Jesus Christ Himself is the final exegesis of all truth. He is all that we need to know about God, and He is all that we need to know about man.
– Ian Thomas –
Centrality of Christ
Cling to Christ like sinners cling to Satan – Charles Spurgeon
I wish that saints would cling to Christ half as earnestly as sinners cling to the devil. If we were as willing to suffer for God as some are willing to suffer for their lusts, what perseverance and zeal would be seen on all sides!
– Charles Spurgeon –
Living for self or for Christ? – Ian Thomas
To live “to and for yourself” is to “walk after the flesh”! To live “to and for Christ” is to “walk after the Spirit”!
– Ian Thomas –
Measurement of a Man – Ian Thomas
The measure of a man’s worth is the measure in which he no longer lives “to and for himself,” but “to and for Jesus Christ.” No more and no less!
– Ian Thomas –
The ministry of the Holy Spirit – JI Packer
The Holy Spirit’s main ministry is not to give thrills but to create in us Christlike character.
– JI Packer –
Part-time loyalty to Jesus – Vance Havner
A wife who is 85 percent faithful to her husband is not faithful at all. There is no such thing as part-time loyalty to Jesus Christ.
– Vance Havner –
Where the only attraction is God – AW Tozer
It is scarcely possible in most places to get anyone to attend a meeting where the only attraction is God.
– AW Tozer –
Doctrine is useless, unless… – JC Ryle
Doctrine is useless if it is not accompanied by a holy life. It is worse than useless; it does positive harm. Something of “the image of Christ” must be seen and observed by others in our private life, and habits, and character, and doings.
– JC Ryle –
Only God can make you godly – Major Ian Thomas
The moment you come to realize that only God can make a man godly, you are left with no option but to find God, and to know God, and to let God be God in and through you.
– Major Ian Thomas –