Quotemeal: Dec. 20th, 1948

Monday, December 20, 1948

"The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity - hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory - because at the Father's will Jesus Christ became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross."
— J. I. Packer

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"The virtuous soul that is alone and without a master is like a lone burning coal; it will grow colder rather than hotter."
— John of the Cross —
"The blessed and inviting truth is that God is the most winsome of all beings and in our worship of Him we should find unspeakable pleasure."
— A. W. Tozer —
"God's promises are like the stars: the darker the night, the brighter they shine."
— David Nicholas —
"The cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as historic truth. Love conquers the world, but its victory is not an easy one."
— Reinhold Niebuhr —

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Illustration of J. I. Packer — "The Christmas message is that there is hope for a ruined humanity - hope of pardon, hope of peace with God, hope of glory - because at the Father's will Jesus Christ became poor, and was born in a stable so that thirty years later He might hang on a cross."

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