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The most right and virtuous word or deed done at the wrong time, done in the wrong way, done in the wrong order can blow everything up.
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Those who believe they have pleased God by the quality of their devotion and moral goodness naturally feel that they and their group deserve deference and power over others. The God of Jesus and the prophets, however, saves completely by grace. He cannot be manipulated by religious and moral performance--he can only be reached through repentance, through the giving up of power. If we are saved by sheer grace we can only become grateful, willing servants of God and of everyone around us.
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― The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
― The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism
