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1 " Hell is a conspiracy, and the first requirement of a conspiracy is that it remain underground. "
― Richard F. Lovelace , Dynamics of Spiritual Life
2 " The spiritual, political and economic situation in Europe was like a carefully built bonfire waiting to be lit, but the torch that set it burning was the spiritual crisis of Martin Luther. His struggle led eventually to the rediscovery of the doctrine of justification by faith. ... But what made the Reformation catch fire as an international movement of new life within the church was the reduplication of Luther's experience and insight among a number of Christian humanists who found this doctrine the key to their spiritual release and to their conceptual understanding of the needs in Western Christendom. "
― Richard F. Lovelace , Dynamics of Spiritual Life: An Evangelical Theology of Renewal
3 " Spiritual life flows out of union with Christ, not merely imitation of Christ. "
4 " Acceptance of Christ and appropriation of every element in redemption is conditional on awareness of God's holiness and conviction of the depth of our sin. "
5 " Redemption is participatory, not imitative. "
6 " There is particular hope that the Jewish community may be drawn to receive its Messiah once it clearly sees that this will not mean cultural suicide but rather the completed blooming of the vine God planted. "
7 " The two models of revival are in reality only one: the expanding of God's kingdom in a liberating warfare against the forces of darkness in which the most important battleground is the hearts of men. "
8 " One man's piety is often another man's poison. "
