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People who are comfortable with very clear boundaries and group definitions don't like the instability and ambiguity of people who say they are more advanced Christians, or they don't have to do what the bishop says.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: Advanced Ambiguity Bishop Boundaries Christians Clear Comfortable Definitions Group Instability Like More People Say Says Very Who

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About the gnostic writers themselves and the setting in which they lived we know little, although gnostic Christians were influential enough to be denounced at length.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: About Although Christians Enough Influential Know Length Little Lived Setting Themselves Were Which Writers

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Throughout the ages, Christians have adapted John of Patmos's visions to changing times, reading their own social, political and religious conflicts into the cosmic war he so powerfully evokes. Yet his Book of Revelation appeals not only to fear and desires for vengeance but also to hope.

~Elaine Pagels

Topics: Adapted Ages Also Appeals Book Changing Christians Conflicts Cosmic Desires Fear He His Hope John Only Own Political Reading Religious Revelation Social Throughout Times Vengeance Visions War

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Now, when I hear that Christians are getting together in order to defend the people of Israel, of course it brings joy to my heart. And it simply says, look, people have learned from history.

~Elie Wiesel

Topics: Brings Christians Course Defend Getting Hear Heart History Israel Joy Learned Look Now Order People Says Simply Together

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There are some days when I think for sure there are so many other stronger Christians than me out there.

~Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Topics: Christians Days Many Me Other Out Some Stronger Sure Than Think I Think

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If Christians will obey the instructions given to them by Christ and his inspired apostles, they will adorn the religion of the Bible, and save themselves much perplexity and severe trials, which they attribute to their afflictions in consequence of believing unpopular truth.

~Ellen G. White

Topics: Adorn Afflictions Apostles Attribute Believing Bible Christ Christians Consequence Given His Inspired Instructions Much Obey Perplexity Religion Save Severe Them Themselves Trials Truth Unpopular Which Will

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When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music.

~Ellen G. White

Topics: Allowed Although Assemble Choice Christians Conversation Curse Devotion Dishonor Faith Frequently Frivolous God Music People Place Prayer Sing Take Terrible Together Young Young People

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No persons professing to be Christians should enter the marriage relation until the matter has been carefully and prayerfully considered from an elevated standpoint, to see if God can be glorified by the union.

~Ellen G. White

Topics: Been Carefully Christians Considered Elevated Enter Glorified God Marriage Matter Persons Relation See Should Standpoint Union Until

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Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Around Attention Christians Congress Growing More Needs Pay Persecution World

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My feeling is that if all Catholics or Reformed Christians had been deported to Germany, the Dutch government in London would have instructed the population in the occupied Netherlands to help them.

~Els Borst

Topics: Been Catholics Christians Dutch Feeling Germany Government Had Help Instructed London Netherlands Occupied Population Reformed Them Would

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