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An unchurched christian is a grotesque anomaly. The New Testament knows nothing of such a person. For the church lies at the very center of the eternal purpose of God. It is not a divine afterthought. It is not an accident of history. On the contrary, the church is God's new community.

John Stott

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John Stott
Age: 90 †
Born: 1921
Born: April 27
Died: 2011
Died: July 27
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The church is under orders. Evangelistic inactivity is disobedience.
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Instead of inflicting upon us the judgment we deserved, God in Christ endured it in our place.
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We are to be strong in faith, and soft in love.
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Theology is a serious quest for the true knowledge of God, undertaken in response to His self-revelation, illumined by Christian tradition, manifesting a rational inner coherence, issuing in ethical conduct, resonating with the contemporary world and concerned for the greater glory of God.
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Apathy is the acceptance of the unacceptable.
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We have the means of evangelizing our country, but they are slumbering in the pews of our churches.
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