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...Christianity, It has accumulated so many alien and hostile elements as to make it a different religion from the simple faith of its founder.

— Kirby Page Jesus or Christianity: A Study in Contrasts (1929)

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Anything that deprives a man of real life is an enemy to that man.

In the teaching of Jesus, life is relationship, dwelling on friendly and affectionate terms with God, with ourselves, and with our fellowmen.

The criterion by which Jesus judges every method is this; Can it be used appropriately in the home?

Jesus or Christianity: A Study in Contrasts (1929)

It is utterly impossible to measure the influence of Jesus upon the moral and spiritual progress of the world.

Nothing can adequately take the place of personal effort with individuals.

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Be not afraid of life. Believe that life is worth living, and your belief will help create the fact.

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Question with boldness even the existence of a god; because, if there be one, he must more approve the homage of reason, than that of blindfolded fear.

Thomas Jefferson Letter to Peter Carr (1787)

I had never doubted my own abilities, but I was quite prepared to believe that "the world" would decline to recognize them.

Colin Wilson Postscript to the Outsider (1967)

Love is the active, working principle in all true faith. It is its very soul, without which it is dead. "Faith works by love."

Jonathan Edwards Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)

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