“[John Nelson Darby] had practically given up all reading except that of the Bible…I remember once saying to him, in defence of worldly station,- ‘To desire to be rich is unchristian and absurd; but if I were the father of children, I should wish to be rich enough to secure them a good education.’ He replied: ‘If I had children, I would as soon see them break stones on the road, as do anything else, if only I could secure to them the Gospel and the grace if God.’ I was unable to say Amen, but I admired his unflinching consistency;- for now, as always, all he said was based on texts aptly quoted and logically enforced.”
~Francis William Newman’s Phases of Faith
Posted December 21, 2011 at 6:38pm
