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“Faith is the acknowledgment of the entire absence of all goodness in us, and the recognition of the cross as the substitute for all the want on our part. Faith saves, because it owns the complete salvation of another, and not because it contributes anything to that salvation.”

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Book:THE EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS
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THE EVERLASTING RIGHTEOUSNESS

This book delves into complex questions of righteousness and moral integrity, set against the backdrop of an undefined world. It examines the nature of justice and the struggle to maintain moral principles in the face of various challenges. more

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Horatius Bonar
Horatius Bonar

Horatius Bonar was a Scottish poet renowned for his devotional poetry. Born in December 1808, he dedicated much of his life to pastoral work in Edinburgh. His poetry is celebrated for its simplicity and profound spiritual insights. Bonar's work has had a significant impact on Christian literature, and he is remembered for his contributions to religious verse. more

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“Faith is not our saviour. It was not faith that was born at Bethlehem and died on Golgotha for us. It was not faith that loved us, and gave itself for us; that bore our sins in its own body on the tree; that died and rose again for our sins. Faith is one thing, the Saviour is another. Faith is one thing, and the cross is another. Let us not confound them, nor ascribe to a poor, imperfect act of man, that which belongs exclusively to the Son of the Living God.”

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“Faith is rest, not toil. It is the giving up all the former weary efforts to do or feel something good, in order to induce God to love and pardon; and the calm reception of the truth so long rejected, that God is not waiting for any such inducements, but loves and pardons of His own goodwill, and is showing that goodwill to any sinner who will come to Him on such a footing, casting away his own performances or goodnesses, and relying implicitly upon the free love of Him who so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son.”

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