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“James says that you deceive yourself if you only hear the Word but do not do it. How many people live in this deception their whole life-hearing and hearing, but never even trying to do what they hear!”

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Johan Oscar Smith

Johan Oscar Smith, born on October 11, 1871, and died on May 1, 1943. His specific profession and life experiences are not well-documented. more

“God implants Spirit and zeal into our hearts in order to accomplish a work. When the work is done, a quiet rest remains. We do not have to push one another aside because God has prepared our works so that each one can keep out of one another's way. We only have to take heed that we do His works.”

Way Heart Done Spirit Order Quiet Remains Prepared Accomplish Life Changing Zeal Heed Implants

Author:Johan Oscar Smith

“False liberty is also a reason that people fabricate doctrines that say that you don't need to suffer. One such doctrine is the one that states that Jesus has done everything, so we need not do anything that opposes our flesh or self-will. False liberty is also manifest when people scorn souls who are striving to live a God-fearing life, saying that these live in bondage.”

People Needs Soul Self States Reason Done Suffering Jesus Liberty Strive Flesh Doctrine Life Changing Manifest Bondage Scorn Self Will Fabricate

Author:Johan Oscar Smith

“This is perdition: the things to which the heart was attached pass away while the person himself, who is an eternal being, is filled with nothing but emptiness when he should have been filled with God Himself. That is why it is so very important that we turn our focus inward to the source of life that lives forever, even as we ourselves will live forever.”

“An inner life and inner enemies to conquer, battle and destroy. These enemies are the various desires that seek to distract our concentration by causing our thoughts to cling to outward things, things that will pass away.”

Desire Enemy Battle Various Conquer Life Changing Concentration Our Thoughts Passing Away Inner Life

Author:Johan Oscar Smith

“No one can be transferred from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God without a great battle and by the good fight of faith. No one receives full light in a single day. Great faithfulness is required for us to receive more light.”

Light Fighting Darkness Battle Life Changing Satan Faithfulness Darkness To Light Good Fight Great Battle

Author:Johan Oscar Smith

“A longsuffering person will endure where others give up. He always thinks about how God has been longsuffering toward him, and he counts God's longsuffering as salvation. Longsuffering endures where no one else can endure, and it always hopes for a happy result at the end.”

Thinking Giving Persons Has Beens Ends Results Giving Up Salvation Endure Life Changing

Author:Johan Oscar Smith

“People could achieve much more if only they would put in more effort. You must take responsibility for your own life. Be conscious of how you use your time! Be conscious of how you listen! Be conscious of how you manage all of your affairs, so that God can look upon you and be well pleased. Seek God's honor in everything you do.”

People Ifs Wells Looks Use Life Is Effort Responsibility Achieve Honor Conscious Affair Manage Life Changing Look Up Taking Responsibility

Author:Johan Oscar Smith

“If a person forges ahead in the light and yet has lost his care for the others, the purpose of the light is wasted. God does not give us light for its own sake, but for the purpose of doing something in the light.”

Ifs Giving Persons Doe Light Care Purpose Lost Sake Life Changing

Author:Johan Oscar Smith

“It's not in the dreaming, it's in the doing.”

Inspirational Dream Inspiration Winning Money Entrepreneur Life Changing Billionaire Think Twice

Book:How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It

Source: How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It

“Lesbianism is so rampant in some of the schools in southeast Oklahoma that they'll only let one girl go to the bathroom. Now think about it. Think about that issue. How is it that that's happened to us?”

Thinking School Girl Issues Happened Bathroom Oklahoma Lesbianism

Author:Tom Coburn

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