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The sons of this system of things are wiser in a practical way toward their own generation than the sons of the light are.

— Luke the Evangelist

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What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight.

Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you!

The pattern of the prodigal is: rebellion, ruin, repentance, reconciliation, restoration.

All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need.

He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.

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