Prayer has, and God has determined that it should have, a positive and an appreciable influence in directing the course of a human life.
– Austen Phelps –
from his book The Still Hour: Communion with God in Prayer, 1859
Christian Life
Prayer is a Connection – Austen Phelps
Prayer is, and God has purposed that it should be, a link of connection between human mind and Divine mind, by which, through His infinite condescension, we may actually move His will.
– Austen Phelps –
from his book The Still Hour: Communion with God in Prayer, 1859
Expect Prayer to Achieve Something – Austen Phelps
Prayer is, and God has decreed that it should be, a power in the universe, as distinct, as real, as natural, and as uniform, as the power of gravitation, or of light, or of electricity. A man may use it, as trustingly and as soberly as he would use either of these. It is as truly the dictate of good sense, that a man should expect to achieve something by praying, as it is that he should expect to achieve something by a telescope, or the mariner’s compass, or the electric telegraph.
– Austen Phelps –
from his book The Still Hour: Communion with God in Prayer, 1859
Take Your Bibles to Christ – Robert Murray M’Cheyne
When you are reading a book in a dark room, and come to a difficult part, you take it to a window to get more light. So take your Bibles to Christ.
– Robert Murray M’Cheyne –
Become More Deeply Acquainted with Scripture – JC Ryle
Let us strive, every year we live, to become more deeply acquainted with Scripture.
– JC Ryle –
The Reason You Don’t Like the Bible – Billy Sunday
The reason you don’t like the Bible, you old sinner, is because it knows all about you.
– Billy Sunday –
Why the Bible was Given – DL Moody
The Bible was not given for our information but for our transformation.
– DL Moody –
A Bible That’s Falling Apart … – Charles Spurgeon
A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.
– Charles Spurgeon –
The Bible was Written By One of Three People – John Wesley
This book [the Bible] had to be written by one of three people: good men, bad men or God. It couldn’t have been written by good men because they said it was inspired by the revelation of God. Good men don’t lie and deceive. It couldn’t have been written by bad men because bad men would not write something that would condemn themselves. It leaves only one conclusion. It was given by divine inspiration of God.
– John Wesley –