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Thought for the Day 5 January 2010

Categorised as Thought of the Day and published Tuesday, January 5th, 2010
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The great and chief revelation which God has made us of His will is through Christ and His Apostles. They have given us a knowledge of the truth; they have sent forth heavenly principles and doctrines into the world; they have accompanied that revealed truth by Divine sacraments, which convey to the heart what otherwise would be a mere outward and barren knowledge; and they have told us to practise what we know, and obey what we are taught, that the Word of Christ may be formed and dwell in us.

From the sermon ‘Waiting for Christ’ (1840) Click here for the full text (leaves site)