Quotemeal: Jul. 19th, 1959

Sunday, July 19, 1959

"Theologians have felt no hesitation in founding a system of speculative thought on the teachings of Jesus; and yet Jesus was never an inhabitant of the realm of speculative thought."
— Walter Rauschenbusch

More Quotemeal

"I remember the story of the old man who said on his deathbed that he had had a lot of trouble in his life, most of which had never happened."
"There are... few stronger indications of ignorance of the power and evil of sin than the confident assertion of our ability to resist and subdue it."
"We must allow the Word of God to confront us, to disturb our security, to undermine our complacency and to overthrow our patterns of thought and behavior."
John Stott
"The Spirit of God first imparts love; he next inspires hope, and then gives liberty; and this is about the last thing we have in many of our churches."

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Illustration of Walter Rauschenbusch — "Theologians have felt no hesitation in founding a system of speculative thought on the teachings of Jesus; and yet Jesus was never an inhabitant of the realm of speculative thought."

Other Devotionals from Heartlight for Sunday, July 19, 1959

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.