Quotemeal: Mar. 30th, 2012

Friday, March 30, 2012

"If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God."
— Johannes Eckhart

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— Charles Hodge —
"Today we are overboard on belief but bankrupt on obedience."
— Author Unknown —

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Illustration of Johannes Eckhart — "If we seek God for our own good and profit, we are not seeking God."

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