He came, bringing with Him the knowledge that God is a Being of infinite goodness; that the service required of mankind is not a service of form or ceremony, but a service of obedience.
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J. A. Froude Quote
“Morality rests upon a sense of obligation; and obligation has no meaning except as implying a Divine command, without which it would cease to be.”
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