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Eric Liddell, the Scottish sprinter later portrayed in Chariots of Fire, refused to run his best event, the 100 meters, at the 1924…
Rest · Obedience · Calling
Liddell · Daniel 1 · Hebrews 12
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The Root of Unbelief
Alexander Maclaren
Alexander Maclaren observed that disobedience is the root of unbelief, and unbelief is the mother of further disobedience. Faith is voluntary submission. If faith is not exercised, the true cause often lies deeper than intellectual reasons—in the moral aversion of the will and the pride that asks, “Who is Lord over us?” The less one trusts, the more one disobeys; the more one disobeys, the less one trusts.
How you’d preach it
Unbelief is not only an intellectual problem. It is often moral aversion and the pride of independence.
- Pride
- Faith
- Obedience
Maclaren