there is no such thing as free will. That's a will-o'-the-wisp. You never make choices without reasons, not as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gerstner/we-have-already-shown-that-there-is-no-such-thing-as-free-will-that-s/)

[John Gerstner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gerstner/)

> [To the artist He is the one altogether lovely, and to the educator He is the master teacher. To the philosopher He is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gerstner/to-the-artist-he-is-the-one-altogether-lovely-and-to-the-educator-he/)

[John Gerstner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gerstner/)

> [The main thing between you and God is not so much your sins; it's your damnable good works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gerstner/the-main-thing-between-you-and-god-is-not-so-much-your-sins-it-s-your/)

[John Gerstner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gerstner/)

> [The idea of a hell that involves some kind of eternal punishment at the hands of a just and holy God is so profoundly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gerstner/the-idea-of-a-hell-that-involves-some-kind-of-eternal-punishment-at/)

[John Gerstner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gerstner/)

> [Alongside getting faith out of a heart that is utterly hostile and unbelieving, making a silk purse out of a sow's ear or getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gerstner/alongside-getting-faith-out-of-a-heart-that-is-utterly-hostile-and/)

[John Gerstner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gerstner/)

> [If the perfect Son of God is unattractive to you, then obviously you are an unattractive person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gerstner/if-the-perfect-son-of-god-is-unattractive-to-you-then-obviously-you/)

[John Gerstner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gerstner/)

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