Yet Pope Pius IX addressed these concerns completely as he solemnly defined the dogma “that the most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the
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“The second sign that the Samaritan woman had been saved was the change that occurred in her life. According to the Bible, a bare confession of faith is not in itself enough to demonstrate a new birth. The reason is that a confession of faith is not credible unless it is accompanied by a changed life. It is one thing to recite "the sinner's prayer" or give verbal assent to the gospel, but a true conversion will lead to a living faith-not a dead faith-that bears the spiritual fruit of change in one's life.”
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
“Alexander Maclaren writes: "This man, before he was four-and-twenty hours a disciple, had made another. Some of you have been disciples for as many years, and have never even tried to make one."3”
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
“Likewise, if we care for others' salvation, we will expend ourselves in ministry to them-in prayer, in service, and in witness. If we are not willing to be wearied-if we do not find ourselves sometimes needing a rest from our labors-then we are not likely to accomplish much in Christian ministry.”
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
― Jesus the Evangelist: Learning to Share the Gospel from the Book of John
“Never be satisfied with where you are in the area of spiritual growth. Cultivate an insatiability for more of God by examining your weaknesses, beholding the perfection of Christ, and finding good examples of strengths you want to develop.”
― To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain
― To Live Is Christ to Die Is Gain
“Men and women of faith should be the first to argue that God does not need federal funds to do his work. When they get involved in charitable work, it’s usually with the knowledge that a change of heart will often do more than a welfare check to conquer poverty. They focus on changing hearts, one heart at a time.”
― For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty
― For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty
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