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Horace Bushnell was an American religious leader and theologian, born on April 14, 1802, and died on February 17, 1876. He had a profound impact on the fields of religion and theology, particularly in the areas of Christian ethics and religious education.

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“O Thou Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world, what Thou bearest in Thy blessed hands and feet I cannot bear; take it all away. Hide me in the depths of Thy suffering love, mold me to the image of Thy divine passion.”

World Hands Suffering Passion Sin Feet Divine Bears Blessed Depth Mold Lambs Hands And Feet Lamb Of God

Author:Horace Bushnell

“True conviction of sin--how difficult it is, when its appearances and modes of life are so fair, when it twines itself so cunningly about, or creeps so insidiously into, our amiable qualities, and sets off its internal disorders by so many outward charms and attractions.”

Difficult Sin Quality Fairs Conviction Appearance Attraction Charm Internals Disorder Creeps Amiable

Book:The New Life

Source: The New Life

“Christ is redemption only as He actually redeems and delivers our nature from sin. If He is not the law and spring of a new spirit of life, He is nothing. "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God," as many, no more.”

Ifs Law Spirit Christ Sin Son Spring Redemption Spirit Of God Spirit Of Life

Book:Sermons for the new life

Source: Sermons for the new life

“God made sin possible just as he made all lying wonders possible, but he never made it a fact, never set anything in his plan to harmonize with it. Therefore it enters the world as a forbidden fact against everything that God has ordained.”

World Made Facts Lying Sin Wonder Plans Made It Forbidden

Book:Nature and the Supernatural: As Together Constituting the One System of God

Source: Nature and the Supernatural: As Together Constituting the One System of God

“Nature has no promise for society, least of all, any remedy for sin.”

Sin Promise Remedy

Book:Nature and the Supernatural: As Together Constituting the One System of God

Source: Nature and the Supernatural: As Together Constituting the One System of God

“Morality, taken as apart from religion, is but another name for decency of sin.”

Names Sin Taken Morality Decency

Book:The New Life

Source: The New Life

“Christ commands you to take up His cross and follow Him, not that He may humble you, or lay some penance upon you, but that you may surrender the low self-will and the feeble pride of your sin, and ascend into the sublime patience of heavenly charity.”

May Self Christ Sin Pride Lows Crosses Patience Lays Charity Humble Surrender Command Heavenly Sublime Penance Self Will

Book:Sermons for the new life

Source: Sermons for the new life

“Morality, taken as apart from religion, is but another name for decency in sin. It is just that negative species of virtue which consists in not doing what is scandalously depraved and wicked. But there is no heart of holy principle in it, any more than there is in the grosser sin.”

Heart Names Sin Principles Virtue Taken Morality Holy Negative Species Wicked Decency Depraved

Author:Horace Bushnell

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Born: April 14, 1802
Died: February 17, 1876
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Quotes: 62

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