“Christian spirituality involves a transformation of the self that occurs only when God and self are both deeply known. Both, therefore, have an important place in Christian spirituality. There is no deep knowing of God without a deep knowing of self, and no deep knowing of self without a deep knowing of God. John Calvin wrote, “Nearly the whole of sacred doctrine consists in these two parts: knowledge of God and of ourselves.”3”
― The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery
― The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery
“How different our standard is from Christ's. We ask how much a man gives. Christ asks how much he keeps.”
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“Pride must die in you, or nothing of heaven can live in you.”
― Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness – Classic Devotional Meditations on the Character of Christ
― Humility: The Journey Toward Holiness – Classic Devotional Meditations on the Character of Christ
“Being filled with the Spirit is simply this - having my whole nature yielded to His power. When the whole soul is yielded to the Holy Spirit, God Himself will fill it.”
― Absolute Surrender
― Absolute Surrender
“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.”
― The Prophet
― The Prophet
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