"If we allow the consideration of heathen morality and heathen religion to absolve us from the duty of preaching the gospel we are really deposing Christ from His throne in our own souls"
- Roland Allen
About this Quote
This quote by Roland Allen is a pointer of the significance of preaching the gospel. It recommends that if we enable heathen morality and faith to take precedence over the gospel, we are essentially dethroning Christ in our own souls. This suggests that we are not permitting Christ to be the ruler of our lives which we are rather allowing other influences to take precedence. This quote is a tip that we ought to focus on the gospel and allow it to be the structure of our lives. We must not enable other influences to take precedence over the gospel and should rather make every effort to make Christ the ruler of our lives. This quote is a pointer of the significance of preaching the gospel and of enabling Christ to be the ruler of our lives.
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