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br.writeln("<center><B>Christian Quotation of the Day</B><BR><SMALL>Thursday, October 9, 2025</SMALL></center>");
br.writeln("<DT style=\"margin-left:0in;text-indent:.2in\">Evil is not God&rsquo;s will but that we are brought into contact with evil is his will. He uses evil to bring evil to nought. God is not the direct cause of evil, but he is the cause of the overthrow of evil. This means that in our prayer life we should not meekly submit to evil but instead boldly lay hold of the power of God to combat evil and overcome it.");
br.writeln("<DT style=\"margin-left:.4in;text-indent:-.2in\">... <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodndaa.htm#Bloesch\">Donald G. Bloesch</A> (1928-2010), <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodndtq.htm#StrugglePrayer\"><I>The Struggle of Prayer</I></A>, Harper &amp; Row, 1980, p. 33");
br.writeln("(see the <A target=_blank HREF=\"https://books.google.com/books?id=A4mJAAAAMAAJ&q=%22but+that+we+are+brought+into+contact+with+evil+is+his+will%22\">book</A>; see also <A target=_blank HREF=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ps.+5:4;+Luke+6:27-30;+Rom.+12:21;+1+Pet.+3:9,17;+Jas.+1:13>Ps. 5:4; Luke 6:27-30; Rom. 12:21; 1 Pet. 3:9,17; Jas. 1:13</A>; more at <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub2.htm#Evil\">Evil</A>, <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub2.htm#God\">God</A>, <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub3.htm#Life\">Life</A>, <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub3.htm#Power\">Power</A>, <A HREF=\"https://www.cqod.com/cqodsub4.htm#Victory\">Victory</A>)");
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