The Western church has lost the prayer stamina of the mission churches in Asia, Africa, South America, Indonesia, and those of the underground church in many parts of the world. Yes, we are great organizers, but poor pray-ers.
– Paul E. Billheimer –
Modern Church
Worldly Christians? – Vance Havner
I’m convinced that a large percentage of people that we call worldly Christians are perhaps not Christian to begin with and that may be the trouble.
– Vance Havner –
The Church Right Now – Leonard Ravenhill
The Church right now has more fashion than passion, is more pathetic than prophetic, is more superficial than supernatural.
– Leonard Ravenhill –
Don’t Give Up on the Church – John Flavel
O be not too quick to bury the church before she is dead! Stay till Christ has tried his skill before you give it up for lost.
– John Flavel –
1627-1691
Conformity to the Character of God – Jerry Bridges
Many Christians have what we might call a “cultural holiness.” They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them. As the Christian culture around them is more or less holy, so these Christians are more or less holy. But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God.
– Jerry Bridges –
Holiness to the Modern Church – Nicky Cruz
Holiness and living a sin-free life is heresy to the modern church. The modern church is, quite simply, just the world with a Christian T-shirt on!
– Nicky Cruz –
Activity or Accomplishment? – RA Torrey
We have a great deal of activity, but we accomplish little; many services but few conversions; much machinery but few results.
– RA Torrey –
Darkest Century in History, Unless … – Gene Edwards
It is my studied judgment that some future generation will deem this to be the darkest century, in spiritual depth and spiritual experience, in church history – that is, unless something very radical happens along… soon.
– Gene Edwards –
Dead Men Preaching – Gilbert Tennent
For I am verily persuaded the generality of preachers talk of an unknown and unfelt Christ; and the reason why congregations have been so dead is, because they have had dead men preaching to them.
– Gilbert Tennent –