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"Along with such abundance of grace comes the gift of righteousness. Again grace and righteousness combine to allow believers to experience the enthroned life in jesus christ. In God's dealings with man today, grace is king. Grace reigns through righteousness unto eternal life by jesus christ our Lord" »Rollin Wilson
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"Through His redemptive work we are 'justified from all things' (Acts 1338,39) and now rejoice in 'the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace' (Eph. 17), a position in christ at God's right hand (Eph. 24-6), 'all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ' (Eph. 13) and 'the hope of the glory of God' (Rom. 52), to be fully realized when we are 'caught up together...to meet the Lord in the air' (1 Thess. 417). Then will be fulfilled the desire of God's loving heart 'That in the ages to come He might shew the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us through christ Jesus' (Eph. 27)." »Cornelius Stam
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"Paul's evangelistic mission was different from the Kingdom Apostles, but in many ways the same. The Kingdom Apostles preached jesus the Messiah, ready to return to Israel and set up His Messianic Kingdom. From Israel, the Apostles, with christ on David's Throne, were to go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe everything christ had commanded them. They would do that because all authority in heaven and on earth had been given to christ. As we all know, that did not happen. It will happen in the future, but it has not yet happened. What has happened is that christ revealed a Mystery through His Special Apostle Paul." »Mark McGee
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"As we face a new era of world history, there is an urgent need for the true Church of jesus christ, the Body of christ, to be about the business God has called us to, the work of ministry. And this is a work that every believer is called to be actively involved in." »Edward Bedore
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"The true God is the unknown God to the natural man and also the unknowable God without His revelation in christ. God is not only invisible to man's sight , but also to man's senses. In christ is found a God who is near, who hears, who cares, who loves, and who saves. 'For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of jesus Christ' (2 Cor. 46) 'All things are delievered unto me of my Father and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father neither knoweth any man the Father, save the son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him' (Matt. 1127)." »Eugene Reuweler
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"We were lost and dead in sin. We were by nature objects of God's wrath. But God Loved us That Love caused Him to do something about our situation. God is rich in mercy, so He made us alive with christ even when we were dead in transgressions. God acted on His Love for us and saved us by His Grace Grace is the result of the actions of His Love. The remarkable thing about His Grace is that He didn't ask us to do anything but believe Him. God didn't ask us to perform some great deed. He didn't demand obedience from us before He would save us. God made us alive with christ 'even when we were dead in transgressions and sins.' God is showing the universe 'the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in christ jesus.' (Ephesians 27) God was Kind to us 'in' christ because He Loved us." »Mark McGee
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"Rejoice evermore. In every thing give thanks for this is the will of God in christ jesus concerning you." »Thessalonians 516,18 Bible
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"If jesus christ were to come today, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it." »Thomas Carlyle
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"If jesus christ were to come today people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it." »Thomas Carlyle
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"To endure the cross is not tragedy it is the suffering which is the fruit of an exclusive allegiance to jesus christ." »Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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"If christ jesus be the periode, the end and the lodging-home at the end of your journey, there is no fear ye go to a friend . . . ye may look death in the face with joy." »Samual Rutherford
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"Our first responsibility is not to build the Church or even to get souls saved--it is to represent christ and to bring His message to the world. As God beholds us in christ, so the world must behold christ in us. As christ represents us before the Father, so we must represent christ before the world." »Cornelius Stam
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"As a sinner I could not please God, I could not neutralize or pay for my own sin. But when God justified me by His grace He went on record declaring me righteous. He didn't wave a magic wand and declare me to be innocent. His holiness would not permit it. A basis for declaring me righteous was needed. The ground upon which my justification is built is the substitutionary death of His son, jesus christ. The shedding of blood demonstrates the righteousness of God 'that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus' (Rom. 326 NKJV). What a marvelous plan Man's plan of salvation by good works is offensive to God and to anyone who has been saved by God's grace." »Larry Riemersma
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"When Paul went to the Jew first, it was not because it seemed that Israel might yet accept christ and His kingdom, but simply because God would leave Israel no excuse for rejecting Messiah. Paul confirmed Peter's message, and mightily contended with the Jews everywhere that 'Jesus is the christ.' And miracles accompanied this confirmation testimony--greater miracles, indeed, than Peter himself had wrought. But, unlike Peter, Paul never offered the kingdom to Israel. His ministry among them was not to turn the nation to christ, but to save any from among them who might believe, receiving salvation by grace, and to leave the rest without excuse. Thus God was concluding Israel in unbelief and, even at that early date, mightily using Paul to proclaim grace to the Gentiles." »Cornelius Stam
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"It's not the rules and regulations you follow carefully that will win you favor with God but rather offering your life to Him in complete faith that His Son, jesus christ, conquered sin and death on your behalf and for your salvation." »James L. Mathews
