Quote#God & Faith
There cannot be a secret Christian. Grace is like ointment hid in the…
Quote byRobert Murray M'Cheyne · 1813–1843
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 155..
English (original)
There cannot be a secret Christian. Grace is like ointment hid in the hand; it betrayeth itself. If you truly feel the sweetness of the cross of Christ, you will be constrained to confess Christ before men.
— Robert Murray M'Cheyne
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