Prayer is not overcoming God's reluctance. It is laying hold of His willingness.
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Let the man who would hear God speak, read Holy Scriptures.
Interpretation
What this quote means
To understand divine guidance, one should engage with sacred texts.
This quote emphasizes the importance of reading and studying Holy Scriptures as a way to connect with and understand God's voice. It suggests that those seeking spiritual insight and truth should turn to these texts, as they are considered a primary source of divine wisdom and instruction.
Themes
GodHoly ScripturesSpiritualityWisdomReading
In practice
Example use cases
During a sermon, one could quote this to encourage the congregation to engage with the Bible more deeply.
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It is the part of a Christian to take care of his own body for the very purpose that, by its soundness and wellbeing, he may be enabled to labour, and to acquire and preserve property, for the aid of those who are in want, that thus the stronger member may serve the weaker member, and we may be children of God, and busy for one another, bearing one another's burdens, and so fulfiling the law of Christ.
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Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has; it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but more frequently than not struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.
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We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.
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