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God is absolutely sovereign, but his sovereignty never mitigates human responsibility.

D. A. Carson

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D. A. Carson
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: December 21
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Missionary
Philosopher
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Montreal
Quebec
Donald Arthur Carson
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All of us would be wiser if we would resolve never to put people down, except on our prayer lists.
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We overcome the accuser of our brothers and sisters, we overcome our consciences, we overcome our bad tempers, we overcome our defeats, we overcome our lusts, we overcome our fears, we overcome our pettiness on the basis of the blood of the Lamb.
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Draw nigh to God, so that you may dread the grave as little as your bed. Draw nigh to God, that you may live a happy and useful life. Drawing nigh to God is the most concentrated energy of the soul. Effective prayer is the fruit of a relationship with God, not a technique for acquiring blessings.
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It is a cheap zeal that reserves its passions to combat only the sins and temptations of others.
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To God on whom we rely knows what suffering is all about- not merely in the way that God knows everything, but by experience.
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...sometimes God chooses to bless us and make us people of integrity in the midst of abominable circumstances, rather than change our circumstances.
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