The Hope of the GospelThis non-fictional book written by George MacDonald is one of the most potent collections of Christian apologetics. Author's religious reflections and theological views are compiled in this work, making the readers question the main ideas of Christianity. |
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... causes of their discomfort are of all kinds, and the degrees of it reach from simple uneasiness to a misery such as makes annihilation the highest hope of the sufferer who can persuade himself of its possibility. Perhaps the greater ...
... causes of their discomfort are of all kinds, and the degrees of it reach from simple uneasiness to a misery such as makes annihilation the highest hope of the sufferer who can persuade himself of its possibility. Perhaps the greater ...
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... cause of their misery, and is but the variable occasion of it, the cause of the shape it takes, not of the misery itself; for, when one apparent cause is removed, another at once succeeds. The real cause of his trouble is a something ...
... cause of their misery, and is but the variable occasion of it, the cause of the shape it takes, not of the misery itself; for, when one apparent cause is removed, another at once succeeds. The real cause of his trouble is a something ...
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... cause; the pain at least tends to the healing of the breach. The Lord never came to deliver men from the consequences of their sins while yet those sins remained: that would be to cast out of window the medicine of cure while yet the ...
... cause; the pain at least tends to the healing of the breach. The Lord never came to deliver men from the consequences of their sins while yet those sins remained: that would be to cast out of window the medicine of cure while yet the ...
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... cause of his misery, though he may not know it—these are they for which he is even now condemned. It is true the ... causing us to desire wrongly, act wrongly, or, where we try not to act wrongly, yet making it impossible for us not to ...
... cause of his misery, though he may not know it—these are they for which he is even now condemned. It is true the ... causing us to desire wrongly, act wrongly, or, where we try not to act wrongly, yet making it impossible for us not to ...
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... cause of sin, suffering is for the sinner, that he may be delivered from his sin. Jesus is in himself aware of every human pain. He feels it also. In him too it is pain. With the energy of tenderest love he wills his brothers and ...
... cause of sin, suffering is for the sinner, that he may be delivered from his sin. Jesus is in himself aware of every human pain. He feels it also. In him too it is pain. With the energy of tenderest love he wills his brothers and ...
Contents
and thou shalt call his name Jesus for he shall save his people | |
JESUS AND HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN | |
SORROW THE PLEDGE OF | |
THE REWARD OF OBEDIENCE | |
THE SALT AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD | |
THE HOPE OF THE UNIVERSE | |
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ALFRED EDERSHEIM aphesis authorized version babes baptized believe Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson blessed brother Capernaum child children of God Chinese dragon Christ comfort creation creature darkness death deliverance desire disciples divine endeavour essential eternal evil existence faith father in heaven father's house father's things give glad glory God's gospel Greek grow Henry Vaughan hope human hunger and thirst imagine inherit the earth JANE AUSTEN Jerusalem Jesus kingdom of heaven know the Father labour less Let your light liberty light shine live look Lord Lord's Mammon means meek mercy Messiah mind misery mourn Nazareth neighbour never obedience ourselves perfect poor possess praise presence prophet pure in heart purity repentance reveal reward righteousness sake salt selfishness sins sorrow soul spirit synagogue Syriac temple thee thou thought thyself true truth understand unto wise and prudent words yoke