Corrie Ten Boom
Corrie Ten Boom
Cornelia "Corrie" ten Boomwas a Dutch watchmaker and Christian who, along with her father and other family members, helped many Jews escape the Nazi Holocaust during World War II. She was imprisoned for her actions. Her most famous book, The Hiding Place, describes the ordeal...
NationalityDutch
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth15 April 1892
healing giving enemy
It is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives, along with the command, the love itself.
hurt healing keys
And for all these people alike, the key to healing turned out to be the same. Each had a hurt he had to forgive.
jesus healing men
Even as the angry vengeful thoughts boiled through me, I saw the sin of them. Jesus Christ had died for this man; was I going to ask for more? Lord Jesus, I prayed, forgive me and help me to forgive him....Jesus, I cannot forgive him. Give me your forgiveness....And so I discovered that it is not on our forgiveness any more than on our goodness that the world's healing hinges, but on His. When He tells us to love our enemies, He gives along with the command, the love itself.
prayer rest-of-life vanishing
More and more the distinction between prayer and the rest of life seemed to be vanishing for Betsie.
god way use
... God uses such seemingly insignificant ways to prepare us for the plan He has for our lives.
christian god-has-a-plan christianity
The life of a Christian is an education for higher service.
jesus born bethlehem
If Jesus were born one thousand times in Bethlehem and not in me, then I would still be lost.
life-changing spirit failing
The human spirit fails, except when the Holy Spirit fills.
god blow giving
God can give a straight blow with a crooked stick.
people god-love
You can't love God without loving the Jewish people.
jesus kingdoms lord
We are born into God’s kingdom when we ask the Lord Jesus to come into our lives. But this is only the beginning.
miracle resistance praying
Expect resistance but pray for miracles!
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Voltaire expected that within fifty years of his lifetime there would not be one Bible in the world. His house is now a distribution center for Bibles in many languages.
christian joy world
What joy that the Bible tells us the great comfort that the best is yet to be. Our outlook goes beyond this world.