One of the special marks of the Holy Ghost in the Apostolic [Early] Church was the spirit of boldness … holy audacity … all things are possible unto him that believeth.
– AB Simpson –
Boldness and Holy Audacity – AB Simpson
Courage – Boldness
Find Thy Body Near the Wall – Matthew Arnold
Let the victors, when they come,
When the forts of folly fall,
Find thy body by the wall.
– Matthew Arnold –
1867
Qualifications to Join Us – Samuel Chadwick
Let no man join us who is afraid, and we want none but those who are saved, sanctified and aflame with the fire of the Holy Spirit.
– Samuel Chadwick –
Be Bold in Talking About the Things of God – Mildred Cable
If we go about apologizing for speaking to people of the things of God, we must not be very much surprised if they catch our timidity and they feel awkward and we feel awkward. There is a certain shyness and awkwardness about us when we go to tell men and women of the things of eternal life, which react upon them until they become nervous and awkward too.
– Mildred Cable –
Do Not Strive In Your Own Strength – Andrew Murray
Do not strive in your own strength; cast yourself at the feet of the Lord Jesus, and wait upon Him in the sure confidence that He is with you, and works in you. Strive in prayer; let faith fill your heart—so will you be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might.
– Andrew Murray –
Martin Luther on the Black Plague
I shall ask God mercifully to protect us. Then I shall fumigate, help purify the air, administer medicine and take it. I shall avoid places and persons where my presence is not needed in order not to become contaminated and thus perchance inflict and pollute others and so cause their death as a result of my negligence. If God should wish to take me, he will surely find me and I have done what he has expected of me and so I am not responsible for either my own death or the death of others. If my neighbor needs me however I shall not avoid place or person but will go freely as stated above. See this is such a God-fearing faith because it is neither brash nor foolhardy and does not tempt God.
– Martin Luther –
concerning The Black Plague death of his day
A Frightened World Needs a Fearless Church – AW Tozer
A frightened world needs a fearless church.
– AW Tozer –
Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid – Alexander MacLaren
Only he who can say, “The Lord is the strength of my life” can say, “Of whom shall I be afraid?”
– Alexander MacLaren –
Christians Are Cowards – Charles Finney
If Christians were not such cowards, and absolutely disobedient to this plain command of God… one thing would certainly come of it — either they would be murdered in the streets as martyrs, because men could not bear the intolerable presence of truth, or they would be speedily converted to God.
– Charles Finney –