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> [“When we understand the character of God, when we grasp something of His holiness, then we begin to understand the radical character of our sin and hopelessness. Helpless sinners can survive only by grace. Our strength is futile in itself;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-c-sproul-2/when-we-understand-the-character-of-god-when-we-grasp-something-of/)

[R.C. Sproul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-c-sproul-2/)

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> [“The Christian cannot be indifferent to this world which God made and loves. Yet how can he be other than against it in its evil and sin and hopelessness? Both positions are necessary, and both at the same time, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-gregor-smith/the-christian-cannot-be-indifferent-to-this-world-which-god-made-and/)

[Ronald Gregor Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-gregor-smith/)

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