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It is the simple truth to say that the New Testament books became canonical because no one could stop them doing so.
William Barclay
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William Barclay
Age: 70 †
Born: 1907
Born: December 5
Died: 1978
Died: January 24
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The only way to get our values right is to see, not the beginning, but the end of the way, to see things not only in the light of time but in the light of Eternity.
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When we love anyone with our whole hearts, life begins when we are with that person it is only in their company that we are really and truly alive.
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For the Christian, heaven is where Jesus is. We do not need to speculate on what heaven will be like. It is enough to know that we will be for ever with Him.
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There are certain things which are lost by being kept and saved by being used. Any individual talent is like that. If it is used, it will develop into something still greater. If someone refuses to use it, in the end that talent will be lost. Supremely so, life is like that.
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There is a time when to avoid trouble is to store up trouble, and when to seek for a lazy and a cowardly peace is to court a still greater danger.
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The word grace emphasizes at one and the same time the helpless poverty of man and the limitless kindness of God.
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A saint is someone whose life makes it easier to believe in God.
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