"When God picks out a man and speaks to him, it is to engage him in a work, an action. Nowhere in Scripture do we find indeterminate or purely mystical vocation."

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Source : Wayne A. Grudem (2009). “Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine”, p.21, Harper Collins

Jacques Ellul

#Christian Quotes #Prayer Quotes #Men Quotes

“But the best problem I ever found, I found in my local public library.”

Source : "Andrew Wiles on Solving Fermat". The NOVA Interview, www.pbs.org. November 01, 2000.
“Nothing is really beautiful but truth, and truth alone is lovely.”
“I would be remiss, as a scientist who studied this, if I didn't mention the following two things: The first is that, most importantly, we need to do, as a society, in this country and globally, whatever we can to reduce population"....."Our whole economic system is based on growth, and growth of our population, and this economic madness has to end.”
“Everybody needs to understand that I learned Arabic from the United States Army as a second language. I never spoke it at home.”
“How is it possible for me to feel so young and so old at the same time?”
“Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind.”
“Our ideal society finds it essential to put a rent on land as a way of maximizing the total consumption available to the society. ...Pure land rent is in the nature of a 'surplus' which can be taxed heavily without distorting production incentives or efficiency. A land value tax can be called 'the useful tax on measured land surplus'.”
“No matter how expert you may be, well-designed checklists can improve outcomes.”

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