William Law<\/a> (d. 1761), who famously lived what he taught:<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
In my judgment, it\u2019s powerfully true.
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