Godliness

The Church is to be Holy – Charles Spurgeon

The church is nothing if it is not holy. … Who is to keep the church pure? None but God Himself. If the Lord is there, holiness will abound, and fruits of the Spirit will be seen on all sides …

– Charles Spurgeon –

What the Christian life truly is – Ian Thomas

The Christian life is the life of the Lord Jesus Christ lived two thousand years ago, lived now by Him in you!

– Ian Thomas –

Measure of a Church’s Strength – EM Bounds

What is the truest measure of a church’s strength? True strength lies in the vital godliness of the people. The aggregate personal holiness of the members of each church is the only true measure of strength. Any other test offends God, dishonors Christ, grieves the Holy Spirit, and degrades religion.

– EM Bounds –

Not filled with the world – DL Moody

Christians should live in the world but not be filled with it. A ship lives in the water, but if the water gets in the ship, she goes to the bottom. So Christians may live in the world, but if the world gets into them, they sink.

– DL Moody –

Calm contentment in godliness – Elisabeth Elliot

A spirit of calm contentment always accompanies true godliness.

– Elisabeth Elliot –

The world and church can’t jog together – Catherine Booth

When the Church and the world can jog comfortably together, you may be sure there is something wrong. The world has not altered. Its spirit is exactly the same as it ever was, and if Christians were equally faithful and devoted to the Lord, and separated from the world, living so that their lives were a reproof to all ungodliness, the world would hate them as much as it ever did.

– Catherine Booth –