Word: virtuous
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Dates: during 1894-1894
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...fact that they are all fellow members of the Kingdom of god. It is hard to say exactly what we mean by this. The kingdom of God does not mean the Church, it does not mean those who have certain beliefs or even those who have lived virtuous lives. Christ never said exactly what it was. He compared it to many things but never defined it. If we study his teachings we learn that he is preparing a kingdom of all those who are trying to lead a pure, true life, and who seek to serve God, and love...
...itself its own justification. Then suddenly recollecting his duty, he shuts the window, calls them back to their tasks, and is equally well pleased and more discursive in enforcing on them the truth that the moral of all this is that in order to be happy they must be virtuous...
...follows Christ for the sake of heaven is not virtuous, he is only seeking heaven as a reward, he is not seeking it for its own sake...