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A Christian should resemble a fruit tree with real fruit, not a Christmas tree with decorations tied on

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John Stott
Age: 90 †
Born: 1921
Born: April 27
Died: 2011
Died: July 27
Anglican Priest
Author
Missionary
Theologian
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London
England
John Robert Walmsley Stott
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Never use a gallon of words to express a spoonful of thought. Our unadorned word should be enough.
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Pride is more than the first of the seven deadly sins it is itself the essence of all sin.
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The truth is that there are such things as Christian tears, and too few of us ever weep them.
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At the cross in holy love God through Christ paid the full penalty of our disobedience himself. He bore the judgment we deserve in order to bring us the forgiveness we do not deserve. On the cross divine mercy and justice were equally expressed and eternally reconciled. God's holy love was 'satisfied.'
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Truth without love is too hard love without truth is too soft.
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All worship is an intelligent and loving response to the revelation of God, because it is the adoration of His name.
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For the essence of sin is man substituting himself for God [Gen. 3:1-7], while the essence of salvation is God substituting himself for man [2 Cor. 5:21]. Man asserts himself against God and puts himself where only God deserves to be God sacrifices himself for man and puts himself where only man deserves to be.
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