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Christian freedom does not mean being free to do as we like it means being free to do as we ought.
William Barclay
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William Barclay
Age: 70 †
Born: 1907
Born: December 5
Died: 1978
Died: January 24
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We may not understand how the spirit works but the effect of the spirit on the lives of men is there for all to see and the only unanswerable argument for Christianity is a Christian life. No man can disregard a religion and a faith and a power which is able to make bad men good. . .
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God himself took this human flesh upon him.
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Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.
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True worship is when the spirit, the immortal and invisible part of man, speaks to and meets with God, who is immortal and invisible.
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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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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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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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Faith is not only commitment to the promises of Christ it is also commitment to his demands.
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When we believe that God is Father, we also believe that such a father's hand will never cause his child a needless tear. We may not understand life any better, but we will not resent life any longer.
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The Christian is called upon to be the partner of God in the work of the conversion of men.
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Every discouraging sermon is a wicked sermon... There could hardly be a more un-Christian way of living than to go about in such a way as to depress and to discourage other people.
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We have a duty to encourage one another. Many a time a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept a man on his feet. Blessed is the man who speaks such a word.
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It is fatally easy to think of Christianity as something to be discussed and not as something to be experienced.
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Faith in God is the instrument which enables men and women to remove the hills of difficulty which block their path.
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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.
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If we find ourselves becoming critical of other people we should stop examining them, and start examining ourselves.
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The best way to prepare for the coming of Christ is never to forget the presence of Christ.
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Self-defense is a part of the law of nature nor can it be denied the community, even against the king himself.
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Christianity does not think of man finally submitting to the power of God, it thinks of Him as finally surrendering to the love of God. It is not that man's will is crushed, but that man's heart is broken.
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