"Christianity is, above all other religions ever known, a religion of sacrifice. It is a religion founded on the greatest of all sacrifices, the sacrifice of the Incarnation, culminating in the sacrifice on Calvary."

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Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 133), 1895.

Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

#Sacrifice Quotes #Christianity Quotes #Calvary Quotes

“My friends always joke that I run on batteries.”
“Alone is a much better film than House of the Dead and better than most horror movies out today.”
“Adolescence isn't a period; it's a coma.”
“The only good teachers for you are those friends who love you, who think you are interesting, or very important, or wonderfully funny; whose attitude is: "Tell me more. Tell me all you can. I want to understand more about everything you feel and know and all the changes inside and out of you. Let more come out." And if you have no such friend,--and you want to write,--well, then you must imagine one.”
“I will continue to work diligently in Congress to ensure that our veterans receive the benefits and care that they have earned and deserve.”
“When there's people on the other side of the room trying to wipe out your life and things are stacked against you, you can get nervous.”
“Lightning does not often strike twice in the same place.”
“Anything goes. You always find interesting things that way.”

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