If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.
There is no possible source of evil except good.
God had one son on earth without sin, but never one without suffering.
I found thee not, O Lord, without, because I erred in seeking thee without that wert within.
If we did not have rational souls, we would not be able to believe.
Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee.
