There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.
“There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.”
— John Calvin · God
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There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.
“There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.”
— John Calvin · God
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“There is no work, however vile or sordid, that does not glisten before God.”
“No man is excluded from calling upon God, the gate of salvation is set open unto all men: neither is there any other thing which keepeth us back from entering in, save only our own unbelief.”
“For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God.”
“You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.”
“Augustine does not disagree with this when he teaches that it is a faculty of the reason and the will to choose good with the assistance of grace; evil, when grace is absent.”
“Yet consider now, whether women are not quite past sense and reason, when they want to rule over men.”
“If God showed up, He’d just give me a sad look and say, Told you so.”
“Think like someone who walks in victory. Do not keep worrying. Always remember that God is able to grant you a resounding victory.”
“Religion, like science, is only noteworthy when it emphasizes a matter of what is true rather than whose belief is greater or lesser or which deity works for whom. Sincere religion and tested science are similar in that their assertions can be argued logically and objectively; otherwise, we get false cults and babble.”
“For you will certainly carry out God's purpose, however you act, but it makes a difference to you whether you serve like Judas or like John.”
“Yeah, I know I'm ugly... I said to a bartender, 'Make me a zombie.' He said 'God beat me to it.'”
“We were all born to be peaceful citizens of the world. Take care of your global garden and do not allow evil gardeners to try and convince you which flowers are ugly and which should be destroyed. This is God's universe and he is the master gardener of all. If you see ugliness in his creations, then you see ugliness in our Creator. Wake up. If we eliminate all colors in his garden, then what would be a rainbow with only one color? And what would be a garden with only one kind of flower? Why would the Creator create a vast assortment of plants, ethnicities, and animals, if only one beast or seed is to dominate all of existence?”