For that purpose Christ instituted holy baptism, thereby to clothe you with his righteousness. It is tantamount to his saying, My righteousness shall be your righteousness; my innocence, your innocence. Your sins indeed are great, but by baptism I bestow on you my righteousness; I strip death from you and clothe you with my life.

Sometimes, perhaps, we are allowed to get lost that we may find the right person to ask directions of. read more

• Thought Sometimes Perhaps Allowed Get Lost Find Right Person Ask Directions

The quality of your thinking determines the quality of your life. read more

• Positive-thinking Self Determination Quality Thinking Determines Life

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Choose the life that is most useful, and habit will make it the most agreeable. read more

• Thought Choose Life Most Useful Habit Agreeable

Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they"re yours. read more

• Thought Argue for Limitations Sure Enough They Yours

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Every tyrant who has lived has believed in freedom for himself. read more

• Thought Every Tyrant Lived Believed Freedom for Himself

Faith is a living and unshakable confidence. a belief in God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake. read more

• Thought Faith Living Unshakable Confidence Belief God Assured Man Die Thousand Deaths for Its Sake

Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then prohibit and abolish women? read more

• Thought Do Suppose Abuses Eliminated by Destroying Object Which Abused Men Go Wrong Wine Women Prohibit Abolish

At Sussen, the Devil carried off, last Good Friday, three grooms who had devoted themselves to him. read more

• Thought Sussen Devil Carried Off Last Good Friday Three Grooms Had Devoted Themselves

Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in spring-time. read more

• Thought Our Lord Written Promise Resurrection Books Alone Every Leaf Spring Time

Faith is a living, daring confidence in God"s grace, so sure and certain that a man could stake his life on it a thousand times. read more

• Thought Faith Living Daring Confidence God Grace Sure Certain Man Stake Life Thousand Times