"We must begin to understand that the gospel deconstructs a man before it reconstructs him. First it teaches him he is entitled to nothing, and then it give him everything."

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Source : Matt Papa (2014). “Look and Live: Behold the Soul-Thrilling, Sin-Destroying Glory of Christ”, p.110, Baker Books

Matt Papa

#Men Quotes #Giving Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“During the rests - pray.”
“Probably my mother's life was prolonged beyond that of a long-lived family by her coming to Australia in middle life; and if I ever had any tendency to consumption, the climate must have helped me.”

Source : Catherine Helen Spence “An Autobiography”, Library of Alexandria
“Hug me and you will see the moon. Love me and I will bring the moon to you!”
“I think there's an interesting line drawn towards extreme environments, and the way I define extreme is through a sense of otherness. Or foreignness.”
“Review our priorities, ask the question; what's the best use of our time right now?”
“For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are slow to acknowledge that they have changed, even for the better.”
“[Paris] is dirty. It has pigeons and black yards. The people have white skin.”
“I had always loved John Ford's pictures. And I came to love him, too, but I was frightened to death working for him. He used the shock treatment while directing me.”

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