It was a common saying among the Christians in the primitive Church, "The soul and the body make a man; the spirit and discipline make a Christian;" implying, that none could be real Christians, without the help of Christian discipline. But if this be so, is it any wonder that we find so few Christians; for where is Christian discipline

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John Wesley was a 18th-century English clergyman. John Wesley was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to this day. Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Faith — Reflections on belief, spirituality, and trust in the unseen
  • God — Spiritual reflections on the divine, faith, and creation

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