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Christian Quotes by John of Damascus
- Christ sits in the body at the right hand of God the Father, but we do not hold that the right hand of the Father…
- Gluttony should be destroyed by self-control; unchastity by desire for God and longing for the blessings held in store; avarice by compassion for the poor;…
- Our Lord humbled without humiliation His lofty station which yet could not be humbled, and condescends to His servants, with a condescension ineffable and incomprehensible.…
- ...we shall incur no slight injury, but rather great danger, if we rashly yield ourselves to the inclinations of men who aim at exciting strife…
- Every man possesses that which is according to the image of God, for the gifts of God are irrevocable (Rom. 11:29). But only a few…
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