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In short, justification in the Catholic view is the gift of divine sonship, lost in original sin, and regained in Christ.
“Man is a rational animal. But that does not mean that he is a reasonable animal. It means only that he has reason, and therefore can misuse it. If he had not reason, he could not be unreasonable. But he has, and is.”
― Theology and Sanity
― Theology and Sanity
“We might think that God wanted simply obedience to a set of rules: whereas He really wants people of a particular sort.”
― Mere Christianity
― Mere Christianity
“The Doctor: Doctor Song, you've got that face on again.
River: What face?
The Doctor: The "He's hot when he's clever" face.
River: This is my normal face.
The Doctor: Yes it is.
River: Oh, shut up.
The Doctor: Not a chance.”
―
River: What face?
The Doctor: The "He's hot when he's clever" face.
River: This is my normal face.
The Doctor: Yes it is.
River: Oh, shut up.
The Doctor: Not a chance.”
―
“It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.”
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
― The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
“The problem is that, all too often, people think they already know what Christianity is—and they don’t particularly want to hear any more about it. Many people have only a vague idea of Jesus, one that’s frankly not interesting enough to be worth bothering about; for them, Christianity is just one more option on the spiritual menu, and an outdated one at that.”
― Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith
― Apologetics and the Christian Imagination: An Integrated Approach to Defending the Faith
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