Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Thought for the day

Who can wonder that the world is incredulous as to the reality of religion? If they do not look for themselves into the scriptures, and there learn what religion is, if they are governed by the rules of evidence from what they see in the lives of professing Christians, they ought to be incredulous. They ought to infer, so far as this evidence goes, that professors of religion do not themselves believe in it. It is the fact. I doubt, myself, whether the great mass of professors believe the Bible.—Charles Finney

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Indeed. Romans 2:24 comes to mind: As it is written: “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” (TNIV)...
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