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Saturday, January 06, 2024

The prisoner was you, and other quotes

The posting of quotes by human authors does not constitute agreement with either the quotes or their sources. (I try to confirm the sources that I give, but may miss on occasion; please verify when possible.)

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” -- Lewis B. Smedes (sometimes changed to this rhyme: “To forgive is to set a captive free, only to discover the captive is me!”)

“To avoid sin’s tragedy, learn Satan’s strategy.” -- Unknown

“The greatest kindness one can render to any man consists in leading him from error to truth.” -- Thomas Aquinas

“If my Bible is right always, it will lead me right; and as I believe it is so, I shall follow it.” -- Charles H. Spurgeon

“…the KJV prevailed not by demolishing its predecessors, but by learning from them and ‘inhaling’ all the best that could be detectable in older translations.” -- Seda Gasparyan

“Truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does not like to be challenged.” -- Unknown

“If a church is built on pragmatic methodologies, not on Word and Spirit, then it won’t stand when the winds and waves pound away.” -- Phil A. Newton

“The hinge of history is on the door of a Bethlehem stable.” -- Ralph Washington Sockman

“That which is deformed by sin must be reformed by God.” -- Unknown

“…worship must be governed by Sola Scriptura functioning as the Regulative Principle.” -- Sam Waldron

“Only fools and dead men don’t change their minds.” -- John Henry Patterson

“A wise man changes his mind sometimes, but a fool never. To change your mind is the best evidence you have one.” -- Desmond Ford

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