Quotemeal: Jul. 1st, 1955

Friday, July 1, 1955

"The purpose of religion — at any rate, the Christian religion — is not to get you into heaven, but to get heaven into you."
— Frederick Ward Kates

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"The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes away saying, not, "What a lovely sermon!" but, "I will do something!""
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"Christ, having sacrificed himself once, is to eternity a certain and valid sacrifice for the sins of all faithful."
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Illustration of Frederick Ward Kates — "The purpose of religion — at any rate, the Christian religion — is not to get you into heaven, but to get heaven into you."

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