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... sinners or just . The method he follows is comprehensive , embracing the entire scope of the spiritual life , at least as far as it is attained by ordinary Christians . A special merit of the " Sinner's Guide " is the copious use the ...
... sinners or just . The method he follows is comprehensive , embracing the entire scope of the spiritual life , at least as far as it is attained by ordinary Christians . A special merit of the " Sinner's Guide " is the copious use the ...
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... sinners is what He came on earth to do , and receiving sinners is what He has ascended to Heaven to carry on . Aye , and for eighteen hundred years the blessed story has been repeating itself — He goes to be a Guest with a man that is a ...
... sinners is what He came on earth to do , and receiving sinners is what He has ascended to Heaven to carry on . Aye , and for eighteen hundred years the blessed story has been repeating itself — He goes to be a Guest with a man that is a ...
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Henry LEWIS (D.D.). Sinners Confcience , or make him fo eafy under it , but that the moft fcandalous and avow'd Debauchees will be apt to put the most favourable Conftructions upon their own actions , and be as induftrious to find out ...
Henry LEWIS (D.D.). Sinners Confcience , or make him fo eafy under it , but that the moft fcandalous and avow'd Debauchees will be apt to put the most favourable Conftructions upon their own actions , and be as induftrious to find out ...
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... d with fins and miferies ; Refolve this erring heart to tamer duft , which every day . Thus fteals away , That it may rife more joyful and more just ... : A 6 THE THE SINNERS JOY . A H my Soul ! why The Sinners Complaint .
... d with fins and miferies ; Refolve this erring heart to tamer duft , which every day . Thus fteals away , That it may rife more joyful and more just ... : A 6 THE THE SINNERS JOY . A H my Soul ! why The Sinners Complaint .
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... sinner's case before he receives his pardon . At first he thinks that , as he owes only some fifty pence , he will easily succeed in paying it up ; and therefore his language is , " Have patience with me and I will pay thee all . " By ...
... sinner's case before he receives his pardon . At first he thinks that , as he owes only some fifty pence , he will easily succeed in paying it up ; and therefore his language is , " Have patience with me and I will pay thee all . " By ...
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Alexander Schmemann Alyosha Barth thinks bears witness beauty become believe body Brothers Karamazov called Christian Church Dogmatics confess congregation cross culture death delight Dietrich Bonhoeffer disciples Divine Dostoyevsky earth embarrassing embrace Eugene Peterson evil faith Father Zossima Flannery Flannery O’Connor flesh forgive gift gladness Gnosticism God's glory God’s grace gospel gratitude Grushenka happy hear heart heaven Heidelberg Catechism Holy Spirit human Ibid istry Ivan Jesus Christ John joy of ministry joyful obedience joyless Karl Barth kiss Lischer lives look Lord minister miracle misery mystery novel ourselves Paissy Parrhesia passion pastor praise prayer preaching Presbyterian Presbyterian Church U.S.A. presence Press proclaim rejoice religious resurrection revealed Sabbath salvation schismatic Schmemann Scripture seek seminary sense seriously silence Simone Weil sinners soul speak story talk task tears tells theologian theology things thought tion trans triune truth W. H. Auden weep William Willimon Willimon wine Word worship
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Page 12 - People talk to you a great deal about your education, but some good, sacred memory, preserved from childhood, is perhaps the best education. If a man carries many such memories with him into life, he is safe to the end of his days...
Page 135 - Who from our mother's arms Hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours to-day. 2 O may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us, With ever joyful hearts And blessed peace to cheer us ; And keep us in His grace, And guide us when perplexed, And free us from all ills In this world and the next.
Page 104 - But when a puny man risen from the dust speaks in God's name, at this point we best evidence our piety and obedience toward God if we show ourselves teachable toward his minister, although he excels us in nothing.
Page 122 - So you have pain now; but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.
Page 113 - The mild serenity of age takes the place of the riotous blood of youth. I bless the rising sun each day, and, as before, my heart sings to meet it, but now I love even more its setting, its long slanting rays and the soft tender gentle memories that come with them, the dear images from the whole of my long happy life — and over all the Divine Truth, softening, reconciling, forgiving! My life is ending, I know that well, but every day that is left me I feel how my earthly life is in touch with a...
Page 27 - Man cannot commit a sin so great as to exhaust the infinite love of God. Can there be a sin which could exceed the love of God? Think only of repentance, continual repentance, but dismiss fear altogether. Believe that God loves you as you cannot conceive; that He loves you with your sin, in your sin. It has been said of old that over one repentant sinner there is more joy in heaven than over ten righteous men. Go, and fear not. Be not bitter against men. Be not angry if you are wronged. Forgive the...
Page 66 - They were marching behind the others with great dignity, accountable as they had always been for good order and common sense and respectable behavior. They alone were on key. Yet she could see by their shocked and altered faces that even their virtues were being burned away.
Page 54 - ... were nobler than you are now. It's all like an ocean, I tell you. Then you would pray to the birds too, consumed by an allembracing love, in a sort of transport, and pray that they too will forgive you your sin. Treasure this ecstasy, however senseless it may seem to men. My friends, pray to God for gladness. Be glad as children, as the birds of heaven. And let not the sin of men confound you in your doings. Fear not that it will wear away your work and hinder its being accomplished. Do not say,...
Page 4 - When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, "The Lord has done great things for them.
Page 1 - That I belong — body and soul, in life and in death — not to myself but to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ...