If man had his way, the plan of redemption would be an endless and bloody conflict. In reality, salvation was bought not by Jesus' fist, but by His nail-pierced hands; not by muscle but by love; not by vengeance but by forgiveness; not by force but by sacrifice. Jesus Christ our Lord surrendered in order that He might win; He destroyed His enemies by dying for them and conquered death by allowing death to conquer Him.
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Between the radiant white of a clear conscience and the coal black of a conscience sullied by sin lie many shades of gray--where most of us live our lives. Not perfect but not beyond redemption.
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Even now one rarely hears of people achieving great things unless they first stumble in some respect.
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There's no need to talk about it, because the truth of what one says lies in what one does.
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Redemption is something you have to fight for in a very personal, down-dirty way. Some of our characters lose that, some stray from that, and some regain it.
[No] matter what a waste one has made of one's life, it is ever possible to find some path to redemption, however partial.
Yes, a dark time passed over this land, but now there is something like light.
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Saving you is the only thing that will bring me peace for all the wrong I have done. That is my truth
God has such gladness every time he sees from heaven that a sinner is praying to Him with all his heart, as a mother has when she sees the first smile on her baby's face.
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Emma, if I had to march an eternity in slavery it would be worth it knowing that you are safe. They can bind my wrists and shackle my feet, but they can't take away my memories, my heart. If I had to see you grow old from a distance with someone else, it would have been worth it. I have had more than one lifetime to learn that our love can only come around once.
The Jewish people and their fate are the living witness for the absence of redemption. This, one could say, is the meaning of the chosen people; the Jews are chosen to prove the absence of redemption.
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In life, redemption was walking up the down escalator: stop to congratulate yourself, and back you slid.
Where but in the very asshole of comedown is redemption: as where but brought low, where but in the grief of failure, loss, error do we discern the savage afflictions that turn us around: where but in the arrangements love crawls us through
It's hard to know, isn't it, whether the things we face are just because the world is full of sin and sinful people, or if God is working out a plan,' Grandma continued. 'I happen to think it's both. There's sin, but through it all, He takes the mess we make and paints a masterpiece. In fact, I'm quite certain that before God can ever bless a woman and use her to impact many He uses the hammer, the file, and the furnace to do a holy work.
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You must be excessively hungry, Mr. Merritt, she saidgraciously. Mademoiselle would have been so proud of her. Perhaps you are not a morning person?He smiled, finally bringing his devastating sky bluemorning gaze fully upon her face.I thought perhaps if I filled my mouth with biscuits, Imight keep my foot out of it for a while.
Perhaps, if you had more time.. But then again, perhaps not. Redemption is a rare and special thing, after all. It is not for everyone.
Adoption is a beautiful picture of redemption. It is the Gospel in my living room.
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Maybe I should punch myself in the face and see if you scream.
Did you skip your medication or something?
A rock was sticking out of the water, jagged and pointed, covered with moss--a remnant of the Ice Age. It had withstood the rains, the snows, the frost, the heat. It was afraid of no one. It did not need redemption, it had already been redeemed.
The three step key to happiness when everything is down - Redemption, Reconstruction and Recover
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