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As we fell in Adam, we are saved in Christ. To deny the principle in the one case, is to deny it…
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In every system of theology, therefore, there is a chapter De libero arbitrio. This is a question which every theologian finds in…
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He [man] knows that when he is not what he ought to be; when he does what he ought not to do;…
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If, unable to solve the mysteries of Providence, we plunge into Atheism, we only increase a thousand fold the darkness by which…
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Foolish talking and jesting are not the ways in which Christian cheerfulness should express itself, but rather "giving of thanks" (Eph. 5:4).…
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To be in Christ is the source of the Christian life; to be like Christ is the sum of his excellence; to…
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There is no form of conviction more intimate and irresistible than that which arises from the inward teaching of the Spirit.
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Our duty, privilege, and security are in believing, not in knowing; in trusting God, and not our own understanding. They are to…
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Faith is not a blind, irrational conviction. In order to believe, we must know what we believe, and the grounds on which…
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The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood;…
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It is a thoroughly anti-Christian doctrine that the Spirit of God, and therefore the life and governing power of the Church, resides…
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The Galatians are severely censured for giving heed to false doctrines, and are called to pronounce even an apostle anathema, if he…
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The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils,…
— Seraphim of Sarov
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Every winter, When the great sun has turned his face away, The earth goes down into a vale of grief, And fasts,…
— Charles Kingsley
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Prayer, fasting, vigils, and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in themselves, certainly do not constitute the aim of…
— Seraphim of Sarov
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Lenten fasts make me feel better, stronger, and more active than ever.
— Catherine of Genoa
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The observances of the church concerning feasts and fasts are tolerably well kept, since the rich keep the feasts and the poor…
— Philip Sidney
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Speaking biologically, fruit in a slightly shriveled state is holding its respiration and energy consumption down to the lowest possible level. It…
— Masanobu Fukuoka
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Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: By his good character a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during…
— Abu Dawood
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Periodic fasts are necessary to flush out the poisons.
— Jentezen Franklin
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There is a prophetic release that occurs in a church or an individual who fasts continually for forty days.
— Jentezen Franklin
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Every man, therefore, who expects justification by works, must see to it, not that he is better than other men, or that…
— Charles Hodge
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Fasts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; theyare…
— John Cassian
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What the eyes are for the outer world, fasts are for the inner.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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