Quotemeal: May. 3rd, 1939

Wednesday, May 3, 1939

"Without God man has no reference point to define himself. 20th century philosophy manifests the chaos of man seeking to understand himself as a creature with dignity while having no reference point for that dignity."
— R. C. Sproul

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"The mark of a saint is not perfection, but consecration. A saint is not a man without faults, but a man who has given himself without reserve to God."
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"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand."
— St. Augustine of Hippo —
"The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him."
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Illustration of R. C. Sproul — "Without God man has no reference point to define himself. 20th century philosophy manifests the chaos of man seeking to understand himself as a creature with dignity while having no reference point for that dignity."

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