Hence we may infer, that the human mind is, so to speak, a perpetual forge of idols. The human mind, stuffed as it is with presumptuous rashness, dares to imagine a god suited to its own capacity; as it labours under dullness, nay, is sunk in the grossest ignorance, it substitutes vanity and an empty [...]
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The Human Heart is an Idol Factory
Posted in Quotes, unbelief on November 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A Contrast from Luke 1
Posted in faith, Gospel of Luke, unbelief on January 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In my reading of Luke 1 this morning, something jumped out at me – the contrasts between Mary and Zechariah. One young, the other old. One female, the other male. One a commoner, the other a priest. One betrothed, the other married. Perhaps the biggest contrast between the two of them, though, is Mary’s faith [...]