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"christians rejoice because God is their heavenly Father who forgives the penitent, because God sent his Son into the world for the salvation of all who have faith, because jesus christ not only died but was raised again from the dead and because joy is one of the ninefold fruits of the Spirit." »W. G. Morrice
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"When jesus christ utters a word, He opens His mouth so wide that it embraces all Heaven and earth, even though that word be but in a whisper." »Martin Luther
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"The primary task of the Church is not to mend the manners of the community, but to proclaim the matchless Gospel of the Lord jesus christ. When men hear that Gospel and believe it, their lives will give evidence of their faith." »Walter Dale Langtry
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"Men are doubtful and skeptical about the Church they suspect and dislike the clergy they are impatient of theological systems but for jesus christ, as he stand out to view in the sacred pages, as they dimly realize him in their own best selves, as they catch faint traces of him in the lives of his saints, they have no other sentiments than those of respect and affection." »Herbert Hensley Henson
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"christ is the Master the Scriptures are only the servant. The true way to test all the Books is to see whether they work the will of christ or not. No Book which does not preach christ can be apostolic, though Peter or Paul were its author. And no Book which does preach christ can fail to be apostolic though Judas, Ananias, Pilate or Herod were its author." »Martin Luther
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"We thank you, Almighty God, for the gift of water. Over it the Holy Spirit moved in the beginning of creation. Through it you led the children of Israel out of their bondage in Egypt into the land of promise. In it your Son jesus received the baptism of John and we are buried with christ in his death. By it we share in his resurrection. Through it we are reborn by the Holy Spirit." »Book of Common Prayer
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"God loves the world. That's plain to see as we read His Word. Today, God loves the world through us, His Children of Grace. christ is 'in' us and we are 'in' christ. Christ is loving people and reaching out to them through us. He is making His appeal through us. He is reconciling people to Himself through us" »Mark McGee
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"What if reincarnation really happens, and jesus were reincarnated, & you were a total d*ck to him?
It could happen. You should probably treat everyone like they were jesus reincarnated." »Ingrid Weir
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"George So in the end, was it worth it jesus christ. How irreparably changed my life has become. It's always the last days of summer and I've been left out in the cold with no door to get back in. I'll grant you I've had more than my share of poignant moments. Life passes most people by when they're busy making grand plans for it. Throughout my lifetime I've left pieces of my heart here and there. And now, there's almost barely enough to stay alive. But I force a smile, knowing that my ambition far exceeded my talent. There are no more white horses or pretty ladies at my door." »Blow
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"Even jesus, three days, died. Who is strong does not the strong. (Même Jésus, trois jours, est mort. Qui est fort ne fait le fort)" »Charles de LEUSSE
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"Creation and redemption are the spheres in which these glories are displayed. In creation we see the eternal power and deity that belong to God alone (Rom. 120) while a deeper and richer glory is unfolded in the wondrous cross of the Lord jesus christ. There God is fully revealed, not only in terms of His dominion and deity, but in His holiness, love, and grace. At the Cross I learn what creation could never tell me--who God is and what He is to me, a guilty sinner. God is love therefore, He is both light and life. A Savior-God What marvelous grace and glory." »William Hallman
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"Defeated enemies in battle have to confess the superiority of their captors, but this does not give them citizenship in that country. This is why as ambassadors for christ we beseech people to be reconciled to God by faith in christ now. If they confess Him as Lord with a heart of faith--now, while the doors of salvation are wide open, they will be saved (Rom. 109,10). Later they are forced to confess His Lordship to vindicate Christ's righteous judgment of them and the worthiness of their eternal doom. Confession does not bring the confessor salvation. It is too late, for the 'accepted time' for salvation has forever passed." »Vernon Schutz
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"jesus' ministry was clearly defined, and the alternatives to the illusion and temptations of the desert were spelled out. A choice was made--life abundant, full, and free for all. Make no mistake about it, the day that choice was made, jesus became suspect. That day in the temple he sealed the fate already prepared for him. How was the world to understand one who rejected an offer of power and control" »Joan B. Campbell
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"Most of us have been taught about the need to appropriate by faith what is already ours through grace. We all desire to have more joy in our Christian life. The keys to experiencing joy are available to all of us. We need to understand the gospel of the grace of God as revealed to the Apostle Paul. Then as we put Paul's instructions into practice, we will come to know God experientially. This will cause us to know Him better which will cause us to want to obey more, and on and on it goes. Then as we learn and obey God and become focused on spiritual things instead of earthly things, we will become thankful for everything that God has provided for us in christ. Knowledge, obedience, and thankfulness will then lead to abundant joy in our everyday life In the words of the old hymn Trust and obey, For there's no other way, To be happy in jesus, But to trust and obey." »David Havard
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"Anyone who is to find christ must first find the church. How could anyone know where christ is and what faith in him is unless he knew where his believers are" »Martin Luther
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