I read once about a famous a preacher or missionary...\n who said something like this:\nGive 10%, save 10% and live from the rest.\n\nWho said it and what is the entire quote?
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The quote is from the book by Rick Warren, "The Purpose Driven Life", and it says, "Give 10%, save 10%, and live the rest".
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Let me share a sermon illustration with you that can be applied to any volunteer work and not just evangelism.\n\nThere was a man who went down to the beach after there had been a tidal wave and he saw another man already on the beach walking and picking something up and throwing it in the water. When he got closer he saw that there were tens of thousands of small silver fish that had been washed up on the beach and who were slowly dying.\n\nHe came up to the man just as he threw another fish back in the ocean and asked him why he was doing what he was doing since there were so many fish on the sand it was obvious he couldn't get to even one one hundredth of them before they died. He said to him "You're wasting your time. What difference is it going to make if you throw a few of these fish back in the water?"\n\nThe man answered him as he threw another one back in and said "to that fish there, it makes all of the difference in the world".\n\nSo it is with volunteer work. You can only help a few people but the help you give can make all of the difference in the world to those few people.
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Dear taotemu,\n\n     During the church age (33 - 1988 A.D.) believers were to bring their firstfruits to the house of God.  "Tithe" means 10%.  The tithe was to be used to get the true Gospel out into the entire world, however, many "churches" used this money to buy beautiful baptistries or windows or all kinds of things that were not related to the Gospel.  However we read in Hebrews 12... that we are to present ourselves as living sacrifices unto the Lord..  This means that the true believer gives himself completely to the Lord.  \n     Now that the church age is ended, the true believers are to come out of the church (Matthew 24:15, 16; Revelation 18:4-).  You see satan has taken his seat in the local congregations and is ruling there.  There is absolutely NO POSSIBILITY of salvation in the local churhces today (2 Thessalonians 2).  In Ezekiel 9 we again read of the judgment of God upon the local churches.  I can give you more references but check out the ones I've listed.
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so why are you preaching your beliefs? mean what you are doing is putting your ideas down, telling others they are wrong (religious nuts) and say that your way would leave people in peace. are you sure of this , do you have any facts to back this up? (does this sound familiar)
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"there are none righteous; no, not one"\n"all have sinned and come short of the glory of God"\n"I am the way, the truth, the life.  no man comes to the Father except through me."
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I don't understand why Topher used quotation marks over the word  "tolerates."  It almost implies sarcasm.  I feel that they say they tolerate, then quietly go back into their "houses of the Lord" and laugh all the way to heaven, thinking they know the "true" path.
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This quote is close...the one you list may be a derivitive of it\n"“The poor man is not he who is without a cent, but he who is without a dream”\n--Harry Kemp
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Here is what God said on the matter:\n\nJohn 15:13 - \n    Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one's life for his friends.\n\nHe did what needed to be done.  He sacrificed himself so many could live.  Sound familiar?
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Hunter S. Thompson. The entire quote is: 'Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"' \n\nHope I helped!!
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I think that reguardless of what religion or race you are, it's wrong to cheat people out of their money. Which, sadly, that is what that preacher was trying to do (if he's really a preacher at all).
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Interesting. Where did you find the quote?
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The scripture is taken out of context as quoted above.  The verse is in I Corinthians.  It says, "There is no temptation taken you but such as is common to man.  But, God is faithful.  He will not allow you to be tempted above what you can bear, but with the temptation will make a way of escape that you might be able to bear it."  (I'm quoting from memory King James version, so it's not exact)  The verse promises that God will make a way to escape temptation.  It doesn't say he will force us to take the avenue of escape.  That is entirely up to us.
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Without sitting down and looking at all the specifics, I think I'm already doing what he commanded.  The beatitudes and golden rule are fairly good descriptions of how I live my life.  \n\nI'm highly skeptical of the supernatural claims of Christianity, but I agree wholeheartedly that Jesus was a wise man with very good ideas.\n\nEDIT:\nJeff, the text of the KJV is styled in medieval verse (no I don't believe that the translators were divinely inspired).  The beatitudes in particular are poetic in form, and not subject to strict interpretation.  By saying that the poor are blessed, Jesus identified with their suffering and said that it would be recognized.  The beatitudes as a whole are an exhortation to live well and love one another, with specific examples.  They are an example of how the world could be if we lived in peace: a beautiful concept and one I attempt to live.  (Occasionally I succeed, though not often).\n\nAs far as dying in order to live (I assume that you're referring to John 12:24), I've already stated that I'm skeptical about the supernatural aspects of Christianity.  I'm sure that Jesus and I differ on many matters of religion and theology.  That doesn't change how I feel about his philosophical and social ideas.  He's not my savior, but he's a very good example to the world.  I don't worship him, but I'd definitely buy him a beer and listen to what he had to say.\n\nHonestly, I'd probably do the same for you, if we ever met.
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The quote is that "The unexamined life is not worth living". What he meant was that we should all question our lives and things in it. If you do not question things, you just go along with everybody else..nothing advances. If you do not question things..there would be no advances in science or anything else......if someone didn't ask how you could improve  writing your report, and figure it all out, we'd still be writing on caves. If you stop asking how, or why etc. you remain the same..nothing changes or gets better...
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yes you are missing the point\n\neach story is about 3 differant way one can be lost\n\nthe son willingly left therefore had to willingly return (backslider)\n\nthe sheep strayed and did not know it was in danger yet and the shepherd had to rescue it. this represents not knowing you are straying from the truth until the preacher preaches to you, and you stop straying (saint)\n\nand the coin dose not know it is lost and can not save itself and need to be found. this is what is is to first com to the knowledge you need to be saved and  you respond to the preaching, as in Acts 2:38 (sinner)
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...I haven't time now to look up quotes, but I know on this web site.  Mr. Barton has done oodles of research on the founders.  I strongly urge you to check this site out - and you could spend hours on it.  We bought several of his tapes, and they are very good.\n...His findings would certainly annoy the ACLU, Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and others who wish to cloud and/or revise history and rob us of our heritage.\nhttp://www.wallbuilders.com/
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Although it's really tough to find a particular quote if you are not aware of the author, but still i am attaching a link of the website, try finding your quote in the same.\n\nAll the best.