The main condition is that the spiritual ear should be open to overhear and patiently take in, and the will ready to obey that testimony which, I bel… - John Campbell Shairp

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The main condition is that the spiritual ear should be open to overhear and patiently take in, and the will ready to obey that testimony which, I believe, God bears in every human heart, however dull, to those great truths which the Bible reveals. This, and not logic, is the way to grow in religious knowledge, to know that the truths of religion are not shadows, but deep realities.

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About John Campbell Shairp

John Campbell Shairp (July 30, 1819 – September 18, 1885) was a Scottish critic and man of letters.

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Alternative Names: J. C. Shairp
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