"God is not just saving individuals and preparing them for heaven; rather, He is creating a people among whom He can live and who in their life together will reproduce Godâ€™s life and character."

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Source : Gordon D. Fee (1994). “Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God”, p.58, Baker Academic

Gordon Fee

#Character Quotes #Creating Quotes #People Quotes

“The only way we will be going to Europe is if the club splash out and take us all to EuroDisney.”
“They do not love that do not show their love. The course of true love never did run smooth. Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.”
“If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America.”
“Seedsmen reckon that their stock in trade is not seeds at all ... it's optimism.”
“The Manifested Sons of God doctrine teaches that these Sons will be equal to Jesus Christ: immortal, sinless, perfected sons who have partaken of the divine nature. They have every right to be called gods and will be gods”
“I remember the initial genesis quite clearly. My interest in dreams comes from this notion of realizing that when you dream you create the world that you are perceiving, and I thought that feedback loop was pretty amazing.”
“There is rough work to be done, and rough men must do it; there is gentle work to be done, and gentlemen must do it.”
“Try not to let your emotions affect your judgement.”

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