Tag: spirit and life

The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas a Kempis, tr. by William Benham, 1886

the imitation of Christ, the 3rd book: chapter III (how all the words of God are to be heard with humility; and how many consider them not)

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HOW ALL THE WORDS OF GOD ARE TO BE HEARD WITH HUMILITY; AND HOW MANY CONSIDER THEM NOT “” My Son, hear My words, for My words are most sweet, surpassing all the knowledge of the philosophers and wise men of this world. My words are spirit, and they are life, John 6:63, and are [...]

The Goal of Life or Science and Revelation: Hiram Butler. 1908

the goal of life or science and revelation: chapter xviii (The Likeness of God)

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“In the preceding chapter, we viewed man as dependent upon the earth and being “of the earth, earthy”, and also in some of his relations to the Divine Likeness. We shall now consider some of the methods by which man is raised from the animal, earthy state into the spiritual; for nothing in the universe [...]