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There cannot be a secret Christian. Grace is like ointment hid in the hand; it betrayeth itself. If you truly feel the sweetness of the cross of Christ, you will be constrained to confess Christ before men.

— Robert Murray M'Cheyne Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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One gem from that ocean is worth all the pebbles from earthly streams.

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The sea ebbs and flows, but the rock remains unmoved.

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When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light. So take your Bibles to Christ.

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We must not close with Christ because we feel Him, but because God lias said it, and we must take God's word even in the dark.

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Remember, you are not a tree, that can live or stand alone. You are only a branch. And it is only while you abide in Christ, as the branch in the vine, that you will flourish or even live.

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