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It is a volition of our own will

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And accordingly we ought not to lay to the account of the Lord’s will that which lies subject to our own choice; (on the hypothesis) that He does not will, or else (positively) nills what is good, who does nill what is evil. Thus, it is a volition of our own when we will what is evil, in antagonism to God’s will, who wills what is good. Further, if you inquire whence comes that volition whereby we will anything in antagonism to the will of God, I shall say, It has its source in ourselves. And I shall not make … Continue reading It is a volition of our own will

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From Perpetua’s diary 203AD

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“While” says she, “we were still with the persecutors, and my father, for the sake of his affection for me, was persisting in seeking to turn me away, and to cast me down from the faith,—‘Father,’ said I, ‘do you see, let us say, this vessel lying here to be a little pitcher, or something else?’ And he said, ‘I see it to be so.’ And I replied to him, ‘Can it be called by any other name than what it is?’ And he said, ‘No.’ ‘Neither can I call myself anything else than what I am, a Christian.’ Then … Continue reading From Perpetua’s diary 203AD

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All souls are mine

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“The soul that sinneth it shall die” – Ezekiel 18:20 “He shall die in his iniquity” – Ezekiel 18:18 “Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways and live?” – Ezekiel 18:23 “Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” – Luke 15:10 But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. The Lord … Continue reading All souls are mine

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It doesn’t have to be

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“Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God, and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the Lord. And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel. Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and … Continue reading It doesn’t have to be

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Let us love

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Let us, on the other hand, love the patience of God, the patience of Christ; let us repay to Him the patience which He has paid down for us! Let us offer to Him the patience of the spirit, the patience of the flesh, believing as we do in the resurrection of flesh and spirit. Tertullian. 1885. “Of Patience.” In Latin Christianity: Its Founder, Tertullian, edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe, translated by S. Thelwall, 3:717. The Ante-Nicene Fathers. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company. Love is patient…I thank God for His patience toward me… “But do … Continue reading Let us love

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Have God as your lover

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Tertullian 200AD “For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life. And not only that, but we also rejoice in God through … Continue reading Have God as your lover