Eric Metaxas Quotes
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If the main contribution that Christians make to culture is complaining about it, we're doing something wrong.
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Largely, the people driving abolition did it because of what they believed from the Bible.
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Work allows us to take care of God's creation and bring glory to Him as His stewards.
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In some sense, there is no such thing as writing for children.
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The greatest miracle of all time, without any close seconds, is the universe. It is the miracle of all miracles, one that ineluctably points with the combined brightness of every star to something - or Someone - beyond itself.
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I guess I'm concerned that vulgarity has now officially entered the mainstream of our culture, and I think people have to respectfully stand up and say, 'No thanks.'
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Being an American is something we need to learn and understand.
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Most people really have no problem with the idea of a creator God. Their question is just what is this God like, how can I know about him, how can I know him.
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I came to the conclusion over time that Trump is not the person I feared he was in the beginning when I was against him.
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Thankfully, forgiveness, and the healing it brings in its wake, has nothing to do with 'deserve.'
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Thinking about the sins of others give us a feeling of moral superiority. But thinking about our own sins is a humbling experience, which is generally much less fun.
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Men and women are complements to each other, physically and otherwise.
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You can't fool children.
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Religious liberty is misunderstood. It simply means that the Founders said that everyone in America should have the freedom to practice and exercise their religion. Not to believe it but to exercise our beliefs - to act on our beliefs. It's not about believing privately in your head, privately in that building, or simply about freedom of worship.
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Women are, I think, moved by the idea that self-sacrifice is noble and can be the source of great joy.
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Ultrasound is instrumental in the fight against abortion precisely because it allows women to make an informed choice by shedding light in a place which, for most of its history, has been shrouded in secrecy.
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As Christians, we sin with anger because we lack faith in God's ability to provide for or protect us.
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Wilberforce, because of his faith, stood up for African slaves. Bonhoeffer, because of his faith, stood up for Jews. That's Christianity to me.
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The truth is many singles deeply desire and pray for marriage.
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Work is not optional for those able to do work, and that's most of us. There are to be no shirkers in the Lord's kingdom.
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As an undergrad, I was the editor of the Yale humor magazine, and since then, I've published humor in the 'New York Times' and 'Atlantic,' among other places.
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Sometimes you have to hold your nose and vote for the person who is going to do the least damage or who is maybe going to pull you back from the brink.
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Freedom requires virtue. Virtue requires faith. And faith, in turn, requires freedom. You can't have coerced state-sanctioned religion. It has to be utterly free.
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We may have city lights and the glow of touch screens to obscure our view, but God's world is still near at hand, even right here in New York City where I live.