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Jesus was not tempted to see if He would fall. He was tempted to show that He could not fall.

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J. Vernon McGee
Age: 84 †
Born: 1904
Born: June 17
Died: 1988
Died: December 1
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Hillsboro
Texas
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When you reject the genuine, you are wide open for the spurious. Paul wrote to the Thessalonians that when someone rejects the love of the truth that they might be saved, they will believe the big lie.
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If a sinner comes into your assembly or you otherwise come into contact with him, remember that he is a human being for whom Christ died. He stands at the foot of the cross, just as you stand at the foot of the cross.
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The Bible. Know it in your head. Stow it in your heart. Show it in your life. Sow it in the world.
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When God speaks, when the Word speaks, energy is translated into matter. What is atomic fission? It is matter translated back into energy—poof! it disappears. Creation began with energy. In the beginning was the Word. The Word was with God. The Word was God.
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Let me remind you that this is God's universe, and He is doing things His way. You may think you have a better way, but you don't have a universe to rule.
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If you feel that you can follow a few little rules or some clever gimmicks to make you a mature Christian, then you have fallen into a subtle trap of legalism.
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Walking by faith will cause all of us to recognize that as children of God we are just pilgrims and strangers down here on this earth.
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