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The christian does not think god will love us because we are good, but that god will make us good because he loves us.
-C. S. Lewis
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The Christian Does Not Think God Will

C. S. Lewis
The christian does not think god will love us because we are good, but that god will make us good because he loves us.
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Just me, just me sweet marie, she loves just me (she also loves maurice mcghee). no she don't, she loves just me (she also loves louise dupree). no she don't, she loves just me (she also loves the willow tree). no she don't, she loves just me! (poor, poor fool, why can't you see she can love others and still love thee.)
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Do you believe that the god of jesus loves you beyond worthiness and unworthiness, beyond fidelity and infidelity—that he loves you in the morning sun and in the evening rain—that he loves you when your intellect denies it, your emotions refuse it, your whole being rejects it. do you believe that god loves without condition or reservation and loves you this moment as you are and not as you should be.
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