How I treat other people is exactly how I treat Jesus Christ.
– Elisabeth Elliot –
Friendship-Relationship
Bearing with each other – JC Ryle
Our Lord has . . .
many weak children in His family,
many dull pupils in His school,
many raw soldiers in His army,
many lame sheep in His flock.
Yet He bears with them all, and casts none away.
Blessed is that Christian who has learned to do likewise with his brethren.
– JC Ryle –
Importance of relationships – DL Moody
If a man doesn’t treat his wife right, I don’t want to hear him talk about Christianity. If I wanted to find out whether a man was a Christian, I wouldn’t go to his minister, I would go and ask his wife.
– DL Moody –
Intertwining Events – Joni Eareckson Tada
Only heaven will reveal the incredibly complex intertwining of events in which you have played a pivotal role.
– Joni Eareckson Tada –
How to tell who your best friend is – Paul Washer
Your best friend is the one who tells you the most truth.
– Paul Washer –
Holiness Demands Love – Andrew Murray
Without love, true holiness is impossible, so I pray that my love for others will grow.
– Andrew Murray –
Heaven is Sweeter – Richard Baxter
I think heaven is the sweeter because many of my old, lovely, affectionate, holy friends are there, and I am the more willing by death to follow them. And should it not be more pleasing to think that my God and Father, my Saviour and Comforter, are there?
– Richard Baxter –
from the book Dying Thoughts, 1683
If the Lord is your friend – Charles Spurgeon
If the Lord is your friend, who is he that can harm you? All is well.
– Charles Spurgeon –
Forgiveness – Phillips Brooks
Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.
– Phillips Brooks –