"Prayer is not designed to inform God, but……" — Adam Clarke
"Prayer is not designed to inform God, but to give man a sight of his misery; to humble man's heart, to excite his desire, to inflame his faith, to animate his hope, to raise his soul from earth to heaven..."
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35 Quotes by Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke has 35 quotes on this site.
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Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.
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If you go forward in the spirit of the original apostles and followers of Jesus Christ, trusting not in man…
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As preachers of the gospel of Jesus, do not expect worldly honors: these Jesus Christ neither took to himself, nor…
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We communicate happiness to others not often by great acts of devotion and self-sacrifice, but by the absence of fault-finding…
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts,…
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All abuse and waste of God's creatures are spoil and robbery on the property of the Creator.
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There is no such thing as chance or accident; the words merely signify our ignorance of some real and immediate…
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He who is completely sanctified, or cleansed from all sin, and dies in this state, is fit for glory.
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Pride works frequently under a dense mask, and will often assume the garb of humility.
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Now an infinite happiness cannot be purchased by any price less than that which is infinite in value; and infinity…
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Verse 11. (They presented unto Him gifts). The people of the east never approach the presence of kings and great…
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But this Christ or Redeemer took not upon him the nature of angels, but the seed of Abraham, that is,…
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At this stage you must admit that whatever is seen to be sentient is nevertheless composed of atoms that are…
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It cannot for a moment be doubted that an art work to be alive, to awaken us to its life,…
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We are more connected than ever before, more able to spread our ideas and beliefs, our anger and fears. As…
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The aeroplane is the nearest thing to animate life that man has created. In the air a machine ceases indeed…
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