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title: "2 Theology Justify Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [“Your theology won't always work toward your obedience, because your use of theology is dictated by the condition of your heart. If your heart is not submitting to the plan of God, you will actually use your theology to justify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/your-theology-won-t-always-work-toward-your-obedience-because-your/)

[Paul David Tripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-david-tripp/)

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> [I refuse to turn to theology to justify the life or redeem it. There is a question always of the connection to the eternal. I say to myself above all, keep alive your conviction that there are sacred elements in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-kunitz/i-refuse-to-turn-to-theology-to-justify-the-life-or-redeem-it-there/)

[Stanley Kunitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-kunitz/)

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