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> [“The world does not understand theology and dogma, but it understands love and sympathy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-l-moody-2/the-world-does-not-understand-theology-and-dogma-but-it-understands/)

[Dwight L Moody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-l-moody-2/)

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> [“I am convinced that there is an urgent need in the church today for much greater understanding of Christian doctrine, or systematic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-grudem/i-am-convinced-that-there-is-an-urgent-need-in-the-church-today-for/)

[Wayne Grudem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-grudem/)

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> [“Finally, we must understand that theology is never an end in itself, but a means to an end, the end that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/finally-we-must-understand-that-theology-is-never-an-end-in-itself/)

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

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> [There is a theology to gardening that few of us consider, but to understand this theology means relinquishing much control - our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-mcdowell/there-is-a-theology-to-gardening-that-few-of-us-consider-but-to/)

[Christopher McDowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-mcdowell/)

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> [The world does not understand theology or dogma, but it understands love and sympathy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dwight-l-moody/the-world-does-not-understand-theology-or-dogma-but-it-understands/)

[Dwight L. Moody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dwight-l-moody/)

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