Neville says of himself that he can make no pretense of holiness, having lived life fully and done everything to excess.
Date (happened)
before 1959
unresolved
- before 1959
- before 8 September 1959
Persons
Told / reported
- 8 September 1959
- 8 September 1959
Sources
Source
- The Birth of the Babe ¶8 (I can make no pretense of holiness. I have done everything; I have lived life fully, and I think, richly. Everything I have done I have done to excess; that is the way I am.)
Attested in 1 lecture
| Date | Lecture or book | Telling | Passage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-09-08 [exact/certain/final] | The Birth of the Babe | I know the story is truer than I ever knew it to be (the story of the birth of Christ Jesus), but it is not something that took place; but it is taking place. I can make no pretense of holiness. I have done everything; I have lived life fully, and I think, richly. Everything I have done I have done to excess; that is the way I am. So I cannot be proud that I gave birth to that son, nor can I be ashamed, but when I see as I have seen, then I know the story is truer than the priesthoods of the world tell us. | 529104 |