Quotemeal: May. 18th, 2018

Friday, May 18, 2018

"I think that most Christians would be better pleased if the Lord did not inquire into their personal affairs too closely. They want Him to save them, to keep them happy, and to take them off to heaven at last, but not to be too inquisitive about their conduct or services."
— A. W. Tozer

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"Christ is not valued at all unless He is valued above all."
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— Martin Luther —
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— P. T. Barnum —
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— Philip Yancey —

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Illustration of A. W. Tozer — "I think that most Christians would be better pleased if the Lord did not inquire into their personal affairs too closely. They want Him to save them, to keep them happy, and to take them off to heaven at last, but not to be too inquisitive about their conduct or services."

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