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William Carey, the great Baptist missionary, said, "Attempt great things for God and expect great things from God. ↗

— Angus Buchan

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Христовият мир е свобода от греха, а мирът на света е свобода на греха... ↗

— Схиархимандрит Касиан

#philosophy #religious #spirtual #faith

If there was no faith there would be no living in this world. ↗

— Josh Billings

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Being by his faith replaced afresh in paradise and created anew, he (the believer)does not need works for his justification, but that he may not be idle, but that he may exercise his own body and preserve it. His works are to be done freely, with the sole object of pleasing God. ↗

— Martin Luther

#work #works #faith

All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. ↗

— Anonymous

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If you die you’re completely happy and your soul somewhere lives on. I’m not afraid of dying. Total peace after death, becoming someone else is the best hope I’ve got. ↗

— Kurt Cobain

#foreshadowing #death

But if I could just get som ehint, some sign..." Conchita smiles, without humor, but with great affection. "That's the point behind faith," she says. "It's not something you can prove....I know you hate to hear this, but you either have it, or you don't. ↗

— Charles de Lint

#trust #faith

I prayed to what all things hold in common. I prayed to what makes life. I thought about the elements of the universe, the rocks, the stars, the air, other living things. I tried to get the perspective of what's behind all that. I prayed to the force that brings things into existence. I thought this force encompassed all it created. My God was transcendent, and my God was also immanent. God ran in my veins. God lived and died and lived again in every atom of the universe. ↗

— Margaret D. McGee

#god #faith

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; ↗

— Anonymous

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As I speak for many in the budding new missional church world I have to share that I no longer judge the faithful fervent work of so many pastors who have pastored well but who struggle to find their place in this new world. They deserve to be honored instead of belittled. Without their legacy we would have nothing to build upon. ↗

— Hugh Halter & Matt Smay

#incarnational-communities #jesus #missional #faith