The final cause, then, produces motion through being loved.
What we have in Christ Jesus-Redemption through His blood is the beginning and foundation of everything.
The man who will present Christ to others must be occupied with Christ for Himself.
Nothing can touch the Word of God. Not all the powers of earth and hell, men and devils combined, can ever move the Word of God. There it stands, in its own moral glory, spite of all the assaults of the enemy, from age to age. 'For ever, 0 Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven. '
Love to Christ is proved by doing the things which He commands, and not merely saying, Lord, Lord.
Here lay Cain's fatal mistake: "He was rejected, not because he was a sinner, but because, being a sinner, he had dared to approach a holy God without blood. "
People are so prone to lean upon gifted men. And if they cannot have such, they get discouraged and scattered, instead of getting lovingly together and helping one another by their mutual faith.
I personally think if something's not a challenge there's no point doing it because you're not gonna learn much.
If we can reduce the risk of friction likely to lead to war, this is probably all we can reasonably hope to achieve.
By day each soul must walk within its shadow. Only night can make us whole again.
For nothing ought to be posited without a reason given, unless it is self-evident (literally, known through itself) or known by experience or proved by the authority of Sacred Scripture.