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All I know is that I'm a sinner and that God has forgiven me of my sins. Because I put my faith and trust in Jesus Christ. Franklin Graham

God Faith Me Trust Christ Put Know Because Sinner Sins Forgiven Jesus Jesus Christ

When all is said and done, the greatest satisfaction you'll have in this life as you grow old will be seeing your children grow in righteousness and faith and goodness as citizens of the society of which they are a part. Gordon B. Hinckley

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Relapse happens, especially when you're dealing with folks who are frankly the least likely to succeed based on their own pasts and difficulties. We can work with the most likely to succeed. I'm not interested in that. Greg Boyle

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In being aware of others' hunger, we contribute to a more empathic world. Hamza Yusuf

World Others Hunger More Contribute Being Aware

To be a Christian who is willing to travel with Christ on his downward road requires being willing to detach oneself constantly from any need to be relevant, and to trust ever more deeply the Word of God. Henri Nouwen

Intimacy is not a happy medium. It is a way of being in which the tension between distance and closeness is dissolved and a new horizon appears. Intimacy is beyond fear. Henri Nouwen

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When we have nothing to cling to as our own and cease thinking of ourselves as people who must defend privileges, we can open ourselves freely to others with the faithful expectation that our strength will manifest itself in our shared weakness. Henri Nouwen

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The man who can articulate the movements of his inner life need no longer be a victim of himself, but is able slowly and consistently to remove the obstacles that prevent the spirit from entering. Henri Nouwen

Our Western society is showing its technological muscles in ever more threatening ways, but the experience of fear, anxiety and even despair has increased in equal proportion. Indeed, the paradox is that the powerful giants feel as powerless as a new-born babe. Henri Nouwen

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God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. Henry Ward Beecher

God Forgiveness Mother Pardon Kisses Like Offense Who Everlasting

Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden. Hosea Ballou

Injustice Burden Those Bear Greatest Commit Who

Religion which requires persecution to sustain, it is of the devil's propagation. Hosea Ballou

Religion Devil Propagation Persecution Sustain Which Requires

Evangelical churches are weaker than we realize because we don't teach the confessions and doctrine. J. I. Packer

Churches Weaker Doctrine Because Than Confessions Realize Teach Evangelical

Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it's not like you're going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened. Jack Kornfield

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Holiness is the strength of the soul. It comes by faith and through obedience to God's laws and ordinances. God then purifies the heart by faith, and the heart becomes purged from that which is profane and unworthy. James E. Faust

God Faith Strength Soul Heart Obedience Purged Laws Through Becomes Unworthy Which Holiness Then Profane

Systematic theology - be careful how you tie down the Word to fit your set and final creeds, systems, dogmas, and organized theistic philosophies! The Word of God is not bound! It's free to say what it will to the individual, and no one can outline it into dispensations which cannot be broken. Jim Elliot

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I say, don't try to fight your own battles because God will do it. Joel Osteen

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