Sin is . . .
the dare of God’s justice,
the rape of His mercy,
the jeer of His patience,
the slight of His power
the contempt of His love!
– John Bunyan –
John Bunyan
I Have Best Learned on My Knees – John Bunyan
The truths that I know best I have learned on my knees. I never know a thing well, till it is burned into my heart by prayer.
– John Bunyan –
The Best Prayers – John Bunyan
The best prayers have often more groans than words.
– John Bunyan –
I Will Yet Go Forward! – John Bunyan
To go back is nothing but death: to go forward is fear of death, and life everlasting beyond it. I will yet go forward
– John Bunyan –
from the book Pilgrim’s Progress
Finding Honey In Temptations – John Bunyan
Temptations, when we meet them at first, are as the lion that reared upon Samson; but if we overcome them, the next time we see them we shall find a nest of honey within them.
– John Bunyan –
Don’t Let Your Words Be Without Heart – John Bunyan
When thou prayest, rather let thy heart be without words, than thy words without a heart.
– John Bunyan –
We Should Never be Afraid – John Bunyan
If this God be our God; or if our God be such a God, and could we but attain to that knowledge of the breath, and length, and depth, and height that is in him, as the apostle here prays, and desires we may, we should never be afraid of anything we shall meet with, or that shall assault us in this world.
– John Bunyan –
from All Loves Excelling, 39
Finding Him in the Morning – John Bunyan
He who runs from God in the morning will scarcely find Him the rest of the day
– John Bunyan –
Pray Often – John Bunyan
Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a sacrifice to God, and a scourge for Satan.
– John Bunyan –