If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally – every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher.
About Charles Bent
Charles Bentwas an American businessman and politician who served as the first civilian United States governor of the New Mexico Territory, newly invaded and occupied by the United States during the Mexican-American War by the Military Governor, Stephen Watts Kearny, in September 1846.
Bent had been working as a fur trader in the region since 1828, with his younger brother, William, and later partner Ceran St.
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Intercessory prayer might be defined as loving our neighbour on our knees.
American politician (1799-1847)
The real end of prayer is not so much to get this or that single desire granted, as to put human life into full and joyful conformity with the will of God.
American politician (1799-1847)
If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally – every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher.
American politician (1799-1847)
Prayer is not so much the means whereby God’s will is bent to man’s desires, as it is that whereby man’s will is bent to God’s desires.
American politician (1799-1847)