To say on the authority of the Bible that God does a thing no honourab…

George MacDonald
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To say on the authority of the Bible that God does a thing no honourable man would do, is to lie against God; to say that it is therefore right, is to lie against the very spirit of God. ✨ George Macdonald (2012). Unspoken Sermons Series I, II, and III, p.271, Simon and Schuster
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