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A doctrine capable of being stated only in obscure and involved terms is open to reasonable suspicion of being either read more
A doctrine capable of being stated only in obscure and involved terms is open to reasonable suspicion of being either crude or erroneous
He was the word that spake it,
He took the bread and brake it;
And what that read more
He was the word that spake it,
He took the bread and brake it;
And what that word did make it,
I do believe and take it.
Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to read more
I think a man's duty is to find out where the truth is, or if he cannot, at least to take the best possible human doctrine and the hardest to disprove, and to ride on this like a raft over the waters of life
'Twas God the word that spake it,
He took the bread and brake it,
And what the read more
'Twas God the word that spake it,
He took the bread and brake it,
And what the word did make it,
That I believe and take it.
- Elizabeth I,
The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric
ever poured forth by the genius of man.
The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric
ever poured forth by the genius of man.
As thou these ashes, little brook! will bear
Into the Avon, Avon to the tide
Of Severn, read more
As thou these ashes, little brook! will bear
Into the Avon, Avon to the tide
Of Severn, Severn to the narrow seas,
Into main ocean they, this deed accurst,
An emblem yields to friends and enemies
How the bold teacher's doctrine, sanctified
By truth, shall spread throughout the world dispersed.
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, read more
Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state, with its haughtiness, its violence, its punishment, its wars
The (Christian) "doctrines" are translations into our concepts and ideas of that which God has already expressed in language more read more
The (Christian) "doctrines" are translations into our concepts and ideas of that which God has already expressed in language more adequate, namely the actual incarnation, crucifixion, and resurrection