CQOD: 10/28/06 -- Bonhoeffer: bringing sin to the light

Christian Quotation of the Day

October 28, 2006

Feast of Simon & Jude, Apostles

Meditation:
    You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
    -- 1 John 4:4 (ESV)

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Quotation:
    The heart of man is revealed in temptation. Man knows his sin, which without temptation he could never have known; for in temptation man knows on what he has set his heart. The coming to light of sin is the work of the accuser, who thereby thinks to have won the victory. But it is sin which is become manifest which can be known, and therefore forgiven. Thus the manifestation of sin belongs to the salvation plan of God with man, and Satan must serve this plan.
    ... Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945), Temptation [1955]

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, forgive me, a sinner.

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CQOD: 10/27/06 -- Mooneyham: evangelism and social action

Christian Quotation of the Day

October 27, 2006Meditation:
    Peter looked straight at [the man lame from birth], as did John. Then Peter said, "Look at us!" So the man gave them his attention, expecting to get something from them. Then Peter said, "Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." Taking him by the right hand, he helped him up, and instantly the man's feet and ankles became strong. 8He jumped to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and jumping, and praising God.
    -- Acts 3:4-8 (ESV)

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Quotation:
    Evangelism and social action: one is not synonymous with the other. They are the twin mandates of the New Testament, and to neglect one is not only to cripple the Church and make its message less credible but to do violence to the New Testament teachings.
    ... Stan Mooneyham, former president, World Vision US

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, send Your Spirit to show me the needs of people.

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CQOD: 10/26/06 -- Williams on sin: more than morals

Christian Quotation of the Day

October 26, 2006

Feast of Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, Scholar, 899
Commemoration of Cedd, Founding Abbot of Lastingham, Bishop of the East Saxons, 664

Meditation:
    For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
    -- Romans 12:3 (ESV)

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Quotation:
    We cannot understand the depth of the Christian doctrine of sin if we give to it only a moral connotation. To break the basic laws of justice and decency is sin indeed. Man’s freedom to honor principles is the moral dimension in his nature, and sin often appears as lawlessness. But sin has its roots in something which is more than the will to break the law. The core of sin is our making ourselves the center of life, rather than accepting the holy God as the center. Lack of trust, self-love, pride—these are three ways in which Christians have expressed the real meaning of sin. But what sin does is to make the struggle with evil meaningless. When we refuse to hold our freedom in trust and reverence for God’s will, there is nothing which can make the risk of life worth the pain of it.
    ... Daniel D. Williams (1910-1973), Interpreting Theology 1918-1952 [1953]

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Quiet time reflection:
    Show me my pride, Lord, and reduce it to Your humility.

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CQOD: 10/25/06 -- Huxtable: the authority of Christ

Christian Quotation of the Day

October 25, 2006

Commemoration of Crispin & Crispinian, Martyrs at Rome, c.285

Meditation:
    And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
    -- Matthew 4:19 (KJV)

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Quotation:
    The basis of our Lord’s appeal was himself. “Follow me,” “come unto me,” and “ye will not come unto me,” indicate sufficiently that what he offered to men was himself. He seeks to win men’s acceptance of the truth that had come in him. His words and deeds served to indicate what manner of man he was and what kind of work he had come to do; and all the time it is a person addressing persons, seeking to gain their recognition of and their self-commitment to himself. He sought to exercise no authority over men that was not personal, both in the way it was exercised and in the way in which it was recognized and accepted.
    ... John Huxtable (1912-1990), The Bible Says [1962]

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, grant a personal knowledge of and commitment to You in _____ and _____.

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CQOD: 10/24/06 -- Coleridge: Eternal transformation

Christian Quotation of the Day

October 24, 2006Meditation:
    Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
    -- Romans 8:1-2 (ESV)

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Quotation:
    God’s child in Christ adopted—Christ my all—
    What that earth boasts were not lost cheaply, rather
    Than forfeit that blest name, by which I call
    The Holy One, the Almighty God, my Father?—
    Father! in Christ we live, and Christ in Thee—
    Eternal Thou and everlasting we.
    The heir of heaven, henceforth I fear not death:
    In Christ I live! in Christ I draw the breath
    Of the true life!—let then earth, sea, and sky
    Make war against me! On my front I show
    Their mighty Master’s seal. In vain they try
    To end my life, that can but end its woe.
    Is that a death-bed where a Christian lies?
    Yes, but not his—’tis Death itself there dies.
        ... Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834)

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CQOD: 10/23/06 -- Pascal: knowledge

Christian Quotation of the Day

October 23, 2006Meditation:
    You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that--and shudder.
    -- James 2:19 (ESV)

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Quotation:
    The knowledge of God is very far from the love of Him.
    ... Blaise Pascal (1623-1662)

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Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, with knowledge, increase my love for You.

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