William WilberforceTrue Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude
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true Christians consider themselves not as satisfying some rigorous creditor, but as discharging a debt of gratitude Christians are people who live for others. They live for the Lord Jesus Christ, and to keep His commandments. Do you know the greatest commandment? Love God above all else. Do you know what that means? It means that Christians are willing to do what is right.
Not only because they want to do it for themselves, but also because they want to do it for others. They could care less about what others say or think of them because they’ve already gone beyond all that. They’ve discovered something even greater than man could ever attain.
That’s why they lived for the Lord Jesus Christ and to do His will. That’s why they gave their lives to Him and were willing to die on a cross for His sake, knowing that nothing in the whole world was ever going to make up for them losing Him or hurting Him.
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