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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... remaining unforgiven. The sin he dwells in, the sin he will not come out of, is the sole ruin of a man. His present, his live sins—those pervading his thoughts and ruling his conduct; the sins he keeps doing, and will not give up; the.
... remaining unforgiven. The sin he dwells in, the sin he will not come out of, is the sole ruin of a man. His present, his live sins—those pervading his thoughts and ruling his conduct; the sins he keeps doing, and will not give up; the.
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George MacDonald. sins he keeps doing, and will not give up; the sins he is called to abandon, and clings to; the same sins which are the cause of his misery, though he may not know it—these are they for which he is even now condemned ...
George MacDonald. sins he keeps doing, and will not give up; the sins he is called to abandon, and clings to; the same sins which are the cause of his misery, though he may not know it—these are they for which he is even now condemned ...
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... give you rest.' He does not say, 'Come unto me, all ye that feel the burden of your sins;' he opens his arms to all weary enough to come to him in the poorest hope of rest. Right gladly would he free them from their misery—but he knows ...
... give you rest.' He does not say, 'Come unto me, all ye that feel the burden of your sins;' he opens his arms to all weary enough to come to him in the poorest hope of rest. Right gladly would he free them from their misery—but he knows ...
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... gives way for the Master to come in. He cannot make himself pure, but he can leave that which is impure; he can spread out the 'defiled, discoloured web' of his life before the bleaching sun of righteousness; he cannot save himself, but ...
... gives way for the Master to come in. He cannot make himself pure, but he can leave that which is impure; he can spread out the 'defiled, discoloured web' of his life before the bleaching sun of righteousness; he cannot save himself, but ...
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... give up your sinning.' The same argument for immediate action lies in his quotation from Isaiah —'Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.' The only true, the only possible preparation for the ...
... give up your sinning.' The same argument for immediate action lies in his quotation from Isaiah —'Prepare ye the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.' The only true, the only possible preparation for the ...
Contents
JESUS AND HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN | |
SORROW THE PLEDGE OF | |
THE REWARD OF OBEDIENCE | |
would help some to understand what Jesus came from the home | |
THE SALT AND THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD | |
THE HOPE OF THE UNIVERSE | |
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