Quotemeal: May. 13th, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010

"Christ is the Word of God. It is not in certain texts written in the New Testament, valuable as they are; it is not in certain words which Jesus spoke, vast as is their preciousness; it is in the Word, which Jesus is, that the great manifestation of God is made."
— Phillips Brooks

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Illustration of Phillips Brooks — "Christ is the Word of God. It is not in certain texts written in the New Testament, valuable as they are; it is not in certain words which Jesus spoke, vast as is their preciousness; it is in the Word, which Jesus is, that the great manifestation of God is made."

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