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Does being born into a Christian family make one a Christian? No! God has no grandchildren.

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Corrie Ten Boom
Age: 90 †
Born: 1892
Born: April 15
Died: 1983
Died: April 15
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Autobiographer
Resistance Fighter
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Cornelia Arnolda Johanna ten Boom
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When He tells us to love our enemies He gives, along with the command, the love itself.
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Worry is like racing the engine of an automobile without letting in the clutch.
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There is no panic in Heaven! God has no problems, only plans.
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Voltaire expected that within fifty years of his lifetime there would not be one Bible in the world. His house is now a distribution center for Bibles in many languages.
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Children need the wisdom of their elders the aging need the encouragement of a child's exuberance.
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The amount of God's love is unlimited, but we only receive as much as we use.
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In darkness God's truth shines most clear.
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... I have never met anybody who was sorry that they asked Jesus into their heart.
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When people come up and give me a compliment... I take each remark as if it were a flower. At the end of the day I lift up the bouquet of flowers I have gathered throughout the day and say, 'Here you are, Lord, it is all Yours.'
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Four marks of true repentance are: acknowledgement of wrong, willingness to confess it, willingness to abandon it, and willingness to make restitution.
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When a Christian shuns fellowship with other Christians, the devil smiles, When he stops studying the Bible, the devil laughs. When he stops praying, the devils shouts for joy.
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Don't bother to give God instructions just report for duty.
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And our wise Father in heaven knows when we're going to need things too. Don't run out ahead of Him.
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God, make me willing to be made willing.
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The best learning I had came from teaching.
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God dealt with our whole situation on the cross there is nothing left for you to settle. Just say to Him, 'Lord, I cannot forgive and I will no longer try to do it but I trust that You in me will do it. I can't forgive and love but I trust that You will forgive and love in my place and that You will do these things in me.'
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I have experienced His presence in the deepest hell that man can create. I have really tested the promises of the Bible, and believe me, you can count on them.
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We are not a postwar generation, but a pre-peace generation. Jesus is coming.
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If it’s dark everywhere, you can become so discouraged. You might doubt whether light still exists. But even if you can’t see the Lord, He sees you and me. Jesus said, 'And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age' (Matt. 28:20). When it’s necessary, He suddenly says, 'I’m still here!'
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... God uses such seemingly insignificant ways to prepare us for the plan He has for our lives.
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