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Any idol, regardless of its beauty or usefulness or original purpose, is to be set aside so that Christ might reign supreme, without a single competitor.

Charles R. Swindoll

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Charles R. Swindoll
Age: 90
Born: 1934
Born: October 18
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Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned
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Fortunately Jesus didn't leave [the disciples]-or any of us-without hope or direction. Where we fail, Jesus succeeded. The only One who as able to recognize and follow His purpose from the beginning was Jesus. He alone was able to obey consistently and please God completely. And His divine mission was to make a way for each of us to do the same.
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If I had my life to live over, I'd have spent more hours in worship.
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When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.
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