Sermons by the Monday Club Mark 1:5 And there went out to him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan… Napoleon was once told by certain professionals that his impetuous methods were uncivil and contrary to all military traditions. His reply to his critics was: "Gentlemen, battles are not to be won by compliance with the rules of etiquette, by postponing action until the enemy is drawn up in line, and his officers, having put on their gloves, stand hat in hand, saying, 'We are ready. Will you please to fire first?' — and to win the battle is what I am after." There is danger that the Church may lay so much stress on what it calls the amenities and proprieties, that it may fail to win the battle — the one thing which God has put it into the world to do. (Sermons by the Monday Club.) Parallel Verses KJV: And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins. |
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