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Great saints have often been made out of great sinners, but not one was ever made out of a wimp.

Peter Kreeft

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Peter Kreeft
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: March 16
Philosopher
Professor
Theologian
Writer
Paterson
New Jersey
Peter John Kreeft
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We sin because we see sin as a bargain. We unconsciously calculate that it’s worth it, that it pays.
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If you want to get wet, go out to where it is raining If you want to be a saint, find one and hang out with him.
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Forgiveness is the reason for the crucifixion, and the crucifixion is the reason for the Incarnation.
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Our life here on Earth has as its purpose precisely to prepare for our eternal happiness. This world is a large womb. It is a 'test' as all opportunities are tests.
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We are all insane. That is what original sin means. Sin is insanity. It is preferring finite joy to infinite joy, creatures to the Creator, an unhappy, Godless self to a happy, God-filled self Only God can save us from this disease. That is what the name Jesus means: 'God saves'.
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