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Zoroastrianism? Oh, there’s never been but a few hundred thousand of them at any one time, mostly located in Iran and India, but that’s it. The one true faith. If you’re not a Zoroastrian, I’m afraid you are bound for Hell.” The man looked stunned and shocked. "It's not fair." The demon gave a mirthful laugh. “Well, it was fair when you were sending all the Chinese to Hell who had never heard of Jesus. Wasn’t it? ↗

— Steven L. Peck

#christianity #christians #hell #jesus #lds

that your faith wouldn't stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God ↗

— Paul

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On feeling guilty about lack of 'productivity': "In a time of infirmity, the illness IS one's work. Taking care of all the disciplines that our health problems require IS the other part of the small daily fidelity to which we are called, beside the faithfulness of being attentive to God. We can be well simply by our diligence in being who we are at the moment." --Marva Dawn, Being Well When We're Ill pg 137 ↗

— Marva J. Dawn

#ill #suffering #faith

A prosperous state makes a secure Christian, but adversity makes him Consider. ↗

— Anne Bradstreet

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That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian faith. Hence, no bishops or theologians denounced clocks or sailing ships--although both were condemned on religious grounds in various non-Western societies. ↗

— Rodney Stark

#inventions #technology #faith

The practice of the Christian life consists of the discernment of (the seeing and hearing), and the reliance upon (the reckless and uncalculating dependence), and the celebration (the ready and spontaneous enjoyment) of the presence of the Word of God in the common life of the world. ↗

— William Stringfellow

#god #spirituality #faith

When we lift our inward eyes to gaze upon God we are sure to meet friendly eyes gazing back at us, for it is written that the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout all the earth. The sweet language of experience is "Thou God seest me." When the eyes of the soul looking out meet the eyes of God looking in, heaven has begun right here on this earth. ↗

— A.W. Tozer

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Many times in the Christian life, we focus on the five-minute salvation experience rather than the lifetime of work the Lord will put into us and the many paths and instances we will find God. ↗

— Ricky Maye

#christianity #god-s-grace #inspirational #experience

Joy is thankfulness, and when we are joyful, that is the best expression of thanks we can offer the Lord, Who delivers us from sorrow and sin. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #joy #joyfulness #spirituality #thankfulness

with man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26"). ↗

— Michele Woolley

#faith #favor #hope #love #self-esteem