Flavil R. Yeakley Jr. Quotes

#1. A lesson church leaders need to learn is that relationships must not be neglected.

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#2. A person is "too conservative" if his conscience forbids something that I think is acceptable.

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#3. One of the characteristics of sects is that they judge all other believers to be lost. What they claim, in effect is, "Unless you agree with me on all issues that I define as essential, you cannot be saved.

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#4. Most people will not be persuaded to become Christians except in their "heart language.

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#5. In actual practice, someone is regarded as being "too liberal" if his conscience permits something that my conscience does not permit.

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#6. What has motivated some people to leave Churches of Christ? . . . those of us who stayed. . . need to . . . do a better job of presenting ideas and practices that we believe are non-negotiable.

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#7. Fish would probably be the last of all creatures to discover water.

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#8. The problem is not just liberal extremism or conservative extremism. The problem is extremism.

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#9. Healthy mature adults use both Sensing and Intuition but not with equal competence, confidence and conscious control.

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