October 27, 2009

all three

“Without the way , there is no going;
without the truth, there is no knowing;
without the life, there is no living.”
- Thomas a Kempis

“Many, who often hear the gospel of Christ,
are yet but little affected,
because they are void of the Spirit of Christ.
But whosoever would fully and feelingly
understand the words of Christ,
must endeavour to make all his life
like in its beauty unto His.
What will it avail thee
to dispute profoundly of the Trinity,
if thou be void of humility,
and art thereby displeasing to the Trinity?....
If thou didst know the whole Bible by heart,
and the sayings of all the philosophers,
what would all that profit thee
without the love of God and without grace.”
- Thomas a Kempis