"It is not so much the case that God has a mission for his church in the world, as that God has a church for his mission in the world. Mission was not made for the church; the church was made for mission - Godâ€™s mission."

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Source : Christopher J. H. Wright (2013). “The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative”, p.62, InterVarsity Press

Christopher J. H. Wright

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“The hope of any nation lies in the personal qualities of its individual members.”
“If you talk bad about country music, it's like saying bad things about my momma. Them's fightin' words.”
“As liberty of thought is absolute, so is liberty of speech, which is 'inseparable' from the liberty of thought. Liberty of speech, moreover, is essential not only for its own sake but for the sake of truth, which requires absolute liberty for the utterance of unpopular and even demonstrably false opinions.”

Source : Gertrude Himmelfarb (1995). “On Looking Into the Abyss: Untimely Thoughts on Culture and Society”, Vintage
“Without perestroika, the cold war simply would not have ended. But the world could not continue developing as it had, with the stark menace of nuclear war ever present.”
“There's no relief, really, for me. I have relief after the Super Bowl. I set a goal to win the Super Bowl and that's where I'm going with it.”
“Melania Trump posted on Twitter -I have at all times been in full compliance with the immigration laws of this country. It's the same message she told MSNBC in February [2016].”
“Humbly to ask a favour of people who are on the point of knocking your brains out sometimes produces good results.”
“In keeping people straight, principle is not as powerful as a policeman.”

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