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“When like the patriarchs we learn to dig wells of virtue and spiritual knowledge within ourselves by means of ascetic practice and contemplation, we will find within us Christ the spring of life (cf. Gen. 26:15-18). Wisdom commands us to drink from this spring, saying, 'Drink water from your own pitchers and from the spring of your own wells' (Prov. 5:15). If we do this we shall find that the treasures of wisdom truly are within us.”

Ifs Wells Mean Christian Spiritual Christ Water Practice Virtue Drink Spring Treasure Command Contemplation Orthodox Pitcher Cfs Drink Water Spiritual Knowledge

Author:Maximus the Confessor

“Logically, faith comes first, and love next; but in life they will spring up together in the soul; the interval which separates them is impalpable, and in every act of trust, love is present; and fundamental to every emotion of love to Christ is trust in Christ.”

Firsts Soul Together Next Christ Love Is Emotion Spring And Love Fundamentals Intervals Trust Love

Book:MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

Source: MacLaren's Commentary- Expositions of Holy Scripture

“And what is the joy of Christ? The joy and delight which springs forever in His great heart, from feeling that He is forever doing good; from loving all, and living for all; from knowing that if not all, yet millions on millions are grateful to Him, and will be forever.”

Ifs Heart Feelings Joy Christ Millions Forever Knowing Spring Grateful Delight Doing Good Great Hearts

Book:The Good News of God: Easyread Large Bold Edition

Source: The Good News of God: Easyread Large Bold Edition

“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

“Go to the family where darkness and suspicion and jealousy and disorder reign, and if they will but receive Christ, mark how light and confidence and order and peace spring up. Go to the regions of superstition and idolatry, and see what transformations are effected by Jesus.”

Ifs Light Order Jesus Christ Darkness Spring Jesus Christ Mark Transformation Regions Disorder Superstitions Suspicion Reign Idolatry

Author:Edward Thomson

“Meekness is calm confidence, settled assurance, and rest of the soul. It is the tranquil stillness of a soul that is at rest in Christ. It is the place of peace. Meekness springs from a heart of humility, radiating the fragrance of Christ.”

Heart Soul Christ Humility Spring Calm Stillness Assurance Fragrance Tranquil Meekness Places Of Peace

Author:Matthew Henry

“Our civilization cannot survive materially unless it is redeemed spiritually. It can be saved only by becoming permeated with the Spirit of Christ, and being made free and happy by practices which spring out of that spirit. Only thus can discontent be driven out and all shadows lifted from the road ahead.”

Made Spirit Christ Practice Becoming Civilization Spring Shadow Driven Saved Discontent Redeemed

Book:The messages and papers of Woodrow Wilson

Source: The messages and papers of Woodrow Wilson

“Because I want to get a lot done, I can sometimes do that in the flesh. If I don't rest in the Lord, and enjoy him as I should, my action doesn't spring from my identity and enjoyment of Christ. When that happens, I end up getting the glory rather than Jesus.”

Ifs Want Should I Can Ends Sometimes Done Happens Action Jesus Enjoy Christ Lord Identity Spring Glory Flesh Enjoyment

Author:Francis Chan

“Every character has an inward spring; let Christ be that spring. Every action has a keynote; let Christ be that note, to which your whole life is attuned.”

Whole Character Action Life Is Christ Spring Notes Whole Life Inward Easter Christian Easter

Author:William Henry Drummond

“This new birth in Christ, thus firmly believed and continually desired, will do everything that thou wantest to have done in thee, it will dry up all the springs of vice, stop all the workings of evil in thy nature, it will bring all that is good into thee, it will open all the gospel within thee, and thou wilt know what it is to be taught of God.”

Knows Done Christian Evil Christ Religious Taught Birth Spring Vices Thee Dry Dry Up

Book:The Spirit of Prayer : Or, the Soul Rising Out of the Vanity of Time, Into the Riches of Eternity

Source: The Spirit of Prayer : Or, the Soul Rising Out of the Vanity of Time, Into the Riches of Eternity