He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
– Thomas a Kempis –
He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver.
– Thomas a Kempis –
The way to preserve the peace of the church is to preserve its purity.
– Matthew Henry –
Unwillingness to accept God’s “way of escape” from temptation frightens me what a rebel yet resides within.
– Jim Elliot –
Tomorrow’s character is made out of today’s thoughts. Temptation may come suddenly, but sin doesn’t.
– Randy Alcorn –
from The Purity Principle
Regret for a sinful past will remain until we truly believe that for us in Christ that sinful past no longer exists.
– AW Tozer –
from That Incredible Christian
Stubbornness and self-love give way to beauty in one who has been broken by God.
– Watchman Nee –
from The Release of the Spirit
Victory is not the experience of special Christians, it is instead an experience all believers may share.
– Watchman Nee –
Self-denial surely means something far greater than some slight and insignificant lessening of our self-indulgences!
– Hudson Taylor –
“O my God, I lie in Thy fire burning and purifying – so much dross I seem to discover today, so little of Thy sweet and lovely grace in dealing with others’ faults. Lord, forgive me.”
– Oswald Chambers –
from Knocking at God’s Door, March 8