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“Jesus dines with sinners not because sin is no big deal. Jesus dines with sinners not because he expects us to go on sinning. Jesus dines with sinners not because he knows that some of us are just more prone to certain sins than others, and he gives us a free pass when our inclinations lead us into sin. Jesus dines with sinners not because the Roman government made certain sins into a protected class of citizenship. The laws of the land do not nullify the laws of God. Jesus dines with sinners so that he can get close enough to touch us, so that he can participate in the intimacy of table fellowship as a healer and a helper. Jesus comes to change us, to transform us, so that after we have dined with Jesus, we want Jesus more than the sin that beckons our fidelity. And now, in the passage that completes this scene, Jesus rebukes the Pharisee:”
― Rosaria Champagne Butterfield, The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World

“not just talking about memorizing a few scriptures; I am talking about making the Word of God the very final authority in your life. Jesus was so full of God’s Word that He could continue to stand firm amid great temptation. When God’s Word truly becomes more real and powerful than anything else around us, then and only then will we begin to live a supernatural lifestyle as God intended.”
― Kynan Bridges, The Power of Unlimited Faith: Living in the Miraculous Everyday

“Rom. 5:21). Reign in life.”
― Smith Wigglesworth, Smith Wigglesworth on Manifesting the Power of God: Walking in God's Anointing Every Day of the Year

“In the same vein, believers must train before the day of trouble comes. We train by acquiring knowledge from the word of God and applying it to get results.”
― Francis Jonah, Increased Faith: Experience The Impossible: How to Develop Strong Faith to Overcome Difficult Situations(Increase in faith)