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On the other hand, there is a will that can be broken: “the preceptive will of God.” It can be disobeyed. Indeed, it is broken and disobeyed every day by each one of us. The preceptive will of God is found in His law.
“I would go from being a kind boy to being a very angry one. As time went on, my feelings and outlook on the world festered with the bitterness I felt. Eventually my once-kind heart turned stone cold.”
― Out of the Devils Cauldron
― Out of the Devils Cauldron
“Love can be so strange and sad. It can be hard to understand why we run toward certain people and away from others at different times in our lives. Why we search so hard for that thing we are looking for, and then run so fast when we find it.”
― Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories
― Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories
“Cultural connections? Where did you learn that? In your metropolitan police cultural classes? He was an Indian Muslim. I’m a Chinese bastard. Apart from eating satay, I’ve probably got more in common with you than him. And we’ve got nothing in common.”
― Bloody Foreigners
― Bloody Foreigners
“Here’s a firm truth: you will never find God’s wonderful presence in an atmosphere where He’s not revered and held in awe.”
― The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life
― The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life
“A spirit of pride and a spirit of religion go hand in hand, and they strengthen each other by hiding each other.” Pride keeps a person from admitting they’ve become religious, and religion covers up the pride by its spiritual behavior.”
― The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life
― The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life
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