Cowards never won heaven. Do not claim that you are begotten of God and have His royal blood running in your veins unless you can prove your lineage by this heroic spirit: to dare to be holy in spite of men and devils.
– William Gurnall –
Holiness
Never be afraid of going to far – JC Ryle
I exhort you to keep up a habit of close relationship with Christ, and never to be afraid of “going to far” in you religion.
– JC Ryle –
from Sickness
Made Holy for God – Oswald Chambers
We are not made holy for ourselves, but for God.
– Oswald Chambers –
from If You Will Ask
Holiness Demands Love – Andrew Murray
Without love, true holiness is impossible, so I pray that my love for others will grow.
– Andrew Murray –
A Life of Righteousness – Ian Thomas
The One who calls you to a life of righteousness is the One who by our consent lives that life of righteousness through you!
– Ian Thomas –
Gift of Preaching and Ministry – Henry Drummond
What a noble gift it is, the power of playing upon the souls and wills of men, and rousing them to lofty purposes and holy deeds.
– Henry Drummond –
God’s purpose for you – Paul Washer
God’s purpose in your life is not prosperity, it is not your health, it is not wealth and more than anything, it is not to have your best life now. God’s purpose for you as His son is to make you holy and according to the image of Christ.
– Paul Washer –
How to have a spiritual awakening – John R. Mott
A necessary precursor of any great spiritual awakening is a spirit of deep humiliation growing out of a consciousness of sin, and fresh revelation of the holiness and power and glory of God.
– John R. Mott –
The testimony of the Church – Charles Spurgeon
In proportion as a church is holy, in that proportion will its testimony for Christ be powerful.
– Charles Spurgeon –