Selected quotes from The Gospels in Brief
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May 11, 2025
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Selected quotes from The Gospels in Brief
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At the conclusion of my work I found, to my astonishment and joy, that the Lord’s Prayer is nothing less than Christ’s whole teaching, stated in most concise form…
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I consider Christianity to be neither a pure revelation nor a phrase of history, but I consider it as the only doctrine which gives a meaning to life.
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Never, since the time of Arius, has a single dogma arisen from other cause than the desire to contradict an opposing dogma.
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Jesus…said: “…There is nothing in the world that, entering a man, could defile him; but that which goes forth from him, this defiles a man.”
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“Whoever considers himself good will not be good; but whoever considers himself bad will become good.”
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“Understand that, if man is conceived from heaven, then in him there must be that which is of heaven.”
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“…Every oath is evil. When men question you about anything, say: ‘Yes’ if yes,—‘No’ if no. Everything added to this is evil.”
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“However men may wrong you, do not resist evil, do not judge and do not go to law, do not complain and do not punish.”
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“Let strangers hate you, let them fall upon you, wrong you; but you speak well of them, and do them good.”
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“Life is more wonderful than food and clothing, and God gave it to you.”
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“Live in the present day. Take care to be in the will of the Father. And so, do not trouble about the future. When the future comes then it will be time to do so. There is enough evil in the present.”
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“Our life is the field which God has sown, and our business is to gather its fruits.”
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“The work of God is in this, to believe that in that life which He has given you.”
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“You must not discuss me, but must follow me.”
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“It is impossible to prove the truth. The truth itself proves all the rest.”
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“You may not resist evil. Otherwise resistance to evil will cause a greater evil.”
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“A grain of wheat will only bring forth fruit when itself perishes.”
