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Doctrine is not an affair of the tongue but of the life.


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Whatever a person may be like, we must still love them because we love God.



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I gave up all for Christ, and what have I found? Everything in Christ.



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A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.



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While all men seek after happiness, scarcely one in a hundred looks for it from God.



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Only those who have learned well to be earnestly dissatisfied with themselves, and to be confounded with shame at their wretchedness truly understand the Christian gospel.



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When I took the leap, I had faith I would find a net; Instead I learned I could fly.



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Honestly, I just have to do what's right for me, and what I would tell people is what I believe, which is that tolerance is very important.

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