Temptation can be tormenting, but remember: The torment of temptation to sin is nothing to compare with the torment of the consequences of sin. Remorse and regret cannot compensate for sin....though sins can be forgiven immediately - the consequences can last a lifetime

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Maturity comes not with age but with the acceptance of responsibility. You are only young once but immaturity can last a lifetime!

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Men are limited by the knowledge of their minds, the worth of their characters and the principles upon which they are building their lives.

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Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of cho... by Edwin Louis Cole

Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice.

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Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit. by Edwin Louis Cole

Winners are not those who never fail, but those who never quit.

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God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a posit... by Edwin Louis Cole

God never ends anything on a negative; God always ends on a positive.

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You seek the heights of manhood when you seek the depths of God. by Edwin Louis Cole

You seek the heights of manhood when you seek the depths of God.

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Knowledge is the acquiring of facts, understanding is the interpreting of facts, wisdom the application.

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You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses. by Edwin Louis Cole

You can tell the nature of the man by the words he chooses.

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A ton of prayer will never produce what an ounce of obedience wil... by Edwin Louis Cole

A ton of prayer will never produce what an ounce of obedience will.

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Character is more important than talent. by Edwin Louis Cole

Character is more important than talent.

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A man who honors God privately will show it by making good decisi... by Edwin Louis Cole

A man who honors God privately will show it by making good decisions publicly.

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Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. It's not your neighbor right or left - and it's not God or the devil - it's you.

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The pleasures of sin exist. We cannot deny them. But we also dare not deny what follows in their wake: a voracious appetite, inflamed with eroticism, demanding more indulgence more often until a degenerative spiral captures the soul and drags us on a never ending descent into deeper patterns of immorality and illicit behaviour... Lust goes beyond the sexual. Lust can show itself in a variety of forms: covetousness, gluttony, drunkeness, power hunger, or unbridled ambition, to name a few

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You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying the... by Edwin Louis Cole

You don't drown by falling in the water; you drown by staying there.

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Boundaries are to protect life, not to limit pleasures. by Edwin Louis Cole

Boundaries are to protect life, not to limit pleasures.

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The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving. by Edwin Louis Cole

The degree of loving is measured by the degree of giving.

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Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater... by Edwin Louis Cole

Greatness comes through serving. The more you serve, the greater you become

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Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbel... by Edwin Louis Cole

Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief.

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There is a high cost for low living. by Edwin Louis Cole

There is a high cost for low living.

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All sin is a form of insanity. Satan is the most insane being of all because he still believes he can defeat God

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