Character

Character made and manifested – Phillips Brooks

Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.

– Phillips Brooks –

Discipleship as a revolution and strategy – Bill Hull

Discipleship is at the same time a character revolution and a worldwide strategy. It is a strategy that requires depth as a perquisite for reproduction and multiplication.

– Bill Hull –

Defined by your relationship – John Oswalt

To be a Christian is defined by your relationship toward God as revealed in your conformity to God’s character … God is saying to you and to me, “Come, come walk with me. Come share My goals, share My pace, share My direction, share My walk.” … Are you a Christian? … God says, “Let me see your walk.”

– John Oswalt –

A Revival of Praying – EM Bounds

We can never expect to grow in the likeness of our Lord unless we follow His example and give more time to communion with the Father. A revival of real praying would produce a spiritual revolution.

– EM Bounds –

Elements of a Ministry of Power – Horatius Bonar

Nearness to Christ, intimacy with Him, assimilation of His character—these are the elements of a ministry of power.

– Horatius Bonar –

The Highest Grace – JC Ryle

Humility is the highest grace that can adorn the Christian character.

– JC Ryle –

Principles and Practices – Jonathan Edwards

People are very apt to bring their principles to their practices and not their practices to their principles, as they ought to do. They, in their practice, do not comply with their consciences; all their strife is about bringing their consciences to comply with their practice.

– Jonathan Edwards –