It is not that I want merely to be called a Christian, but actually to be one. Yes, if I prove to be one, then I can have the name.
– Ignatius of Antioch –
(35-120 AD)
Christian Life
Hard Work and Holy Living – Thomas Brooks
An idle life and a holy heart is a contradiction.
– Thomas Brooks –
Envy Consumes a Man – St. John Chrysostom
As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.
– St. John Chrysostom –
(349-407 AD)
All Who Call On God – Martin Luther
All who call on God in true faith, earnestly from the heart, will certainly be heard, and will receive what they have asked and desired.
– Martin Luther –
The Son of God Became a Man – CS Lewis
The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.
– CS Lewis –
Christmas Is Based On An Exchange of Gifts – Vance Havner
Christmas is based on an exchange of gifts: the gift of God to man—[the] gift of His son—and the gift of man to God—when we present our bodies as a living sacrifice.
– Vance Havner –
Through Christ We See – Clement of Rome
Through Christ we see as in a mirror the spotless and excellent face of God.
– Clement of Rome –
Promises of God & The Future – Adoniram Judson
The future is as bright as the promises of God.
– Adoniram Judson –
Friendship – St. Jerome
A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.
– St. Jerome –
(345-420 AD)