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God's Words to His Children: Sermons Spoken and Unspoken

This book is a compilation of sermons that delve into spiritual wisdom and religious teachings, providing insights and reflections on various religious concepts and values. more

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George MacDonald
George MacDonald

George MacDonald was a 19th-century Scottish author known for his fantasy literature and religious thought. His works had a profound influence on later writers, such as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. more

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“The mind of the many is not the mind of God.”

“Which of us is other than a secret to all but God!”

“But I begin to think the chief difficulty in writing a book must be to keep out what does not belong to it.”

“In Giving, a man receives more than he gives; and the more is in proportion to the worth of the thing given.”

“Let us face at the outset how many Christians are not victorious, but defeated. Defeated by circumstances, defeated by other peoples? natures and wrong-doings, defeated by the down-drag of the flesh, defeated by loss, by pain, by suffering, by worry. Instead of saying with confidence, ?This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith?, they have to say in honesty, ?This is the defeat that has been caused by the world, even our self-centeredness.? That is the opposite of faith. Unbelief is not the opposite of faith; self-centeredness is ? being centered in self rather than in God.”