Quote of the Week, A Consistent Life Doctrine, by Richard Baxter, 17th Century

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“Take heed to yourselves, lest your example contradict your doctrine… lest you unsay with your lives, what you say with your tongues.”

– Source: Richard Baxter, 17th Century Puritan pastor and theologian, from The Reformed Pastor (England: Banner of Truth Trust, 1974) (originally published 1656), p. 63.

Question for reflection: Would others describe you as someone who lives your life consistent with our communication about faithful and faith-filled living? 

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